Songkick to shutter ticketing division
CEO Matt Jones says Songkick remains "focused on pursuing a legal victory" over Live Nation…but that its ticketing business has been "effectively blocked" by its opponent
News By | 13 October 2017
Songkick is to shut down its ticketing operation at the end of October, founder and CEO Matt Jones has said in an email to clients.
Songkick, a concert discovery platform, has sold tickets since June 2015, when it merged with white-label ticketing platform Crowdsurge, partnering with artists including Adele and Metallica to sell directly to fans through websites and fan clubs. Label giant Warner Music Group acquired “selected assets” of Songkick – everything bar its ticketing business and all associated “pending litigation”…
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