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Ticket holders in the lurch as showbiz faces final curtain

Customers are left in doubt as the ticketing company enters administration.
9 Apr 2014 12:00
Jesse Dyer
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Australia’s largest authorized ticket onseller Showbiz announced last week via its website that it has voluntarily entered administration. A team from PFK Lawler including Brad Tonks and John Vouris has been appointed to take control of the company’s assets.

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