Despite making history with her country album at this year’s Grammys, it seems Beyonce is still struggling to sell out stadiums, with swathes of seating available just hours before opening night.
The Texas Hold ‘Em singer, 43, officially kicked off her 32-stadium Cowboy Carter tour at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles on Monday night. From there, the pop superstar will perform across the US and Europe before closing out in Las Vegas on July 26.
But when it comes to shifting tickets Beyoncé is struggling compared to her previous stadium tours.
There were more than 3,000 seats available at SoFi Stadium last week, with huge numbers still available mere moments before she took the stage on Monday night, according to seat maps on Ticketmaster.
Speaking exclusively to DailyMail.com, an inside source maintained that resellers – individuals or businesses that scoop up mass amounts of concert tickets and resell them to fans for exorbitant prices – are largely to blame for limited attendance.
Still, the insider claimed Beyoncé and her husband Jay-Z were remaining hopeful and are ‘expecting more of her fans to buy tickets today and in the coming days if resale gets cheaper.’
Beyoncé’s highly anticipated ‘Cowboy Carter’ tour kicks off on Monday, April 28 at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles, California
But it appears to be suffering from low ticket sales and high resale prices ranging from hundreds to thousands of dollars, according to seat maps on Ticketmaster
A source told DailyMail.com that Beyoncé is ‘expecting more of her fans to buy tickets today and in the coming days if resale gets cheaper’
‘Ticket prices could be slashed the evening of some dates to fill the seats if they are noticeably empty,’ they added.
There’s been much speculation in recent weeks that Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter tour has seemingly fumbled the bag.
Shortly after the Single Ladies singer announced her tour in February, fans quickly complained about the jaw-dropping prices of tickets, which ranged from hundreds to even thousands of dollars.
But last week, one fan claimed to have found resale tickets in the nosebleed section of the star’s SoFi Stadium show for as low as $20. They then compared it to the cost of one of the limited edition Minecraft Movie Big Mac Meals from McDonald’s, which was around the same price point.
‘Due to its low demand, Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter Tour tickets ($20) are now cheaper than a McDonald’s Minecraft meal ($21.39),’ they wrote.
Another fan pointed out that some seats for the SoFi Stadium show were going for $27 at one point, although they have since increased to $37 for the cheapest seats.
‘LMAO WHAT A FLOP!!’ one user replied to the post.
‘As a Beyhive I’m really happy that this happened, cause the prices were absolutely ridiculous in the first place,’ another fan wrote.
A screenshot from Ticketmaster shows thousands of seats still available to purchase at SoFi Stadium ahead of ‘Cowboy Carter’ opening night on April 28
Tickets to Beyoncé’s concert at SoFi Stadium on Sunday May 4 are also available to purchase. A screenshot shows swathes of unoccupied seats in the stadium
One fan claimed to have found resale tickets in the nosebleed section for as low as $20, comparing it to the price of a McDonald’s limited edition Minecraft Movie Meal
Meanwhile, one Beyoncé fan claimed their floor ticket had been moved by the ‘production team’ to a different section at SoFi Stadium ‘because of an obstructed view of the stage.’
In response, several users wondered whether it was because of the elaborate stage design or if they were moved simply because of small turnout.
Despite the speculation, however, the tour’s promoter Live Nation confirmed in a statement to Billboard that Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter tour is 94 percent sold out across all dates.
Perhaps it’s not high ticket prices or resellers that has deterred fans from attending, but rather the A-list couple’s connection to disgraced music mogul Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs.
The music producer is currently sitting in a Brooklyn detention center as he awaits his May 5 trial for charges of sex trafficking and racketeering. He denies the claims.
Beyoncé and Jay Z, who have been married since 2008 and share three children, were dragged into Diddy’s ongoing legal woes in December when a lawsuit accused Jay-Z of raping a 13-year-old in 2000 alongside Diddy. He vehemently denied the allegation. The lawsuit was dismissed with prejudice by the alleged victim’s attorney two months later in what Jay-Z hailed a ‘victory.’
But that hasn’t stopped those close to the Halo singer from worrying that her husband’s former association with the disgraced rapper may be having an effect on her low ticket sales.
‘Beyoncé isn’t worried about her fans not supporting her, but some close to her are concerned about how casual listeners may have responded to the association with Diddy,’ the source said.
The source said Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s inner circle are ‘concerned about how casual listeners may have responded to the association with Diddy’
In a December 2024 lawsuit, Jay-Z was accused of raping a 13-year-old in 2000 alongside Diddy. The lawsuit was dismissed by the alleged victim’s attorney two months later in what Jay-Z hailed as a ‘victory’
Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter album topped the Billboard 200 chart, with lead single Texas Hold ‘Em also hitting No. 1 on the Hot 100 and the Country chart
‘Beyoncé and Jay-Z see him as a thing of the past so it is irritating to some extent that being associated with him may have affected her ticket sales.’
DailyMail.com has contacted representatives for Beyoncé for comment.
Despite rumors circulating about low ticket sales for her Cowboy Carter tour, the album was in fact a huge success when it was released in March last year.
Not only did it top the Billboard 200 chart, but lead single Texas Hold ‘Em also hit No. 1 on the Hot 100 and the Country chart.
She took home the Grammy Award for Album of the Year, marking Beyoncé’s first time winning the major category, and Best Country Album, the first Black woman to achieve this feat.
Beyoncé’s Renaissance World Tour broke records, pulling in $579 million and securing a spot among the top 10 highest-grossing tours in history.
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