TickPick Appoints First Chief Marketing Officer
TickPick has appointed its first-ever chief marketing officer in the company’s nine-year history. Industry veteran Jim Halliday steps into the…
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Philadelphia’s World Cafe Live Is Becoming A Non-Profit Venue
World Cafe Live, an intimate club that’s been part of the Philadelphia music scene for 15 years, will soon become…
RATM Plans To Fight Scalpers By Scalping Own Tickets (And Donating Proceeds To Charity)
Rage Against The Machine has implemented their own plan to fight scalpers ahead of their forthcoming reunion tour. The group…
Live Nation Acquires Tennessee-Based AC Entertainment
Concert promoter giant Live Nation Entertainment revealed this week that it has fully acquired the Bonnaroo promoter AC Entertainment. Along…
Ticketmaster Expands Global Reach With Launch In Singapore, Taiwan
Ticketmaster revealed that it will be expanding its global portfolio with the purchase of Tixcraft in Taiwan and the launch…
EVENTIM UK Appoints New Managing Director
The London-based branch of CTS EVENTIM has called on John Gibson to serve as its new Managing Director. EVENTIM UK…
BBB Drops Vivid Seats’ A-Plus Rating Amid Complaints Of Ticket Billing, Delivery Issues
UPDATE (as of Monday, February 10 at 5 p.m. EST): Vivid Seats commented on the BBB’s “No Rating.” “It is…
CMA Tells Viagogo, StubHub To Pause Merger Until Integration Is Approved
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) ordered ticket resale websites Viagogo and StubHub to pause its merger until it…
New Sports, Entertainment Arena To Open In Palm Springs Next Year
Live Nation, Oak View Group and the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians announced their partnership in the official groundbreaking…
Google Launches DEMAND To Track Ticket Prices
A new Google start-up is aimed at changing the live music industry. DEMAND, the latest product launched out of Google’s…