Box Office & FOH System 4 of 10 · 11 min read

Ticketing, Channels & Front-of-House

Sell general admission, series passes, reserved seats, and $0-fee sliding-scale tickets; allocate Eventbrite inventory; and scan or sell at the door.

Box Office Counter

Box Office Architecture & Fee Bands

Direct Stripe Payouts
01 · Buyer Checkout Stripe Connect
General Admission$25.00
PWYC Sliding Scale$0 Platform Fee

Ticket revenue settles directly into your venue’s Stripe account.

02 · Instant Wallet Pass /my-tickets
QR ✓
Re-issues QR

Buyers save passes to Apple/Google Wallet or transfer tickets self-serve.

03 · Live /door Roster 142 / 200 In
Native + EventbriteUnified Scan
Walk-Up Cash POS$0 Platform Fee

Every online, comp, and walk-up ticket checks in against one live roster.

Pricing & Series Passes

Ticket Tiers, Multi-Part Passes & Sliding Scale

Combine fixed-price tiers, multi-date series passes, and Pay-What-You-Can (PWYC / NOTAFLOF) sliding scale on the same show.

Choose How are dates covered?, Allow late joining mid-series, and pro-rata refund rules.

Pass Editor · How are dates covered? Pro-rata refunds across remaining dates

Covers a fixed set of dates or every night in a class/series run.

Flex punch-pass (e.g., 4-class pack) redeemable on any date in the series.

Mid-run purchase ON
Auto-discounts past dates

How tiered platform fees, $0 fees on buyer-chosen PWYC tickets, and prorated refunds work.

Seat Map & Guest Lists

Reserved Seating, Comps & Buyer Wallet

Sell assigned seats with ADA companion holds, cap artist comp lists automatically, and let buyers manage passes in `/my-tickets`.

Main Stage · Row A Seat Map 10-Min Cart Lock
A1 Sold A2 Sold A3 $35 A4 $35 A5 ♿ ADA A6 Comp

Wheelchair (♿) and companion seats require an accessibility attestation checkbox before purchase.

Artist Guest List & Comp Quota 14 / 20 Used
+ Add Guest Name → Sends $0 QR Ticket 6 Comps Remaining

Give artists a capped guest list quota and track VIP check-ins alongside paid tickets.

Instant wallet saves and self-serve ticket transfers in /my-tickets.

Channel Consignment

External Ticketing Channels & Capacity Consignment

Live today: Eventbrite Ticket Tailor & pretix: in progress
Room Capacity Consignment Split (Total Cap: 180) Zero Oversell Lock Active
130 Native Box Office
30 Eventbrite Allocation
20 Door & Artist Comps

Fixed-split consignment carves out a dedicated seat block per channel so an external listing can never oversell your room.

Connect Eventbrite, assign a fixed seat quota, and scan imported buyers at /door.

What works today (API key & event preview) and what is still in progress before orders reach /door.

What works today (organizer token & event preview) and what is still in progress before orders reach /door.

Night-Of Lobby Operations

Six-Mode Front-of-House Door Console (/door)

Designed for dim theater lobbies with high-contrast status flashes and instant server verification across all scanners.

/door · Main Stage · 142 / 200 Checked In Live Server Check · Active Connection Required
1. Scan QR
Camera / HID Laser
2. Walk-Up POS
Cash ($0 Fee) / Tap
3. Will Call
Search Name / +1s
4. Passes
Series & Member Tap
5. Comps
Artist / Press Guest
6. Shift Roster
Crew Clock-In

Take cash ($0 platform fee) or Tap-to-Pay cards at the door with live server verification.

Dedicated Lobby Hardware

Android Door Terminal & Tap-to-Pay Hardware

Pair an NFC-enabled Android 11+ phone or Stripe Terminal WisePOS E reader as a dedicated Tap-to-Pay and barcode check-in station.

Step 1 · Device Check
Android 11+ · NFC Enabled
Developer Options: OFF
Step 2 · 6-Digit Companion Code
[ 4 8 2 - 9 1 0 ]
Enter in /door → Pair Terminal
Step 3 · Kiosk Lock
Tap-to-Pay + QR Active
Screen Pinning Enabled

Install the APK, check Developer Options, enter the 6-digit pairing code, and pin the screen.

Frequently Asked Questions

The scanner flashes red and shows the exact timestamp and door device of the first scan.

No — buyer-chosen PWYC tickets carry a $0 platform fee.

Venue Family is not owned, developed, or controlled by Eventbrite, and we are not an Eventbrite partner. Eventbrite is a trademark of its owner; we name it here only to say what our software connects to. You will need your own Eventbrite account, and their fees on tickets sold there stay theirs.

Need personalized guidance or have a question?

Our support team is here to assist with venue verification, custom calendar integrations, ticket questions, and technical onboarding.