Live entertainment company Live Nation has said that it supports US President Joe Biden’s call for fee transparency in the sector. Yesterday (Wednesday) President Biden pledged to crack down on surprise fees sprung on consumers on things like TV cable bills, hotel rooms and concert tickets. Biden told reporters: “We’re just getting started. There’s tens …
National Cinema Day provides boost in UK and US
National Cinema Day in the UK and the US proved successful in providing a boost to ticket sales, with an estimated 8.1 million movie fans attending their local venue in the US and 1.46 million in the UK on Saturday. Discounted tickets were available for £3 and $3 to entice moviegoers back to cinemas, which …
Sportsbreaks.com expands partnership with Manchester United
Sports travel experience provider Sportsbreaks.com has announced an expanded partnership with English Premier League club Manchester United. The new deal will see Sportsbreaks.com focus on the North American market, offering US and Canada-based Manchester United fans the opportunity to travel to Old Trafford for a match. The partnership will also involve Sportsbreaks.com’s affiliate company inspiresport, …
Rage Against the Machine to donate ticket sales to reproductive rights organisations
Rock band Rage Against the Machine have said they will donate almost half a million dollars from ticket sales to reproductive rights organisations, after the US Supreme Court overturned the right to have an abortion. Almost 30 states in the US are more than likely set to introduce new abortion restrictions or bans, as a …
ASM Global signs up Clorox as cleaning partner for US venues
ASM Global has entered into a US-focused partnership with cleaning and disinfection products manufacturer the Clorox Company. The multi-year partnership will span ASM Global’s US portfolio of arenas, stadiums, theatres and convention centres, and is designed to enhance health and wellness at its venues. As the official cleaning and disinfecting product partner for ASM Global, …
US Senators urge Department of Justice to investigate the state of competition in concert and live entertainment market
US Senators Richard Blumenthal (pictured left) and Amy Klobuchar (pictured right) have called on the Department of Justice to investigate competition in the live entertainment market, including Ticketmaster and Live Nation’s updated consent decree. In a release from Blumenthal’s office, the Senators for Connecticut and Minnesota said that Live Nation, through its ownership of Ticketmaster …
‘The Batman’ posts strong opening weekend ticket sales
‘The Batman’ posted a commendable $128.5m (£98m/€118m) on its debut weekend across 4,417 North American cinemas. It is the best opening weekend for cinema ticket sales in the US in 2022, and is only the second pandemic-era film to post more than $100m in one weekend, after ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ was released in December. …
Green group reveals most environmentally friendly festivals
A Greener Festival (AGF), a not-for-profit company that assists events, festivals and venues in reducing their environmental impact, has revealed its selection of the greenest events and festivals from last year. Events across Europe, the UK and the US were hailed for the environmental efforts. Paradise City Festival, an electronic music festival in Perk, Belgium, …
Learfield reveals Amplify rebrand – TheTicketingBusiness News
Learfield, a US collegiate sports marketing company, has rebranded its ticket and seat solutions business to become Learfield Amplify. The rebrand is inclusive of the company’s expanded offerings, which includes a new premium seat selection for football stadiums, as well as its traditional ticketing and stadium seating services. Learfield Amplify has grown from focussing solely …
US indie venues struggle with up to 50% ticket holder no-shows
The US-based National Independent Venue Association (NIVA) has said that independent venues across the country are facing no-show rates of almost 50%. A NIVA representative made the claim in a US House Small Business Committee hearing, called ‘The Power, Peril, and Promise of The Creative Economy’. The organisation was originally formed in March 2020 during …