Event Ticketing Done Right
Music artists are protesting against the use of Amazon palm scanning technology at music venues. The technology, which allows ticketless entry into venues through the scanning of fans’ palms, has been implemented at several US venues including the Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Colorado. A number of artists such as Kathleen Hanna and Tom Morello have …
Oak View Group has completed its acquisition of Spectra, the venue management and hospitality provider, to create a full-service live events company. OVG, the global venue development, advisory and investment company for sports and live entertainment sectors, originally announced the merger at the end of August. The deal was able to be completed after approval …
Manchester City’s UEFA Champions League trip to German side RB Leipzig on December 7 will be played without fans and behind closed doors, due to a sharp rise in COVID-19 cases in Germany. Local authorities are placing Saxony into a partial lockdown, with other events in the region also cancelled in the coming weeks. There is …
Indietracks festival, held at the Midland Railway in Butterly, Derbyshire, will not be returning after the COVID-19 pandemic has caused “ongoing ramifications” for event organisers. The music festival, with its main site located at Swanwick Junction, ran for over 10 years between 2007 and 2019, which proved to be the final time as 2020 was …
Events promoter and marketing agency Mustard Media is set to receive £167,992 ($225,568/€199,798) from the third round of the UK Government’s Culture Recovery Fund. The Manchester-based company has been awarded the grant from The Arts Council England, with more than £100m donated to 925 recipients across the sector. Over the last year, Mustard Media has …
Technology solutions provider for the leisure, entertainment and cultural markets, Accesso has signed a three-year partnership with Calaway Park, an amusement park in Calgary, Alberta. Accesso will provide Calaway Park, which is located on the foothills of the Canadian Rockies, with its Passport e-commerce ticketing suite and SiruswareSM point-of-sale ticketing solution. The implementation of both …
Discovery, marketing and ticketing platform Evvnt has announced that industry veteran Tim Chambers will be joining the Evvnt board. Chambers has over 30 years of experience in the live entertainment and ticketing industry, including roles with Live Nation and Ticketmaster. Chambers was also previously the founder of discovery platform TicketWeb. Evvnt has sold over two …
Ticketing and live entertainment company CTS Eventim has posted a positive third quarter, following strong pre-sales for concerts from international artists. From July to September 2021, revenue in the ticketing segment of the business surged by 225.5% to €61m (£51.3m/$69.2m), compared to €18.7m in 2020. Normalised EBITDA for this sector came to €27.1m as opposed …
English Premier League club Chelsea has told West Stand season ticket holders that the price of their tickets will be almost tripled from next season. The new prices come as the upper tier of Stamford Bridge’s West Stand has undergone refurbishment as part of the Westview project, with new bars, food outlets and TV screens, …
Catalan fans of Spanish LaLiga club FC Barcelona will benefit from a 40% discount on tickets, ahead of the team’s clash with Espanyol at Camp Nou at the weekend. Fans based in Catalonia will also benefit from 40% off tickets for UEFA Champions League games, with a limit of 500 tickets per match. The promotion …