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Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me Tickets - Studebaker Theater - October 1, 2026

Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me at Studebaker Theater in Chicago, Illinois on Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:30 PM. Tickets from about $75.00.

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Date
VenueStudebaker Theater
LocationChicago, Illinois
PerformerWait Wait...Don't Tell Me

Prices below are per ticket and set by professional resellers, so they can land above or below face value. The booking fee is already included in the listing price. Any applicable tax is added at checkout, and a small number of listings add a delivery charge, so check the order total before you pay. Any "from" figure elsewhere on this page is an estimated starting point drawn from the catalog feed, not an amount you can necessarily buy at. The seat map is what shows real, buyable prices.

Choose your seats at Studebaker Theater

The Studebaker Theater seating chart below is interactive: pick a section to see which Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me tickets are available in it. About 62 tickets are listed for this date right now, starting about $75.00. Every listing comes from an independent seller who sets their own price, so two seats in the same section can be priced very differently and you will occasionally see an unusually high asking price. Use the price filter to narrow things to your budget and check more than one section before deciding.

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Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me ticket prices at Studebaker Theater on October 1, 2026

Expect to pay from about $75.00 a ticket for Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me at Studebaker Theater. That is an estimate rather than a ticket you can buy at that exact figure, because sellers reprice constantly. Roughly 62 seats are on sale for October 1, 2026, from the upper levels down to the front. The section you pick matters more than anything else, and prices drift as October 1, 2026 gets closer. Open the seat map below to see live prices for every section. A booking fee is already in each listing price; any applicable tax is added at checkout, and a small number of listings add a delivery charge.

Prices are set by professional resellers and can be above or below face value. How buying on StubOrder works

How this price has moved

We have 8 price readings for this event going back 27 days. Over that time the lowest listing has ranged from $67.00 to $82.00. Our latest reading is 13% lower than our first.

These readings are the lowest LISTING price before the booking fee; the booking fee, any tax and, on a small number of listings, a delivery charge are all added on top at checkout, so none of these figures is an amount you would pay. They are here to show movement, not totals. Sellers reprice at will, so past movement is a record of what happened, not a prediction of what happens next.

See Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me live at Studebaker Theater in Chicago, Illinois on Thursday, October 1, 2026 at 7:30 PM. Open the map above to see Studebaker Theater's layout, choose where you want to sit, and compare up-to-the-minute prices from verified sellers. Resale other prices are set by sellers and can land above or below face value, so they move with demand.

About Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me at Studebaker Theater on October 1, 2026

Catch Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me at Studebaker Theater in Chicago, Illinois for a Thursday other date on October 1, 2026, with doors and stage times set by the venue around the 7:30 PM start. It is only 6 days away, so inventory is tightening, book soon to keep your pick of sections. Resale listings currently start at about $75.00, and because sellers set their own prices they move with demand right up to showtime. Every listing shows its delivery method and any fees before you buy, and the full Studebaker Theater map lets you compare rows and sightlines so you know exactly what you are getting.

Good to know before you buy

PricesSet by sellers and move with demand. The opponent or act, the date, and the section all affect what you pay, so compare listings before you choose.
DeliveryShown on each listing (mobile transfer, instant download, or shipped hard stock) before you buy.
Getting thereStudebaker Theater is in Chicago, Illinois. View on Google Maps.

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Everything you need around the event itself: where to stay near Studebaker Theater, how to get there, and what else is worth doing while you are in town. Hotels are ordered by their real distance from the venue rather than by who paid to sit at the top, and parking and transport for the day are covered on the same page.

Frequently asked questions

Where and when is Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me?

Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me takes place at Studebaker Theater in Chicago, Illinois on Thursday, October 1, 2026 at 7:30 PM.

When should I book a hotel for Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me?

As soon as the tickets are settled. Rooms near Studebaker Theater are among the first to go for Thursday, October 1, and what is left tends to cost more the closer it gets. The Hotels near Studebaker Theater link on this page opens already set to that night. Each room is labelled free to cancel, non-refundable, or terms shown at checkout, so you can pick a rate you are able to cancel if the plan changes.

For Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me, can I walk to Studebaker Theater from a hotel?

The hotels page for Studebaker Theater answers that property by property: every card is labelled walkable, a long walk, or drive or ride, against its real distance from the doors. Worth checking rather than assuming before Thursday, October 1: a downtown arena usually has several hotels within a few blocks, while a stadium off a ring road can have nothing within walking distance at all, and leaving on foot afterwards is usually quicker than queuing for a car or a ride.

Will my seats for Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me be together?

Yes. Seats within a single listing are adjacent unless the listing notes say otherwise.

How are Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me tickets delivered?

Delivery method varies by listing: most listings deliver electronically, by mobile transfer or instant download, and some are shipped as hard stock. The delivery type is shown on each listing before you buy, and a small number of listings add a delivery charge.

How much are Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me tickets?

Live prices for Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me at Studebaker Theater are shown in the interactive seat map above. Pick a section to see the tickets available now and their current prices, which are set by sellers and may be above or below face value.

How many Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me tickets can I buy at once?

Each listing sets the quantities the seller allows, and the quantity menu offers only those options. Open a listing above to see its available quantities.

Where should I stay for Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me?

The nearest rooms are the hotels around Studebaker Theater, and the link on this page opens that list already priced for Thursday, October 1. They are ordered by real distance from the venue, and every card shows that distance, so you can weigh walking back afterwards against a cheaper room you would have to drive to.

Is StubOrder affiliated with Studebaker Theater?

No. StubOrder is an independent resale marketplace and is not affiliated with Studebaker Theater or Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me, or any box office.