Sell tickets to your own private events.
Skip the promoter. Sell straight to your own crowd and keep 92% of every ticket.
December Rooftop Sessions236 of 300 tickets sold
Maya R. paid+$170You keep $18,455 so far
You fill the room. Someone else keeps it.
The usual way
- A promoter books you for a flat fee
- The venue picks the date and keeps the bar
- Everyone takes a cut of the door
- The guest list stays with them
- Next night, you start from zero
With Firsthand
- You pick the date, the price and the room
- Guests apply and you choose who comes
- You keep 92% of every ticket
- Every guest joins your list
- Your next night sells to your members first
Keep the money your name brings in.
A flat fee for a promoter's club night. Run it yourself and the whole night is yours.
You keep a year
$250,512
- Sales per event
- $30,300
- Costs
- −$7,000
- Firsthand, 8%
- −$2,424
- You keep
- $20,876
That's 14× more, and every guest stays on your list.
Everything a promoter does, now yours.
Website and tickets
Sell from your own page.
One link with your photos, date, place and tickets. Guests pay on their phone in a few taps.
December Rooftop Sessions
Sat, Dec 12 · 10 PM
Loft, Brooklyn
Your order
General × 2$170
After-party × 2$80
ROOF10−$25
- Your own websiteEvent pages on your link, your name on top
- Ticket types and add-onsPairs, tables, after-parties
- Apple Pay and cardsCheckout in a few taps
- Discount codesFor your regulars and friends
Requests and guest list
Choose who comes.
Guests apply with one question from you. You read the answers and approve in one tap.
December Rooftop Sessions
Requests
Maya R.
2 min ago · 2 guests
Who are you coming with?
My partner. We came to your summer night.
Priya S.
18 min ago · 2 guests
Who are you coming with?
Two friends from work. We love house music.
Sana K.
1 hr ago · 2 guests
Who are you coming with?
Just me. I follow your mixes every week.
Maya R.4 nights · Member since MayWho are you coming with?
My partner. We came to your summer night.
- Your own questionAsked on every request
- Approve in one tapOr decline. They hear in your name
- WaitlistFills seats when you sell out
- Guest listEvery guest and every visit
Check-in app
Any phone is your door.
Your team scans each ticket on their own phone and watches the room fill up.
Maya R. + 1
General · Admit 2
Inside now
179 of 236
Last in 1 min ago- No scanner to buyWorks on any phone
- Plus-onesTwo guests, one ticket
- Live countSee who is inside
- One scan per ticketA copied ticket won't get in
Invites and members
Fill the next night first.
Past guests hear first, by email and text, in your name. Regulars join as members and pay you monthly.
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Past guests get first pick until Friday.
- Email invitesIn your name, with your photos
- TextsInvites and reminders to their phone
- Member portalTickets, perks and your next dates
- MembershipsA monthly fee, between nights too
Payouts and data
Get paid tomorrow.
Money from each sale lands in your bank the next morning. Ask about your sales in plain words.
Payouts
Next payout
$18,455.20
Tomorrow, 9 AM · to your bank
Latest sales
Maya R.2 tickets+$170
Chris D.1 ticket+$85Ama O.2 tickets+$170How many tickets did we sell this week?
236 tickets, $18,455 after the fee. Up 18% on last time.
- Next-day payoutsNot weeks after the night
- Live salesEvery sale as it happens
- Ask in plain wordsAnswers about every night
- Your list, your dataDownload it any time
Every night grows your list. Your list pays every month.
- 1First pickMembers get new dates before anyone else.
- 2Member pricesA lower ticket price for the people who keep coming.
- 3A monthly feeMembers pay you every month, between nights too.
Members after six nights
0
At $34 a month
$0/mo
Example: DJ night, 300 guests a night.
Everyone's on their phone. The rare thing now is you, in a room.
91%
of US adults own a smartphone, up from 35% in 2011
Pew Research Center, 2025
74%
of Gen Z say in-person experiences matter more than digital ones
Eventbrite Social Study, 2026
69%
of 18 to 35s find events through people they know
Eventbrite Social Study, 2026
Free to start.
We earn when you sell.
Start hosting free8%
of each ticket you sell
- No monthly fee
- No setup fee
- Free events stay free
Questions
What does it cost?
Nothing to start. We take 8% of each ticket you sell, and free events cost nothing.
When do I get paid?
The day after each sale, straight to your bank account.
Who owns my guest list?
You do. Download it any time, and we never sell it.
Can I use my own venue?
Yes. Add any address: a club, a loft, a kitchen or your own home.
Can guests buy without applying?
Yes. Each event can be open to all, invite-only, or open with a waitlist.
Do guests need an app?
No. Guests buy on your page and save their ticket to their phone.
Can I bring my guest list?
Yes. Upload a spreadsheet and every guest gets a guest card.
What kind of events work?
Anything people pay to do with you in person: a set, a dinner, a class, a training weekend, a match, a tasting.
Throw your own night. Keep the door.
Make your page in minutes. Pay nothing until you sell.
December Rooftop Sessions236 of 300 sold