Event Ticketing Done Right
A report from French trade union Prodiss has revealed that tickets for French events and festivals have generally remained below or in line with inflation, and that prices were also mostly lower than in other countries. Across 18 theatres,16 French festivals, six tours from international artists and compared with 20 festivals abroad, Prodiss found that …
Demand for Taylor Swift tickets in Australia caused the American Express platform to crash during the first wave of ticket sales for the singer’s Eras Tour. Amex cardholders had access to the first presale which was for two types of VIP packages only, but the financial services company experienced issues due to high demand. Before …
Hong Kong residents will have free access to some of the city’s leading museums and a number of cultural events on July 1. The move is part of the government’s efforts to mark the 26th anniversary of the city’s return to Chinese rule. Free admission will be on offer to permanent exhibitions at the Science …
Hwang Min-hyun, formerly of the boyband NU’EST, will be embarking on his first solo tour in Asia later this year. The tour ‘Unveil’ will begin in Seoul in August, before heading to Taipei, Bangkok, Macau, Jakarta and Manila. Three shows will take place at Grand Peace Hall at Kyunghee University in Seoul between August 4-6. …
Project Admission has topped more than $10m in investment after signing up a host of major league teams in the first half of 2023. The technology company has attracted a new round of investment, including $3.2m in funding, led by Flyover Capital, with return investor Anthemis. New investors The Raptor Group and Scrum Ventures also …
Live Nation, AEG and the North American Concert Promoters Association (NACPA) have filed notice to appeal BMI’s victory in its rate court litigation over royalties paid to songwriters, composers, and publishers by the live concert industry. In March, the music rights organisation prevailed in a New York court in a dispute with Live Nation and …
Leading North American entertainment groups Agency for the Performing Arts (APA) and Artist Group International (AGI) have merged to form a new full-service agency, Independent Artist Group (IAG). Under the terms of the merger, Jim Osborne, president of APA, becomes IAG’s chief executive, with Dennis Arfa, founder of touring agency AGI, becoming chairman of AIAG’s …
Arsenal has responded to the success of its women’s programme by creating a forum to discuss matters such as ticketing and pricing. The Arsenal Women Matchday Forum has been launched in the wake of the club setting a new record attendance in the Barclays Women’s Super League and achieving a first-ever sell-out at Emirates Stadium …
Atlanta Braves, the Major League Baseball team, has named TicketManager as its official corporate ticket management partner. Through the partnership, all Braves corporate partners, premium ticket and suite holders and corporate A-List season ticket members will now be able to manage, transfer and run reports on their tickets and events while using TicketManager’s technology. The …
TodayTix has announced its entry into a fifth Australian city after launching in Adelaide ahead of the debut of Cameron Mackintosh’s Mary Poppins. The ticketing platform for theatre and cultural experiences will debut at the Adelaide Festival Centre with the arrival next month of the production that has already played Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane. TodayTix …