News: Entertainment
AEG Global Partnerships secures new Asian collaborations
AEG Global Partnerships has advised of alliances it has agreed with IG Group, Bacardi and Volvo at its live events venues in Japan and Thailand. The first of these links has...
Feb 25, 2024
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Simon Cahill named Head of Commercial at the TEG Group
TEG, Australasia’s leading ticketing, live content, and data analytics company, has today announced that SXSW Sydney’s Head of Marketing and Commercial Partnerships, Simon...
Feb 25, 2024
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Tropical Arts Association promotes inclusive theatre productions at Tanks Arts Centre
Tropical Arts Association has secured $25,000 in Cairns Regional Council funding over the next three years to assist with the production of inclusive community theatre...
Feb 25, 2024
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fabALICE Festival to mark 30th anniversary of ‘The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert’
fabALICE Festival, supported by Northern Territory Major Events Company (NTMEC), is returning to the Red Centre from 7th-10th March 2024 – with the event marking the 30th...
Feb 25, 2024
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Grand Prix circuit build underway at Albert Park
The 2024 Formula 1® Australian Grand Prix circuit build is underway at Albert Park with the huge build featuring 12 kilometres of track barriers, 99 portable buildings and more...
Feb 24, 2024
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New facilities for Wangaratta Turf Club to safeguard animal welfare
A new $1.1 million sand training track has been completed for Wangaratta Turf Club to safeguard animal welfare and meet the demand for year-round training facilities. The...
Feb 24, 2024
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Taylor Swift’s Sydney concert impacted by storm event
Fans were briefly evacuated from the floor and lower bowl of Accor Stadium yesterday evening in advance of music superstar Taylor Swift’s first Sydney concert after a huge storm...
Feb 23, 2024
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Live Nation reports 2023 as ‘biggest year ever’ for concert attendance and ticket sales
Live Nation, the entertainment giant that owns Ticketmaster, has reported its biggest year ever in 2023, with soaring revenue driven by 145 million fans attending 50,000 events...
Feb 23, 2024
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Half-century milestone of Sunbury Music Festival to be acknowledged
50 years after its first electrifying run, Hume City Council is holding a commemorative event celebrating the Sunbury Pop Festival at one big show at The Nook on Saturday 13th...
Feb 22, 2024
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Expanded three-day rugby sevens festival returns to Singapore
Organisers on the Singapore SVNS have promised an expanded entertainment offering to compliment the sporting action ahead of this year’s event. With ticket going on sale...
Feb 21, 2024
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Sydney Olympic Park introduces new technology to deal with large crowds for Taylor Swift concerts
With more than 300,000 fans set to descend on Sydney's Accor Stadium for four consecutive shows from Taylor Swift as of tomorrow, artificial intelligence (AI) technology is to...
Feb 21, 2024
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ICC Sydney delivers carbon neutral 'RESPECT' experience
International Convention Centre Sydney (ICC Sydney) celebrated its commitment to fostering respect for ‘People, Place and the Planet’, by delivering a carbon neutral spectacular...
Feb 21, 2024
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Ticketek renews partnership with Venues Canberra for a new decade
Ticketek has announced that it has renewed its ten-year long Partnership with Venues Canberra to provide ticketing, technology, data and insight solutions, to a number of the...
Feb 21, 2024
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Shoalhaven's revitalised Artie Smith Oval caters for local sport clubs and entertainment events
The transformed Artie Smith Oval officially opened earlier this month and can now cater for the diverse interests of the Shoalhaven community, having been designed to not only...
Feb 21, 2024
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Australian Live Music Business Council Chair Stephen Wade steps down
“The ALMBC would not be as strong, and so highly regarded as it is without Stephen’s leadership." Stephen Wade has announced that he is stepping down as Chair of the Australian...
Feb 20, 2024
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Showmen's Guild of Australasia seals new carnival agreement for the Royal Canberra Show
A dispute over payments between the Royal National Capital Agricultural Society and the Showmen's Guild of Australasia has been resolved prior to the 2024 Royal Canberra Show at...
Feb 19, 2024
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Kai Tak Sports Park spotlights completion of Main Stadium exterior building façade panels
Hong Kong sport and entertainment destination, Kai Tak Sports Park, has marked a significant milestone today with the successful completion of the Main Stadium exterior building...
Feb 18, 2024
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Art experiences spotlighted for Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbour during Spring
Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbour is offering an array of creative experiences this Spring from a mesmerising new teamLab installation to much-anticipated annual events like Art...
Feb 16, 2024
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Queensland Government looks to make Suncorp Stadium event limit permanent
Having driven a temporary increase in concert capacity at Brisbane’s Suncorp Stadium in 2022, the Queensland Government has opened a consultation on having the venue’s hosting...
Feb 16, 2024
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Expedia Group spotlights the impact of the ‘tour tourism’ explosion in Australia
Expedia Group’s Michael Dykes has spotlighted the impact on the travel industry with the explosion of ‘tour tourism’. As, VP Market Management APAC, Expedia Group, Dykes has...
Feb 15, 2024
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Program launched for 31st Asia-Pacific Venue Industry Congress
The Venue Management Association has today officially launched its 2024 Asia-Pacific Venue Industry Congress. As the largest annual gathering of venue industry professionals in...
Feb 14, 2024
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Poor ticket sales sees cancellation of Groovin The Moo regional festivals
Just two months out before its first 2024 event in South Australia, Cattleyard Promotions, the organisers of the Groovin The Moo festival, have cancelled the regional tour...
Feb 14, 2024
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Recreational water safety best practice among topics to be discussed at MENALAC networking event
Registrations are now open for Middle East and North Africa Leisure & Attractions Council (MENALAC) Health, Safety and Sustainability Day to be held at Dubai World Trade Centre...
Feb 14, 2024
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AUSactive and OneMusic Australia combine to present webinar for fitness studio operators
Aware that many gym and fitness studio operators and owners may be confused about music licencing, OneMusic Australia and AUSactive are combining to present an online...
Feb 14, 2024
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