The quick version

• Pitbull with Lil Jon has the highest current get-in among Ruoff shows with plenty of tickets listed at $113.37.
• Pitbull with Lil Jon has the highest average ticket price among the better-stocked Ruoff shows at $396.37.
• 5 Seconds of Summer is the easiest way in right now at just $22.20.
• The biggest jump in average price this week belongs to John Mellencamp at $21.63 (+8.8%).
• The biggest average-price drop belongs to Dave Matthews Band at $-93.14 (-23.1%).
• If you care most about whether the cheapest seat is getting away from you, Kid Rock with Jon Pardi is the one that moved the fastest this week.

Which Ruoff shows are the most expensive right now?

There are two useful ways to look at this. Average ticket price tells you where the overall asking prices sit across the event. Get-in tells you the minimum damage to your wallet if you just want to be there and yell the chorus with strangers.

Which Ruoff shows are the cheapest?

This is the list for people who want the night out without accidentally financing half the parking lot. Some of these are genuinely affordable. Some just have a low door price while the better seats still cost real money. Still, if you are flexible, this is where the easier buys are sitting.

Where is the biggest gap between “cheapest ticket” and “what people are really paying”?

This is one of the more interesting Ruoff tells. A giant gap between get-in and average ticket price usually means the cheap seat exists, but a lot of buyers are shopping well above it. Sometimes that means fans are avoiding the lawn. Sometimes it means a show has a serious premium-seat crowd.

Big gaps can also mean an older crowd less likely to want to pay for lawn seats. If the get-in is fairly low and the average ticket is way higher, that usually says the bargain route exists, but a big chunk of the audience is not taking it. And looking at the bands with the big gaps. Let's just say their prime was not this past Decade.

Who’s moving up fast?

These are the Ruoff shows that got more expensive over the last week. If you were already thinking about one of these, this is your friendly reminder that “I’ll check again tomorrow” is sometimes how a casual idea turns into a very annoying checkout screen.

Who’s calming down?

These are the shows that got friendlier over the last week. That does not always mean they will keep dropping, but it does mean the “buy right this second” panic is probably not necessary.

Bottom line

Pitbull is the highest ticket prices right now. But that could just be because the show is further way. I expect those prices to fall. And those Kid Rock prices are really expected to fall. Check out all the events and to get tickets to Ruoff at the link.

Data source: OnlyLocalTickets event feed plus current and daily historical ticket pricing from the Only Local Tickets pricing warehouse. Main rankings above use only Ruoff events with at least 50 active listings.