Hon. Samantha Rowe questions VenuesWest about ticket allocation for events held at their venues in the past month. VenuesWest clarifies their ticket management process and provides a breakdown of retained tickets.

AnsweredQoN 2883Legislative Council
Asked
17 March 2015
Portfolio
Sport and Recreation

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I refer to events held at venues managed by Venues West over the past month, and I ask: (a) did Venues West receive or purchase any general admission tickets, VIP access or access to a corporate box for any of these events; (b) if yes to (a), please provide a breakdown of the vents and the tickets for general admission, VIP access or corporate box access; (c) if yes to (a), what was the total value of the tickets and access; and (d) were any of the tickets, VIP access or corporate box access provided to other parties who provided services at the events, and what was the value?

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Answered
5 May 2015
Responded by
Leader of the House representing the Minister for Sport and Recreation
Response time
49 days
No, VenuesWest does not receive or purchase tickets to venues managed by VenuesWest. In these venues, VenuesWest issues tickets for all ticketed events with the help of its Ticket Service Provider, Ticketmaster. As part of Licence Agreements to hire the venues, VenuesWest has a right to retain some tickets. Part (b) of this question has been answered in the context of tickets that VenuesWest printed and retained.
(b)  (i) Perth Glory v Sydney FC, nib Stadium (7 February) - 10 General Admission tickets - four used.
(ii) Ani-Games Showdown, HBF Arena (21 February) - four General Admission tickets.
(iii) Western Force v Hurricanes, nib Stadium (27 February) - 10 General Admission tickets for radio promotion.
(iv) Perth Glory v Brisbane Roar, nib Stadium (28 February) - 10 General Admission tickets - six used.
(c) (i) $120
(ii) $140
(iii) $350
(iv) $180
(d) No.

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