The Best Times to Buy Your Concert Tickets
Prices on the resale market fluctuate wildly depending on the artist. Here are a few insights that might save you a lot of money.
Concerts for big-name artists frequently sell out within minutes, spurring fans to seek tickets on websites such as SeatGeek and StubHub. But resale prices vary wildly, depending on the artist, the venue and—especially—when you buy, so purchasing at the wrong time can cost you hundreds of dollars. Using data from SeatGeek, we looked at the best time to buy in the 100 days leading up to dozens of shows in the New York area this year.
For Taylor Swift’s Eras tour, earlier is better: The lowest prices for the three shows at MetLife Stadium were between $690 and $865 10 weeks before Taylor was to take the stage. As outrageous as that was, a few weeks later the cheapest seats would have set you back well over $2,000–the only shows with prices topping $1,000 for the cheapest resale seats. If $2,000 makes you nauseous but you can stomach $1,500, you would have benefited from trying your luck on the day of the show.