Event Ticketing Done Right
Live Performance Australia, the arts and entertainment body, has welcomed the Victorian Government’s announcement of an events insurance scheme, but has called on the New South Wales Government to take a similar approach. Minister for Creative Industries Danny Pearson announced the AUD$20m (£10.9m/$14.7m/€12.8m) Live Music Restart scheme, with music venues set to receive an $8m …
The Art Gallery of NSW has introduced new ticketing technology ahead of the Sydney International Art Series exhibition Matisse: Life & Spirit, Masterpieces from the Centre Pompidou, Paris. TixTrack provided its Ticketure software which allows visitors to easily book tickets for exhibitions and events at the art gallery in a quick and simple fashion. Ticketure …
Rugby League World Cup 2021 organisers have unveiled ticketing plans and changes to venues ahead of the rearranged competition being staged next year. Liverpool’s Anfield stadium and M&S Bank Arena are now unable to host matches because of the Anfield Road expansion and prior commitments, respectively. With games to be staged at 21 venues – …
The Insights Alliance has found that frequent theatre and cultural events attendees have not yet fully returned following the Covid-19 pandemic. The Insights Alliance is a partnership between consultancy Indigo, software and consultancy provider Baker Richards and analytics business One Further. The Missing Audiences report found that less than one in three respondents did not have a …
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has announced plans to form a concert safety task force, following the Astroworld Festival tragedy, which has now claimed nine lives. Astroworld took place at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas last weekend and eight people originally lost their lives during a crowd surge, as artists Travis Scott and Drake performed on …
Dusseldorf-based software-as-a-service (SaaS) company and ticket platform Vivenu, which offers an application programming interface (API) for venues and promoters, has raised a further $50m (£37/€43.6m) in a Series B investment round. The announcement comes less than 12 months after it raised $15m in a Series A round. The new financing round was led by investment …
Moment House has expanded into Japan through its partnership with digital ticketing platform Zaiko and has also announced its first virtual shows. Zaiko invested in US live media platform Moment House in September and has now announced its first round of virtual shows, available via Moment House Japan. Moment House was founded in 2019 and …
Entertainment and hospitality company MRG Group has expanded its portfolio with a new venue in Brooklyn, and has also added two new talent buyers to its MRG Live team. The Atlantic in Brooklyn, New York is the seventh performance venue to be managed and/or booked by the MRG Group and the second in the US …
Though virtual events help businesses expand their reach towards potential customers, they have to overcome several pitfalls while hosting an online event. One of the most common hurdles that most event organizers would face is bringing in the best remote networking experience for their virtual attendees. However, with some effective event networking strategies, event professionals …
Highest Point Festival has invigorated the local economy, with the impact estimated at £4.68m (€5.6m/$6.4m) as it returned to Williamson Park in Lancaster in September. Almost 35,000 people attended the music event, which welcomed artists such as Ella Eyre (pictured), Rag’n’Bone Man, Rick Astley and Becky Hill. The new figures come from Highest Point organisers, …