FillaSeat San Diego

You realistically cannot expect sell out events on fillaseat. You’ll get comedy shows and lots of musicals. Maybe an ok concert here and there. For those expecting Taylor swift front row seats, seriously? But if you want a couple comedy shows a year and maybe an ok concert or two, the deal pays for itself. I signed up and am going to a comedy show that’s $ 20 a seat, paid for in one show

This service truly sucks in San Diego! Since I signed up in January 2016, all they have listed are bad comedy shows with minimum food and drink requirements. If something worth seeing is listed… it is listed as sold out the 1^st time it appears! DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY!
I really think the good reviews on here are done by them.

We have been members for quite a few years and have been so very pleased with the various offerings of venues; the few times I have had to contact the company via phone or e-​mail we have always found the staff courteous and professional. In fact we upgraded our membership to 4 txs so we could take guest with us and introduce them to Fillaseat San Diego. Once you attend your first performance, your membership fee is paid for, a terrific savings. We plan to continue our membership for as long as they are in business.

An update. We did manage to find a couple of good small theater plays, but it takes a persistent and regular checking. I feel like we at least got our membership fees and a little more covered. Only sign up for this if you are willing to log in regularly and are able to go on short notice when you find something.

This is ah-​mazing. I have only had my membership for a few weeks and have already been to 2 events. On both occasions my seats were good, the show quality was fantastic, and overall they made for a fun night out. It is true, as others have said, that there are a lot of comedy shows and that those tix are usually free already w a 2 drink minimum but I haven’t used those. One of the events I went to was a play that I was eager to see but was worried about the ticket price being worthwhile (the show was the kind that had the potential to be great or awful — it was great). It is also true that the show selections are a secret but I don’t think it’s to trick you into membership. You just have to think about it: fillaseat is partnering with entertainment companies that would give comp tickets away. It’s not a first run ticket service; it’s for things that aren’t meeting their sales goals and maybe hope you’ll come enjoy the show and tell your friends to buy a ticket (the point of comp tix generally) so, no, you aren’t getting free Taylor Swift tix. But the value of my tix so far has been over $ 100. Did I save $ 100? Not really bc I would have missed these great shows, but I’m glad I didn’t miss them and I’m glad that my membership has 11 months to pay me!

…And I want to Stay a fan, but I am having serious problems with NOT RESPONDING to emails (problems). I recently spent $ 49.95 to Up-​Grade (it is on my bank statement), but did not receive a confirmation of the purchase and my account has not been changed. I called the (supposedly) main phone number (Las Vegas) and left a voicemail– NO REPLY.
Before this unprofessional (or worse?) behavior, I thought subscribing to Fillaseat was fantastic, but the business itself is now questionable.

Do NOT make the mistake of giving this company any of your hard earned money. It is a complete scam from top to bottom. Any good reviews that have been written about this company must have been written by friends and relations of whomever is making money on this.

This deal is AMAZING!!! I got this deal on living social about a year ago and just recently subscribed once again. A lot of shows are actually free shows already from comedy places around san diego. Most of the time, if you sign up to their website, they’ll send you free tickets as long as you pay for a one or two drink minimum which is whack. Fill a seat has these same deals on a weekly basis. BUT they ALSO have comedy shows where they do NOT offer free tickets directly from the venue and have some big name comedians. I personally skip out on all of the comedy shows or any other shows that have a purchasing «minimum». the REST of the shows on the other hand are AWESOME! I’ve seen fill a seat give away tickets to show that range from prices of 10 dollars, up to 60 dollars a ticket! I LOVE the classical shows that happen around san diego, and they happen often; especially around UCSD, La Jolla and Downtown. They’ve also had quite a few concerts where tickets were from anywhere between 30 to 60 dollars a seat. Some of then were cover bands (most recently a led zeppelin cover band at Harras) and you’re thinking «how great can this show be!?» well i MISSED OUT on getting tickets for FREE on fill a seat and ended up shelling out 110 dollars for three tickets through ticketmaster. MAN WAS THAT AN AWESOME SHOW!!! I was jealous that I knew people where there and didn’t have to pay a DIME to get in!
Either way, The shows are awesome! Not everyone is a knockout, but they range in shows from the local theaters around oceanside and carlsbad, which hey… what do you expect? Quality from the Old Globe Theater where tickets are roughly 80 dollars for the cheaper seats?! NO! Is the show worth it for free?! ABSOLUTELY! I went to a show called the The Pianist of Willesden Lane and it was a one woman show that told a narrative story with full on imagery being projected on the stage/​background, with added sound effects while telling the story AND she would play the piano during key parts of the entire play. This show was definitely memorable and I was surprised too with how well everything was presented.
Either way, if you like catching plays/​going to the theatre, going to concerts ranging in all types of music, or catching up on comedy shows (i usually skip the comedy shows) I would highly recommend getting a subscription to Fill A Seat San Diego!

I purchased Fillaseat off of Living Social about 2 months ago. We have gone to see one play and it was about the quality of a college theater performance. The options that have been available for tickets are community theater performances, third rate cover bands, and comedy shows. I have been extremely disappointed with the selection.
Originally, I assumed that if we went to two shows we would get our money’s worth out of this membership. Now I really think it was just a waste of money.
The website does say that some times of year are slower than others, so it’s possible that the options will get better. However, I’m not holding my breath. Should the options improve I will happily come back and update my review.
For now I’d say save your money and look elsewhere for cheap tickets.

Fillaseat is amazing! We have been members for 2 years and gone to so many awesome shows that we would never have been able to see. I would absolutely recommend it to everyone!

I thank Fillaseat for expanding my culture here in San Diego. They have great shows, plays, comedy shows, almost anything you want to do in San Diego is available through a Fillaseat membership.

Wonderful service. The best site for all kinds of activities and entertainment. Once you join the tickets are free! It is amazing. We have a double subscription and invite our friends and family.
Beth S.

I have been a member for about 4 years now and have gone to almost 100 performances throughout that time. I am glad fillaseat is there to allow me to enjoy the arts at a lesser price than directly buying tickets to so many shows.

We have subscribed to FillASeat for four years now – 2 years in Orange County and 2 years in San Diego County (after our move). This has been the smartest entertainment purchase we have made in our 60+ years of life!!! My husband and I average 2 – 3 events per month and have attended almost 100 concerts and plays absoutely FREE (beyond the annual membership cost). There are no «hidden» or extra costs (like with Goldstar).
I would have rated this 5-​star except for a few minor issues: 1. we are not comedy-​store-​type event afficianados and there are lots of that kind of event; 2. the push/​mobile notification feature isn’t completely reliable, so I have to check the website a few times a day or popular events «sell out» before I get to them; 3. most of the offerings are in San Diego or south (and we live North County); 4. every so often there are «no offerings at this time».
Nonetheless, this is a FABULOUS program. We have gone to (literally) thousands of dollars worth of events and become acquainted with venues and theater companies we would never have even known about.

Four out of Five Stars ⁴⁄₅ for Fillaseat San Diego​; I really love going to events and most of the time there are excellent opportunities for various shows/​venues. My two small complaints are that at times such as holidays or summer time, there are too few choices, (Lots of Comedy Clubs with Blue Humor & Not much else) kind of cuts down on the savings; and the policy that even months later you can’t get repeat tickets to something you already saw. If they are there and I am a member, I should have the same chance to get them as everyone else, is that not why I became a member and what I paid for?

Well, your mileage may vary but as a fan of dance, theater, and classical music, I find fillaseat to be an excellent value. For less than the price of two tickets to such an event, I get a year’s worth of activities to choose from. I personally love the selection of events, but I know not to expect any big names. I’ve been a member for three years now and intend to renew my membership every year.

I was under the impression that more concert/​music… It’s all crap comedy shows that usually make you have a drink minimum. Good thing I got this on a discount… Will not be renewing.

Maybe this was a good deal in 2014, but since November (when I joined), there has been basically NOTHING interesting or available.
I bought this membership through Living Social, after attempting to do some research on past events, but having little success due to stonewalling… ie: no-​one would reveal a typical «menu» of how many, and what specific events had been recently available… BIG MISTAKE ON MY PART!
The reason for the non-​disclosure became apparent immediately. As noted in several other reviews, the ONLY tickets readily available are now for comedy shows. If anything else even vaguely interesting is listed, the tix are gone long before I get to see them. And as for the comedy, I’d hardly call the 2-​drink minimum they demand a «free» ticket!
All-​in-​all, a big disappointment and a waste: both of the annual membership fee, and the time searching for events that don’t exist.

I love fillaseat! My boyfriend is the president of the International Brotherhood of Freeloaders Club (IBF). So for use to be able to go to plays, concerts, etc. for free, Fillaseat is definitely IBF approved!
Fillaseat is great for our lifestyle. We love to try new things and participate in the performing arts. Best deal ever!

I’m writing my review of the operation for San Diego, but, as far as I know, all the local operations use the same Vegas address. Fun fact: I had to submit a question on the website to get an actual address emailed to me. I think it goes without saying that the company does this intentionally probably so that it can avoid criticism on sites such as Unilocal.I.e., this is why, as far as I know, I am the first person to write a review of the business. (Note: this post was deleted from the original Las Vegas listing on ⁵⁄₆.)
I purchased a year-​long membership for 2 off of a deal site in October, 2011. Prior to doing so, I had emailed the listed contact person to inquire what kinds of free tickets I could expect. She replied that she couldn’t say because she wanted to protect the identities of their entertainment partners. That is, if word got out to the general public that show tickets were being given away freely, who would pay the full price? On the surface, this makes sense, except that anyone familiar with the internet knows that I could just do a search and see what other members were seeing. That said, given that Fillaseat’s service had just arrived in San Diego and overall lack of Unilocal reviews, I had to go by forum posts concerning the Las Vegas outfit. Which meant Musicals! Concerts! Etc. And I’m comfortable enough with my masculinity that I can admit that I adore musicals.
Based on the example of Vegas, I bought the deal, thinking that two concerts or one musical might cover the initial cost, and everything after that would be gravy. And for the first month or so of my membership, I thought I had found a bargain. In that first month, I saw tickets for a Foo Fighters show, Kyuss Lives!, and the Scorpions. (You had to front $ 10 extra to get the latter.) I didn’t actually go to any of those, because I wasn’t free, but still it looked promising. In fact, when other San Diegans posted messages in the Unilocal forums, asking whether they should themselves get memberships, I spoke well of the offerings.
But then, as far as I could tell, Fillaseat stopped trying. Pretty much the only tickets they offered were for comedy clubs, which some of the Unilocal commenters suggested might already be free. Either way, if going to comedy clubs is your thing, great. I don’t hate stand-​up, but it’s not my first choice, and it would have been nice to have had more variety during my year of membership. Although I guess I might have enjoyed the antique shows. And there were other concerts (most notably at 4^th and B) that I didn’t have an opportunity to attend, but they were needles in the proverbial haystack. Often times, when there were interesting events, the available tickets would be snatched up well before I could even log-​on.
All in all, during the entire year, I only went to two events using my Fillaseat membership. The first, ironically, was a comedy show – Jon Lovitz. Because it was Jon Lovitz. And the second was for San Diego *something* *something* Dance Company. I didn’t do enough research on that, apparently, because the show was filled with teens and pre-​teens. 1. That was awkward. And 2. As much as the show wasn’t terrible, Fillaseat providing tickets to see non-​professionals was pretty tacky.
Summary: Your mileage may vary, but likely not worth it if you’re not a huge stand-​up fan.