SEMA Partners with Tixr to Turbocharge Ticketing for Inaugural SEMA Fest
Tixr, the largest, fastest-growing privately-held primary ticketing and live event commerce marketplace, today announced its official ticketing partnership with SEMA, the Specialty Equipment Market Association, on its inaugural SEMA Fest, a two-day full-throttle festival that fuses car culture and music.
SEMA Fest will bring together automotive enthusiasts, the biggest names in music, and the hottest automotive brands in a large-scale festival format, open to all enthusiasts, at the Las Vegas Festival Grounds on November 3–4, 2023. This year’s lineup features world-class musical acts Imagine Dragons, Incubus, Wiz Khalifa, AJR, Third Eye Blind, Bush, Walk The Moon, and more.
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“We are excited to open the gates for the inaugural SEMA Fest experience and welcome music lovers and car enthusiasts to this one-of-a-kind festival,” said Mike Spagnola, SEMA president and CEO. “SEMA, producers of the largest automotive aftermarket trade show, will give all attendees an opportunity to be a part of this unique festival that features top musical artists, along with automotive and motorsports demonstrations. SEMA Fest promises to captivate the car culture in a fresh and exciting new way!”
SEMA Fest is hosted by the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA), producers of the SEMA Show, a massive trade-only event held annually in Las Vegas. The inaugural SEMA Fest marks the conclusion of SEMA Week, which kicks off with the 2023 SEMA Show on October 31-November 3 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. SEMA Fest will also feature a full slate of immersive automotive lifestyle events, a consumer marketplace, world-class drifting, motorsports competitions, freestyle motocross and more. More details will be announced soon, including a full concert lineup of more than 20 bands.
“Personally, I couldn’t be more excited to bring SEMA Fest into the Tixr fold starting with the inaugural year. What the SEMA team has dreamed up checks every box for me as a diehard automotive enthusiast, motorsports fan, and music lover,” said Patrick Bradley, Tixr’s Chief Revenue Officer. “Our system’s built for big, and large-scale festivals shine on Tixr. There’s so much SEMA Fest can do with our dynamic user experience, unified commerce toolset, and yield optimization innovations to deliver a superior fan experience and supercharged sales.”
Ranked #25 on a16z’s Marketplace 100: 2023 list, Tixr exclusively powers more than 500 of the most respected live entertainment brands in 40 countries, including LIV Golf, Wynn Nightlife, Riot Fest, Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach, Riot Games Arena, Playa Luna Presents, Sturgis Buffalo Chip, Lightning in a Bottle, Portland Trail Blazers’ New G League Affiliate Rip City Remix, and many others. With notable backers like Dragoneer Investment Group, Verance Capital, Helium-3 Ventures, and Sony Innovation Growth Fund, the 10-year-old company is well-capitalized and profitable. Since its inception, Tixr has processed over $1 billion in transactions through its platform built for unified commerce and sales beyond tickets.
For more information about SEMA Fest and to purchase tickets, visit www.semafest.com or Tixr.com.
