When do you buy concert tickets - for the best deal

[Anonymous]

Is there a formula you use to buy tickets whereby you're not paying 5x what the original purchaser got them for on StubHub (as an example), but you still get great seats? I don't mind paying more than face value, but 5x's more stings. Is it better to wait until one week before for example? I went to a much anticipated concert last night, it was a surprise for DH. I purchased the tickets in May, I knew I was paying a lot more than face value but didn't know how much until the tickets were released to me two days ago. OUCH!

[Anonymous]

You buy them the day they are released from the vendor.

[Anonymous]

I buy the day of if I can. I wanted to see a show at the Kennedy Center and joined the membership to buy good tickets before the general public.

I have also used stubhub to purchase tickets if I want to go see something and there aren't tickets left (or seats I want) at the venue.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is there a formula you use to buy tickets whereby you're not paying 5x what the original purchaser got them for on StubHub (as an example), but you still get great seats? I don't mind paying more than face value, but 5x's more stings. Is it better to wait until one week before for example? I went to a much anticipated concert last night, it was a surprise for DH. I purchased the tickets in May, I knew I was paying a lot more than face value but didn't know how much until the tickets were released to me two days ago. OUCH!

I have heard of people buying tickets at a venue from stubhub right before a show. My anxiety won't allow for this approach.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is there a formula you use to buy tickets whereby you're not paying 5x what the original purchaser got them for on StubHub (as an example), but you still get great seats? I don't mind paying more than face value, but 5x's more stings. Is it better to wait until one week before for example? I went to a much anticipated concert last night, it was a surprise for DH. I purchased the tickets in May, I knew I was paying a lot more than face value but didn't know how much until the tickets were released to me two days ago. OUCH!

I have heard of people buying tickets at a venue from stubhub right before a show. My anxiety won't allow for this approach.

Same. So I guess I need to buy on day of release, as another PP said. You'd think buying tickets in May for a concert at the end of September would be way far in advance but I guess not. I've seen so many concerts, one would think I'd have it down by now

[Anonymous]

Day 1 at face value, or 10 minutes before the show at slightly less than face value.

I choose option 1.

[Anonymous]

I recently bought a deeply discounted ticket the day of the show. DH and I planned to go but didn’t get a babysitter, so we bought a last minute ticket from seat geek for DD.

Her seat was better than ours and her ticket was 50% less! She squeezed and sat with us, so her better seat was unfilled.

I think this will be my strategy from now on. We rarely go to shows and definitely aren’t seeing Beyoncé or Ms. Swift, but why pay more?

[Anonymous]

If I know it will sell out - immediately with presale access. If not, I take myself down to the box office if 9:30/Anthem/Atlantis/Lincoln/Merriweather to avoid the TicketMaster surcharge. Black Cat, DC9, Pie Shop all have relatively low charges so buy online. Filmore isn't too bad either.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is there a formula you use to buy tickets whereby you're not paying 5x what the original purchaser got them for on StubHub (as an example), but you still get great seats? I don't mind paying more than face value, but 5x's more stings. Is it better to wait until one week before for example? I went to a much anticipated concert last night, it was a surprise for DH. I purchased the tickets in May, I knew I was paying a lot more than face value but didn't know how much until the tickets were released to me two days ago. OUCH!

I have heard of people buying tickets at a venue from stubhub right before a show. My anxiety won't allow for this approach.

Same. So I guess I need to buy on day of release, as another PP said. You'd think buying tickets in May for a concert at the end of September would be way far in advance but I guess not. I've seen so many concerts, one would think I'd have it down by now

I purchased tickets for a Jan 2024 show in August and just put it on my calendar. If I want to go, it does not matter how far in advance I buy them.