Why some artist pages here show no dates
At any time, plenty of artist pages here have no upcoming dates. That's usually just a finished tour, and the page changes what it offers when it happens.
How a ticket link gets published on TourTicketCompare
Some of the checking behind a ticket button here is done by a person, and some is done automatically under strict rules. Here's which is which, and what happens when a link breaks.
By TourTicketCompare · Published Aug 1, 2026 · Updated Oct 11, 2026
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A ticket button only appears here once its link has been checked. If a link can't be checked, the page shows no button rather than a guess. Plenty of sites work the other way round, so here's what actually sits behind a button. "Verified" is a word worth pinning down before you trust it.
A new artist starts with no buttons
When an artist is first added, their page is bare on purpose: a name, a short summary, and nothing else. No ticket buttons, no ticket-site logos, no dates. The page is also kept out of search results until it's ready.
There are two ways an artist gets their buttons. Either a person opens the link in a browser and checks three things: it loads, it's the right artist (not someone with the same name), and it's the ticket site's own page rather than a chain of redirects. Or it happens automatically, but only when both SeatGeek and Ticketmaster return an exact match for the name, Ticketmaster lists the act as music and not a tribute act, the name isn't on a block list, and both artist pages exist. No more than five artists a day go through that way, and any of them can be undone in one step.
Show dates are added automatically
Checking an artist and checking a show date are different jobs. Dates, and most links to individual shows, are added automatically: new shows from Ticketmaster's official listings, a nightly pass that fixes details on shows already listed, and a separate check for each resale site.
What keeps that safe isn't a person at the end. It's that each check only adds a show when it's an exact match, runs the site's full set of tests on exactly what it's about to publish, and only goes ahead if they all pass. If a match isn't certain, it's flagged instead of added. If a ticket site doesn't answer properly, the existing details are left alone rather than wiped. For SeatGeek, for example, the show's time, city, venue and link all have to match SeatGeek's own listing.
That split is on purpose. Deciding a page belongs to the right artist is a judgement call, so either a person makes it or two separate sources have to agree exactly. Deciding a listing is the same show as one already on the site is a clear rule, so it's applied automatically, the same way every night, across far more dates than anyone could re-read by hand.
Every link is checked again when you click
A saved link isn't trusted forever. Every time a button is shown, and again when you click it, the link is checked to make sure it still goes to the right site and the right show. If anything fails, the button doesn't appear. There's no fallback to a search page and no swapped-in link. No button is the honest answer.
It also means one ticket site's broken link doesn't take the others down. Each site's link stands on its own, so a date might have a checked link from one site, a plain link from another, and nothing from a third.
Links break, and the site notices
A checked link was right when it was checked, so it gets checked again. A daily check runs through every saved link and reports any that stop working. It's careful about it: if a ticket site blocks the check (which some do to stop bots), that's noted as blocked, not broken, because it doesn't prove anything about the page. Real failures go to a person to fix.
A link is only removed when the ticket site clearly confirms the show is gone or doesn't match. Never because of one failed check, a login error or an empty reply that could just be a bad night.
What a checked link doesn't promise
Checked means the link is real and goes to that exact show. It doesn't mean the price is good, the seats are there, or the terms suit you. The ticket site sets all of that, and it changes all the time. If a link here is broken or goes to the wrong place, the contact page is the quickest way to flag it, and the editorial policy explains what gets fixed and how.
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Why a price on this site disappears
A price that was on a ticket button an hour ago can be gone now. That's on purpose. A price only shows while it's fresh and checked, and a blank is better than an old number that looks current.
What a price on this site actually means
When a ticket button here shows a price, it's one ticket site's listed price for that exact show, at the time shown. It's a handy starting point, not the price you'll pay at checkout.
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