LIV Golf adds new venues, Adelaide event sees record ticket sales

LIV Golf has added three new global venues that will host tournaments as part of its 2023 schedule.  Mayakoba’s El Camaleón Golf Course in Mexico, Sentosa Golf Club in Singapore and Real Club Valderrama in Spain will all  join the previously announced The Grange Golf Club in Adelaide as hosts. Following the announcement of the …

LaLiga introduces nominal ticketing – TheTicketingBusiness News

LaLiga is set to introduce nominal ticketing this season, to help avoid violence at football matches.  The Spanish football league has said that online tickets will be nominal, meaning they will have the name of the buyer on them. This is in line with with a decision adopted within CEVRXID (National Commission Against Violence in …

Spanish music festival cancelled after stage collapse leaves one dead and 40 injured

A festival in Spain was called to a halt after a stage collapsed due to high winds, resulting in one death and at least 40 injuries.  Medusa Festival in Spain was ended early on Saturday morning after winds, reportedly exceeding 80km per hour, caused a stage to collapse. It was due to run until today …

British music fans travelling to Spanish festivals could be asked to prove finances and accommodation

Live events and music fans travelling to festivals in Spain could be asked to prove that they are able to spend at least €100 (£84/$102) a day while in the country. Rules set by the Spanish Government have said that Brits travelling to Spain would need to show proof of a return or onward ticket, …

Eurovision fans miss out on finals after tix failure 

Eurovision fans were left disappointed after tickets they’d purchased to watch Saturday’s final never arrived. According to Variety, a number of fans purchased tickets for the Eurovision final in Turin, Italy (pictured), from resale site Viagogo. However, as it got closer to the event, the tickets failed to arrived before customers received an email to …

ESNS opens applications and announces focus on Spain 

Eurosonic Noorderslag (ESNS), the European artist-focused event, has opened its applications and will highlight Spain’s emerging talent at ESNS 2023. ESNS has opened its applications for European artists to perform at the event, having previously helped the early careers of artists such as Arlo Parks, Celeste, Dua Lipa, Sigrid and Fontaines DC. The conference side …

Spain’s teenagers to receive €400 voucher to boost cultural sector

Spain’s teenagers will be given a €400 (£334/$440) voucher to be used as an incentive to help rebuild the country’s cultural sector. Those that turn 18 in 2022 will be given a Youth Cultural Voucher, with a maximum €200 of the bonus to be spent on live events such as festivals and music concerts, and …

Real Betis offers fans tickets in exchange for hair donation

Spanish LaLiga club Real Betis is inviting fans to donate their ‘mane’ in recognition of International Cancer Day, and will in return, hand out two free tickets against Villarreal on the same day. The club is inviting fans that have hair longer than 35cm to have their mop chopped off and donated to make wigs …