What do tickets cost month by month?
30% of October gigs have a ticket listed at £50 or less; for January, three months later, it is 1%. The typical cheapest ticket for gigs runs from £87.50 in October to £142.73 in March. Gigs in December list about 9% dearer than in November (£124.87 against £115).
18% of November theatre shows have a ticket listed at £50 or less; for February, three months later, it is 2.4%. The typical cheapest ticket for theatre shows runs from £89.99 in April to £171.67 in December. Theatre shows in December list about 50% dearer than in November (£171.67 against £114.78).
For how one show's price moves as its date gets closer, see when to buy tickets.
Concerts: typical cheapest ticket by month
Median of each show's cheapest listed price, by the month of the show.
The figures
| Month | Concerts | Theatre |
|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | £87.50 30% ≤ £50 30% at £50 or less 50 shows | – |
| November 2026 | £115 11% ≤ £50 11% at £50 or less 796 shows | £114.78 18% ≤ £50 18% at £50 or less 96 shows |
| December 2026 | £124.87 4.6% ≤ £50 4.6% at £50 or less 412 shows | £171.67 6.1% ≤ £50 6.1% at £50 or less 99 shows |
| January 2027 | £114.43 1% ≤ £50 1% at £50 or less 103 shows | £119.99 2.3% ≤ £50 2.3% at £50 or less 43 shows |
| February 2027 | £123.50 3.1% ≤ £50 3.1% at £50 or less 262 shows | £105.87 2.4% ≤ £50 2.4% at £50 or less 83 shows |
| March 2027 | £142.73 4.8% ≤ £50 4.8% at £50 or less 273 shows | £96.14 8.3% ≤ £50 8.3% at £50 or less 24 shows |
| April 2027 | £139 2% ≤ £50 2% at £50 or less 197 shows | £89.99 7.7% ≤ £50 7.7% at £50 or less 39 shows |
A dash means fewer than 20 priced shows that month.
How we measured this
- The data is StubHub resale listings only: the cheapest ticket listed for each show when we last checked it (we check prices every hour). It is not face value, and not what tickets sold for.
- Every upcoming concert, sports event and theatre show at a UK venue with a listed price, in this month and the six after it (shows from 30 October 2026 to 30 April 2027), grouped by the month of the show. Each show counts once.
- Each figure is the median of that month's shows' cheapest prices; the share is how many of them have a ticket listed at £50 or less. A month is shown with at least 20 priced shows, a category with at least 3 such months.
- Shows months away have had less time to be listed and resold, so their prices are what is on offer today, not a forecast of what they will cost nearer the date.
- Football matches whose tickets may not legally be resold are left out. Prices are per ticket, before StubHub's booking fees. Updated 30 October 2026.
Source and download
Source: NeedATicket, "Ticket prices by month", https://needaticket.co.uk/data/prices-by-month, updated 30 October 2026.
Download the aggregates (CSV) — the median, the share at £50 or $50 or less and the counts for every month and shown category, on both editions.
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