How do you get a Ticketmaster presale code?

Itching to get tickets for that just-announced show from everyone’s favorite artist? Presales allow you to nab a seat to an event before the general public onsale. You just need to know where to look, how to sign up, and what to do when the presale countdown clock hits zero.

Presale access can come from different places: an artist, venue, event organizer, Ticketmaster, or even the radio. So, are all these presales the same? Not quite. Each will offer a different code and possibly different perks.

Here’s everything you need to know about presales and how to determine the best way to get a code to score tickets to an event you can’t wait to see.

What is a presale?

Presales are a way for an artist’s biggest fans to get early access to tickets. Before tickets go on sale, event organizers tell us how many tickets they want to make available, the price of the ticket, and when they want the sale, or sales, to start.

In many cases, you may see ticket sales listed as either a “presale” or “general public onsale.” Event organizers may arrange these early presales as part of promotional efforts they have with a third party, such as offering tickets to certain credit cardholders in exchange for the credit card company promoting the event to its customers, or as part of fan loyalty efforts to get tickets directly into the hands of their best fans who are members of a fan club or who pre-registered. General public onsales, on the other hand, are open to all fans and typically begin a day after the conclusion of any presales. 

Here are the many ways you can find out about upcoming presales:

Verified Fan Presales

Events with Verified Fan Presales will have their own custom registration page that is accessible via a link provided by the artist, team, or event organizer. Follow Ticketmaster or your favorite artists on social media to make sure you don’t miss these opportunities. Click on the link and register for the Verified Fan event you’re interested in. From there, we’ll send you a confirmation email to confirm your registration was successful and what to expect next.

Ticketmaster Presales

Check that you’re signed up to receive special email offers from Ticketmaster. Then, for a customized experience, make sure you “favorite” all the artists, teams, and venues you love. That way we’ll know to send you notifications when any of them have presales. You can find your Favorites in My Account.

Artist or Team Presales

A common perk of being a member of an artist’s mailing list or fan club is presale access. You’ll usually receive a fan club presale code from the artist when the event has a presale. Remember that there may be a cost associated with joining an artist’s fan club or community, so be sure to read all the fine print before signing up. 

Not yet a member of a fan club? Some artists will give early access to tickets with a “Fan Club Bundle.” These bundles allow you to get instant access to the presale on Ticketmaster when you purchase a ticket paired with a fan club membership. 

For sports, visit your favorite team’s website for information on how to join their email list to get notified about special presales.

Event Organizer Presales

Event organizers such as Live Nation may also send email alerts about many of their upcoming presales. Make sure you’re signed up to receive email alerts from your local promoters to stay up to date on the events you care about.

Credit Cards

Credit card companies like Amex and others may offer their cardholders special presale access as a perk for being a loyal cardmember. Check with your credit card company to find out if they offer any benefits or assistance when purchasing tickets to our events.

Venues

Local venues sometimes also host presales, and will typically announce them via an email newsletter or social media. Make sure you follow your favorite venue on social media and are subscribed to their newsletters.

Radio

Yep, good ol’ fashioned radio. Listen to your favorite station, follow them on social media, and check out their website for details on securing passwords for presales.

Finding codes to buy early concert tickets should be easy! In this guide, I’ll tell you all of the standard presale codes each concert has, including:

• Live Nation
• American Express, Citi, and Chase cardholders
• Ticketmaster
• Spotify

All of the presale codes we offer on this site are free.

We’ve helped visitors get early tickets to Drake, Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran, and more. We get thousands of daily visitors looking for the latest setlist from Eminem, Olivia Rodrigo, Post Malone, and others.

Our home page has all the latest concert info.

Most of these codes are NOT unique to each event. If you know the format for these presale codes ahead of time, you can quickly grab tickets early. General public tickets generally go on sale each Friday, however presale tickets go on sale up to a week earlier depending on the show.

If we’ve missed anything, make sure you comment down below at the bottom of this guide!

After you grab a presale code below, check out Ticketmaster, look up the concert you want, and then enter in your presale code when prompted!

How to Presale Codes For Each Concert

After you follow this guide, how do you find concerts to use these presale codes?

That’s what Stadium Help is!

If you check out our home page, you’ll see that we post tour guides for all major artists. In each tour guide, you will find key tour information for all live events:

• tour dates
• presale codes
• concert setlist
• merchandise

In the presale codes section of each tour guide, we list all of the different options available for each tour. They will include the codes you see below.

American Express Presale Code

If you have an AMEX card, you can take advantage and get early presale access. The American Express presale code is the ten digit support phone number written on the back of the card. For most users, that will be:

• 8003272177, 8002973333, or 8778770987 (the support number on the back of your card)

Check your American Express card out and be prepared to enter this number in on Ticketmaster to gain access to these tickets.

NOTE: You NEED an American Express card to pay for these tickets so you cannot try the code above if you don’t have an AMEX to follow through with your transaction.

Citi Cardmember Presale Code

If you are a Citi cardmember, you can also get early tickets to some events. The presale code is the first six digits of your card. The most common number for US residents is:

412800

Look at the front of your Citi card and enter the first six digits into Ticketmaster to gain access to these tickets.

NOTE: You NEED a Citi card to follow through with the transaction. You will not be able to check out and lock in your tickets without one.

Chase Cardmember Presale Code

If you are a Chase bank cardholder, you may also be able to get early tickets to some events. The presale code is the first six digits of your card. The most common numbers for US residents are:

• 8009359935 or 8004933319 (the support phone number on the back of your card)
• 541712 or the first six digits on the front of your card

Look at the front of your Chase card and enter the first six digits into Ticketmaster to gain access to these tickets.

NOTE: You NEED a Chase card to follow through with the transaction. You will not be able to check out and lock in your tickets without one.

If you are wondering how to get the Live Nation presale code, it’s easy! Nearly all shows will have Live Nation presales attached to it. Live Nation runs their presale promotions three different ways and often a combination of all:

• General presale code for their website
• Specific presale code for their website
• General presale code for their mobile app

General Live Nation presale codes tend to change monthly, so check out this guide for future information. Current presale codes for March for Live Nation include:

Live Nation for July 2022: ELECTRIC
Live Nation Mobile App: COVERT

To access these codes, you must look up your show and venue on the Live Nation website. You will either be automatically prompted or will have to begin the ticket process and then you’ll be prompted to enter in your code. You do not have to own any specific credit card to use this trick.

To get the Live Nation mobile app presale code, download Live Nation from the app store. When you click on a tour date, your LN Mobile code will be active for it.

How to Get a Ticketmaster Presale Code

Ticketmaster often has presale codes for concerts as well. Unlike the codes listed above, Ticketmaster’s code is unique to each individual show.

In our tour guides, we will post specific Ticketmaster presale codes when they are available.

You can still enter in the Live Nation, credit card, or other codes shown above from the Ticketmaster website though. Those codes should be universal to both Ticketmaster and to Live Nation.

Verified Fan

The Ticketmaster Verified Fan promotion is a special way for fans to get tickets to select concerts. With Verified Fan, you sign up early for access to concert tickets. If you are successfully chosen, then you get first dibs on tickets.

Verified Fan is designed to put concert tickets into the hands of real fans.

Verified Fsn presale codes are private for each fan and can not be shared. The only way to get this code is to sign up for the promotion yourself. To make sure that more fans get access, Verified Fan promotions often have a ticket limit of 4 per person.

Platinum Tickets

Ticketmaster Platinum tickets are sometimes confusing. You do not need a special code to access these tickets. Platinum tickets go on sale early and their price is determined by the supply and demand of the show.

View our Ticketmaster Platinum tickets guide for more information.

Radio Presale Codes

Local radio stations also offer codes to most major contests. These codes are often unique to each radio station, so it is hard to generalize what they might be.

A lot of times, the code is simply the four digit radio code for the station (eg. KJIX). The best way to get radio presale codes for presale events is to follow the radio station on Twitter and Facebook where they usually post codes the day they go on sale.

Venue Presale Codes

Individual venues sometimes get early access to tickets as well. To get access to these codes, simply check out the tour guides that we offer on our site. We work hard to post as many as we can for each artist.

If you subscribe to the venue’s mailing list with your email address, they will email you directly with code access. You should also subscribe to any loyalty memberships for the venue. For example, T-Mobile Arena often sends presale codes out to any M Life cardholders. So you can check out a good concert and get discounts towards MGM Grand happy hours and hotel stays.

Spotify Presale Codes

Spotify sometimes has exclusive tickets set aside for artists going on concert tours. Spotify’s presale is usually on the Wednesday before general tickets go on sale Friday.

The Spotify presale code is sent out to users who frequently listen to the artist. These users are picked from Spotify’s computer algorithm. The feedback from our followers is that not many people get access to these tickets directly.

Luckily, the Spotify presale code often leaks out to the general public. When it does, we post it in each artists’ tour guide for everyone to try and use.

Live Nation VIP Presale Codes

Live Nation and Ticketmaster often have VIP tickets available for early purchase. These often cause confusion because fans are looking for Live Nation presale codes for them.

VIP Packages do NOT require a code in order to access. These are special blocks of tickets that have a price premium on them.

VIP Packages are more expensive than regular tickets and this extra price is your early access.

Do not pay for a Live Nation promo code for VIP packages, they do not require one.

Should You Pay for a Presale Code to an Event?

Other websites on the internet force followers to pay for presale passwords. These websites are giving out the same codes that we post for free on Stadium Help. They do not have access to any special codes or tickets.

Stay away from these websites and never pay for a presale code!

Our ticket links are affiliate links. You pay the same price for your tickets and Ticketmaster, StubHub, and SeatGeek give us affiliate revenue. This is how we make money and keep the website live. We do not charge for any concert information at all.

After you have a presale code above, check out Ticketmaster, look up the concert you want, and then enter in your presale code when prompted!

Some shows have unique codes to them from Live Nation, the artist’s fan club, Ticketmaster, Spotify, or another means. We will try to post these codes inside of each specific tour guide on our home page.

What About Resale Tickets?

If you want to get early concert tickets without a presale code, the best way is through a popular ticket reseller like StubHub. StubHub is a resell marketplace that has a 100% guarantee on their tickets, so you don’t have to worry about being scammed.

And the best part is that StubHub tickets are available even when you can’t get a presale code from Spotify or Live Nation yet.

So if you don’t feel like waiting or hunting for a code, then StubHub is your next best spot to get early verified tickets to a live event.

Hopefully with this information, you’ll be able to get early concert presale access!

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