The roots of Ticketek Entertainment Group
1972
Dainty Group, later TEG Dainty, first tours the Rolling Stones in Australia and New Zealand
1979
Kerry Packer’s PBL Media creates Ticketek, the business that Ticketek Entertainment Group will later be built upon, to sell tickets to the groundbreaking World Series Cricket tournament
1982
Van Egmond Group, today's TEG Van Egmond, commences its longstanding touring relationship with AC/DC
Moving into live events and data…
2011
Nine Entertainment creates Nine Live, adding touring, events and exhibitions to its Ticketek and Qudos Bank Arena business. Nine Live’s first tour is One Direction
2013
Ticketek launches BOOST, becoming the first ticketing agent to establish an in-house digital agency
2015
Ticketek expands its data and insights business – and sets up its Analytics division to help promoters market better to their customer bases
Ticketek Entertainment Group is born and opens up new markets…
2015
Ticketek Entertainment Group is formed as an independent leader in live entertainment, ticketing and technology when Affinity Partners acquires Nine Live from Nine Entertainment and rebrands the company as TEG
2016
Ticketek Entertainment Group acquires tier-1 concert, theatre and comedy promoter Dainty Group, which becomes TEG Dainty. TEG also acquires Life Like Touring and The Entertainment Store
2017-19
Ticketek Entertainment Group acquires the No.1 ticketing company in Malaysia, TicketCharge, the leading Philippines ticketing company, TicketWorld, and creates Ticketek Singapore
More expansion, more innovation…
2019
Ticketek Entertainment Group is acquired by Silver Lake, the world’s leading investor in technology and entertainment (with support from co-investor Mercury Capital) and continues to grow its integrated business model
2019
Ticketek Entertainment Group is awarded global Ticketing Business of the Year as Ticketek launches world-first tap-and-go NFC ticketing
2019-20
Ticketek Entertainment Group acquires UK-based promoter and venue owner MJR Group, now TEG MJR, and Australian promoters Handsome Tours, while investing in leading theatre producer Michael Cassel Group (through Amplify), and taking a significant minority stake in Ambassador Theatre Group
Leading the world…and key acquisitions
2020
Ticketek becomes the world’s first ticketing platform to offer Afterpay, the world’s largest buy now pay later service
2020
Ticketek Entertainment Group’s historic FIRE FIGHT AUSTRALIA benefit concert raises A$11.1 million for relief from the worst bushfire season in living memory and is screened worldwide to a TV audience of millions
2020
Ticketek Entertainment Group leads the return of live events in Australia with the formation of the Live Entertainment Industry Forum and the first arena shows since the COVID-19 pandemic
2020
Ticketek Entertainment Group acquires Aussie concert promoter Van Egmond Group
Ticketek Entertainment Group furthers its presence in Live Entertainment and launches world class data platform...
2021
Ticketek Entertainment Group expands its portfolio of music events through a partnership with Laneway
2021
Ticketek delivers World-first by integrating Mobile Tickets with Covid Check-in and Vaccination Status Apps
2021
Ticketek Entertainment Group launches Ovation to provide world class, data-led marketing and technology solutions for the live entertainment and sports industries
Sport acquisitions and landmark partnerships...
2023
Ticketek Entertainment Group invests further in Sport; Acquires Left Field Live and Rugby Live
2023
Ticketek Entertainment Group's Ticketek empowers inclusion and launches enhanced ticket booking platform, setting new standards for accessibility
2023
Ticketek launches landmark partnership with Qantas, allowing Frequent Flyers to earn and use Qantas points on Ticketek events
Ticketek Entertainment Group's Qudos Bank Arena celebrates 25 years
2024
Ticketek Entertainment Group's 'Out 2 Lunch' Festival delivers $50M boost to the Gold Coast's Economy by hosting the biggest beach party ever staged in Australia, with over 30,000 festival goers attending the event
2024
Qudos Bank Arena, which is owned by Ticketek Entertainment Group, celebrates 25 years of live entertainment
2024
SXSW Sydney 2023 was awarded as the National State winner at the Australian Event awards in the category of Best Congress / or Conference with 500 delegates or over
