Event Ticketing Done Right
London’s Metropolitan Police is calling for the O2 Academy Brixton to have its licence revoked, following the death of two people killed as the result of a crowd crush in December last year. The venue’s licence was suspended in January for three months by Lambeth Council, after Gaby Hutchinson and Rebecca Ikulmelo died as the …
German football club Fortuna Düsseldorf has announced plans to offer fans free entry to selected games at the 54,600-capacity Merkur Spielarena next season as part of an innovative initiative that could be rolled out to cover all home fixtures in the future. The club, which competes in the second-tier 2.Bundesliga, said it wants to allow …
Tottenham Hotspur’s footballers have pledged to refund ticket-holders who watched the club capitulate to a 6-1 loss at English Premier League rival Newcastle United on Sunday. Tottenham conceded five goals in the first 21 minutes of the game as the team’s hopes of qualifying for the UEFA Champions League through a top-four finish in the …
Live event discovery platform Dice has launched in Scotland as the new primary ticketing partner of music promoter, Watchtower Group. Watchtower recently announced a rebrand and restructure and boasts a wide range of events and festivals within its portfolio. The first events to go on sale via Dice will be the Fly Open Air Festivals, …
The Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) has opted to partner with ticketing platform SeatGeek, which will ticket all US-based tournaments. SeatGeek is the golf organisation’s first-ever ticketing partner, and the partnership will kick off this summer in preparation for the 2024 season. Tickets for the 2024 Solheim Cup will be available from May 31, 2023. …
We round up the latest movements from the ticketing sector and associated industries… Manchester’s new venue Co-op Live has appointed Gary Roden as executive director and general manager. Roden spent eight years at Ticketmaster UK, most recently as the senior vice-president of client development and commercial. You can read our full story here. Connect & …
Our weekly tech round-up from the world of ticketing and associated industries… FairShare Marketplace TicketSwap has introduced FairShare, a new feature that will allow any profit on tickets sold on the secondary ticket market to be shared more equally between the ticket seller and event organiser. This means that TicketSwap and fans will help to …
U2’s ‘UV Achtung Baby Live At Sphere’ is set to arrive on September 29 at new venue, Sphere at The Venetian in Las Vegas. The rock band are opening the new cutting edge venue from Madison Square Garden Entertainment (MSG) with five dates: September 29, September 30, October 5, October 7, October 8, 2023. It …
Arsenal Women has sold over 48,000 tickets for the return leg of its UEFA Women’s Champions League semi-final against VFL Wolfsburg Women. The match is set to be held at London’s Emirates Stadium on May 1. VFL Wolfsburg drew 2-2 with Arsenal in the first leg in Germany on Sunday night. How to buy tickets …
Live-stream concert platform Mandolin closed down last week, after thriving during the COVID-19 pandemic, which saw a halt on live touring and concerts. The platform was launched on June 1, 2020, a few months into the pandemic and was later named the best streaming platform at the 2021 Pollstar Awards. In a statement, Mandolin said: …