No matter how well planned an event is, there are always going to be queues, be it for the bar, the toilets or the merch table. Ticketing platform Eventbrite is attempting to smooth this out, replacing its regular paper tickets with RFID wristbands that bring a whole host of advantages.

Argentinian football club Atletico Tigre is planning on launching a microchip season ticket. Paperless tickets are already the norm in transport, leisure and at many cultural events, but would people be willing to swap tickets on their phones for chips under their skin?

Gone are the days when you'd queue to buy a ticket for a concert, or wait for one to arrive in the post. As ticket touting grows into a money-grabbing monster and legitimate ticketing goes mobile, how we buy tickets for everything from train journeys to football matches is fundamentally changing.

After years of growth, the music streaming market has reached a turning point; Beats Music and Rdio have closed, while Spotify is facing up to higher licensing fees. Deezer has partnered with BandPage to let users to buy tickets and merch from artists, but can it please both fans and musicians?