AEG reiterates opposition to MSG Sphere project

[ad_1] AEG, operator of The O2 in London, has reiterated its opposition to the MSG Sphere arena project in the English capital ahead of a planning committee meeting next week. MSG Entertainment, which operates the iconic Madison Square Garden arena in New York, is planning on building a new venue in London. A planning application …

Morocco-based ticketing platform secures funding

[ad_1] Morocco-based digital ticketing platform Guichet.com has raised $309,000 (£237,000/€281,000) in equity financing. The financing was raised from the 212 Founders programme through CDG Invest, which is the investment arm of Moroccan investment bank, CDG Capital. Guichet.com was founded in 2019 by Moulnakhla Ahmed Tawfik and allows partners to sell and monitor ticketing in real time. The platform …

Adelaide set to welcome new intimate music venue 

[ad_1] Live Nation has announced a new 1,800-capacity live music venue in Adelaide, which will also include a separate nightclub and restaurant. The live entertainment company has worked alongside promoter Secret Sounds, promoter Five Four Entertainment and the team behind Brisbane’s Fortitude Music Hall and The Triffid venues to launch Hindley Street Music Hall. Adelaide’s …

New music and cultural venues announced for London 

[ad_1] London is set for a new open-air venue that will hold one-off events and festivals. Event management company Broadwick Live has unveiled the new venue, Dockyards, which is a 400,000-square-foot space on the bank of the River Thames. Dockyards will be based right next to London City Airport and is due to run events …

APAC region key player in market growth 

[ad_1] A report has revealed how 32% of the live music industry’s growth over the next three years will originate in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region. Technavio, a market research company based in London, released a report that details how the live music market is set to grow by $2.83bn (£2.16bn/€2.58bn) by 2025, noting that Japan, …

Shamrock Rovers boosts season ticket sales by 37% for 2022 

[ad_1] League of Ireland Premier League Division club Shamrock Rovers has increased its season ticket sales by 37% for the 2022 season. Shamrock, which plays its home games at Tallaght Stadium in Dublin, wanted to bring fans back in big numbers following the pandemic and began working with Fulltime Analytics, a Dublin-based data-driven sports marketing …

Europe’s live performance sector calls for tougher regulations 

[ad_1] More than 130 organisations and representatives from across Europe’s live performance sector have signed an open letter calling for the European Union (EU) to introduce tougher laws on online ticket scalping. The EU is currently in the midst of negotiating rules for a Digital Services Act, a regulation that has been designed to manage …

Serpentine Galleries opts for TixTrack timed-entry system 

[ad_1] Serpentine Galleries has selected and implemented TixTrack’s mobile-first Ticketure timed-entry system, becoming the first UK high-profile visitor attraction to partner with the US-based company. Serpentine is based in Kensington Gardens in Hyde Park, London and manufactured a soft launch of the Ticketure system for its KAWS exhibition: New Fiction in December . TixTrack has partnered with …

Kraft Sports and Entertainment renews partnership with Ticketmaster 

[ad_1] Kraft Sports and Entertainment has renewed its partnership with ticketing giant Ticketmaster, with the company set to continue facilitating ticketing for all games, concerts and events held at Gillette Stadium. Kraft Sports are the owners of National Football League (NFL) franchise New England Patriots, Major League Soccer (MLS) side New England Revolution and Gillette …

Tomorrowland partners with FTX Europe to explore digital assets

[ad_1] Tomorrowland has partnered with FTX Europe, the European affiliate of cryptocurrency exchange FTX, to transport the festival into the world of Web3, non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and blockchain technology. The Belgian festival, which is also set to run Tomorrowland Winter in Alpe d’Huez, France March 19 to 26, will explore a variety of applications of …