For concert trips the median headcount is 12; a quarter come in at 9 or fewer and a quarter above 18.
Headcount quartiles across concert quote requests. The biggest single band is 10 passengers or fewer.
n = 1,752 · id concert-size
Booking data by occasion
Concert trips: what groups actually ask for
Across 1,781 quote requests on our own sites, the median group was 12 (middle half 9–18). These are requests, not completed trips, read 2026-09-14.
By the numbers
| Measure | Concert trips |
|---|---|
| Median group size | 12 (middle half 9–18) |
| Median lead time | 23 days; a quarter give 9 days or less; 35.4% inside two weeks |
| Weekend share | 70.8% Friday or Saturday; 43.5% Saturday |
| Peak months | August and July: 36% of concert dates |
| Requested hours | 60.4% four hours; 25.5% six or more |
| Vehicle | Party bus 62.9%; limo Sprinter 21.8% |
| Past quoted total | $1,500 median (middle half $1,250–$1,850) |
| Sample | 1,781 requests, 2023-01-01 to 2026-09-14; each figure uses the subset that stated that field |
Medians and middle halves (interquartile ranges) over quote requests submitted through Bus 2 Ride and sister company-owned websites. Not confirmed bookings, not a price for any future trip.
What this does not tell you
The concert date is fixed by the promoter, so lead time here measures how late tickets were bought, not how well the group planned. Festivals with multi-day passes are filed separately.
Every published figure
The run-up on a concert trip is a median 23 days; a quarter of groups give us 9 days or less.
Median and interquartile lead time on concert requests. 35.4% of them reach us inside two weeks of the date.
n = 1,781 · id concert-lead
70.8% of concert dates fall on a Friday or Saturday, and 43.5% on Saturday alone.
Day of week of the requested event date on concert trips.
n = 1,781 · id concert-weekday
If you are planning a concert trip, know that 36% of them land in August or July, so those weekends go first.
Share of concert event dates falling in the two busiest months for that occasion.
n = 1,781 · id concert-season
Duration on a concert trip: 60.4% at four hours, 25.5% at six or beyond.
Requested hours on concert quotes where a duration was given.
n = 1,140 · id concert-hours
When a concert trip group picks, 62.9% end up on party buses and 21.8% on limo-style Sprinters.
Share of concert quotes by vehicle category.
n = 1,101 · id concert-vehicle
Our past concert quotes ran a median $1,500; half of them fell between $1,250 and $1,850.
Quartiles of the total quoted on concert trips, pooled across markets and durations. History only, and your date sets the real number.
n = 928 · id concert-quote
Cite as: Bus 2 Ride, “Group Transportation Booking Data: Concert trips,” version 2026-09-14, https://bus2ride.com/data-insights/concerts. Aggregates over quote requests submitted through Bus 2 Ride and sister company-owned websites, event dates 2023-01-01 to 2026-09-14. CC BY 4.0.
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