Frontier Touring

Frontier Touring
Company typeTour promoter
IndustryMusic and entertainment
FoundedNovember 1979 (1979-11)
FounderMichael Gudinski
Philip Jacobsen
Michael Chugg
Headquarters,
Area served
Australia, New Zealand
Websitewww.frontiertouring.com

The Frontier Touring Company Pty Ltd, trading as Frontier Touring and also often known as Frontier, is one of Australia and New Zealand's largest concert promoters.[1] The company was formed in November 1979 by Michael Gudinski as one of the first Mushroom Group ventures, with eight music industry partners; Gudinski has stayed at the helm since. The company's first tour was in 1980 and in the decades since has toured over five hundred acts. In 2013 according to Pollstar, the industry's trade publication, the company was listed as No. 1 Australasian Concert Promoter and at No. 20, internationally.[2]

  1. ^ Quinn, Karl (6 April 2012). "Rivals now act in concert". The Age. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
  2. ^ Eliezer, Christie. "Melbourne's Venues Proven To Be Australia's Most Successful". Beat Magazine. Furst.