How to Get Good Concert Tickets
Get Great Seats, or the Best Seats, For Your Favorite Bands
Learn a couple of easy ways to help get better seats, or any seats, to popular concerts.
One of the most frustrating parts of being a fan of a popular band is getting tickets to their concerts. Check the following tips to get the best seats to your favorite acts.
1. Check for a Pre-Sale:
Plenty of artists have a fan club, or a website that will announce an internet pre-sale for fans. A lot of times getting into a pre-sale is as simple as checking out the artist’s website for a password. Some artists ask for money to become part of the fan club, but compare the cost of joining one of these organizations to going through a scalper, and it’s probably worth it.
2. Get a Good Internet Connection:
If you know a concert will sell out, then get thee to a computer with good online connectivity shortly before the tickets go on sale. It’s also a good idea to register with ticket selling sites (ticketmaster, comcasttix, etc.) before trying to buy, as checkout will go much smoother and there’s less likely to be a computer problem. Also, ask a friend if they wouldn’t mind trying to score the tickets from their house, and communicate via cell phone to see who’s got the better seats before buying.
3. Know Your Options:
Popular artists will plan on a second show, and not release it until the first one sells out. If an artist has a good chance of selling out a show, check their tour schedule. If there are a couple days before the next concert, they may be adding shows.
4. Surf the Net:
A lot of artists have message boards with fans who (bless their souls) would much rather see a fellow fan get tickets than make a couple bucks by putting them on ebay. Also, a lot of said sites have a strict policy about posters not requesting ticket prices above what they paid for them.
5. Ticket Drops:
Tickets, oftentimes some of the best seats in the house, will open up sometime between the sell out and the concert date. This can happen for a number of reasons, but the why is not important, it’s the tickets. You can either check for this by constantly checking ticketmaster (or whoever the vendor happens to be), or checking fan websites that might carry this information.
Be smart about how you get tickets, and don’t settle for poor seats; try to upgrade, and once the show starts, you’ll be happy you did.
