Unassigned seats: listings without seat numbers
An Unassigned seats listing sells tickets in a named section without specific seats yet: the seller promises seats in that section and assigns them before the event. Of 5,241 upcoming US concerts with 20 or more listings, 86% carry at least one, and at the median concert they are 6% of listings.
What is zone seating?
Zone seating is the marketplace name for the same thing: you buy into a section or a group of sections, and the exact row and seat come later. Some marketplaces mark these listings, and others show a section with no row. We call them Unassigned seats.
How common Unassigned seats are
Theater carries the most: 90% of upcoming shows with 20 or more listings have one. Games carry fewer: 54%. No upcoming NFL game in that count had one. In our own sample of 100 events, Unassigned seats made up 1% of listings.
Will you sit together?
Read the listing notes for whether the seats sit together and for the delivery date. The section is fixed; the row and seat numbers arrive with the tickets.
Events behind the numbers
- Kathleen Madigan, Nov 1392% of listings are Unassigned seats
- Kathleen Madigan, Nov 1471% of listings are Unassigned seats
- Bluey's Big Play, Nov 1150% of listings are Unassigned seats
- Bluey's Big Play, Nov 1250% of listings are Unassigned seats
- The Wizard of Oz at Sphere24% of listings are Unassigned seats
Questions
- What does zone seating mean?
- You buy seats in a named section or group of sections, and the seller assigns the exact row and seat before the event. We call these listings Unassigned seats.
- Why does a listing have no seat numbers?
- The seller has not assigned seats yet, or the area is general admission. An Unassigned seats listing still names the section.
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