Ed Sheeran has added three new dates and additional tickets for the Australia and New Zealand leg of his tour next year. The British singer has added a new show on February 1 at Sky Stadium in Wellington, New Zealand; a new performance on February 11 at Eden Park in Auckland, New Zealand and an …
Bruce Springsteen boasts one million European ticket sales
Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band have sold more than one million tickets for their 2023 European tour dates. The European leg will begin at the Estadi Olímpic in Barcelona, which holds a crowd of 60,000. From April 28 through to July 25 next year, Springsteen and The E Street Band will visit Spain, …
UK artists and crew able to tour Greece visa-free
Artists and their crews from the UK will no longer need a visa to tour in Greece. Greek Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Miltiadis Varvitsiotis made the announcement that the ruling will come into effect from Monday. The Greek Government and figures from the UK and Greek music industry including LIVE members such as United …
UK Government set to introduce specialist haulier changes
The UK Government has made it easier for live music and touring industry specialist hauliers to move more freely between Great Britain and the European Union (EU) from late summer. Hauliers that serve music concerts, sports and cultural events will be able to move more freely due to new measures such as dual registration. Drivers …
Ticketmaster moves into South African market
Ticketing company Ticketmaster is to enter the South African market for the first time after announcing its launch in Africa’s potentially most lucrative nation. Ticketmaster South Africa, to be headquartered in Cape Town, will provide ticketing technologies, solutions and services. The move follows Ticketmaster’s onsale for Justin Bieber’s Justice World Tour, which the company claims …
LIVE invited to join UK Government’s UK-EU advisory group
LIVE, a live music and entertainment business trade group for the UK, has been invited to join the UK Government’s UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) Domestic Advisory Group (DAG). LIVE will be representing the entertainment and cultural industries, and its application was supported by UK Theatre/Society of London Theatre (SOLT), Association of British Orchestras …
Backstage: Kasabian, Lorde and more…
A round-up of the latest live music news… English band Kasabian has announced a series of European tour dates for later this year. They will perform shows in Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands and France. Tickets will go on sale for the European shows on April 14. Ohana Festival is set to take place between September …
Temporary trucking legislation to help ease Brexit touring pains
The Department for Transport (DfT) in the UK has organised a temporary fix to the issues that have surrounded British artists touring in Europe due to Brexit and the moving of equipment. The issues related to trucks carrying tour equipment over 3.5 tonnes between the UK and the EU, which were limited to three stops …
People on the move: Eventim Live Asia, AEG Presents and more…
We round up the latest movements from the ticketing sector and associated industries… Eventim Live Asia has appointed Samantha Tzovolos as managing director and Mike Galt as senior vice-president, touring. Eventim Live Asia is the new venture from entertainment company CTS Eventim and has brought in Tzovolos and Galt to grow within the Asian market. …
Promoter Harvey Goldsmith to appear before MPs to aid touring inquiry
Promoter Harvey Goldsmith is set to appear before UK Members of Parliament (MPs) to aid with the Inquiry into EU Touring Crisis Facing Musicians and Crew. Senior Parliamentarians from the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Music are due to hold the next stage of their inquiry, which is looking into the barriers facing UK artists …