general admission

American  

noun

1. an admission charge for unreserved seats at a theatrical performance, sports event, etc.

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Etymology

Origin of general admission

First recorded in 1945–50

Example Sentences

For the Friday, there will be 31,000 general admission tickets at £34.50 each up for grabs, and another 2,960 VIP tickets at £86.00 each.

From BBC

Doors at the Co-op Live arena will open at 18:00 GMT for premium ticket holders and 18:30 for general admission tickets.

From BBC

It will open four hours before general admission doors and three hours before premium doors.

From BBC

Those events, Martinez says, are not experienced evenly across the city — particularly by the well-heeled audience that attends Frieze and spends $85 to $106 for weekend general admission tickets.

From Los Angeles Times

General admission is $11, and you can sometimes find deals on Groupon as well.

From Los Angeles Times