Presales give fans the opportunity to purchase tickets before the general sale. Depending on the type of presale, you may need to sign up to join the presale or get a code to access the ticket sale.
Some artists may have a presale through Ticketmaster that allows fans who sign up in advance to join the presale. You can visit the artist’s sign up page to get started. Visit our help page How do I sign up and access tickets through an artist’s presale? for more information.
Ticketmaster or Live Nation Presale
Create a Ticketmaster account and favourite all the artists, performers, teams and venues that you love, so we can notify you by email about upcoming presales. App favourites don’t generate presale emails.
If you have a Live Nation account, you'll receive email alerts about some upcoming Live Nation presales. You can use the same sign-in details from your Ticketmaster account to sign into Live Nation. Links will also be emailed out directly from Live Nation.
Venue Presale
If you sign up to their mailing list, some venues will hold their own presales. They’ll email you a direct link to the presale.
Label Presale
This is usually a presale that can be accessed by pre-ordering merchandise from the bands/record labels online stores. If there is a presale code involved, this will normally be sent directly from the band's label.
If you have any issues with these codes, locate the label’s contact info in the original email sent out.
Fan-Only Presales
- O2 Priority Presale: This is an exclusive presale for O2 Priority fans only.
- SSE Rewards Presale: This is an exclusive presale for SSE fans only.
- Cuffe and Taylor Presale: For events where Cuffe and Taylor are the organisers, register on their site to join their exclusive presales. Links will be emailed out directly from the Cuffe and Taylor organisers.
- Gigs in Scotland Presale: Register on the Gigs in Scotland website for access to their presales.
If an artist has a fan club, they may invite fan club members to join presales.
You can join the fan club from the artist’s official fan club site. Look for your activation email in 7-10 business days (unless otherwise noted).
What should I do if my code isn’t working?
Fan club presale codes are case sensitive, so be sure to enter your code exactly as it appears from the fan club! If you still get an incorrect code error, contact the fan club. A code doesn't guarantee a ticket — they could have sold out already!
