Event Ticketing Done Right
Live Nation Entertainment (LNE) chief executive Michael Rapino sold 78,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, April 22. According to a United States Securities and Exchange Commission Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership, shares sold for an average price of $106.41 (£84/€99) with all sales amounting to $8.3m. Rapino now owns …
Belgium’s Pro League has partnered with event ticket seller Roboticket, which will be the official ticket provider for the Pro League and 1B Pro League from the 2022-23 season. Over at least three seasons, Polish ticketing provider Roboticket will be the ticket provider for 25 of the 26 Pro League clubs. It has already partnered …
The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi has partnered with cryptocurrency exchange and blockchain platform, Binance, to offer students NFT (non-fungible token) tickets for a cultural festival. Binance will also provide proof of attendance protocol during the festival, named Rendezvous, which is taking place until tomorrow (Tuesday). The NFT tickets have been used for attendees …
The UK Government has announced reforms that will aim to protect consumers from being ripped off, as well as boosting competition. Plans are set to include making it illegal to pay someone to write or host a fake review to mislead consumers. The Government is also giving the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) more …
Ticketing-as-a-service agency Live It has announced it has become carbon neutral, and has celebrated the move with an event – Tickets for Trees. The initiative will see Live It plot a tree for every ticket sold on Earth Day (today) for participating festivals through the Live It platform. Tickets for Trees will kick off the …
Nimbus Disability, the company behind Access Card, has been awarded a Queen’s Award for Enterprise. The company is run by disabled people to help others have better access to entertainment venues and attractions. It has been recognised in the Innovation category of the Queen’s Awards, for its work on the Access Card which informs of …
STAR – the Society of Ticket Agents and Retailers – has announced a number of new members that have had applications approved by the STAR Council. The organisation has welcomed Crowd Engage, Immersive Hub, Kaboodle, Royal Albert Hall, Ticketsolve, Ticketswap and Tixel. Crowd Engage is a software development company that works with performing arts venues …
Earth Day is celebrated globally and always on April 22, marking the necessary efforts required to secure the future of the planet. Some big changes are needed in order to scale back the damage caused by humans living on Earth, but sometimes that can feel overwhelming for just one person looking to make a difference. …
The British Formula 1 Grand Prix at Silverstone has sold out all Sunday tickets in the shortest amount of time in the race’s history. This year’s event is also expected to break all previous British attendance records, with 142,000 race day tickets for the British GP already snapped up. Organisers believe that the Friday and …
Tickets have gone on sale for the 2022 UEFA Champions League final, which will be held at the Stade de France (pictured) in Paris on May 28. Some 52,000 tickets out of the 75,000 available (matching the stadium’s capacity for the final) can be purchased by fans and the general public. The two teams that …