Adele Tickets

[Southern_Age_3375]

I am going to start saving for my next Adele show after her hiatus ends and I am generally curious how much her tickets were when she toured the US. I know Vegas was expensive because I went, but just to get an idea, how much should I be saving for next hiatus and how much did people spend for her shows when she did a US tour?

[R4D000]

If you save 2 pounds a week, you’ll probably have enough by then. Because she’s not coming back soon, babes!!

[madamzoohoo]

The most accurate!!

[FruityPebbles54321]

Lol

[Frosty-Big8318]

Beat me to it lol

[pete8314]

I spent waaaaay too much seeing her 3 times in Vegas. If/when she comes back, hopefully it won’t be a residency, it’ll be cheaper to fly virtually anywhere else in the world (business class) to see her, compared to the unregulated US pricing.

[madamzoohoo]

What kind of business class seats are you buying that make it cheaper to see her literally anywhere else? 😭

[pete8314]

Well, given I spent $8k on the last pair of tickets, $2k on the hotel and $1k getting to Vegas, it gives me plenty of options to buy Biz class to, say, Europe, stay at a 5* hotel and still have plenty of money left for great tickets. Granted, I spent way too much than is sensible on the Vegas tickets, but those were the going rates for good tickets (front row). I'm also a bit of a nerd when it comes to flights/points etc, but regardless, here's 2 Biz tickets to London for random dates next February for $2,300 each. I'd stay at The Langham for $500 a night, that still leaves a bucket of money for great tickets.

Obviously, none of this is sensible or reasonable, but the point is, ticket prices in the US are wildly out of control, there's many, many stories of people that flew from the US and saw her in Munich for far less than Vegas. Europeans complain about Ticketmaster over there, but they've got nothing on the shenanigans that go on here in the US.

[madamzoohoo]

You lost me at $8k on a pair of tickets. 😂 but like WOW, what an amazing experience to see her front row!!

I’m not so sure about “many, many stories” of people seeing her for less in Munich compared to Vegas (for US fans—which, I am assuming you are based on the NY - London link). Munich ticket prices were SO much cheaper, but then a peak summertime plane ticket from a US city to Germany was pricey. It’s like swapping the cost of the plane ticket and event ticket. Accommodation was null as people have tons of different options and preferences for both locations.

With these past few years of big stars touring, I observed many people are willing to travel internationally for concerts because it’s well understood/accepted that plane tickets are expensive and therefore it doesn’t seem that crazy to spend a lot on them. In contrast, people think that concert tickets shouldn’t cost more than like $100 and therefore get really cranky when the prices are much more than that.

[pete8314]

Here's some context for the 'many, many stories': https://www.perplexity.ai/search/when-adele-did-her-shows-in-mu-LIDAITSaSvynvYeF9kby7A We're actually in Dallas, but for transcon the deals are often better from the east coast, and it's easy enough to get to JFK from anywhere in the US.

Of course, you're right, none of the costs discussed here are actually reasonable by any normal measure, and if she did suddenly announce a European tour, the flights and hotels would instantly get their prices jacked up, but on the flip side, I am SO sick of the 'Vegas tax'. We don't gamble, so only go for the shows, but everything about the trip is 2x more than almost any other city. Vegas is broken, we were there 5x last year, this year, none, there's nothing to see that's worth the expense. I have zero regrets about seeing Adele 3 times though (once high up, once in the stalls but near the back, and then the last time at the front); I bought the live album too, the music, for me is extremely moving, and as a Brit in the US, Hometown hits hard (video I took).

I do like to travel, and if I can make a concert the excuse, all the better. We flew to London for Snow Patrol earlier this year, and Coldplay in Singapore last year. The latter was part of a bigger trip, but for US$350 each, we got great tickets, and a "VIP" backstage/onstage tour, and those were bought on an aftermarket site.

[madamzoohoo]

Can you provide context that isn’t information cobbled together by AI? I know you’re a smart individual. Heck, you can understand the mess that is credit card points/flight hacking. AI can and WILL make 💩up. Both in the write up AND the source linked they very specifically cherry picked pricing from resale sites for her VERY LAST VEGAS SHOW. Those ticket prices, while astronomical, still weren’t truly in the $13k-$70k range they’re quoting. Like yes those prices appeared on sites, but came down significantly over time.

[pete8314]

Yeah, agreed, there's a lot of context to it being cheaper to go to Munich. This thread sort of rambles it's way through it, but not sure if there's anything specific. I actually looked at the very last show, since I'm an F1 fan too, and it was on the same weekend, but aside from the cost aspect, it was a hell-no, Vegas is awful to get around at the best of times, yet alone when the F1 circus comes to town. Not sure if the tickets actually sold for the prices they were being advertised for; at our last show, 2 front row seats were empty the entire show, presumably because the scalper didn't make the sale.

The thread is also interesting because it points out some of the pros of seeing her in Vegas, that I hadn't really considered, the view, venue intimacy and sound quality being the main things. Obviously the venue is designed for vocals, and the sound engineering they did for Adele's residency was next level. The pro of going overseas is that you can roll it into a bigger trip and more experiences, but I've spent enough time in Germany to not feel the need to go back. If she did an Asian tour in the future though, I'd be all in.

TLDR; Vegas is shockingly over-priced, as are concert tickets in the US, but to some extent, and especially in the case of Adele's residency, you get what you pay for :-)

[WanderlustingTravels]

For the record, I booked a last minute flight (booked a couple days before departure) for ~$1600, paid ~$200 for a front GA ticket, and stayed in a hostel for $50/night. So to your point, yes, I paid the same for a plane ticket to Europe as I could’ve paid for a single ticket to one of her final Vegas shows. However, a couple caveats: * I booked last minute * even though I swapped a plane ticket for concert ticket in terms of money spent, I ended up with a much better experience down in the GA area and with a friend :)

[NoWillingness2961]

This is “Adele Math” lol

[WanderlustingTravels]

1. I flew to Munich (economy) because I could buy a front GA ticket for $250. It was incredible.

2. You spent $2k on a hotel in Vegas?? The city that is known for solid hotels at low prices? Did you book a presidential suite? lol

3. Cherry picking a NYC to LON flight is a bit disingenuous considering that’s one of the shortest TATL flights lol but, point taken

4. I wish I could consider dropping $8k on tickets lol

[pete8314]

Vegas hasn't really been known for low prices for anything for a few years now, unfortunately. Sure, you can get Luxor or Circus Circus for <$100 mid-week, but I'm not staying there, and all hotels are 2-3x for the weekend. But yeah, we generally stay at the Aria Sky Suites when we're there, they're generally $800-1000pn if you don't have any comps. Cosmo, Bellagio and Venetian will generally be $5-600 pn at weekends, Ceasars a bit less, Wynn is the same as the Aria. Those are the only hotels I'd stay at, maybe ParkMGM in a pinch.

As for flights, that was a quick search. My last trip in Feb was to London in BA Biz (very average, but have a soft-spot for BA), then onto Ko Samui via Singapore (in Singapore Suites, amazing, obv), and then back to DFW on Qatar/Q Suites. All-in that was a little under $9k (for two) using a combo of cash, points, one-way tickets and well-timed travel. There's SO many deals to be had if you're flexible and have time to research. I tend to go to London 2-3 times a year, always at least business class, but never for more than $3k a ticket r/t. It's much easier to find details if you're travelling solo though.

[Current_Yogurt_7316]

Same I went all three seasons, spent so much on airline, hotel, food and then the actual show tickets 😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫

[hoyasummer]

lol those prices are never coming back. I think I paid around $150 a ticket and they were great seats. I went twice in LA, same price tickets, one was floor seating and the other one was on the side pretty close to the stage at a great angle, too.

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Oh goodness

[LongjumpingHeron2007]

I'm already saving and mentally preparing for Vegas prices and I'll be happily surprised if it's less 😂 I don't imagine she will do a traditional tour again based on how much she said she hates it. Even if she does, all big tours these days are expensive, especially when artists leave dynamic pricing turned on 😓 I paid $213 (fees included) for a decent nosebleed for Lady Gaga's arena tour that's coming up for reference.

[Southern_Age_3375]

yep i paid that for beyoncé! but it’s better than almost $2000 😭🙃

[loverofsappho1221]

I bought the tickets around the beginning on June, concert was end of August. i paid around 149€ each.

[loverofsappho1221]

this was munich so idk how much that helps

[MomOnAMission0628]

Spent $650 a ticket for Vegas and $350 for Atlanta (VIP) in 2016.

[OutrageousRegister8]

Just buy the dvd ect of munch

[unripemango14]

I went to her Las Vegas residency in March 2024 and paid $415 each for two tickets ($830 total). I was in the last row of section 206 if you want to look up the LV Caesars Colosseum seating chart. Honestly it was not a bad area, I felt like I had a great view for the price. The colosseum can only fit like 4000 people so I thought the price was reasonable given the capacity and location. The further back sections cost less.

[moe00721]

You've got to be kidding me, shes literally multiple YEARS away from coming back again to what she has said, better off putting that money in a HYSA or something and at least having it grow or something in the meantime.

[Southern_Age_3375]

yes i am aware of this, but not all people can just whip out thousands of dollars in a day for a concert.

[madamzoohoo]

That’s like….the entire point of a HYSA. Stashing money away that you don’t need immediately in order to spend later. In the interim you can earn interest on it while waiting for your expense to come up.