UK and Euro venues bank on strong 2023: 'More blockbuster entertainment, for sure' (6th annual Magna Charta special)

The most crowded square in the world, O2 In London, England, it celebrated a record-breaking 2023, selling more than 2.5 million tickets, according to senior vice president and general manager Steve Sayre. 1,167,294 of those tickets were reported to Pollstar Boxoffice in the February reporting period. 1, 2023 to January. It opened on December 31, 2024, placing the building in first place in terms of total amount ($139,963,549), and in third place in terms of reported number of tickets sold. Sayer predicts that 2024, and indeed 2025, will continue on the same path: “More blockbuster entertainment, for sure!” The diary is incredibly full of a large number of confirmed offers.

1975 They are in the middle of a four-night residency at The O2 at the time of writing – special concerts, undertaken in collaboration with decarbonisation experts CUR8, and sustainable events specialists A Greener Future to make them carbon neutral.

Measures taken by The O2 included a “whole new low-carbon menu”, reusable cups, compostable serving utensils, a carbon tax on car parking, and an eco-friendly rider giving “each production specific information on how they can use The O2’s infrastructure to reduce the impact of their tour.” , and other energy saving initiatives, including continuing to deploy LED lighting throughout 2024, which has “already saved enough energy to power 108 UK households for a year,” according to Sayer.

Leading the club's scheme is Old Belgium, which sold 218,534 tickets in the reporting period, for a total of $6,808,653. With all the ups and downs this business has seen over the past months, it seems like the coronavirus is a thing of the past. It's easy to forget that 2023 was actually the first year European stadiums could operate without interruption since the pandemic began.

“Most people forget, but in the first months of 2022, we were still closed,” said Kurt Overberg, artistic director of Ancienne Belgique. “When we reopened with restrictions in March, and without restrictions in April, we still had to deal with The huge problem of no-shows – sometimes as many as 25% to 30% of ticket buyers didn't show up. Since the fall of 2022, everything has gone back to normal. 2023 was the first year we were able to program year-round again Another, and it ended up being the best year in our 40-year history.

News of the big arena comes from Manchester, where Co-op Live is scheduled to open at the end of April. City IO Arena, which ranks fourth on the arena chart with 1,039,412 tickets sold for a total of $82,776,058, has just completed a massive redevelopment, increasing capacity and improving the fan experience at all levels. All promoters Poll stars We've talked in recent months about how we think the city has enough space and demand for two arenas, and it will be interesting to see how that plays out. There are “a number of markets with one arena,” Tony Goldring, head of global music at WME, said during Pollstar Live! [only]If you organize tourist tours and they are not available, what do you do?

In the world the stadium, one of the most famous buildings in the world, is Santiago Bernabeu In Madrid, Spain, which has just undergone major renovations, is officially open for concert business.

Manuel Saucedo, General Manager WiZink Center “Many artists and bands want to experience this new phase, which could affect us at some point,” said Madrid, the number one arena in terms of Magna Charta ticket sales (1,394,694 tickets sold, totaling $96,280,950). In the future, but the reality is that stadiums will be relevant to stadium tours, and we are an arena. In the current situation, Saucedo has nothing to worry about. Coming off a record 2023, he said: “We know that 2024 could be a record year for WiZink Center too – because of the number of concerts we have already confirmed, but also because of the potential dates we have in 2023. “Table.”

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