The New England Patriots NFL team has increased its ticket prices for next season, the first time it has done so stadium-wide since 2008. Season-ticket holders were sent a letter from the franchise yesterday (Wednesday) to inform them that there will be an increase in ticket prices throughout Gillette Stadium. The increase is set to …
First Paris 2024 tickets are snapped up
Paris 2024 Olympic Games tickets go on sale today (Wednesday) with around three million available over the coming month. Some 2.5 million sports fans who registered with Paris 2024 before the end of last month will be able to create and acquire ‘Make Your Games’ packs during the first phase of sales. These packs consist …
Premier League’s problem with ticket touts
The Iridium Consultancy’s Reg Walker has said that the English Premier League’s top clubs each have between 8-12,000 season tickets, memberships and hospitality tickets under the control of touts, according to an article from the BBC. Security expert Walker, who owns The Iridium Consultancy, told BBC Sport that Premier League touting is worth …
Live Company Group reports 15,000 ticket sales ahead of Cape Town Formula E race
Live Company Group (LVCG)’s Live Company Sports and Entertainment (LCSE) division, which manages the 2023 Formula E Cape Town E-Prix in South Africa, has said that 15,000 tickets have been sold for the event so far. The Surrey-headquartered live events, entertainment and sport events company said that roughly 70% of the 21,000 tickets have been …
Real Valladolid suspends season ticket holders over racist abuse
Real Valladolid has suspended 12 of its season ticket holders while alleged verbal racist abuse against Real Madrid player Vinícius Júnior (pictured right) is investigated by the authorities and the Spanish LaLiga club. Valladolid said the members will not be allowed to use their tickets to attend games while the investigation was ongoing. The alleged …
PSG fans offered chance to win front row seats with Accor
Paris Saint-Germain fans will have the opportunity to watch their side from specially installed seats located at the edge of the pitch, thanks to the club’s partnership with Accor. The French hospitality company’s ALL – Accor Live Limitless loyalty programme is offering fans the chance to perch in the special seats through a random draw, …
FIFA’s Request for Information offers opportunity to be involved with 2026 World Cup
FIFA, football’s global governing body, is seeking proposals from interested companies that can deliver a ticketing solution for the FIFA World Cup 2026, which will be taking place across Canada, Mexico and the US. The 2026 World Cup will be the first edition to feature 48 teams, an expansion on the current 32 teams. FIFA …
Second phase of ticket sales open for Netball World Cup 2023
The Vitality Netball World Cup 2023 Local Organising Committee (LOC) has opened the second phase of ticket sales ahead of this summer’s event. Netball fans are now able to secure tickets for all 60 matches including the semi-finals, bronze medal match and the final. The Netball World Cup is set to take place in Cape …
Somerset County Cricket Club launches new ticketing app
Somerset County Cricket Club has launched a new ticketing app ahead of the 2023 season. Created in collaboration with Tixngo, a division of Secutix, the SCCC tickets app is a mobile ticketing wallet that will allow Somerset members and fans to securely store, download and transfer their digital tickets. The new app is compatible on …
Record crowd for Australia’s Big Bash final
Australia’s KFC Big Bash League attracted a record crowd of more than 53,000 at this year’s Twenty20 cricket final at Optus Stadium in Perth. In figures released by organisers, more than one million people attended games during the course of the season. The average attendance of 16,725 was the highest since 2019-20, which finished just …