The entrepreneur behind disruptive ticketing site Vibe Tickets has opened his new HQ with flair, entertaining investors, friends and users with talent from across the region at a #BringTheVibe party.
Luke Massie鈥檚 fast-growing business, which began by bringing fans together to buy and sell tickets at negotiated prices, has聽disrupted the secondary ticketing market.
It has now evolved into the first entirely transparent international social marketplace for live events.
As well as celebrating the recent move into a larger head office in Lancaster, the #BringTheVibe party also marked a momentous six months for Vibe, during which it opened a second office in central London and expanded its team with the addition of senior staff from industry giants Ticketmaster and MTV.
On the evening guests were treated to a performance from The Voice UK’s Hayley Eccles, followed by a DJ set by KISS FM’s Tom Green which went into the early hours of the morning.
Vibe has built up a user-base of 75,000 followers since 2013. After raising 拢600,000 via crowdfunding within four weeks it now has funding amounting to 拢1.7 million from a number of investors, including Richard Branson.
In a speech made at the #BringTheVibe party, Massie said: 鈥淚鈥檝e been told time and time again that I should abandon my roots and migrate Vibe鈥檚 head office to London.
鈥淚 have always profusely disagreed as I鈥檓 a firm believer in Lancashire鈥檚 abundance of talent. The overwhelming growth we鈥檝e achieved from our Lancaster base proves that point.
鈥淰ibe is all about connecting people, so having set the business up just four years ago on Twitter, it鈥檚 a special moment to have all the people who have made a difference to our journey so far gathered in our new office.
鈥淲e鈥檙e heading in an extremely exciting direction and I can鈥檛 wait for the next chapter in Vibe鈥檚 story.鈥�