Event Ticketing Done Right
Wembley Stadium has closed the doors on a busy summer schedule, with more than 1.3 million attending concerts at the London venue. The Taylor Hawkins tribute gig on September 3 was the final music event to be held at Wembley this year, and witnessed legendary rock stars including Sir Paul McCartney, Liam Gallagher, Queen, Brian …
FIFA has announced that ticket packages for next year’s Women’s World Cup will go on sale on October 6. The Women’s World Cup is set to take place in Australia and New Zealand, making it the first-ever co-hosted women’s tournament. The event will kick off on July 20 and feature 32 teams competing in 64 …
Premiership rugby union club London Irish has offered Worcester Warriors season ticket holders the chance to still watch their beloved sport, as their own club has fallen into administration. London Irish released a statement yesterday (Wednesday) informing Worcester Warriors season ticket holders they would be given 50% off ticket prices to watch Irish matches. The …
Tickets for the upcoming Cathay Pacific/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens have gone on general sale today (Thursday). Some 10,000 three-day tickets are now on sale for the first Sevens event in three years. Tickets are traditionally distributed through a public ballot but this is not the case for November’s event. All tickets will be sold on …
Event technology platform Lyte has confirmed the acquisition of Festicket and Event Genius assets. Festicket recently fell into administration after filing a moratorium in an attempt to rescue the company in August. Lyte had agreed to purchase Festicket and Event Genius’ assets last month and the acquisition has now been confirmed. Festicket worked with festivals …
Software company Halo Solutions has launched a ticket-scanning solution that is directly linked to an incident management platform. The world-first integration can be accessed via the Halo app on any smartphone, meaning there is no extra software or hardware. The integration, which was built by Halo’s in-house development team, turns any smart device into a …
French culture minister Rima Abdul Malak has said that the French Government will commit a record €4.2bn (£3.8bn/$4bn) budget to cultural activities in 2023. This equates to a 7% increase compared to last year with €711m allocated to the financing of film and audio-visual production, as well as video games. Malak said at a press …
We round up the latest movements from the ticketing sector and associated industries… Secondary ticketing platform StubHub International has appointed Dan Mucha as chief executive. Mucha has joined StubHub International from online personalisation business Photobox Group, where he was also CEO. Prior to joining Photobox Group, Mucha held senior operating roles with Amazon and MSNBC. …
Our weekly tech round-up from the world of ticketing and associated industries… Driven by blockchain technology DCentralize Festival is a hybrid music festival and conference, set to take place at Prestwold Hall Estate in the UK in August 2023. The live event will be streamed simultaneously in a metaverse hosted by Passage. The event will …
The National Basketball Association (NBA) has launched the reimagined NBA App along with NBA ID, a new membership program offering fans benefits and rewards from the league, teams and partners. NBA ID is free to join and will link experiences across the league’s existing products like NBA League Pass and NBA Pick’Em. Throughout the season, …