Grassroots music venues in the UK have said that the mix of the cost-of-living crisis, Brexit and cancelled shows have created a ‘perfect storm’. Talking to NME, Gareth Barber, owner, promoter and a band manager at Esquires in Bedford, said: “COVID’s not gone away, everyone’s feeling the pinch, there’s a cost of living crisis and …
Seat Unique teams up with Robomagic
Seat Unique has become the official hospitality and premium ticketing platform of independent tour and concert promoter, Robomagic. The partnership will see Seat Unique power premium ticket and hospitality sales for rock band The Who’s 2023 UK tour dates this summer. The British band (pictured) will perform at venues including The O2 in London, the …
Rotherham United trialling ticketing ‘buy back’ scheme
English Championship club Rotherham United is trialling a ticketing ‘buy back’ scheme which will allow season ticket holders to recoup most of the cost of their ticket if they are unable to attend games. The scheme will be utilised for fixtures that have sold out or are extremely close to selling out. The move comes …
Mustard Media aids 1.5 million ticket sales in 2022
Mustard Media has helped clients sell 1.5 million tickets in 2022 according to the events marketing agency. The Manchester-headquartered firm worked with over 100 festivals, events, venues and exhibitions across 13 countries in the 2022 financial year. The 1.5 million ticket sales for clients is an uplift of 150% from the previous year’s 600,000 tickets. …
Millions register for Paris 2024 tickets, organisers ask buyers to help others
Paris 2024 president Tony Estanguet has said that over 2.5 million people have registered for the first ticketing phase. In a conference yesterday (Wednesday), Olympic and Paralympic Games organisers said they were “super happy” with the initial response, with the draw for the first ticketing phase set to close on January 31. The initial ticketing …
Lake Placid 2023 ticket sales ‘exceeded expectations’
Ticket sales for the Lake Placid 2023 Winter World University Games “exceeded expectations” according to the event’s executive director, Ashley Walden. As reported by insidethegames, over 58,000 tickets were sold for the Games by January 22, the final day of the event, which is organised by the International University Sports Federation (FISU). Organisers were originally worried that …
Madonna sells 600,000 tickets for The Celebration Tour
Madonna has already sold out 36 shows of her recently announced Celebration Tour, with over 600,000 tickets snapped up by fans. Sold out shows are set for Toronto, Chicago, New York, Los Angeles, London, Paris and more. Due to demand, an extra 23 dates were also added across North America and Europe. The tour will …
Swansea Grand Theatre breaks box office records with panto
Swansea Grand Theatre has welcomed more than 33,000 visitors during the last couple of months, enticed by the venue’s 2022-23 pantomime, Beauty and the Beast. The production was so popular that ticket sales have broken previous records, and a number of customers watched the performance more than once. Visitors also helped to raise £18,473.21 (€21,000/$23,000) …
Over 500,000 tickets sold for FIFA Women’s World Cup
The FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 has sold over half a million tickets for the upcoming tournament in Australia and New Zealand. Taking place in July and August this year, the most popular match for the ninth edition of the Women’s World Cup was the final at Stadium Australia on August 20, in Sydney. The …
New online season ticket exchange service for Bristol Rovers
English League One football club Bristol Rovers, via its partnership with Ticketmaster, has introduced an online-only system to allow season ticket holders to exchange their tickets with the club if they can no longer make a match. Rovers and Ticketmaster, as well as a number of other clubs, have tested and worked on the system …