Beyoncé concert tickets are now so expensive in the US that American fans are flying to Europe

• Music fans complain about the high cost of concert tickets in the US, with Beyoncé’s show of particular concern
• A fan from Dallas, Texas said she was going to Stockholm to see the show, and still saved money, even with the trip included.
• Fans of Madonna, Bruce Springsteen, Ed Sheeran and Pink can also find much cheaper tickets in Europe, according to a DailyMail.com analysis.

Music fans complain that concert tickets in the US are now so expensive that it’s cheaper to buy a plane ticket and see the show in Europe.

Beyoncé fan Mercedes Ariel announced on Instagram that she saved money by booking a flight to Stockholm to see the Renaissance Tour, instead of buying a ticket in her hometown.

Beyoncé isn’t the only musician whose shows in Europe are significantly cheaper than those in the US. Analysis by DailyMail.com showed that, this summer, the same level of tickets for Madonna, Bruce Springsteen, Pink and Ed Sheeran can be found at deep discounts in Europe.

“Beyoncé is a ministry,” Ariel said, explaining the lengths she went to to get the tickets.

I told Washington Post: When I think about the things she says in her music about enjoying the joy and celebrating Black women? You made us feel strong, capable, powerful, and worthy.

Ariel said NBC News She bought VIP tickets for the Stockholm show for $366, while her friends in Dallas spent $900.

It was so close to the stage, she said, “Beyoncé would sweat on me.” That’s how close I am.

Arielle, whose Instagram account offers advice on “hacking into luxuries by any means possible,” said she was using points from travel loyalty cards to pay for her hotel.

Another Beyoncé fan, Kellen Schneely, 28, from Louisville, Kentucky, said tickets to the show in her hometown have been on resale sites for more than $800.

Schnelle told NBC News that she searched online and found tickets in London and a flight, with the flight adding up to the same cost as seeing the singer in Kentucky.

When I looked in London, it was 167 lbs [about $200]The trip was worth $660.

‘I was like this really the same cost.’

Schnell’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 milk it as much as you can?” She said.

The tactic used by Arielle and Schnelle could save thousands of music lovers — 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 Stockholm, Sweden, on May 10 for 2,325 kronor, or $225.

The cost of the same type of ticket in Charlotte, North Carolina on August 9 is $822.

Desirable front-of-stage tickets have the biggest savings.

To see Madonna up close in London on October 15, it cost £1,505, or $1,838.

The same ticket at Madison Square Garden on August 23 costs $828, with a retail price of $2,666.

Seeing Bruce Springsteen in his home state of New Jersey will cost you $537 when he performs on April 14th.

However, if you’re in Copenhagen, the same level ticket costs 666 kroner, or $96.

A general admission ticket to Ed Sheeran’s Chicago tour stop, which stands 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 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.

But in Chicago, her August 12 show cost $618.

Both tickets for Pink are for her Summer Carnival tour, which starts in London in June and arrives in North America on July 24.

The wildly varying prices are the latest headache for music fans, who are still angry about the Ticketmaster debacle when Taylor Swift’s shows went on sale.

The site crashed frequently, and fans spent days waiting online without any success.

In July, Bruce Springsteen fans experienced similar site woes and outrageous prices when Ticketmaster activated its ‘dynamic pricing’ model for tickets for his current arena tour — his first full-band E-Street show since 2017.

Members of Congress launched an investigation in the fall, accusing Ticketmaster of running a monopoly and failing to take care of their customers.

Senator Amy Klobuchar, who chairs the US Senate Committee on Consumer Rights, said Ticketmaster is responsible for 70 percent of ticket sales in the United States.

In fact, there is no other choice. “It’s a monopoly,” she told MSNBC last year.

Ticketmaster’s manager in January apologized to Swift and her fans during a hearing in the US Senate.

“We need to do better and we will,” said Joe Berchtold, president of Live Nation, Ticketmaster’s parent company.

He said the bot attack was responsible for a “terrible consumer experience”.