Ticketmaster Mobile Apps Tips & Tricks

Using the Live Nation and Ticketmaster Iphone or Droid mobile apps is a great, great way to check for tickets. It is perfect for continually checking for tickets the day of the show and can be useful for when they go on sale, as well.

  • Currently, there is no need to enter a security password (captcha) when searching, a great time saver.
  • It seems like for ticket drops, sometimes they only appear on the mobile app and not on the web.
  • However, there are often server issues and it has not been seamlessly searching, making it a bigger risk.
  • Sporting events tickets currently are not on the Live Nation app, but are on the Ticketmaster app.

Here are some tips on accessing tickets faster with the mobile apps. First, obviously you need to download the Iphone or Droid apps. Once you have them downloaded:

Presales/Regular On Sale Tips

  • Search for the event you want to search for.

  • Prior to the on sale time, have a list of all of the events, but do not go to the ticket buying page.

  • If you click too early, it will show that they are not on sale.

  • Once the time your phone or tablet turns to the time the tickets go on sale, then click on the event.
  • This will give you a Find Tickets option, click that.

  • Until they actually go on sale, which might take a few tries – you will get error messages asking you if you want to search the web for tickets, click No.
  • Once the tickets go on sale, click the number of tickets and the green button.

  • The way they work now – it will immediately start searching with no need for a security password.
  • If you don’t get the tickets you want, keep trying!!!!!!

Ticket Drop Tips:

  • Ticket drops are when they release tickets for events and typically happen the day before or most likely the afternoon (2:30-4:00 local time) of the event.
  • Use the mobile app to continuously check for tickets, don’t give up!!!!!!