A round-up of the latest live music news… Adele (pictured) has announced that her postponed Las Vegas residency will begin in November, 11 months after it was originally set to begin. The singer wrote on Instagram: “Words can’t explain how ecstatic I am to finally be able to announce these rescheduled shows. I truly was …
Wimbledon organisers gift free tickets to Ukrainian refugees
Wimbledon organisers have given out hundreds of free tickets to Ukrainian refugees, to welcome them to their new home in Merton, south-west London. The borough of Merton is close to where the tennis championships are held by the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club (AELTC), and is also where over 100 local families have …
Ukraine’s tech sector 100 days in
Friday marks 100 days since Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Although conflict and tensions have raged between the two nations since 2014 when Russia invaded Crimea and Russian-back separatists seized part of Donbas in south-eastern Ukraine, it was Putin’s full-blown military operation in February that brought international scorn, sanctions and …
Eurovision fans miss out on finals after tix failure
Eurovision fans were left disappointed after tickets they’d purchased to watch Saturday’s final never arrived. According to Variety, a number of fans purchased tickets for the Eurovision final in Turin, Italy (pictured), from resale site Viagogo. However, as it got closer to the event, the tickets failed to arrived before customers received an email to …
Tix Ticketing expands operations to Ukraine, adds three team members
Tix Ticketing has announced that it will establish a new office in Kyiv, Ukraine, and has added to its engineering team. Three new senior developers have joined the ticketing software company and will focus on strengthening the core technical platform. Andrii Zhuk, Oleksandr Karplyuk and Oleksandr Melnichenko will also work to extend the Tix solution …
ASM Global launches Help for Ukraine appeal at UK venues
Entertainment and venue management company ASM Global has revealed a fundraising campaign to support humanitarian aid amid the ongoing crisis in Ukraine. Across ASM Global-operated venues in the UK, including AO Arena in Manchester, OVO Arena Wembley in London, First Direct Arena in Leeds, Utilita Arena in Newcastle and P&J Live in Aberdeen, money will …
Opening Shakhtar Donetsk peace match raises €102,000
Ukrainian club Shakhtar Donetsk has embarked on a peace tour, playing football in other countries to raise money following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The money from each friendly will be donated towards humanitarian aid in Ukraine, with the first stop of the ‘Global Tour for Peace’ having taken place in Athens against Olympiacos. A crowd …
Portion of Ice Hockey World Championship sales set to be donated to Ukraine
The 2022 Ice Hockey World Championship, which is set to take place in Finland in May, has committed to donating a portion of ticket sales to ice hockey efforts in Ukraine throughout April. Organisers of the tournament, International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF), have already donated €10 (£8/$11) from each day ticket that was sold previously …
Billie Jean King Cup to donate portion of ticket sales to Ukraine relief fund
The US Tennis Association (USTA) has revealed that 10% of the revenue from ticket sales for the Billie Jean King Cup matches between the US and Ukraine will be donated to a relief fund following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Local sponsors of the tournament, previously known as the Fed Cup, are also set to donate …
Concert for Ukraine reveals artists including Ed Sheeran and Camila Cabello
Concert for Ukraine, a two-hour long live event to raise funds for the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC), has revealed the first set of artists to perform. Ed Sheeran, Camila Cabello, Emeli Sandé, Gregory Porter and Snow Patrol are all due to perform at the event, which will be held on Tuesday, March 29. Broadcasters ITV, …