What do tickets cost month by month?
23% of October concerts have a ticket listed at $50 or less; for January, three months later, it is 15%. The typical cheapest ticket for concerts runs from $69.12 in December to $126.74 in January. Concerts in December list about 9% cheaper than in November ($69.12 against $75.96).
80% of October sports events have a ticket listed at $50 or less; for January, three months later, it is 58%. The typical cheapest ticket for sports events runs from $23.50 in October to $62 in April. Sports events in December list about 25% dearer than in November ($48.85 against $39.09).
18% of October theater shows have a ticket listed at $50 or less; for January, three months later, it is 12%. The typical cheapest ticket for theater shows runs from $110.20 in January to $136.51 in April. Theater shows in December list about 16% dearer than in November ($135 against $116.16).
For how one show's price moves as its date gets closer, see when to buy tickets.
Concerts: typical cheapest ticket by month
Median of each show's cheapest listed price, by the month of the show.
The figures
| Month | Concerts | Sports | Theater |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | $81 23% ≤ $50 23% at $50 or less 73 shows | $23.50 80% ≤ $50 80% at $50 or less 74 shows | $116.45 18% ≤ $50 18% at $50 or less 40 shows |
| November 2026 | $75.96 21% ≤ $50 21% at $50 or less 592 shows | $39.09 61% ≤ $50 61% at $50 or less 692 shows | $116.16 7.4% ≤ $50 7.4% at $50 or less 605 shows |
| December 2026 | $69.12 16% ≤ $50 16% at $50 or less 341 shows | $48.85 51% ≤ $50 51% at $50 or less 514 shows | $135 7.2% ≤ $50 7.2% at $50 or less 677 shows |
| January 2027 | $126.74 15% ≤ $50 15% at $50 or less 82 shows | $45.04 58% ≤ $50 58% at $50 or less 576 shows | $110.20 12% ≤ $50 12% at $50 or less 376 shows |
| February 2027 | $82.15 13% ≤ $50 13% at $50 or less 171 shows | $40.29 62% ≤ $50 62% at $50 or less 387 shows | $122.88 7.3% ≤ $50 7.3% at $50 or less 261 shows |
| March 2027 | $77.94 7.8% ≤ $50 7.8% at $50 or less 180 shows | $46 54% ≤ $50 54% at $50 or less 605 shows | $135 0.9% ≤ $50 0.9% at $50 or less 231 shows |
| April 2027 | $72.96 11% ≤ $50 11% at $50 or less 179 shows | $62 40% ≤ $50 40% at $50 or less 281 shows | $136.51 0% ≤ $50 0% at $50 or less 229 shows |
A dash means fewer than 20 priced shows that month.
How we measured this
- The data is StubHub resale listings only: the cheapest ticket listed for each show when we last checked it (we check prices every hour). It is not face value, and not what tickets sold for.
- Every upcoming concert, sports event and theater show at a US venue with a listed price, in this month and the six after it (shows from 30 October 2026 to 30 April 2027), grouped by the month of the show. Each show counts once.
- Each figure is the median of that month's shows' cheapest prices; the share is how many of them have a ticket listed at $50 or less. A month is shown with at least 20 priced shows, a category with at least 3 such months.
- Shows months away have had less time to be listed and resold, so their prices are what is on offer today, not a forecast of what they will cost nearer the date.
- Prices are in US dollars. A show we track in pounds is converted at that event's own catalogue exchange rate; a show with no usable rate is left out rather than guessed.
- Football matches whose tickets may not legally be resold are left out. Prices are per ticket, before StubHub's booking fees. Updated 30 October 2026.
Source and download
Source: NeedATicket, "Ticket prices by month", https://needaticket.net/data/prices-by-month, updated 30 October 2026.
Download the aggregates (CSV) — the median, the share at £50 or $50 or less and the counts for every month and shown category, on both editions.
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