Event Ticketing Done Right
The organising committee for the upcoming Winter Olympics in Beijing has announced today (Monday) that tickets for the Games will be distributed as part of an adapted programme that will invite groups of spectators to attend events. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) had previously announced that tickets for the Games would be placed on general …
Bell Bank Park, a new $280m (£204m/€245m) multi-purpose sports and entertainment complex in Mesa, Arizona, has signed commerce platform Tixr as a partner. The new complex has been hailed as the largest of its kind in North America, and includes a multi-purpose arena, an outdoor 2.7-acre lawn for concerts and events and multiple indoor and …
National Football League (NFL) fans will be able to remember their Super Wild Card Weekend for a long time to come, through a commemorative ticket in the form of a non-fungible token (NFT). This weekend witnessed fans at Buffalo Bills vs New England Patriots and Dallas Cowboys vs San Francisco 49ers receive a separate commemorative …
The pandemic marked a digital watershed moment for the event industry. Some of the world’s best sport tournaments, cultural experiences and iconic venues came back in 2021, partly thanks to the ticketing sector embracing technological change. SECUTIX chief executive Frederic Longatte (pictured bottom) and chief technology officer Marc Mazzariol (pictured top) share their views on some of …
StubHub Holdings, which operates ticket resale platforms StubHub and Viagogo, is considering the idea of going public via a direct listing, according to media reports. Bloomberg reports that StubHub Holdings has filed paperwork with the US Securities and Exchanges Commission to pursue a direct listing. According to the report, the group is working with advisers …
Western Australia residents will have to provide proof of vaccination against COVID-19 for indoor entertainment venues, nightclubs, music festivals and live music venues from later this month. Proof of vaccination is already in place for higher-risk venues in Perth and Peel, but the scheme has now been extended state-wide. Visitors to indoor establishments such as …
COVID-19 restrictions in Wales will be eased over the next two weeks, including limits that had been brought in for live sport, outdoor events and nightclubs, due to the spread of the Omicron variant. From tomorrow (Saturday) the number of attendees allowed to be present at an outdoor event will rise from 50 to 500. …
British luxury cruise line Cunard has signed a deal with the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) to bring the works of William Shakespeare to the seas, with performances on board the company’s flagship cruise liner, Queen Mary 2. The renowned theatre company has produced a one-hour compilation piece, called Boundless as the Sea, which is a …
Ticketing software company Tix Ticketing has today (Thursday) announced the launch of its US operations. The Reykjavik-based firm, which traditionally caters for performing arts organisations, theatres, cultural houses and similar venues, already operates across the Nordics and in the UK. The US outfit will be led by recent hire Aren Murray (pictured main), who has …
“What would happen if we created our own queer ticketing platform?” This is a question asked by event organiser and entrepreneur Daniel Nardicio to his now business partners Taylor Shubert and Sam Benedict. Following a global pandemic, where Nardicio was just one of the many event organisers that suffered greatly at the hands of …