In other major cities, catching your favorite team or band or dance troupe requires months of planning, alerts on your smartphone for the moment when the presale begins, brownnosing industry friends. Not so in our town. With more than 225 live-performance venues, at least six world-class sports teams, and a slew of spaces where national tours can swing through, you can often snag same-day tickets to your latest obsession — especially if all you need is one seat. And they’re not always expensive. Bob Dylan had $39 nosebleeds available on the day of his show in November; the White Sox offered playoff tickets along the third base line for around $100. Websites like Gametime, Vivid Seats, TodayTix, StubHub, and Hot Tix are the obvious places to start hunting, but you should always call the venue directly to see if the CSO or Kacey Musgraves or Oklahoma! have any leftovers. Go ahead, Third Coast: Be spontaneous.
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