VMS Live acquires the Welly, Hull Box Office

The UK venue/booking company has acquired Hull venues the Welly and the Polar Bear, along with Hull Box Office, which processes 80k+ tickets annually

News By | 11 October 2018

The Welly in Hull

Fast-growing UK venue management company VMS Live has acquired Hull venues the Welly and the Polar Bear.

The deal sees VMS, run by ex-Academy Music Group/MAMA director Steve Forster, securing the freehold of the 880-capacity Welly and the lease on small bar venue the Polar Bear, as well as the IP of ticketing business Hull Box Office, from former owner Humyne Ltd.

VMS has worked with Humyne for the past three years as venue consultant and event booker for…

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