LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec 16, 2025--
AXS, a trusted leader in advanced ticketing and live event technology, has announced a new partnership with Tickets for Good, the mission-driven ticket distribution platform that makes live events accessible to the people who give the most to society but often get the least in return. The collaboration enables AXS clients — venues, promoters, and artist management teams — to seamlessly allocate ticket inventory to deserving audiences, including healthcare professionals, teachers, and charity workers, through a new API integration that connects directly to the Tickets for Good platform.
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Through this integration, tickets may be offered at complimentary or discounted prices, depending on the promoter or venue, and are distributed through a verified process that uses official email domains to confirm eligibility. The partnership went live in the U.S. in October for eligible recipients and a UK launch is expected in the coming weeks.
Founded in the UK in 2019, Tickets for Good began with a simple idea: make live events accessible to the people who give the most to society but often get the least in return. The organization saw an opportunity to connect empty event seats with healthcare workers and other frontline staff who deserved a night off, without worrying about the cost.
“We are delighted to join forces with AXS to deliver a seamless, tech-enabled pathway to live-event access,” said Steve Rimmer, Founder and CEO of Tickets for Good. “By combining our mission-driven platform with AXS’s iconic events, reach, and flexibility, we’re turning great intentions into great experiences.”
“This partnership makes it easier than ever for our clients to give back in meaningful ways while ensuring that tickets find their way to people who make a real difference in their communities,” said Carey Carson, SVP, Partnerships, AXS. “It’s an elegant, scalable solution that aligns with our commitment to access, innovation, and social impact.”
The AXS and Tickets for Good partnership will continue to grow throughout 2026, offering clients a turnkey, data-driven way to strengthen community engagement while expanding access to live entertainment for those who serve others.
About AXS
AXS is a trusted leader in advanced ticketing and live event technology, providing access to some of the world’s most iconic venues, sports teams, festivals, and global tours. With customized ticketing solutions, innovative technology, and dedicated customer service, AXS partners with over 1,600 of the most recognized brands in sports and entertainment — including the LA28 Olympic & Paralympic Games, Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, Red Rocks Amphitheatre, The O2 Arena, BNP Paribas Open, WM Phoenix Open, and Stagecoach Country Music Festival. AXS’s primary and secondary marketplaces and its proprietary AXS Mobile ID technology deliver the easiest and most secure way for fans to buy, sell, and manage tickets.
About Tickets for Good
Tickets for Good is a mission-driven organisation that makes live events more accessible for people who serve their communities. In the US, the platform provides free and discounted tickets to teachers, healthcare and nonprofit workers, helping them attend concerts, sports, theatre and more at little or no cost.
Backed by Comcast NBCUniversal SportsTech and supported by artists such as Robbie Williams, Tickets for Good is expanding across the US, partnering with organisations like the College Football Playoff Foundation. With over one million tickets distributed globally, the platform turns empty seats into powerful moments of connection and appreciation.
The platform offers a simple way for event organisers to give back while filling venues with engaged audiences. By unlocking social impact through spare tickets, Tickets for Good helps build stronger communities and lasting goodwill in cities across the country.
AXS and Tickets for Good Partner to Expand Access to Live Events for Healthcare, Education, and Charity Workers
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Thursday he will sign order to resume pay for the Department of Homeland Security, which includes the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Coast Guard, in a move that bypasses Congress.
He made the announcement in a social media post.
THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The funding lapse for the Department of Homeland Security will likely stretch into next week as the House contemplates passing a Senate plan it had previously rejected to fund the bulk of the agency, but not its immigration enforcement operations.
There was no resolution Thursday to the standoff, now in its 48th day, after both chambers met for just a few minutes in pro forma sessions. Nonetheless, the Republican leadership and President Donald Trump have coalesced around a plan to fully fund DHS as part of a two-step process. The agreement puts the congressional leaders on the same page for ending the impasse after they had pursued separate paths that resulted in Congress leaving Washington last week for its spring recess without a fix.
During the brief sessions, Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., put aside the House plan to fund the entire department for 60 days. Then the House met briefly without taking up the bipartisan Senate plan that had been worked out with Democrats, though Thune is looking toward eventual passage.
“I don’t know the particulars around what the House will do with it,” Thune told reporters. “My assumption is, at some point, hopefully, they’ll move it.”
Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., and Thune, announced Wednesday that they would return to the Senate measure, which funds most of DHS with the exception of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Border Patrol. Republicans will try later to fund those agencies through party-line spending legislation that could take months to finish.
Neither outcome is guaranteed, and the strategy could potentially still face opposition from the GOP’s own ranks even though Trump has given his support.
Johnson’s embrace of the two-track plan marks a sharp reversal from less than a week ago, when he derided it as a “joke” and said he was “quite convinced that it can’t be that every Senate Republican read the language of this bill.”
He now appears to be on board. But securing support from his own conference could prove more difficult after a sizable group of House Republicans blasted the Senate-passed bill last week.
House Republicans were expected to hold a conference call later Thursday to discuss the next steps.
Thune pointed to a “number of conversations” when he was asked how the Republican leadership and Trump aligned to move ahead after their apparent divisions a week earlier.
“The thing that some people want to do, we can’t do,” said Thune. “And so you have to figure out what’s in the realm of the possible. And you have to just continue to define reality for people.”
Democrats in both chambers were aligned last week with the Senate funding plan passed with bipartisan support. Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer of New York on Wednesday blamed Republicans for not acting more quickly.
“Republican divisions derailed a bipartisan agreement, making American families pay the price for their dysfunction,” Schumer said.
Even with the progress, the most conservative lawmakers are likely to seek full funding for all of Trump’s immigration and deportation operations.
“Let’s make this simple: caving to Democrats and not paying CBP and ICE is agreeing to defund Law Enforcement and leaving our borders wide open again,” Rep. Scott Perry, R-Pa., posted on X. “If that’s the vote, I’m a NO.”
Meanwhile, the budget package that Trump wants prepared for later this year is expected to fund ICE and Border Patrol through the remainder of Trump’s term, as a way to try to ensure those agencies are no longer at risk from Democrats objecting to his immigration enforcement agenda. Trump said he wants that legislation on his desk by June 1.
Thune acknowledged the potential hurdles to that route, such as efforts to expand the scope of the bill. He said the goal is to keep it “as narrow and focused as possible” to speed passage.
“We need to kind of move with haste,” he said. “It’s probably not a likely magnet for all these other issues.”
The vast majority of DHS employees have reported to work during the shutdown, but many thousands have gone without pay. As more Transportation Security Administration agents called out from work, there was increasing frustration for air travelers confronted by long waits at some airport security lines. Those bottlenecks appeared to be clearing this week as agents began receiving backpay after Trump signed an executive order.
AP Congressional Correspondent Lisa Mascaro contributed to this report.
President Donald Trump answers questions from reporters after signing an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House Tuesday, March 31, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., speaks to reporters outside the chamber after passing a measure by unanimous consent that would fund most of the Department of Homeland Security, if the House agrees, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, April 2, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., gestures as he speaks to reporters outside the chamber after passing a a measure by unanimous consent that would fund most of the Department of Homeland Security if the House agrees, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, April 2, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Sen. Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., speaks during a news conference after a policy luncheon on Capitol Hill,Tuesday, March 24, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)
Sen. Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., speaks during a news conference after a policy luncheon on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, March 24, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill, Friday, March 27, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)
