Eventim UK

What Eventim UK does

Eventim UK is the United Kingdom operating subsidiary of CTS Eventim AG & Co. KGaA (ETR: EVD), a German-listed live-entertainment ticketing group with operations across 25+ countries. The company operates a direct-to-consumer online ticket sales platform (eventim.co.uk) plus native iOS and Android mobile applications, enabling consumers to discover and purchase tickets for concerts, festivals, comedy, theatre, sports, and family attractions across 34 UK cities. Its core technology is a web-based booking platform with payment processing, ticket delivery, and venue information integration, supplemented by integrations with Stay22 (travel/accommodation) and Google Maps (venue directions).

The product portfolio spans the full live-events value chain: primary ticket sales via Eventim.co.uk, official resale through EVENTIM.Fansale, the FanBonus loyalty rewards program, the FanTicket product line, gift vouchers, and Eventim Light — a B2B self-serve platform for smaller event organizers. Eventim UK also owns and operates the Eventim Apollo in Hammersmith, London, a flagship ~5,000-capacity music venue providing venue-services revenue and content exclusivity. The company holds the STAR (Secure Ticket Agency Register) verification, signaling regulatory legitimacy in the UK secondary-ticket market.

Revenue is generated primarily through per-transaction booking fees (capped at approximately £0.00–£0.00 booking fee per ticket plus shipping, with VAT) on both primary and resale ticket sales, supplemented by venue-services revenue from Eventim Apollo and B2B ticketing fees from Eventim Light. The go-to-market is direct-to-consumer via digital channels, with top-of-funnel awareness driven by email newsletters, social media (Facebook, X, Instagram), and content marketing through the Headliner blog; an affiliate program supports partner-driven acquisition. Customer segments are threefold: individual event-goers (primary), secondary-market sellers via Fansale, and venue operators via Eventim Light. Eventim UK sits within the parent's broader European network, benefiting from cross-market brand recognition and shared platform infrastructure.

Name

Eventim UK

Legal name

Eventim UK

Website

https://eventim.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Eventim UK is the UK subsidiary of CTS Eventim AG, operating a direct-to-consumer ticketing platform across 34 cities for concerts, comedy, theatre, sports, and attractions, with resale, loyalty, B2B, and owned-venue services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Online Ticketing and Live Entertainment

NAICS

Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events with Facilities (711310)

SIC

Services-Miscellaneous Amusement & Recreation (7990)

akta.pro primary industry

Event Discovery, Listings & Calendar Platforms (MPAGAJAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Theater & Performing Arts Ticketing (HSACALAC), Pricing, Yield Management & Anti-Fraud Services (MPAGAJAH)

Keywords

• Online ticket sales
• Event ticketing platform
• Live entertainment tickets
• Concert ticket booking
• Festival ticketing services

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Primary Ticket Sales: Eventim UK generates revenue through commission on ticket sales, charging booking fees per transaction. The platform sells tickets directly to consumers for a wide range of live events including concerts, comedy, theatre, sports, and attractions across the UK.
2. Resale Services (EVENTIM.Fansale): Secondary marketplace for ticket resale, allowing customers to resell tickets they can no longer use.
3. Venue Services: Eventim UK operates Eventim Apollo in London (Hammersmith), one of the UK's prominent music venues, hosting concerts and events.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Eventim UK operates an online ticket sales platform that sells primary tickets for concerts, festivals, comedy shows, theatre, sports, family attractions, and exhibitions across the United Kingdom. Tickets are sold directly to consumers through the eventim.co.uk website and native iOS/Android mobile apps, supplemented by an official resale marketplace (EVENTIM.Fansale), a B2B self-service platform for event organizers (Eventim Light), and physical venue operations at Eventim Apollo in Hammersmith, London.

Product overview

Eventim UK operates a unified ticketing platform offering primary ticket sales through Eventim.co.uk, supplemented by the official ticket resale marketplace EVENTIM.Fansale, loyalty program FanBonus, and gift voucher products. The company provides a mobile app for iOS and Android, and offers B2B ticketing services through Eventim Light for event organizers. The platform covers events across all major UK cities including concerts, comedy, theatre, sports, exhibitions, and family attractions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Eventim.co.uk

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• See Tickets: See Tickets is a major UK and European ticketing platform serving concerts, festivals, comedy, and theatre. It competes directly with Eventim UK for venue contracts and event organizer partnerships across comparable event categories.
• AXS: AXS, owned by AEG, operates a global ticketing platform prominent in the UK and US. It competes directly with Eventim UK for arena and stadium ticketing contracts and offers comparable mobile ticketing and resale functionality.
• Fever: Fever is a global entertainment discovery and ticketing platform with significant UK presence in immersive experiences, attractions, and theatre. It competes with Eventim UK in the attractions and family entertainment categories.
• Viagogo: Viagogo is a major secondary ticketing marketplace operating in the UK. It competes with EVENTIM.Fansale in the ticket resale space and has been a focal point of UK regulatory scrutiny on secondary ticketing practices.
• Eventbrite: Eventbrite is a global self-service ticketing and event platform with a strong UK presence. While more focused on smaller-scale events, it competes with Eventim UK for organizer-driven ticketing and event discovery.
• Skiddle: Skiddle is a UK ticketing platform focused on events, gigs, and festivals, with strong presence in the North of England. It competes directly with Eventim UK for grassroots and mid-tier music event ticketing.
• Dice: Dice is a mobile-first ticketing platform focused on music events, popular in the UK. It competes directly with Eventim UK for music venue and promoter partnerships, particularly in the club and indie venue segment.
• Ticketmaster UK: Ticketmaster is the dominant UK ticketing platform for live events, with exclusive contracts at many major arenas and venues. It directly competes with Eventim UK for primary ticket sales and venue partnerships across concerts, theatre, and sports.

Broad incumbents

• CTS Eventim AG: CTS Eventim AG is the publicly listed parent company of Eventim UK and the broader European ticketing leader. It provides the platform technology, content relationships, and strategic direction that Eventim UK operates within.
• Live Nation Entertainment: Live Nation is the world's largest live entertainment company, combining venue ownership, artist promotion, and ticketing (via Ticketmaster). It competes with Eventim UK across the live entertainment value chain in the UK and globally.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/eventim_uk
• Facebookfacebook.com/EventimUK
• Instagraminstagram.com/eventimuk
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/eventim-uk

Compliance2 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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