Sports and concert event ticket pricing and visualization system

A method to purchase tickets on a mobile device, the mobile device being coupled to a cellular network, the cellular network being coupled to a world-wide network of computers, the method comprising:

• initializing a social networking application provided on a display of the mobile device, the social networking application;
• receiving login information from a user at a ticketing application from the social networking application;
• retrieving a list of interests at the ticketing application from the social networking application;
• retrieving a list of events at the ticketing application;
• processing the list of events to filter the list of events to select a filtered listing of the events to be outputted to the user of the mobile device;
• outputting the filtered listing of events on the display of the mobile device;
• selecting an event from the list of events;
• retrieving a plurality of tickets for the selected event;
• processing, under control of a processor, the plurality of tickets for the selected events to select a listing of tickets;
• presenting on the display the listing of tickets to the user on a venue image associated with the event;
• allowing the user to select at least one of the tickets in the listing;
• directing the user to a process for purchasing the selected tickets;
• outputting at least one of the selected tickets as an outputted ticket following the purchasing the selected tickets;
• initiating one or more entry processes to a gate structure at an event venue associated with the selected ticket to allow entry through the gate structure or deny access beyond the gate structure, the one or more entry process using the outputted ticket to access the gate structure for the selected ticket.