Ticketmaster returns to SMG Europe venues
SMG Europe, which operates arenas in the UK, Poland and Germany, has rekindled its relationship with Ticketmaster following a spell spent with CTS Eventim
News By IQ | 1 November 2016
SMG Europe, the UK and Europe’s largest operator of entertainment and sports venues, has announced Ticketmaster will become its official ticketing partner following the expiry of its existing contract with Eventim.
The agreement, described as following “the collaborative success achieved on the Bristol Arena venture” (which will be jointly operated by SMG Europe and Ticketmaster parent Live Nation when it opens in spring 2018), is expected to be be in place by summer of the same year. SMG’s European head office, in the 21,000-capacity Manchester Arena, is a stone’s throw from the Ticketmaster UK contact centre in Manchester’s Northern Quarter.
“Our experienced team look forward to providing Ticketmaster’s best-in-class services to SMG venues across the UK yet again”
John Sharkey, SMG…