Ticketing Details

Ticketing Details

Ticketing Details

Tickets will be available in three types: standard, priority, and dining, priced at £145, £165, and £185 respectively. There will also be the option to make a £2 donation to our chosen charities as part of your ticket application.

After record demand in previous years led to the ball selling out in under four hours, some changes have been made to the number of guest tickets students will be able to buy in recent years.

On Launch Night on Thursday 16th February, Priority and Dining tickets will go on sale in the Brewery Room at 17:00. Jesuans will be able to buy their own, and two guest tickets.

Standard tickets will go on sale to Jesuans at 13:00 on the 17th February. For the first 3 days that tickets are on sale, you will only be able to buy your own, and two guest tickets.

From 13:00 on 20th February, the guest limit will be extended to a maxiumum total of four guest tickets. After this time, anyone with an existing applications will be able to apply for an additional two guests, whilst any new applicants will be able to apply for four guests straight away. We believe that this new system will give everyone in college the opportunity to get tickets to the ball, whilst also still giving you the chance to invite all your friends along to the ball.

If any tickets remain after this initial round, they will go on sale to the rest of the university on the 24th February at 13:00.

Ticketing FAQs
How many guest tickets can I buy?
On Launch Night (in the Brewery Room/Bar) and for the first 72 hours that tickets are on sale online, you’ll be able to buy your own ticket and two guest tickets. From 13:00 on 20th February, the guest limit will be extended to four guests total.
I want to buy three/four guest tickets – what is the best way to do this?
Make an initial application during the first 72 hours after tickets go on sale and apply for your own ticket and two guest tickets at this time. Apply for any additional guest tickets once the guest limit has been extended.
When do I pay for the tickets?
You NEED to pay for the tickets by 23:59 7th March.
I’ve already agreed to get guest tickets for four friends and I don’t want to let two of them down whilst getting tickets for the other two...
Buy your own ticket straight away, then apply for all four guest tickets after the limit is extended – either all your friends will get tickets or none of them will. If you really want, then you can wait until the 20th to book your own ticket too, but there are no guarantees tickets will be left.
I waited until the 20th so I could buy all my own ticket and the guest tickets at the same time and ended up getting none – what should I do?
We did warn you! We can’t create extra tickets. Sign up for the waiting list, and you may get tickets.
I’m on the waiting list… now what?
If any spare tickets become available (eg from people not paying for their tickets), we will contact people on the waiting list in the order they went on. You’ll stay on the waiting list until a few weeks before the ball, to give you the best chance of getting a ticket.
I’ve bought a ticket but I can’t make the ball anymore – what should I do?
The Jesus May Ball doesn’t offer refunds – however, it is possible to transfer the ticket into another name, although there is a fee for this (some of this is donated to charity!). If you believe you should be exempt from this fee, contact the Ticketing Officer at [email protected], but don’t be surprised if your request is rejected.
Hopefully this will clear up any questions on ticketing this year – if you have any more questions, feel free to contact the Ticketing Officer at the email address above.
© Jesus May Ball 2017