Overview
- .tickets is a generic top-level domain (gTLD) delegated under ICANN's New gTLD Program.
- The registry is managed by Accent Media Limited; back-end registry services are provided by CentralNic.
- The string is listed as Delegated in the DNS root zone.
History
Delegation and Launch
- Delegated to the Root Zone on 26 March 2015.
- Mandatory Sunrise period: 13 July 2015 – 11 September 2015.
- Early Access Program (EAP): 14–20 September 2015.
- General availability began on 21 September 2015.
Applicants and Private Auction
- Accent Media Limited won the private auction for the .tickets string in September 2014, outbidding four other applicants.
- CentralNic invested $1.62 million in Accent Media, acquired a 12% stake, and became the back-end provider; Accent switched from Afilias to CentralNic.
Notable Cases or Examples
- Current registry operator: Accent Media Limited (filed a Public Interest Commitment as part of its application).
- Previous applicants included Donuts (Atomic McCook, LLC), Famous Four Media (dot Tickets Limited), Shubert Internet, Inc., and Tickets TLD LLC.
Operator
XYZ.COM LLC
Whois
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domain: TICKETS
organisation: XYZ.COM LLC
address: 4425 Spring Mountain Rd., Suite 2
address: Las Vegas NV 89102
address: United States of America (the)
contact: administrative
name: General Counsel
organisation: XYZ.COM LLC
address: 4425 Spring Mountain Rd., Suite 2
address: Las Vegas NV 89102
address: United States of America (the)
phone: +1 702 757 6555
e-mail: hello@xyz.com
contact: technical
name: CTO
organisation: CentralNic
address: Saddlers House, 4th Floor
address: 44 Gutter Lane
address: London EC2V 6BR
address: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the)
phone: +44 20 33 88 0600
fax-no: +44 20 33 88 0601
e-mail: tld.ops@centralnic.com
nserver: A.NIC.TICKETS 194.169.218.58 2001:67c:13cc:0:0:0:1:58
nserver: B.NIC.TICKETS 185.24.64.58 2a04:2b00:13cc:0:0:0:1:58
nserver: C.NIC.TICKETS 212.18.248.58 2a04:2b00:13ee:0:0:0:0:58
nserver: D.NIC.TICKETS 212.18.249.58 2a04:2b00:13ff:0:0:0:0:58
ds-rdata: 11069 8 2 5d58d40b472461672340583b4865540a52bfb551ca57663b22084e554d09532b
ds-rdata: 41687 8 2 ea32f704a1ac5dc44a391652f8b566b058f220acdd5bafbfb47fb9b4f3d01868
whois: whois.nic.tickets
status: ACTIVE
remarks: Registration information: http://tickets.tickets
created: 2015-03-19
changed: 2025-08-12
source: IANA
Registrars
