REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review

In this revisitation of the past week’s music industry happenings, we look back at Senators’ request that the Department of Justice investigate Ticketmaster and Live Nation, the motivation behind T-Swift’s desire to re-record her first five albums, YouTube’s refusal to negotiate with the new YouTubers Union, and more. Discogs Mid-Year…

Festicket Acquires Event Genius, Ticket Arena

Festicket has acquired UK ticketing and cashless POS platform Event Genius and its consumer-facing brand, Ticket Arena. A new offering, Event Genius by Festicket, will create an end-to-end platform that includes ticketing, accommodations, travel, marketing, analytics, access control, POS, cashless payment services and fan engagement tools. To date, Festicket, Event…

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Festicket Unveils $4.6 Million Investment from Edge

Festicket has just secured yet another major investment to continue its expansion into more key markets. Several months ago, British online booking platform Festicket confirmed a fundraising milestone. The company secured $10.5 million in a Series D fu…

Festicket Unveils a $4.6 Million Investment from Edge

Festicket has just secured another major investment to continue its expansion into more key markets. Several months ago, British online booking platform Festicket confirmed a fundraising milestone. The company secured $10.5 million in a Series D fundin…

Harvey Goldsmith’s Edge Invests $4.5M In Festicket

Festicket has added a $4.5 million investment from music industry veteran Harvey Goldsmith led Edge Investments. UK based Festickets serves as a music festival discovery and booking platform, including accommodations and VIP experiences. The Edge investment comes as an extension of a late 2018 Series D that raised $10.5 million….

Festicket Raises Another $ 10.5 Million

Festicket , the music festival travel and experiences platform has raised a $ 10.5 million D-Series financing round led by venture capital firm Beringea plus InMotion Ventures, Channel 4’s Commercial Growth Fund, Lepe Partners, U-Start and former Spinnin ‘Records CEO Eelko Van Kooten. Prior to this Series D round, Festicket…