Ticketmaster Announces Long-term Ticketing Agreements With St. Louis Rams and St. Louis Convention and Visitors Commission
ST. LOUIS--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--July 16, 1999--
Ticketmaster Continues Expansion Throughout St. Louis
Ticketmaster, a USA company (NASDAQ:USAI) has announced its exclusive, long-term ticketing agreements with St. Louis Rams and St. Louis Convention and Visitors Commission whereby Ticketmaster will provide ticketing services for all St. Louis Rams home games as well as all America's Center and Trans World Dome events.
Effective July 1, 1999, fans may purchase tickets to America's Center and Trans World Dome events at Ticketmaster retail Ticket Centers throughout St. Louis including select Schnucks Market locations, Famous Barr, Streetside Records, and Blue Note Sports Shops; by calling Ticketmaster Charge-By-Phone; and via Internet at www.ticketmaster.com. Tickets to St. Louis Rams home games are scheduled to go on sale via Ticketmaster on July 17, 1999.
Ticketmaster is also providing St. Louis area fans with an exclusive Charge-By-Phone number to purchase tickets virtually "human free" via Interactive Voice Response (IVR) by calling 314-241-1888.
"We're looking forward to providing St. Louis Rams fans and America's Center and Trans World Dome eventgoers with great ease and convenience in purchasing tickets," said Jeff Kline, Executive Vice President, Ticketmaster Midwest. "These agreements are an important part of our continued expansion throughout the St. Louis market."
"We are very excited about being associated with the industry leader in ticketing," said Andy McDonnell, Manager of the Trans World Dome. "We now have the ability to not only market our events regionally, but nationally as well."
The Trans World Dome at America's Center is a 70,000-seat, multi-purpose facility that hosts conventions, trade shows, concerts, and sporting events. Located in downtown St. Louis, the Dome also is home to the NFL's St. Louis Rams and is the site of the NCAA Final Four in 2005.
Ticketmaster, a USA company (NASDAQ:USAI), is the world's leading ticketing service selling 75 million tickets valued at more than 2.5 billion dollars, through more than 3,400 retail Ticket Center outlets; 29 worldwide telephone call centers; and www.ticketmaster.com, through its relationship with Ticketmaster Online-CitySearch (NASDAQ:TMCS).
Ticketmaster serves more than 3,750 clients in the U.S., South America, Canada, Mexico, Europe, and Australia. The company provides ticketing for 94 professional sports franchises and hundreds of leading arenas, stadiums, performing arts venues, and theaters including such prominent facilities as Madison Square Garden and Radio City Music Hall in New York; the Great Western Forum and the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles; and the United Center in Chicago.
Clients receive comprehensive ticket inventory control and management, broad distribution, and dedicated marketing and support services. Consumers receive convenient access to tickets for more than 350,000 events a year, including a broad range of concerts, sports, family entertainment, performing arts, and movies.
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