Event Ticketing Done Right
[ad_1] Charity Age NI, which campaigns for the elderly, has called on the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) to reconsider its ticketing policy. Before a new ticketing policy was brought in by Croke Park officials last year, tickets for any GAA game could be bought on the gate using cash or card payments. Now, tickets can …
[ad_1] English Premier League club Arsenal is attempting to crack down on bot traffic and touts as some members have found it difficult to secure tickets. The club added that it is also experiencing unprecedented levels of demand for tickets. “We are working extensively to address these issues and clamp down on this illegal activity,” …
[ad_1] GameOn Technology, a conversational chat platform, has partnered with the NBA’s Detroit Pistons to improve fan experience across the franchise’s website and app. The partnership has a primary focus on game logistics, ticketing and fans’ experience at the Little Caesars Arena. Fans will be able to make ticketing enquiries, ask questions on merchandise purchases …
[ad_1] AMC Theatres is introducing a new ticket pricing structure that will differ depending on seating position. Sightline at AMC’s US cinemas joins a number of other entertainment venues that offer different prices for different views, and will include seats in Value Sightline, Standard Sightline and Preferred Sightline sections. Standard Sightline seats will be available …
[ad_1] SeatGeek has been named as the official secondary marketplace of Paciolan, expanding its college athletics reach and relationship with Paciolan-powered live entertainment venues. The platform’s secondary ticketing services will be directly integrated with Paciolan’s primary ticketing system, with an expected start date in July. Kim Damron, president of Paciolan and president of digital and …
[ad_1] Theatres Trust has recently launched its Theatres at Risk Register, which features 38 at-risk theatres with three having been removed and no new additions. The charity aims to protect theatres and the register highlights theatres across the UK that are under threat of closure, redevelopment or severe decay, but have the potential to be …
[ad_1] Grassroots music venues in the UK have said that the mix of the cost-of-living crisis, Brexit and cancelled shows have created a ‘perfect storm’. Talking to NME, Gareth Barber, owner, promoter and a band manager at Esquires in Bedford, said: “COVID’s not gone away, everyone’s feeling the pinch, there’s a cost of living crisis …
[ad_1] New York-headquartered live entertainment discovery platform, Fever, has raised a further $110m (£91m/€102m) in funding. The venture funding round was led by Goldman Sachs with the participation of Eurazeo, Convivialité Ventures, Goodwater Capital, Alignment Growth, Vitruvian Partners and Smash Capital. Many of these companies, including Goldman Sachs, were involved in the platform’s previous funding …
[ad_1] A Bruce Springsteen fanzine is set to close after 43 years, naming ticket prices as one of the reasons for its demise. Christopher Phillips, publisher and editor-in-chief of Backstreets magazine, which is dedicated to Springsteen and the E Street Band, said that the publication had “reached the end of the road”. Phillips started at …
[ad_1] Ticketmaster will be hoping to avoid a repeat of the Taylor Swift incident when tickets for Beyoncé’s first solo tour in six years go on sale in the US later today. The Live Nation-owned platform has already said that registration demand for Group A – which covers concerts in nine US cities – was …