Moshtix hits 1 million subscriber mark

Ticket agency Moshtix celebrated its first year as an independent by signing up its one millionth subscriber.

Last July, CEO Harley Evans, and business partner Vanessa Bond bought the company back from News Corp. Evans stepped back from high profile clients The Australian Grand Prix and Sydney Easter Show to focus on core business.

The firm signed multi-year deals with existing clients, the national regional festival Groovin’ the Moo, Sydney venues Oxford Art Factory and The Basement, Sydney venue operator Merivale Group, Perth promoter Sunset Events and Perth club promoter Boomtick.

It also secured new clients Laneway Festival, Future Music Group, Illusive Entertainment, Sydney’s Marquee Nightclub and The Annandale Hotel and Melbourne’s H-W-L-R Bar joining Brisbane’s The Met, Adelaide’s Fowlers Live, ACT’s Academy Nightclub and Republic Bar in Hobart.

Harley Evans said, “It’s been a hell of a first year, but we’ve come out of it ok and have a huge sense of excitement and energy about what lies ahead.”

He admitted, “We also dealt with a range of challenges, including one which was pretty public a few months ago,” alluding to an incident in May when Moshtix accounts were hacked by a rogue account for Splendour In The Grass ticket sales.

He added, “The live entertainment market is facing plenty of challenges at the moment, but we’re really motivated and driven to help where we can and make sure Moshtix and [its parent company] The Ticket Group are part of the solution in the event ecosystem. We have some great plans for the next 12 months that will help us play that supportive role more effectively than ever before.”

Moshtix also provides support to national industry events including Face The Music in Melbourne, Sydney’s EMC, Fowlers Live Music Awards in Adelaide, and West Australia’s WAM Awards.