How Marquee Pass works
We rebuilt ticketing from the ground up.
Most ticket platforms were built to hide fees, lock you into closed inventory, and squeeze every dollar out of every transaction. We started over with a different premise: be honest, be open, charge fairly, and let the market figure out the rest.
The problem we solve
Ticketing got broken on purpose. Then everyone got used to it.
It wasn't always like this. Here's how we got to a world where buying a $50 concert ticket costs $64, and what changed.
Fees got obfuscated.
Ticketmaster, StubHub, and SeatGeek all advertise prices without fees. By the time you reach checkout, you've already decided to go to the show — and they know it. Industry data shows 20-30% of carts get abandoned at the fee reveal. The other 70-80% pay grudgingly.
Inventory got fragmented.
A single concert might have tickets on six different sites: the primary platform, a couple of secondary sites, the venue's own page, the artist's fan club, and a partner aggregator. Each shows different prices, different fees, and different inventory. Comparison shopping is exhausting because the platforms designed it to be.
What we do differently
Three ideas. One platform.
Marquee Pass is built around three design decisions that compound on each other. Pull out any one and the platform stops working. Together, they're the reason fans save money.
01
We show you every option for every event.
We pull live pricing and inventory from every major ticket marketplace — Vivid Seats, StubHub, SeatGeek, TickPick, Gametime, Ticketmaster. One search, every option, ranked cheapest first. The legacy approach is to hope you don't notice that another site has it cheaper. Ours is to put every option in front of you and trust that fair pricing wins.
02
Every price is the final price.
We normalize every listing to true all-in pricing — face value plus all fees, displayed as one honest number from the first click. Sorting, filtering, comparison — all of it happens on real totals. No surprises at checkout. No 'oh I didn't see the $14 service fee.' If a Vivid Seats ticket is actually cheaper than a StubHub ticket once fees are included, we'll tell you. If it's more expensive, same.
03
Tickets and hotels, in one cart.
Going to a festival or an out-of-town concert is more than a ticket — it's a trip. We surface relevant hotels (via Booking.com and Vrbo) on every event detail page, and our festival packages bundle tickets, lodging, transport, and add-ons into a single all-in price. Fewer tabs. One checkout. One support team if something goes wrong.
The honest unit economics
Yes, we make money. Here's exactly how.
Most ticket platforms are aggressively opaque about how they make money. We're going to do the opposite. Here are our two revenue streams, ranked by importance.
01
Affiliate commissions on partner inventory.
When you buy a ticket from Vivid Seats, StubHub, or any other partner through Marquee Pass, that partner pays us a commission — typically 5 to 10 percent of the transaction. You pay nothing extra. The price you see is the price you pay. This is most of our revenue today.
02
Hotel commissions.
When you book a hotel through Marquee Pass for an event, we earn a commission from Booking.com, Expedia, or the property direct. Same as the ticket affiliate model — you pay no markup, the rate is the rate.
Notice what's not on this list: no buyer-side fees, no junk processing fees, no "convenience" charges, no surprise checkout markups. We make money when fans get a good deal — not in spite of it.
What it looks like
If you're going to a show.
Here's what using Marquee Pass actually feels like, from the moment you decide to go to a show through the moment you walk into the venue.
You search.
"Coachella weekend two for two people under $3,000." Or "cheap comedy this weekend." Or just "Yankees." Marquee Pass searches every major ticket marketplace simultaneously.
You see real totals.
Every listing displays the true all-in price — face value plus all fees, baked in. Sorted cheapest first. Source labeled clearly so you know whether you're seeing Vivid Seats, StubHub, or someone else.
You choose.
Pick the ticket that works for you — seat, price, and source. When you're ready, we send you straight to the partner marketplace to complete checkout at the exact same all-in price. No markup. No surprises.
You optionally bundle.
Out-of-town show? Add a hotel from Booking.com or Vrbo with one more tap. Festival weekend? Add a package with lodging and transport baked in.
Ready when you are.
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