Tickets Stories

What Louis CK Knows About Ticketing & Fans That My Favorite Bands Do Not

I saw Louis CK last night at the Chicago Theater and I had a great seat in the very first row.The show itself was enlightening, challenging, and extremely funny -- but thats not the reason why Im writing this post.Sure, I did get a little bit lucky -- but the mere opportunity to...

Grateful Dead 50 Chicago Ticket Price Analysis, Volume Two

Supply and demand is a helluva thing.When we last checked in with secondary market analysis for Grateful Dead Chicago tickets, we promised to re-evaluate again once the market has matured.Its three weeks later and indeed, the data continues to tell us a story (and perhaps a good one for those holding out and...

New Website, New Ticketing Partners, NEW SHOW!!!

Lots of new stuff from The Barn these days...We are happy to introduce some changes to our website to keep you informed, up-to-date and engaged with The Barn and its community. By combining aspects of our blog with the information from our main site, we hope to offer a dynamic, multimedia web experience that...

We've Got A Ticket To Ride (And Why You Should Care)

At The Barn, we know how good it feels to hold that ticket to an upcoming concert. At various times, we've camped out for tickets (remember those days?), frantically dialed through endless busy-signals, meticulously followed complicated mail-order instructions (and decorated those envelopes just-in-case), and navigated multiple broswer windows and "virtual waiting rooms" on onsale day,...