David Jones

Interesting analysis of why Bluesky is better by design, not just because the people on it are necessarily nicer

Worth a whole year’s license fee 😀

Air New Zealand Wants To Resume London Flights, But How? Air New Zealand appears to be considering a return to London, which is an important but complicated market for the airline.

I flew Air New Zealand from LHR to both HKG and LAX back in the early 2000s. They had lovely crew and a premium economy product that was better than BA or Virgin. Always thought they would regret selling their LHR slots. Would be great to see them back in London.

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The rush to BlueSky continues: @theguardian.com has arrived in the last 24 hours

Incidentally, having the second most common name in the UK has other disadvantages, including being redirected to the “seek assistance” desk every time I arrive at the UK border because someone else with the same name as me appears to have done something naughty.

I was too late to nab it here, so it was good that I knew how to add a TXT record to DNS, and could use my davidjones.org domain.

Thanks to James encouraging me (and lots of my then Virgin Radio colleagues) onto the other place very early in the day, for an experiment he’d cooked up to keep us all in touch while we were in Dublin for a weekend away, I actually nabbed davidjones over there.

@james.crid.land with a fun blog post about using your domain name as your nickname on BlueSky. And using me as an example.

There has been a big influx of UK journalists and politicians in the last week (I wonder what could have triggered that 😉), so it feels like @bsky.app may be increasing its traction in that space at least.

At the end of the interview I said that Twitter was the app I tended to start my day with... with the influx of new people to @bsky.app, I wonder if that might change 😉

Had a great coversation with @seancallanan.bsky.social a few weeks ago, and he has very kindly published me as his 400th podcast. Congratulations, Sean, on reaching such a cool milestone!

It was lovely to chat to Sean about how we deploy technology at AEG to enhance the fan experience.

The sustainability team at AEG and The O2 breaking new ground with carbon remove gigs www.musicweek.com/live/read/ho...

Sting performing on stage at the Barclays Arena in Hamburg

Monday night with the legendary Sting at the Barclays Arena, Hamburg

I am very excited about AEG’s plans to build a new arena in Edinburgh: www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scot...

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Panel on the next generation fan experience at the AEG Connect Summit

Q&A with AEG’s Office of the Chairman at the AEG Connect Summit

AEG Global Technology leaders at the AEG Connect Summit

On my way home after a fantastic week at the AEG Connect Summit in Indian Wells #onlyAEG

OnePlan to help Crypto.com Arena ‘plan’ events - Coliseum The Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California (US), home of the National Basketball Association (NBA) team Los Angeles Lakers.

Excited that at AEG we are developing a digital twin with One Plan at Crypto.com Arena https://www.coliseum-online.com/oneplan-to-help-crypto-com-arena-plan-events/

Kirstie Loveridge, who heads up the European HR team at AEG, was interviewed recently by Manage HR Magazine about organisational culture https://organizational-culture-europe.managehrmagazine.com/cxoinsight/effective-strategies-for-enhancing-organizational-culture-nwid-2267.html

Fascinating (although quite techy) article on the sound production at this year’s British Summer Time Hyde Park https://headlinermagazine.net/bst-hyde-park-2023-review.html

AEG’s multi-year investment in upgrades to premium spaces Crypto.com Arena includes the construction this summer of some very cool bunker and tunnel suites https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-07-19/roll-in-with-lebron-crypto-com-arena-unveils-new-suites-reached-through-players-entrance

View of the Solent from the Island Sailing Club in Cowes

Murky start for the #RolexFastnetRace in Cowes

BBC News screengrab showing announcement of Labour win at Selby and Ainsty

Were you up for Selby and Ainsty?

AEG Europe on LinkedIn: Verti Music Hall latest venue to be featured in AAA Explores film series -��... In celebration of Verti Music Hall's 5th birthday 🎉🎶, we are buzzing to be featured in the latest release of Access All Areas Magazine Explores series! From…

Our Verti Music Hall in Berlin is celebrating its fifth birthday 😀 https://www.linkedin.com/posts/aeg-europe_verti-music-hall-latest-venue-to-be-featured-activity-7087416019295592448-OIcu

Hot laps, drifting and karting at the Utah Motorsports Campus. A fun end to a great #SEATSLC2023

Josh Barney, Tod Caflisch and Katee LaPoff on stage at the SEAT Conference

Really enjoying Josh Barney, Tod Caflisch and Katee LaPoff talking about how to build an efficient and effective technology infrastructure in a venue #seat2023

Sean Callanan intervening David Michael on stage at the SEAT Conference

A fireside chat at #seat2023 - Sean Callanan interviewing David Michael about his role bringing the Olympic and Paralympic Games to Los Angeles in 2028

Michael Gallagher, Ian Collins and Brandon McNulty on stage in front of an audience at the SEAT Conference

Michael Gallagher, Ian Collins and Brandon McNulty speaking at #seat2023 on how important wayfinding and customer experience are to the festivalisation of sport

Don White and Scott Kegley captivating the #seat2023 audience with the opportunities of Generative AI

'We sold more tickets than we've ever done before' | IQ Magazine AEG's CEO of European festivals Jim King speaks to IQ about the monster success of BST Hyde Park's 10th anniversary edition

My colleague Jim King reflecting on an amazing series of Hyde Park Concerts for AEG https://www.iq-mag.net/2023/07/we-sold-more-tickets-than-weve-ever-done-before/

Molly Mazzolini, Fraser Bullock and Tom Kelly speaking on stage at the SEAT conference

Really enjoying hearing from Fraser Bullock and Molly Mazzolini on the experience of the Salt Lake City Winter Olympic Games in 2002 and the plans to bring them back in 2030 or 2034 #seat2023

Panoramic image of the University of Utah Rice-Eccles Stadium

Opening keynote in the University of Utah Rice-Eccles Stadium with former US Navy Seal, Rob Newson #seat2023