Wimbledon attracted a record number of attendees during the 2022 championships despite missing sales targets by 25,000. The All England Club posted a total attendance of 515,164 – the most in Wimbledon’s 145-year history – during the first scheduled 14-day tournament. That beat both the 2009 record of 511,043 and the only other time that …
Fulham fans unhappy over ticket prices for season opener
Fans of English Premier League club Fulham are unhappy after it was announced tickets for its match against Liverpool on the first day of the season could set them back as much as £100 ($119/€118). Ticket prices range from £30 for an adult in the Johnny Haynes Family Zone at Craven Cottage, up to £100 …
Pollen misses June payroll – TheTicketingBusiness News
Events start-up Pollen missed a payroll in June, according news site Sifted. In April, the travel and entertainment technology company had announced that it had raised $150m (£118m/€140m) in Series C funding. However, in May Pollen laid off over 150 employees. Now, reports have surfaced over missed salary payments for both US and UK-based employees. …
Theatres across the UK receive funding
Theatres Trust has awarded 10 theatres in the UK with £49,000 (€58,000/$58,000) in funding through its Small Grants Programme, in partnership with The Linbury Trust. The grants support the UK’s not-for-profit theatres to make necessary repairs and improvements to enhance accessibility, sustainability as well as urgent repairs and maintenance works. York Theatre Royal, a Grade II …
PSG offers NFT tickets for Japan tour
French Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) is selling premium NFT (non-fungible token) tickets for its first tour of Japan in 27 years. To commemorate the visit, NFT tickets will be available until Wednesday (July 13) with three currently available: Royal VIP Room NFT Digital Ticket PSG vs Kawasaki Frontale; Royal VIP Room NFT Digital …
Tickets on sale for Seoul’s first e-prix
Tickets are now on sale for the inaugural Formula E e-prix in Seoul, South Korea. Seoul is set to welcome the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship for the first time, for the final round of the motorsport’s Season 8. The Hana Bank Seoul E-Prix will take place on August 13-14 at Jamsil Stadium Complex. …
NFTs, ticketing solutions and streaming
Web3 and ticketing solution provider Revuto is offering lifetime digital subscriptions for entertainment streaming platform Netflix and music streaming platform Spotify, via a non-fungible token (NFT) solution. Revuto will offer the subscriptions via its Revulution NFT and a total of 10,000 users will be able to secure the unique subscription model. Dino Ivankovic, head of …
Performers complain after fringe ticketing app scrapped
More than 1,600 producers, comedians and agents have signed an open letter, accusing organisers of the world-famous Edinburgh fringe festival of a series of perceived management failures, including scrapping the event’s mobile ticketing app. The letter – signed by major acts such as Joe Lycett and Jo Caulfield – also blamed organisers for what they …
TheTicketingBusiness Forum Review: ‘Business as (un)usual’
The opening session of TheTicketingBusiness Forum 2022 highlighted how it is ‘business as (un)usual’ in an industry grappling with the pressures of the pandemic, staffing shortages and a squeeze on spending in many markets. Doing ‘more with less’ was in fact a theme that persisted throughout two days of busy networking at Emirates Old Trafford …
Rapino renews deal to remain Live Nation CEO
Michael Rapino has signed a five-year contract extension to remain the chief executive of Live Nation. According to Hollywood Reporter, Rapino’s salary will remain unchanged at $3m per year. However, the annual target cash bonus, based on certain metrics, has leapt from $6m to $17m per year. From 2023, he will also be eligible for …