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Beyoncé fans have booked morning off work and cleared their credit cards as tickets to the star’s latest tour is general sales.

The Cowboy Carter Tour’s six UK dates at London’s Tottenham Stadium in June will be her first show since a record Renaissance trip in 2023, with Ticketmaster saying the price from 71 GBP to GBP 950.

After a few days of pre-sales, the general sale starts at 12:00 GMT on Friday. It would be a huge day for the concert and had a series of high-profile tours.

Tickets will also be used for Ozzy Osbourne’s final show with the Black Sabbath Plus Kendrick Lamar & Sza, Patti Smith, Beck, Morrissey, Mumford & Sons, Razorlight and Smashing Sugpkins.

A fan told the BBC they were willing to pay £2,000 to attend a charity concert at Black Sabbath in Birmingham, which will also attend members of Metallica, Pantera, Anthrax, Gojira, Gojira and Guns N’Roses Performance.

“It’s really Ozzy’s last show with Sabbath.” Alex Woodford says.

“I know it sounds crazy, but I’m willing to pay stupid money for it because it’s going to be a once-in-a-lifetime show.”

Ben Archer, a British Beyoncé fan, has attended all of her concerts since the 2014 Mrs. Carter World Tour.

Eleven years ago, he paid a £60 accommodation ticket. This year, he paid nearly four times.

“If tickets have been expensive, I wouldn’t be able to see her as often as I did,” he said.

“I wonder if the price increase will lead to stubborn fans (including myself!) participating in the fee for ‘recruiting’ recruitment’ potential new/casual fans who may be willing to join the pan when it is cheap.”

Participating in large-scale performances is an increasingly expensive pursuit.

Before the pandemic, the cost of attending concerts increased by 3% to 4% per year, according to Billboard BoxScore.

This number has more than doubled when touring, with prices increasing by an average of 9.9% per year.

The cheapest ticket priced at £56.25 the last time Beyoncé played in London, while the £2,400 VIP package bought you a seat on stage. according to Pollstar’s numbers.

During the show this summer, Ticketmaster said: “Tickets have been priced in advance for tours from £71.60 to £950 (inclusive of the fee),” but not VIP packages.

In this week’s pre-sales, regular tickets cost £224.85 – but the stand-in location for the small area closest to the stage is £858.10.

For some trips that included Beyoncé’s last trip, the price rises when adjusting prices according to demand, thanks to Ticketmaster’s “dynamic pricing” plan.

This means fans log in to claim that the seats are usually not sure what will be charged.

Beyoncé fan Fredrica Fekkai, a man who has been trying to combat uncertainty, has been crowdfunding the price data for the Star’s new tour.

She said the fees for some people who have already received pre-sales of fans in the U.S. (sometimes hundreds of dollars), but most seats in the UK are within ad scope.

Fekkai decided to sort out the data after purchasing his own denim carter trip. In her city, the conductor did not have to promote the basic price or the price increase, and she found the process overwhelmed.

“I’ve been on the page for hours and wondered what is.”

“I saw a lot of discussion online about who paid, but of course, nothing was organized. I’ve been in business consulting for years, so I’m used to finding takeaways in a messy message.”

After calling reddit, Tiktok, She received more than 1,000 replies from her fans – Draw the results on the graph Show price differences.

She noticed that fans who get pre-sales through Beyoncé’s “Beyhive” fan clubs are often more than those sponsored by MasterCard and Verizon, etc. The people who sell pre-sales pay more.

“BeyHive sales have received a lot of panic purchases from Ticketmaster/Seatgeek and/or increased dynamic prices – I think both,” she said.

She theoretically saw someone willing to buy a $100 (£80) ticket for $1,000 (£800), so they offered the price again and again and again and were snatched away. ”

Fekkai hopes fans can use her data to track prices at the start of a general sale and avoid the expense of rushing to get tickets.

But why is the concert suddenly so expensive?

Ticketing expert Tim Chambers said the cost of the tour has exploded in the past few years.

Beyoncé sang on her latest album, 16 carriages To transport her out at shows around the world – the costs of fuel, accommodation and work visas are all circulated.

The star also hired 304 people on her last tour, all of which had to pay even on days when she didn’t perform.

But that’s not all.

“There is also a certain amount of recovery from the years of loss,” Chambers said.

“Artists are forced to spend years because no one can tour, but they still have the cost of living and lifestyle. So, in addition to increasing costs, you also want to capture what you can capture from the live experience. ”

However, he noted that artists like Ed Sheeran and Coldplay have deliberately worked hard to make their performances affordable.

Tickets are available for watching Coldplay at Wembley Stadium this summer for just £20, with 10% of the total revenue going to music venue trust to help young bands help young bands at the beginning of their careers.

But most artists are “lazy”, he said.

“I mean in the best way, but they want to do as little as possible and get as much salary as possible.”

The cost increase is also putting downward pressure on the rest of the concert.

“Whenever major artists announce tickets at £200 or £300, consumers don’t necessarily have extra wallets, so they want to cut their positions,” Chambers said.

“There is growing evidence that the success of the highest level has squeezed the mid- and grass-roots markets.”

Michael Rapino, CEO of concert sponsor Live Nation, said the high price will remain here – but thinks musicians will never match the sports team’s fees.

“In sports… somehow, if you spend $7,000 (£5,600) on Lakers tickets, it’s a badge of honor, it’s OK.” He told Bloomberg last year.

“But Sally of the Valley thinks she should look at Olivia for $79 (£63) because she knows she broke up with her boyfriend.

“So where (the artists) find the route to access, and the fans feel connected to them (but) they don’t feel overly cheated?”

No one knows, he said, but “as time goes by, it is slowly rising.”