Ticketek Entertainment Group has been at the heart of the live event experience for 50 years through our touring and ticketing operations. In recent years we have welcomed many new members to the Group by expanding into new markets, genres and capabilities. Through our integrated operating model we bring the best live content, ticketing and technology to our partners and create memories for fans that last a lifetime. We are headquartered in Sydney, Australia and operate globally.

The Story So Far...

1970-1980s
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

1990-2010s
Fast forward...

1997

Ticketek is the first Australian company to let customers buy tickets online
 

2004

Kerry Packer’s PBL Media buys the long-term lease for the Sydney Super Dome, today’s Qudos Bank Arena, in Sydney’s Olympic Park
 

2008

Ticketek creates its online market research division Ticketek Rewards
 

2010

PBL Media rebrands as Nine Entertainment
2011-2015
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
2015-2019
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
 
2019
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

2020
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
2021
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
2022
Further expansions...

2022

Ticketek Entertainment Group secures South By Southwest festival (SXSW) Annual Event for Sydney from 2023
 

2022

Ticketek wins Ticketing Business of the Year at the prestigious Ticketing Business Forum international awards in Manchester, Great Britain
 

2022

Ticketek Entertainment Group expands its integrated Live Entertainment, Ticketing, Digital & Data model with the formation of TEG Europe
2023
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
2024
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
1970-1980s
The roots of TEG

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 TEG 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

1990-2010s
Fast forward...

1997

Ticketek is the first Australian company to let customers buy tickets online
 

2004

Kerry Packer’s PBL Media buys the long-term lease for the Sydney Super Dome, today’s Qudos Bank Arena, in Sydney’s Olympic Park
 

2008

Ticketek creates its online market research division Ticketek Rewards
 

2010

PBL Media rebrands as Nine Entertainment 
2011-2015
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
2015-2019
TEG is born and opens up new markets…

2015

TEG 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

TEG 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

TEG acquires the No.1 ticketing company in Malaysia, TicketCharge, the leading Philippines ticketing company, TicketWorld, and creates Ticketek Singapore
 
2019
More expansion, more innovation…

2019

TEG 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

TEG is awarded global Ticketing Business of the Year as Ticketek launches world-first tap-and-go NFC ticketing
 

2019-21

TEG acquires UK-based promoter and venue owner MJR Group, now TEG MJR, and Australian promoters Handsome Tours and Van Egmond Group, now TEG Van Egmond, while investing in leading theatre producer Michael Cassel Group (through Amplify), and taking a significant minority stake in Ambassador Theatre Group
2020
Leading the world…

 

2020

Ticketek becomes the world’s first ticketing platform to offer Afterpay, the world’s largest buy now pay later service 
 

2020

TEG’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

TEG 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
 
1970-1980s
The roots of TEG

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 TEG 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

1990-2010s
Fast forward...

1997

Ticketek is the first Australian company to let customers buy tickets online
 

2004

Kerry Packer’s PBL Media buys the long-term lease for the Sydney Super Dome, today’s Qudos Bank Arena, in Sydney’s Olympic Park
 

2008

Ticketek creates its online market research division Ticketek Rewards
 

2010

PBL Media rebrands as Nine Entertainment 
2011-2015
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
2015-2019
TEG is born and opens up new markets…

2015

TEG 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

TEG 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

TEG acquires the No.1 ticketing company in Malaysia, TicketCharge, the leading Philippines ticketing company, TicketWorld, and creates Ticketek Singapore
 
2019
More expansion, more innovation…

2019

TEG 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

TEG is awarded global Ticketing Business of the Year as Ticketek launches world-first tap-and-go NFC ticketing
 

2019-21

TEG acquires UK-based promoter and venue owner MJR Group, now TEG MJR, and Australian promoters Handsome Tours and Van Egmond Group, now TEG Van Egmond, while investing in leading theatre producer Michael Cassel Group (through Amplify), and taking a significant minority stake in Ambassador Theatre Group
2020
Leading the world…

 

2020

Ticketek becomes the world’s first ticketing platform to offer Afterpay, the world’s largest buy now pay later service 
 

2020

TEG’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

TEG 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
 

Our Leadership Team

Meet the senior leadership team at Ticketek Entertainment Group.

Geoff Jones

Chief Executive Officer

Sandra Rouse

Chief Financial Officer

Tim McGregor

Global Head of Touring, TEG

Cameron Hoy

Managing Director Global Ticketing & Chief Digital Officer

Geoff Jones

Chair - Ticketek Entertainment Group

Brad Banducci

Chief Executive Officer - Ticketek Entertainment Group

Belinda Shaw

Chief Financial Officer - Ticketek Entertainment Group

Cameron Hoy

Chief Operating Officer & Head of Global Ticketing - Ticketek Entertainment Group

Geoff Jones

Chair - Ticketek Entertainment Group

Brad Banducci

Chief Executive Officer - Ticketek Entertainment Group

Belinda Shaw

Chief Financial Officer - Ticketek Entertainment Group

Cameron Hoy

Chief Operating Officer & Head of Global Ticketing - Ticketek Entertainment Group

Geoff Jones

Chair - Ticketek Entertainment Group

Brad Banducci

Chief Executive Officer - Ticketek Entertainment Group

Belinda Shaw

Chief Financial Officer - Ticketek Entertainment Group

Cameron Hoy

Chief Operating Officer & Head of Global Ticketing - Ticketek Entertainment Group

Rachael Carroll

Managing Director, TEG Sport & Experiences

Brendon Bainbrigde

Managing Director, TEG Asia

Tim McGregor

Global Head of Touring, TEG

Amanda Luhrmann

Group General Counsel

Amanda Luhrmann

Group General Counsel & Company Secretary - Ticketek Entertainment Group

Tane Oakes

Chief Technology Officer - Ticketek Entertainment Group

Tim McGregor

Global Head of Touring - Ticketek Entertainment Group

Timothy Ho

Managing Director - TEG Asia

Rachael Carroll

Managing Director, TEG Sport & Experiences

Tim McGregor

Global Head of Touring, TEG

Paul Dainty AM

President and CEO, TEG Dainty

Amanda Luhrmann

Group General Counsel

Amanda Luhrmann

Group General Counsel & Company Secretary - Ticketek Entertainment Group

Tane Oakes

Chief Technology Officer - Ticketek Entertainment Group

Tim McGregor

Global Head of Touring - Ticketek Entertainment Group

Timothy Ho

Managing Director - TEG Asia

Toby Leighton-Pope

Managing Director - TEG Europe

Paul Dainty AM

President and CEO - TEG Dainty

Rachael Carroll

Managing Director - TEG Sport

Shane Harmon

Managing Director – TEG Experiences

Toby Leighton Pope

Managing Director - TEG Europe

Paul Dainty AM

President and CEO - TEG Dainty

Rachael Carroll

Managing Director - TEG Sport

Shane Harmon

Managing Director – TEG Experiences

Amanda Luhrmann

Group General Counsel & Company Secretary - Ticketek Entertainment Group

Tane Oakes

Chief Technology Officer - Ticketek Entertainment Group

Tim McGregor

Global Head of Touring - Ticketek Entertainment Group

Timothy Ho

Managing Director - TEG Asia

Toby Leighton-Pope

Managing Director - TEG Europe

Paul Dainty AM

President and CEO - TEG Dainty

Rachael Carroll

Managing Director - TEG Sport

Shane Harmon

Managing Director – TEG Experiences

Lauren Cavana

Group General Manager P&C - Ticketek Entertainment Group

Bart Campbell

Global Content Director - Ticketek Entertainment Group

Simon Cahill

Chief Commercial Officer – Ticketek Entertainment Group & Co-Managing Director South By Southwest Sydney

Lauren Cavana

Group General Manager P&C - Ticketek Entertainment Group

Bart Campbell

Global Content Director - Ticketek Entertainment Group

Simon Cahill

Chief Commercial Officer – Ticketek Entertainment Group & Co-Managing Director South By Southwest Sydney

Lauren Cavana

Group General Manager P&C - Ticketek Entertainment Group

Bart Campbell

Global Content Director - Ticketek Entertainment Group

Simon Cahill

Chief Commercial Officer – Ticketek Entertainment Group & Co-Managing Director South By Southwest Sydney

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