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Ticketmaster was founded in Phoenix, Arizona in 1976 [5] by college staffers Peter Gadwa and Albert Leffler, Gordon Gunn III, as well as businessman Jerry Nelson. [6] [7] The company originally licensed computer programs and sold hardware for ticketing systems.
CTS Eventim launched Eventim UK Ltd. and it was incorporated in January 2009. At the time of their launch, the ticketing brand was already responsible for selling tickets for the Isle of Wight Festival and it was announced that the company had arranged to take over Live Nation's UK ticketing operations within the first month of operation.
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. is an American multinational entertainment company that was founded in 2010 following the merger of Live Nation and Ticketmaster. It promotes, operates and manages ticket sales for live entertainment internationally. It also owns and operates entertainment venues and manages the careers of music artists.
Live Nation is an American events promoter and venue operator based in Beverly Hills, California.Founded in 1996 by Robert F. X. Sillerman as SFX Entertainment, the company's business was built around consolidating concert promoters into a national entity to counter the oversized influence of ticket behemoth Ticketmaster.
Live Nation UK is the United Kingdom subsidiary of Live Nation Entertainment.They are best known for promoting concerts, operating venues and running festivals. As Clear Channel UK, Live Nation UK acquired the Mean Fiddler organisation and owns 51% of Academy Music Group, giving it a stake in most major music festivals and medium-sized London music venues.
The Ticket Factory sells and distributes tickets across the UK for music concerts, sporting events, festivals, comedy shows, theatre and exhibitions. The Ticket Factory is the box office for Birmingham-based venues; Resorts World Arena , the Utilita Arena Birmingham and National Exhibition Centre, as well as being the primary agent for Royal ...
The administration of STAR is operated by a Council, which is elected by STAR members, and led by a Chairperson. Day-to-day operations are managed and carried out by STAR’s Chief Executive and External Relations professionals, who ensure the operation of the Code of Practice, handle all dispute resolution inquiries as well as provide information and advice around best practices for safe ...
As of August 2013, AXS was the exclusive or primary ticket provider for over 30 US venues and 9 UK venues. [citation needed] The first Staples Center concert available only through AXS was Beyoncé in 2013; both Los Angeles Lakers and the Los Angeles Clippers are still using Ticketmaster. [4]