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The DIY ticketing/event management platform will touch down in the Netherlands for the first time at Eurosonic Noorderslag next January
By IQ on 13 Sep 2018
Universe will power ticketing for ESNS 2019 – a first for a Dutch event
image © Jorn Baars/Eurosonic Noorderslag 2018
Ticketmaster-owned self-service ticketing platform Universe will be introduced to the Dutch market early next year.
Canadian-born Universe (formerly Uniiverse) was acquired by Live Nation/Ticketmaster in 2015, and opened its first European office, in London, the following year.
It will make its Dutch debut with conference/showcase festival Eurosonic Noorderslag (ESNS), which returns to Groningen with focus countries Slovakia and the Czech Republic from 16 to 19 January 2019.
ESNS managing director Dago Houben comments: “Ticketmaster has been providing ticketing for for Eurosonic Noorderslag for decades. With the switch to Universe, it will be possible to combine the registrations for the industry delegates with tickets for the festival visitors in one database and CRM.
“We taking an enormous step forward in service for both the visitors to the conference and to the festivalgoers.”
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