Scottish Rugby has launched Ticketmaster’s 3D Virtual Venue technology at the 67,000-capacity BT Murrayfield (pictured). The rugby union governing body has introduced the fully integrated purchase experience, which will offer fans a life-like view of seats within the stadium when looking to buy a ticket. Rugby fans will be able to digitally preview 360-degree views, …
Investigation finds most Viagogo tickets listed by same three people
An investigation from ITV News has found that just three people are responsible for over two thirds of festival and outdoor events tickets listed on resale site, Viagogo. The research found that less than 10% of the listings were from ordinary consumers, with the rest being sold by ‘traders’ or resale businesses. Research was carried …
Revolution Bars Group partners with Fixr
Revolution Bars Group, which runs a number of bars across the UK, has partnered with digital events and ticketing platform, Fixr. Fixr will be the official ticketing partner for Revolution’s Project Event Space. Customers will be able to secure a spot at ticketed events at Revolution and Revolución de Cuba by booking online through the …
New York Fashion Week NFTs offer entry and limited edition products
Fintech company Afterpay has partnered with a number of designers ahead of New York Fashion Week to offer limited edition NFTs (non-fungible tokens) that will provide access to the event. Through a partnership with agency IMG, Afterpay will work with notable designers such as ALTU by Joseph Altuzarra, AnOnlyChild, Jonathan Simkhai, Kim Shui and The …
Broadway takes small hit due to fewer productions
Broadway’s box office took a small hit last week as there were three fewer shows running. For the week ending August 21, the 20 productions on Broadway grossed $22,232,527 (£18.8m/€22.3m) according to Broadway News. This is down 19% from the previous week. Capacity held steady at 89% and the three top-grossing productions in New York …
Trainline aids women’s professional football attendances with discount
Independent rail and coach travel platform Trainline has announced a discount for those making their way to any professional women’s football match in England this season, in a bid to boost attendances. Following England’s victory in the UEFA Women’s Euro this summer, there has been a huge boom in interest to watch women’s football. The …
ICC releases standing tickets for India vs Pakistan fixture
Standing room tickets have been released today (Thursday) for the sold out India vs Pakistan fixture at the upcoming ICC Men’s T20 World Cup. Over 4,000 standing room tickets and a limited number of additional seats have been released for the hugely popular match, as seated tickets sold out in minutes earlier this year. General …
Festicket Moratorium hints at post-pandemic struggles
Festival package company Festicket has filed a moratorium, which typically means that struggling businesses are given formal breathing room to try and come up with a rescue plan. According to Companies House, the Commencement of Moratorium was listed today (Wednesday) and is being processed. The UK Government says that a moratorium means no legal action …
CTS Eventim bounces back in Q2 and first six months of 2022
CTS Eventim has seen a strong performance in the second quarter of 2022 to beat statistics from before the COVID-19 pandemic. The live entertainment and ticketing company posted revenues of €595m (£500m/$590m) for the second quarter and €732m for the six months between January and June. This is compared to €414m in Q2 in 2019 …
Tech Stack: NFT albums, record-breaking virtual reality events and more…
Our weekly tech round-up from the world of ticketing and associated industries… K-pop mixes digital and physical K-pop festival KCON LA recently wrapped up its first in-person edition since 2019 with a second multi-act concert at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. Organisers confirmed that more than 90,000 visitors attended the conference aspect of the event …