International Ticketing Report 2025
Market Report: Singapore
The island nation of Singapore punches well above its weight in terms of attracting international superstars, even if they handed out $2–3m per show to ensure exclusive Southeast Asia rights for Taylor Swift
Key primary ticketers: CTS Eventim, SISTIC, Ticketek, Ticketmaster Secondary ticketing situation: Ticket scalping is not illegal in Singapore.
White label/D2C companies: Total Ticketing, SISTIC
Taxes & charges: VAT: 9%; withholding tax: 10%
After losing numerous clients, longtime ticketing leader SISTIC continues to face stiff competition from Ticketmaster and others, especially since the latter introduced Secure Tickets, dynamic pricing models, and its fan-to-fan Resale platform. Ticketmaster are also driving digital adoption – they’ve ended sales at Singapore Post outlets, with…