Event Ticketing Done Right
Europe is K-pop’s fastest growing market, according to a new report. While countries in Asia and Oceania were still the predominant market for Korean pop culture content, otherwise known as ‘hallyu’, Europe has seen a 37% increase in K-pop fans compared to the year before. According to non-profit organisation Korea Foundation’s Global Hallyu report, which …
Music Venue Trust (MVT) has received a boost to its fundraising campaign from Preston City Council, in a bid to save grassroots music venue The Ferret. The council has provided a £150,000 (€170,000/$180,000) loan to MVT’s ‘Own Our Venues’ campaign, with the fundraiser set to close on March 30. The charity is calling on other …
The Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix has announced additional on-sale dates for tickets to November’s race. Tickets are set to go on sale to the general public on March 24, while American Express Card Members will have access to a pre-sale from March 20 until March 22. Fans that signed up to priority interest …
Primary and secondary ticket marketplace, TicketSmarter, has extended its partnerships with Spartan Race and the Professional Fighters League (PFL). The Digital Ally subsidiary will continue to be the official ticketing partner for the Spartan Race and PFL. Spartan Race is an obstacle course race series with more than 300 events and over seven million participants, …
English Premier League club Manchester United has announced that a record number of tickets have been sold for men’s games at Old Trafford this season. Following last week’s UEFA Europa League match against Spanish club Real Betis, which was attended by a capacity crowd, more than 2.3 million tickets have now been sold for home …
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has reportedly sought information from at least two of Live Nation-owned Ticketmaster’s rival ticketing companies, as part of the ongoing look into the company’s dominance in the ticketing industry. Bloomberg has reported that people familiar with the probe have said ticketing platform SeatGeek and ticketing and technology provider, with …
A third person has succumbed to injuries sustained from a crowd surge at a recent GloRilla concert in Rochester, New York. The gig took place on March 5 and also featured performances from rapper Finesse2tymes. Rhondesia Belton died on the night of the concert aged 33, while 35-year-old Brandy Miller died the following day. Now …
Paris 2024 organisers have revealed that 3.25 million tickets were sold during the first ‘Make Your Games’ pack sales phase. According to organisers, this is the largest ever sale of tickets in France. For the first time in the history of the Olympic Games, tickets were available from a single platform, with purchase timeslots allocated …
Over 20 live music businesses in the US have announced their support of Live Nation Entertainment’s call for a FAIR Ticketing Act. Live Nation announced its support for the initiative during the company’s most recent earnings call in February. FAIR stands for ‘Fans & Artists Insisting on Reforms in Ticketing’ and is calling for artists …
Live ticketing and entertainment platform Skillbox has launched a new artist management agency, Level House. The New Delhi-headquartered platform also revealed that the new division will be headed up by Yama Seth, who was previously with the talent management agency Big Bad Wolf. On the decision to introduce a new artist management company, Skillbox chief …