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Ticketing platforms for Whitby events

Whitby is home of the twice-yearly Goth Weekend — a case study in niche-event ticketing. From rooms like Whitby Pavilion down to pub back rooms and pop-up spaces, the platform question is the same one every Whitby organiser faces: the national marketplaces charge their percentage whether or not they bring a single local buyer, while your actual audience mostly arrives through local channels — your list, the venue's following, the city's what's-on groups. Price the fee against what the platform genuinely contributes in Whitby, not nationally.

The fee table is national — your maths is local

Every UK platform on the same 150 × £15 event. The rates don't change in Whitby; what changes is which ones earn their keep.

Platform & published rateRelative costFees on 150 × £15

Verified at source

Tickts£0 booking fees

£0.00ZERO FEES

Ticket Tailor60p + VAT per ticket PAYG (credits from 22p + VAT)

£108.004.8% OF FACE VALUE

TicketSource7% incl VAT (min 25p) — or 4.5% + VAT via your own Stripe

£157.507.0% OF FACE VALUE

Humanitix4.67% + 46p per paid ticket (excl VAT)

£208.899.3% OF FACE VALUE

FIXR4.99% + 49p + VAT per ticket (3.99% student/charity)

£222.939.9% OF FACE VALUE

Eventbrite6.95% + 59p per paid ticket

£244.8710.9% OF FACE VALUE

Skiddle10% + 27p per ticket (min £1)

£265.5011.8% OF FACE VALUE

As published

TicketCo~3% commission (as published)

£67.503.0% OF FACE VALUE

LINE-UP~5% commission (as published)

£112.505.0% OF FACE VALUE

Outsavvy3.5% + 30p per ticket (as published)

£123.755.5% OF FACE VALUE

Billetto5% + 29p per ticket (as published)

£156.006.9% OF FACE VALUE

Fatsoma5% + 49p per ticket (as published)

£186.008.3% OF FACE VALUE

WeGotTickets10% fan-side booking fee (as published)

£225.0010.0% OF FACE VALUE

Quote-only — negotiated, not comparable

DICEQuote-based (fans typically pay ~10–12%)

quote-based

Resident AdvisorQuote-based (fans typically pay ~10%)

quote-based

EventCreateTiered plans (~3.5% standard, as published)

quote-based

TicketmasterQuote-based (fans typically pay 10–15%+)

quote-based

See TicketsQuote-based (fans commonly pay ~10% + fulfilment)

quote-based

DesignMyNightQuote-based / venue-dependent

quote-based

Ents24Discovery service — partner fees apply

quote-based

Figures computed from each platform's stated rate (2026-07-26 data review). Where a rate excludes VAT it is shown grossed-up at 20%. Card processing paid to Stripe/PayPal applies similarly on most platforms and is excluded. Quote-only platforms can't be computed — their rates are negotiated.

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Fees on a typical Whitby event

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Questions Whitby organisers ask

What's the best ticketing platform in Whitby?

There's no Whitby-specific platform worth the name — the national platforms serve every UK city identically. What differs locally is your audience source: if Whitby buyers find events through a marketplace you're considering, its fee buys reach; if they come through local channels, zero-fee or flat-fee rails keep the difference.

Do any platforms have Whitby discovery?

Skiddle and Fatsoma have genuine regional traffic for nightlife in larger cities; Facebook groups and local what's-on media usually outperform platform discovery for everything else in Whitby.

What fees will my fans pay?

From £0 to 12%+ of face value depending on platform — the table above computes every published rate on the same event so the spread is visible.

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