UK Music calls for ‘urgent action’ to halve VAT on gig tickets
Ahead of the Spring Budget on 6 March, UK Music has appealed to the Chancellor to support the music sector, including an extension…
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Programming, price, people and the pendulum of power
If price has lost its power, what does that mean for arts organisations who continue to face financial challenges with increased c…
Royal Albert Hall box goes on the market for £3m
A private box at the Royal Albert Hall (RAH) has been listed for purchase at £3m. Marketed by Berkshire Hathaway HomeS…
Scotland to consider £1 music ticket levy
Cross-party MSPs voice support for adding £1 tax to arena and stadium tours to raise money for struggling grassroots music v…
Quaytickets renews partnership with SeatGeek
Quaytickets, a venue operator and ticketing services supplier based at The Lowry has renewed its partnership with the technology p…
Peers criticise Royal Albert Hall ‘conflicts of interest’
Fears that governance arrangements at Royal Albert Hall, which allow trustees to sell tickets on at huge profit, could influence d…
Ticketmaster agrees fundraising drive for Music Venues Trust
Ticketing giant Ticketmaster is launching a charity upsell option to support Music Venues Trust (MVT). For one month starting 17 O…
Bury St Edmunds theatre reopens after fire scare
The Theatre Royal in Bury St Edmunds has reopened after a sudden closure last week due to a fire safety issue. The venue closed to…
Backlash over Edinburgh International Festival ticket pricing
Concerns raised that introduction of dynamic ticket pricing will impact overall sales and the composition of audiences.
Theatregoers evacuated in West End bomb threat
Theatregoers were evacuated from a matinee performance of The Lion King in London’s West End on Sunday after a bomb threat….
Ipswich theatre adds restoration levy to ticket prices
Ipswich Regent Theatre will begin charging a restoration levy of £1.50 per ticket to fund a planned £3m refurbishment….
Theatre and live music prices rise as inflation remains at 8.7%
Increases in the cost of theatre and live music performances have contributed to record inflation rates for recreation and culture…
Three essential trends for theatre managers
With many conflicting demands on theatre managers’ time, Robin Cantrill-Fenwick identifies three key trends to help keep the…
Nottingham Castle to reopen with new pricing structure
Nottingham Castle will reopen on 26 June, seven months on from its closure when the trust responsible for its operation entered li…
Successful membership schemes build stronger audience connections
Cultivating strong audience relationships is essential for sustainability. And that loyalty is crucial to achieving this goal, wri…
Government rules out secondary ticketing legislation
The UK government has published a response to the Competition and Markets Authority’s (CMA) recommendations on secondary tic…
Tixly to be partner with Trafalgar Tickets
Event ticketing software company Tixly has been selected as ticketing partner for Trafalgar Tickets. Trafalgar Tickets will begin…
Music concert ticket scams soar by over 500%
Music ticket fraud increased by 529% last year, with the average victim losing £110. The findings come from a study by Lloyd…
Eurovision has brought me out in a cold sweat
Europe, Eurovision, pressure-selling, ticket queues and… Candide? Robin Cantrill-Fenwick examines what goes wrong whe…
Income generation is harder than ever
All arts organisations are under pressure to diversify income. In the latest in our series of case studies looking at strategies b…
Partner Pod: Surviving permacrisis
Are the arts locked in a permacrisis? How do we survive it if so? How long until we get back to 'normal'? Join Robin Cantr…
West End ticket prices stay at pre-Covid levels
Society of London Theatre’s member venues have seen their nominal revenue increase since 2019, with developing the audience…
The making of future leaders
Leadership in the arts has always been a vital component of the creative process. But, as Sean Hanly says, the key to successful l…
The price is wrong
With ticket price differentiation reaching new extremes, David Reece considers the longer-term consequences and asks if we should…
