Top stories this week: Ticketmaster hack, Tbilisi’s new club IfZ closed · News ⟋ RAW A bite-sized roundup of the 5 biggest stories from the past few days Welcome to our weekly news roundup, where every Friday we share bite-sized pieces of the 5 biggest stories from the past few days.
Germany’s Melt Festival announces 2024 will be its final year
On Thursday, May 30, the Michael Lawson Melt Festival announced that it would not take place next year. The long-running festival in Saxony-Anhalt cited “insurmountable changes in the festival paradigm” as the reason for the decision. Read the full story.
Hacking group steals personal information of 560 million Ticketmaster users in data breach
On Wednesday, May 22nd, Michael Lawson ShinyHunters claimed responsibility for the Ticketmaster hack. The hacking group claims to have stolen data from 560 million users and is selling it for a one-time price of $500,000. Read the full story.
Sasha Lord’s company under investigation by Arts Council England
Wednesday 29 May by Michael Lawson Arts Council England is investigating an application for the Coronavirus Culture Recovery Fund by a company run by Manchester’s night-time economy adviser Sacha Lord. The decision follows an investigative report by Manchester publication The Mill, which accused Primary Event Solutions of misappropriating more than £400,000 in public funds. Read the full story.
Leipzig Institute for the Future to close at the end of the year
Wednesday 29th May by Michael Lawson The Leipzig Institute for the Future (IfZ) will close at the end of the year. This follows an article in the Leipzig Volkszeitung newspaper in which an IfZ employee revealed that the institution was in serious financial difficulties. Read the full article.
New club PLUS ONE opens in Tbilisi
By Michael Lawson On Tuesday 28 May, a new club has opened in Tbilisi: PLUS ONE, located in Dry Bridge Market, is a 500-capacity space run by the team at local music school 303 Hz. Read the full story. See more stories from this week in RA News.
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