Event Ticketing Done Right
The UK’s Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak announced the key points of his Budget for 2022 in the House of Commons yesterday (Wednesday). There has been a mixed response from the live entertainment and music sector over the related points made in the Budget and Spending Review, with some urging the Government to do …
Irish live venue and nightclub operators will have to ensure that customers have purchased a ticket at least one hour in advance of an event, with the regulations coming into force today (Thursday). The Irish Government recently updated the COVID-19 guidelines and venues and nightclubs were allowed to open last Friday. Nightlife industry representatives had …
More than 250,000 art and culture fans have descended on London to visit the Van Gogh Alive exhibition since it arrived in the English capital in June. Van Gogh Alive is an immersive multi-sensory experience and has already wowed eight million visitors across 75 cities around the world. It is based on the life and …
The Club and Dons Trust, a supporters organisation which owns English League One football club AFC Wimbledon, has apologised to fans hoping to purchase their usual seat for the upcoming Emirates FA Cup game against Guiseley. The Trust hoped to free up large sections of the Ry stand at Plough Lane for this match so …
Ticketing company Ticketpass has launched its own resale platform. The secondary ticketing marketplace will allow ticket holders to resell their tickets up to face-value cost or pass on their tickets to somebody else. Ticketpass, which aims to be ethical and champion event organisers and attendees and donates 50% of its ticket booking fees to charity, …
Over the past couple of years, the number of in-person events has reduced owing to the coronavirus pandemic. Many event organizers have moved their conferences, meetings, and other live events to virtual to keep the momentum going. But with things are getting back to normal now, it’s time for event organizers to look for ways …
Online event ticketing service Eventfinda has announced it is launching a seating ‘bubbles’ option to help event organisers and venues comply with Government capacity restrictions due to COVID-19 in Australia. The New Zealand company is offering allocated seating bubbles in Australia, meaning that organisers and venues no longer have to manually correct and ensure physical …
German Bundesliga football club VfL Wolfsburg has rolled out an innovative new service for the hospitality areas of its Volkswagen Arena, and is already fielding inquiries from other sports teams interested in its technology. VfL CONNECT has been dubbed a unique solution combining a VIP service app including ticketing functions. The project commenced in mid-January …
English Premier League club Everton has told supporters they may have to pay more for their tickets to reflect the financial reality of the club. In an open letter to Everton fans, chief executive Professor Denise Barrett-Baxendale discussed the progress of the new stadium at the Bramley-Moore Dock in Liverpool and said that “Our dream …
Women’s Los Angeles-based soccer team Angel City FC has pledged to pay 1% of net ticket revenue from every National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) home game to its players, as part of its ‘ACFC Fan-Fuelled Player Fund’. Angel City is set to play in the NWSL from spring next year, after the new team was launched …