Billie Eilish fans refuse to attend show after 'absurd' ticket prices are revealed

Billie Eilish fans have been left baffled by the ticket prices to attend her shows, even going as far as suggesting another artist has ‘distorted perceptions’ of what can be charged.

Despite there being a whole year left to go before Billie Eilish’s tour arrives in the UK, fans in the region have been left outraged after attempting to bag themselves tickets.

Tickets went on sale back in May, but the star's London O2 arena gigs still have available seats, and fans reckon there's one reason why this might be.

Her tour comes to the UK next year. (Shirlaine Forrest/Getty Images for Live Nation UK)

It has opened up debate to a wider issue, which is whether the price of tickets to live music events has become totally out of touch with what fans can afford to pay, especially during a cost of living crisis.

Billie’s ticket pricing has left a bitter taste in the mouth of fans, who spotted that she previously signed an open letter appealing for laws in the US to block scalpers from overcharging.

To catch a glimpse of the star in action next year, some fans could be looking at up to $521 a ticket in certain venues.

Supporters have spoken out on X with rage regarding the cost, as one said: “I’m glad Billie Eilish can’t sell out or even marginally fill any of her three dates at the O2 arena because the only way we will get cheaper ticket prices is by not buying hugely overpriced tickets.

“£234 being the cheapest ticket is ridiculous.”

People have suggested that artists are ‘out of touch’ with what fans can afford. (Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Global Citizen)

Another said: “Baffled at how a standing ticket for Billie Eilish’s tour next year at the O2 is £250.50 for a standing ticket and that’s at face value as well.”

A third added: “This sort of thing is getting absurd.

“Where is it coming from – do concert promoters just assume we have as much disposable income as Americans?

“Or has Taylor [Swift] distorted their perceptions of what people will pay for a live event?”

Taylor definitely set a new precedent for how much concert tickets should cost, after she charged $228 for standing area tickets regardless of if you were in London or Edinburgh.

Meanwhile, Beyonce’s 2023 Renaissance tour also set fans back between £56.25 for a seated ticket and £106.80 for standing, although VIP packages ran up to £2,000.