Event Ticketing Done Right
Online marketplace for premium tickets to live events, Seat Unique, has raised £7m (€8m/$9m) in a Series A funding round led by London-based Nickleby Capital. The Series A funding comes after the platform surpassed £30m in ticket sales, and the securing of partnerships with over 40 UK venues, clubs and promoters. The most recent deal …
Live Nation and Ticketmaster, as well as SeatGeek, will offer all-in pricing in the US, following a meeting between President Joe Biden and representatives from a number of companies already offering or considering all-in pricing. President Biden was joined by representatives from Live Nation, SeatGeek, xBk, Airbnb, the Pablo Center at the Confluence, TickPick, Dice …
Premier League football club Everton has brought in Ticketmaster as its official ticketing innovation partner for the 2023-24 season onwards. The partnership comes as the club prepares for its move into the new Bramley Moore Dock stadium, which is scheduled for completion during the 2024-25 season. Capacity is set to increase from 39,572 at Goodison …
Ticketmaster Australia and the AFL’s Greater Western Sydney Giants are set to launch a series of digital collectibles during the remainder of the 2023 season. Beginning in round 14 of the Australian Football League (AFL), the Giants will issue one exclusive digital collectible, backed by NFT (non-fungible token) technology, per home game at Giants Stadium. …
English League Two football club Doncaster Rovers will move to e-tickets for the upcoming season at Eco-Power Stadium, following an upgrade of its ticketing sales system. Supporters will no longer receive physical copies of match tickets, and will instead be sent an email containing an e-ticket which will include a QR code to be scanned …
The Australia Council for the Arts, which is soon to be renamed Creative Australia, has invested A$2.8m (£1.5m/€1.8m/$1.9m) in supporting artists touring their works and performances across the country, bringing art to regional and remote communities. The funding will provide support to artists in developing their craft or performances, as well as engaging new audiences. …
Hundreds of grassroots venues and touring musicians are among those set to benefit from new arts funding announced by the UK Government. The cash boost is part of Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s Creative Industries Sector Vision, which was unveiled this week and features some £77m of new funding across the sector. It is hoped that more …
New Leeds music venue Project House has named Dice as its primary ticketing partner ahead of its opening next month. The new 1,000 capacity venue will launch in mid-July as Leeds celebrates its Year of Culture 2023. The multi-use events space will host a varied programme of music, exhibitions, vintage, food and record markets, conferences …
Ticketmaster has made a series of changes to its US website after being found to be in breach of best practice guidelines concerning consumer privacy and data collection by third-party companies. Ticketmaster acted after an investigation by the BBB National Programs (BBBNP), which oversees self-regulation programmes in areas such as advertising and marketing, was triggered …
Our weekly tech round-up from the world of ticketing and associated industries… Sphere debuts “stunning” new camera system Sphere Entertainment has announced the launch of Sphere Studios, dedicated to developing the next generation of original immersive entertainment exclusively for Sphere through cutting-edge technology, tools and production facilities. The first of the Studios’ immersive innovations includes …