Event Ticket Capacity Planner
Plan sellable tickets after staff and reserved capacity.
Your inputs
Calculation results
Formula & assumptions
Sellable = capacity − staff − reserved; expected attendance uses your percentage.
Values use the specified units. Calculations use floating-point arithmetic. Check input measurements and formula assumptions before applying the result.
Compare your scenarios
Save up to five results to compare changes side by side. Scenarios stay in this tab until you clear or reload it.
Using Event Ticket Capacity Planner
Plan sellable tickets after staff and reserved capacity.
- Enter venue capacity, staff positions, reserved seats, expected attendance using the units printed under each field.
- Choose Calculate, or enable live updates. Review the result labels and formula assumptions.
- Save scenarios to compare up to five variations, then copy the report or download JSON or CSV.
Example
Venue capacity: 500 people Staff positions: 25 people Reserved seats: 30 people Expected attendance: 80 percent Sellable tickets: 445 Expected ticket holders attending: 356 Total expected people including staff: 381
Questions & answers
What does Event Ticket Capacity Planner calculate?
Plan sellable tickets after staff and reserved capacity.
Which units should I enter?
Venue capacity uses people. Staff positions uses people. Reserved seats uses people. Expected attendance uses percent. Convert values to these units before calculating.
Which formula does it use?
Sellable = capacity − staff − reserved; expected attendance uses your percentage.
What does the included example show?
Venue capacity: 500 people; Staff positions: 25 people; Reserved seats: 30 people; Expected attendance: 80 percent. Result: Sellable tickets = 445; Expected ticket holders attending = 356; Total expected people including staff = 381.
Can I compare different settings?
Yes. Save a scenario, change the inputs and save another result. Up to five scenarios are compared in this tab; they disappear when you reload or leave.
Can I export the calculation?
Copy the JSON report or download JSON and CSV with inputs, result labels and numeric values. Processing uses local JavaScript; no calculation request is sent to our server. Displayed values use up to 10 significant digits; exports retain JavaScript numeric precision.
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