Chart topping superstar facing major backlash over extortionate ticket prices ahead of heavily hyped UK tour
GIG ticket prices have been rising to eye-watering levels in recent years, but Billie Eilish is taking the biscuit with her new tour, which you’d practically need a mortgage to afford.
Fans have been priced out of her upcoming Hit Me Hard And Soft gigs because the cost is so extortionate.
She has so far failed to sell out any of her six dates at London’s O2 Arena next July, where prices for lower-tier seating start at £388.70.
While other artists have tried to make their shows a bit more affordable during the cost-of-living crisis, standing tickets for Billie’s tour will set fans back a minimum of £145.70.
When I looked yesterday, the cheapest ticket I could find was still going to cost £98 – and that was miles up in the gods.
I understand putting a tour together is expensive, but it’s a shame some artists seem to be exploiting fans like this.
Add in travel, a hotel, food and drink and I wouldn’t blame anyone for just deciding to jet off on holiday instead.
In May, The Sun reported on how Eilish fans in the UK had reacted angrily to the pop superstar’s tour ticket prices.
Die-hard supporters flocked to ticketing sites for the Hit Me Hard And Soft tour pre-sale and were left stunned when they were confronted by £145 standing tickets.
Many simply closed the site and refused to pay the eye-watering sum, while others raged about it on the social media platform X.
One person wrote: “£145 for Billie Eilish tickets – does she not know there’s a cost of living happening in the UK?”
Another said: “Me coming onto Ticketmaster seeing Billie Eilish prices then coming straight back out again. £145 for standing is this delusion?”
A third complained: “£145 whole English pounds for a standing ticket to @billieeilish at the @TheCoopLive – I think I paid £80 last tour?”