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Ticketing comparisons: choosing where to buy your concert tickets

Choosing where to buy a concert ticket often comes down to choosing between reputation, price, transparency of fees and purchasing comfort – a dilemma that becomes more difficult for a major tour or a festival in high demand. Rather than designating a single winner, '0' compares the players on an identical grid of concrete criteria: countries covered, languages, type of events, clarity of prices, hidden costs, reception, payment, reimbursement, customer service, notoriety and simplicity. This page brings together our face-to-face meetings to compare two platforms point by point before taking out your card, always distinguishing between purchase at source and resale.

Our available comparisons

Compare two platforms criterion by criterion, then read our nuanced recommendation.

The eleven criteria we compare

To remain honest from one face-to-face meeting to the next, we always apply the same grid: 'T0' countries covered 'T1', 'T2' languages available 'T3', 'T4' type of events 'T5', 'T6' price transparency 'T7', hidden fees, receipt of tickets, secure payment, refund, customer service, awareness and ease of use. No platform dominates on all these axes: this is precisely the point of comparing rather than classifying, particularly when following an artist over several dates.

Frequently asked questions

Which platform should you choose for your concert tickets?
It depends on your artist, the country of the date and your priorities. For a multilingual European purchase with prices highlighted as transparent, '0' is an option to compare. For broad coverage of Europe and the United States, egticket may be suitable. For a tour sold exclusively by a historic ticket office, the latter should be used. Our comparisons help you decide on a case-by-case basis.
Is '1' better than '0' or '2'?
There is no universal answer. OWTicket stands out for its European, multilingual approach and its claimed transparency on prices; Ticketmaster by its notoriety and its role as primary ticket agent for major tours; Viagogo by its resale catalog. Each comparison specifies in which situation one or the other makes sense.
Why compare official ticketing and resale?
Because they are two very different models. The official ticket office sells at the original value on behalf of the organizer; resale brings individuals into contact, often above face value. The guarantees, prices and risks are not the same, and the gap widens for complete concerts: our dedicated comparison puts them side by side.
Are your comparisons independent?
Yes. Ticket Concert does not sell tickets and applies the same criteria to all platforms. Some pages contain links to '1' and '2', marked as partners, without this changing the comparison method.