OnStage365 Data
US Ticket Price Index
Updated 2026-11-10 · tracking since 2026-08-09 · refreshed daily
What does it actually cost to get into a show? The OnStage365 Ticket Price Index tracks the entry price — the cheapest listed ticket — of Ticketmaster-listed US events several times a day and keeps the full history. This page is computed live from 108,852 recorded price points across 12,616 events. The numbers are free to reuse (CC BY 4.0) with a link to this page; the monthly series is downloadable as CSV.
Monthly index
| Month | Events sampled | Median entry (USD) | Average entry (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08 | 5,979 | $27.28 | $30.29 |
| 2026-09 | 3,248 | $25.96 | $28.14 |
| 2026-10 | 4,014 | $26.26 | $28.65 |
| 2026-11 | 1,527 | $27.63 | $29.35 |
Do prices rise or fall after going on sale?
Of the 10,735 events we sampled at least three times, the entry price fell for 2%, stayed flat for 93% and rose for 5% between our first and latest reading.
Entry price by genre
Most and least expensive cities
Average entry price across upcoming events; cities with at least 25 priced events.
Cheapest day of the week
| Day | Avg entry (USD) | Events |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday | $29.45 | 132 |
| Tuesday | $28.76 | 91 |
| Wednesday | $27.66 | 117 |
Biggest movers right now
Prices up since first listing
| Event | City | First | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ahee: Bass Quest Tour | Knoxville | $33.16 | $37.78 | +13.9% |
| *NEW DATE!* *MOVED TO VALLEY BAR* CITY OF THE SUN | Phoenix | $31.41 | $34.75 | +10.6% |
| Emmett Montgomery and Brett Hamil Present: Joketellers Union w/ special guests Nesil Izil and Benny Jensen | Seattle | $15.42 | $15.94 | +3.4% |
Prices down since first listing
| Event | City | First | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julian McCullough | San Jose | $31.14 | $25 | -19.7% |
Methodology
OnStage365 records the lowest listed price (entry price) of Ticketmaster-listed events several times a day and keeps every reading. The monthly index is the median of per-event monthly averages, so a frequently sampled event never outweighs a rarely sampled one. "Current" figures use each upcoming event's latest reading. Movement stats compare an event's first and latest readings and only include events sampled at least three times with an opening entry price above $10. Prices are face-value listings in USD (CAD for the Canada section) before fees; the index reflects the tracked catalog, not every event on sale in the country.
Reuse this data
The index is published under CC BY 4.0: reuse, quote and chart it freely — just credit OnStage365 Ticket Price Index and link to https://onstage365.com/price-index. For questions or custom cuts of the data, see the Journal, where we publish deeper monthly reports.