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Spanish Ticketing Platform Wegow Enters Pre-Bankruptcy, Freezing Artist and Fan Funds

Wegow cites pandemic aftershocks, inflation, and cultural spending uncertainty as it initiates restructuring while ticket revenues remain blocked.

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Overview

  • Wegow, Spain's leading ticketing platform, has declared a preconcurso de acreedores, a legal step to avoid liquidation and reorganize finances.
  • Funds from ticket sales are currently frozen, leaving thousands of fans and numerous artists without expected income from concerts.
  • The company asserts that operations will continue uninterrupted during the restructuring process to stabilize its financial position.
  • Affected bands, including Hora Zulu and Bombai, are guaranteeing performances and shifting ticket sales to alternative platforms despite financial losses.
  • Wegow attributes its financial struggles to lingering pandemic effects, structural cost inflation, and consumer uncertainty in cultural spending.