Event Ticketing Done Right
The New Zealand Warriors, a rugby league team based in Auckland and the only team outside Australia to feature in the National Rugby League (NRL), has welcomed its largest crowds since 1995. Go Media Stadium has welcomed an average of 21,592 people for each of the Warriors’ first four home games, with the total reaching …
The Society of London Theatre’s Kids Week initiative, which sees children aged 17 and under being able to attend a show for free when accompanied by a full-paying adult, is set to return this August. Throughout the month, children will be able to watch over 45 top West End shows for free with an adult …
Lionel Messi’s impending move to Major League Soccer franchise Inter Miami has seen ticket prices for the team’s upcoming games soar. In a tweet, Inter Miami effectively confirmed the arrival of Messi and it is expected that the former Barcelona man will make his debut for the team on July 21 against Cruz Azul in the Leagues …
Fix The Tix, a coalition of 30 US organisations representing live entertainment, music and performing arts, has published a plan it believes can “reform” ticketing in the country. The group was launched last month and features organisations such as the National Independent Venues Association (NIVA), the Association of Performing Arts Professionals (APAP) and more. In …
West End ticket prices have stabilised for the first time since before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to The Stage’s recent ticket survey. Last year, top-price tickets for productions across London’s West End saw a 20% surge in price compared to pre-pandemic. Now, The Stage has revealed that the average most expensive ticket …
Ballroom, a holding company led by Billetto management, has acquired 100% of the debt and equity in Billetto, an event marketplace in Denmark and Sweden. The holding company is made up of Billetto founder Patrick Borre with investment from existing chairman Joe Cohen, MC-Group, The Öhman Group and VNV Global. Billetto was acquired from the …
The Carolina Panthers and TicketManager have teamed up to bring in the event and guest management platform as the NFL franchise’s official corporate ticket management partner. TicketManager’s tools and technology will be utilised by all corporate partners and corporate ticket-holders, including corporate ticket re-sale powered by the team’s exclusive seller of all tickets, Ticketmaster. Panthers …
Today’s (Thursday’s) Primavera Sound Madrid opening day has been cancelled due to safety concerns around an adverse weather forecast. Organisers of the festival revealed yesterday evening that the first day had been cancelled due to the “persistent severe weather experienced in recent weeks that has affected the pre-production of the festival” and the heavy storms …
FC Copenhagen has achieved a record average attendance for a football club across Denmark and the wider Scandinavian region. The Danish Superliga club welcomed an average gate of 28,860 spectators during the 2022-23 season, which is the highest-ever aggregate crowd across the region, according to Mikkel Bjerre, FC Copenhagen’s ticketing and customer service manager. The …
North American gaming group Great Canadian Entertainment has announced an exclusive partnership with Live Nation to bring leading music and comedy acts to its venues across Canada. Great Canadian, which operates 25 properties in Canada, including casinos and race tracks, has named Live Nation Canada as its exclusive booking agent, and the two companies will …