Event Ticketing Done Right
AS Roma Women set a new attendance record for women’s football in Italy during last night’s game against FC Barcelona Femení. Some 39,454 season-ticket holders and paying spectators attended the Stadio Olimpico for the UEFA Women’s Champions League (UWCL) quarter-final, which Roma lost 1-0 to the Spaniards. The attendance beat the previous Italian record, which …
Live Nation has acquired a majority interest in Clockenflap, a Hong Kong-based event organiser specialising in music festivals and concerts, and its flagship Clockenflap Music and Arts Festival. Clockenflap Music and Arts Festival made its much-anticipated return earlier this month after a four-year hiatus. Founded in 2008, the three-day, 30,000-per-day capacity festival takes place annually …
Our weekly tech round-up from the world of ticketing and associated industries… WNBA teams deploy chat platform GameOn Technology, the conversational chat platform, is expanding into women’s professional sports for the first time. The platform will initially provide chat experiences for the Women’s National Basketball Association’s (WNBA) Las Vegas Aces and the Indiana Fever. GameOn …
We round up the latest movements from the ticketing sector and associated industries. Ticketmaster is recruiting a director of social, who will be tasked with “shaping the brand narrative for Ticketmaster in the US and ensure impactful fan-facing communication”. The post pays up to $175,000 per year with the successful applicant to be based in …
Wembley Stadium and the English Football Association (FA) have invited over 1,000 Ukrainians, and their host families from across Britain, to attend the upcoming England vs Ukraine UEFA Euro 2024 qualifier on Sunday. Over 1,000 free tickets have been offered to Ukrainians displaced by the war in their native country. They have been invited to …
Victoria’s major events delivered an almost A$1bn (£545m/€618m/$666m ) boost to the Australian state’s economy in the second half of 2022. Across 2022, a record year of major events attracted 6.9 million attendees to sports, music, arts and cultural events in Victoria. A packed schedule of events last year also saw hotels boasting an occupancy …
Adelaide Fringe 2023 has announced a record-breaking year with one million tickets sold. It is also the first festival in Australia to sell one million tickets. Organisers announced that the festival hit the one million ticket mark at 10:01pm on the final night of the event, and that a total of 1,000,916 tickets were sold. …
Super League Triathlon (SLT) has opted to partner with Seat Unique to deliver its hospitality experiences for its Arena Games Triathlon and Championship Series events. The partnership precedes the Grand Final of Arena Games Triathlon powered by Zwift at the Aquatic Centre, located at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London on April 8. Triathlon’s …
Ticketing and live entertainment company CTS Eventim, along with US promoters Mammoth and AG Entertainment Touring, have created a joint venture. Eventim, Mammoth and AG Entertainment Touring hope the partnership will strengthen their positions within the global touring market, and help with signing major acts for US and global tours. Mammoth was founded by Jeff …
Singapore-based multi-chain Web3 entertainment business Fellaz recently wrapped up its first-ever foray in the Middle East, as the official VIP host and sponsor of Ultra Abu Dhabi 2023. The two-day festival was held at Etihad Park in Yas Island and featured DJs such as Clavin Harris, Skrillex, Armin Van Buuren and more. Fellaz also launched …