Edinburgh Fringe Archives

Accommodation costs blamed as Fringe sales slump

Rising accommodation costs have been blamed after a total of 2.2 million tickets were sold for this year’s Edinburgh Fringe…

Inconsistencies stop disabled customers from enjoying the arts

There are many inconsistencies preventing those with disabilities from enjoying the arts, from ticketing through to accessible venues. A free…

Performers complain after fringe ticketing app scrapped

More than 1,600 producers, comedians and agents have signed an open letter, accusing organisers of the world-famous Edinburgh fringe festival…

Edinburgh fringe launches emergency appeal

The Edinburgh festival fringe, operating at a fifth of its normal size this year, has launched a £7.5m emergency appeal…

Edinburgh Fringe confirms its return in 2021

Organisers of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe have confirmed it will return in 2021 though warned that “much is still unknown”…

Edinburgh Fringe facing insolvency as Estonia begins to ease lockdown measures

The Edinburgh Fringe Festival is facing insolvency as Estonia begins to lift lockdown measures and Howler ticketing platform breaks Zoom…

Edinburgh cancels five summer festivals due to Covid-19

Five Edinburgh festivals, including the International Festival and the Fringe, have been cancelled due to Covid-19. The five August festivals…

Locals drive Edinburgh Fringe ticket sales record

More than 856,500 tickets were purchased by Edinburgh residents for the 2019 Fringe Festival, helping to drive sales to a…

Campaign provides free Fringe tickets for people of colour

New campaign group Fringe of Colour is offering non-white young people free tickets to theatre shows across several Scottish venues….

Fringe organisers hail ‘fantastic’ year

The 2018 Edinburgh Festival Fringe came to a close on Monday, with the spectacle having sold an estimated 2,838,839 tickets,…

Police issue warning about Fringe tickets

Police have issued a warning about buying Edinburgh Fringe tickets from reputable sources after a break-in at a ticket office…

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Wimbledon raises ticket prices for 2023 championships

See Tickets, Vivendi suffer reported data breach

Rammstein obtains restraining order against Viagogo

Ticketing: The ‘bad-news’ business?

Lyte to acquire Event Genius assets as parent company Festicket set to fall into administration

US groups form ‘Break Up Ticketmaster’ coalition

President Biden calls for limits on concert and sporting ticket fees

SeatGeek allegedly dropped by Barclays Center because of tech issues according to report

Silver Lake looking into TEG exit options – report

See Tickets suffers website crash after multiple line-up reveals

Barclays Center returns to Ticketmaster after dropping SeatGeek

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