Vortex Tickets started because the people writing about ticket buying online mostly weren't buying tickets. They were aggregating press releases, repeating bad SEO advice, and copying each other's "Top 10" lists.
We were on the other side of the screen. Buying for resale, tracking presale patterns, watching price curves move in real time. We knew which marketplaces actually had the best deals on a Tuesday at 4pm, which "premium" seats were a markup trap, and how the secondary market really priced demand.
This site is where we put what we've learned.
Who we are
Vortex Tickets is run by Griffin Boyer, who has spent roughly five years in the ticketing industry. Griffin holds a Master of Finance from Case Western Reserve University and a BA in Economics from Middlebury College. Before ticketing, he worked in fintech as a founding sales hire at Link Money.
What we cover
- Concerts and tours — presale strategy, tour previews, festival coverage, and honest reviews of where to sit at major venues
- Sports — playoff buying guides, the best cheap seats in every stadium, season ticket math, and resale value tracking
- Theater — Broadway lotteries, rush tickets, partial-view seat reviews, and which shows are worth the premium
- Buying guides — how ticket fees work, why prices change the way they do, and how to actually save money on tickets without getting scammed
Our editorial approach
We test what we recommend. If we write that the upper bowl at a venue has a better sightline than the mid-tier section, it's because we sat in both. If we recommend a marketplace, it's because we've bought from it ourselves and tracked the actual all-in price across hundreds of transactions.
We don't write paid placements. We don't accept fees from venues, promoters, or artists in exchange for coverage. We do use affiliate links to ticket marketplaces, which we explain in full on our affiliate disclosure page. The short version: affiliate revenue does not influence what we cover or how we cover it.
Get in touch
Story tips, corrections, partnership questions, or just want to argue about whether courtside is overrated — reach us at our contact page. We read everything.