#TBF26: The Full Programme Preview is Live!
What’s shaping entertainment’s ticketing ecosystem in 2026? Ahead of next week’s gathering we’ve pulled together all the Forum elements into
#TBF26 Q&A: Protecting and progressing grassroots venues
The Music Venue Trust represents 801 grassroots music venues across the UK and has spent 12 years protecting the sector.
#TBF26 Q&A: Making the arts accessible to all
Last year’s edition of the Edinburgh International Festival welcomed more than 111,000 guests from 91 countries, marking the event’s fullest
#TBF26: Connect into the global ticketing ecosystem
Three months out from our 14th annual TheTicketingBusiness Forum and our attendance list already spans the globe – representing every
#TBF26: Hot Tickets – Now Open
Our Hot Tickets Programme gives friends and colleagues who are ‘shopping around’ for new ticketing, marketing, data and insights solutions,
#TBF25 Q&A: The power of partnerships and personalisation
As a result, the business works with stadiums and theatres around the world including the likes of Camp Nou, Fenway
#TBF25 Q&A: Managing the ticketing for mega-events
It has turned into a balancing act, juggling the immediate needs of current tournaments and the long-term needs of stabilising
#TBF25 Q&A: Competing for space in a crowded sporting sector
Innovative strategies are essential for the sport to attract audiences and excel among competitors that are targeting similar demographics. Prior
#TBF25 Q&A: Making entertainment accessible to all
The company already works with notable partners such as Merlin Entertainments, Paultons Park, and Derby County Football Club among others,
#TBF25 Q&A: Helping the arts and culture sector on the whole
This is becoming increasingly valuable as the arts face a difficult economic climate, and Indigo has identified the opportunity for
#TBF25 Q&A: Keeping fans happy off the pitch
This makes the fan experience at home ground Turf Moor all the more important. Prior to TheTicketingBusiness Forum 2025, which
#TBF25 Q&A: Finding new revenue streams at Parliament
Construction of the palace, commonly known as the Houses of Parliament, was completed in 1876 and has become globally recognised.
#TBF25 Q&A: The promise and pitfalls of promotion
The club, which has found fame under celebrity owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, is looking to expand its 13,500-seat
#TBF25 Q&A: The show must go on – maintaining high standards amid redevelopment works
The Centre includes the 1,239-capacity Canberra Theatre, The Playhouse which seats 614, and The Courtyard Studio rehearsal and performance space
#TBF25 Q&A: Utilising technology to increase theatre ticketing sales
Prior to TheTicketingBusiness Forum 2025, which begins in the UK city of Manchester on April 28, we spoke to the
#TBF25 Q&A: Navigating the membership landscape
Ahead of TheTicketingBusiness Forum 2025, which kicks off in the UK city of Manchester on April 28, we spoke to
#TBF25: Forum Preview released
What’s happening at this year’s Forum? Too much to share in a single post so we’ve put together an 18-page
#TBF25: Hot Tickets – Now Open
Our Hot Tickets Programme gives friends and colleagues who are ‘shopping around’ for new ticketing, marketing, data and insights solutions,
#TBF24 Q&A: Compelling, immersive experiences
Ahead of TheTicketingBusiness Forum 2024, which kicks off in the UK city of Manchester next week, we spoke to Rob
#TBF24 Q&A: Farewell to FAQs, Cheers to Chatbots!
With TheTicketingBusiness Forum 2024 coming next week, we caught up Pete Patel, head of digital & ticketing at Assembly Festival, which has
#TBF24 Q&A: Accelerating accessibility
What have you been focused on/working on in the last six months? Phil Lofthouse: I have been very much focused
#TBF24 Q&A: Venue content trends for 2024
With TheTicketingBusiness Forum 2024 coming later this month, we caught up with The Ticket Factory’s ticketing director Noel Edwards, who
#TBF24 Q&A: Exploring new frontiers for festivals
With TheTicketingBusiness Forum 2024 just weeks away, we caught up with global festival pioneer Andrea Galasso, following her successful role
#TBF24 Guest Q&A: Music Venue Trust’s Mark Davyd
Ahead of TheTicketingBusiness Forum next month, we spoke to Music Venue Trust chief executive and founder, Mark Davyd. Prior to
#TBF24: Forum Preview released
What’s happening at this year’s Forum? Too much to share in a single post so we’ve put together a 16-page
#TBF24 Q&A: Taking ticketing beyond the transaction
As TheTicketingBusiness Forum 2024 fast approaches, we caught up with Shah-Zeib Ahmed, director of glosancon-sports, who has been involved in
#TBF24: Bringing our sector together… from A to Z!
Who will you meet this April? Bookings are ramping up for #TBF24 and we can’t wait to gather the sector’s
#TBF23 Q&A: London Theatre Company’s Rhea Heath
With Manchester readying itself to welcome hundreds of top ticketing executives to TheTicketingBusiness Forum at Emirates Old Trafford in just
#TBF23 Guest Q&A: Willem Jan Brabers
Among the many top executives joining TheTicketingBusiness Forum in Manchester next month will be Willem Jan Brabers, who is a
#TBF23 Guest Q&A: Swiss Vapeur Parc’s Damien Fulbert
Next month, Manchester’s Emirates Old Trafford will welcome senior executives from across the ticketing industry to TheTicketingBusiness Forum. One of
#TBF23: Venues, Promoters, Teams & Rightsholders
We’ve an amazing array of Venues, Promoters, Teams & Rightsholders on our exclusive #TBF23 VIP Guest List this year. Just
#TBF23 Guest Q&A: AFC Ajax’s Kjell Scheunhage
As TheTicketingBusiness Forum 2023 fast approaches, we caught up with Kjell Scheunhage, product owner ticketing at AFC Ajax, the mighty Dutch football
#TBF23 Guest Q&A: Sonia Friedman Productions’ Sophie Beattie
Moving into March means that we can now say TheTicketingBusiness Forum is just next month! In the run-up to the
#TBF23 Guest Q&A: Theatre Tokens’ Jamie Snelgrove
As TheTicketingBusiness Forum 2023 fast approaches, we caught up with Jamie Snelgrove, head of Theatre Tokens, the UK-wide gift voucher scheme run
#TBF23 Q&A: Edgbaston’s Nick Brennan
Nick Brennan, ticketing systems manager for Warwickshire County Cricket Club, will be swapping the Birmingham cricket ground Edgbaston for Manchester’s
#TBF23 Q&A: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’s Madison Lymer
With TheTicketingBusiness Forum 2023 just around the corner, we spoke to Sonia Friedman Production’s Madison Lymer, who is currently the
#TBF23 Guest Q&A: Layered Reality’s Hugh Gledhill
As TheTicketingBusiness Forum 2023 fast approaches, we caught up with Hugh Gledhill, performance marketing director at Layered Reality, a London-based
#TBF23 Guest Q&A: Elbphilharmonie’s Moritz Kästner
TheTicketingBusiness Forum is set to host hundreds of professionals from the ticketing and related industries in Manchester from April 19-20,
#TBF23 Guest Q&A: Burnley’s Chris Parkinson
Ahead of TheTicketingBusiness Forum 2023 held at Manchester’s Emirates Old Trafford, April 19-20, we caught up with Burnley Football Club’s head of ticketing, Chris
#TBF23 Guest Q&A: Edgbaston’s Will Kerr
Ahead of this year’s TheTicketingBusiness Forum 2023, we caught up with Will Kerr, membership services executive at Edgbaston Stadium and
#TBF23 VIPs: Rightsholders. Venues. Promoters… Who will you meet?
Our VIP guestlist is taking shape – with more venues and rightsholders than ever joining us in April as we
#TBF22 Guest Spotlight: Venue Cymru
TheTicketingBusiness Forum is set to take place next week at Emirates Old Trafford in Manchester on Thursday and Friday, and
#TBF22 Guest Spotlight: Feyenoord
With just two weeks to go until TheTicketingBusiness Forum, we are highlighting some of the VIP guests that will be
#TBF22 Guest Spotlight: Rugby League World Cup 2021
Ahead of TheTicketingBusiness Forum, we’re highlighting some of the VIP guests that will be joining us in Manchester for #TBF22.
#TBF22 Guest Spotlight: Hartshorn-Hook Enterprises
In the countdown to #TBF22, we’re highlighting some of the VIP guests that will be joining us in Manchester for
#TBF22 Guest Spotlight: Burnley Football Club
In the countdown to #TBF22, we’re highlighting some of the VIP guests that will be joining us in Manchester for
#TBF22 Guest Spotlight: Royal Opera House
In the countdown to #TBF22, we’re highlighting some of the VIP guests that will be joining us in Manchester for
#TBF22 GUESTLIST: Rightsholder. Venues. Promoters… Who will you meet?
Our 10th birthday party guestlist is taking shape – with more venues and rightsholders than ever joining us in July