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Sam Wright

Birmingham, UK 10 posts

Radio Producer, Writer, Reviewer, Musician.

What's not to love about bank holidays?

The second bank holiday in May already feels like an age ago, but we’d like to share with you some of the amazing events we were at. These 3 all sold tickets with us but also used eventree to manage applications to work or perform at the event and »

Vinyl We Love - Record Store Day

You may or may not know that TheTicketSellers started as a record store called Old Skool Daze many, many years ago. Since then we've got a new name, (TheTicketSellers) a new HQ and have grown to become one of the leading ticket agents in the UK. Seeing as »

New Year's Fun

Tradition at TheTicketSellers [https://www.theticketsellers.co.uk] is that our Christmas party is held in January. Why? Simply because the run up to New Year's Eve is one of the busiest times of the year for us, so it makes sense to let our hair down (for »

The Day the Earth Stood Still

or: The Profound Effect of the Life and Death of David Bowie. Living so close to where I work, I don’t have to rise from the depths of sleep till 8 o’clock. Society wakes up; people make their daily commute, take their children to school, and all the »

TTS Reviews: Holy Holy

'You're face . . . to face . . . with the man who sold the world.' So goes one of the many iconic lyrics from David Bowie's formative years. The words echo around the hollow room of the o2 Academy main stage, hanging in the air and full of »

TTS Plays: Best of the West (Midlands)

We here at TheTicketSellers are incredibly proud of the musical heritage that has permeated through our hometown over the last 50 years, from the heavy guitar riffs of Black Sabbath past, to the fresh beats of modern icon Hannah Wants. The sheer number of influential artists is both surprising and »

TTS Plays: Movie Soundtracks

You’ve spent the weekend in a muddy field, listening to music, drinking a couple of bevvies, and staying up way past your bedtime. It’s now time to for recovery; the blessed day of rest before normal life continues. And I don’t know about you, but there’s »

Meet the team (part 4)

It's June, the sun is shining (sort of) and the team at TheTicketSellers is bravely starting to wear shorts and other summer attire to work. Here are two more members of our rather fantastic team for you to get to know. Harriet When she's not studying »

TTS Lists: Top 5 Bands Under 1000 Likes

5 bands with fewer than 1000 likes In the current climate, it’s very difficult to avoid the relentless click-bait articles that pose a threat to your own sanity. With the formulas Facebook seem to have imposed upon our News Feeds, you’re oblivious to what your family, friends, and »

Meet the team (part 3)

At TheTicketSellers we, like so many other companies, pride ourselves on being an equal opportunities employer. We believe that everyone has the right to be treated as an individual and recognised for their individual contributions to the success of our company. Even twins. In many ways it was a big »