Mötley Crüe confirms Las Vegas residency, ticket sales
The men of Mötley Crüe are the latest recording artists to undertake a Sin City residency. The hard rock foursome will play a dozen dates at The Joint, the 4,000-capacity…
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StubHub fights ‘Hannah Montana’ lawsuit in North Carolina
Ticket resale marketplace StubHub argued before the North Carolina Court of Appeals on December 1 that the company did not violate former state scalping laws when a couple paid above…
Ticketfly hires two new vice presidents
PRESS RELEASE: “Ticketfly Strengthens Management Team With Key Executive Hires” SAN FRANCISCO, CA (Marketwire) December 2, 2011 — Ticketfly, Inc., the fastest-growing independent ticketing and social marketing platform, announced today…
Ticketmaster digital payment partnership with AmEx underway
First announced in March, Ticketmaster last month began advertising a new digital payment platform in conjunction with American Express that will allow people to buy tickets quickly and then send…
ScoreBig named promising company by Forbes
PRESS RELEASE: “SCOREBIG HONORED BY FORBES AS ONE OF ‘AMERICA’S MOST PROMISING COMPANIES’” LOS ANGELES (ScoreBig) December 1, 2011 — ScoreBig (www.scorebig.com), a new members-only site offering guaranteed savings of…
MicroStrategy launches new event management application
PRESS RELEASE: “MicroStrategy Introduces Usher™, the Coolest Way to Manage Facebook Events” Tysons Corner, VA, (MicroStrategy) November 29, 2011 — MicroStrategy® Incorporated (Nasdaq: MSTR) today announced that Usher, a free,…
Radio City Christmas Spectacular is week’s top event
With solid sales week after week, it was just about inevitable that the Radio City Christmas Spectacular would eventually claim the No. 1 spot in TicketNews’ exclusive events rankings. And…
Court dismisses Chicago’s amusement tax case against StubHub
Having received a ruling from the Illinois Supreme Court on certain questions in the case, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals this week dismissed the city of Chicago’s amusement tax…
9:30 Club, U Street Music Hall partner to book shows
Two Washington, DC-area venues have formed a concert promotion partnership to book shows at each location. The move to cross-book shows at the 9:30 Club and U Street Music Hall…
Christmas Spectacular tickets keep Radio City top venue
The holiday season brings its usual good fortune to Radio City Music Hall, sitting at No. 1 in TicketNews’ exclusive venues rankings for the week ending Sunday, November 20. This…