How quickly did the Killers’ show at Tipitina’s during Jazz Fest sell out? Very.

Alternative rock band The Killers typically headlines arenas. On Friday, the band closes the main stage at the 2024 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival.

So when AEG, the co-producer of Jazz Fest, announced Monday morning that the Killers would play a warm-up show at the 750-capacity Tipitina’s the night before the band’s Jazz Fest date, demand was expected to be high.

It was.

Tickets went on sale Wednesday morning at 10 a.m. via Ticketmaster and Ticketweb, priced at $95 plus fees.

By 10:01, they were gone. 

Some tickets were reportedly reserved for members of the band’s fan club. Between the fan club and the general public, thousands of people likely tried to buy the tickets. 

Only a few hundred succeeded. 

It’s unlikely tickets will turn up on the secondary market because of how these tickets will be distributed.

There are no e-tickets or physical tickets that can be printed in advance. Buyers must pick up tickets at the Tipitina’s will call the night of the show. 

The Killers most recently performed in New Orleans at the 2017 Voodoo Music Experience in City Park. 

Typically bands who are headlining Jazz Fest cannot play another show in the same market around festival time.

But because AEG co-produces Jazz Fest and is promoting the Killers show at Tipitina’s, the band was granted a special dispensation. 

Way more people wanted to see the show than Tipitina’s can accommodate.