04/21/2001
Games Ticket Sales Pass 50,000
Seats at the 2001 Goodwill
Games are still proving to be the hottest tickets in town,
with a total of 54,000 tickets sold as of 2.45pm today.
2001 Goodwill Games Chief Executive Campbell
Rose said while this was a spectacular result, there were
still some 276,000 tickets available for the Goodwill Games.
"The demand has been fantastic, with Ticketek
phone lines running hot with calls from people wanting to
book their seats at the most exciting sporting event of the
year," Mr Rose said.
"There are also still hundreds of people
lining up all over Brisbane to secure their tickets to the
Goodwill Games.
"If people want to beat the queues, our
volunteers report there is virtually no wait at Ticketek's
Myer Centre outlet in Elizabeth Street.
"Demand is strong at most other outlets
and unfortunately patrons may experience some delays in purchasing
their tickets.
"We would like to thank people for their
patience and the fantastic support they are giving their Goodwill
Games, it really is encouraging to see the public's enthusiasm
for such a new event in Australia."
A third sports session sold out today - the
basketball gold medal and bronze medal games on September
9.
Two sessions sold out yesterday - the men's
gold medal swimming final on September 3 and the men's and
women's gold medal and bronze medal beach volleyball matches
on September 4.
In addition, the afternoon session of beach
volleyball on September 3 is almost sold out.
However, Mr Rose said there were still plenty
of tickets available at many of the most popular events, such
as athletics.
"There are currently 130,000 tickets available
for the athletics at ANZ Stadium, so people still have the
opportunity to see the world's best track and field athletes
in action."
Mr Rose said Brisbane residents could take advantage
of the extended trading hours at Ticketek's Myer Centre and
South Bank outlets, which will both be open tomorrow.
The Myer Centre Ticketek will be open from 10
- 4pm on Sunday and the South Bank Ticketek will be open 9
- 5pm on Sunday.
For more information on the Goodwill Games sports sessions
and ticket prices, click on www.ticketek.com or www.goodwillgames.com
Tickets to the Goodwill Games can be purchased
on the Ticketek web site, over the phone on 133 877 or in
person at any Ticketek outlet Australia wide.
Media information:
Janet England, 2001 Goodwill Games Brisbane
Ph: 07 3233 2088 (direct) / Mobile: 0412 334 937
E-mail: janet.england@2001gwgbrisbane.com.au
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