Databases

Concert Ticketing and Reserved Seating Schema

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ER diagram illustrating venues, venue seats, events, seat inventory with hold expiry, and ticket validation states.
ER diagram illustrating venues, venue seats, events, seat inventory with hold expiry, and ticket validation states.

What it shows

  • Isolate venue physical geometry from event-specific pricing tiers.
  • Use temporary lock states with hold expiration timestamps.
  • Track tickets through rigorous state machines: issued, active, scanned.

The takeaway

Prevent ticket double-booking by enforcing seat inventory holds with lease expiration timestamps.

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