Music lovers complain that the price of concert tickets in the United States is now so expensive that it is cheaper to buy a plane ticket and see the show in Europe.
Beyoncé fan Mercedes Arielle of Dallas announced on Instagram that she had saved money by booking a flight to Stockholm to see the Renaissance tour, instead of buying a ticket in her hometown.
And Beyonce isn’t the only musician whose shows in Europe are dramatically cheaper than those in the United States. DailyMail.com analysis showed that the same level of tickets for Madonna, Bruce Springsteen, Pink and Ed Sheeran can be found at deep discounts this summer in Europe.
“Beyoncé is a ministry,” Arielle said, explaining how much she did to get tickets.
She said the washington post: ‘When I think about the things she says in her music about experiencing joy and celebrating black women? She made us feel empowered, capable, strong and worthy.’
arielle said nbc news he bought VIP tickets to the Stockholm show for $366, while his friends in Dallas spent $900.
Mercedes Arielle from Dallas shared her tips for getting European tickets to the show
Beyoncé is seen on stage in Pasadena in July 2018. Her European shows are significantly cheaper than her American ones.
Tickets are available for Beyonce’s show in Stockholm for 2,325 SEK, or $225.
The same type of ticket in Charlotte, North Carolina on August 9 costs $822
He said he was so close to the stage, ‘Beyoncé is going to sweat me.’ I am that close.
Arielle, whose Instagram account offers advice on “hacking luxury by any means possible,” said she was using points from travel loyalty cards to pay for her hotel.
Another Beyoncé fan, Kylyn Schnelle, 28, of Louisville, Kentucky, said tickets for the show in her hometown were on resale sites for more than $800.
Schnelle told NBC News she searched online and found London tickets and a flight, with the trip costing the same as seeing the singer in Kentucky.
‘When I looked in London, I weighed 167 pounds [about $200]and the flight cost about $660,’ he said.
‘I was like this is really the same cost.’
Schnelle’s best friend lives in London, so, she said, “it took very little to convince her” to go.
‘If you’re going to spend $800, why not get as much out of it as possible?’ she said.
The tactic used by Arielle and Schnelle could save music lovers thousands of dollars, especially if they have airline points to use or have already booked their tickets to Europe.
Tickets are currently on sale for Beyoncé’s show in the Swedish capital Stockholm on May 10 for 2,325 kronor, or $225.
The same type of ticket in Charlotte, North Carolina on August 9 costs $822.
Coveted front-of-the-stage tickets have the biggest savings.
Seeing Madonna up close in London on October 15 costs £1,505 or $1,838.
The same ticket at Madison Square Garden on August 23 is $828 more expensive, at $2,666.
Madonna is seen on stage in New York in June 2022
Tickets to see Madonna, just up front, in London on October 15 cost £1,505 or $1,838.
The same tickets, right up front, at Madison Square Garden will set you back $2,666.
Seeing Bruce Springsteen in his home state of New Jersey will set you back $537 when he performs on April 14.
However, if you are in Copenhagen, the same level of ticket costs 666 kroner or $96.
A general admission ticket to Ed Sheeran’s Chicago tour stop, in front of the multiple stages, will set you back $149 on July 29.
For those in the Scottish city of Glasgow, the same general admission ticket costs £90 or $109.
Pink fans in Poland will find themselves saving hundreds of dollars compared to their American counterparts.
In Warsaw on July 16, you can see Pink for 550 zlotys, or $126.
In Chicago, however, his August 12 show costs $618.
Both of Pink’s tickets are for her Summer Carnival tour, which kicks off in London in June and hits North America on July 24.
Seeing ‘El Jefe’ in his home state will set you back $537 for tickets
Similar tickets in Copenhagen will cost Springsteen fans just 666 kroner, or $96.
Bruce Springsteen is on tour with his band for the first time in six years
Ed Sheeran fans pay about $40 less in Glasgow than in Chicago
Sheeran’s general admission tickets are $149 in Chicago
Pink’s Summer Carnival Tour Takes Her Through North America and Europe This Summer
Pink’s fans in Chicago pay much more than their fans in the Polish city of Warsaw
Similar tickets for Pink’s show in Poland cost 550 zlotys, or $126; in Chicago, they cost $618
The wildly different prices are just the latest headache for music lovers, who are still fuming over the Ticketmaster debacle when Taylor Swift shows went on sale.
The website repeatedly crashed and fans spent days waiting online without any success.
In July, Bruce Springsteen fans were met with similar difficulties on the site and exorbitant prices when Ticketmaster activated its “dynamic pricing” model for tickets to his current stadium tour, his first with the full E-Street Band since 2017. .
Members of Congress launched an investigation in the fall, accusing Ticketmaster of running a monopoly and failing to take care of its customers.
Senator Amy Klobuchar, who chairs the US Senate consumer rights committee, said Ticketmaster is responsible for 70 percent of US ticket sales.
‘Truly, there is no other choice. It’s a monopoly,” he told MSNBC last year.
The Ticketmaster boss in January apologized to Swift and her fans during a US Senate hearing.
“We need to do better and we will,” said Joe Berchtold, president of Live Nation, Ticketmaster’s parent company.
A bot attack was responsible for “a terrible consumer experience,” he said.