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Spend on live music almost doubles in last decade to over £2bn

Spending on live music in the UK surpassed £2bn (€2.3bn/$2.6bn) for the first time in 2022, an increase on pre-pandemic 2019.

UK Music’s report reveals music tourism’s significant impact

UK Music has today (Tuesday) unveiled its ‘Here, There and Everywhere’ report, which details the contribution of music tourism to the UK economy.

DEAG expects record summer of visitors across festival portfolio

DEAG Deutsche Entertainment AG is expected to welcome a record number of visitors across its festival portfolio this summer.

Drug-testing charity The Loop expands work through EIF grant

The Loop, the charity that offers drug checking services at UK festivals, has been boosted by a grant from the Events Industry Forum (EIF).

AIF expands its Safer Spaces programme with new charity partnerships

The Association of Independent Festivals (AIF) has bolstered its Safer Spaces Charter through new partnerships with UK charities targeting LGBT+ abuse and spiking.

Events leaders call for judicial review over drug-testing ‘U-turn’

Parklife founder Sacha Lord and the Night Time Industries Association (NTIA) have demanded a judicial review in the UK following the Home Office’s decision to ban on-site ‘pop-up’ labs to test drugs at festivals.

Long-running Danish festival Langelandsfestival goes bankrupt

Langelandsfestival, one of Denmark’s longest-running festivals, has filed for bankruptcy.

Association of Independent Festivals launches ‘First Festival Campaign’

The Association of Independent Festivals (AIF) has today (Friday) launched a new campaign and fund, that will grant access to festivals for thousands of people over the age of 18 across the UK.

New Scottish music festival cancelled due to poor ticket sales

Midnight Sun Weekender, a new music festival that was set to take place on the Isle of Lewis, has been cancelled due to a lack of ticket sales.

Live Nation launches music-led destination experience company Vibee

Live Nation has launched a new music-led destination experience company, Vibee, which will build trips for music fans to travel across the globe.

Manchester introduces tourist tax to develop events and more

Manchester has imposed a tourist tax for guests staying in order to develop and run large events, conferences, festivals and marketing campaigns.

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UEFA unveils ‘fans first’ Euro 2024 tix strategy

Wimbledon raises ticket prices for 2023 championships

Lord’s lifetime membership owners allowed to jump 29-year queue

Viagogo fined over unauthorised ticket sales for Rugby World Cup France 2023

Ticketing: The ‘bad-news’ business?

Vivendi plans to sell See Tickets and festival businesses – reports

Leeds United increases season ticket prices by flat 10% fee

Issues reported with Rugby World Cup 2023 ticketing system

See Tickets, Vivendi suffer reported data breach

Health Pass required for entry to Climate Pledge Arena

Aisle seats are the new ‘premium’ tickets

Ticketmaster faces class action lawsuit over Drake tickets

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