[Vocabulary] tickets finished?

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sevas

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May I say the tickets for the concert finished? Did I use the verb "to finish" correctly or I have to replace it with end, end or something else?

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Are you trying to say that the tickets sold out?
 

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Tickets 'expire'.
Once the concert has ended the tickets are no longer 'valid'.

"The tickets for the concert have expired; they are no longer valid for admission."
 

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Are you trying to say that the tickets sold out?
Ah, nice catch, Chicken! But wouldn't it be more appropriate to say that the concert is sold out? ;-)
 

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Ah, nice catch, Chicken! But wouldn't it be more appropriate to say that the concert is sold out? ;-)

Well, before posting, I checked a few sources and I found some citations of tickets being sold out. Here's one:

Tickets to the concert sold out quickly.
Merriam-Webster's Learner's Dictionary

(I'm not saying I disagree with you, by the way ;-).)
 

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If I had known that the concert was going to be that good I would have bought my tickets before they sold out!!!!! :up: :cool: ;-)
 
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