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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Photo: Ed Sheeran Ed Sheeran fans from across the UK and Ireland have been voicing their anger and frustration on Twitter following the record-breaking artist’s announced tour, his first in over a year. The naturally high demand tickets reportedly sold out in under ten minutes, with countless fans losing out to touts. Hundreds of tickets…
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As a key member of the ticketing world, the Ticketing Technology Forum actively engages the industry’s key figures in the development and implementation of solutions for the entire ticketing world, and its annual awards ceremony celebrates the best innovations and solutions achieved by companies who excel in the sector. This year Skiddle has been nominated…
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Photo: Olly Murs The ticket resale business has reached such a state where it’s almost unsurprising to see how much music fans are being ripped off, but these latest figures delivered by Netvouchers.co.uk, based on figures gleaned from Ticketmaster and its resale websites, are enough to make even the most detached observer’s eyes water. The research…
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2016 was a big year for Skiddle. After a period of almost 18 months of detailed research, heavy debate and self-examination, we were thrilled to unleash our new branding in September, and along with it a renewed focus on our core values and how we can make ticketing better for both customers and promoters. By…
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