Early-bird pricing
Sell the first tickets cheaper, then let the price step up on its own. An Early-bird tier closes on a date or when it sells out, and the Regular tier takes over. You pay 0% organizer fees on every tier.
What you get
Early-bird tier with its own price, quantity and end date
Regular tier scheduled to open when the early-bird closes
Buyers see a countdown and labels such as Selling fast or Sold out
Stack as many price steps as you want: early, regular, last call
0% organizer fees on every tier; buyers pay a 10% + $0.30 service fee, card processing included
Early-bird pricing in detail
Early-bird pricing is a way for organizers to sell the first tickets cheaper and raise the price later. On Trybe you build it with ticket tiers and sale windows rather than a special setting: create an Early-bird tier with a lower price and either an end date, a limited quantity or both, then create a Regular tier with a sales period that starts when the early-bird ends. A tier's price does not change on its own; the next tier simply opens when the previous one closes or sells out, so buyers always see which price is live.
You can add as many steps as you like, for example Early-bird, Regular and Last call. On the event page, buyers see a countdown before a tier opens, Selling fast and Almost sold out labels as it fills, and Sold out or Sales ended once it closes. Promo codes are a separate feature for targeted discounts. You pay 0% organizer fees on every tier, and the buyer pays a 10% + $0.30 service fee at checkout, card processing included.
How it works
Create the early-bird tier
Set a lower price and an end date, a quantity, or both.
Add the regular tier
Create the next tier with its full price and a sales period that starts when the early-bird ends.
Publish the event
Both tiers appear on the event page, with a countdown on the one that opens later.
The price steps up
When the early-bird closes or sells out, the regular tier is the one buyers can pick.
Questions organizers ask
How do I set up early-bird tickets on Trybe?
Create an Early-bird tier with a lower price and an end date or a limited quantity. Then create a Regular tier whose sales period starts when the early-bird ends, and both appear on the event page in order.
Does the ticket price go up automatically?
Not on a single tier. Instead, the early-bird tier closes on its end date or when it sells out, and the next tier opens on its own start date, so the price change happens without you touching anything.
Can I limit early-bird tickets by quantity instead of by date?
Yes. Give the early-bird tier a quantity, and it shows Sold out once those tickets are gone. You can combine a quantity and an end date on the same tier.
What do buyers see before the regular tier opens?
The event page shows a countdown on tiers that are not on sale yet and the price of the tier that is live. Once a tier closes, it shows Sales ended.
Should I use promo codes instead of an early-bird tier?
Use tiers when everyone should get the early price for a period. Use promo codes when only certain people should get a discount, for example your subscribers or a promoter's audience.
Does early-bird pricing cost extra?
No. Tiers and sale windows come with every event, and you pay 0% organizer fees. The buyer pays a 10% + $0.30 service fee at checkout, card processing included.
Related features
Ticket types & tiers
Set up free and paid tiers with prices, quantities, limits and sale windows, all on one event page
Promo codes
Percentage or fixed discounts with limits, dates and tier targeting, shareable as a link that applies the code
Pre-sale sign-ups
Collect emails and phone numbers before tickets go live, so launch day starts with a list, not from zero