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Billetnet--a Ticketmaster International Brand--and Roskilde Festival Announce Partnership
The festival adds to Ticketmaster International's extensive portfolio of festivals which includes Way Out West ( Sweden ), T in The Park ( Scotland ), Stereosonic ( Australia ) and Lowlands ( Netherlands ) to name a few, as well as international events such as the London 2012 Olympic Games and Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games.
Commenting on the partnership, Jakob Lund , Managing Director of Billetnet said: "We are hugely excited to work with Roskilde Festival and take its international status to the next level. As part of Ticketmaster International, we're able to offer local event organisers access to our extended network and a number of platforms to reach fans."
Roskilde Festival's CEO, Henrik Rasmussen , added: "The partnership with Billetnet offers us an opportunity to elevate our brand and maximise marketing and PR opportunities. We believe that such a partnership will enable us to reach an even larger international audience of festival fans, who are very important to our identity and profile."
The announcement comes ahead of Roskilde Festival's 2014 ticket on-sale, taking place 10am (Central European Time) on 31 October 2013 . For more information visit: roskilde-festival.dk.
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Roskilde Festival in Denmark is the largest North European culture and music festival. Almost 130.000 participants and almost 170 acts on the stages make Roskilde Festival a unique meeting place for music and art lovers from all over the world.
Roskilde Festival is a non-profit organisation, and all profits from the festival are donated directly to cultural and humanitarian purposes. 32.000 volunteers contribute to creating the unique atmosphere which is often known as the orange feeling. Roskilde Festival has existed since 1971.
For more information, visit roskilde-festival.dk.