Successful Fan-To-Fan Ticket Reselling Initiative was an Olympic First
Tickets.com—a leading global provider of integrated, high-performance ticketing solutions—employed its proprietary, web-based ProVenue Ticketing Management System to handle 100-percent of the ticketing for the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. ProVenue efficiently and successfully facilitated all primary sales for Olympic and Paralympic events—and in December of 2009, Tickets.com also established the first-ever officially sanctioned secondary ticketing platform in Olympic history.
“Ticketing operations ran smoothly throughout the Games,” said Caley Denton, Vice President, Ticketing and Consumer Marketing for the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC). “Tickets.com was an exceptional partner and the ProVenue Ticketing System was easy to understand and convenient to use. It served fans across Canada and around the world, handling extreme volume with no complications. We consider it a great success.”
The fan-to-fan secondary ticket marketplace implemented in ProVenue for the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games exceeded all sales expectations. The innovative platform allowed fans to post their tickets for resale or donate their tickets to charities and community organizations—It also had the functionality to provide sponsors the ability to consign available ticket inventory for resale at face value to Olympic fans. By making these transactions through the official and secure Vancouver 2010 ticketing website, all parties involved had the assurance that their tickets were genuine.
“We were pleased that the introduction of official secondary ticketing for the Games enjoyed such robust sales. Since this type of operation hadn’t been done before at the Olympic level, we weren’t sure what to forecast in terms of budget numbers, ticket price ceilings, or transaction volume,” said Larry Witherspoon, Chief Executive Officer, Tickets.com. “The fact that we were able to rise to the challenge in handling the extraordinary demand is extremely gratifying and a major milestone for our ProVenue product.”
The fan-to-fan marketplace enabled ticket holders and sponsors to sign into their Vancouver 2010 ticketing account and post their tickets for resale to other fans. Sellers could name their own price, and buyers benefited from a wide range of ticket options. The variety of ticketing options helped to ensure that venues were full of cheering spectators during the Games.
The Vancouver 2010 experience builds on a longstanding record of Olympic ticketing success for Tickets.com, including involvement with the Atlanta 1996 Summer Games, the Sydney 2000 Summer Games and the Salt Lake 2002 Winter Games. Tickets.com continues its support of the Olympic movement as an official supplier of the Canadian Olympic team through 2012.
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
2010 Stanley Cup Playoff Tickets on sale April 5
BuffaloSabres.com
The Buffalo Sabres have announced that individual game tickets for the four potential first-round homes games in the 2010 Stanley Cup Playoffs will go on sale Monday, April 5 at 9 a.m. Dates and opponent have yet to be determined. There will be approximately 2,000 tickets available for each game.
Tickets will be available in person at the HSBC Arena Box Office, all tickets.com outlets in Tops Markets, online at www.sabres.com, tickets.com or charge by phone at 1-888-223-6000. Fans are encouraged to purchase online to avoid potential lineup delays at the arena box office.
Ticket prices range from $58 for 300 Level III/IV seats, to $173 for 200 Club Level seats.
View complete pricing structure >
The Buffalo Sabres have announced that individual game tickets for the four potential first-round homes games in the 2010 Stanley Cup Playoffs will go on sale Monday, April 5 at 9 a.m. Dates and opponent have yet to be determined. There will be approximately 2,000 tickets available for each game.
Tickets will be available in person at the HSBC Arena Box Office, all tickets.com outlets in Tops Markets, online at www.sabres.com, tickets.com or charge by phone at 1-888-223-6000. Fans are encouraged to purchase online to avoid potential lineup delays at the arena box office.
Ticket prices range from $58 for 300 Level III/IV seats, to $173 for 200 Club Level seats.
View complete pricing structure >
Monday, March 29, 2010
Oakland A's Launching Jumbo Tickets for 2010 Season
The Oakland A's are launching a new fan-friendly ticket option for the 2010 season. Within the barcode of each Plaza Club ticket or Value Deck ticket will be added-value. These "Jumbo" Tickets can be used throughout the Coliseum for redemption at various concession stands for food and beverages and at merchandise stands for souvenirs.New for 2010, the Value Deck includes a Jumbo Ticket added-value of $6.
Plaza Club seats feature a lower ticket price in 2010 as well as a $10 Jumbo Ticket added-value embedded in each barcode, making it one of the most desirable seating areas in the Coliseum.
Purchase Plaza Club & Value Deck Tickets with Jumbo Ticket Added-Value
Friday, March 26, 2010
Lifehouse and Daughtry coming to Times Union Center
Heather Wheeler
Albany Student Press
Alternative rockers Lifehouse will be joining Daughtry at the Times Union Center, Sunday March 28 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are currently on sale through Tickets.com, from $27.50 to $37.50.
Post-grunge rockers Cavo will be opening the show. Chris Daughtry appears on the bands’ fifth studio album, “Smoke & Mirrors,” having co-written the track “Had Enough” with Richard Marx and Lifehouse lead singer/guitarist Jason Wade. Daughtry also lends vocals to the song.
Chris Daughtry has certainly proven that winning the title of American Idol is not needed in order to use the show as a launching pad for your music career. Although he finished in fourth place in the shows fifth season, Chris Daughtry was offered the position of lead singer in the band Fuel. He turned them down, instead deciding to front his own band. The band’s self-titled debut album, released in November 2006, has been on the Billboard Top 200 chart for over two years. The album also spawned an incredible seven singles, all of which reached the Billboard Hot 100 in at least a 25 spot.
Lifehouse is just the latest band in a long line of musicians that Chris Daughtry has collaborated with. He has also lent his pen to 3 Doors Down, Matchbox 20, Shinedown and Nickelback.
It’s no surprise that other artists respect his ideas. Since 2007, the band Daughtry has won seven American Music awards, including Best Break Through Artist and Favorite Band, Duo or Group Pop-Rock. Daughtry has also won two American Music Awards, two World Music Awards and the People’s Choice Award Best Rock Song for the single “Home.” In 2008, Daughtry walked away with four Grammy nominations.
Before inviting Lifehouse along for the second leg of their current U.S. tour, Theory of a Deadman shared the stage with Daughtry.
Albany Student Press
Alternative rockers Lifehouse will be joining Daughtry at the Times Union Center, Sunday March 28 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are currently on sale through Tickets.com, from $27.50 to $37.50.
Post-grunge rockers Cavo will be opening the show. Chris Daughtry appears on the bands’ fifth studio album, “Smoke & Mirrors,” having co-written the track “Had Enough” with Richard Marx and Lifehouse lead singer/guitarist Jason Wade. Daughtry also lends vocals to the song.
Chris Daughtry has certainly proven that winning the title of American Idol is not needed in order to use the show as a launching pad for your music career. Although he finished in fourth place in the shows fifth season, Chris Daughtry was offered the position of lead singer in the band Fuel. He turned them down, instead deciding to front his own band. The band’s self-titled debut album, released in November 2006, has been on the Billboard Top 200 chart for over two years. The album also spawned an incredible seven singles, all of which reached the Billboard Hot 100 in at least a 25 spot.
Lifehouse is just the latest band in a long line of musicians that Chris Daughtry has collaborated with. He has also lent his pen to 3 Doors Down, Matchbox 20, Shinedown and Nickelback.
It’s no surprise that other artists respect his ideas. Since 2007, the band Daughtry has won seven American Music awards, including Best Break Through Artist and Favorite Band, Duo or Group Pop-Rock. Daughtry has also won two American Music Awards, two World Music Awards and the People’s Choice Award Best Rock Song for the single “Home.” In 2008, Daughtry walked away with four Grammy nominations.
Before inviting Lifehouse along for the second leg of their current U.S. tour, Theory of a Deadman shared the stage with Daughtry.
Thursday, March 25, 2010
SeatGeek: A Prediction Market for Concert and Sports Tickets
Ariel Schwartz
FastCompany
SeatGeek, launched Tuesday at TechCrunch50, is a Farecast-like Web site for sports and concert tickets in the secondary market. It's so simple, I'm surprised no one ever thought of it before.
The site predicts future ticket prices with an algorithm that aggregates information from hundreds of secondary market Web sites (StubHub, TicketCity, RazorGator, etc.) and combines it with a number of other factors to make its calculations. Potential ticket prices of an upcoming Yankees game, for example, could be predicted based on past and current prices, who's playing in the game, the weather forecast, and whether a Rolling Stones concert is going on next door. Overall, the algorithm is 80% accurate, according to SeatGeek co-founder Jack Groetzinger.
When I searched SeatGeek for this Sunday's Seattle Mariner's game against the Yankees, I was instructed to wait on buying cheap, medium priced, and expensive seats, as all three categories are predicted to decrease moderately in price. A search for Monday's LA Angels game against the Yankees predicted steady prices for cheap and medium priced seats, and a moderate decrease in expensive seats. SeatGeek also provided me with the option to receive an e-mail alert when prices hit rock bottom.
What if SeatGeek's is wrong about a prediction and a customer waits to buy tickets, only to find that prices have skyrocketed? The company plans to implement an optional insurance policy on its predictions--so if SeatGeek is wrong, they'll compensate accordingly.
SeatGeek's revenue plan is based on that optional insurance policy, along with an 8-10% cut of the purchase price on deals listed on the site and a future premium service for ticket brokers.
"There's so much antagonism towards Ticketmaster and other concert promoters," Groetzinger explained. "This is a tool to fight back."
The site is still limited in its scope, predicting only MLB games and select concerts, but eventually SeatGeek plans to expand into NFL games and more. It's a work in progress, to be sure--a search on SeatGeek for "the Yankees" came up blank, but "Yankees" yielded multiple results--but one that has the potential to make a dent in the ticket brokering industry.
FastCompany
SeatGeek, launched Tuesday at TechCrunch50, is a Farecast-like Web site for sports and concert tickets in the secondary market. It's so simple, I'm surprised no one ever thought of it before.
The site predicts future ticket prices with an algorithm that aggregates information from hundreds of secondary market Web sites (StubHub, TicketCity, RazorGator, etc.) and combines it with a number of other factors to make its calculations. Potential ticket prices of an upcoming Yankees game, for example, could be predicted based on past and current prices, who's playing in the game, the weather forecast, and whether a Rolling Stones concert is going on next door. Overall, the algorithm is 80% accurate, according to SeatGeek co-founder Jack Groetzinger.
When I searched SeatGeek for this Sunday's Seattle Mariner's game against the Yankees, I was instructed to wait on buying cheap, medium priced, and expensive seats, as all three categories are predicted to decrease moderately in price. A search for Monday's LA Angels game against the Yankees predicted steady prices for cheap and medium priced seats, and a moderate decrease in expensive seats. SeatGeek also provided me with the option to receive an e-mail alert when prices hit rock bottom.
What if SeatGeek's is wrong about a prediction and a customer waits to buy tickets, only to find that prices have skyrocketed? The company plans to implement an optional insurance policy on its predictions--so if SeatGeek is wrong, they'll compensate accordingly.
SeatGeek's revenue plan is based on that optional insurance policy, along with an 8-10% cut of the purchase price on deals listed on the site and a future premium service for ticket brokers.
"There's so much antagonism towards Ticketmaster and other concert promoters," Groetzinger explained. "This is a tool to fight back."
The site is still limited in its scope, predicting only MLB games and select concerts, but eventually SeatGeek plans to expand into NFL games and more. It's a work in progress, to be sure--a search on SeatGeek for "the Yankees" came up blank, but "Yankees" yielded multiple results--but one that has the potential to make a dent in the ticket brokering industry.
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
St. Bonaventure's season will continue at the Reilly Center
Mary Jane Stevens
Olean Times Herald
When the St. Bonaventure women's basketball team's Atlantic 10 Tournament run ended, senior forward Dana Mitchell said she didn't want her career to end in Upper Marlboro, Md.
It won't.
For the second consecutive year, postseason women's basketball is coming to the Reilly Center.
After advancing to the A-10 quarterfinals, where they suffered their worst lost of the season, a 17-point loss to Dayton, the Bonnies' record stands at 22-9. That guaranteed them the fewest losses in the Division-I era, as they can finish with 10 at most. Last year, they finished with 11. The Flyers earned an eight seed in the NCAA Tournament.
Robert Morris finished its season with a 23-8 record, and it was 17-1 in the Northeast Conference. The Colonials won the conference's regular season title, but they fell to eventual tournament champion St. Francis, N.Y. in the tournament semifinals.
If the Bonnies win, they could meet a familiar foe in the second round, March 20-23. Duquesne (20-11) , with whom the Bonnies split a pair of games in A-10 play, plays at Northwestern (16-14) Thursday. Joe McKeown, who coached at George Washington for 19 years, now coaches the Wildcats.
Five A-10 teams, including St. Bonaventure and Duquesne, made the tournament, and four of them are in the Bonnies' quarter of the draw. Saint Joseph's (17-14), Richmond (19-12) and Charlotte (17-13) also earned bids.
Three other A-10 teams - Temple (14-8), Dayton (24-7) and Xavier (27-3) - were awarded NCAA bids on March 15.
Last season, the Bonnies made their first postseason appearance and advanced all the way to the tournament's quarterfinal round. They lost to eventual-champion South Florida in front of 4,133 fans at Bob Lanier Court.
Tickets are available through the Reilly Center ticket office and through Tickets.com. Adults tickets are $8, tickets for students and children between the ages of 7-15 are $5, and children under six will be admitted free.
Olean Times Herald
When the St. Bonaventure women's basketball team's Atlantic 10 Tournament run ended, senior forward Dana Mitchell said she didn't want her career to end in Upper Marlboro, Md.
It won't.
For the second consecutive year, postseason women's basketball is coming to the Reilly Center.
After advancing to the A-10 quarterfinals, where they suffered their worst lost of the season, a 17-point loss to Dayton, the Bonnies' record stands at 22-9. That guaranteed them the fewest losses in the Division-I era, as they can finish with 10 at most. Last year, they finished with 11. The Flyers earned an eight seed in the NCAA Tournament.
Robert Morris finished its season with a 23-8 record, and it was 17-1 in the Northeast Conference. The Colonials won the conference's regular season title, but they fell to eventual tournament champion St. Francis, N.Y. in the tournament semifinals.
If the Bonnies win, they could meet a familiar foe in the second round, March 20-23. Duquesne (20-11) , with whom the Bonnies split a pair of games in A-10 play, plays at Northwestern (16-14) Thursday. Joe McKeown, who coached at George Washington for 19 years, now coaches the Wildcats.
Five A-10 teams, including St. Bonaventure and Duquesne, made the tournament, and four of them are in the Bonnies' quarter of the draw. Saint Joseph's (17-14), Richmond (19-12) and Charlotte (17-13) also earned bids.
Three other A-10 teams - Temple (14-8), Dayton (24-7) and Xavier (27-3) - were awarded NCAA bids on March 15.
Last season, the Bonnies made their first postseason appearance and advanced all the way to the tournament's quarterfinal round. They lost to eventual-champion South Florida in front of 4,133 fans at Bob Lanier Court.
Tickets are available through the Reilly Center ticket office and through Tickets.com. Adults tickets are $8, tickets for students and children between the ages of 7-15 are $5, and children under six will be admitted free.
Monday, March 22, 2010
Justin Bieber's first headlining tour will stop in Tulsa
Jennifer Chancellor
Tulsa World
The BOK Center announced that teen heartthrob/singer Justin Bieber will perform in Tulsa on July 6.
Tickets are $41.50 and $51.50, plus fees, and go on sale at 10 a.m. March 27, at tulsaworld.com/BOK, the Arby’s Box Office at the BOK Center, all Tickets.com outlets and (866) 7-BOKCTR.
The "My World" tour the Canadian-born 16-year-old's first headlining tour of North America.
"My World 2.0," is a studio release of 10 new songs expected on March 23. It is the second part to his multi-platinum-selling debut, released last year.
His debut, "My World," sold over a million copies in a handful of weeks, and earned him his first four Top 40 hits on the Hot 100, “One Time,” “One Less Lonely Girl,” “Love Me” and “Favorite Girl.”
VIP packages for the “My World” Tour will be available while supplies last through a special fan club presale, starting 10 a.m. March 18. Public on-sale starts March 27.
Bieber's skyrocket ride to fame is a do-it-yourself fantasy come to fruition. By age 12, he had taught himself how to play the piano, drums, guitar and trumpet. He and his mother started posting his cover versions of tunes by Usher, Chris Brown, Stevie Wonder and Justin Timberlake.
In short time, a record producer saw him and flew Bieber to Atlanta, where he met with R&B singer-songwriter Usher, and sang for him in person. Soon thereafter, he met with Antonio L.A. Reid at Island Records, who signed him to Island Records in October 2008.
By late 2009, Bieber released his debut studio album, which almost instantly sold more than 1 million copies. Usher also makes a guest appearance on the album.
He has since performed for President and first lady Obama, with Steve Wonder and on "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest."
For more information about the fan club complete tour and ticket information, see BieberFever.com.
Tulsa World
The BOK Center announced that teen heartthrob/singer Justin Bieber will perform in Tulsa on July 6.
Tickets are $41.50 and $51.50, plus fees, and go on sale at 10 a.m. March 27, at tulsaworld.com/BOK, the Arby’s Box Office at the BOK Center, all Tickets.com outlets and (866) 7-BOKCTR.
The "My World" tour the Canadian-born 16-year-old's first headlining tour of North America.
"My World 2.0," is a studio release of 10 new songs expected on March 23. It is the second part to his multi-platinum-selling debut, released last year.
His debut, "My World," sold over a million copies in a handful of weeks, and earned him his first four Top 40 hits on the Hot 100, “One Time,” “One Less Lonely Girl,” “Love Me” and “Favorite Girl.”
VIP packages for the “My World” Tour will be available while supplies last through a special fan club presale, starting 10 a.m. March 18. Public on-sale starts March 27.
Bieber's skyrocket ride to fame is a do-it-yourself fantasy come to fruition. By age 12, he had taught himself how to play the piano, drums, guitar and trumpet. He and his mother started posting his cover versions of tunes by Usher, Chris Brown, Stevie Wonder and Justin Timberlake.
In short time, a record producer saw him and flew Bieber to Atlanta, where he met with R&B singer-songwriter Usher, and sang for him in person. Soon thereafter, he met with Antonio L.A. Reid at Island Records, who signed him to Island Records in October 2008.
By late 2009, Bieber released his debut studio album, which almost instantly sold more than 1 million copies. Usher also makes a guest appearance on the album.
He has since performed for President and first lady Obama, with Steve Wonder and on "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest."
For more information about the fan club complete tour and ticket information, see BieberFever.com.
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