News: Entertainment
Ticketmaster announces artists it expects to take off in 2023
Ticketmaster Australia has released its ‘Breakthrough Australia’ 2023 listings, a selection of 10 Australian artists projected to take the live scene by storm this year....
Mar 23, 2023
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Ticketing
Events contribute almost $50 million to Auckland’s economy over summer
Newly released data from Auckland Council shows that the city’s economy received a $38.2 million boost from a number of sporting and cultural events between September and...
Mar 22, 2023
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Zoos
Live Nation announces acquisition of majority stake in Clockenflap Festivals and Clockenflap Presents in Hong Kong
Live Nation has announced it has acquired a majority interest in Clockenflap, the Hong Kong-based event organiser specialising in music festivals and concerts, and its flagship...
Mar 22, 2023
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Spiegeltent’s cabaret, circus and music returns to Wollongong Arts Precinct
The Spiegeltent returns to Wollongong Arts Precinct offering three weeks of electrifying live performance, a dash of comedy and splash of family fun from 7th-25th June 2023....
Mar 22, 2023
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Arts
GTI Asia China looks to 15th edition in September
Following the success of the recent 14th GTI Asia China Expo, the first game and amusement exhibition staged in China since the nation’s post-pandemic reopening, organisers have...
Mar 22, 2023
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Entertainment
Momentus Technologies to host the first-ever innovation summit for events and venues
Momentus Technologies (formerly Ungerboeck) has announced the launch of its first-ever Innovation Summit that will take place from 7th to 9th May at the JW Marriott on the Gold...
Mar 21, 2023
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Parramatta's Riverside Theatres entertains with urban circus
Circus and street culture are brought together in a phenomenal physical performance - 360 ALLSTARS - at the Riverside Theatres in Parramatta from 11th to 14th April. Exploring...
Mar 21, 2023
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Susan Ang appointed as Merlin Entertainments new Divisional Director for APAC, Midway
Leading attractions operator, Merlin Entertainments, has appointed Susan Ang as the new Divisional Director for Asia-Pacific (APAC), Midway, effective 1st April 2023. Ang’s...
Mar 21, 2023
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Entertainment
F45 launches new one-day only workout class inspired by Netflix’s Wellmania series
F45 Training and Netflix have partnered to promote the release of the new series Wellmania premiering on the subscription channel as of next Wednesday (29th March). Together...
Mar 21, 2023
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Fitness
New Chair and Board members for Perth Festival
Perth Festival has named former Treasurer of Western Australia Ben Wyatt as their new Chair, succeeding Tim Ungar, whose term has expired after he successfully steered the...
Mar 21, 2023
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Arts
Community invited to be inspired at Penrith’s StarBurst Film Festival
Penrith City Council is inviting the community to be inspired by local filmmaking talent and get involved in free filmmaking workshops as part of the StarBurst Film Festival and...
Mar 21, 2023
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Arts
Record year of major events for Victoria
2022 saw a record year of major events for Victoria attracting 6.9 million attendees to sporting, music, arts and cultural events across the state. The major sporting, cultural...
Mar 19, 2023
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Live Nation secures lease to operate Melbourne’s Festival Hall
Live Nation Australia has announced that it has secured a multi-year lease to operate Melbourne’s Festival Hall, aiming to restore the venue as a “cornerstone” for the city’s...
Mar 17, 2023
Venues /
Entertainment
Adelaide Fringe Festival aiming to be first event in Australia to sell one million tickets
The Adelaide Fringe Festival is aiming to hit the one million ticket goal, which would see an almost 18% increase on the highest selling year on record – 2020 – when 853,419...
Mar 16, 2023
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Arts
Donnybrook recreation precinct redevelopment secures $6 million funding
The Western Australian Government has allocated $6 million towards Donnybrook sport, entertainment and recreation precinct redevelopment with the project to begin in October...
Mar 16, 2023
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Entertainment
Flash sale for AALARA 2023 conference registrations
The Australian Amusement, Leisure and Recreation Association (AALARA) has revealed an early bird 'flash sale' of reduced cost registrations, with delegates able to save hundreds...
Mar 16, 2023
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Waterparks
ArcadeXR looks to present the ‘future of fun’
Offering new entertainment experiences in the digital world, ArcadeXR has arrived on the gaming scene, offering consumers an accessible way to enjoy authentic arcade-type...
Mar 16, 2023
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Entertainment
Longest running music festival in Christchurch reinvented with jazz and cabaret
Christchurch City Council has advised that the city’s longest running music festival has been reinvented as the Jazz & Cabaret Festival. Formerly known as the New Zealand...
Mar 15, 2023
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Arts
Screen Queensland and Fremantle Australia launch sustainability internship program
Screen Queensland is partnering with screen industry giant Fremantle Australia, as part of a strategic effort to minimise the ecological footprint of screen production in the...
Mar 15, 2023
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Arts
Siam Adventure Club immersive children’s club concept unveiled at resorts in Thailand
Siam Adventure Club, an immersive children’s club concept is now available at four of Destination Group’s internationally-branded resorts in Thailand: Radisson Phuket Resort &...
Mar 12, 2023
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Entertainment
Perth Concert Hall to benefit from $98 million refurbishment
The Western Australian Government has announced the commitment of an additional $97.6 million to Perth Concert Hall revamp, boosting the project's total value to $150 million....
Mar 12, 2023
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Arts
Harvey Lister: ‘live events and entertainment are recession proof’
Expressing confidence in the market for live events and entertainment in the post pandemic environment and backing the Federal and Queensland Government’s recently announced...
Mar 9, 2023
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Entertainment
Revitalised Pavilion Performing Arts Centre Sutherland opens
The Sutherland Shire’s principal performing arts venue has officially reopened following a major redevelopment of what was the Sutherland Entertainment Centre. Reimagining the...
Mar 9, 2023
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Arts
Ed Sheeran concert anticipated to set new attendance record for Optus Stadium
More than 70,000 fans are expected to attend the final leg of English pop star Ed Sheeran's Mathematics tour at Optus Stadium on 12th March - anticipated to set a new attendance...
Mar 9, 2023
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Entertainment