With attendance down by over 6 percent from last year, teams are scrambling to figure out ways to put fans in seats. With that in mind, a lot of eyes are on Oakland, as the Athletics roll out their “A’s Access” membership program, a system designed to replace the... Read more
Vivid Seats Inks Deal With NBA’s Los Angeles Clippers
Sports August 15, 2018
Vivid Seats announced it has signed a deal with the NBA’s Los Angeles Clippers to serve as an official ticket marketplace for the franchise. The deal is the first official relationship the resale marketplace has made with an NBA franchise, and is set to launch for the upcoming 2018-19... Read more
Famed soccer (football) club Manchester United is under fire after allegations that its staff has been withholding available tickets from fans that hold paid memberships with the club, in favor of using them to hook new paid members. Fans reacted with outrage when the alleged scheme was reported by... Read more
StubHub Partners with SeatGeek to Offer New Orleans Pelicans Tickets
BasketballIndustryNBASports August 8, 2018
StubHub and SeatGeek have signed a multi-year agreement to serve as official distribution platforms for the New Orleans Pelicans, according to press releases issued on Tuesday. The deal makes StubHub an “Authentic Ticket Partner of the New Orleans Pelicans,” joining SeatGeek in servicing the NBA franchise. SeatGeek signed on... Read more
The Tokyo Organizing Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games announced ticket prices for all of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Events, and announced the details of registering for tickets next year. For the 56th year, the Olympic Games will take place, and the Japanese capital will host the summer... Read more
The Green Bay Packers are celebrating their 100th season as a team with a 16-month long celebration of the Packer’s history, including a variety of events throughout the year. ‘Celebration Weekend,’ which is presented by SiriusXM, Culver’s, Ticketmaster, and Jack Link’s Protein Snacks, will commence on September 7 with the annual Green... Read more
Rapper 2 Chainz is slated to headline the free Major League Soccer (MLS) All-Star Game concert in his hometown of Atlanta, Georgia later this month. The concert comes three days prior to the game between the MLS All-Stars and Italy’s Juventus on August 1 at Mercedez-Benz Stadium. Presented by... Read more
The boxing match between Canelo Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin later this year took the No. 1 spot on yesterday’s best-selling events list, according to sales data from Ticket Club. Premier Boxing Champions Errol Spence Jr. and Carlos Ocampo followed with a top-selling match this weekend. The World Football Championship,... Read more
The Seattle Seahawks are hopping on the digital first bandwagon, and taking it an extra step further – penalizing fans who want to receive their season tickets in physical form with a $35 add-on fee. The punitive fee only applies to new season ticket holders for the 2018 season,... Read more
Not content with cornering the market on interactive face filters, Snapchat has dipped a toe into ticketing, integrating with SeatGeek for in-app purchases. The e-commerce functionality launched with a snapchat story and snapcode on its website for the May 26 match between the Los Angeles Football Club and D.C.... Read more