www.eventim.co.uk has gone live and is gearing up to take on Live Nation's ticketing business on February 1, despite the promoter's ongoing merger deal with Ticketmaster.

Alongside a number of theatrical shows, Eventim is already selling tickets for this year's Isle of Wight Festival and, with the company set to take over Live Nation's ticketing operations in three weeks' time, the number of live music events is set to increase dramatically.

Isle of Wight promoter John Giddings is happy with ...