Events.com has acquired Operabase, a Copenhagen-based performing arts data and discovery platform with a verified archive of more than one million productions. The deal adds a substantial cultural data set and technology platform to Events.com's growing live events business, giving it a structured data graph built from thousands of sources and supported by both automated processes and human verification.
Financial terms were not disclosed. Operabase, operated by Arts Consolidated ApS, will continue serving the performing arts market while Events.com integrates its underlying data architecture, artificial intelligence and information technology across a broader range of live event categories. The Copenhagen team has joined the broader Events.com organization and will remain focused on the platform's performing arts customers.
Three decades of structured performance data
Founded in 1996, Operabase has spent nearly 30 years collecting and structuring information about live performances. Its platform operates in 31 languages and is used by performing arts organizations, venues, agencies, artists and audiences for professional discovery, casting, season planning and archival research. The platform converts fragmented information into a connected, machine-readable record of live performances across countries, cultures and languages.
Operabase Chief Technology Officer Peter Palludan said the technology combines automated reconciliation and AI-assisted quality assurance with expert oversight. While the company initially developed those capabilities around opera and performing arts, the underlying technology was designed to support a wider range of live performances. That scalability sits at the center of Events.com's rationale for the transaction.
Building a data layer across the live events economy
Events.com plans to continue investing in Operabase's existing product, data and engineering operations. Future development will include capabilities for discovery, casting intelligence, archival research, artist development and audience engagement. The company also plans to extend Operabase's multilingual footprint, including a planned Arabic-language version.
At the parent-company level, Events.com intends to apply Operabase's technology and data model to information platforms serving other areas of the live events industry. Board member Doug R. Harrison, who led the acquisition, will oversee integration of the platform across Events.com's portfolio. "Operabase's product, data and engineering teams have onboarded and are now plugged into the greater Events.com network of employees worldwide, continuing their work from Copenhagen," Harrison said.
Events.com CEO, Chairman and founder Mitch Thrower pointed to the value of Operabase's verified reference data as AI becomes more involved in how artists, events and cultural information are discovered online. The acquisition provides Events.com with a long-developed data foundation rather than requiring the company to assemble that information from scratch. For professionals working with event data, the move signals how verified, structured information is becoming a competitive asset - not just for discovery, but for powering the AI Data Analysis Courses and recommendation engines that audiences increasingly rely on.
What the combined portfolio looks like
The transaction adds Operabase to an Events.com portfolio that includes Summit, an invitation-only community for founders and creators; virtual events platform Remo; the La Jolla Concours d'Elegance; and the Wonderfront Music & Arts Festival. The company previously acquired Evensi, an AI-powered event discovery business. Founded in 2009 in La Jolla, California, Events.com provides technology for event discovery, ticketing, registration, sponsorship and event management.
Operabase CEO Bharani Vasudev Setlur said the deal provides an opportunity to extend technology developed for a specialized performing arts market into additional event categories. "Over the past several years, we transformed Operabase from a niche performing arts database into a multi-genre information marketplace capable of understanding and connecting live events at scale," Setlur said. He said Events.com provides a platform for extending that work across the larger events ecosystem.
Why this matters for hospitality and events professionals
Events.com is building a data and intelligence layer that spans event categories, and the Operabase acquisition gives it a rare asset: nearly 30 years of structured, human-verified performance records. For event organizers, venue operators and hospitality professionals, this signals a shift toward platforms that don't just handle ticketing or registration but actively structure event data for discovery, personalization and operational intelligence. As AI-driven tools become more embedded in how events are promoted and discovered, the quality of the underlying data will determine which platforms deliver useful results. The deal also highlights growing demand for AI for Hospitality & Events applications that move beyond basic automation into structured information products built on verified data.
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