
About
TEG DAINTY has been producing live entertainment across Australasia since the early 1970s and was recognised by the highly acclaimed SportBusiness International Magazine as one of world’s 20 most influential promoters and recently ranked by Billboard Magazine as the 5th largest promoter in the world.
In 2016, TEG DAINTY was formed when TEG acquired Dainty Group International which prior to the acquisition had been owned and operated as independent entity by Paul Dainty. With Dainty’s history and unparalleled experience in bringing some of the world’s biggest acts and productions to Australia, combined with TEG’s superior capabilities in ticketing, promotion and data analytics, TEG DAINTY will offer fans and stakeholders access to the best and most compelling music, sporting and entertainment events in Australia.
Now producing and promoting shows across Australia, New Zealand, the United States, the United Kingdom, South East Asia and South Africa, TEG DAINTY has become a global live entertainment company.
TEG DAINTY also holds venue management rights and regularly hosts major concerts at three of Australia’s premier wineries – Western Australia’s Sandalford Swan Valley and Sandalford Margaret River and the beautiful Tempus Two Winery in the Hunter Valley, New South Wales.
Executive team
Highlights
All past tours
Bruno Mars
Oct 2022

TINA — The Tina Turner Musical
May 2023

Queen
Feb 2018

Michael Bublé
Oct 2018

Prince
Feb 2016

Hugh Jackman
Nov 2015

Miley Cyrus
Oct 2014

Katy Perry
Nov 2014

Eminem
Feb 2014

Stevie Wonder
Feb 2012

George Michael
Jan 2010

Iron Maiden
Jan 2008

Guns n Roses
May 2007

Snoop Dogg
May 2006

David Bowie
Jan 2004

U2
Jul 1998

Mariah Carey
Mar 1998

Jerry Seinfeld
Feb 1998

Paul McCartney
Dec 1992

Fleetwood Mac
Jan 1977

ABBA
Dec 1976

Neil Diamond
Feb 2005

The Rolling Stones
Aug 1973

Bon Jovi
Dec 2013
Paul Dainty
President & CEO
Paul Dainty is the President and CEO of TEG DAINTY, a pivotal part of the TEG Group of Companies and one of the largest and most successful live entertainment companies in the world.
Recognised by the highly acclaimed SportBusiness International Magazine as one of the world’s 20 most influential promoters and recently ranked by Pollstar as the 13th largest promoter in the world, Dainty Group produces and promotes shows across Australia and New Zealand, the United States, United Kingdom, South East Asia and South Africa.
During 40 years in the business, Dainty has delivered world-class concert tours for some of biggest music, sporting, comedy and theatrical performers on the globe, selling more than 50 million concert tickets to Australians who have flocked to see the likes of ABBA, The Rolling Stones, Paul McCartney, U2, Guns ‘N’ Roses and Britney Spears.
His powerhouse team is behind a host of theatrical success stories, including Jersey Boys, Mamma Mia!, Billy Crystal’s 700 Sundays, Hairspray the Musical, The Rocky Horror Show and Barry Humphries’ Eat Pray Laugh.
And in sports event entertainment, he has toured Jeremy Clarkson’s Top Gear Live, World Wrestling Entertainment and leading freestyle motocross brand Crusty Demons.
But it wasn’t always his dream.
As a child growing up in the affluent county of Surrey, in England’s south-east, Dainty, a passionate fan of Chelsea Football Club, longed for a life directing films. Fueled by stories of his maternal grandfather, a well-known art director, and his former film production manager mother, he developed a fascination with movies, television and the cinematic arts.
Dainty’s first job out of school was at the legendary Shepperton Studios, working as a runner for leading film directors, including Joseph Losey and Stanley Kubrick.
But a fork in the road – the choice between a trainee director course at the BBC and a job offer in the music business – set him on a whole new path.
Dainty chose music and went to work at a small English agency with a host of big acts. One of them was Roy Orbison. Over the next few years the pair became close and Dainty joined Orbison on several tours of Australia, where he spotted an opportunity in the untapped markets of the southern hemisphere. After repeatedly failing to convince his boss to take it up, Dainty eventually jumped ship and set up his own business focused on bringing big British acts to Australia.
The Paul Dainty Corporation – as it was then known – had quick success with a string of Australian tours, including the Bee Gees, Diana Ross, Cat Stevens and the Jackson Five. But Dainty hit the big time when the Rolling Stones approached him, looking for a new promoter.
The history-making Rolling Stones tour of 1973 set up the success that followed.
While Dainty is reluctant to single out a highlight – there are many ways to measure success – some opportunities led to others.
In 1977, his company toured ABBA, then one of the biggest bands in the world. Dainty’s professionalism and attention to detail left its mark and, 25 years later, when band members Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus toured their hit stage musical Mamma Mia!, Dainty secured the tour based on his relationship with the band and reputation for delivering the best.
Relationships and reputation again helped seal the deal in 2012, when Dainty Group smashed box office records and launched into the global touring business with five Rolling Stones 50th anniversary concerts in London, New York and New Jersey. The shows drew unprecedented gross box office revenues of more than US$38 million and gross total revenue of more than US$43 million.
2014 is another big year, with international tours by Bon Jovi, Michael Buble, Eminem, Lionel Richie and John Farnham, Miley Cyrus, Queen and World Wrestling Entertainment. The end of the year brings the biggest tour of them all, two months touring Katy Perry through Australia and New Zealand.
But while the early growth was organic, Dainty’s success wasn’t entirely left to chance. A decision to expand his business to cover all areas of live entertainment has proved a winner for the company and ploughed a road for others to follow.
So too Dainty’s decision to extend his reach into other international markets. Recently he toured Eminem and Lionel Richie in South Africa and South East Asia, where a growing middle class is hungry for international live entertainment.
As well as his extensive live interests, Dainty is co-owner of one of Australia’s leading independent DVD distribution companies, Via Vision Entertainment, and a major shareholder and director of sports and entertainment marketing company, Twenty3.
And he hasn’t forgotten his youthful cinematic dream. A former director of Australia’s Film Finance Corporation, Dainty dipped his toe back into film in 1984, producing the critically acclaimed feature film Street Heroes. He longs to fulfill his dream of directing his own movie – something he says he’d never rule out.
But his heart – and his passion – remains in live entertainment so for the next 10 years at least, Dainty will travel the world, seeking opportunities, negotiating deals and building relationships to grow and develop the Dainty Group.
Jared Wright
Tour Director
Jared has over 10 years experience with Paul Dainty touring and breaking box office records with major artists including Eminem, Katy Perry, Guns N’ Roses, Michael Buble, Miley Cyrus, Yusuf/Cat Stevens, Neil Diamond, Iron Maiden, Prince, The Rolling Stones and Oprah. In 2020, Jared was the Project Director for the Fire Fight Australia benefit concert which went on to raise $11.1 million for national bushfire relief. Jared holds a Bachelor of Commerce and began his career in venue management before joining Dainty Consolidated Entertainment (now TEG Dainty) in 2010
Kam Dheda
General Manager Touring, ANZ & Asia
Kam is a senior entertainment industry professional. Between 1983-1993, Kam worked in the marketing division of Polygram Records (New Zealand), where she planned and executed sales and promotions for a range of local and international artists.
In 1994, Paul recruited Kam to establish and operate the Dainty Corporation touring operations office in New Zealand and then, in 1996, Kam moved to Melbourne to become the General Manager of Touring for Dainty Consolidated Entertainment.
In 2003, Kam left DCE to pursue musical theatre production, while she continued to co-ordinate commercial touring acts. In 2007, Kam joined FremantleMedia as a Production Manager for the television show Quizmania and also worked on television productions such as The Gift Series 2, Comedy Slapdown, Project Runway Finale and Triple Zero Heroes Pilot.
In 2008, Kam was appointed Operations Manager for Forum 5, an artist/talent management company, founded by Mark Richardson and FremantleMedia . In 2011 she moved with Mark to set-up the artist development company OutPost Management in Melbourne, whose clientele includes the Grammy and Aria Award winning artist Kimbra.
In her role with TEG DAINTY Kam will bring her breadth of experience and contacts to provide important leadership and strategic advice in relation to the procurement and staging of our projects in ANZ and Asia.
Brad Drummond
Head of Comedy & Emerging Platforms
Following early roles as co-founder of Totem Industries (Stereosonic) and director of ID&T Australia (Sensation, Trance Energy & Q-Dance), Brad Drummond is an accomplished concert and major event promoter with over twenty years of experience.
With his finger firmly on the pulse of stand-up comedy, podcasts and digital talent, Brad founded Nice Events in 2014, which rapidly cemented itself as a pacesetter in the live space — spearheading new and innovative ways to deliver unique entertainment experiences to fans. Nice Events became a part of the TEG Dainty family in 2017.
A true pioneer in the worlds of comedy and digital creators, Brad partners with the world’s leading brands, artists and content creators to produce innovative end-to-end live experiences and tours across all levels from theatres to arenas, including Jonathan Van Ness, Dita Von Teese, Mythbusters, Theo Von, Tracy Morgan, Brendan Schaub, Sooshi Mango, Craig Robinson, Comedy Bang Bang, Ant Middleton (SAS Australia/UK), Lilly Singh, Stuff You Should Know, Last Podcast on the Left, The Betoota Advocate and more.
On the musical side of life, Brad has worked with 2Cellos, Basement Jaxx Orchestrated, Lindsey Stirling, The Piano Guys, Postmodern Jukebox, Peter Bence, Walk Off The Earth and many more.
Brad is also widely recognised for his keen knowledge of 18th-century French architecture and can cook two-minute noodles in under a minute.
Lucy Robertson
Executive Producer, Theatrical
Lucy has worked in the arts & entertainment industry in Australia and internationally for the last 25 years. Lucy began her career as a Stage Manager working for some of Australia’s leading Producers, Cameron Mackintosh, Really Useful Group, IMG Arts and Entertainment and of course Dainty Group.
Joining TEG Dainty in 2012 as an Associate Producer and now Executive Producer, she has worked on many shows including the Australian, UK & US Tours of Eat, Pray, Laugh! Dame Edna’s Final Farewell, Hugh Jackman’s Broadway to Oz, Singin’ in the Rain Australia & Japan Tours, Cirque Du Soleil’s Toruk, Jersey Boys and Hugh Jackman The Man. The Music. The Show – Arena Tour. Lucy completed an MBA at Deakin University in 2016.