Last Night of the Proms Tickets

Last Night at the Proms Tickets: Stalls, Private Boxes and Circle Seats

Last Night of the Proms tickets are among the most sought-after seats in British classical music, and TicketsToSee has sourced tickets for sold-out events like this for over 22 years. Every September at the Royal Albert Hall, London, the eight-week BBC Proms season ends as it has for generations: a full orchestral first half, then a second half in which the whole Hall sings Rule, Britannia!, Land of Hope and Glory and Jerusalem together, while the broadcast carries the Last Night at the Proms to audiences around the world.

Demand for Last Night of the Proms seats far exceeds the Hall’s capacity of around 5,000. Most general seats are allocated by public ballot and most applicants are unsuccessful, so a confirmed seat usually means one of the Royal Albert Hall’s members’ seats, held on leases dating back to 1871, a private box, or one of a limited number of Rausing Circle seats. That is why our clients plan the Last Night of the Proms with a clear purpose: a milestone birthday or anniversary marked in a private box, clients and colleagues hosted on the one night of the year when the audience becomes part of the performance, a personal reward after a demanding year, or simply the evening they have promised themselves for decades. Whichever it is, your seat area is confirmed when you book, with no ballot to wait on. Book online or call our Private Client Team on +44 (0)203 070 3997.

Last Night of the Proms tickets are sent as secure e-tickets, generally 7 to 10 days before the concert. View Packages

The Last Night of the Proms is held on the second Saturday in September. The BBC confirms the date and start time when it launches the season, usually in April.

On this page: Seating guide · Ticket delivery · How to get tickets · Members’ seats · The night itself · Start time · Tickets and prices · Songs and traditions · History · BBC Last Night of the Proms · TV, radio and screenings · Dress code · Royal Albert Hall · Hospitality and boxes · Why TicketsToSee · FAQs

Last Night of the Proms Seating Guide

The Royal Albert Hall rises in rings around the standing Arena, and where you sit shapes the whole Last Night of the Proms.

Last Night of the Proms Stalls Tickets

Stalls are the closest reserved seats to the stage. Members’ Stalls seats for the Last Night of the Proms are in Blocks G to O on the ground floor, the finest seats in the Hall for an immersive evening. They wrap around the edge of the Arena, level with the flag-waving Prommers, so you are inside the atmosphere as well as the music. Choose the Stalls if you want to feel the Last Night rather than watch it.

Last Night of the Proms Private Box Packages

Private boxes sit in rings above the Stalls. The Second Tier box seats five and suits a family or a small group of friends. The Grand Tier box seats twelve on one of the Hall’s principal box levels and is the natural choice for a milestone celebration or client entertaining. For many guests, a private box is the VIP way to see the Last Night: your own door, your own space and your own view.

Rausing Circle Seats

Rausing Circle seats are high above the Arena, with a sweeping view of the stage, the great organ and the whole audience singing together. It is the most affordable way to see the Last Night from a reserved seat. Circle seats are not members’ seats and carry resale restrictions, which are set out on the booking page before you buy.

How Your Last Night of the Proms Tickets Arrive

Your booking is confirmed immediately by email, with your seat area or box, the price and the delivery method. The Royal Albert Hall releases Last Night tickets close to the concert, so we send them as secure e-tickets, generally 7 to 10 days before the performance, and email you when they are on their way. Our London team is available throughout on +44 (0)203 070 3997 or WhatsApp +44 7418 609758.

How to Get Last Night of the Proms Tickets

There are three ways into the Last Night.

The public ballot, run by the BBC and the Royal Albert Hall, allocates a share of seats by random draw. Details are published when the BBC launches the season in April. Demand is many times the number of seats, and most applicants go home empty-handed.

Promming is the standing tradition. Arena and Gallery places are sold at a low price and are among the hardest tickets of all to secure for the Last Night. TicketsToSee does not sell Promming places.

Members’ seats and private boxes are the third route, and they are the Last Night of the Proms tickets for sale on the open market. They are privately held seats sold with a confirmed location, so there is no draw and no queue. These are the Stalls seats and boxes TicketsToSee supplies, alongside a limited number of Rausing Circle seats.

Why Royal Albert Hall Members’ Seats Can Be Resold

When the Royal Albert Hall opened in 1871, a large number of its seats were sold on 999-year leases to help pay for the building. Those leases still run. Their owners, known as Members, hold seats for most events in the Hall, including the Last Night of the Proms. The leases carry a right of transfer, which is what allows these seats to be resold when general box office tickets cannot.

Last Night Proms: What Happens on the Night

The Last Night Proms concert is the finale of the eight-week BBC Proms season, which opens in July and closes in September. It runs in two halves with an interval.

The first half is a full orchestral programme, usually with the BBC Symphony Orchestra, BBC Symphony Chorus and guest soloists, often including a world premiere. The second half is the party the world tunes in for: sea songs, patriotic anthems, the whole Hall singing and flags waving in the Arena.

From the Stalls and boxes you see both the stage and the Arena crowd, which is why these seats are the most sought after on the night.

Last Night of the Proms Start Time and Timings

The Last Night of the Proms usually starts at 19:15 and finishes between 22:15 and 22:30, with one interval. Aim to arrive by 18:30 to find your seats, buy a programme and visit the bars before the start. The exact time for each year is confirmed when the BBC launches the season in April.

Last Night of the Proms Tickets and Prices

Four ways to be inside the Royal Albert Hall for the Last Night. List prices exclude VAT, which is calculated and shown at checkout; the total including VAT is shown alongside:

• Rausing Circle seats – £945 + VAT per person (£1,134 including VAT)
• Stalls seats – £1,395 + VAT per person (£1,674 including VAT)
• Private Second Tier box, 5 seats – £1,390 + VAT per person, £6,950 + VAT per box (£8,340 including VAT)
• Private Grand Tier box, 12 seats – £1,329 + VAT per person, £15,950 + VAT per box (£19,140 including VAT)

For a party of five or more, a private box usually works out cheaper per person than Stalls seats, and your group sits together behind its own door. Compare every option and book on our seats and boxes booking page.

Last Night at the Proms Songs and Traditions

The second half of the Last Night at the Proms follows a running order audiences know by heart:

• Henry Wood’s Fantasia on British Sea Songs, with bobbing, clapping and hornpipe stamping
• Rule, Britannia!
• Land of Hope and Glory (Elgar’s Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1)
• Parry’s Jerusalem
• The National Anthem
• Auld Lang Syne, sung arm in arm

Before the final anthems, the conductor gives a speech from the podium, thanking the musicians and the Prommers and reflecting on the season. Union flags, party hats and patriotic costumes fill the Arena, and the Prommers lead the singing. It is the one classical concert of the year where the audience is part of the show.

Last Night of the Proms History

The Proms began on 10 August 1895 at the Queen’s Hall in London, founded by impresario Robert Newman and conductor Henry Wood to bring classical music to a wider audience at low prices. The BBC took over the concerts in 1927, and the BBC Symphony Orchestra has been the principal Proms orchestra since 1930.

After the Queen’s Hall was destroyed in the Blitz in 1941, the Proms moved to the Royal Albert Hall, where they have stayed ever since. Henry Wood’s bust stands in front of the organ throughout the season and is garlanded on the Last Night, a thank-you to the man who started it all.

BBC Last Night of the Proms Tickets

People search for the same concert under many names: BBC Last Night of the Proms, BBC Last Night Proms, Last Night at the Proms, Last Night Proms, the Final Night of the Proms and Royal Albert Hall Proms tickets. Whether you are looking for Last Night Prom tickets or Last Night Proms tickets, all of these refer to the Royal Albert Hall finale, and there is no separate BBC ticket allocation beyond the ballot. The BBC organises and broadcasts the concert; the seats themselves belong to the Hall and its Members.

Last Night Proms Without a Ticket: TV, Radio and Screenings

If you cannot be in the Hall, there are other ways to share the night. The concert is broadcast live on BBC television and BBC Radio 3. In recent years the BBC has also staged Proms in the Park, an outdoor concert on the same evening with live links to the Hall, which is a separate event with separate tickets.

The rest of the Proms season also offers the same orchestras and the same Hall on other nights. For those concerts, see our BBC Proms tickets page.

Last Night of the Proms Dress Code

There is no formal dress code. In the Stalls and boxes, most guests wear lounge suits, cocktail dresses or black tie, while the Arena is a sea of Union flags, novelty hats and patriotic waistcoats. Smart dress with a touch of red, white and blue is always right.

Royal Albert Hall Last Night of the Proms Tickets and Getting There

The Royal Albert Hall is on Kensington Gore, London SW7 2AP, opposite Kensington Gardens. South Kensington is the nearest Underground station. Roads around the Hall are busy on the Last Night of the Proms and parking is scarce, so allow extra time. For other events at the venue, see our Royal Albert Hall tickets page.

Last Night of the Proms Hospitality and Private Boxes

A private box turns the Last Night into a hosted evening: your own door, your own space and a clear view of the stage and the crowd. Food and drink, from champagne to a full meal, are ordered to the box in advance at extra cost, so you build the hospitality package that suits your guests. Boxes are booked for milestone birthdays, family gatherings and Last Night of the Proms corporate hospitality, from client entertaining to team rewards. For larger corporate groups, see our corporate hospitality range.

Why Book Your Last Night of the Proms Tickets with TicketsToSee

TicketsToSee has sourced tickets for sold-out events for over 22 years. Stalls seats and private boxes come from members’ seats held on transferable leases, and Rausing Circle seats are sold with their resale restrictions set out before you book. Your seat area is confirmed when you book, prices are listed per person in pounds sterling, VAT and any delivery charge are calculated and shown at checkout before you pay, and checkout is secure. Our London Private Client Team handles every order for The Last Night of the Proms tickets personally on +44 (0)203 070 3997.

TicketsToSee is an independent ticket broker, not connected to the BBC or the Royal Albert Hall. Prices may be above face value.

Last Night of the Proms Tickets: FAQs

When is the Last Night of the Proms?

On the second Saturday in September, at the Royal Albert Hall. The BBC confirms the date when it launches the season, usually in April.

How do you get tickets for the Last Night of the Proms?

There are three routes. Enter the public ballot run by the BBC and the Royal Albert Hall when the season is launched in April, which gives no certainty of a seat. Queue for a low-cost Promming standing place. Or book Stalls seats, a private box or Rausing Circle seats through TicketsToSee, with your seat area confirmed when you book and no draw to wait for.

When are Last Night of the Proms tickets released?

The BBC publishes the public ballot for the Last Night of the Proms when it launches each season, usually in April. Members’ Stalls seats and private boxes do not wait for the ballot and can be booked through TicketsToSee ahead of the season. The tickets themselves are released close to the concert and sent as e-tickets, generally 7 to 10 days before.

Can Last Night of the Proms tickets be resold?

Members’ seats and private boxes can. They are held on 999-year leases that carry a right of transfer, which is why they are the Last Night of the Proms tickets available on the open market. Rausing Circle seats carry resale restrictions, set out before you book.

How much are Last Night of the Proms tickets?

Per person, Rausing Circle seats are £945 + VAT and Stalls seats £1,395 + VAT. A private Second Tier box for five is £6,950 + VAT and a Grand Tier box for twelve is £15,950 + VAT. VAT is calculated and shown at checkout before you pay.

How much do tickets cost for BBC Proms?

For most concerts in the BBC Proms season, seats are sold by the Royal Albert Hall at face value when general booking opens, and Promming standing places are sold at a low price. The Last Night is different: most seats go by ballot, and seats and boxes through TicketsToSee start at £945 + VAT per person. For other concerts in the season, see our BBC Proms tickets page.

Are Rausing Circle seats good for the Last Night of the Proms?

Yes, for value and for the view of the whole Hall. They are high above the Arena, so you see the orchestra, the organ and the flag-waving crowd together, though you are further from the stage than in the Stalls or a box. We list only clear-view Circle seats, and their resale restrictions are set out before you book.

Why are Last Night of the Proms tickets so expensive?

The concert is watched around the world, but the Hall holds only around 5,000 people. Most general seats go by ballot, so members’ seats, which can be resold, are the only way to book a confirmed seat outright. Their price reflects that scarcity.

What time does the Last Night Proms start?

It usually starts at 19:15 and finishes between 22:15 and 22:30. The exact time is confirmed when the BBC launches the season in April.

What songs are sung at the Last Night at the Proms?

Fantasia on British Sea Songs, Rule, Britannia!, Land of Hope and Glory, Jerusalem, the National Anthem and Auld Lang Syne.

What should I wear to the Last Night of the Proms?

There is no formal dress code. Lounge suits, cocktail dresses and black tie are common in the Stalls and boxes, and a touch of red, white and blue is always welcome.

Where is the Last Night of the Proms held?

At the Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Gore, London SW7 2AP. The nearest Underground station is South Kensington.

Is the Last Night of the Proms on TV?

Yes. It is broadcast live on BBC television and BBC Radio 3.

Can I buy a single seat in a private box?

No. Private boxes are sold as whole units, so your group has the box to itself.

What is Promming?

Promming is buying a low-cost standing place in the Arena or Gallery, a Proms tradition dating back to 1895. Promming places for the Last Night are extremely limited and are not sold by TicketsToSee.

Booking Your Last Night of the Proms Seats

Choose your seats or box on our booking page, or call the Private Client Team to book by phone. Payment is taken through a secure checkout, with VAT shown before you pay. Your confirmation email sets out your seat area or box, the total paid and how your tickets will reach you.

Group and Corporate Bookings

Boxes are the simplest way to keep a group together: five in a Second Tier box, twelve in a Grand Tier box. For larger parties, tell us your numbers and budget and we will set out what is available across the Hall, including combinations of boxes and Stalls seats.

Food and Drink at the Royal Albert Hall

You cannot bring food or drink into the Hall, but there are bars and restaurants on several levels. On Last Night they fill early, so book a table well ahead or eat before you arrive. Box guests can pre-order food and drink to be served in the box.

Planning Your Evening

The area around the Hall is busy from late afternoon on the Last Night of the Proms, with the Prommers’ queue forming outside well before the doors open. Allow extra time to arrive, download your e-tickets to your phone before you set off, and bring a printed copy as a backup.

Speak to Our Private Client Team

For advice on the best side of the Hall, the right box for your party or anything about your booking, call +44 (0)203 070 3997, WhatsApp +44 7418 609758 or email sales@ticketstosee.com. When you are ready, View Packages.