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Seattle Times (05/22/26) Schwarzwalder, Sofia Seattle's Lumen Field is being rebranded for the World Cup soccer tournament and will be known as "Seattle Stadium." FIFA's exclusive use period started on May 17 and will run through the end of the World Cup. The 68,000-seat venue is set to host a half-dozen games between June 15 and July 6. The tournament ends July 19. All of the 16 stadiums throu

ESPN (06/14/26) The Carolina Hurricanes held the Vegas Golden Knights to five total goals in Games 4 and 5 of the NHL Finals and won this past Sunday's clinching Game 6 by a score of 3-0 to claim their first Stanley Cup in 20 years. At age 37, Carolina center Jordan Staal received the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP. Also notable was Taylor Hall's accomplishment — playing on his seventh NHL t

ABC News (06/14/26) Pereira, Ivan; Katersky, Aaron; Hutchinson, Bill The New York Knicks beat the San Antonio Spurs 94-90 in Game 5 of the NBA Finals on Saturday, June 13, winning their first NBA championship in 53 years. Knicks guard Jalen Brunson led his team with 45 points in the game, capping an extraordinary run throughout the postseason that culminated with him being named Finals MVP. The

SALT LAKE CITY (June 16, 2026) — True Tickets, the secure digital ticket delivery service transforming audience relationships for arts and cultural venues, is proud to announce a new partnership with Salt Lake County Arts & Culture and its ticketing platform, ArtTix.   The collaboration brings modern, secure digital ticketing technology to five of the region’s important performance venues: Mauric

June 12, 2026  – Igniter, a premier provider of event ticketing solutions, has partnered with the KC Diamonds for their inaugural season in the Professional Softball League (PSL). This multi-year agreement establishes Igniter as the official ticketing provider for Kansas City’s highly awaited first professional women’s softball team. ·         Fans can now secure their seats to witness history as

New Jersey –June 11, 2026 – Double Eagle Consulting, a leading IT strategy and advisory firm dedicated to the arts and cultural nonprofit sector, today announced a joint project/initiative and collaboration with Microsoft Elevate, Microsoft’s global education, nonprofit and workforce development program. This collaboration represents a significant step forward in bringing enterprise-grade AI, cybe

“My favorite part of the job has always been the people — both the relationships built throughout the industry and the opportunity to work alongside clients, artists, promoters and teams who are all passionate about live entertainment. I am a people person by nature, and after more than 35 years in the business, I have never forgotten what it feels like to be a fan. That perspective continues to i

I travel each year in early March. I’ve never been a fan of winter weather, and I know that a few days of sunshine is the best way to help me rest and recharge. In 2025, I packed my laptop and set it up in my hotel room when I arrived. “Just in case,” I told myself. I was able to stay in vacation mode for the most part. But having it sitting there made it far too tempting to check in more than

CNBC News (06/05/26) Gomez, Brandon Broadway just completed its highest-grossing season of all time, offering further proof that the paying public is willing to spend on experiences even as worries about inflation and the economy linger. According to industry data from The Broadway League, the 2025-26 show season topped the previous year's record, registering almost $1.91 billion in ticket sale

Fox 4 DFW (KDFW) (06/02/26) Freemon, Carter; Jones, Amelia The Dallas Stars have agreed to construct a new arena and entertainment district in Plano, Texas, to be located at The Shops at Willow Bend site. Plano had previously submitted a letter of intent to the NHL hockey team back in February to build a $1 billion arena at the mall site. It should be noted that the Stars are the second Dallas-

Deadline (06/08/26) Evans, Greg; Hipes, Patrick; Gomez, Dessi The 79th annual Tony Awards at New York’s Radio City Music Hall this past Sunday saw the stage adaptation of Apple TV series "Schmigadoon!" and Bess Wohl’s Pulitzer-winning "Liberation" win Best Musical and Best Play, respectively. The top winner of the night was the revival of Arthur Miller's "Death of a Salesman," which scored a ha

TORONTO, Canada – June 10, 2026  – AudienceView, the unified event commerce platform serving performing arts, athletics, higher education, and music organizations worldwide, today announced the acquisition of Saffire, a technology company purpose-built for the fair, festival, rodeo, and destination attraction market. This acquisition extends AudienceView’s event commerce platform into new vertical

BOULDER, CO (June 9, 2026) — True Tickets today announced a partnership with CU Presents, the performing arts presenting organization of the University of Colorado Boulder. Through the partnership, CU Presents will implement True Tickets’ secure digital ticket delivery service, providing enhanced ticket security, greater flexibility, and stronger audience visibility across its diverse portfolio of

In the 1990s, when Martin Crosier was still contemplating a possible career, he moved to London to find his footing. Martin knew he wanted to work in the West End but quickly realized he lacked the technical skills for backstage work and the specific talents required to be an actor. He also ruled out theater management. “I kind of thought theater management might be quite good, but then I realize

For ticketing professionals, email performance is often treated as a marketing metric. Open rates. Click rates. Conversion tracking. But the strongest results rarely come from marketing activity alone. They come from connected audience experiences: when ticketing, marketing, fundraising and patron services all work from the same live audience data and communicate as one team. That’s one o

Lauren Kennedy Brady , Executive Director of Theatre Raleigh , has been to the Tony Awards before. Twice, in fact. She actually performed on the program while she was a cast member of the original Broadway production of “Sunset Boulevard.” She was in that stunning Glenn Close number that’s still remembered today. Later on, she attended as a guest and enjoyed the show pressure-free fro

Chicago Classical Review (06/02/26) Johnson, Lawrence A. Anwar Nasir has agreed to serve as the next president and CEO of The Grant Park Music Festival in Chicago. Nasir will join the lakeside event this summer from the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, where he has been executive director since 2021. The Philadelphia native succeeds Paul Winberg, who retired back in April. The festival's CFO,

Deadline (05/28/26) Evans, Greg The Tony Award-nominated musicals, "The Lost Boys" and "Cats: The Jellicle Ball," have extended their Broadway engagements. The former was nominated for a dozen Tonys, including Best Musical, and has released a block of tickets through Sunday, March 7, 2027. The latter's extension is through Sunday, Jan. 17, 2027, and was announced on ABC’s "The View" by the musi

CBS News (05/24/26) Organizers have announced 10 official "fan zones" for soccer fans to gather and enjoy the FIFA World Cup games in Los Angeles. While there will be a handful of free fan zones, most of the events will cost between $5 and $25. Kathryn Schloessman, the head of the World Cup Host Committee, remarks, "From iconic landmarks to neighborhood hubs, Los Angeles will offer an unmatched

WUSA9 DC (05/21/26) Henry, Alexa StubHub recently announced that it is committing $100,000 to provide free tickets to live events for youth groups throughout Washington, D.C. Dubbed Access: D.C., the new initiative allows coaches, parents, teachers and community leaders to nominate any organized youth team, clubs or groups serving young people across the nation's capital to receive free group t