Super fans of Beyoncé faced massive online queues as tickets for the UK leg of her world tour went on general sale this morning. The 'Crazy in Love' singer even added two extra London dates due to "high fan demand", according to Ticketmaster.
Since the announcement of the new dates, numbers queueing on Ticketmaster’s website have grown to nearly 500,000.
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While prices on Ticketmaster ranged from from £56 for a seated ticket, some fans of the ex-Destiny's Child star paid up to £2,400 for a VIP “on stage” front row experience.
Tickets on resale sites have since been listed at between £179 and £10,517, according to PA.
The £2k PURE/HONEY ticket gets you the full VIP experience. As well as having front row seats, the VIP guests get a dedicated toilet and bar, with two drink tokens. PURE/HONEY guests also get a limited edition WORLD TOUR VIP photo op and gift.
Last year, Ticketmaster apologised after Taylor Swift fans in North America faced massive delays and error messages when trying to buy tickets for The Eras tour, blaming the issues on bots and unprecedented demand.
In January, US senators grilled Ticketmaster and the company it merged with, concert promoter Live Nation, over their role in the fiasco.
A law firm representing Swift fans asked Beyoncé ticket buyers on Monday to get in touch if they encounter issues during the general sale.
Beyoncé’s world tour kicks off on May 10 in Stockholm before visiting stadiums throughout Europe over spring and summer.
Named after her recent album, the Renaissance World Tour will help students at colleges and universities in 10 cities through scholarship funds.
Beyoncé’s last global tour was named after her hit song Formation, an R&B track with trap and bounce influences which celebrated her success and culture.
Renaissance, her seventh studio album which was released last year, went in another musical direction by incorporating house music and dancefloor-focused Afrobeats.
On Sunday, Beyoncé collected her 32nd trophy at the Grammys which took her one higher than the previous record, held by the late Hungarian-British conductor Georg Solti.
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