It has happened to teenagers and adults the world over. You find out that your favorite band is going to be playing a concert, and you go online to buy the tickets.
You wait around patiently for them to go on sale, and then you miss out by a fraction of a second, due to internet servers not being able to handle the sheer number of people who want to attend the concert, or simply because you are somewhat inexperienced in the practice of getting concert tickets online. It’s not as simple as it sounds!
But there are ways to increase the odds in your favor of getting that must front row seat, and in this article, you will be introduced to 5 ways to help you get the concert tickets that you want.
Sign Up For Presale
Many online ticket sellers offer presale options, and you need to do this, as it doubles your chances of getting the tickets. You can also sign up for E-newsletters and fan clubs, which may also offer presale.
One ticket retailer that offers this is the Thomas and Mack Center, which can offer tickets early provided that presale is allowed by the band or show. So, make sure you sign up for that and keep your eyes open for alerts about preselling of tickets.
Prefill Your Details
A lot of retailers will allow you to sign up for an account and add payment details, such as a debit or credit card, in advance. This will save you a great deal of time when it comes to purchasing the tickets, as every second counts, and you don’t want to be wasting time entering your long card number when the tickets are being sold.
Use More Than One Online Site
Another way you can increase your chances of getting concert tickets is to sign up for more than one online retailer. As mentioned before, if they are offering a presale, be sure to sign up for as many as possible and prefill your details with as many as you can. This will help you to reserve tickets (which you will not be charged for), heightening your chances of getting that front-row seat.
Be Ready
It’s important to note that when there are heavy ticket sales, websites can and do crash which can be intensely frustrating if they work on a line-based sale system. The best thing you can do is to go to the website the night before, open the browsers and put your laptop into sleep mode. Also, make sure that your devices are fully charged. When it comes to an hour before the sale of the tickets, open up all of the retailer tabs and then wait.
Never Hit Refresh!
If you have opened a website tab to buy a ticket, do not click refresh! It will likely push you further back into the queue, and you can lose your place and your tickets.
However, some websites may crash, and, in this instance, you may need to refresh the page but only do so sparingly. Over refreshing, a site can once again add pressure and cause the page to overload and crash. Simply put, most websites that sell tickets are not designed for the eagerness of fans in 2022!
