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description: "Give guests, sponsors and helpers complimentary seats on Stage Stubs: hold the seats, then download real scannable tickets or a blank ticket."
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October 29, 2026

# Tickets for guests and blank tickets

## Giving free seats to family, helpers or VIPs? Here's how to give them a proper ticket.

**Quick answer:** To give complimentary tickets on Stage Stubs, first hold the seats back on the showing's Availability tab. Then open the Tickets tab, select those tickets and download them as a PDF to send to your guests: they scan at the door like any other ticket. You can also download a blank ticket to fill in by hand, though it can't be scanned.

There's always someone who deserves a complimentary seat, whether that's the venue manager, a sponsor or a performer's family. There are two ways to give them a ticket. Whichever you choose, first hold their seats or tickets back so they can't be sold to anyone else. \[See: [Reserving or blocking seats](https://help.stagestubs.com/en/how-to-make-seats-unavailable?hsLang=en)Holding seats back.\]

### Option 1: download real tickets (our favourite)

These scan at the door just like any other ticket, so your guests breeze straight in.

1. Go to **My Events**, click **View**, then **View showing** for the date.
2. Open the **Tickets** tab.
3. Tick the tickets or seats you're giving away.
4. Choose **Download** to get them as a PDF.
5. Email them to your guests, or print them out.

![The Tickets tab for a showing, with four tickets ticked and the Download button](https://help.stagestubs.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Untitled-Oct-29-2026-03-56-50-7590-AM.png?width=670&height=1113&name=Untitled-Oct-29-2026-03-56-50-7590-AM.png)

### Option 2: a blank ticket

A blank ticket is a PDF with your show's name, date and venue, but no seat and no code, so you can write a name and seat on it by hand. It's lovely for a handwritten touch, but it can't be scanned, so let your door team know to expect them.

To get one, go to **My Events**, click **View**, then **View showing**, open the **Tickets** tab and click **Download Blank Ticket**.

### Common questions

**Can blank tickets be scanned?** No, so let your door team know to expect them.

**Related guides:** [Reserving or blocking seats](https://help.stagestubs.com/en/how-to-make-seats-unavailable?hsLang=en) · [The Stage Stubs app](https://help.stagestubs.com/en/ticket-scanning-app?hsLang=en)

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