Music industry urges MPs to continue accepting free tickets
Politicians should feel able to accept free concert tickets so they can develop their understanding of the issues facing the secto…
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EXCLUSIVE: ACE apologises following ‘concerning data breach’
Arts Council England (ACE) has apologised to cultural organisations after ticket sales figures uploaded to the controversial Illum…
Disabled audiences report struggles with online ticket booking
Disabled audience members are nine times more likely to struggle with an online booking to attend an arts event, according to rese…
Glasgow theatre launches £5 ticket scheme for locals ahead of delayed reopening
The Citizens Theatre in Glasgow will make tickets available to local residents for £5 ahead of its reopening in August. People wi…
Pulp pledges to donate £1 from all tickets to grassroots music drive
Pulp has become the first band to pledge support for the LIVE Trust, with £1 from every ticket sold at its UK arena tour this yea…
V&A boss repeats calls for museum tourist tax
Government should introduce a tourist charge on overseas visitors at hotels and other tourist accommodation, with the funds ringfe…
Macron announces higher Louvre admission prices for non-EU visitors
French President Emmanuel Macron has said a plan to completely overhaul the Louvre Museum in Paris at a cost of around £675m will…
Ticketmaster tells MPs price rises during purchase are ‘an illusion’
Prices of concert tickets sold by Ticketmaster do not change between the time they are added to an online basket and the point of…
UK artist touring fund launches ahead of proposed ticket levy scheme
A new fund for grassroots artists has been established to distribute money raised from a proposed ticket levy on large-capacity ve…
Peers seek to tackle Royal Albert Hall ‘conflict of interest’
A group of peers is seeking to amend legislation to prevent trustees of the Royal Albert Hall profiting from selling tickets they…
Four in 10 grassroots music venues operating at a loss
More than 40% of the UK’s grassroots music venues operated at a loss last year, according to findings in the Music Venue Trust�…
Bryant: Government ready to make concert ticket levy mandatory if necessary
Arts minister Chris Bryant has said a proposed ticket levy on arena and stadium-sized concerts to support grassroots music venues…
Sadiq Khan faces probe over free Taylor Swift tickets
The Greater London Authority (GLA) has confirmed it will investigate the Mayor of London for accepting six free tickets to a Taylo…
Grassroots music levy: Trust to distribute funds launches
A new trust to distribute funds from a proposed levy on concerts staged in stadiums and arenas to the grassroots music sector has…
Shadow culture minister questions Labour’s proposed ticketing reform
Conservative shadow culture minister Saqib Bhatti has raised concerns that proposed reforms to crack down on ticket touts could pu…
Ipswich theatre approved for £3.5m revamp funded by ticket levy
Plans for a £3.45m revamp of a 1920s theatre in Ipswich have been given the green light by the borough council. The Regent’s Thea…
Glasgow council votes in favour of arena music levy
Glasgow council has passed a motion to impose a levy on gigs at the city’s biggest concert venue to support struggling small venue…
Concert halls contribute over £328m to the UK economy, finds report
The UK’s concert halls generated over £328 million for the economy last year, with classical and orchestral music accounting fo…
Bryant reveals timeline for grassroots music ticket levy
Arts Minister Chris Bryant has said the government wants to see a voluntary levy on arena and stadium tickets to come into effect…
Katy Perry ‘proud’ to donate £1 from every UK ticket to grassroots music venues
Katy Perry has announced she will donate £1 from every ticket sold for her forthcoming UK concerts to support grassroots venues a…
Arts venue left unable to take payments after Worldpay ‘error’
One of the UK’s largest multi-venue arts centres was left without any means to take payments for tickets after global banking comp…
Nandy asked for ‘clarity’ on timescale for music venue levy
The Culture Media and Sport Committee (CMS) has called on Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy to provide clarity over the timescale for d…
‘Change is coming’ for ticketing sites warns Bryant
Arts Minister Chris Bryant has said that “change is coming” for online ticket real platforms, warning the likes of Gigsberg, V…
MP proposes ticketing legislation
Ticket sellers will be required to state maximum prices at the start of the buying process under proposed legislation in the wake…
