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Major events help to deliver economic recovery for Victoria

Melbourne’s packed schedule of major events, as well as regional concerts and events, have helped to bring a major boost to the state of Victoria in Australia.

Major events deliver A$1bn boost to Victoria

Victoria’s major events delivered an almost A$1bn (£545m/€618m/$666m ) boost to the Australian state’s economy in the second half of 2022.

Birmingham 2022 opens exclusive ticket window for locals

Residents of the West Midlands region in England have been granted exclusive early bird access to tickets for the Birmingham…

Serbia’s EXIT Fest hosts 180,000 in largest EU event since COVID

More than 180,000 fans flocked to Serbia’s EXIT Festival last weekend, marking Europe’s largest music event since the onset of…

The 2022 World Games kicks off ticket sales

The 2022 World Games, which comprises sports that are not contested in the Olympic Games, has launched its ticket sales,…

Danish festivals given boost with €67m insurance scheme

Denmark has become the latest European country to provide a financial safety net for the organisers of major events, including…

Germany bans major events until 2021

Germany is set to ban large events where contacts cannot be traced and hygiene regulations cannot be complied with until…

New figures show 2020 sporting calendar has been halved

Sports marketing agency Two Circles says that only 53 per cent of the sports events originally scheduled for 2020 will…

UK bill introduced to ban resale at Birmingham 2022

The UK government has introduced a bill to prohibit the unauthorised sale of tickets for the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games….

NZ government unveils anti-touting measures

The New Zealand government has committed to tackling ticket touting, starting with a review into the industry, according to Prime…

Utah to legalise ticket resale

The US state of Utah has passed a bill that will permit the resale of concert and theatre tickets, subject…

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Wimbledon raises ticket prices for 2023 championships

See Tickets, Vivendi suffer reported data breach

Ticketing: The ‘bad-news’ business?

Ticketmaster faces class action lawsuit over Drake tickets

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

Rammstein obtains restraining order against Viagogo

Leeds United increases season ticket prices by flat 10% fee

Amazon Tickets offers pre-sale privileges to Prime members

Ziggo Dome extends NFT ticketing plans with GUTS Tickets

President Biden calls for limits on concert and sporting ticket fees

Aisle seats are the new ‘premium’ tickets

US groups form ‘Break Up Ticketmaster’ coalition

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