Adelaide Fringe 2023 has announced a record-breaking year with one million tickets sold. It is also the first festival in Australia to sell one million tickets. Organisers announced that the festival hit the one million ticket mark at 10:01pm on the final night of the event, and that a total of 1,000,916 tickets were sold. …
Stockton Globe boasts strong ticket sales since 2021 reopening
The Stockton Globe theatre has reported ticket sales worth £6m (€7m/$7m) since reopening in 2021. The Grade II-listed Art Deco venue in Stockton-on-Tees in the UK, operated by Ambassador Theatre Group (ATG), reopened following a £28m refurbishment. It had been closed as an entertainment venue for over 40 years, briefly returning in the 1990s as …
Spain sees record ticket sales in 2022
The Association of Music Promoters of Spain (APM) has revealed that ticket sales in Spain reached a record-high of €459m (£402m/$492m) in 2022, an increase of 191.33% compared to 2021. The total also represented an increase of 20.03% compared to the pre-pandemic total in 2019. Festivals such as Primavera Sound in Barcelona attracted 500,700 attendees …
Hospitality packages for Women’s World Cup secured by fans in 25 different countries
Football fans from 25 different countries have purchased hospitality packages for the upcoming FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. With four months to go, fans have already secured ticket-inclusive hospitality packages for the Women’s World Cup. Prices begin at A$250/NZ$275 (£204/$167/€154) and include a match ticket, food and drinks. Packages are still …
Formula 1’s Las Vegas Grand Prix announces additional on-sale dates
The Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix has announced additional on-sale dates for tickets to November’s race. Tickets are set to go on sale to the general public on March 24, while American Express Card Members will have access to a pre-sale from March 20 until March 22. Fans that signed up to priority interest …
TicketSmarter extends partnerships with Spartan Race and the PFL
Primary and secondary ticket marketplace, TicketSmarter, has extended its partnerships with Spartan Race and the Professional Fighters League (PFL). The Digital Ally subsidiary will continue to be the official ticketing partner for the Spartan Race and PFL. Spartan Race is an obstacle course race series with more than 300 events and over seven million participants, …
Manchester United and Old Trafford break ticket sales record
English Premier League club Manchester United has announced that a record number of tickets have been sold for men’s games at Old Trafford this season. Following last week’s UEFA Europa League match against Spanish club Real Betis, which was attended by a capacity crowd, more than 2.3 million tickets have now been sold for home …
Over 3.25 million Paris 2024 tickets snapped up in first sales phase
Paris 2024 organisers have revealed that 3.25 million tickets were sold during the first ‘Make Your Games’ pack sales phase. According to organisers, this is the largest ever sale of tickets in France. For the first time in the history of the Olympic Games, tickets were available from a single platform, with purchase timeslots allocated …
Leeds United increases season ticket prices by flat 10% fee
English Premier League club Leeds United has implemented a flat 10% price increase for all general admission season ticket holders for the 2023-24 season. The renewal window also opened yesterday (Monday) and will run until Friday April 7, with any unrenewed season tickets being made available to the 21,850 supporters on the waiting list. The …
Broadway’s January 2023 closings in line with previous years
Broadway closings in January are part of the normal cycle, despite 12 productions closing their runs by the end of the month this year, according to a report from Broadway News. During the first week of January, five shows that had been open at the end of 2022 played their last performance. This then increased …