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Run ticketing for a concert

Concert promoters and live music venues sell one show to a room of a known size, with a VIP ticket above general admission and merchandise beside both. With the releases, holds and merch ready before you announce, the on-sale opens on the minute you promised. On show day your guests, band and crew have their tickets and passes, and you can watch the room fill.

Build the show from the Concert template, sell general admission and VIP in releases, hold tickets back for partners, sell merchandise with the ticket, schedule the on-sale, and get comps, crew passes and the door ready for show day.

Para
Selling a single concert or gig from announcement to show day
Dura
20 minutos

Antes de empezar

  • You're a brand owner or admin. You can create events, change tickets, add-ons and passes, and publish.
  • You know the room's capacity, the general admission and VIP prices, how many releases you want and what VIP gets that general admission does not.
  • You know how many tickets the label and your partners need held back, how many comps the artist's guests need, which merchandise you sell at what price, and who on the band and crew needs a pass.
  1. Start from the Concert template

    Create an event and choose Concert. The template builds General admission and Advance tickets and an Event merchandise add-on, and turns on door and last-entry times.

    Nota: The tickets, add-on and settings it builds are yours to rename and reprice.

    Create an event

    Ticket Fairy Concert template with the ways to sell, the VIP question and the ticket list
    Events, Create Event, Concert.
  2. Choose how you want to sell

    Under How do you want to sell?, choose the set of releases that fits the room.

    • General admission only: One ticket at one price, for a small show.
    • Advance and general admission: A limited Advance ticket sells the first quarter of the room early, then General admission carries the rest.
    • Presale and releases: A presale for fans, an advance release, general admission and a small final release at a higher price, for a big room.
  3. Add the VIP ticket and select Use this template

    Turn on Add a VIP ticket, enter your general admission price and the room's capacity, then select Use this template. The template prices the VIP package above general admission and sizes the limited releases from your capacity.

    Nota: Seated adds a seated ticket priced above general admission, for a room with seats as well as a floor. It sells a place in the seated area rather than a numbered seat.

  4. Group general admission and VIP into categories

    On Tickets, create a ticket category for each kind of admission, entering General admission or VIP in Category Name. Buyers then choose general admission or VIP first and see the releases inside it.

    Agrupa tus boletos en categorías

    Ticket Fairy Create Category dialog with the Category Name and Resale Type fields
    Tickets, Ticket Categories, Create Category.
  5. Set when each release goes on sale

    Open each release and, under This ticket type should be available:, choose when it goes on sale.

    • At a specific time on a specific date: The release opens and closes at the times you enter, such as a presale that ends when the public on-sale begins.
    • Once the previous ticket type sells out: The release opens the moment the ticket directly above it in your list sells out, so the next price follows the last one.

    Nota: A release waiting on the one above it depends on the order of your list.

    Schedule ticket releases

    Ticket Fairy ticket type form with At a specific time on a specific date chosen and a Sales Start Date and Sales End Date entered
    Tickets, Edit Ticket Type, This ticket type should be available.
  6. Hold tickets back for your partners

    On the general admission release, turn on Hold tickets, then enter who they are for in Hold for, such as the label or a radio competition, and the number in Quantity of tickets. Those tickets stay out of the public on-sale, and buyers see fewer left from the moment you save.

    Nota: You give a hold out through Invitations, where the people you invite buy from it. The artist's free guest list goes out through Guest Tickets, in a later step.

    Reservar boletos para más tarde

    Ticket Fairy Hold tickets setting with two named holds on a general admission release
    Tickets, ticket type, Hold tickets.
  7. Sell the merchandise with the ticket

    Open Add-Ons and select Create Add-On for each item you sell, such as a tour T-shirt or a signed poster, with its price and Stock. Fans add it in the same checkout as their ticket.

    Nota: The template's Event merchandise add-on is already on the list for you to price or rename. Turn on Limit to Certain Ticket Types Only for a bundle that goes with VIP alone.

    Sell parking, camping and merchandise with your tickets

    Ticket Fairy Create Add-On form with the name, price and stock fields
    Tickets, Add-Ons, Create Add-On.
  8. Put a name on every ticket and keep resale on your page

    Under Anti-Scalping/Fraud Settings in your ticket settings, turn on Names required and Ticket resale, then save. Each ticket then carries its holder's name, and a fan who can no longer come passes the ticket on through your event page.

    Nota: The caps on tickets per order and per account are on the same page.

    ¿Cómo mantienes a los revendedores y bots alejados de tus boletos?

    Ticket Fairy Anti-Scalping/Fraud Settings with names, name checks, ID and resale
    Tickets, Settings, Anti-Scalping/Fraud Settings.
  9. Schedule the on-sale for the minute you announced

    Select Publish, then Schedule Publish, and choose the date and time your announcement names. The event page goes public at that minute, and each release opens on the rule you gave it.

    Nota: A scheduled publish does not send promoter links, so send those separately.

    Programa cuándo se publica tu evento

    Ticket Fairy Schedule Publish dialog with the date and time the concert goes on sale
    Publish, Schedule Publish.
  10. Turn on the waiting list for a sell-out

    In your ticket settings, turn on Enable waiting list after ticket sell-out and select Save Ticket Settings. Once a release sells out, fans join the list from your event page, and each ticket that comes back is offered to the next person waiting.

    Nota: A release you add later is not offered to the list on its own, so email the list when you add tickets.

    Gestiona una lista de espera para un evento agotado

    Ticket Fairy Ticket Settings with the waiting list switches turned on
    Tickets, Settings, Ticket Settings.
  11. Make a tracking link for each announcement

    Open Tracking Links under Marketing and select Create Tracking Link for each post, newsletter, poster and partner site. The table shows the clicks, orders and ticket revenue each one brought in.

    Nota: A tracking link measures a placement and does not include a reward. A promoter link belongs to a team member and counts their sales.

    Rastrea qué promoción vende tus entradas

    Ticket Fairy Create Tracking Link dialog for a concert newsletter
    Event, Marketing, Tracking Links.
  12. Send comps to press and the artist's guests

    Open Guest Tickets, select Send Guest Tickets, then choose the ticket type and enter each guest's name and email address. Each guest receives a ticket with a barcode, and the list on the page records who sent it.

    Nota: A guest ticket comes out of the chosen ticket type's stock and is recorded at zero. A Guest list ticket type with its own allocation keeps comps out of your paid releases.

    Envía boletos gratuitos a tu lista de invitados

    Ticket Fairy guest ticket form with the ticket type, quantity and ticket holder names
    Event, Guest Tickets, Send Guest Tickets.
  13. Give the band and crew a pass

    Open Multi-Entry Passes on your brand, create a pass type such as Band, Crew or Production, then add each person under Enter Recipient. Each pass scans at the door in the same app as a ticket, and it takes nothing from your ticket stock.

    Nota: The maximum number of uses covers the whole show, so allow for load-in, the show and every trip out to the bus. We turn passes on for a brand, so ask us if the page is not in your menu.

    Emite pases reutilizables para eventos para el equipo y los artistas

    Ticket Fairy Create New Pass form with the pass type and the holder's details
    Brand, Multi-Entry Passes, Create New Pass.
  14. Let VIP in before the doors open

    On the VIP ticket type, turn on This ticket type has different door times, then enter an earlier Doors Open Time and the Last Entry Time. The scanner admits VIP holders from that time, while general admission keeps the event's own door times.

    Nota: A ticket scanned outside its window is refused as not valid yet or no longer valid. Use the same setting for a guest list that closes before the headline set.

    Ticket Fairy ticket type options with different door times turned on and a doors open and last entry time
    Tickets, Edit Ticket Type, ticket type options.
  15. Put the scanning app on the door team's phones

    Open Check-In and select Download App for the Entry Fairy links on both app stores. Each member of your door team signs in with their own Door Staff login, so every admission carries a name.

    Nota: The app needs an internet connection at each entrance.

    Escanea los boletos en la entrada

    Ticket Fairy Entry Fairy scanning app download links for the door team
    Event, Check-In, Download App.
  16. Follow arrivals while the room fills

    Open Check-In and select Hourly while your door team scans. The report shows arrivals by hour against the tickets sold, so you can see when the queue builds and when the last rush has passed.

    Consejo: Use Individual Tickets to find one fan who is told they are already inside.

    Ticket Fairy hourly check-in report with arrivals by hour on show night
    Event, Check-In, Hourly.

O deja que lo hagan por ti

Fai can build the show from the Concert template, create the categories and releases with their holds and door times, add the merchandise, switch on names, resale and the waiting list, publish on a schedule, create tracking links, send guest tickets and crew passes, and report arrivals. She shows you the setup before she creates anything and asks you to approve each change.

En tu panel, con Fai

Help me set up ticketing for our concert <SHOW NAME> on <DATE>; start from the Concert template, ask me about the capacity, general admission and VIP prices, releases, holds for the label and partners, merch, comps for the artist's guests, crew passes and our on-sale time, then show me the proposed setup before changing anything

Desde tu terminal

Instala la CLI desde nuestra página de la CLI, inicia sesión con ticketfairy auth login y elige la marca con la que trabajas usando ticketfairy brand use <BRAND_ID>. ticketfairy brand list y ticketfairy event list muestran los ID que usan los demás comandos.

Use the CLI to create each release with its hold, the VIP ticket and the merchandise, publish the show and read arrivals. The template, categories, anti-scalping settings, guest tickets and crew passes are set up in the dashboard.

Create the general admission release with 40 tickets held for the label.

ticketfairy ticket create <EVENT_ID> --name "General admission" --price 35 --max-inventory 1200 --holds-enabled --hold "40:Label allocation"

Create the VIP ticket.

ticketfairy ticket create <EVENT_ID> --name "VIP package" --price 85 --max-inventory 120

Create the merchandise add-on.

ticketfairy addon create <EVENT_ID> --name "Tour T-shirt" --price 25 --quantity 300

Publish the show.

ticketfairy event publish <EVENT_ID>

Read arrivals while the doors are open.

ticketfairy checkin status <EVENT_ID> --output json

Tell ticket holders the set times or a change

Email everyone holding a ticket from Messaging with the door time, the set times or a change to the line-up. The email guide covers choosing who receives it and sending yourself a test first.

Fai can email the ticket holders of the show after showing you the message and asking you to approve it, because a sent email cannot be recalled.

En tu panel, con Fai

Email everyone with a ticket for <SHOW NAME> that <THE NEWS>, and show me the message before sending

Preguntas que puedes tener

Should VIP be a ticket type or an add-on?
Make VIP a ticket type when it changes how the holder gets in, such as early entry or a separate area, because door times belong to the ticket type. Make it an add-on when it is an extra on top of a general admission ticket, such as a merch bundle or a drinks package.
How do I run a fan presale before the general on-sale?
Choose Presale and releases in the Concert template, then hide the Presale ticket type behind an access code that you send to your fan list. The presale closes at its sales end, and the next release opens on its own rule.
Can I sell reserved seats for a seated concert?
Yes. Reserved seating with a seat map is turned on for your event by your Ticket Fairy contact, who sets the map up with you. The Seated choice in the template sells a place in a seated area and needs no map.
How do fans collect merchandise at the show?
Scanning the ticket at the door checks in the ticket and the add-ons on it. At a merch stand, scan the add-on's own code instead, so the fan's ticket is still ready for entry.
Can the band get back in after they leave the venue?
Yes. A multi-entry pass lets its holder in as many times as its maximum number of uses allows, so a pass with a high number covers every trip out and back during the show.

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