Artist presale guide

Damien Rice Presale 2027: How to Get Tickets, Country by Country

The two-day ladder behind the Damien Rice presale

The sales information we hold is consistent from Melbourne to Toronto: an artist presale on Wednesday 21 October 2026 at 10am local time, with partner presales mentioned in some cities, and general sale on Friday 23 October at 10am local time. In the United States and Canada the wording is that general sale opened on 23 October after the artist presale of 21 October. In Australia the artist presale is described as completed, and in Ireland and Britain the information points to Ticketmaster and the venue outlets for the general sale. Nothing in the record names a fan-club tier, a card issuer or a streaming window, so assume none was publicised. The practical lesson is that a presale of this kind is an artist list rather than a paid club. You gave an email address to the artist's mailing list, and a link arrived shortly before 10am on the Wednesday. If you did not join that list in time, the next action is not to hunt for rumours about a spare code but to treat Friday's general sale as the one opening that is open to everyone, and to look for returns, added shows and venue-held seats in the days that follow. Those are the legitimate routes that remain.

Australia and the Opera House: Damien Rice presale in the southern summer

The tour opens in Melbourne at Hamer Hall on 9 February, then plays two nights at the Sydney Opera House on 11 and 12 February. Our sales data for Australia and New Zealand lists the artist presale as completed on 21 October at 10am local time and general sale from Friday 23 October at 10am via each venue's official ticketing, with partner presales in some cities. In Australia that usually means the venue's own system or one of the big agents rather than a single national platform, so the right link depends on the building. Sydney Opera House sells through its own box office system, and Hamer Hall sits inside Arts Centre Melbourne. Because the dates are so few, Australian demand is concentrated, and three shows across two cities will clear quickly. If you are outside those cities, think about flights and accommodation at the same time as the ticket, and remember that several states set limits on the price at which a ticket may be resold. Check the current rules and the venue's own transfer or return process before using any third party, because the venue's resale route is the only one that keeps your barcode intact. See our Australian presale guide for the way the national agents work.

Dublin, London and Manchester: Damien Rice presale across Ireland and Britain

Dublin has two nights at the Bord Gáis Energy Theatre on 21 and 22 March, followed in April by London at the Lyceum Theatre and the Palladium and two nights at the Manchester Opera House. The UK and Ireland sales record lists Ticketmaster and the official outlets, general sale on Friday 23 October and an artist presale on Wednesday 21 October for Dublin. Theatres in the West End and in Manchester tend to sell through the venue's own site or an associated agent as well as Ticketmaster, so look at both before you decide a show has gone. Fans who trust that a theatre is easier than an arena often discover the opposite. A theatre with around two thousand seats and a singer-songwriter with a devoted following creates an almost instant sell-out, so the Damien Rice presale is the moment when the central stalls disappeared. If you still want a ticket, the useful tools are the face-value fan exchange on the primary site, the venue box office on the day and the habit of checking in the early hours, when overnight holds are released. Our UK presale guide and Irish presale guide cover those routes.

Mainland Europe: how Damien Rice presale access varied city by city

The continental leg is a string of single nights, apart from Amsterdam: Lisbon at the Coliseu dos Recreios on 26 March, Madrid at the Teatro Lope de Vega on 30 March, Rome at the Auditorium Conciliazione on 4 April, Zurich at The Hall on 6 April, Berlin at the Tempodrom on 9 April, Paris at Le Grand Rex on 12 April and two nights at Amsterdam's Royal Theatre Carré on 16 and 17 April. The European sales record repeats the 21 October artist presale and the 23 October general sale for Lisbon, with the note that partner presales existed in some cities, and otherwise names only the official outlets. Single-night dates behave like a lottery for the buyer. In Portugal, Spain and Italy tickets are often distributed across several agents at once, and an agent that shows "sold out" may be missing a block that another one still lists. In Germany and Switzerland, the venue's own partner agents matter. In France, the Grand Rex has a strong local audience and people travelling from Britain, so Paris tends to disappear faster than its capacity suggests. Use the French presale guide and the German presale guide to see which agents are normal in each country.

The Americas leg: US, Canada, Mexico and Brazil Damien Rice presale

The closing run starts in São Paulo at the Sala São Paulo on 3 May, continues to Mexico City's Auditorio BB on 8 May, Chicago's Auditorium Theatre on 11 May, Toronto's Massey Hall on 14 May, Brooklyn's Kings Theatre on 21 May and the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles on 25 May. For the United States and Canada, the record says that general sale was on Friday 23 October at 10am local time, after the artist presale on Wednesday 21 October. For Latin America the same Wednesday and Friday schedule is listed for São Paulo, and Mexico City follows the usual local agent for the venue. North American fans should expect a mix of Ticketmaster and venue-linked sellers; theatres such as Massey Hall and the Auditorium Theatre often have their own box office pages. Resale rules differ sharply: Ontario, for example, has tightened the rules on reselling above face value, whereas many US states allow free-market resale with consumer protections. Check the terms of your ticket before you list it, and see the US presale guide, the Canadian presale guide and the Mexican presale guide for further detail.

Seating, prices and the Damien Rice presale in theatres

Theatre ticketing differs from arena ticketing in ways that matter when you are in a queue. Seats are usually chosen on a map rather than assigned by a "best available" button, and a single balcony row may sit in a different price band from the stalls beside it. The sales information we hold does not list prices for this tour, so we will not quote any; what you can do is open the seating plan of your venue in advance and decide which two or three zones you would accept. A quick decision at 10am saves the seconds that matter, and it avoids the common mistake of choosing a side-view seat in a panic after the middle blocks have gone.

Accessibility seating is handled separately in many venues, often by phone or an email form rather than through the main queue, and companion seats are released alongside wheelchair spaces. If you need step-free access, contact the venue's access team before the next on-sale phase rather than after it, and keep the confirmation. Fees are added at checkout in most countries, and some agents show the total only on the last page, so read the final screen carefully. Our alert form will tell you when and where a new batch of seats appears, but the decision is always yours, and a calm plan made the night before is worth more than any last-minute trick.

What to do if you missed the Damien Rice presale

Start with the calmest option: do nothing hasty, and check the primary seller again after a day or two. Returns happen when promoters release production holds, when groups give up block bookings and when payment fails on the first attempt. Register for the venue's own email list, because many theatres announce restricted-view or extra seats there first. If a second night is added in your city, that is when the Damien Rice presale ladder restarts, usually with the same artist list getting the first hour. Next, plan around travel. Two nights in Amsterdam, two in Dublin and two in Sydney give you a second chance to attend a different evening, and a neighbouring country is sometimes easier than your home city. Keep a short list of dates you could realistically reach, set the alert on this page, and verify any ticket you are offered by asking the seller to transfer it through the primary platform rather than sending a screenshot. That single habit protects you from most of the problems in the second-hand market.

Damien Rice presale FAQ

Theatre tours such as the "O" 25th Anniversary run raise a particular set of questions, because the venues are small, the dates are spread across fourteen cities and the sale was compressed into the two days between Wednesday 21 and Friday 23 October 2026. The replies below stay within what the announcements actually said about the artist presale, the general sale and the platforms named for Australia, Ireland, the UK, the United States and Canada. Anything we could not confirm, such as seat prices or partner presales in individual cities, is left out, and the venue's own ticket page is the place to check fees and limits.

Was the Damien Rice presale open to everyone?

The record describes an artist presale on Wednesday 21 October 2026 at 10am local time, which means it was tied to the artist's own mailing list rather than to a paid club or a card. Some cities also mention partner presales, but the information does not say which partners or what the conditions were. If you joined the list in time you would have received an email shortly before the start; if you did not, you could not take part, and the next opening was the general sale two days later. Nobody can issue you a code afterwards, so ignore anyone who claims otherwise.

When does the Damien Rice presale give way to general sale in each country?

For every market in our data the general sale is Friday 23 October 2026 at 10am local time. That includes Australia, Ireland, Portugal, Brazil, the United States and Canada. The agent differs: Ticketmaster is named for the UK and Ireland, each venue's official ticketing is named for Australia, and the US and Canada refer to the venue and primary sellers. Because 10am is a local time, a fan in a different zone needs to convert the hour to be in the queue before it opens, which is a common source of missed sales on international tours. Setting a phone alarm in the venue's own time zone is a simple way to avoid it.

Could another Damien Rice presale follow if extra dates are added?

It is possible, because tours with two-night runs often add a third show when demand is high, but nothing in our data announces additional dates, so we do not predict any. If a new date is added, the announcement will usually name the artist list first and the general sale later in the week. Keep your email subscription active and use the alert form here. Treat any message offering early entry with suspicion and do not pay for a "guaranteed" place on a rumoured show; wait for the venue or the primary agent to publish the date, then follow their link. Dublin's two nights, 21 and 22 March, are the likeliest place for such an addition.

Are tickets from the Damien Rice presale transferable or nominative?

That depends on the country and the venue. Many theatres in Britain, Ireland and the United States use digital tickets that can be transferred through the primary platform, while some European venues and agents print the buyer's name or require identification at the door. Australian venues often run an official transfer or return process. Always read the terms attached to your order and keep your account details consistent with the name on the booking. If you plan to give a ticket as a gift, transfer it through the official route well before the show day, so that the recipient has time to set up an account and solve any problem.