Ticketmaster partners with Crown Resort venues in Melbourne and Perth

Leading ticket seller Ticketmaster Australia has announced its selection as the exclusive ticketing partner for Crown Resorts in Perth and Melbourne.

Ticketmaster has commenced ticketing services for Crown Resorts venues - the Crown Theatre Perth and The Palms at Crown - and has already facilitated a major onsale for the upcoming season of THE LION KING at Crown Theatre Perth.

Announcing the partnership, Ticketmaster Australia and New Zealand Managing Director Maria O’Connor stated “Crown Resorts operates two premier venues in Perth and Melbourne and Ticketmaster is proud to have entered into a partnership with this world-class organisation.

“We are committed to providing our clients and customers with the best products, tools, technology and services to make the ticket buying process simple and engaging.

“Ticketmaster has extensive experience providing ticketing services for major entertainment venues and theatres throughout Australia, and we look forward to a long and successful partnership with Crown Resorts and the two venues.”

Crown Resorts Chief Executive  Barry Felstead is delighted with the new appointment, explaining “Ticketmaster has been successful in securing Crown Resorts business through a very competitive and strict tender process.

“Ticketmaster, along with their partners in Live Nation and Channel Seven, offers a fantastic business partnership which complements Crown Resorts' entertainment strategy in both Perth, Melbourne and in overseas markets.”

The new agreement between Ticketmaster and Crown Resorts is further strengthened by the addition of the Seven Network as a strategic digital, events and media partner on this project.

Explaining this link, Seven’s Chief Revenue Officer Kurt Burnette added “we are delighted to be working closely with Ticketmaster and Crown Resorts on this project.

”We are expanding our presence in major events and our alignment with Ticketmaster as the exclusive ticketing partner for Crown is a positive step forward for us.”

The two Crown Resorts venues are world-class facilities that regularly host local and international acts.

Crown Theatre Perth has capacity for up to 2,300 patrons and hosts long-running musicals as well as concerts, ballet, children’s shows, comedy events and major onstage spectaculars.

The Palms at Crown is a multi-layered auditorium that caters for up to 800 patrons. The unique venue offers a range of seating with cabaret style tables, tiered booths and balcony seating.

As a full-service ticketing provider, Ticketmaster Australia, a Live Nation Entertainment company, offers clients and customers the best in customer service, technology, innovation, marketing and distribution.

Live Nation Entertainment (is the world’s leading live entertainment company comprised of global market leaders: Ticketmaster, Live Nation Concerts, Live Nation Media & Sponsorship and Artist Nation Management.

For additional information, visit www.livenationentertainment.com

Ticketmaster Australasia is the local arm of Ticketmaster International, the world’s leading event ticketing company, and provides state-of-the-art ticketing, marketing and entry management solutions to a wide variety of venues and events in Australia and New Zealand.

For more information go to www.ticketmaster.com.au For more information on Crown Resorts visit http://www.crownresorts.com.au/

Top image shows the Crown Theatre Perth.

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