The best way to ensure that your tickets are successful is by buying for the right artist or tour. Selecting the right artists gives you a lot of confidence when buying and reselling tickets. If someone is blowing up or there is a show with huge demand then you have a lot of room for error and can still make a profit. Shows for Artists such as Jay-Z in New York or even things such as the Superbowl have huge demand. Realizing this makes it easy when buying tickets because you can be less picky about the city and price. With a high enough demand you can buy almost anywhere and still make a profit.
Most of the time you will have to be selective about what tickets you get and for which artist because these types of shows are more common. When you are looking for artists to buy tickets for you should be researching in many places. The best advice is to follow the buzz and understand what the current trends are. One key idea to remember is: “Whatever has the most exposure is where the money is.”
To find out what is currently hot you can check the following
- What is on the Radio
- What is on the Billboard Top 100 list
- What are people talking about or excited about
- What is in the news a lot
- What is being listened to at events and parties
If there are two big artists touring together, such as G-Eazy and ASAP Ferg then there is a very high likelihood of the concerts selling out quickly and the high demand increase the sellout rate and therefore the prices for resale tickets. Finding the right artist to buy requires a good amount of consideration.
When selecting a artist you need to consider these factors
- How popular is he currently? Check billboard top 100
Check the amount spotify followers and compare the specific artists to other big artists (usually older) that are known to sell out shows, artists such as Drake, Eminem, Red Hot Chili Peppers.
- How much social media coverage does he have over Twitter, Instagram. Facebook. (Twitter is the best indicator usually.)
- Does he have any new music out? ( New album releases mean greater sales)
- Has he sold out other tours? Research past tours and see how he did. There is no specific way to check but you can look around google.
- Is he touring with other artists?
When you have selected what to buy for the next step is specifically choosing which tickets to buy. The hardest part is over already, all you have to do is choose where to buy, how much you should be willing to pay per ticket, and a variety of other factors. In the next segments of the guide we will show you how to specifically pick your tickets to make sure you have the greatest possible return on investment, or simply put, make some money!
