English League Two football club Leyton Orient has announced a long-term ticketing solution partnership with Ticketmaster Sport. Match tickets for the 2022-23 season go on sale today on the new ticketing platform, with season cards being migrated from the previous ticketing platform during the season. Leyton Orient previously utilised the VMS Ticketing solution from Venue …
Tech Stack: VR concerts, live-streaming and more…
Our weekly tech round-up from the world of ticketing and associated industries… ‘Enter Thee Hottieverse’ AmazeVR, a virtual reality (VR) concert platform, has announced there will be a second leg of the virtual reality concert tour from rapper Megan Thee Stallion. The ‘Enter Thee Hottieverse’ tour sold out at every venue in the first leg …
People on the move: Protecht, ASM Global and more…
We round up the latest movements from the ticketing ecosystem… Ticket protection solutions provider Protecht has appointed Mark Kramer (pictured left) as chief technology officer. Kramer spent eight years as vice-president of engineering at Pac-12 Networks, an American sports-orientated digital cable and satellite television network. He earned multiple awards for his work in sports and …
Independent Venue Community initiative launches
A new initiative to promote venues across the country to those that wouldn’t normally attend gigs or events has launched today (Tuesday). Independent Venue Community (IVC) has been developed by the founders of Independent Venue Week (IVW) and will urge smaller locations across the UK to commit to a range of community programming. There will …
Live Nation enters regional Australian market
Live entertainment giant Live Nation has entered into regional Australia through a new deal with Anita’s Theatre, a small historic venue in Thirroul. The city is a northern seaside suburb in Wollongong, which is roughly 60km south of Sydney. It is the first time Live Nation has entered the regional Australian market. Live Nation already …
New Orleans Saints and Pelicans opt for Shift4
National Football League (NFL) side the New Orleans Saints (pictured in white) and the National Basketball Association (NBA)’s New Orleans Pelicans have partnered with Shift4, an integrated payments and commerce technology provider. Shift4 will be the official payment solutions provider for the two New Orleans outfits, and will process payments for all Saints and Pelicans …
Bath Rugby to utilise Ticketmaster tech
Premiership club Bath Rugby is set to utilise Ticketmaster’s 3D Virtual Venue technology to offer fans a life-like view of seats at the Recreation Ground (pictured). Virtual Venue is a fully integrated purchase experience and will assist fans on making a decision when buying a ticket on any device. The technology will allow Bath Rugby …
MPs call on UK Government to remove EU touring barriers
A cross-party group of MPs and Peers have released a report calling on the UK Government to remove barriers faced by UK musicians when touring the European Union (EU). The All-Party Parliamentary Group on Music (APPG on Music), which incorporates more than 100 MPs and Peers, published the ‘Let Music Move – A New Deal …
London’s Printworks venue to close
London venue Printworks is set to close following a decision by Southwark Council to redevelop the site into office and retail space. Property development and investment company British Land, which owns the land, submitted a proposal to redevelop the space last October. Despite there being a petition signed by over 10,000 people and backlash from …
Gerry Cinnamon fans left frustrated over ticketing issues
Gerry Cinnamon fans struggled to enter the Scottish singer’s Hampden Park show on Saturday, after reports of ticketing issues. According to the Daily Record, a number of attendees experienced issues ahead of the first of two shows from Gerry Cinnamon in Glasgow over the weekend. Fans were left frustrated at ecommerce and ticketing company Music …