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Upcoming Pentatonix dates
Dates and live ticket listings appear here as soon as they are on sale. The guide below covers what to know before you buy.
Pick a centered seat for five voices
The best Pentatonix seat faces the stage head-on and sits a little above the floor. The group performs a cappella (every sound, including the drum beat and the bass line, is made by a human voice), so the show is an exercise in balance: five parts written to blend. From the center you hear that blend as arranged. From a sharp side angle you mostly hear whoever stands nearest you.
Distance matters less than it does at a loud pop show. A centered seat 20 rows back usually sounds and looks better than a front-row seat at the far edge of the stage, because you can see all five singers at once and watch them pass parts to each other. That interplay is the visual show, since there are no guitars, no drum kit and no band riser to look at.
Seat picks by room: arena, theater, amphitheater
Pentatonix has played every common concert room, from Madison Square Garden and other arenas to large theaters, summer amphitheaters and state fair grandstands. The same principle applies everywhere, but the details shift.
Arenas
- Lower bowl facing the stage: the strongest overall choice. You are raised over the floor and square to the sound system.
- Lower bowl on the sides, a few sections back from the stage: a good second choice. Stay out of the sections right at the stage line.
- Flat floor seats: close, but a short adult or a child in row 15 may see little past the heads in front.
Theaters
- Center orchestra, mid-house: the sound sweet spot in most halls.
- Front mezzanine: often the better view of all five singers than the rear orchestra, which can sit under an overhang that dulls the high harmonies.
Amphitheaters and fairs
- Center reserved seats under the roof: clean sound and cover from summer storms.
- The lawn: relaxed and usually the lowest-cost ticket, but vocal detail fades with distance and crowd noise.
Seats that undercut an a cappella show
Some seats that look fine on a map work against this particular act.
- Behind or beside the stage. Any listing marked limited view or rear view loses the singers' faces, and the faces carry much of the show.
- Extreme front corners. You are close, yet the speaker stacks point past you and one singer blocks the others.
- Deep under a balcony overhang. Overhangs trap sound, and a voice-only mix loses its top end first.
- The back of a large lawn on a busy night. Quiet ballad passages compete with conversation around you.
If you are buying for a family with young children, add one more filter: aisle seats make a mid-show break much easier, and a raised section keeps sight lines clear for shorter viewers.
Holiday dates, summer dates and when seats go
The Christmas calendar sets the pace. A December weekend show near the holiday typically draws the heaviest demand of the year for this group, while early-November dates and weeknights usually leave more choice. Holiday tours tend to be announced in late summer or early fall, with presales (early sales to fan-club members or card holders) ahead of the general on-sale.
- Groups shrink the supply. Many buyers want four or more adjacent seats, so centered blocks thin out well before single seats do.
- Resale follows the calendar. Prices on the secondary market generally climb into mid-December and can soften on weeknights.
- Summer runs behave differently. Amphitheater and fair dates add large lawn sections, which keeps supply wider.
Every Reserved Seat order ships free, which helps when tickets are a holiday gift.
Five singers from Arlington, Texas
Scott Hoying, Mitch Grassi and Kirstin Maldonado were schoolmates at Martin High School in Arlington, Texas. With beatboxer Kevin Olusola and bass singer Avi Kaplan they formed Pentatonix in 2011 and won season three of NBC's The Sing-Off that year, then grew a large YouTube audience with covers and medleys. Kaplan left in 2017, playing his final show on September 3 in Essex Junction, Vermont, and Matt Sallee became the bass voice.
Live, Olusola's beatboxing and Sallee's low end carry the rhythm while the other three trade melody and harmony. Olusola's celloboxing (bowing a cello while beatboxing) has long been a feature. The group has won three Grammy Awards: Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella in 2015 and 2016, making it the first a cappella act to take that award, and Best Country Duo/Group Performance in 2017 for "Jolene" with Dolly Parton. A star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame followed in 2023.
Christmas records and the tours on the books
That's Christmas to Me (2014) finished as the fourth best-selling album in the United States that year, and holiday records have anchored the catalog since: A Pentatonix Christmas (2016), a 2018 holiday album, a 2020 album made while the members were apart, Evergreen (2021), Holidays Around the World (2022), The Greatest Christmas Hits (2023) and Christmas in the City (2025).
- 2012 and 2013: two national headlining tours, the first covering 30 cities.
- 2015: the On My Way Home Tour in North America, Europe and Asia, plus support dates for Kelly Clarkson.
- 2016 to 2017: a world tour that included three July 4 shows at the Hollywood Bowl.
- 2019 to 2023: a greatest-hits world tour through arenas and amphitheaters such as Shoreline Amphitheatre, with Europe pushed to 2023 by the pandemic. Its 2023 set mixed originals with "Creep", "Hallelujah" and "Bohemian Rhapsody".
- Holiday tours: the Evergreen Christmas Tour from November 27, 2021; A Christmas Spectacular from November 17, 2022, in Oakland; and the Christmas in the City tour from November 8, 2025, in West Valley City, Utah. In August 2026 the group announced another North American leg with a deluxe album due October 30, 2026.
Dates for upcoming shows appear in the event list on this page, and news posts on the group's website.
Frequently asked questions
Is a seat close to the stage worth it at a Pentatonix concert?
Only if it is near the center. Front seats at the far sides favor one singer and lose the blend, while a centered seat further back hears all five parts and sees the whole group.
Does Pentatonix use a band or backing tracks?
The group is an a cappella act, so the rhythm comes from Kevin Olusola's beatboxing and the bass from Matt Sallee's voice rather than from instruments. Olusola's cello appears in his celloboxing feature.
When are Pentatonix Christmas tickets hardest to get?
December weekend dates close to Christmas usually draw the most buyers. Early-November shows and weeknights typically leave more seats, especially for groups.
Are Pentatonix holiday shows suited to children?
The holiday sets are built on familiar carols and Christmas originals, which is why many families attend. Venues set their own age rules, so check them before buying a seat for a young child.
Who are the members of Pentatonix?
Scott Hoying, Mitch Grassi, Kirstin Maldonado, Kevin Olusola and Matt Sallee. Sallee took over bass from founding member Avi Kaplan in 2017.