Beyoncé’s ‘Cowboy Carter’ tour sees falling ticket prices and fan confusion

Beyonce tickets for less than dinner and drinks for two

Some fans are snagging Cowboy Carter seats for as low as $71

while others are waking up to reported emails from Ticketmaster saying their original seats have been moved to or from the floor level

So what's going on with Beyonce's latest tour? Ticket prices are feeling too good to be true

with others trying to make sense of it all. I spoke with fans and an industry insider to figure it out

I spend $900 on level 200. I may or may not be in the same boat as influencer Imani Blackman

Like many others, she was caught in the presale surge when demand for Cowboy Carter was at its peak

And now, while they may be nosebleeds, it'll only cost you $71 for a ticket in Los Angeles as of Thursday

That's cheaper than some of the parking options at SoFi Stadium, where the concert is taking place the same day as this show

When a tour is announced and you have those public on-sales, we usually tend to say, hey, let some of that excitement go away from the market

The best time to buy is actually not necessarily in those first 72 or the first hours or a week after the event goes on sale

Adam Budelli is a spokesperson for StubHub, a verified reseller for Cowboy Carter

That means individuals list their tickets while StubHub handles the transaction. They don't set the prices, but they do verify the tickets, and the seller actually doesn't get paid until after the show to help prevent scams

As of February, according to StubHub, the average resale price for the tour was $306, and today the average has dropped to $295

That's lower than Beyonce's 2023 Renaissance tour, which was $322. two that tour sold over 2 making it one of the highest grossing tours of all time But resellers are still a point of controversy with some blaming them for inflated prices For opening night listings on StubHub

currently range from $45 to $6,200. Never in a million years did I think Beyonce tickets would

be this cheap. This TikToker named Mia tells Straight Arrow News she's seen over 400 artists

since 2007 and never paid more than $200. She says everything changed for her after Ticketmaster

introduced dynamic pricing a few years ago, where ticket prices fluctuate in real time based on

demand. She says, I get that artists have to pay other people to support them on tour and they get

most of their money on tour, but the ticket industry right now is extremely predatory

The bot companies are out of control and I refuse to be taken advantage of. And those ticket changes

As I mentioned earlier, several fans say they received emails from Ticketmaster notifying them of automatic seat upgrades to the floor

The message claims the changes were due to stage production and their original seats would now have an obstructed view

But online, some fans are speculating the upgrades are about something else, empty seats

With others posting that their seats weren't actually upgraded, just shifted. We reached out to Ticketmaster to verify the emails but have not received a response at the time of publication

The Independent reported Ticketmaster listed over 3,200 unsold seats at SoFi Stadium as of April 17th

Now, while that number may seem high, it's worth noting SoFi holds up to 100,000 people

But because of the stage setup, many of those seats are actually blocked off

And as of March, concert promoter Live Nation says Cowboy Carter has already sold 94% of its total ticket inventory

With Straight Arrow News, I'm Kennedy Felton. Download our app or visit san.com for more