Live Nation has signed a multi-year deal to become the exclusive booking partner for the 1,200-capacity Harrisburg Midtown Arts Center. Live Nation has also unveiled the first shows that will be a part of the ongoing live performance series at the venue, including Beres Hammond on August 23, Lacuna Coil on September 8, Apocalyptica on …
Northern Illinois switches to Paciolan
Northern Illinois University Athletics (NIU) has signed up Paciolan to lead ticketing services across its college sports programme. Paciolan will provide the Huskies with ticketing, marketing and customer relationship management (CRM) technology designed to deliver enhanced fan experience, while supporting NIU Athletics staff with insights and analytics, allowing for more personalised customer interactions. It is …
Protect Ticket Rights group welcomes passing of New York reform bill
The National Association of Ticket Brokers (NATB) has called on the rest of the US to follow New York’s lead after welcoming the signing into law of the state’s new ticketing market reform bill. New York Governor Kathy Hochul put her signature to the Senate Bill S9461 on Thursday, with anyone selling tickets in the …
Bastille headline The Hundred’s music line-up
British pop-rock band Bastille are among the acts that will entertain fans at this year’s The Hundred cricket series, it has been confirmed. For the second year running, live music at all 34 games of The Hundred has been curated in collaboration with BBC Music Introducing. The partnership is designed to connect sports fans with …
Record crowds expected for British Grand Prix
Some 400,000 people will descend on Silverstone Circuit in Northamptonshire for the Formula 1 British Grand Prix this weekend. This year’s event is expected to break previous British attendance records, with all 142,000 race day tickets sold out in the shortest amount of time in the race’s history. Last year’s British GP attracted 356,000 spectators …
Mobile tickets introduced at Leeds United’s Elland Road
Premier League club Leeds United has said that the upgrade of its new ticketing system has been completed, and that fans will now receive mobile tickets on their smartphones for the 2022-23 season. The club also said that all 92 turnstiles at its home ground Elland Road have been upgraded to facilitate mobile ticket entry …
Remaining World Cup tickets to go on sale
World football governing body, FIFA has announced that remaining tickets for this year’s World Cup in Qatar are set to go back on sale next week, now that all 32 qualifying teams are known. A total of 1.8 million tournament tickets have already been sold, with roughly two million available. The tickets will go on …
Oklahoma State University utilises Paciolan solutions
Ticketing, fundraising and marketing solutions provider for college athletics, Paciolan, has partnered with Oklahoma State University (OSU) Athletics. Fans will now be able to purchase mobile tickets, receive them via tex message and gain entry through the use of mobile wallets. By making an account, fans can transfer or resell unused tickets if they are …
Aiding the digitalisation of club administration
CTS Eventim Sports and Berlin-based digital company Luckyshot have come together to aid the digitalisation of club administration. Through Luckyshot’s product Campai, Eventim Sports will be able to offer clients the ability to digitise club administration, manage memberships, club communication, and accounting and finances. Clubs working with Eventim Sports can integrate their membership management offering …
1.5 million fans try to buy NCT Dream tickets
Some 1.5 million fans tried to purchase tickets at the same time for the latest shows from K-pop boyband NCT Dream. The fans were trying to access Yes24, a Korean online ticketing site, to purchase tickets for ‘The Dreamshow2: In a Dream’ tour. Fans have described how after logging on to the website when tickets …