We are very proud to have been working with Downstairs at The King's Head - aka the oldest comedy club in Britain! - for over fifteen years. Not only is the club a part of our inaugural WeGotTickets Independent Comedy Festival, but there's also a documentary coming out about the venue very soon. With so... Continue Reading →
We're delighted to announce the inaugural WeGotTickets Independent Comedy Festival, a nationwide coalition of comedy. This fortnight long festival will see twenty of the UK's best independent comedy clubs and promoters bring leading stand-up comics to a stage near you. A new initiative we've put together with many of our leading comedy clients, the Festival... Continue Reading →
Every December we fundraise for a charity close to our heart, and this year our staff voted to support The Trussell Trust. To be honest, it was an easy choice once we read that between 1st April 2022 and 30th September 2022, food banks in the Trussell Trust’s UK-wide network distributed 1.3 million food parcels... Continue Reading →
Everyone knows the comedy industry descends on Edinburgh every August for The Fringe, but did you know that November's Nottingham Comedy Festival now features over 80 shows in just over a week? Ahead of this year's festival we caught up with Helen Stead, the fesitval Director, to find out more about the upcoming event and... Continue Reading →
If you’re running a fundraising event it might be easy to think that the strength of your cause alone is enough to pull people in and make the event a success. However, in a saturated market full of good causes, there’s a lot more to consider. We’ve learnt a thing or two about charity campaigns... Continue Reading →
When WeGotTickets started out back in 2002 we wanted to provide an inexpensive way for venues and promoters to sell advance tickets to small events; the maximum 10% booking fee and a huge emphasis on treating customers well were two of the key points of our first mission statement. Essentially; be nice, don't rip anyone... Continue Reading →
It’s the morning of your event and all has gone swimmingly – all your hard work marketing it has paid off and advance ticket sales are better than expected. You’ve got a small amount left aside to sell on the door and, at a push, a few guestlist places you can give to those friends... Continue Reading →
Not so long ago we headed down to Brighton to give a talk for CMU:DIY at the Great Escape and pass on our five top tips for ticketing and then selling your event. For those of you who weren’t able to make the festival (or just couldn’t drag yourselves away from all the bands), here’s... Continue Reading →
Almost one year on from the launch of our partnership with Tickets for Good, we’re proud to announce that with the support of our customers, more than £20,000 has been raised for the Ticket Fund. These funds have helped thousands of NHS workers attend uplifting live events at no cost, as well as creating exclusive NHS-only events with huge... Continue Reading →
Sometimes circumstances leave you no option but to cancel your event; you know, the event you’ve been working on and promoting for months with that band or comedian that you’ve personally wanted to see live for years and had invested both time and money into making happen. Unfortunately, shit happens, but whatever the reason –... Continue Reading →
