How to find out when your favorite band announces a tour
Most alerts tell you when a tour is announced. By then the first presale is usually about a day away. TourAlert starts earlier: we watch the rumors and leaks, and email you when your band's tour talk heats up.
Tours leak before they're announced
The day count is a median across 133 recent tours on Ticketmaster. How we measured
Which band are you waiting on?
Track them and we’ll email you when tour talk builds, when dates are added and before presales open. Free, just your email.
We called these early
TourAlert scores every artist's tour talk from 0 to 100. When an artist you track crosses into Buzzing, we email you.
- Bon Jovi
10days early
Buzzing Oct 9Announced Oct 19“Bon Jovi Announce 2027 Stadium Shows” · rocksound.tv - Disturbed
51days early
Buzzing Sep 6Announced Oct 27“Disturbed Announce 2027 Australian Tour, Playing ‘The Sickness’ In Full” · musicfeeds.com.au
We don’t call every tour early. Plenty are announced with no warning, so tracking also emails you the day dates are added.
Every place worth signing up
Each one reaches a different presale, so it pays to be on several.
| Where | BeforeBefore it’s announced | AtWhen it’s announced | PresalePresale access |
|---|---|---|---|
| TourAlertTrack the artist with your email | As talk builds | Email before it opens | |
| The band's newsletter and fan clubSign up on their official site | Sometimes | Artist presale codes | |
| The band's social accountsTurn on post notifications | Teasers | ||
| TicketmasterFavorite the artist in the app | Verified Fan | ||
| SpotifyTurn on concert notifications | Fans First, some tours | ||
| SongkickTrack the artist | |||
| Venues near youJoin their email lists | Venue presales | ||
| Your credit cardAmex, Citi, Capital One and others | Cardholder presales |
Questions
How long after a tour is announced do tickets go on sale?
Usually within a week. Of the 133 tours of five or more dates we saw listed on Ticketmaster before they went on sale in the last 120 days, 124 had a presale first. The first presale typically opened about a day after the dates appeared, and general sale about 3 days after.
How do I get presale codes?
From the band's newsletter or fan club, a venue's newsletter, Spotify (for some tours), your credit card's entertainment program, or by registering for Ticketmaster Verified Fan when the tour is announced. Codes usually arrive by email shortly before the presale opens.
Can I find out about a tour before it's announced?
Sometimes. Many tours leak or get teased first, through festival bookings, venue listings or interviews. TourAlert scores that talk for every artist we track and emails you when an artist you track starts to buzz. Plenty of tours are announced with no warning, so tracking also emails you the day dates are added.
Is TourAlert free?
Yes. Tracking an artist takes only your email address.
How we measured
- The on-sale numbers
- From the Ticketmaster listings we keep for the artists we track, over the last 120 days: an artist’s own dates first listed on the same day, five or more of them, seen before general sale opened. The day counts are medians. Dates reach our data when we next check Ticketmaster, so the true gaps can be a little longer.
- The early calls
- The day an artist’s score crossed into Buzzing with nothing announced, and the day the tour was announced, with the report that confirmed it. Calls with less than a week’s notice don’t count. The full record is on the homepage.
- Using this page
- Data as of November 9, 2026, updated daily. Cite TourAlert (touralert.io/find-out-when-a-band-announces-a-tour). Questions or press: hello@touralert.io.