A price alert is only as good as the number you set. Pick it from the show's own record: near its low on record, for the section you want, with fees included.
Set the number from the record
Some ticket apps let you save a price alert for an event and tell you when a listing matches. Whatever tool you use, the hard part is the number. Too high and the alert fires on an ordinary day. Too low and it never fires.
- Start from the show's low on record and its 30-day range.
- Use the section table if you want specific seats.
- Set the alert on the price with fees, the same basis as the charts here.
New lows happen
32 of the 100 shows here set a new low in the last 30 days on record. For those, an alert set at the old low would have fired. Among them: Chicago Bulls vs Washington Wizards, Nov 20 ($33), Los Angeles Lakers vs Sacramento Kings, Nov 20 ($59), Hamilton, Nov 21 ($50).
Why the cheap ticket can be gone
The lowest price changed by more than 1% from one daily reading to the next on 34% of days. A low price is often one listing, sometimes one seat. When an alert fires, check the price and the number of tickets before you count on it.
See is this a good ticket price? for how to judge the number you pick.