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Live Nation has come out on top in ticket sales for Pollstar’s 2020 annual mid-year analysis, with almost 6.9 million passes sold. The Ticketmaster parent company grossed $610m, a fall from $1.2b...
Tags: AEG, Covid-19, Live Nation, Pollstar, SalesShowpass unveils a new concert series in hotels, while Vivaticket teams up with digital payments firm Skrill and Cirque du Soleil cuts almost 3,500 jobs... Hotel concert Event platform Showpass ...
Tags: Cirque du Soleil, Festicket, Showpass, Skrill, VivaTicketBroadway theatres have confirmed they will be closed through the remainder of 2020 due to COVID-19 and will return when “theatres can safely host full houses.” The announcement means that the m...
Tags: Broadway, Broadway League, Covid-19, TheatreThe Indy 500 has announced it will take place on August 23 at 50 per cent capacity, while Greece is set to allow seated, open-air events of up to 75 per cent capacity to take place from July 1... I...
Tags: Greece, IMS, Indy 500, PromoTixAs COVID-19 measures are being lifted across the world, the question of how fans and audiences will respond to venues and events reopening largely remains to be seen. Live events were among some of...
Tags: Covid-19, Greg Turner, TEG, TicketekEventbrite has released a COVID-19 Safety Playbook for Events to help event creators safely return to live events. The guide, which has been published in collaboration with risk management and heal...
Tags: Chertoff Group, Covid-19, EventbriteItalian cultural audiences are beginning to book tickets again, though many are still reluctant to return to live events, according to a new study by Indigo, a consultancy firm for the cultural sector...
Tags: Assomusic, Italy, Live Events, study, TheatreThe UK government has unveiled a new five-phase plan for the reopening of theatres and live music, though a specific timeframe and funding details were not included. The announcement came after UK ...
Tags: Covid-19, Culture, Live Music, Music Venue Trust, Reopening, TheatreA new events app called GRID allows venues to track and trace attendees in a post-COVID-19 world, while also providing ticketing and other features. The COVID-19 registration feature means contact ...
Tags: App, Contact Tracing, Covid-19, Events, GRID, KiesgrubeMembers of the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), owner of Lord’s Cricket Ground in London, have voted to allow lifetime memberships costing up to £75,000 to support the club amid COVID-19. The 18,5...
Tags: Cricket, Lifetime Memberships, Lord's, MCCTKTS discount ticket booth is set to close due to COVID-19 pressures, while the Netherlands relaxes its event capacity restrictions and Bonnaroo gets cancelled... Netherlands The Dutch governmen...
Tags: Bonnaroo, Capacity, Covid-19, Festival, Netherlands, TKTS
