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5 questions with the Founder of Metamorphosis Festival
Brand new wellness festival Metamorphosis lands in London's Jubilee Park this June. We reached out to the Founder & Chair of B1 Foundation & Metamorphosis 2020 Anna Avramidou to find out how the event is coming together... What was the inspiration for...
Updated: Black Friday Campaign 2019
Our Black Friday and Cyber Monday campaign ran on 29 November – 6 December with a total of 184 events across music, theatre, sport, comedy, family and arts events. Set up on its own dedicated splash page, the campaign was supported across all Ticketmaster UK Channels...
New Music Showcase at Spotlight Festival
Last Friday Ticketmaster New Music took three up and coming artists to the stage of London's Camden Assembly for Spotlight Festival 2020. Alex Francis Alex Francis Herefordshire born Alex Francis is a singer songwriter with charming, rasping vocals that have recently...
Top breweries, events and trends revealed for 2020
The results are in from Port St Beer House’ 2019 Beer of the Year Survey. Contributors highlighted 25 favoured breweries across the UK with a high number of brewers from the North not surprisingly being highlighted. Pomona Island, Squawk and Track came out on...
Ticketweb Chart of 2019
Now that we're in to 2020, here's a review of the Ticketweb Chart of 2019 ... Block Europe Lil Durk The Great Escape Festival M Huncho CamelPhat BROCKHAMPTON Hybrid Minds Lewis Capaldi King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard Gojira Headie One Spike Island – The...
What we’re watching at Eurosonic Noorderslag 2020
January 2020, Ticketmaster International will be descending on ESNS in Groningen in the Netherlands to experience the best new and up-and-coming artists, as well as attending some of the most vital talks and panels on topics affecting the music and live entertainment...
Ticketmaster, Metropolis and UTA co-host Junior Booker & Agent Assistant Mixer
On Friday 6 December, we hosted a Junior Booker & Agent assistant mixer at Ticketmaster HQ. Hosts, Bonita McKinney (Ticketmaster) , Alex Ampofo (Metropolis) & Olivia Strang (United Talent Agency) concocted the idea during a gig at the Roundhouse spotting a gap...
£192,798 raised for Stand Up to Cancer
This year Ticketmaster UK has raised £192,798.03 for Stand Up To Cancer to help speed up life saving cancer research. In October staff from our Manchester Office went head to head at a White Collar Boxing Match after weeks of tough training, and staff from our London...
Interview: Davie Miller, Manager at King Tut’s
What was the first gig you ever attended? I went to a few gigs with my folks when I was young (Runrig, Status Quo – things like that) but the first show I bought my own ticket for and went with my mates to was Metallica in ‘92. What made you want to work in venues and...
The Best of Ticketmaster New Music 2019
Ticketmaster New Music is a carefully curated selection, showcasing artists we are expecting to make waves in the live music scene. Working closely with record labels, live event promoters and talent agents, our in-house experts handpick the...
Interview: Adrian Brian Thompson, Venue Manager for The Castle Hotel, The Eagle Inn & Gullivers
What was the first gig you ever attended? My first ever live gig was Texas at the MEN Arena when I was 17. Not very hip I’m afraid, but it was brilliant. It was right after they’d released Inner Smile and Sharleen Spiteri was doing her whole Elvis thing. Superb stuff....
Interview: Duncan Sime, Kwas Wine Bar and Magic Rock Brewery
Back at Indy Man 2019 we wondered upon a wine room set in the beautiful arches of the Victoria Baths venue. We had a great chat with Duncan Sime, one of the founders of Indy Man, and now the co-founder of Huddersfield Shop & Bar 'Kwas' along with partner Ola...