Presale tickets for Harry Styles’ latest tour recently went on sale and thousands of his adoring fans scrambled to get their hands on some.
But one woman was left frustrated after she managed to bag a pair of tickets but had to spend hundreds on them.
Keep scrolling to find out more…
Styles has seen astronomical success in the music industry since leaving One Direction.
So much so that on his recent cover of Rolling Stone, the magazine awarded him the special title of being the ‘new King of Pop’!
However, Jackson’s nephew took to the internet to display his anger at this declaration…
Taj Jackson tweeted: “There is no new King of Pop. You don’t own the title @RollingStone, and you didn’t earn it, my uncle did. Decades of dedication and sacrifice. The title has been retired.”
Jackson’s estate has been notoriously possessive over the ‘King of Pop’ title.
The Daily Mail reports that his estate once sued a gourmet popcorn company for naming their site KingOfPop.com. If you try to go to that URL now, you will find that it now actually redirects you to Jackson’s own website!
However, it’s not all bad news for Styles, with Taj going on to declare he needs his own “unique” name…
Taj ended his tweet by writing: “No disrespect to @Harry_Styles, he’s mega talented. Give him his own unique title.”
And Styles’ rise to the top of the pops is one that doesn’t seem to be slowing down anytime soon!
With the superstar having just released his third studio album and announced a whole host of international tour dates, only time will tell who will ultimately reign over the King of Pop title.
But now, a fan of the singer has spoken out about the extortionate price she paid for his tour tickets…
And said that she will struggle to pay her rent because of it.
Niamh, twenty-five, went online to Ticketmaster to buy herself a ticket.
She was ready to buy 2 tickets for herself and her friend, which were advertised to be £155 ($179.05).
However, Niamh was in a hurry to buy the tickets to avoid the site crashing.
She rushed to the checkout section, not paying attention to how much she was paying for the tickets.
After making the purchase, it was only then she realized she paid a lot more than she expected.
She paid a total of £697.45 ($806.22) for both tickets.
Niamh told the Birmingham Mail that if she didn’t rush the payment process, she would’ve definitely thought twice about paying for the tickets.
“I would not have paid that amount willingly as I can’t afford it,” she said.
“At this price, I’m now going to struggle with basic things like grocery shopping and covering my rent. The prices are absolutely not fair in the current cost of living crisis,” Niamh added.
She’s now trying to secure a refund for her tickets.
The rise in price was because of the site’s dynamic pricing system, which causes ticket prices to change depending on the demand.
And for a Harry Styles concert, the demand obviously shot through the roof.
It wasn’t just Niamh who was disappointed with the price inflation.
Many agreed that it should be illegal for Ticketmaster to increase the price due to high demand.
What do you think?