Live Nation Spain is set to take legal action against a local authority after it withdrew its financial backing for a Guns N Roses gig earlier this month. Some 28,000 fans attended the American rock band’s concert at Vigo’s Estadio Abanca Balaidos on June 12, but the event had been temporarily cancelled just days before …
CD Leganés offers unique digital plot membership
Spanish Segunda División football club CD Leganés is set to offer its supporters a membership that will enable holders to win prizes throughout the season. For the 2023-24 campaign, season ticket-holders and ‘Pepinero +’ members will be able to select a NFT (non-fungible token) in the from of a ‘digital plot’ in the 12,454-capacity Butarque …
Leading Madrid basketball arena to open new concert venue
A new 1,000-capacity concert venue will open next month at the WiZink Center sports complex in Madrid. La Sala del WiZink Center will be accessible from Goya Street on the same level as the main floor of WiZink Center, which is the 17,500-capacity home of Spanish basketball clubs Real Madrid and Movistar Estudiantes. In a …
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 …
Eventbrite set to lay off roughly 8% of workforce
Ticketing service provider Eventbrite has said that it will lay off around 8% of the company’s workforce to cut costs. As reported by Reuters, Eventbrite is also planning to relocate about 30% of the remaining roles, including moving development roles to Spain and India from Argentina and the US. The company will also relocate nearly …
FC Barcelona introduces updated protocol for ‘high-risk’ games
Spanish LaLiga club FC Barcelona has revealed its ‘Protocol of Security and Control of the opposing fans’, which will be utilised for matches that are considered high-risk. The protocol has the aim of increasing security at the Camp Nou, protecting Barcelona members and subscribers, and deterring the misuse of subscriptions and fraud. Vice-president and spokesperson …
No Barcelona Beach Festival in 2023
Barcelona Beach Festival (BBF) will not run this year after the local council did not grant a license for the live music event. Live Nation said that the festival would not take place as the municipality of Sant Adrià de Besòs did not grant a license, and that an alternative location could not be found. …
2022 in review – March
Belgium’s Tomorrowland festival proved the popular return of live music events, after organisers sold 600,000 passes for 2022. The event had been cancelled for the past two years due to the pandemic. The ticket sales were a mixture of new sales amounting to 200,000 and rolled-over tickets from postponed events. English Premier League club Leeds …
2022 in review – March
Belgium’s Tomorrowland festival proved the popular return of live music events, after organisers sold 600,000 passes for 2022. The event had been cancelled for the past two years due to the pandemic. The ticket sales were a mixture of new sales amounting to 200,000 and rolled-over tickets from postponed events. English Premier League club Leeds …
Extra tickets made available for Morocco vs Spain
FIFA has allocated an extra 5,000 tickets for Morocco’s World Cup last 16 match against Spain tomorrow (Tuesday) night. Morocco’s national team revealed the news on Twitter yesterday, and said: “After great efforts made by the Royal Moroccan Football Federation, the International Federation of Football (FIFA) has allocated 5,000 tickets for the match that will …