American football minor league XFL has announced a multi-year partnership with Ticketmaster ahead of the upcoming 2023 season. All 43 games of the XFL season – 40 regular season games, two playoffs and one championship – and all eight teams will be ticketed by Ticketmaster. XFL is returning in February 2023 after a three year …
TechStack: Apps, the metaverse and more…
Our weekly tech round-up from the world of ticketing and associated industries… NFTs for bucket list events Austin-based FestivalPass has introduced its Founder NFT (non-fungible token) which will offer VIP access to bucket list events. The Festival Family Founders NFT will unlock $1,200 (£984/€1,778) worth of credits on FestivalPass every year, which can be redeemed …
People on the move: AEG Presents, Music Venue Trust and more…
We round up the latest movements from the ticketing ecosystem… TEG has announced that Toby Leighton-Pope will take on the role of managing director for the newly formed TEG Europe. Leighton-Pope will oversee the expansion of TEG Europe, which has amalgamated TEG’s UK-based live entertainment, ticketing, venue, digital and data operations. TEG Europe comprises TEG …
NTIA expresses concern over nightclub closures
The Night Time Industries Association (NTIA) has expressed its concern over the number of nightclubs that have closed down in the last three years. Statistics from data and insight consultancy CGA demonstrated that there are only 1,130 nightclubs currently open in the UK, a significant decrease compared to pre-pandemic. The data showed that the Midlands …
Demand for women’s football tickets rockets following England’s Euro win
Demand for tickets to Women’s Super League (WSL) matches have increased significantly following England’s UEFA Euro 2022 win. According to the Manchester Evening News, following England’s win over Germany in the Women’s Euro 2022 final, searches for Manchester City women’s games surged by over 3,000%. England secured victory over Germany through a goal from Manchester …
Lucky Seat introduces new white label digital lottery software
Digital ticket lottery platform Lucky Seat has introduced a new white label software, which can be integrated with box office ticketing systems. The software-as-a-service (SaaS) will work as an extension of a venue’s ticketing system and will offer a streamlined customer and venue experience. Management will be able to work with the platform to conduct …
Planet launches digital pass to enhance artist-fan relationship
Artist-fan platform Planet has launched an Access-All-Areas (AAA) digital pass to create a customised experience for fans around content, tickets and merchandise. Planet was soft launched late last year and focuses on how artists can be engaged with their fans and reward them for their support and input. Planet is a multi-channel platform where artists …
Extra tickets released for Billie Eilish’s Australia and New Zealand gigs
Billie Eilish fans in Australia and New Zealand have another chance of grabbing a spot at the singer’s sold out ‘Happier than Ever’ tour, after the organiser released new tickets. Eilish is set to perform three shows at Auckland’s Spark Arena, three concerts at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney and three shows at Brisbane Entertainment …
Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games to break attendance records
Birmingham 2022 is set to be the most attended edition of the Commonwealth Games to take place in the UK. Over 1.3 million tickets have been sold for the competition, with more than 500,000 having been sold to residents across the West Midlands. Organisers expect an additional one million people to visit the West Midlands …
NFL and Grupo Financiero Banorte announce ticket sales dates for Mexico games
The National Football League (NFL) and financial banking group Grupo Financiero Banorte have announced that tickets for the NFL Mexico game will go on sale on August 16. It will be the fifth regular season game from the NFL to be played in Mexico – and the third Monday Night Football game – and will …