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• 19-year-old full-time National Serviceman Thevin Ong has won "The Kallang Pass," granting him free access to concerts at The Kallang. • The prize allows Ong to secure tickets for any concert held at the venue throughout 2026, including highly anticipated acts like BTS. • This win is particularly significant given the extreme difficulty and high demand fans typically face when scrambling for limited concert tickets.

• FIFA has been accused of utilizing unofficial resale websites to sell World Cup tickets, contradicting its own official ticketing guidelines. • Reports indicate that large sections of seats are being listed on these unauthorized platforms for less than 30% of the price advertised on FIFA's approved system. • FIFA defended its approach in a statement, claiming its secondary-market model aligns with standard practices for major sporting and entertainment events in host countries.

• The BWF Super 750 Singapore Badminton Open 2026 is scheduled to begin on May 26. • Top Indian athletes, including PV Sindhu, Lakshya Sen, HS Prannoy, and the duo Satwik-Chirag, will compete in the tournament. • This event is significant as these players aim to secure their first titles of the current season.

• Singer Gracie Abrams has announced "The Look At My Life Tour," featuring a comprehensive series of live performances across North America and Europe. • The tour schedule includes major European cities such as London, Paris, and Stockholm, concluding on May 28, 2027, at Palau St. Jordi in Barcelona, Spain. • The North American leg of the tour is scheduled to run through March 2027, marking a significant global touring effort for the artist.

Consumer think-tank says K-pop fans should know the prices before being sent into a ‘high-pressure sales funnel’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralian fans of the K-pop group BTS are accusing the ticketing giant Ticketmaster of deploying “predatory” and “crazy” tactics, and have urged people to lodge formal complaints with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC).Ticketmaster Australia announced concerts at Melbourne’s Marvel Stadium and Sydney’s Accor Stadium in February 2027 as part of the South Korean boyband’s comeback tour after a four-year hiatus. Continue reading...

Rightwing commentator says she is hundreds of thousands of dollars out of pocket and claims she was misled by promoter RocksmanGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastNone of the 15,000 ticket holders for conservative influencer Candace Owens’ cancelled Australian tour are expected to get their money back from the promoter, after it spent all its money then collapsed.Owens herself says she is hundreds of thousands of dollars out of pocket and claims she was misled by the promoter, Rocksman, a company with links to the influential conservative lobby group Turning Point Australia. Continue reading...

Eritrean man was due to be forcibly removed to France under ‘one in, one out’ schemeAn Eritrean asylum seeker who was due to be forcibly removed to France today under the “one in, one out” scheme has had his ticket cancelled after making a serious attempt on his life, the Guardian understands.Other detainees said they believed he had made an attempt on his life because he feared he would be in danger in France due to his specific circumstances had he been forcibly returned there. He was discovered yesterday by his cellmate, who raised the alarm. He is now on round-the-clock suicide watch in detention.In the UK and Ireland, Samaritans can be contacted on freephone 116 123. In the US, you can call or text the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline on 988, chat on 988lifeline.org, or text HOME to 741741 to connect with a crisis counselor. In Australia, the crisis support service Lifeline is 13 11 14. Other international helplines can be found at befrienders.org Continue reading...