Goldstar is a privately held event discovery service based in
Pasadena, California
Pasadena ( ) is a city in Los Angeles County, California, northeast of downtown Los Angeles. It is the most populous city and the primary cultural center of the San Gabriel Valley. Old Pasadena is the city's original commercial district.
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that sells
tickets to leisure activities such as live entertainment, theatre, concerts, dance, film screenings, and sporting events. The company serves markets in 26 metro areas including
San Diego,
Los Angeles,
San Francisco,
Las Vegas,
Chicago,
Washington, D.C.,
New York City,
Boston,
Seattle,
Minneapolis–Saint Paul,
Sacramento,
Portland
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* Portland, Oregon, the largest city in the state of Oregon, in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States
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,
Houston,
Dallas,
Philadelphia and
Miami. It focuses on young people who may not ordinarily choose to go to live events, and custom-tailors content for its members based on preferences.
Goldstar's business is both web and mobile-based and has membership exceeding 7 million. They have 4,000 venue partners.
The current CEO is Co-Founder Jim McCarthy.
History
Goldstar debuted February 14, 2002 and was launched by e-commerce experts Jim McCarthy, Richard Webster and Robert Graff. The web site was the first to introduce user reviews and event ratings online for the live entertainment industry. In April 2011, Goldstar appointed
Neil Patrick Harris, Sean Moriarty and
Matt Coffin to the Advisory Board.
In September 2011, Goldstar sold its 5 millionth ticket and introduced its patent-pending "Sit with Friends" feature.
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Goldstar
Online retailers of the United States
Companies based in Los Angeles County, California
Companies based in Pasadena, California
Internet properties established in 2002
Ticket sales companies
2002 establishments in California