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FanSnap Tickets iPhone Application is LIVE in the iTunes App Store

Wednesday, August 11th, 2010

Need great tickets to a hot live event?  There’s now an app for that.

We are excited to announce the launch of the FanSnap Application for iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad.  Our live-event tickets iPhone application is free in the iTunes app store [link] just in time for the NFL and NCAA football seasons, the approaching MLB playoffs, the concert and Broadway seasons, and the announcement of the new NBA schedule.

Perfect for fans who are looking for hot, even sold out, events, while they are on the go, the FanSnap tickets app puts 15 million sports, theater and concert tickets in your pocket!  With the FanSnap app, fans who want to catch a nearby game, concert, or show – even the same day – can find and buy tickets from their iPhone.

With the FanSnap tickets app, you can:

  • See a list of the hottest live events nearby using the iPhone’s built-in location finder.
  • Access local sports teams, concert and theater events via one-touch icons that the app automatically generates.
  • Refer to FanSnap’s detailed venue maps, including row level labeling.
  • See photos of the view from sections of the venue (available for many venues).
  • Access previous saved searches for their favorite teams, performing artists, or shows.
  • Click through to buy online, or even call to buy tickets with quick one-touch dialing.

No matter where you are,  you can find the best sports, theater, and concert tickets for less with the FanSnap app. The mobile ‘web app’ version of FanSnap.com was recently named one of Boston Globe Magazine’s ‘15 Must-Have Local Apps.’  We have improved upon that with the addition of the maps and venue photos with the goal of making the FanSnap app an indispensable resource for fans.

The FanSnap app is particularly useful for spur of the moment ticket buying, business travelers, and vacationing fans.  FanSnap search results include tickets from dozens of the most trusted ticket companies in the U.S., so a search, for example, for tickets behind home plate to tonight’s game, or for concerts playing locally this weekend for less than $50 a ticket, is a snap.

Here are a few screenshots:

FanSnap Home Screen for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad on the iTunes App Store FanSnap App Events List for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad on the iTunes App Store

FanSnap App View from Seat for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad on the iTunes App Store FanSnap App Click Call for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad on the iTunes App Store

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Traveling Fan: Final Four Fan-on-the-Street in Indy

Monday, April 5th, 2010

Top things overheard at the Cracker Barrel in Indianapolis this morning:

  • “I’m just glad we got real student athletes playing for the championship”
  • “Duke is my second favorite team”
  • “I’m just glad Kentucky lost”
  • “Coach K does things right, just like Bobby Knight”
  • “I think Singler and Hayward are going to have it out”
  • “We are going to need to light it up tonight to win”
  • “We’re real proud of our boys here!”

Considering the fact Duke fans are the opponent, the people of Indianapolis couldn’t be nicer hosts! Even at the downtown sports bar Champps last night where everyone was watching the Yankees Red Sox season opener, Duke fans were greeted with a smile and made to feel very welcome!

8 hours to go!

Mike

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Final Four Championship Ticket Values to be Had

Sunday, April 4th, 2010

Butler and Duke fans are finding Final Four Championship game tickets with FanSnap ticket search engine. Fans could find 8,000 Final Four tickets with FanSnap early this morning. Now, that number is down to 7,000 — still plenty of seats available in Lucas Oil Stadium.

After falling for the last few days, ticket prices were up sharply today — up from $225 yesterday to $277 in the last 24 hours. While the average price of $277 is up more than $50 over yesterday, fans can find tickets for $70 — $15 less than yesterday. There are also now 250 tickets available for $100 or less. Here are the best value tickets right now. They are the Final Four Championship tickets priced significantly lower than comparable tickets.

There are still more ticket searches coming from Indiana than any other state. Indianan are outsearching fans in Illinois (the next leading state more that 3:1. FanSnap.com is a search engine for tickets. We are currently finding Final Four Championship tickets from 13 ticket sites for the Final Four championship game.

The top states searching for tickets to the Final Four Championship has also changed since yesterday. Now North Carolina — Duke’s home state — is in the top 5.
1. Indiana
2. Illinois
3. Michigan
4. Ohio
5. North Carolina

Top cities searching for tickets to the Final Four Championship today
1. Indianapolis, Indiana
2. Carmel, Indiana
3. Chicago, Illinois
4. Fishers, Indiana
5. Grand Rapids, Michigan

Christian

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Duke and Butler Punch their Tickets to the Final Four Championship Game

Saturday, April 3rd, 2010

Butler and Duke have done it! Everyone in Indianapolis is losing their minds. As Butler beat Michigan State, I got a text from my man inside Lucas Oil Stadium that screamed, “Indy is going crazy!!!”

Butler and Duke will meet in the Final Four Championship game on Monday night. There are more searches originating from Indiana than the combination of all the other 32 states where we are seeing searches. We are currently seeing 6,000+ Final Four Championship tickets from 13 ticket sites.

Despite the rush for championship tickets and an average price of $225, there are still tremendous values to be had.

Final Four Championship ticket prices start at $85 and there are dozens of tickets available for less than $100. Here are the best value tickets right now. (They are the Final Four Championship tickets priced significantly lower than comparable tickets.)

Here are the tickets price significantly lower than comparable ticktes

Here are the tickets price significantly lower than comparable tickets

Of the 60 ticket sites searched by FanSnap, thirteen are currently offering Final Four championship tickets.

Top states searching for tickets to the Final Four Championship today:
1. Indiana
2. Illinois
3. Michigan
4. Ohio
5. West Virginia
6. Florida
7. Kentucky
8. Maryland
9. New York
10. Texas

Top cities searching for tickets to the Final Four Championship today
1. Indianapolis, Indiana
2. Grand Rapids, Michigan
3. Chicago, Illinois
4. Springfield, Illinois
5. Ft Wayne, Indiana

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Fans Are Finding 16,000 Final Four Tickets From 16 Ticket Sites With FanSnap

Tuesday, March 30th, 2010

Fans can currently find 6,000+ ticket listings for all three Final Four weekend games (two semifinal games on Saturday and the Championship on Monday), 3,000+ Saturday-only games ticket listings and 7,000+ Final Four Championship game ticket listings with FanSnap.

For Final Four Semifinal games, fans can find:
- Lower level end tickets from $658 to $2,077
- Lower level middle tickets from $1,800 to $8,800
- Upper level middle tickets from $396 to $3,299
- Upper level end tickets from $220 to $2,200

Final Four tickets:
Semifinals-only (both games Sat.): Lowest price= $137  Average price =$461
Championship-only (Mon):             Lowest price= $92   Average price =$260
Full Strip (all games, both days):    Lowest price= $220  Average price =$546

FanSnap makes it very hard for fans to overpay, as fans using the FanSnap ticket search engine can easily identify at a glance the ‘best value’ tickets — those that are priced substantially below the other available comparable tickets by 10%, 25%, even 50% less.

Current best values:
- Loge End 451 for $220, 56% lower than the average for comparable tickets
- Terrance Corner 610 for $303, 42% less than an average of comparables
- Field Center 100-139 for $1,844, 50% lower that average comparables

Top states with fans searching for Final Four tickets:
1. Indiana
2. West Virginia
3. Michigan
4. Illinois
5. New York

Top Cities searching for Final Four Tickets:
1. Indianapolis
2. Charleston, WV
3. Chicago
4. New York
5. Lansing, MI

Average ticket prices for comparable events:
- BCS National Championship ticket =  $865 – $1,000
- World Series game tickets =  $910 – $1,100
- Super Bowl tickets =  $2,200 – $3,200
- Olympic Gold Medal Hockey (U.S. v Canada) tickets =  $3,600 – $4,300
- 2010 MLB Opening Day (Yankees @ Red Sox) tickets = $251
- One round at the Masters (tickets) =  $750

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Final Four Tickets Time!

Sunday, March 28th, 2010

All four Final Four teams are now on their way to Indianapolis and all the waiting and all the nail-biting is over… for the moment. Duke, West Virginia, Butler and Michigan State fans are booking tickets to Indianapolis. Well, maybe not Butler fans since the Final Four will be essentially a home game for Butler. All are searching for Final Four tickets. Tickets to the semis are up $100 since yesterday when Butler and West Virginia clinched Final Four berths.

Lowest price Final Four tickets:
Semifinals-only (both games Sat.) = $308
Championship-only (Mon) = $115
Full Strip (all games, both days) = $317


The NCAA tournament is unique in that hoops fans have very little time to make ticket and travel arrangements once the pairings are revealed, and throughout the month they must react quickly if they are fortunate enough to have their team advance through the bracket. Part of what drives fans to madness in March is the exercise of checking ticket site after ticket site to try and find the set of tickets that best meet their budget.

Although the average prices are trending up, there are still values to be had. FanSnap makes it easy for fans to spot the best value tickets.  We make them so hard to miss. Take a look at the Final Four semifinals tickets search page. FanSnap is showing fans tickets that are 30% to 45% lower than the average price of comparable tickets.

FanSnap highlights the best ticket values at any given moment.  Fans can buy on their own schedule rather than waiting to purchase in an attempt to get a better value, and risking missing out on the best, or any, tickets altogether.  Fans searching all NCAA tournament events will see FanSnap’s convenient up-to-the-moment summary table of the available best values at different price points.


Fans can find:
- Lower level end tickets from $658 to $2,200
- Lower level middle tickets from $2,347 to $8,800
- Upper level middle tickets from $437 to $3,299
- Upper level end tickets from $317 to $2,200

Top states searching for Final Four tickets:
1. Indiana
2. West Virginia
3. Michigan
4. Illinois
5. Kentucky

Ticket prices for comparable events:
- BCS National Championship ticket = $865 – $1,000
- World Series game tickets = $910 – $1,100
- Super Bowl tickets = $2,200 – $3,200
- Olympic Gold Medal Hockey (U.S. v Canada) tickets = $3,600 – $4,300
- 2010 MLB Opening Day (Yankees @ Red Sox) tickets = $251
- One round at the Masters = $750

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NCAA Tournament Tickets by the Bracket

Sunday, March 28th, 2010

Final Four tickets

The Kentucky Wildcats were the third 1-seed to get knocked out of the NCAA Tournament before the Final Four. Kentucky, like Syracuse and Kansas were thought to be locks for the Final Four. All were 1-seeds. All were sent home much earlier than their fans hoped. Duke, The only remaining 1-seed in the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament is the fourth and final team to make the Final Four in Indianapolis. Find more than 8,000 Final Four tickets from 14 ticket sites with FanSnap.

FINAL FOUR TEAMS:

  • Butler
  • Michigan State
  • West Virginia
  • Duke

Final Four Semifinals: Indianapolis
April 3

Final Four Championship: Indianapolis
April 5

NCAA Final Four tickets – Indianapolis: Butler vs Michigan St.
NCAA Final Four tickets – Indianapolis: Championship game
NCAA Final Four tickets – Indianapolis: Duke vs West Virginia
Average Price of Final Four Tickets

Average Price of Final Four Tickets

Regionals

The best NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament in recent memory rolls on. With each upset, we think we’ve seen it all and then teams like Kansas and Villanova lose and teams like Cornell and Washington cruise to victory. Ah, March, please don’t end. Our brackets are long ago busted and we don’t care. We just hope the madness of the buzzer beaters and upsets of Round 1 & 2 continue in the regionals.

The hoops gods just keep on giving in the Regionals. Syracuse, another 1-seed falls. 2-seed Kansas State survives Xavier in double OT! We can’t wait to see what tomorrow brings!

Midwest Region tickets

For eight teams, the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament continues in St. Louis for the Midwest Regional games at America’s Center – Edward Jones Dome.

  • Tickets to the all Tournament games in St Louis start at $163 and average $330
  • Friday-only tickets start at $120 and average $228
  • Sun-only tickets start at $68 and average $198

Round 2:
March 20-21

Sweet 16: St Louis
March 26

Elite 8: Salt Lake City
March 28

NCAA Tournament tickets – Oklahoma City Round 2: (1) Kansas – (9) NIU
NCAA Tournament tickets – Sweet 16 Round – St Louis: (9) NIU – (5) Michigan St
NCAA Tournament tickets – Elite 8 Round – St Louis: (5) Michigan St vs (6) Tennessee
NCAA Tournament tickets – Spokane Round 2: (5) Michigan St – (4) Maryland
NCAA Tournament tickets – Providence Round 2: (6) Tennessee – (14) Ohio
NCAA Tournament tickets – Sweet 16 Round – St Louis: (6) Tennessee – (2) Ohio St.
NCAA Tournament tickets – Milwaukee Round 2: (10) Georgia Tech – (2) Ohio St.

West Region tickets

For eight teams, the road to Indianapolis runs through Salt Lake City. SLC plays host to the West Regional round at EnergySolutions Arena.

  • Tickets to the all Tournament games in SLC start at $137 and average $330
  • Thursday-only tickets start at $98 and average $201
  • Saturday-only tickets start at $106 and average $194

Round 2:
March 20-21

Sweet 16: Salt Lake City
March 25

Elite 8: Salt Lake City
March 27

NCAA Tournament tickets – Buffalo Round 2: (1) Syracuse – (8)Gonzaga
NCAA Tournament tickets – Sweet 16 Round – Salt Lake City: (1) Syracuse – (5) Butler
NCAA Tournament tickets – Elite 8 Round – Salt Lake City: (5) Butler vs (2) Kansas St
NCAA Tournament tickets – San Jose Round 2: (5) Butler – (13) Murray St.
NCAA Tournament tickets – Milwaukee Round 2: (6) Xavier – (3) Pittsburgh
NCAA Tournament tickets – Sweet 16 Round – Salt Lake City: (2) Kansas St. – (6) Xavier
NCAA Tournament tickets -Oklahoma City Round 2: (7) BYU – (2) Kansas St.

East Region Tickets

Syracuse hosts East Regionals at the Carrier Dome.

  • Tickets to the all Tournament games in SLC start at $125 and average $358
  • Thursday-only tickets start at $98 and average $201
  • Saturday-only tickets start at $100 and average $253

Round 2:
March 20-21

Sweet 16: Syracuse
March 25

Elite 8: Syracuse
March 27

NCAA Tournament tickets – New Orleans Round 2: (1) Kentucky – (9) Wake Forest
NCAA Tournament tickets – Sweet 16 Round – Syracuse: (1) Kentucky Wildcats – (5) Cornell
NCAA Tournament tickets – Elite 8 Round – Syracuse: (1) Kentucky – (2) West Virginia
NCAA Tournament tickets – Jasksonville Round 2: (12) Cornell – (4) Wisconsin
NCAA Tournament tickets – San Jose Round 2: (11) Washington – (3) New Mexico
NCAA Tournament tickets – Sweet 16 Round – Syracuse: (11) Washington – (2) West Virginia
NCAA Tournament tickets – Buffalo Round 2: (10) Missouri – (2) West Virginia

South Region Tickets

The South Regionals will be played at Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas.

  • Tickets to the all Tournament games in Houston start at $80 and average $373
  • Friday-only tickets start at $76 and average $229
  • Sunday-only tickets start at $50 and average $181

Round 2:
March 20-21

Sweet 16: Houston
March 26

Elite 8: Houston
March 28

NCAA Tournament tickets – Jacksonville Round 2: (1) Duke – (8) California
NCAA Tournament tickets – Sweet 16 Round – Houston: (1) Duke – (4) Purdue
NCAA Tournament tickets – Elite 8 Round – Houston: (1) Duke – (3) Baylor
NCAA Tournament tickets – Spokane Round 2: (5) Texas A&M – (4) Purdue
NCAA Tournament tickets – New Orleans Round 2: (11) Old Dominion – (3) Baylor
NCAA Tournament tickets – Sweet 16 Round – Houston: (3) Baylor – (10) St. Mary’s
NCAA Tournament tickets – Providence Round 2: (10) St. Mary’s – (2) Villanova

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‘West Virginia Final Four Tickets’ Suddenly Hot

Saturday, March 27th, 2010

The Mountaineers crushed Wildcat Final-Four dreams (expectations might be a better word). Kentucky, like Syracuse and Kansas were thought to be locks for the Final Four. All were 1-seeds. All were sent home much earlier than their fans hoped. Only Duke remains as a 1-seed in the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament — playing essentially the hometown favorite Bayler (Waco isn’t far from Houston) for the South Region title in an Elite 8 matchup Sunday.

On Saturday, March 27, 2-seed, West Virginia upset 1-seed Kentucky by a score of 73-66, to win the NCAA East Regional in Syracuse and a berth in the Final Four. So fan, West Virginia and Butler have punched dance cards for Indianapolis.

Final Four Tickets start at $255 and average $500. Currently, we’re finding 4,000+ tickets from 8 tickets site representing hundreds of sellers.

FanSnap makes it easy for fans to spot the best value tickets.  We make them so hard to miss. Take a look at the Final Four semifinal ticket search page. FanSnap shows tickets listed for 38% below the average asking price in two different sections.

The ticket market is dynamic. Tickets are being sold and new tickets become available all the time. This means the best value tickets are always changing.

Here are the top states with fans searching for Final Four Tickets.

  1. Indiana
  2. West Virginia
  3. Kentucky
  4. Illinois
  5. Ohio

Earlier today, Kentucky was #2 on the list. Since West Virginia beat Kentucky in the Elite eight, West Virginia jumped up to the #2 slot from #9. This list will likely look different on Sunday night.

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How to Find Final Four Tickets at the Best Value

Saturday, March 27th, 2010
Tim Defrisco/Getty Images Jerry Tarkanian famously chewed towels while head coach at UNLV

Tim Defrisco/Getty Images Jerry Tarkanian famously chewed towels while head coach at UNLV

Okay, we admit, we got swept up in the Sweet 16 and are grabbing a fresh towel to chew on while we watch the Elite 8 games today and tomorrow. (Tip o’ the cap to Jerry Tarkanian for the towel idea.) Couple that with the fact that fans keep asking how to score Final Four tickets and it got us to thinking we should whip up a how-to video.

“How to find Final Four tickets,” it seems to us, isn’t the right question. The better question, in our minds, is how to find Final Four tickets at the best value? How do you get the tickets you want, when you want them at the best value?

We know Duke, Kansas State, Butler, West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Michigan State and Baylor fans are anxiously awaiting their games today and tomorrow to see if their teams can punch their tickets to Indianapolis for the Final Four. Excited fans will be plotting routes to Indianapolis on maps, or consulting Kayak.com for travel plans and coming to FanSnap in search of Final Four tickets. Here are a few tips for scoring those just-right Final Four tickets.

We admit, we won’t win an Oscar for this video. Can you do better? Shoot us a link to your video on how to use FanSnap and we’ll blog about it, or shoot an email to christian@fansnap.com about doing a guest post.

Christian

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“Health Care Bill” vs “NCAA Tournament”

Wednesday, March 24th, 2010

We’re not all sports-theater-concert-tickets all the time. For example, we heard there was some debate in Washington and around the country about health care reform legislation. We heard, proponents say it will insure 30+ million more people and opponents call it a government takeover of 1/6 of the U.S. economy, but how just how do politics stack up to major sporting events?

Sure, we here at FanSnap can tell you who is searching for what tickets, which events are hot and how to find great ticket values, but for this question, we had to turn to Google. Hey Google, how many people are searching for the term “health care bill” vs how many people are searching for “NCAA Tournament”?

Yes, we know there were some major announcements made on the health care debate and NCAA Regionals don’t start up again until tomorrow, but still, how do they compare?

source: google.com

source: google.com

The red line is interest over time in “NCAA Tournament.” The spike on March 14 is from people searching for NCAA brackets just after the selection Sunday telecast (do people still say telecast?)… err TV show when the NCAA Tournament teams were announced. The second red spike occurred when the NCAA Round 1 & 2 games were played.

The blue line represents interest in “Health Care Bill.” Interest went up when it was announced that it would be passed.

Will we see another spike for the NCAA Regionals  and Final Four? We think so. Will interest in “Health Care Bill” continue up at the same pace? It will be interesting to see.

If you landed on this post and were hoping to bone up on the recently passed Health Care legislation, check out the linked coverage on healthcare-economist.com. They link to a wide variety of perspectives.

If you were looking for NCAA Tournament tickets, you’re in luck. FanSnap is a ticket search engine. Fans can find tickets from sites across the web here.

To read more on the NCAA Tournament and Final Four tickets, check out these posts:

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Fans Find Best Values on Final Four Tickets with FanSnap

Wednesday, March 24th, 2010

Sixteen teams are still dancing on the road to Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis — the site of the Final Four round of the 2010 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. The 2010 NCAA Tournament has been as exciting as any we can remember and the Regionals haven’t even started yet.  Early exits by Kansas and ‘Nova blew up brackets and shifted ticket searches away from Lawrence, Kansas and Villanova, Pennsylvania. Instead, we’re seeing 10-seed St. Mary’s Gaels fans in Moraga, California and the UNI PantherNation (9 seed) in Northern Iowa searching for NCAA tournament tickets.

While the teams take the NCAA Tournament one game at a time, fans are thinking ahead to the Final Four round and more specifically, Final Four tickets. Fans in Kentucky are conducting searches on FanSnap for “Final Four tickets” more than any other state — Including the host state of Indiana.

Final Four Weekend tickets

April 3 and 5 (Semifinals – Saturday & Championship – Monday)
7,000+ tickets
Lowest price ticket = $318
Average ticket = $675

Knowing the average ticket price can be useful when following trends or to compare one event to another, but fans don’t buy “average tickets” Fans buy those just-right tickets for them. That might mean the first ten rows or it might meant sitting near their friends or it might mean just getting into the event.

Fans searching for NCAA tournament tickets will see FanSnap’s up-to-the-moment summary of the best value tickets at different price points. Of course, fans can still zoom into FanSnap Mapssm, and search for their own best values. We highlight best values with blue stars.

FanSnap shows fans the best value tickets comparing the prices of comperable tickets and then highlighting the tickets with the lowest price

FanSnap shows fans the best value tickets comparing the prices of comperable tickets and then highlighting the tickets with the lowest price

For example, fans searching for “Final Four tickets” will see average prices by section and the best value ticket for that section. This is the direct result of fans telling us that while searching and comparing tickets from across the web is great and comprehensiveness in important, why not just show me the tickets I might want — the ones that are the best value — and save me the searching.

How does Best Value tickets work?

The average price of Section: Terrance Center 614 is $1,300. We highlight the tickets in that section for $446. That’s 65% below the average price for comparable tickets.

Section: Lodge Corner 416 tickets average $1,084. We show fans the tickets in that section for $578, or 46% less than the average.

Final Four Semifinals tickets

Apr 3 at 5:10PM (Saturday only)
3,000+ tickets
Lowest price ticket = $226
Average ticket = $454

Final Four Championship Game tickets

Apr 5 at 8:00PM (Monday only)
4,000+ tickets
Lowest price ticket = $174
Average ticket = $398

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East Regionals Tickets Hottest of NCAA Tournament

Monday, March 22nd, 2010

The East Regionals for the Sweet 16 and Elite 8 rounds are the hottest NCAA Tournament tickets. Tickets in Syracuse have been among the higher priced ticket of any region since Selection Sunday when the NCAA Tournament bracket was revealed. Average prices on the ticket market had been edging slightly down during the first two rounds last week until Cornell upset both Temple and Wisconsin — winning the first Sweet 16 berth for a Ivy League school in more than a decade.

Washington vs West Virginia & Kentucky vs Cornell

East Region tickets are currently averaging $383. Tickets to both days of East Regionals is Syracuse jumped jumped up $25, on the Cornell win over Wisconsin in Round 2 in Jacksonville.

2-seed West Virginia plays 11-seed Washington on March 25 at 7:27 pm in Syracuse. 12-seed Cornell takes on 1-seed Kentucky at 9:57 pm.

Thursday-only tickets for the East Regional
Carrier Dome (Syracuse, NY) Thursday, Mar 25
1,000+ tickets
Lowest price tickets start at $108
Average price tickets = $224

Saturday Only tickets in Syracuse
2,000+ tickets
Lowest price tickets start at $76
Average price tickets = $220

Tickets to Both Days of the East Regional
1,000+ tickets
Lowest price tickets start at  $156
Average price tickets = $383

Who is searching for East Regional tickets
1. New York (Ithaca leads Syracuse and NYC in searches)
2. Washington
3. Pennsylvania
4. Kentucky
5. Connecticut

For fans who search and compare tickets, there are outstanding values to be had and FanSnap make finding the values easy. When fans search to tickets to both days in Syracuse, FanSnap will show fans the best value tickets in a variety of sections. For example, there are lower corner tickets listed for $248 (61% lower than comparable tickets).

Our NCAA Tournament Tickets by the Bracket post makes it easy to search for tickets based on the games. We listed them in a bracket like you’re used to seeing.

Christian

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NCAA Tournament Round 2 tickets Values in Milwaukee, Spokane, San Jose, Jacksonville, New Orleans, Oklahoma City, Providence, Buffalo

Saturday, March 20th, 2010

Fans searching for NCAA Tournament Round 2 tickets — even for those sessions that are already ‘sold out’ — are saving time and money, and benefiting from an amazing choice of tickets. Here are the Round 2 average ticket prices for each venue from lowest to highest average price.

The NCAA tournament is unique in that hoops fans have very little time to make ticket and travel arrangements once the pairings are revealed, and throughout the month they must react quickly if they are fortunate enough to have their team advance through the bracket. Part of what drives fans to madness in March is the exercise of checking ticket site after ticket site to try and find the set of tickets that best meet their budget.

FanSnap highlights the best ticket values at any given moment. Fans can buy on their own schedule rather than waiting to purchase in an attempt to get a better value, and risking missing out on the best, or any, tickets altogether. Fans searching all NCAA tournament events will see FanSnap’s convenient up-to-the-moment summary table of the available best values at different price points. Fans can also use FanSnap’s award-winning dynamic FanSnap Maps, noting both the best value star icons, as well as being able to zoom into an incredibly useful row-level view that highlights ticket offers that often differ by 10% to 25%, even within the same section of the arena.

Christian

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It’s Tourney Time!!!

Thursday, March 18th, 2010

Finally the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament (tickets) is here! You bet we’ll make it to some games. Going to the tourney in person is even better than a computer with 6 monitors tuned into CBS’s live TV coverage of the tourney streamed online.

Here’s a glimpse inside the FanSnap locker room this morning just as we were about to start our day.

Click the link to read more about how to score great values on Tourney tickets.

Christian

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FanSnap® Ticket Search Engine Highlights the Best Values in NCAA Tournament Tickets

Monday, March 15th, 2010

We are finding thousands of great NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament tickets, even for those sessions that are already ‘sold out.’ Fans searching for NCAA tickets on FanSnap are saving time and money, and benefiting from an amazing choice of tickets to the Final Four® in Indianapolis, as well as the Elite 8® in Syracuse, Salt Lake City, Saint Louis and Houston, and the Sweet 16® and opening rounds of the West Region, Midwest Region, South Region and East Region.

The NCAA tournament is unique in that hoops fans have very little time to make ticket and travel arrangements once the pairings are revealed, and throughout the month they must react quickly if they are fortunate enough to have their team advance through the bracket. Part of what drives fans to madness in March is the exercise of checking ticket site after ticket site to try and find the set of tickets that best meet their budget.

“FanSnap ticket search results, gleaned from searching dozens of ticket sites, include hundreds or in some cases thousands of tickets for each game,” said FanSnap CEO Mike Janes. “FanSnap makes it very hard for fans to overpay, as fans using the FanSnap ticket search engine can easily identify at a glance the ‘best value’ tickets – those that are priced substantially below the other available comparable tickets by 10%, 25%, even 50% less.”

For example, FanSnap ticket search results currently show 4,000+ NCAA Championship Game tickets from nine ticket sites, which represent hundreds of sellers. The asking prices for comparable NCAA Championship Game tickets vary by as much as 60%.

The variation in asking prices for the Regionals is similar, where comparable tickets to the Elite 8 games vary by up to 50%. For example, fans using FanSnap can find tickets to the Midwest Regional, for half the price of other tickets being offered in the same area of the arena.

- West Regional (Salt Lake City) – up to 43% variation
- East Regional (Syracuse) – up to 52% variation
- Midwest Regional (St Louis) – up to 51% variation
- South Regional (Houston) – up to 58% variation

FanSnap highlights the best ticket values at any given moment. Fans can buy on their own schedule rather than waiting to purchase in an attempt to get a better value, and risking missing out on the best, or any, tickets altogether. Fans searching all NCAA tournament events will see FanSnap’s convenient up-to-the-moment summary table of the available best values at different price points. Fans can also use FanSnap’s award-winning dynamic FanSnap Maps, noting both the best value star icons, as well as being able to zoom into an incredibly useful row-level view that highlights ticket offers that often differ by 10% to 25%, even within the same section of the arena.

.  Fans searching all NCAA tournament events will see FanSnap’s convenient up-to-the-moment summary table of the available best values at different price points.

Fans searching all NCAA tournament events will see FanSnap’s convenient up-to-the-moment summary table of the available best values at different price points.

A review of current NCAA ticket prices on FanSnap also shows average asking prices vary greatly from Regional to Regional, e.g. for NCAA Regional Finals tickets:
- In Salt Lake City, West Regional tickets start at $103 and average $191.
- In Syracuse, East Regional tickets start at $109 and average $287.
- In St Louis, Midwest Regional tickets start at $68 and average $200.
- In Houston, South Regional tickets start at $30 and average $207.

The ticket variability is even more pronounced for Round 1 and 2 games. The average price of an “all-sessions strip” (tickets to all the games at a venue) in Buffalo is $140 more than for any other venue.

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Providence Hosts NCAA Tournament Round 1 & 2 Games: Tickets Available

Monday, March 15th, 2010

Providence’s Dunkin Donuts Center will play host to Round 1 & 2 games of the NCAA tournament (tickets).

Villanova, Robert Morris, Richmond, St. Mary’s from the South Region as well as Tennessee, San Diego State, Georgetown and Ohio from the Midwest Region will play their Round 1 games on Thursday March 18. Round 1 winners will be back at the Dunkin Donuts Center on Saturday to play Round 2 games.

The top overall seed in the NCAA tournament, Kansas will be playing at the Ford Center — making the Oklahoma City one of the hotter NCAA tournament tickets.

NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament tickets for Round 1 & 2 are sold as “sessions” — or as a strip. Session tickets get fan in to two games — one early and one later. Officials then clear the arena and ready it for the second session (of two games) later in the day. An “All Sessions Strip” is a ticket to all the games at a venue.

There are hundreds of All Session Strips for the NCAA Tournament Rounds 1 & 2 at the Dunkin Donuts Center available.

Lowest price Providence Strips = $270
Providence Strips average = $458

The winner of this bracket advances to Midwest Regional

Round 1 Session 1:
March 18

1,000+ tickets available
Lowest price tickets = $80
Tickets average = $143

Round 2 Session 3:
March 20

1,000 tickets available
Lowest price tickets = $137
Tickets average = $244
NCAA Mens Basketball – 1st Round (RI): Robert Morris vs Villanova tickets (Session 1)
NCAA Mens Basketball – 2nd Round (RI) (Session 3 tickets)
Winner advances to the Sweet 16 round / Midwest Regional in Salt Lake City
NCAA Mens Basketball – 1st Round (RI):  Richmond vs St. Mary’s tickets (Session 1)

The winner of this bracket advances to West Regional

Round 1 Session 2:
March 18

1,000+ tickets available
Lowest price tickets = $88
Tickets average = $148

Round 2 Session 3 (same as above):
March 20

1,000+ tickets available
Lowest price tickets = $116
Tickets average = $253
NCAA Mens Basketball – 1st Round (RI): Ohio vs Georgetown  (Session 2)
NCAA Mens Basketball – 2nd Round (RI) (Session 3 tickets)
Winner advances to the Sweet 16 round / West Regional in St. Louis
NCAA Mens Basketball – 1st Round (RI): Tennessee vs San Diego State tickets (Session 2)

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Oklahoma City Hosts NCAA Tournament Rounds 1 & 2: Tickets Available

Sunday, March 14th, 2010

Oklahoma City will play host to Round 1 & 2 games for the NCAA tournament (tickets).

Kansas, Lehigh, UNLV and Northern Iowa from the Midwest Region as well as BYU, Florida, Kansas State and North Texas from the Western Region will play their Round 1 games on Thursday March 18. Round 1 winners will be back at the Ford Center on Saturday to play Round 2 games.

The top overall seed in the NCAA tournament, Kansas will be playing at the Ford Center — making the Oklahoma City one of the hotter NCAA tournament tickets.

NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament tickets for Round 1 & 2 are sold as “sessions” — or as a strip. Session tickets get fan in to two games — one early and one later. Officials then clear the arena and ready it for the second session (of two games) later in the day. An “All Sessions Strip” is a ticket to all the games at a venue.

There are currently less than 1,000 All Session Strips for the NCAA Tournament Rounds 1 & 2 at the Ford Center available.

Lowest price Oklahoma City Strips = $269
Oklahoma City Strips average = $489

The winner of this bracket advances to Midwest Regional

Round 1 Session 1:
March 18

1,000+ tickets available
Lowest price tickets = $97
Tickets average = $344

Round 2 Session 3:
March 20

1,000+ tickets available
Lowest price tickets = $137
Tickets average = $244
NCAA Mens Basketball – 1st Round (OK): BYU Cougars vs Florida Gators Tickets (Session 1)
NCAA Mens Basketball – 2nd Round (OK) (Session 3 tickets)
Winner advances to the Sweet 16 round / Midwest Regional in Salt Lake City
NCAA Mens Basketball – 1st Round (OK): North Texas Mean Green vs Kansas State Wildcats tickets (Session 1)

The winner of this bracket advances to West Regional

Round 1 Session 2:
March 18

1,000+ tickets available
Lowest price tickets = $84
Tickets average = $184

Round 2 Session 3 (same as above):
March 20

1,000+ tickets available
Lowest price tickets = $137
Tickets average = $244
NCAA Mens Basketball – 1st Round (OK): Northern Iowa (UNI) Panthers vs UNLV Runnin’ Rebels tickets (Session 2)
NCAA Mens Basketball – 2nd Round (OK) (Session 3tickets)
Winner advances to the Sweet 16 round / West Regional in St. Louis
NCAA Mens Basketball – 1st Round (OK): Lehigh Mountain Hawks vs Kansas Jayhawks tickets (Session 2)

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SEC Tournament Tickets Continue to be Hottest in College Basketball

Friday, March 12th, 2010

Top seeds Kentucky (1), Tennessee (3), Mississippi St. (1) and Vanderbilt (2) all remain in the tournament. Fans expected these teams to make it deep into the tournament. So, unlike the other big conferences where many top seeds lost early and fans sold tickets, there aren’t the thousands of SEC Tournament Tickets available. This lack of ticket supply keeps prices higher than the other conference tournament championship games.

There are currently 1,500 SEC Tournament Tickets to the Sommet Center in Nashville. SEC Championship Game tickets start at $100 and average $431 each – more than double any other tournament championship game.

The FanSnap ticket search engine can still help fans find best value tickets easy. FanSnap helps fans find ticket listings from 50+ ticket websites totaling more than 17 million sports, theater and concert tickets to 80,000 events. Using FanSnap dynamic maps, fans can zoom in and view tickets by row, compare tickets and select the best value tickets available online.

Conference Tournament Championship Games currently average:
SEC Tournament Championship Game = $431
Big East Tournament Championship Game = $173
Big 12 Tournament Championship Game = $151
ACC Tournament Championship Game = $101
PAC-10 Tournament Championship Game = $55
Big Ten Tournament Championship Game = $101

Where SEC Tournament Tickets searches are coming from:
1. Kentucky
2. Tennessee
3. Georgia
4. Mississippi
5. Indiana

Searches for NCAA Tournament Tickets are increasing across the SEC. Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi St. and Vanderbilt all expect invitations to the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament.

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Big East Tournament Tickets & Matchups

Friday, March 12th, 2010

Georgetown, Marquette, Notre Dame and West Virginia remain in the Big East Tournament (tickets). Top seeds, Syracuse and Pittsburgh lost earlier than their fans expected. Many of those fans had tickets to later round games are now selling their tickets. With so many upsets and so many tickets being resold, ticket prices are being driven lower. Big East Tournament Championship Game tickets are down $50 in just the last few days.

With Big East Tournament tickets prices down and supply increasing, now is a great time for Georgetown, Marquette, Notre Dame and West Virginia fans to find outstanding values.

The FanSnap ticket search engine makes finding best value tickets easy. FanSnap helps fans find ticket listings from 50+ ticket websites totaling more than 17 million sports, theater and concert tickets to 80,000 events. Using FanSnap dynamic maps, fans can zoom in and view ticket by row, compare tickets and select the best value tickets available online.

Conference Tournament Championship Games currently average:

SEC Tournament Championship Game =        $431
Big East Tournament Championship Game =  $173
Big 12 Tournament Championship Game =     $151
ACC Tournament Championship Game =       $101
PAC-10 Tournament Championship Game =  $55
Big Ten Tournament Championship Game =  $101

Where Big East Tournament tickets searches are coming from:

1.     New York
2.     New Jersey
3.     Pennsylvania
4.     Connecticut
5.     Massachusetts

The mix of searches is starting to shift to states where teams are winning. Searches for NCAA Tournament Tickets are also increasing in those states as fans of teams doing well in the conference tournaments get more confident their team will get an invitation to the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament.

Big East Tournament Bracket

Round One: March 9

Round Two: March 10

Quarterfinals: March 11

Semifinals: March 12

Championship: March 13

South Florida defeats DePaul

South Florida loses to Georgetown
Georgetown defeats Syracuse
Georgetown shocks Marquette
Big East Tournament Championship Game West Virginia vs Georgetown tickets (Session 8 )
Connecticut loses to St. John’s
St. John’s falls to Marquette
Marquette upsets Villanova
Seton Hall beats Providence
Seton Hall defeated by Notre Dame
Notre Dame downs Pittsburgh
Notre Dame loses to West Virginia
Cincinnati loses to Rutgers
Cincinnati downs Louisville
Cincinnati falls to West Virginia

The second hottest NCAA Conference Tournament ticket just got hotter. Here are the matchups for the Big East Tournament (tickets) in Madison Square Garden (New York, NY), March 9-13, 2010. Tickets to see your team play for the Big East title start at $4.

Of course, if your team isn’t St. John’s or South Florida, we can still help you find best value tickets to the sessions you want. Click the link to get to the Big East Tournament tickets page, select the matchup / session you want and then look for the blue stars on the map. Those are the best value tickets — the tickets priced lower than the tickets around them. Make sure you also click on the map to zoom in so you can compare tickets by row.

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Duke and Virginia Tech Hottest ACC Tournament Tickets

Friday, March 12th, 2010

Six ACC teams – Duke, Maryland, Florida State, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest, and Clemson seem to be locks — with Georgia Tech in, but on the bubble. If the Yellow Jackets lose to to UNC in the first round of the ACC Tournament (Tickets) at Greensboro Coliseum Complex – Arena in Greensboro, North Carolina, they likely won’t be dancing on selection Sunday. One more win is probably all Georgia Tech fans need before they start looking for NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament tickets.

ACC Tournament Bracket

Round One:
March 11

Quarterfinals:
March 12

Semifinals:
March 13

Championship:
March 14

Boston College falls to Virginia
Virginia loses to Duke
ACC Tournament Semifinal 1: Duke vs Miami tickets (Session 5)
ACC Tournament Championship Game tickets (Session 6 )
Wake Forest loses to Miami tickets
Miami vs Virginia Tech
Georgia Tech topples North Carolina
Georgia Tech shocks Maryland
ACC Tournament Semifinal 2: NC State vs Georgia Tech tickets (Session 5)
NC State defeats Clemson
NC State upsets Florida State

Here’s how ticket availability and prices look by session:

Boston College vs Virginia and Wake Forest vs Miami (ACC Tournament: Session 1)
Thu, Mar 11 at 12:00PM
1,000+ tickets
Lowest price tickets = $7
Average price = $39

Georgia Tech vs North Carolina and Clemson vs NC State (ACC Tournament: Session 2)    Greensboro
Thu, Mar 11 at 7:00PM
1,000+ tickets available
Lowest price tickets = $14
Average price = $46

Duke vs TBD and Virginia Tech vs TBD (ACC Tournament: Session 3)
Fri, Mar 12 at 12:00PM
1,000+ tickets available
Lowest price tickets = $40
Average price = $145

Maryland vs TBD and Florida State vs TBD (ACC Tournament: Session 4)
Fri, Mar 12 at 7:00PM
1,000+ tickets available
Lowest price tickets = $39
Average price = $139

ACC Tournament Semifinals (Session 5)
Sat, Mar 13 at 1:30PM
1,000+ tickets available
Lowest price tickets = $62
Average price = $209

ACC Tournament Championship Game (Session 6 )
Sun, Mar 14 at 1:00PM
1,000+ tickets available
Lowest price tickets = $55
Average price = $152

ACC Tournament (Full Strip – All Sessions)
800+ tickets available
Lowest price tickets = $208
Average price = $495

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