After a five-year break, B will perform at the National Stadium in Warsaw on June 27 this year. As soon as the sale of tickets for the event started in February, the interest in tickets was overwhelming. On the first day, up to 52,000 people waited in the virtual queue to buy tickets at peak times. people. Due to high demand, it was decided that Beyonce will play a second concert in the same place on June 28. Evidently, the most ardent fans already have their tickets, because now – two weeks before the first performance – the prices are almost twice as low as they were in February.
Tickets for the Beyonce concert in Warsaw were even cheaper by half
On February 7, prices for a concert in Warsaw ranged from PLN 161 to PLN 14,000 in the VIP option. You had to pay from PLN 519 to PLN 690 for the most desirable places on the disc. The grandstands were a bit cheaper – the organizer calculated PLN 161 for the most distant seats, PLN 690 for more convenient seats. Platinum tickets were also available. What is it? Well, “tickets offered directly by the artist and the organizers of the event via Ticketmaster” – we read on the website. The prices of these tickets change dynamically depending on their demand, so they may go up or down during the sale period.
“I report that the prices of the widely advertised entertainment service with Beyoncé in the national well, which I constantly monitor, have fallen by about half. I just want you to know that the collective lack of interest has an effect “- writes music journalist Bartek Chaciński on his Facebook profile.
In February, the prices of “Platinum” started at PLN 545 and ended at PLN 1,485 – that’s how much you had to pay for a seat in the stands closest to the stage. On average, a few months ago you had to pay PLN 1,114 for a General Admission 2 ticket (i.e. a place on the disc) – which is clearly visible in the screenshots provided by journalist Bartek Chaciński with the possibility of choosing tickets.
Ticket prices for the Beyonce concert in Warsaw
For the GA2 (General Admission 2) standing room for the concert on June 28, you have to pay only PLN 519 – according to the map on the website, these are the last tickets for this day. On June 13, similar tickets for June 27 cost PLN 654. You can still buy the last tickets for the stands V04 (PLN 2243), D16 (PLN 690), D13 (PLN 1800) and C03 (two tickets – one for PLN 2368 and the other for PLN 2243). This is not cheap fun.
Why is it so expensive? In addition to remuneration for the artists, the costs of operating the facility, salaries of people working in the organization of the event, and the organizer’s margin must also be paid. Higher prices can, of course, be explained by inflation, energy price increases and such elements, but Polish fans point out that very often tickets to concerts of the same artists abroad are cheaper than in Poland – after currency conversion.
In Poland, as in the USA and other European countries, tickets for concerts are sold by a few selected companies that have a monopoly on the market. Commentators point out that it is common practice to sell only a small part of tickets for given events – the more difficult it is to buy such tickets, the easier it is to explain their high prices. It also happens that the tickets are distributed by the artists or business partners themselves, which may make it more difficult for an ordinary viewer to gain access to the event.
Another problem is that speculation is often carried out on tickets – the so-called “horses” buy a lot of tickets at official prices, and then resell them at a higher price. The practice is not new, and the organizers are trying to prevent it, e.g. by introducing sales limits – a given user can buy, for example, only six tickets. Restrictions more and more often also apply to people using the same correspondence addresses or using the same payment cards. UOKiK also announced that Polish distributors are resorting to unfair practices, because they do not directly inform that, in addition to the basic ticket price, which they provide on their websites, they also charge service and handling fees. As a result, the total purchase amount is always higher than what is shown in the price list, and information is often hidden in unseen places. UOKiK calls for a cessation of this type of practice. And we still pay like for grain.
Source: Gazeta
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