ADDITIONAL dates to Drake's It's All a Blur tour with 21 Savage are available now to the general public but fans who were a part of the presales are complaining about the high ticket prices.
The general sale begins on Ticketmaster started today at noon local venue time.
Tickets start at $69.50, plus taxes and fees, with Platinum Premium tickets going on sale for over $1,000.
Fans who participated in the concert presales are sharing their opinions of the ticket prices on Twitter with one fan writing: "Crying cuss I’m probably not going to see drake but them ticket prices is ridamndiculous."
Another fan wrote: "Drake baby I’m never gonna see you w these ticket prices."
"Drake’s ticket prices weren’t so “started from the bottom“ of him," a third fan wrote.
The North American leg of the tour will begin on June 16 in New Orleans and last 29 dates, with stops in cities including New York, Los Angeles, Houston, Miami, Montreal, and more, ending on September 5 in Glendale, Arizona.
Additional dates have been added to NYC, Houston, Dallas, Miami, Detroit, Washington DC, Philadelphia, Inglewood, San Francisco, Seattle, Vancouver, and Las Vegas.
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Seat map for Smoothie King Arena
Below is the seat map for the Smoothie King Arena for the June 16 date in New Orleans.
Floor tickets are currently sold for $650 each while other seats in the arena are verified resale tickets or platinum seats. Tickets to this concert range from $100-$1,000 depending on where the seat is.
Seat map for Bridgestone Arena
Below is the seat map for the Bridgestone Arena for the show on June 19 in Nashville, Tennessee.
Floor tickets are currently $750 meanwhile other tickets are official resale or platinum seats.
Seat map for the Toyota Center
Below is the overall map of the Toyota Center for the show on June 21 in Houston, Texas.
Most tickets available are official resale tickets or platinum seats.
General Admission for floor seats is priced at $724. Meanwhile, the 400 seats range from $200-$2,000.
A look into the controversy of Ticketmaster, continued
Despite Pearl Jam’s best efforts, Ticketmaster only became more influential in the live music industry.
The ticketing company bought out multiple smaller corporations in the 1980s and 1990s.
In 2010, Ticketmaster merged with its largest competitor, Live Nation and now controls more than 70 percent of the live events market, according to Vox.
Live music fans have criticized the corporation’s service fees along with its dynamic pricing policy.
Drake fans have expressed their frustration over social media.
One fan commented: “ticketmaster really need to be investigated for these abnormal service fees.”
A look into the controversy of Ticketmaster
Taylor Swift’s Era’s Tour blew up the power Ticketmaster has in the live music industry, but the company has a long history of controversy.
Almost 30 years ago, Eddie Vedder spoke out about what he believed was an illegal monopoly Ticketmaster had on live concerts.
Pearl Jam then testified in an antitrust investigation by the Clinton Justice Department.
The department then dropped the investigation in 1995 and Pearl Jam suffered the consequences.
The American Prospect’s look into Ticketmaster’s dark history revealed the company even disabled ticketing machines that allowed Pearl Jam to distribute tickets to members of their fan club.
Fans slam Ticketmaster
Fans share their frustration with Ticketmaster on Twitter amid Drake and 21 Savage tickets going on sale to the general public.
"COUNT YOUR DAYS," one fan warned the ticket site.
@Ticketmaster is the devil. You’ll never be able to get reasonably priced tickets to anything anymore. $300 for nose bleeds for my kids to see Drake? Smh."
I hope 2023 is the end of ticketmaster fr
— blair waldorf 🇵🇸 (@inesortegaxo) March 17, 2023Dates that go on sale at 1pm ET
Below are the cities that go on sale at 1pm ET:
- June 16 - New Orleans
- June 19 - Nashville
- June 21 - Houston
- June 24 - Dallas
- July 2 - Atlanta
- July 5 - Chicago
- July 12 - Boston
- July 18 - Brooklyn
- July 26 - New York City
- July 31 - Philadelphia
Seat map for Little Caesars Arena
Below are seat maps of the Little Caesars arena for the show on July 8, 2023 in Detroit.
Many tickets available are verified resale tickets.
Floor seats are currently $750 each.
Seat map for Miami-Dade Arena
Below is a seat map for the Miami-Dade Arena for the show on Wednesday, June 28 in Miami.
To gain access to floor tickets, those prices are about $767 each.
Seat map for TD Arena
Below is the seat map for TD Arena for the show on Tuesday, July 11 in Boston.
Many tickets available are verified resale tickets and platinum seats. However, some tickets with face value are still available, but won't be there for long.
Seat map for Capital One Arena
Below is the seat map for Capital One Arena for the show on Friday, July 28th, 2023 in Washington DC.
Tickets are all verified resale tickets or platinum seats.
Ticket prices range from $200 to $1,000+.
Seats for Barclays Center
Below are some seats available for the It's All A Blur tour featuring Drake and 21 Savage.
These tickets range from $196.20 each.
Seats for Madison Square Garden
The photo below shows how much resale and platinum tickets are selling for.
This is for the show at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday, July 25th, 2023.
Tickets range from $200-$1,000.
Additional dates added
Drake has added more dates to his It's All A Blur Tour with 21 Savage.
How early you can join the queue
According to Ticketmaster, fans can join the waiting room 10 minutes prior to onsale time.
Once it hits time, the queue will open and fans will be given a place in line.
Advice for fans waiting in queue
For those waiting in the queue for tickets, Ticketmaster suggests that the best way for you to get tickets as fast as possible, you should:
- Stay signed in
- Keep your browser opened
- Stick with one account
New date added
Drake has added a new date to his It's All A Blur Tour with 21 Savage
July 23, 2023 at Madison Square Garden. Tickets for this show will go on sale today at 2pm ET.
General Onsale begins now
For those wanting to get tickets to Drake and 21 Savage, now's your chance.
Tickets for the general public are on sale NOW!
Some shows are available now to join the queue, others will go on sale at 1pm ET and 2pm ET
Fans continue to call out high ticket prices
In the midst of Drake tickets going on sale, fans continue to call out the high prices for tickets.
"Yeah Drake. This tour your having is all a blur, because we can’t see it with these high a** tickets," one fan tweeted.
Another fan questioned, "Y’all was talking bout Beyoncé was gone be expensive do y’all see DRAKE TICKETS????"
Why are these Drake tickets so expensive??! $500 in Atlanta for the 200 section!? That the top of the arena!
— Candace M 🤠🤸🏾♀️👑 (@CandaceBlkTiePR) March 17, 2023Ticket limit for Drake's tour
Ticketmaster and other arenas have limited tickets to 6 per cart.
"This policy is in effect to discourage unfair ticket buying practices," the ticket site explained.
General Onsale for Drake's It's All A Blur Tour begins today
For fans wanting tickets to the rapper's tour, onsale for the general public begins today at 1 pm EST.
Fans can get more information at drakerelated.com.
Most tickets will be sold through Ticketmaster.
Other tickets will be sold through the arena's website.
Those cities are Houston, Philadelphia, and Las Vegas.
Fans will be redirected to the websites of these locations to purchase their tickets.
Robert Smith from The Cure 'sickened' by Ticketmaster fees
The Cure recently announced a 2023 tour in the United States, and they reassured fans that they want to keep ticket prices "affordable and fair."
However, Ticketmaster charged fans additional fees, doubling the ticket price the band initially wanted.
Robert Smith of The Cure said he was "sickened" by the additional fees, as reported by the BBC.
"To be very clear, the artist has no way to limit them.
"I have been asking how they are justified. If I get anything coherent by way of an answer, I will let you know," he said in a tweet.
I AM AS SICKENED AS YOU ALL ARE BY TODAY'S TICKETMASTER 'FEES' DEBACLE. TO BE VERY CLEAR: THE ARTIST HAS NO WAY TO LIMIT THEM. I HAVE BEEN ASKING HOW THEY ARE JUSTIFIED. IF I GET ANYTHING COHERENT BY WAY OF AN ANSWER I WILL LET YOU ALL KNOW. X
— ROBERT SMITH (@RobertSmith) March 16, 2023Drake adds more shows
Drake has reportedly added 14 additional dates to the upcoming North American tour because of high demand, Billboard reported.
The superstar rapper added second shows in Houston, Dallas, Miami, Detroit, Montreal, Washington, DC, Seattle, Vancouver, Philadelphia, San Francisco, and Las Vegas — as well as third shows in Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Inglewood, California.
The tour is set to kick off on June 16 and end on September 15.
Fans continue to complain about ticket prices
Drake fans have not backed off on their stance on the high ticket prices for Drake's It's All A Blur Tour.
One fan took to Twitter and wrote: "these drake ticket prices are astronomical"
Another wrote: "Drake baby I’m never gonna see you w these ticket prices"
A third wrote: "drake’s ticket prices weren’t so “started from the bottom“ of him."
Drake's discography
Drake has released a plethora of albums throughout his storied rap career.
His albums include:
- Thank Me Later
- Nothing Was The Same
- If You're Reading This...
- Views
- More Life
- Scorpion
- Dark Lane Demo Tapes
- So Far Gone
- Take Care
- Certified Lover Boy
- Honestly, Nevermind
- Her Loss
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