Holders of electronic tickets for the "Slavianski Bazaar" concerts will enter through a separate entrance

May 19, Vitebsk / Diana Kurilo - BELTA /. A separate entrance for spectators with electronic tickets will be organized for the events of the "Slavianski Bazaar in Vitebsk" arts festival at the Summer Amphitheatre. This was announced today at a press conference by the General Director of the "Vitebsk" Cultural Center, festival director Rodion Bass, BELTA correspondent reports. The separate entrance will be equipped with devices that can read a unique barcode from a printed electronic ticket and thus verify the authenticity of its purchase. It should be noted that the first ticket scanned at the entrance to the concert is considered valid. Any other attempts to enter the event with an already scanned ticket will be denied. According to representatives of the company SOOO "Ticketpro," which is the first and only seller of tickets for the "Slavianski Bazaar" events online, as of 10 a.m. on May 19, 2115 tickets for concerts at the Summer Amphitheatre had been sold through the internet during the week of sales, with another 2184 tickets reserved. Approximately 11% of sales are electronic tickets. The company has already made 29 international ticket deliveries. Online ticket sales allow for an analysis not only of audience preferences but also of where tickets are being purchased. For example, for the "Khor Turetskogo" art group concert, 47% of purchases were made by residents of the Minsk region, 42% by residents of the Vitebsk region, and 7% by Russians. For Valery Meladze, 14% of sales were to Russia, Ukraine, and Lithuania. Tickets for Vyacheslav Dobrynin's concert were ordered online by residents of the district center Ushachi. According to Rodion Bass, online sales expand opportunities for spectators and allow fans from different parts of the country and even the world to purchase tickets for their favorite artist's performance. The XX International Festival of Arts "Slavianski Bazaar in Vitebsk" will be held from July 8 to 14, 2011. It is expected that representatives from 27 countries will participate. -0-