Twenty One Pilots sold so many tickets during the artist presale that no presale tickets remained for a planned venue pre‑sale scheduled for May 21, organizers said.
The sell-through affects the group's biggest‑ever headline show at Ohio Stadium, a concert set for Oct. 17 that will feature Death Cab for Cutie. Dave Redelberger, speaking for the ticketing operation, said the public will still get a chance: some tickets were still available for the general public at 10 a.m. May 22.
Redelberger pressed a precaution that cuts against the excitement around the show. "When shows are heavily in demand like this, there’s a lot of scammers that pop up … We always encourage fans to be careful and buy from an official source," he said.
The detail that matters most to fans is timing: the venue pre‑sale originally scheduled for May 21 never happened because the artist presale took all allotted presale inventory. That left the general public sale at 10 a.m. May 22 as the first broad opportunity to buy directly from the box office or authorized outlets.
Context helps explain why demand was so intense. Twenty One Pilots first formed in Columbus in 2009, and their return to play their hometown stadium has been billed as the band’s largest headline set there. The combination of local roots and a headline stadium date drives unusually high demand for tickets, which in turn draws secondary‑market activity and, as Redelberger warned, fraud.
There is also a wrinkle for late buyers: as stage configurations are finalized, small batches of seats sometimes become available at the last minute. Organizers said fans should monitor official social channels for any last‑minute releases, but they should treat offers from unfamiliar sellers with suspicion.
What happens next is simple and decisive: fans who want to try for tickets should be at the official sale at 10 a.m. May 22, and they should use official outlets. The Oct. 17 Ohio Stadium show with Death Cab for Cutie remains scheduled; the only reliable path to seats is through authorized sellers, Redelberger said, because scams proliferate when demand is this high.
Yes, some tickets will be offered to the public at 10 a.m. May 22, but the safest bet is to buy from an official source and to watch the band’s and venue’s accounts for any final releases — that, Redelberger says, is the only sensible way to chase a seat for what organizers call the band's biggest Ohio Stadium headline yet.
