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Ticketpro Baltics launched with Madonna concert – sold out in one day

Tickets for MADONNA's concert on the 4th of August, at the Tallinn Song Festival Grounds, were sold in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania through TICKETPRO's online-system (www.ticketpro.ee; www.ticketpro.lv and www.ticletpro.lt).

70 000 tickets were sold out for the MADONNA megashow, on Thursday, March 5th, 2009. The show was sold out in a record time of just 1 day & with a record ratio of close to 90% of E-tickets.

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E-Ticket - electronic ticket that is bought online and printed at home. All tickets sold by Ticketpro are equipped with a unique barcode and safety elements. All tickets will be scanned during the entrance to the Song Festival Grounds.

The queen of pop MADONNA will perform in the Baltics for the first time and will be coming to Estonia as a part of her «The Sticky & Sweet Tour». The concert in Tallinn is a part of the official extra leg of the tour, during which MADONNA visits the places where she has never been before or hasn't been for a long time. The show in Tallinn is the only one in the Baltics.

Ticketpro Baltics have been officially launched in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania on February 19th, 2009.

TICKETPRO's managing director Serge Grimaux says: «I have wanted to start Ticketpro in the Baltic for several years. I truly believe in the potential of this marketplace and it is Ticketpro’s Business Model to always be in the forefront of its field of activity in what many identify as emerging markets. Ticketpro technology and modus operandi, developed since the very beginning by event organizers, are there foremost to serve the fans making sure the most successful international touring attractions needs are properly taken care of when comes the time to make their products available to live audiences. The Madonna show will undoubtedly mark the history of the area; Ticketpro could not have a better occasion to bring a new era of ticketing to Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania».

The executive producer of MADONNA's concert in Tallinn, Peeter Rebane, said that a new era will begin with Ticketpro entering the Baltic market. «Ticketpro is an extremely professional company, that has proven during the years its capability to deliver a safe and comfortable environment to sell tickets even for the biggest events possible. I'm pleased that from now on we can offer the Estonian concert visitors a modern safe environment where to purchase tickets at. Fans no longer need to wake up early in the morning to go and buy tickets – they can do it online at their home or workplace».

The special guest for MADONNA's concert in Tallinn is PAUL OAKENFOLD.

MADONNA's concert in Tallinn is produced by BDG & Live Nation Global Touring

Ticketpro is also selling Madonna shows in the Czech Republic (August 13th, 2009) www.ticketpro.cz, Bulgaria (August 29th, 2009,) www.ticketpro.bg and Hungary (August 22nd, 2009) www.ticketpro.hu.

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