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When do tickets go on sale? Days and times from four weeks of new tours

Concert and comedy tickets go on sale on Friday at 10 a.m. local time: 5,972 of the 10,956 general on-sales set for dates added in the last four weeks, or 55%, used that slot.

Every row here is a concert or comedy date at a US venue that reached Ticker between Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 6, 2026: 27,002 dates in all. 10,956 had a general on-sale time and 6,421 a presale time. Times are local to the venue.

Friday at 10 a.m.
55%
Any day at 10 a.m.
75%
Presales on a Wednesday
43%

The general on-sale, by weekday

Friday carries 62% of general on-sales. Wednesday comes next with 11%. Saturday and Sunday together hold 2%.

The hour

75% of general on-sales open at 10 a.m. local time. The next most common start is noon, with 8%.

Most common general on-sale slots
Day and timeOn-salesShare
Friday at 10 a.m.5,97255%
Wednesday at 10 a.m.7827%
Tuesday at 10 a.m.5065%
Thursday at 10 a.m.4774%
Monday at 10 a.m.4614%

Presales come first

The most common presale slot is Wednesday at 10 a.m., with 2,346 of 6,421 presales. Where a date had both, the general sale most often opened 2 to 3 days after the presale (45% of pairs).

Some new dates draw resale listings before their general sale opens. The new on-sales list shows which tours added dates this week and how many listings they drew.

Questions

What time do tickets go on sale?
Most general on-sales open at 10 a.m. local time: 75% of 10,956 in four weeks of new concert and comedy dates.
What day do concert tickets go on sale?
Friday. 55% of general on-sales opened on a Friday at 10 a.m. local time.
When do presale tickets go on sale?
Presales cluster on Wednesday at 10 a.m. local time: 37% of 6,421 presales used that slot.

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