How to Find Events and Tickets on Ents24

Ents24 is a UK entertainment guide for live music, comedy, theatre and shows, and you can use it to find an event in two main ways: browse by category (Music, Comedy, Theatre) or look up a specific performer to see their tour listings. From a listing, follow the ticket link to buy online. This works best when you already know the act or category you want; if you're open to anything, the trending and latest-updates sections are the faster starting point.

Browse by category

The homepage is organised into sections for Music, Comedy and Theatre, plus a trending area and a rolling updates feed. Each category lists performers with an upcoming run of dates and a show count, for example:

What to do: pick the category that matches what you want, scan the performer list, and open the act whose dates suit you. The "From [date]" and show count tell you at a glance how big the tour is and when it starts, which helps you decide whether it's worth opening.

Expected result: you land on that performer's listings, where individual dates and venues are shown.

Look up a performer or tour

If you already know who you want to see, go straight to the act rather than browsing. Ents24's listings are performer-led: each entry groups all of an artist's upcoming dates, so one page covers a whole tour.

What to do: search for the performer's name, then check the date range and number of shows before opening a specific date. Watch for tours that start far in the future — the listings include runs beginning in 2027, so a quick scan of the "From" date stops you planning around a show that's many months away.

Expected result: a set of dated shows you can compare by venue and timing.

Use trending and latest updates to spot new shows

Two homepage areas are built for discovery rather than lookup:

• Trending On Ents24 — currently popular acts such as Bill Bailey, The Flaming Lips, Tim Vine, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard and Justin Currie.
• Latest Updates — a timestamped feed of newly announced events, e.g. "Tim Vine announced 8 new events", "The Flaming Lips announced 2 new events", "Joe Lycett to appear at The Clapham Grand, London in February 2027".

What to do: if you have no fixed act in mind, check Latest Updates first — it shows what has just gone on sale, which is when choice is widest. Use Trending if you want to see what other people are currently booking.

Expected result: a shortlist of newly announced shows you can open and check dates for.

Move from listing to ticket purchase

Once you've chosen a date, the listing links through to buy tickets online. Ents24 describes itself as offering tickets "quickly and securely online", and the site notes it has operated since 1999 and adds around 14,000 new shows each month.

What to do: open the specific date, follow the ticket link, and complete checkout on the ticketing page it takes you to. Presale mentions appear on some listings (for example, "Presale: Get tickets early"), so check whether a show has an early-access window before general sale.

Expected result: a confirmed order from the ticket seller. Note that Ents24's own pages don't state prices or whether an account is required — those details appear at the point of purchase, so confirm them there before paying.

Common sticking points

• Dates far in the future: many listings start in 2026 or 2027. Read the "From" date before assuming a show is imminent.
• Show counts vs. single dates: a "12 shows" label means a tour, not 12 tickets for one night — open the listing to pick your venue.
• Presale vs. general sale: if a listing flags a presale, buying early may need a code or specific window; check the ticket page rather than assuming open sale.
• Category overlap: comedy and theatre both include spoken-word and panel-style shows, so if an act doesn't appear under one category, check the other.