The Contest Roundup and Tricks of the Trade

Concert tickets are increasingly getting out of hand, with ever increasing prices, not to mention insane fees from ticketing sites. How to get around this you say? Don't buy tickets anymore, when you can win them for free.

St. Vincent by Lillian Fahey
(Won tickets through Ohmyrockness newsletter)

Winning concert tickets as the main form of getting into shows might not be the most practical way to see bands, but if you are lucky and smart about it, you can take advantage of these free tickets.

The trick to winning tickets is looking everywhere for contests, especially sites that aren't the most popular. Facebook can be a mecca for easy contests, where all it takes is a like or a comment at the right time to get into a show for free. Follow your favorite bands, along with record companies, music magazines like Under The Radar and Prefix Magazine, record stores, and radio stations for opportunities to win those free tickets.

Now, conveniently gathered in one place, are today's best contests. Good luck!

Grimy Goods

Win Coachella Tickets

Amoeba Records

Sleigh Bells Tickets

The Polyphonic Spree

And if you have no luck winning tickets, you say? Turn to the fantastic website, Oh My Rockness, and their ever expanding list of free shows in Los Angeles, because free is always better.