How to get Hamilton tickets #HamiltonLDN #HamiltonWestEnd
Middle daughter is a HUGE Hamilton fan. She knows every word to Lin-Manuel Miranda’s hip-hop spectacular. Hype aside, I think it’s a great way for her to learn a little history too. And when she learned the show was to open in London, she desperately wanted Hamilton tickets.
And I of course desperately wanted to GET her Hamilton tickets. But, as you know, Hamilton has been sold out for MONTHS and it is very difficult to get any for a reasonable price.
But an amazing thing happened. I got Hamilton tickets.
How? A friend emailed when a group of tickets was released in November.
Now I am being your friend! Below are 3 ways to get tickets to the London performance of Hamilton the Musical!
- Hamilton tickets go on sale every few months from the Hamilton website. Subscribe to their newsletter to be informed when the next batch is released. My advice is to be online right when then are available, and already have dates and seats in mind. Buy straight away. They go quickly!
- Try for returns. Show us at the box office and see if they have any returns. The box office is open Monday to Saturday 10am-7.45pm. A friend of mine did this in New York and got top seats same day tickets at list price.
- Try the daily lottery to purchase £10 tickets. It’s held weekdays and Sundays at 4 pm with a 22-hour entry window. You can apply for a maximum of two £10 Lottery tickets via the official HAMILTON App (download at HamiltonBroadway.com/app) or on-line at www.hamiltonthemusical.co.uk.
- Ticketmaster will have all other tickets. Note they are really strict on resellers (none will be accepted!) In fact, to nip resellers in the bud, it’s a “ticketless” system. You need to bring your purchase confirmation, credit card you bought the tickets with and government issued photo ID!
It’s worth researching the best value seats at the Victoria Palace Theatre. There’s a great writeup here at Theatre Monkey. We picked Box D, behind the last row of the stalls. These tickets were £100 and half the price of stalls seating (£200) because they are labelled as having an “obstructed view”. The obstructed view turned out to be the dress circle overhang, which meant you had to crane your neck to see the upper levels of the stage (which were hardly used). The box had its own door to a space with four comfortable moveable chairs, a little table for drinks (there’s butler service!). It’s raised slightly above the stalls, so you can see over everyone’s heads. It also had a powerpoint so we could charge mobile phones. It felt pretty special.
It’s worth visiting the Official Hamilton website as they always have something on, such as Hamildrops (new content streamed each day) and they also have a Hamilton Art competition.
If you get tickets, make sure to read my post: Guide: 8 tips for seeing Hamilton London.
Good luck!
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