Production holds: why seats show up close to the show
Production holds are seats kept off sale until the stage, the cameras and the sound desk have their space, and they can go on sale late: Nickelback at Climate Pledge Arena put 1,713 seats on sale for the first time more than a day after its general sale.
Why seats are held
Before a tour builds its stage in a venue, the crew does not know which seats it will block. Seats beside the stage, behind it, near the camera risers and around the soundboard stay off sale until the plan is final. Some never go on sale.
When they come out
They can come out weeks after the general sale, in the last days before the show, or on show day once the stage is up. At 69 of the 100 events here, seats went on sale for the first time more than a day after the general sale opened. The seats sell at face value, often with a partial view of the stage.
How they show in the counts
A section near the stage with seats taken and none released in any sale window never went on sale: held seats, in most cases. A late release shows as a rise in seats on sale with no sale window under it.
See which held seats came back for your event on Ticker.
Events to look at
- Nickelback at Climate Pledge ArenaApr 10, 97% taken
- Portland Trail Blazers at New York KnicksNov 21, 94% taken
- Brooklyn Nets at New York KnicksDec 27, 98% taken
- Atlanta Hawks at New York KnicksNov 29, 99% taken