Ticketmaster founded in Phoenix Arizona by college staffers Albert Leffler and Peter Gadwa and businessman Gordon Gunn. Leffler comes up with the name Ticketmaster for the new company
First operation established in Albuquerque New Mexico
1977
Electric Light Orchestra appearing at the University of New Mexico is first ticketed concert
1978
First international clients signed in Oslo, Norway
First major venue signed: Louisiana Superdome
First major league team signed: NBA New Orleans Jazz (now Utah Jazz)
1980
First Canadian client signed: National Arts Centre in Ottawa
1981
Ticketmaster UK established in London
1983
Future Chairman Terry Barnes joins Ticketmaster
Ticketmaster signs Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra and LA Forum, LA Lakers and LA Kings
1984
New Ticketmaster logo launches
1987
Ticketmaster Canada established in Toronto
1988
Ticketing operations launch in Australia (originally as BASS Victoria)
1991
Asset acquisition of major competitor Ticketron completed
1994
Barcode ticketing launches for Cleveland Indians/Jacobs Field
Tickets for Kids youth incentive program established in Atlanta, GA
Ticketmaster tickets 1994 World Cup; highest attended World Cup in history and highest attended single event in US history
1995
Ticketmaster.com launches as a content site
Integrated ticketing platform (Archtics) introduced (full interest of Distributed System Architects acquired in '98)
Barcode scanning hardware debuts at NHRA race events in Pomona, CA
First AccessManager scanning system installed for Charlotte Coliseum
1996
Ticketmaster.com's first-ever Internet ticket sale occurs (for Seattle Mariners)
Ticketmaster becomes publicly traded on NASDAQ
1997
IAC/InterActiveCorp (originally as HSN, Inc.) acquires controlling interest in Ticketmaster
Ticketmaster Ireland launches as joint venture (full interest acquired in '05) and Synchro Systems Limited is acquired
1998
First portable wireless scanner debuts at Reunion Arena in Dallas
Online operations merge with Citysearch for spin-off TMCS(until '01)
LiveDaily.com debuts
Ticketing operations established in Mexico
The UK's first real-time ticketing web sites (www.ticketmaster.co.uk) was launched, rated as the UK's No. 1 Shopping & Classifieds - Ticketing website by share of visits (Hitwise UK August 2006)
1999
Logo redesigned
Joint venture in Australia formed with Seven Network (full interest acquired in '05)
2000
Online account management for season ticket sales debuts for Dallas Mavericks
TicketFast® online ticket delivery service debuts for Staples Center
TicketWeb, VISTA, and Admission Canada acquired
2001
Reserve America acquired
Corporate ticketing operations in Norway launch through acquisition of Billettservice
Ticketing operations established in Latin America (Chile, Argentina and Brazil)
2002
Ticketmaster tickets the 2002 Manchester Commonwealth Games
Ticket Service Nederland acquired for event ticketing in the Netherlands
Acquisition of BILLETnet expands ticketing operations to Denmark
Word verification added to online transactions to prevent automated access
Season ticket holder resale and forwarding services debut for Columbus Blue Jackets
2003
First-ever online auction conducted for Lewis/Johnson heavyweight championship for AEG and Staples Center
Ticketmaster becomes wholly-owned by IAC/InterActiveCorp
2004
Ticketing operations established in Sweden and Finland through acquisitions of BiljettDirekt Ticnet AB and Lippupalvelu Oy
Ticketmaster tickets the 2004 Athens Olympic Games
2005
TicketExchange resale service debuts
Ticketmaster New Zealand and Ticketmaster Deutschland established
2006
Ticketing operations established in Spain and Turkey through acquisitions of Tick Tack Ticket and Biletix
First Ticketmaster Auction launched in the UK with the Guinness Premiership Final
The successful launch of mobile ticketing with MobileTicket at the O2 Wireless Festival
Ticketmaster tickets the 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games
Ticketing operations established in China through Gehua Ticketmaster joint venture
2007
Emma Ticketmaster established in China through acquisition of Emma Entertainment
Majority interest acquired in echomusic
Arsenal FC appoint TM UK as their official resale provider
Strategic investment with iLike integrates ticketing with social networking
More than two million free iTunes songs given to Ticketmaster.com customers
Virtual ticketing debuts; PIDs serve as event tickets
Ticket resale partnerships established with NBA, NFL and NHL
2008
Gehua Ticketmaster tickets the 2008 Beijing Olympics
Ticketing software company Paciolan acquired; becomes Ticketmaster Irvine
TicketsNow and GetMeIn! online resale marketplaces acquired
SLO acquired to provide VIP packages through Ticketmaster
Paperless Ticket™ debut in the UK with Metallica at the O2 Arena - the largest event to date with over 18,000 attending
Ticketmaster spins out from IAC, begins trading on NASDAQ under the ticker: TKTM
Paperless Ticket™ debuts in the US for Tom Waits tour
Ticketmaster and Rim partner to bring mobile ticket purchasing to Blackberry
Ticketmaster partners with Yahoo!
Ticketmaster acquires Front Line Management, becomes Ticketmaster Entertainment, Inc.
2009
Ticketmaster appointed official ticketing services provider for the London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games
Ticketmaster surpasses sales of one million paperless tickets
2010
Ticketmaster Entertainment mergers with Live Nation, becomes Live Nation Entertainment
