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If you’ve ever lined up at a ticket venue or frantically refreshed your web browser while waiting for bookings to open, you’ll know how frustrating it is to discover the gig you wanted to attend is already sold out. But you may be able to avoid this by using your credit card to get access to exclusive reserve or pre-sale tickets and VIP experiences.
American Express Experiences, Mastercard Priceless Cities and Visa Entertainment feature exclusive offers including first choice ticketing. Here, we look at which gigs these programs have partnered with in the past, ongoing offers and other exclusive perks you can get access to with your credit card.
The following programs are open to all respective debit and credit card holders:
American Express Experiences gives you the opportunity to buy pre-sale tickets at selected concerts and events. It also runs competitions that could see you get VIP access to selected events.
Previous American Express Experiences offers have included pre-sale tickets to Taylor Swift and Red Hot Chili Peppers, as well as the chance to win 1 of 10 Early Entry double passes to see Coldplay's electrifying A Head Full Of Dreams Tour. You can see what exclusive offers are available by visiting the American Express website.
If you have an American Express credit card (including one issued by a bank), you can follow these steps to purchase tickets through American Express Experiences:
You can also use your Membership Rewards points to purchase tickets through Ticketmaster. Note that there’s a limit of up to 10 tickets per cardholder and tickets are allocated first in, best dressed.
Mastercard Priceless Cities provides customers with exclusive offers on a selection of handpicked experiences in the world’s capital cities, including tours, hotels and restaurants. Concerts and live events make up a small selection of the Mastercard Priceless Cities list of experiences in Australia, but they do include exclusive access to music, theatre and kids shows.
You’ll also get access to similar offers in major cities around the world, including London, New York, Paris and Rome. To purchase tickets through Mastercard Priceless Cities, just follow the steps below:
Available to both Visa credit and debit cardholders, Visa Entertainment gives you first pick of tickets for selected concerts, movies and events. Visa Entertainment also hosts competitions and giveaways.
Visa Entertainment program partners include Disney, Ticketek and Event Cinemas. Previous concert offers have included tickets to the Elvis The Wonder of You Tour, pre-sale tickets to Coldplay, pre-sale tickets to Laneway Music Festival and a VIP Elton John experience.
You can sign up to the Visa Entertainment mailing list to find out when new offers are added. Otherwise, follow the steps below:
Pre-sale tickets generally go on sale a couple of days before the regular release to the general public. You can purchase tickets until the pre-sale allocation has been sold out.
Preferential ticketing is just one of the exclusive perks you can get with your credit card. Other offers include:
Make sure you read the fine print before signing up for any cards or offers, and look out for the following details:
If you want exclusive access to concerts, events and entertainment in your city, sign up to the mailing list and find out what your credit card has on offer today.
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