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Attendees will not need to present COVID-19 passports at the upcoming first batch of test events in England, including next month’s FA Cup final. The Events Research Programme is running its fir...
Tags: COVID-19 Certificates, FA Cup Final, Pilot Events, Vaccine PassportsThe National Independent Venue Association (NIVA) will launch a second round of non-fungible token (NFT) auctions after its initial sale raised more than $200,000 earlier this month. NFT marketpla...
Tags: Fundraising, Independent Venues, NFT, NIVAAn updated guide for UK festival organisers has been published to support the planning of events in 2021. The new interim briefing, which builds upon planning considerations published last year on...
Tags: Covid-19, Events Research Programme, Festivals, Purple GuideThe New York Islanders NHL ice hockey franchise has reported nearly shifting all season tickets for its first year at its under-construction UBS Arena. The new 19,000-capacity arena has sold more ...
Tags: New York Islanders, NHL, Season Tickets, UBS ArenaFyre Festival has reached a $2m settlement with 277 ticketholders of the ill-fated 2017 event. The US Bankruptcy Court in the Southern District of New York has approved the class action settlement...
Tags: Festivals, Fyre Festival, Lawsuit, LegalForum Birmingham, a new 3,500 capacity entertainment space, is set to open its doors “in time for lockdown easing” this year. The venue, which has been newly renovated by Global Venues, was fo...
Tags: Forum Birmingham, Global Venues, VenueOrganisers of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe have confirmed it will return in 2021 though warned that “much is still unknown” about the exact format of the world's largest arts festival. The Sc...
Tags: Arts, Edinburgh Fringe, Performing ArtsMajor League Soccer (MLS) franchise Real Salt Lake has extended its partnership with AEG-owned ticketing technology company AXS. The agreement continues a long-term partnership, which has been in ...
Tags: AXS, MLS, Real Salt Lake, Rio Tinto StadiumLive Nation has appointed Sherri Sosa to lead its newly unveiled Venue Nation business, which includes more than 100 venues across the US. In her new role as president of Venue Nation, Sosa will o...
Tags: Appointment, Live Nation, Venue Nation, venuesThe UK live events industry has demanded an urgent government timetable for an insurance scheme to support the 2021 summer of festivals. Industry leaders and speakers from the insurance industries...
Tags: Events, Festivals, Let Live ThriveAmsterdam-based Tiqets, a museum and attraction online ticketing platform, has joined forces with bookingkit, Europe’s leading SaaS booking solution for the tours, activities and attraction sector....
Tags: Bookingkit, Reopening, Technology, Tiqets
