Beyoncé is still struggling to sell hundreds of tickets ahead of her first UK Cowboy Carter show at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium tonight.
The singer, 43, is playing six nights in London this summer on June 5, 7, 10, 12, 14 and 16 – with the first kicking off this evening.
But at the time of writing on Thursday there are still 539 free seats left in the stadium which holds around 62,000 people for concerts.
Currently the cheapest seats available for tonight are £71 for obstructed view seats while the most expensive are $278 for seated in better areas.
It comes in sharp contrast to ticket sales for her Renaissance world tour in 2023 where UK shows sold out within minutes of being released.
Her UK stint comes after ticket sales for the US part of her tour were also sluggish.
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Beyonce is still struggling to sell hundreds of tickets ahead of her first UK Cowboy Carter show at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium tonight
The singer, 43, is playing six nights in London this summer on June 5, 7, 10, 12, 14 and 16 – with the first kicking off this evening
The ticket sales may reflect less interest in her country-tinged Cowboy Carter material compared to her dance-friendly Renaissance material.
The singer–songwriter also may be struggling to get fans who saw her on her whirlwind Renaissance tour to come back just two years later, this time at even higher prices.
Those prices – $200–$300 a ticket for some of the worst seats at her upcoming Chicago shows – may be also turning off fans.
Over the past few months Beyoncé appeared to have drastically slashed prices at some of her shows in order to get fans to buy the unsold tickets.
Some fans who saw her in LA were able to nab tickets as cheap as $35 before Ticketmaster’s fees.
In addition it has been a difficult time for Beyonce and her husband Jay-Z in the last year.
The rapper, real name Shawn Carter, was accused of raping a 13-year-old girl at a 2000 MTV Video Music Awards party alongside Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs in a lawsuit that was filed in December last year.
The unnamed accuser then voluntarily dismissed the case and Carter, 55, has now sued his accuser’s attorney Tony Buzbee, who filed the allegations.
The 99 Problems hitmaker no longer faces legal action.
It comes after Beyoncé insiders have lifted the lid on how she has become a record-breaking billionaire.
But at the time of writing on Thursday there are still 539 free seats left in the stadium which holds around 62,000 people for concerts (blue areas have free seats in them)
Currently the cheapest seats available for tonight are £71 for obstructed view seats while the most expensive are $278 for seated in better areas
Some super fans however have been queuing since 4am to get the best standing tickets
Liam Ghassemi and Alex Schroer camped over night in the rain
Another super fan, Gabriele Macca, was one of the first in the queue
Her UK stint comes after ticket sales for the US part of her tour were also sluggish
The Houston-born superstar and her husband Jay-Z became music’s first billionaire couple and are now worth around $3billion.
And in a new interview those who have worked with her over the years have revealed how her work ethic that is on ‘another level’ and her attention to detail have been reflected in her impressive bank balance.
Producer Larry Griffin Jr worked with the star on her 2011 album 4, told The Times Culture magazine: ‘She knows exactly what she wants. It was one of the most intense weeks of my career.’
She recorded a whopping 75 songs for 4 and had to narrow them down to just 16 for its release.
In an example of her incredible work ethic, she hosted listening parties where family and radio people scored each song from one to five.
Other insiders pointed out how the attention to detail on her current Cowboy Carter tour show ‘another level’ of planning and precision.
Architect Ray Winkler helped design sets for two of her tours and said in the Times interview: ‘The visual landscapes of her shows are just extraordinary.’
Choreographer James Alsop worked with her for her song Run The World and added: ‘She was involved in every aspect’.
James explained how she rarely took breaks, eating and drinking as she rehearsed.
Others who have worked with her also tell how she will watch tapes back of her shows to see how she can improve next time.
The ticket sales may reflect less interest in her country-tinged Cowboy Carter material compared to her dance-friendly Renaissance material
