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Put simply, Oracle Park is a baseball stadium — namely, the home of the San Francisco Giants. But at its core, Oracle Park is a destination. On any given night or gameday, fans in the seats can be treated to Metallica singing the National Anthem, “Saturday Night Live” icon Garrett Morris throwing out the ceremonial first pitch on Black Heritage Night or Boba Fett and Imperial stormtroopers oversee

In Part I of this two-part series, we explored the growth of the Veteran Tickets Foundation (Vet Tix) since INTIX Access first featured the organization in a 2023 story . We also covered Vet Tix’s April 2026 Live Event Impact Study , which shared findings about how attending live events fosters wellness, community, connection and reintegration for the communities it serves.  Holly Sk

Pollstar (08/14/26) Borba, Ryan Breakaway, the brand behind the multi-city Breakaway Music Festival, has announced its initial festival dates and locations for next year, kicking off in April with Breakaway Tampa to be followed into the early summer by Breakaways in such markets as Atlanta and St. Paul. "Our festivals will always be the foundation of Breakaway, and in 2027 we're investing more

Bloomberg (08/14/26) Williams, Randall Madison Square Garden Sports Corp. announced late last week it is proceeding with its plan to split the NBA's New York Knicks and the NHL's New York Rangers. The company, which expects the spinoff to be complete by Oct. 31, has filed a public registration statement for the new Rangers company with the SEC. James Dolan has agreed to serve as executive chair

CBS Sports (08/14/26) Perry, Dayn Major League Baseball (MLB) has announced that the San Francisco Giants and Oracle Park will host the 2028 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. This will be the fourth time the Giants organization has hosted the annual event since their 1958 move from New York to San Francisco. The Giants last hosted the Midsummer Classic in 2007 when their current venue was kn

NASHVILLE (August 18, 2026) — Tennessee Performing Arts Center (TPAC) has partnered with True Tickets to enhance its digital ticketing experience and give patrons more flexibility when plans change, while helping TPAC strengthen direct relationships with the people attending their performances. A central component of the partnership is PatronSafe™ Ticket Resale, True Tickets’ authorized resale so

BOSTON (August 13, 2026) — True Tickets and the Handel and Haydn Society (H+H), America’s oldest continuously performing arts organization, today announced a new partnership that will streamline and enhance the ticketing experience for patrons and staff. H+H will use True Tickets’ ticket lifecycle solution to support secure digital ticket delivery, ticket sharing, in-ticket engagement, and event e

Wrigley Field, home of the Chicago Cubs, last month became the first Major League Baseball ballpark to be designated a Certified Autism Center by the International Board of Credentialing and Continuing Education Standards (IBCCES). For 25 years, IBCCES has set the industry standard in autism and neurodiversity training. The organization works in more than 125 countries and provides training in eig

Hungarian ticketing platform funcode.hu has launched FunPass, an official resale marketplace developed with ticketing technology provider Nuweb Group. The platform is designed to provide a safer alternative to unofficial secondary ticketing sites by keeping ticket resale within funcode.hu’s official system.  This allows the company to guarantee ticket validity and prevent t

It began with a simple idea: What if an empty seat at a live event could become a meaningful way to thank veterans for their service? Nearly two decades later, that idea has grown into something far greater than anyone imagined. Michael A. Focareto III Founded in 2008 by U.S. Navy veteran Michael A. Focareto III , the Veteran Tickets Foundation (Vet Tix) has become a trusted partner to

KHOU-TV  (08/07/26) France, Chandler Sam Houston State University (SHSU) has completed its football stadium renovation ahead of the 2026 season. The $60 million project broke ground in late 2024 and is the first major renovation of the venue since its 1986 opening. The stadium now boasts 13 new suites, a two-story club space with more than 200 seats, a new main lobby, ticket office, apparel stor

News Nation USA (08/07/26) Overton, Stephanie The Wizard of Oz at Sphere, a groundbreaking immersive experience in Las Vegas, will celebrate its one-year grand opening on Aug. 28, 2025. The experience has since been shown over 850 times, generated approximately $450 million in ticket sales and welcomed more than 3.6 million guests who've taken the journey to Oz on the Las Vegas Strip. Sphere Pr

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (08/07/26) Moore, Jessica Pentatonix this week announced their 2026 "Christmas in the City" tour, which will make 28 stops throughout North America during November and December. The three-time Grammy Award-winning a cappella group will kick off their concert series in Tacoma, Wash., on Nov. 5. The tour's final performance will be in Los Angeles on Dec. 22. In between,

This month’s MLB at Field of Dreams event is probably the only Major League Baseball game where GPS directions include "Turn at the cornfield.” MLB at Field of Dreams is a recurring regular-season specialty game played in a ballpark adjacent to the Field of Dreams tourist attraction in Dyersville, Iowa. That was the site of the mythic cornfield turned ballfield in the 1989 movie, “Field of Dreams

Chris Crossley has enormous admiration for people who refuse to let adversity define them. He points to Jamie Oliver, who overcame severe dyslexia to become a celebrated chef and the best selling non-fiction author in the UK, and the Gallagher brothers, whose working-class roots didn't stop Oasis from becoming one of the most popular bands in musical history. He also respects entrepreneurs who h

WDHA-FM (07/31/26) Mayhew, J. The New York Red Bulls has teamed up with GOVX to distribute discounted game tickets to service members and community servants. Every home match at Sports Illustrated Stadium during the 2026 season will qualify. The Red Bulls are an American professional soccer club based in the New York metro area. The team competes in Major League Soccer as a member of the Easter

Live Nation (07/30/26)  Live Nation Entertainment has partnered with Cidade Center Norte to develop what is proposed to be Brazil’s first purpose-built, world-class arena and the largest indoor venue for live entertainment in South America. Dubbed The Sao Paulo Arena, it is set to include over 6,000 residential apartments and more than 100,000 square meters of corporate units along with resta

Forbes (08/02/26) Freedman, Dan The Women's Professional Baseball League (WPBL) kicked off this past weekend in Springfield, Illinois, marking the first women's professional baseball to be played on U.S. soil in more than seven decades. Despite some rainy weather, the Los Angeles Queens topped the New York Heights 10-8 in the sold-out inaugural game. Denae Benites hit the first home run, and Ma

IRVINE, Calif. —  August 3, 2026  — Paciolan, a leading ticketing, fundraising, marketing, and analytics platform for live entertainment, today announced that Jenifer LaMorte has joined the company as Vice President & General Manager, Performing Arts. LaMorte leads Paciolan's dedicated performing arts segment, overseeing strategy, client partnerships, and growth across the company's community of

LOS ANGELES & FRISCO, Texas--( BUSINESS WIRE )-- AXS , a trusted leader in advanced ticketing and live event technology, today announced it has extended its ticketing partnership with Major League Soccer club,  FC Dallas , continuing a successful relationship that supports the club’s ticketing operations and fan engagement initiatives. Through the renewed agreement, AXS will provide FC Dallas wit