An outage for Amazon Web Services (AWS) on Tuesday resulted in issues for Ticketmaster, and also a delay in the pre-sale for artist Adele’s (pictured) new Las Vegas residency. Music and entertainment fans were unable to purchase concert tickets from the ticketing platform as it uses AWS, a global on-demand cloud computing platform and application …
More than a quarter of ticket sales for ABBA Voyage from outside the UK
Over 300,000 thousand tickets have been sold for ABBA Voyage, with more than a quarter of these sales being made by fans from overseas. ABBA Voyage is a concert series which will feature avatars of the Swedish pop band, with the events being held at a custom-built, 3,000-capacity venue. ABBA Arena is in London’s Queen …
People: Ticketmaster Sport, Tix Ticketing and more…
We round up the latest movements from the ticketing sector and associated industries… Tix Ticketing, based in Reykjavik in Iceland, has recently made a change at the top with Arnar Ólafsson (pictured right) coming in as the creative director. Ólafsson has previous experience with design work for companies such as social media giant Facebook, gaming company CCP …
Lily’s data flows beyond Norway
Lily is making life a little easier for venues and promoters in Norway. She’s a piece of SaaS ‘middleware’ which helps smooth data flows between some of the biggest ticketing businesses and popular email marketing services, such as Mailchimp. Developed by Oslo-based tech company HCL Nordic, Lily is now being used by more than 50 …
Records tumble as Live Nation enjoys revenue and profit growth in Q3
Live Nation Entertainment saw revenue rocket 1,366.9% during the third quarter of its 2021 financial year, as the return of live events led to record figures for the business. Revenue for the three months to September 30 amounted to $2.70bn (£2.00bn/€2.34bn), up from $184.0m in the corresponding period last year, during which the majority of …
Further boost for grassroots music venues
Music Venue Trust (MVT), which represents grassroots music venues in the UK, and ticketing company Ticketmaster have agreed that venues will receive a 50% rebate on all booking fees. More money will land in the pockets of grassroots venues as they seek recovery following the COVID-19 pandemic, thanks to a change in the partnership between …