AEG Facilities, SMG Merger Finalized To Become ASM Global
AEG Facilities and SMG have officially completed their merger this week to create ASM Global. AEG Facilities, the venue management…
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Tegan and Sara Battle Secondary Market, Release Walk-Up Tickets
The Canadian indie-pop group Tegan and Sara were upset with tickets to their show in San Francisco going to resellers…
Musicians, Festivals Call for Facial Recognition to Be Banned
Facial recognition technology has become more and more popular over the past few years, but artists have called out Ticketmaster…
Live Nation Names Two New Sports Ticketing Executives
Los Angeles, CA —Ticketmaster announced today that industry veterans Clay Luter and Kurt Schwartzkopf will run the global ticketing leader’s sports division in North America. In…
Luke Combs Becomes Fastest Artist To Sell Out Rupp Arena
Country rising star Luke Combs has broken the record for the fastest sellout at Kentucky’s Rupp Arena. The arena, which…
AudienceView Announces Acquisition of New York’s UniversityTickets
TORONTO, Ontario – October 1, 2019 — AudienceView, a world leader in e-commerce software for events and entertainment organizations, has…
Wakeman: Three Thoughts on Endeavor’s Aborted IPO
I was fishing through the fallout from the Endeavor IPO pullback and it got me thinking about a lot of…
Thousands of Tokyo 2020 Tickets Purchased With Fake IDs Voided
Tokyo 2020 organizers said they voided 6,900 Olympics tickets that were purchased with fraudulent identities online through the lottery earlier…
NFL Fans In The UK Feel ‘In Limbo’ After Thomas Cook Debacle
The National Football League is headed to the UK this month as a part of a series of games overseas….
Hologram Firm Faces Charges For Misleading Investors
Hologram USA Networks faces charges for misleading investors for various holographic concerts displaying late artists like Tupac Shakur, Whitney Houston,…