Tickets to see Cirque du Soliel are some of the most sought after tickets for any market and finding inexpensive tickets can be tricky. In most cases, Cirque du Soliel tickets can sell out in a matter of hours after their official opening because of the desirability of the tickets. However, if you plan ahead and do some "leg work" on the Internet or on the telephone, you too can score some excellent tickets to one of the hottest shows in town.
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1. Know their schedule. Like many profitable theater enterprises, Cirque du Soliel has many touring companies which criss-cross the globe essentially on permanent tour giving you ample opportunity to anticipate when they will be coming to your city. Tour dates are constantly being added at the Cirque du Soliel website (see Resources, below) and checking with them often can give you a heads-up for when to buy the cheapest possible tickets.
2. Comparison shop. There are literally dozens of online ticket-booking agencies that offer the "cheapest" Cirque du Soliel tickets. Do not commit to one seller until you have checked out their competition; if one site is not selling the tickets as fast as they want to, they will often lower their price.
3. Purchase far in advance. The earlier you purchase your ticket, the better. If you wait too long, the prices will only go up and the quality of the seats may not be as good as you would like.
4. Know your venue. Most venues have websites which show a layout of the theater, including seat locations. Often mezzanine or balcony tickets offer as good a vantage point as floor tickets, but with a dramatic drop in prices.
5. Have a flexible date. For many performances, the day of the week your ticket is for affects the price you pay. For example, when booking tickets for Cirque du Soliel's "Kooza" in New York City's Grand Chapiteau at Randall's Island, tickets for Tuesday and Wednesday are about $100 more expensive than tickets for Sunday.
This is due to the number of shows available on the weekends (3 or more a day) compared to weekdays (usually one a day) as well as the tendencies of the theater-goers to prefer evening shows. If you don't mind a crowd when you go and are happy to see Cirque du Soliel on Sundays at 1pm, then you can save quite a bit of money.
