Midnight Sun Weekender, a new music festival that was set to take place on the Isle of Lewis, has been cancelled due to a lack of ticket sales. The cancellation was revealed a week out from the event, which was due to take place at Lew’s Castle (pictured) in Stornoway, Scotland from May 25-27. The …
Secutix chosen as Scottish safari park’s ticketing technology partner
Secutix has teamed up with Scotland’s Blair Drummond Safari Park to become its new ticketing technology partner. The cloud ticketing and audience engagement company has provided the attraction with its S-360 solution, a cloud-based platform that manages general admission and membership tickets. The partnership will also provide access control tools to help direct and regulate …
Tickets go on sale for inaugural UCI Cycling World Championships
Tickets have gone on general sale for the 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships, which will be made up of 13 UCI World Championships in different disciplines for the first time. The inaugural UCI Cycling World Championships are organised by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) and are set to be held in Glasgow and across Scotland …
The Rose Theatre put up for sale for £3m
The Rose Theatre in Edinburgh, which is currently owned and operated by Danish ballet dancer and choreographer Peter Schaufuss, has been put up for sale with a price tag of £3m (€3.4m/$3.6m). The theatre has been used as a venue during the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, and has also hosted shows from entertainment production companies Golden …
Floors Castle turns to Vennersys to update attractions management system
Floors Castle has recently enlisted integrated ticketing, retail and visitor management company Vennersys to update its attractions management system. The 300-year-old castle is nestled in the picturesque Scottish Borders and makes up the centrepiece of the Roxburghe Estate, which is home to the Duke of Roxburghe and his family. Floors Castle traditionally used calculator tills …
Lewis Capaldi delivers Scotland’s best selling indoor concert
Scottish singer Lewis Capaldi (pictured) has delivered Scotland’s highest-ever selling and largest-ever indoor show at Aberdeen’s P&J Live, with over 15,000 tickets sold. The total has surpassed the previous record held by fellow Scotsman, Gerry Cinnamon, who performed at P&J Live on November 23, 2019. Louise Stewart, interim managing director at P&J Live, said: “Monday’s …
Creative Scotland ‘disappointed’ by Scottish Government funding cuts
Creative Scotland has said it is “disappointed” by the decision from the Scottish Government to cut its funding by more than 10%. The organisation’s board met yesterday (Monday) to discuss the implications of the funding cuts. Creative Scotland’s anger follows the Scottish Government’s 2023-24 budget announcement last week that included cuts worth almost £7m ($8.5m/€8m) …
Doune the Rabbit Hole Festival Ltd enters liquidation
Doune the Rabbit Hole Festival Ltd, which runs Scottish music festival, Doune the Rabbit Hole, has entered liquidation. The festival returned in July after a two-year absence and confirmed there were outstanding payments to be made to musicians that featured at the event on Cardross Estate. It has been reported that the festival will relaunch …
DEAG acquires Regular Music through Kilimanjaro
DEAG Deutsche Entertainment has acquired Scottish event promoter, Regular Music, through its UK subsidiary Kilimanjaro Group. Regular’s chief executive Mark Mackie will remain a shareholder and at the helm of the company in the long term. Based in Edinburgh, Regular has staged concerts from international artists including Oasis, REM, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Tom Waits, …
Rugby Football Union raises England Six Nations ticket prices – report
The Rugby Football Union has hiked up ticket prices for next year’s Six Nations, to help cover overheads due to inflation. As reported by the Guardian, the RFU had decided that prices for the 2022-23 season would rise roughly in line with inflation. However, due to the surging energy prices and rise in supplier costs …