Ticketmaster and Walmart Bring Tickets to Thirty-One Stores Throughout Louisiana

Ticketmaster and Walmart Bring Tickets to Thirty-One Stores Throughout Louisiana

NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Throughout Louisiana fans can purchase live event tickets from their local Walmart store. Using point of sale touch screens located in the electronics departments of thirty-one participating Walmart stores, fans throughout the area can browse available tickets for family shows, concerts and sporting events. Once the desired event is selected by the fan, a Walmart employee helps complete the transaction and immediately prints the tickets.

"By integrating ticketing into Walmart stores, we are able to offer fans this very convenient way to learn about upcoming events, purchase and take home tickets without leaving their neighborhood," said Nathan Hubbard, CEO of Ticketmaster. "In addition, Ticketmaster will continue to work closely with our clients to create exclusive high value offers for Walmart customers."

Louisiana fans can purchase any Ticketmaster ticket at a participating Walmart, including: performances by Jay Z & Kanye West, Def Leppard, the WWE and Sesame Street Live: Elmo's Super Heroes in the New Orleans Arena and Taylor Swift in the New Orleans Arena.

Louisiana stores with ticketing capabilities include:

Ambassador Caffery Pkwy.,
Baker Lafayette
Sullivan Road, Baton Rouge Evangeline Thruway, Lafayette
O'Neal Lane, Baton Rouge W. Pinhook Rd., Lafayette
Cortana Place, Baton Rouge Marrero
N. Mall Drive, Baton Rouge Metairie
College Drive, Baton Rouge Tchoupitoulas St., New Orleans
Bossier City Behrman, New Orleans
Covington Port Allen
Denham Springs Prairieville
E. Bert Kouns Ind. Loop,
Gonzales Shreveport
Shreveport Barksdale Hwy,
Harahan Shreveport
Harvey 39142 Natchez Drive, Slidell
Grand Caillou Rd., Houma Northshore Blvd., Slidell
Martin Luther King Blvd., Houma Thibodaux
Kenner Zachary
La Place

About Ticketmaster:

With operations spanning 19 countries, Ticketmaster is the world leader in event ticketing and ranks among the top five eCommerce sites globally. Ticketmaster is a division of Live Nation Entertainment. Live Nation Entertainment is the world's leading live entertainment and eCommerce company, comprised of four market leaders: Ticketmaster.com, Live Nation Concerts, Front Line Management Group and Live Nation Network. Ticketmaster.com is the global event ticketing leader and one of the world's top five eCommerce sites, with over 26 million monthly unique visitors. Live Nation Concerts produces over 20,000 shows annually for more than 2,000 artists globally. Front Line is the world's top artist management company, representing over 250 artists. These businesses power Live Nation Network, the leading provider of entertainment marketing solutions, enabling over 800 advertisers to tap into the 200 million consumers Live Nation delivers annually through its live event and digital platforms. For additional information, visit www.livenation.com/investors.

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