Event Ticketing Done Right
Live entertainment and artist payments platform, PickleJar, has expanded its offering to include a platform that has been developed for independent film production companies and filmmakers to promote their films. PickleJar Flix will provide production companies the ability to create and manage their own independent film apps and suite of tools. These companies will be …
Nordic Wristbands, a Finland-headquartered provider of event access control products, has introduced a partnership with the Stand For Trees scheme, which will see around 7,000 ancient trees protected. The new agreement with Stand For Trees is part of the company’s journey to net zero, by compensating the carbon dioxide emissions caused by fabric wristband and …
The UK Government has announced that around 3,000 tickets will be made available for displaced Ukrainians living in the UK to attend the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest. Liverpool is set to hold the competition in May, as 2022 winners Ukraine are not able to host after Russia invaded the country just over a year ago. …
Some 20,000 people from Australia and across the globe attended the opening concert at Sydney WorldPride over the weekend. The Live and Proud concert on Friday marked the opening of the 17-day celebration, which will feature more than 350 events. There were performances from the likes of British singer Charli XCX and Australian singer Kylie …
English rugby league team Wigan Warriors recently celebrated a milestone with its season ticket sales reaching a five-year high. Following the announcement, the Warriors beat Wakefield Trinity 60-0 on Friday in the club’s first home game of the 2023 Super League season. Attendees were able to enjoy the Fan Village and a live music performance …
US Senators Amy Klobuchar and Mike Lee, Chair and Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Competition Policy, Antitrust and Consumers Rights, have called on the Department of Justice (DOJ) to continue examining Live Nation and Ticketmaster’s ‘anticompetitive conduct’. Following the recent hearing, in which Live Nation Entertainment president and chief financial officer Joe …
Live Nation Entertainment has witnessed its revenue soar by 44% to $16.7bn (£13.9bn/€15.8bn) in 2022 compared to pre-pandemic revenue in 2019. The entertainment giant brought in $13.5bn for concerts in 2022 compared to $4.7bn in 2021, and $2.2bn for ticketing last year compared to $1.1bn during the year prior. Sponsorship and advertising amounted to $968m …
Brixton House and theatremaker Tabby Lamb have come together to launch a ticketing scheme that is aimed at supporting Transgender, Non-Binary or Non-Gender Conforming people, who may not normally be able to afford to go to the theatre. The ‘Pay-It-Forward’ ticketing scheme was launched alongside Lamb’s Happy Meal show, which opened at Brixton House on …
The Green Bay Packers NFL team has revealed a price increase on stadium bowl tickets for the 2023 season. Regular season tickets are set to increase between $3 (£2.50/€3) and $9 per game, depending on the location within the 81,441-capacity Lambeau Field. Preseason ticket prices, which cost roughly half the price of regular-season prices, …
Artists and those in the music industry have discussed the damage that will be done to international touring, should a 260% price hike for US visas be allowed to proceed. It was recently revealed that the US Department of Homeland Security was planning to increase touring visa fees for foreign acts by more than 250%. …