diff --git a/src/pretix/base/models/event.py b/src/pretix/base/models/event.py
index 5ff910b78..2005393ba 100644
--- a/src/pretix/base/models/event.py
+++ b/src/pretix/base/models/event.py
@@ -38,6 +38,31 @@ class EventMixin:
             raise ValidationError({'date_to': _('The end of the event has to be later than its start.')})
         super().clean()
 
+    def get_short_date_from_display(self, tz=None, show_times=True) -> str:
+        """
+        Returns a shorter formatted string containing the start date of the event with respect
+        to the current locale and to the ``show_times`` setting.
+        """
+        tz = tz or pytz.timezone(self.settings.timezone)
+        return _date(
+            self.date_from.astimezone(tz),
+            "SHORT_DATETIME_FORMAT" if self.settings.show_times and show_times else "DATE_FORMAT"
+        )
+
+    def get_short_date_to_display(self, tz=None) -> str:
+        """
+        Returns a shorter formatted string containing the start date of the event with respect
+        to the current locale and to the ``show_times`` setting. Returns an empty string
+        if ``show_date_to`` is ``False``.
+        """
+        tz = tz or pytz.timezone(self.settings.timezone)
+        if not self.settings.show_date_to or not self.date_to:
+            return ""
+        return _date(
+            self.date_to.astimezone(tz),
+            "SHORT_DATETIME_FORMAT" if self.settings.show_times else "DATE_FORMAT"
+        )
+
     def get_date_from_display(self, tz=None, show_times=True) -> str:
         """
         Returns a formatted string containing the start date of the event with respect
diff --git a/src/pretix/control/templates/pretixcontrol/events/index.html b/src/pretix/control/templates/pretixcontrol/events/index.html
index 617961a4d..afb2ad302 100644
--- a/src/pretix/control/templates/pretixcontrol/events/index.html
+++ b/src/pretix/control/templates/pretixcontrol/events/index.html
@@ -51,11 +51,6 @@
                 <th>
                     {% trans "Event name" %}
                 </th>
-                <th>
-                    {% trans "Short form" %}
-                    <a href="?{% url_replace request 'ordering' '-slug' %}"><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i></a>
-                    <a href="?{% url_replace request 'ordering' 'slug' %}"><i class="fa fa-caret-up"></i></a>
-                </th>
                 {% if not hide_orga %}
                     <th>
                         {% trans "Organizer" %}
@@ -67,8 +62,7 @@
                     {% trans "Start date" %}
                     <a href="?{% url_replace request 'ordering' '-date_from' %}"><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i></a>
                     <a href="?{% url_replace request 'ordering' 'date_from' %}"><i class="fa fa-caret-up"></i></a>
-                </th>
-                <th>
+                    /
                     {% trans "End date" %}
                     <a href="?{% url_replace request 'ordering' '-date_to' %}"><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i></a>
                     <a href="?{% url_replace request 'ordering' 'date_to' %}"><i class="fa fa-caret-up"></i></a>
@@ -83,26 +77,27 @@
             <tbody>
             {% for e in events %}
                 <tr>
-                    <td>
+                    <td class="event-name-col">
                         <strong><a href="{% url "control:event.index" organizer=e.organizer.slug event=e.slug %}">{{ e.name }}</a></strong>
                         {% if e.has_subevents %}
                            <span class="label label-default">{% trans "Series" %}</span>
                         {% endif %}
+                        <br><small>{{ e.slug }}</small>
                     </td>
-                    <td>{{ e.slug }}</td>
                     {% if not hide_orga %}<td>{{ e.organizer }}</td>{% endif %}
-                    <td>
+                    <td class="event-date-col">
                         {% if e.has_subevents %}
-                            {{ e.min_from|default_if_none:"" }}
+                            {{ e.min_from|default_if_none:""|date:"SHORT_DATETIME_FORMAT" }}
                         {% else %}
-                            {{ e.get_date_from_display }}
+                            {{ e.get_short_date_from_display }}
                         {% endif %}
-                    </td>
-                    <td>
-                        {% if e.has_subevents %}
-                            {{ e.max_fromto|default_if_none:e.max_from|default_if_none:e.max_to|default_if_none:"" }}
-                        {% else %}
-                            {{ e.get_date_from_display }}
+                        {% if e.settings.show_date_to and e.date_to %}
+                            <br> –
+                            {% if e.has_subevents %}
+                                {{ e.max_fromto|default_if_none:e.max_from|default_if_none:e.max_to|default_if_none:""|date:"SHORT_DATETIME_FORMAT" }}
+                            {% else %}
+                                {{ e.get_short_date_to_display }}
+                            {% endif %}
                         {% endif %}
                     </td>
                     <td class="text-right">
diff --git a/src/pretix/static/pretixcontrol/scss/main.scss b/src/pretix/static/pretixcontrol/scss/main.scss
index d7a7c8b50..f4e7f3dee 100644
--- a/src/pretix/static/pretixcontrol/scss/main.scss
+++ b/src/pretix/static/pretixcontrol/scss/main.scss
@@ -399,3 +399,7 @@ body.loading #wrapper {
 .fa.disabled {
     color: $text-muted;
 }
+
+.event-name-col {
+    width: 30%;
+}