How to Book / Last Night Booking

Booking for the Last Night

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Owing to the huge demand for Last Night tickets, special booking arrangements apply. The best chance of purchasing tickets for the Last Night of the Proms is through the Advance Booking system.

Advance Booking for the Last Night

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The Six Concert Rule: In order to apply for any tickets for the Last Night during the Advance Booking period (21 April - 19 May), you must book for at least six other concerts at the Royal Albert Hall in the 2008 season. (Please note that Prom 4 and concerts at Cadogan Hall do not count towards the Six-Concert Rule.)

Book one ticket in the same seating area for at least six other concerts and you can apply at the same time for a single ticket in the same seating area for the Last Night. For example, book one ticket in the Choir for six concerts, and you can apply for one ticket in the Choir for the Last Night.

Book two or more tickets in the same seating area for at least six other concerts in the 2008 season and you can apply at the same time for a maximum of two tickets in the same seating area for the Last Night (ie whether you book two or twenty Stalls tickets for six concerts, you can still apply for only two Stalls tickets for the Last Night).

Note that if you book tickets for at least six other concerts but in different seating areas, you will be allocated Last Night seats in the area of the majority of your bookings (unless you specify that lower-priced tickets are desired).

We regret that, if the Last Night is sold out by the time your application is processed, no refunds for other tickets purchased will be payable.

General Booking for the Last Night

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Once General Booking opens (on Tuesday 27 May), the Six-Concert Rule no longer applies. Last Night tickets have usually sold out by this stage, but returns occasionally become available for sale, so it is always worth checking with the Box Office.

Please note that for all Last Night bookings, only one application (for a maximum of two tickets) can be made per household.

Promming at the Last Night

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Day Prommers and Weekend Promming Pass holders who have attended six or more other concerts (in either the Arena or the Gallery) can buy one ticket each for the Last Night (priced £5.00) on presentation of their used tickets at the Box Office on or after Tuesday 22 July (subject to availability).

Season Ticket-holders Whole Season Tickets include admission to the Last Night.A limited allocation of Last Night places is also reserved for Half-Season Ticketholders. Holders of First Half Season Tickets can buy one ticket each (priced £5.00) at the Box Office from Wednesday 23 July (subject to availability). Holders of Second Half Season Tickets can buy tickets in the same way from Wednesday 20 August (subject to availability).

Queuing Whole Season Ticket-holders and other Prommers with Last Night tickets are guaranteed entrance until 10 minutes before the concert. All Prommers (Day or Season) with Last Night tickets should queue on the South Steps, west side (Arena) or the top of Bremner Road, left side (Gallery).

Sleeping Out There has long been a tradition of Prommers with Last Night tickets sleeping out overnight to secure their preferred standing place inside the Hall. The official queues will form at 4.00pm on the last Friday of the season.Those also wishing to attend Prom 75 will be given numbered slips to reserve their places in the queue, but must return in person immediately after the end of the concert.

On the Night Standing tickets are usually still available on the Last Night itself (priced £5.00, one per person). No previous ticket purchases are necessary. Just join the queue on the South Steps, east side (Arena) or the top of Bremner Road, right side (Gallery) during the afternoon and you may well be lucky.

Last Night Ballot

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The ballot for tickets to the Last Night of the Proms has now closed. Successful applicants will be notified by post by Friday 25 July.