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Barbican Centre receives funding for renewal programme

The City of London Corporation has agreed £25m (€29m/£32m) in funding to begin the first phase of the Barbican Renewal Programme to reinvigorate the arts venue.

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.

Bandsintown and Midia Research report demonstrates strong demand for live music

Midia Research, in partnership with live music discovery platform Bandsintown, has unveiled a new report on post-pandemic live music audiences, which demonstrates that 39% of concertgoers will attend more gigs in 2023.

London welcomes one million to live shows in one week

London welcomed more than one million people to live shows last week, which included performances from the likes of Lana Del Rey, Bruce Springsteen, Blur, The Weeknd and more.

Global study shows live music revenue will surpass pre-Covid levels this year

Global live music revenue is set to surpass pre-Covid levels this year according to a major new study from PwC.

Queensland supports the arts through touring fund

The Queensland Government has supported 13 arts tours through an investment of almost A$1.6m (£844,000/€973,000/$1m) via the Touring Queensland Fund, with the aim of engaging regional communities.

CTS Eventim reports strong start to 2023

Ticketing and entertainment company CTS Eventim has witnessed a robust start to 2023, growing its consolidated revenue by 163% compared to the first quarter of last year.

Assomusica appeals to Italian Government on VAT split payments

Italy’s Association of Producers and Organisers of Live Music Shows (Assomusica) has called on the Italian Government to spare the live music and entertainment sector from the split payment of VAT scheme, after the European Commission gave the green light for it to be extended.

Leading Madrid basketball arena to open new concert venue

A new 1,000-capacity concert venue will open next month at the WiZink Center sports complex in Madrid.

Tixr unveils latest UX3 update

Tixr, a primary ticketing and event commerce marketplace, recently unveiled UX3, the third version of its fan-facing user interface.

Ticket resale bill advances in Florida

A bill that would require ticket sellers in Florida to let buyers sell or transfer their tickets after purchase has advanced.

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Wimbledon raises ticket prices for 2023 championships

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

Ticketing: The ‘bad-news’ business?

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

Leeds United increases season ticket prices by flat 10% fee

See Tickets, Vivendi suffer reported data breach

Issues reported with Rugby World Cup 2023 ticketing system

Ticketmaster faces class action lawsuit over Drake tickets

Exit Festival links up with NFT-TiX as part of multi-year collaboration

Aisle seats are the new ‘premium’ tickets

Rammstein obtains restraining order against Viagogo

Ziggo Dome extends NFT ticketing plans with GUTS Tickets

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