For the past few months we've been hunkered down in our workshop with our finest tools, handcrafting a new and improved Admin Area. From Monday 28th November, you’ll find better mobile and tablet optimisation and quick access to your most used features, so you'll enjoy an even better experience running your ticketing on WeGotTickets. Let's have... Continue Reading →
Been up to much lately? For some it’s a resounding yes – everything is back to normal after the pandemic. For others, it’s a bit more meh (hey, 2007 just called and it wants its cutting ambivalence back). It’s been over a year since the last Covid restrictions were lifted. But are we all out... Continue Reading →
Thinking about putting on a gig or two but not sure if it’s for you? Feeling anxious about it and need a bit of a kick up the arse? Here’s some advice from our INDIE50. These people are the best at what they do and work tirelessly and passionately to promote the music they love... 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 →
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 →
Wouldn’t it be nice if once you set up your event, allocated tickets to your favourite independent box office (that’s us, naturally) and watched as your glorious-looking event page goes on sale, you could just sit back and relax? Unfortunately, that’s not always possible, and this is often where the hard work actually starts. Sure,... Continue Reading →
Pop quiz: how many tickets has WeGotTickets sold in the last twenty years? Ten million? Twenty million? Fifty million? Nope, it’s none, zero. That’s right, in our entire 17-year history we haven’t sold a single ticket; not a physical one sent in the post, anyway. When we started out back in 2000 under the OxfordMusicNet... Continue Reading →
