Shows discount when their sales aren't good enough. The better a show sells, the fewer discounts available -- with no care for the time of year. The only exception to that on any sort of regular basis seems to be at Xmas - very few discounts at that time of year.
when you see folks talking about "may discounts" they are simply to purchase tix for May. Discounts are usually only good for a limited time, and as that one sets to expire, the producers decide whether the 'need' another one or not.
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