TheTicketingBusiness is delighted to unveil the finalists for this year’s Awards.
Our congratulations to all of the finalists for making TheTicketingBusiness Awards 2026 shortlists.
The #TBA26 finalists in each Category are as follows:
CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR
For the most effective ticket sales & marketing campaign – with an emphasis on the innovative use of technology and digital channels.
- Minecraft Experience Villager Rescue (FKP Skorpio Entertainment/Fever)
- The Immersive Window (Futuroscope/Digital Landmarks)
- Visit Our Gardens / bioblitz (Natural History Museum)
- Who knew? (Seat Unique)
- Women’s EURO 2025 (UEFA)
- World Athletics Championships Tokyo 2025 (World Athletics/LOC/JAAF/PIA/Two Circles)
UNSUNG HERO AWARD
For an individual/team that delivers consistently outstanding service and results for an entertainment ticketing enterprise (be it a sports team, an arts organisation or an event organiser). Awarded to the quiet achiever(s), the ever-reliable ‘behind-the-scenes’ fixer(s) and the person(s) that ‘just gets on with the job’.
- Jimmy Beacham, Head of Ticketing and Revenue, Capital Theatres
- Roger Krebs, Head of IT Ticketing, Stage Entertainment
- Jorge Reis, CEO, Eventim Brasil
- Michelle Sims, Ticketing Coordinator, Starvoxf Entertainment/Lighthouse Immersive Studios
- Deborah Stedt, Ticketing Services Supervisor, San Diego Theaters
- Dee Traynor, Ticketing Systems Specialist, ATG Entertainment
- Cathie Ward, Event Ticketing Manager, The O2
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Not entirely ‘unsung’ but this category celebrates those that are certainly not recognised for all that they do for clients, tours and productions. This category is for the rising stars, the Monday motivators, the Wonders of the Weekend and the team leaders that sort the tickets, the customers and the clients.
- Nathan Birch, International Head of Ticketing (UK & Europe), FKP Skorpio Entertainment
- Leon Gray, Head of Ticketing and Audience Experience, Edinburgh International Festival 2025
- Lisa Holland, Senior Lead – International Business, Eventim Inhouse
- Oskar Muller, Director of Pricing & Ticketing, Wasserman Music
- Iñaki Sanchez Lopez, Co-Founder & CEO, menta tech
- Tristan Skelley, Campaign Coordinator, FEAT (Face-Value European Alliance for Ticketing)
IMPACT AWARD
For best migration, upgrade, integration or new implementation project. Who’s moved onto a new platform and really seen their revenues and retention rising? Who’s really bringing their resources together using smart tools and digital connectivity to wow their customers? Who’s bridging the data and departmental silos? Which transformation has had the most impact on ticket sales and success?
- Access control at Lucas Oil Field (Indianapolis Colts/Alvarado/dormakaba)
- Ballots 2.0 (SeatGeek)
- Driving Fan Insights (Silverstone Circuits/FEP Pay)
- MLB’s Unified Digital Ticketing Experience (tickets.com/3D Digital Venue)
- Publics XP audience engagement (Babel Music XP/Bill-A)
- The Traitors Live (Immersive Everywhere/Line-Up)
DISRUPTOR AWARD
Disruptors share a common purpose: create businesses, products and services that are better — less expensive and more creative, useful and impactful — and scalable. Which new business is set to disrupt – or has already destabilised – the established ticketing order?
- DynamO Pricing
- GoodCRM
- INTIX
- menta tech
- OpenStage
- Stager
GUEST EXPERIENCE AWARD
Awarded to the service, initiative or enhancement to the ticket-buying guest experience – be that at purchase, on arrival, during or after the event. Who’s got the ‘best box office’ out there? What is really improving the way our customers purchase and consume their entertainment experience?
- Accessibility Presale for Australian Open (Tennis Australia)
- IMS Ticket Sales & Service Team (Indianapolis Motor Speedway)
- Ligabue Live 2025 – The Wearable Ticket Experience (SKIDATA/HID)
- Guest-First Booking Journey (Kaboodle/Weezevent)
- Netcall Implementation at The O2 (AEG/Netcall/Nimbus Disability)
- Gaia Guest Identification (Neoma)
PRODUCT INNOVATION AWARD
Awarded for a product or service that has uniquely transformed and improved the way ticketing entities do business.
- Digital ID-Linked Ticketing Ecosystem (Zippertic)
- Hype Event Protection (Akamai/Queue-it)
- Immersive Digital Ticket (UpApp/Arts Theatre)
- Integrated Secondary Ticketing (Tymes4)
- Mobilise by SeatGeek
- Mystery Seat (RB Leipzig)
- White Label AI Customer Care (SquadUP)
INSIGHTS & ANALYTICS AWARD
Best integration or application of data analysis and insights to an entertainment ticketing challenge. Entries should state the project aims, successes and key products/platforms and partners behind the end result.
- Demand-based pricing Edinburgh International Festival 2025 (EiF/DynamO)
- League-wide Data Insights (Swiss Football League/Arenametrix)
- Orchestrated Payments & Insights Platform (FEP Pay)
- Reshaping Perceptions (Motorpoint Arena/Ticketek/Genome)
- Scan & Betal data platform (AGF Aarhus A/S)
- Tackling No-Shows (RB Leipzig/Red Bull Data Science/WHU)
EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR
For the leader, pioneer or visionary that has moved the ticketing sector to new heights. Awarded to the individual that has over-delivered in the past 12 months.
- Sana Ali Aamir, Managing Director – Europe, Fever
- Dale Ballentine, Chief Operating Officer (Major Events), Eventim
- Michael Christidis, Co-Founder & Managing Director, Untitled Group
- Niclas Lindeberg, CEO, Tickster
- Berislav ‘Bero’ Marszalek, Founder & Chief Innovation Officer, Entrio
- Hans Schafer, SVP of Global Touring, Live Nation
- Silvano Taiani, CEO, Vivaticket SpA
THE TICKETING BUSINESS OF THE YEAR
The big one! Awarded to the best ticketing business in the business – whether that be a ticketing platform, service supplier, box office, venue, team, promoter, visitor destination, festival or rightsholder. Has your organisation really taken its ticketing to a new level in the past 12 months?
- Bandsintown
- Fever
- nuweb
- Piletilevi Group
- Skiddle
- Stage Entertainment
- Untitled Group
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT
The Outstanding Achievement Award recognises an individual that has shown exceptional commitment, service and leadership to the ticketing ecosystem over a sustained period of time. (And no, they don’t have to be retiring any time soon!)
- No shortlist. Recipient is selected privately by TheTicketingBusiness news and events team and will be announced at the 2026 Winners Party.
Our congratulations to all of our finalists for making the TheTicketingBusiness Awards 2026 (#TBA26) shortlists. We will be in touch shortly to advise the next steps of your nomination. Give us a day or two but if you’re on the shortlists and have still not received your Finalist Media Kit and Awards night invitation then do email us.
Meanwhile, the full dossier (and supporting evidence) is being compiled – ready for delivery to this year’s Judging Panel for final adjudication.
Winners will be announced on the evening of Tuesday 28 April at #TBF26 in Manchester. See you there!
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