Ticketmaster will use the updated tickets from iOS 18

Ticketmaster has announced that it will be the first participating ticket issuer for the enhanced interactive ticketing experience in Apple's Wallet app on iOS 18.

Los Angeles Football Club's upcoming game at BMO Stadium on Saturday, October 19th will be the first event to debut the updated Wallet app tickets, while the Miami Heat will be next to debut the new ticketing experience. You can add your ticket to the iPhone's Wallet app via the Ticketmaster or LAFC app. Once in Wallet, your ticket will allow you to access important venue information, use ticket management features provided by Ticketmaster, and more – all in one place. Ticketmaster will expand the availability of its iOS 18 compatible event tickets in 2025.

“Ticketmaster’s new tickets leverage Apple Wallet’s enhanced ticketing experience,” the company noted. “They will offer new designs tailored to the event fans are attending, bringing them even closer to the gaming experience before it even begins.”

iOS 18's Wallet brings a lot more useful event tickets, which can embed richer information like venue maps, parking details, local weather forecasts, curated Apple Music playlists, location sharing so you can find your friends when you arrive, and more. The new ticketing experience is available for concerts, sports games, festivals, conferences and similar events. These digital ID cards can still be used for contactless NFC access.

iOS 18's updated Tickets are much more useful as they can now display seating information or the event start date and time, and include actionable buttons that point to in-app experiences including ordering food, purchasing merchandise, the displaying a baggage policy, etc. Of course, the new ticketing experience is only available for tickets from participating publishers, and we now know that Ticketmaster will be the first Apple partner to offer it.

The iOS 18 wallet also supports interactive event guides. If I were a concert promoter, I could easily create a wallet ticket that would include an event guide that combines helpful information about the venue with Apple app recommendations and links to additional services. The Wallet app also provides ticket updates through the Live Activities feature and intelligently displays services and recommendations from relevant Apple apps such as Weather and Calendar.

Source: Ticketmaster