Good Intentions: CitySide Tickets Proposes To StadiumTickets

CitySide Tickets Inc. is positioning itself to become one of the big boys in the exploding online event ticketing market, announcing on Monday that it has signed a letter of intent for 100% ownership of international online ticket brokerage StadiumTickets.com.
The move comes on the heels of a number of big name mergings in [...]

Sting Stings Uzbekistani Fans to the Tune of $2400

Long-time Amnesty International activist Sting, also known as a singer and former front man for The Police, finds himself under the microscope after agreeing to play an exclusive concert in Uzbekistan. The show is being organized by the regime of President Islam Karimov in honour of the autocrat’s daughter and anointed heir, Gulnara Karimova.
Ticket [...]

Dodgers Fans May See Double Ticket Fare by 2018

The acrimonious split between Los Angeles Dodgers owner Frank McCourt and former CEO, soon-to-be ex-wife, Jamie McCourt is revealing some interesting glimpses into the club’s projected finances through 2018. The revelations are causing speculation that Dodgers fans could see price increases almost doubling by the 2018 season.
Confidential papers, included in a recent court filing [...]

“Shutter Island” makes a Ticket Collection of $40.2 Million

“Shutter Island” collected $40.2 million in the North American market this past weekend, exceeding projected revenues of some $30 million, and shuffling last week’s top draw, “Valentine’s Day”, two second place.
The thriller, based on the 2003 namesake novel by Dennis Lehane, is the fourth collaboration between director Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio, underscoring the team’s [...]

Mayor Proposes Ticket Tax for New Edmonton Arena Complex

If Stephen Mandel, Edmonton’s Mayor has his way, tickets for hockey games, concerts and other shows could see a levy of about $5 each, generating as much as $10 million a year towards costs of developing a new arena complex. The proposed complex is part of an overall plan to revitalize the east-side Quarters [...]

Drake the Bait in New Ticket Scam

Once again, Canadian rapper Drake has found himself the alleged victim of an elaborate scheme in which scam artists are profiting through false bookings and appearances. The new incidents echo events in 2009 where both Drake and fellow rapper, Lil Wayne, were victims. In those circumstances fraudsters posing as talent agent executives set [...]

Ticketmaster Heeds “Boss”, Agrees to Refund Springsteen TicketsNow Customers

It is reported that Ticketmaster has agreed to refund fans of Bruce Springsteen who had purchased tickets for a pair of New Jersey shows last year via TicketsNow. TicketsNow, TicketMaster secondary ticketing website, had sold tickets to the show at premium prices, although TicketMaster itself had not yet sold out.
Sparked by an angry rebuke [...]

SeatGeek Divines the Best Timing for Ticket Buying/Selling

New York based search and forecasting server SeatGeek has released
SeatGeek TicketPulse™, a resource helps fans identify the best times to buy and sell tickets for games and music events.
With a patent-pending algorithm that crunches over 70 data variables against millions of historical secondary market records, SeatGeek TicketPulse™ pins down what demand for a particular game [...]

FIFA World Cup 2010: 2 Million Tickets and Counting

In a recent press meet with Pascal Portes, a match events services representative said, about 2 million tickets for FIFA World Cup 2010 have already been sold out. Though there are more tickets available. Fans have time till May to purchase their tickets, he said.
Pascal added that the ticket sales are made on first come [...]

Lions Season Tickets go on Sale Today with a Reduced Price

Lions, which are not doing well now, will start selling its season tickets from today at a reduced price to bring fans to watch the match live. With a record breaking 30 NFL losses in the last two seasons, they will have a great hit on season tickets purchase which has made it to reduce [...]

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