CC: Ben Wallace MPCC: Boris, Number 10 Downing StreetCC: Preston City CouncilCC: Oliver Dowden, Culture Minister. 21st October 2020 It’s been a tough year for lots of people and it’s certainly no exception at Skiddle. The Covid-19 pandemic has decimated the industry and not only brought our income (which is 98% ticket sales) to a…
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When COVID-19 hit, it’s safe to say the events industry went into a bit of a nervous breakdown. But necessity is the mother of invention and all that. Within a couple of weeks, musicians and promoters were finding unique ways to replace gigs and events: from livestreams to socially distant outdoor gigs. While we’re waiting…
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Since COVID-19, the shutdown of our beloved live music broke the hearts of all working in music, as artist and promoter income was lost overnight. Last month, as a response to overwhelming cries from the performing arts and music industries, the UK Government announced their staged phases on how events can come back. Stage One…
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With dozens of different outlets and the news changing by the hour, it can be daunting to try to even keep up with it all. We saw the power of the music industry coming together for Let the Music Play, so now is the time to continue this momentum and support each other. With that…
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Image: The Warehouse Project (credit) It was a busy day at Skiddle HQ as the Warehouse Project, the country’s biggest program of electronic music events, went on sale. Since starting in 2006 WHP has shaped the ticket buying habits of dance music event goers, with this year’s turn of events no exception. The Warehouse Project starts on…
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Skiddle won big in Dublin last night, ensnaring two Ticketing Technology Awards at the Ticketing Technology Forum. We went home with the Moving On Up and Customer Service Award, the former recognising how our “re-energised and re-purposed app has improved the user experience for the live music fan”. This was despite competition across the categories from the likes…
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The annual Lancashire Business Awards seek to recognise and celebrate some of the most enterprising companies, networkers, digital agencies, employers and employees in the county, with 20 awards shortlisted by the committee and thrown open to public vote, as well as three awards chosen by the event’s sponsors. This year we’re happy to announce that…
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Photo: Ben Sebborn The second Ticketing Innovation Summit heads to Portugal on June 15th – 16th, bringing with it a huge line up of ticketing and marketing experts from across the globe. The two day event will focus on ticketing in both the transport and events industries, with a focus on security, new technological advances and…
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Photo: Sven Vath by Luke Curtis With the advent of camera phones and social media, never before in history have our weekend and late night exploits been so well documented. But no matter how good our iPhone photo skills are, it’s almost impossible for us to fully capture the full story of the night, in all its…
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Photo: Ed Sheeran Following the release of yesterday’s budget, it seems the government are serious about tackling the controversial practices of secondary ticketing companies like StubHub, Get Me In and Viagogo. The new proposals follow Prime Minister Theresa May’s response to a question by Nigel Adams at PMQs about Viagogo selling tickets to a cancer…
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