Event Ticketing Done Right
Independent promoters have teamed up in the US to create a new company to help expand the live entertainment industry. LiveCo brings together Base Entertainment, Premier Productions, Icon Concerts, Rush Concerts and Peachtree Entertainment, with financial backing from Waterland Private Equity. Leading the team will be Brian Beck, who has previously served as chief operating …
Seat Unique has become the official hospitality and premium ticketing platform of independent tour and concert promoter, Robomagic. The partnership will see Seat Unique power premium ticket and hospitality sales for rock band The Who’s 2023 UK tour dates this summer. The British band (pictured) will perform at venues including The O2 in London, the …
Ed Sheeran’s Sky Stadium concert in Wellington, New Zealand could have hosted a record-breaking crowd of 48,000. The total would beat an Eminem concert in March 2019, which welcomed 46,474 fans. Thursday’s concert was sold out and organisers said roughly 16,200 of the ticket holders were from outside of the Wellington region. Sky Stadium chief …
The Welsh Government has been criticised by an investigation that probed its £4.25m purchase of farmland as it sought to give its backing to the Green Man music festival. Adrian Crompton, the Auditor General, said ministers acted with “avoidable haste” when they chose last March to acquire Gilestone Farm for the music, science and arts …
Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion has blocked tickets and suspended more than 100 online accounts after cracking an attempted ticket touting ring which sought to exploit fans ahead of last weekend’s FA Cup tie against Liverpool. Ahead of the fixture at the club’s Amex Stadium, Brighton’s supporter services team uncovered the scam, and …
Lollapalooza India has been hailed for setting new standards for the vast nation’s festival scene after welcoming more than 60,000 fans to its inaugural event. International stars The Strokes, Divine, Jackson Wang and Imagine Dragons were among the 40 acts that performed at the first-ever large-scale international music festival in India. The two-day, multi-genre event …
Seat Unique has become the exclusive premium seating and hospitality platform of English Football League club Watford FC. Throughout the three-year partnership, Seat Unique will be powering Watford’s premium seating and hospitality sales through its online platform, giving fans access to official premium experiences at Vicarage Road stadium. Using innovative technology, fans can now safely …
Our weekly tech round-up from the world of ticketing and associated industries… Astros’ chatbot success Houston Astros sold 4,000 tickets through chatbots during their successful 2022 Major League Baseball (MLB) season as they were crowned World Series winners. The Astros, who reported the second-highest regular season attendance in the American League, deployed Satisfi Labs AI …
We round up the latest movements from the ticketing sector and associated industries… Aaron LeValley has been appointed to the role of chief strategy officer at Logitix, the live event ticketing technology and analytics specialist. LeValley, a 2021 Sports Business Journal 40 under 40 honoree, will be tasked with helping Logitix partners grow their revenue, …
The Victorian Government is set to provide grants for small and medium-sized event organisers across Greater Melbourne to help with running events. The A$3m (£1.7m/€1.9m/ $2.1m) Small and Medium Event Programme has been designed to attract more visitors to local events, support more job opportunities and provide a boost to local businesses. This new scheme …