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Madonna is charging British fans up to GBP160 to see her perform this summer. The singer promised to “turn the world into one big dancefloor”? after releasing the first dates for her Confessions world tour.
Just three British dates were revealed but her younger fans will need to start saving pocket money. The cheapest tickets are £80, rising to £160 for the best seats. “All tickets are subject to a booking fee,”? her promoters also reminded fans.
British fans may be paying more than their European counterparts. Top price tickets for her September Amsterdam Arena show were advertised yesterday for €98 (£68).
Madonna has side-stepped the Wembley Stadium chaos by booking two nights at the neighbouring Arena, which reopened last weekend after a £35 million refurbishment. But its new capacity is 10,000 and fans are expected to queue around the block when tickets go on sale at the box office at 9am on Friday for concerts on August 1 and 3. Madonna will also perform at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, on July 30, which has a capacity of 60,000.
The Rolling Stones charged up to £150 for guaranteed pitch-seating on their stadium tour in August. But, as with the Stones, hospitality companies will offer Madonna packages promising the best seats for a figure several times the ticket face value.
Britain is a booming live-music market for the big hitters of rock and pop. However, Billy Joel settled for a £75 top ticket for his Wembley Arena show, the same price as a close-up view of the Eagles at Twickenham. Take That sold out six nights at Wembley Arena for a top price of £35.
Madonna is giving fan club members an chance to buy tickets through her website today and further dates are certain to be announced after the initial batch sells out.
For their £160 tickets, Madonna fans are promised a spectacular show featuring costumes designed by Jean-Paul Gaultier and a selection of her classic hits mixed with material from her recent Confessions on a Dancefloor album.
And, if the pop icon is accused of being greedy, she can claim to have performed a 30-minute free show for 1,000 fans in London last year.
Tickets are available to buy in person at Wembley Arena Box Office and Cardiff International Arena Box Office. Also online at www.getlive.co.uk or from 0871 2305441.
source : timesonline.co.uk

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