Creative Scotland celebrates budget cut u-turn

[ad_1] Creative Scotland has welcomed the Scottish Government’s decision to reverse a cut to around 10% of its budget. The decision, taken as the Scottish Parliament considered the Scottish Government’s 2023/24 Budget, reverses the £6.6m reduction proposed in the Draft Budget, in December last year, and restores Creative Scotland’s Grant-in-Aid budget to £63m. Creative Scotland, …

AEG Europe calls on Government to block MSG Sphere London plan

[ad_1] AEG Europe, owner of The O2, has called on the UK Government to permanently block the proposed MSG Sphere in London after Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove indicated that he is preparing to call in the planning decision. In AEG’s latest attempt at preventing the construction of the MSG Entertainment venue in the UK’s …

People on the Move: Crypto.com Arena, LS Events & more

[ad_1] We round up the latest movements from within the ticketing sector and associated industries… Jeff Olson has been named vice-president of booking for Crypto. com Arena, Microsoft Theater and L.A. LIVE. In his new role, Olson (pictured left) will be primarily focused on sourcing talent, negotiating, and securing deals with high-priority clients and promoters …

Brentford freezes season ticket prices, introduces ‘every seat counts’ scheme

[ad_1] Premier League football club Brentford has frozen its ticket prices for the 2023-24 season and has also introduced a new ‘every seat counts’ policy, in a bid to fill its Gtech Community Stadium (pictured) for all league home games. The club has said that there will be a new 10-month in-house direct debit scheme …

Australian music industry organisations unite to support NSW music

[ad_1] Australian music industry organisations and leaders launched a united plan yesterday (Monday), with the aim of supporting music in New South Wales.  In the lead-up to the NSW election, the A$100m (£57m/€65m/$69m) plan calls for the government and opposition to commit to a strategic focus and significant investment in the development of music. APRA …

Ticketmaster faces calls for an investigation into ‘unfair competition’ in the Netherlands 

[ad_1] Ticketmaster is currently facing calls for an investigation into unfair competition in the Netherlands, according to reports.  A report from Dutch newspaper AD has said that Parliamentary parties SP, GroenLinks and PvdD, as well as multiple economists, have asked the Dutch Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) to investigate Ticketmaster for unfair competition. The …

Artists cancel New Zealand shows following cyclone devastation

[ad_1] Artists Lorde (pictured) and Sting have postponed and cancelled their upcoming shows in New Zealand, following the devastation caused by Cyclone Gabrielle.  New Zealand’s North Island was hit by the Category 3 cyclone on February 12, before it gradually moved down the east coast. The death toll stands at 11 and the country is …