Comic Alan Davies is told of his fury at not being able to buy tickets for US pop singer Ariana Grande after learning that they are on resale sites for more than £4,000.
The QI star attempted to purchase some for his daughter for Ariana’s gigs at London’s O2 Arena but he quickly learned they were already appearing on the likes of Vigagogo and Ticketmaster for inflated prices.
Alan, 59, took to X to lambast them as ‘scumbag tout sites.’
He wrote: ‘Hmm, I joined the @ticketmaster Ariana Grande pre-sale waiting room ahead of the 10am start, on behalf of my teenage daughter, and while I was queuing for an hour like a mug these tickets had already appeared on the scumbag tout sites, now the gig is showing as sold out. Wicked.’
The tickets, which went on pre-sale on Tuesday, sold out within minutes, leaving many trying to purchase some on re-sale websites.
But most were met with hiked up prices, causing many to vent their frustration.
Comic Alan Davies is told of his fury at not being able to buy tickets for US pop singer Ariana Grande after learning that they are on resale sites for more than £4,000
The tickets, which went on pre-sale on Tuesday for Ariana’s tour next year, sold out within minutes, leaving many trying to purchase some on re-sale websites
As of Wednesday the Daily Mail found tickets on Viagogo for one of Ariana’s London shows in next year for as much as £4,000. Others were priced at £1,200 and the cheapest found were £430. The original tickets started at £76 and went up to £405 for VIP packages
‘Viagogo tickets for Ariana Grande which JUST WENT ON SALE if you bought tickets just to resell I genuinely wish the worst for you,’ one person said.
‘Ticketmaster please make it so people can only resell for face value.’
Another person said: ‘Couldn’t get Ariana Grande tickets in the 02 presale today. But shock horror they’re on Viagogo for 100% mark up on face value or in some cases 200/300% mark up.
The system is a joke, people get ripped off by touts all the time!! I have one disappointed daughter.’
‘£1290 for an Ariana Grande ticket on Viagogo, don’t p*** me off been trying for 3 hours now – resellers r the devil,’ said another.
As of Wednesday the Daily Mail found tickets on Viagogo for one of Ariana’s London shows in August and September next year for as much as £4,000. Others were priced at £1,200 and the cheapest found were £430.
The original tickets started at £76 and went up to £405 for VIP packages.
It comes as an Australian influencer also shared her frustration after claiming Ticketmaster accidentally charged her $80,000 for Ariana concert tickets.
The QI star attempted to purchase some for his daughter for Ariana’s gigs at London’s O2 Arena but he quickly learned they were already appearing on the likes of Vigagogo and Ticketmaster for inflated prices. Alan took to X to lambast them as ‘scumbag tout sites.’
‘Viagogo tickets for Ariana Grande which JUST WENT ON SALE if you bought tickets just to resell I genuinely wish the worst for you,’ one person said
It comes as Australian influencer Jade Campbell also shared her frustration after claiming Ticketmaster accidentally charged her $80,000 for Ariana concert tickets
Brisbane-based Jade Campbell recently posted a fiery rant to TikTok, revealing the mishap occurred after trying to purchase two tickets to one of the singer’s upcoming Canadian shows.
‘Ticketmaster charged us $80,000 for Ariana Grande tickets. I am not exaggerating, I wish I was,’ she began.
She added she believed the mistake began when she was unable to purchase one of the first-round tickets and had to buy one of the resells, which saw her charged significantly more than the listed price.
It follows reports that Ariana, whose was left devastated when her gig at the Manchester Arena was the target of bombers back in 2017, said she was ‘bothered’ after her Eternal Sunshine tour sold out within minutes and scalpers were already attempting to resell tickets with hiked-up prices.
On Sunday, the singer-songwriter, 32, took to social media to address her fans’ concerns and said she is ‘fighting for a solution’ so they can attend her long-awaited tour in 2026.
On Saturday morning, she shared a post and wrote: ‘Hi my angels, I have been on set all week but I wanted to let you know that what’s been happening with the secondary ticket resellers has been brought to my attention.
‘Of course I am incredibly bothered by it.
‘I’ve been on the phone every second of my free time fighting for a solution. Hopefully we will be able to get more of these tickets into your hands instead of theirs. It’s not right.’
She assured her fans that she and her team were ‘doing everything we can.’
Back in May 2017, 22 people were killed and 1,017 were injured after terrorists bombed the Manchester Arena where Ariana was playing.
Speaking of the tragedy, she said she was ‘broken. from the bottom of my heart, i am so so sorry. I don’t have words.’
