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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.

Ed Sheeran breaks Australian concert record

Ed Sheeran has broken an Australian concert record, with more than 107,000 tickets sold for his Friday show at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG).

Australian Football League freezes 2023 admission prices

The Australian Football League (AFL) has continued its dedication to making the sport accessible by putting a price freeze on general admission tickets for all matches at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) and Marvel Stadium across the 2023 season.

Over 80,000 witness England’s T20 World Cup win

England’s ICC Men’s T20 World Cup victory was watched by over 80,000 fans at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on Sunday.

Extra tickets released for T20 World Cup match days

Standing room tickets have been released for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 fixture between India and Zimbabwe due to increased demand.

AFL announces ticket price freeze and Grand Final ticketing structure

The Australian Football League (AFL) has announced a price freeze on tickets for all matches at all venues in Victoria…

ICC Men’s T20 World Cup travel and tours packages launch

STH UK has launched travel and tours packages for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, which is set to take…

Eminem breaks MCG gig attendance record

Eminem has broken the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) concert attendance record after 80,708 fans turned out for his gig on…

AFL to stagger sales after Ticketek system failure

The AFL said it will stagger ticket sales for the remaining games of this year’s finals series in an attempt…

AFL assessing options after Ticketek failure

Aussie rules football league the AFL has said it is considering its ticketing policy after a systems failure hit Ticketek…

Ticketek still in at MCG

Melbourne Cricket Club (MCC) has extended its partnership with Ticketek Australia to continue ticketing for its famous Melbourne Cricket Ground…

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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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