Tennessee Titans Switch Ticketing Systems to SeatGeek
SeatGeek was announced as the new ticketing service provider for the NFL’s Tennessee Titans on Monday, bringing the platform its sixth client in the National Football League. The deal will include SeatGeek’s being the primary box office system for all Titans contests for the 2023 NFL season as well... Read more
Live Nation Lobbying Balloons Amid Efforts to Kill Competition
If you’re hearing a lot about how “bots” and “ticket brokers” and “ticket resale” is the real problem in live entertainment and ticketing these days, there’s a good reason for that: Live Nation is paying an awful lot of money to get that message out, to both consumers, and... Read more
DOJ Has Contacted SeatGeek, Paciolan for Ticketmaster/LN Probe
Antitrust lawyers working for the Department of Justice have been in contact with at least two companies in competition with Ticketmaster as part of the investigation into allegations of monopolistic behavior by that company and parent Live Nation Entertainment, according to reporting by Bloomberg. SeatGeek and Paciolan have both... Read more
Ticketmaster Announced as Major League Soccer Ticketing Partner
Ticketmaster and Major League Soccer (MLS) announced they have entered into a multi-year agreement that makes the Live Nation Entertainment-owned ticketing giant the official ticketing partner of the top level of North American soccer. SeatGeek had previously served as the Official Ticketing Partner of the MLS, a deal that... Read more
SeatGeek Signs Resale Ticketing Deal With Major League Baseball
SeatGeek is coming on board as the Official Ticket Marketplace of Major League Baseball, announcing a deal with the league as the 2023 season’s spring training is underway in Florida and Arizona. The move makes the ticketing platform an official integrated ticketing partner of all 30 clubs in the... Read more
Super Bowl LVII Ticket Prices Slipping, Down to $4K “Get-In”
Super Bowl LVII is fast approaching, and ticket prices for the big game are dropping, according to a TicketNews review of multiple marketplaces. The pricing trend – as is typical as the game day draws near – is downward, with fans now able to purchase tickets on some marketplaces... Read more
Paciolan Brings SeatGeek on as Secondary Ticketing Partner
SeatGeek announced that it has reached a deal with Paciolan, making the company the secondary ticket marketplace partner of choice for the ticketing provider that powers a huge percentage of NCAA athletics in North America. The deal means that Paciolan’s existing secondary marketplace partner – StubHub – will be... Read more
SeatGeek Announces Extension of New Orleans Pelicans Deal
The New Orleans Pelicans are extending their ticketing deal with SeatGeek, the ticketing platform announced this week. The deal, which was the first NBA partnership as primary ticketing agent for SeatGeek when it was signed in 2017, has been extended for an undisclosed second term. “In 2017, the Pelicans... Read more
Report: Low Sales, Not Live Nation Threats, Cost SeatGeek Deal
According to industry insiders quoted in a recent story by Billboard, it was a failure to meet venue expectations for ticket sales on some concert dates that cost SeatGeek its contract with Brooklyn’s Barclay’s Center, not interference from Live Nation. The deal between Barclay’s management BSE Entertainment and SeatGeek... Read more
Super Bowl Tickets Market Jumps With Eagles vs. Chiefs Matchup
Sunday’s NFL conference championships were vastly different affairs, but the result is the same for the Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs – Super Bowl LVII awaits in two weeks. The Eagles saw relatively easy work on Sunday to punch their ticket to Arizona, defeating the San Francisco... Read more