We will be bringing you updates on the Live Nation pre-sale for Beyoncé tickets
Fans have a second chance of getting early access to Beyoncé tickets today thanks to the Live Nation pre-sale. Beyoncé will be coming to Cardiff's Principality Stadium on May 17 as part of her global Renaissance tour.
Thousands of fans tried to get early access to tickets to the tour on Thursday, February 2 via O2 Priority but overwhelming demand caused the O2 Priority servers to crash, leaving many disappointed fans unable to get tickets to see Queen Bey.
However, pre-sale tickets could be bought again today (February 3) via Live Nation at 10am. Fans who have signed up to Live Nation here will be able to get access to tickets today.
READ MORE: Beyonce in Cardiff: Ticket prices for Renaissance tour at the Principality Stadium
The Lemonade singer will be performing at stadiums in Wales, London, Edinburgh and Sunderland as part of her world tour, her first solo tour in six years. You can see the full dates here.
Venue pre-sales will also take place on Friday, February 3 and fans will need to contact the venues direct for access and more information on this. Meanwhile, those who are part of Beyoncé's BeyHive fan group will get another pre-sale opportunity on Monday, February 6 at 9am before general sale takes place on Tuesday, February 7 at 10am.
That's the end of our live coverage, we will be back with you on Monday!
It looks like queues are starting to slow down but I'm yet to hear officially whether tickets have sold out on the Live Nation pre-sale.
Did you manage to get tickets?
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A fan has been in touch to say that Beyonce ticket prices were a lot cheaper on her last tour to the stadium.
Crazy prices but if you're a fan and can afford it, then crack on and enjoy. Although I would add that I went to see her and her other half a few years ago in Cardiff, when the tickets were practically being given away at £31."
The only tickets that are left, from my end, for the Live Nation pre-sale for Beyonce's show in Cardiff are:
Despite ticket availability being extremely limited now, many fans are still queuing for the five UK dates.
The only tickets left I can see are for VIP packages, so if you are prepared to spend a pretty penny to see the Queen Bey then you're all good.
If you don't want to pay nearly £1,000 or possibly more then I would wait for Monday for Bey Hive pre-sale or for the general sale on Tuesday.
Tickets are left for these packages for the Wales show.
They cost £1,951.50 each and include:
A front row seat, dedicated restroom and cash bar, beer, wine and signature cocktails (two drink tokens included), limited edition RENAISSANCE WORLD TOUR VIP gift item, official RENAISSANCE WORLD TOUR VIP laminate, RENAISSANCE WORLD TOUR Photo Opp.
Tickets are available here but they will cost you a whipping £1,039.50 EACH.
So what exactly do you get?
You get an unobstructed, unique view of the tour. A dedicated restroom and cash bar including beer, wine and specialty cocktails (two drink tokens included). You also get:
Early entry packages are also available for the Cardiff show.
They cost £302.50 each in the Gold Circle Standing area.
There's also official platinum tickets for Cardiff's Principality Stadium, coming in at £280.50 each for the M10 secion.
There's a few seats left in the Silver VIP fan ticket package with Live Nation, at £252.50 each
There's only a few VIP tickets left for the Cardiff show.
I have been queuing for 45 minutes for this date and the only tickets showing up for me, will cost you around £1,000. Which is eye-watering.
Ticketmaster have placed messages on all of their UK shows for Beyonce.
Due to overwhelming demand for this show, ticket availability is now extremely limited. If you are unable to find tickets today, we recommend checking back on Tuesday 7th February at 10AM."
Fans are calling on Beyonce to add more UK dates.
There are a few gaps between the shows, perhaps this is possible Queen Bey, hey?
Stress levels are high right now, mine certainly are, so if you don't get tickets today, don't panic!
Those who are part of Beyoncé's BeyHive fan group will get another pre-sale opportunity on Monday, February 6 at 9am before general sale takes place on Tuesday, February 7 at 10am.
All via Ticketmaster and Live Nation.
I'm half-way through the queue for Cardiff!
Where are you all? Has anyone managed to get tickets yet?
Drop me a comment below or tweet me @GemmaSherlock2
The Sunderland show has slightly more fans than Wales queuing in the Live Nation pre-sale via Ticketmaster.
For me, there's 41, 126 people at the moment in the virtual queue.
I'm just looking at the queue numbers for both London shows at Tottenham, and wow.
The above is just for the May 30 date.
Around 20,000 fans are currently in the queue for the Cardiff date.
Pre-sale tickets are now live with Live Nation here.
Good luck to all those trying to get tickets for the shows today.
Remember, if you aren't successful there's another chance on Monday, February 6 and Tuesday, February 7. More details on this to follow.
Here's a full list of tour dates for the Renaissance tour, some extra dates have been added to America due to demand. You can see these here.
EUROPE May 10, 2023 – Stockholm, SE – Friends Arena May 14, 2023 – Brussels, BE – King Baudouin Stadium May 17, 2023 – Cardiff, UK – Cardiff Principality Stadium May 20, 2023 – Edinburgh, UK – BT Murray Field Stadium May 23, 2023 – Sunderland, UK – Stadium of Light May 26, 2023 – Paris, FR – Stade de France May 29, 2023 – London, UK – Tottenham Hotspur Stadium May 30, 2023 – London, UK – Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
June 08, 2023 – Barcelona, ES – Olympic Stadium June 11, 2023 – Marseille, FR – Orange Velodrome June 15, 2023 – Cologne, DE – Rhein Energie Stadion June 17, 2023 – Amsterdam, NL – Johan Crujff Arena June 21, 2023 – Hamburg, DE – Volksparkstadion June 24, 2023 – Frankfurt, DE – Deutsche Bank Park June 27, 2023 – Warsaw, PL – PGE Narodowy
NORTH AMERICA July 8, 2023 – Toronto, ON – Rogers Centre July 12, 2023 – Philadelphia, PA – Lincoln Financial Field July 15, 2023 – Nashville, TN – Nissan Stadium July 17, 2023 – Louisville, KY – L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium July 20, 2023 – Minneapolis, MN – Huntington Bank Stadium July 22, 2023 – Chicago, IL – Soldier Field Stadium July 26, 2023 – Detroit, MI – Ford Field July 29, 2023 – East Rutherford, NJ – MetLife Stadium
Aug. 01, 2023 – Boston, MA – Gillette Stadium Aug. 03, 2023 – Pittsburgh, PA – Acrisure Stadium Aug. 05, 2023 – Washington, DC – FEDEX Field Aug. 09, 2023 – Charlotte, SC – Bank of America Stadium Aug. 11, 2023 – Atlanta, GA – Mercedes-Benz Stadium Aug. 16, 2023 – Tampa, FL – Raymond James Stadium Aug. 18, 2023 – Miami, FL – Hard Rock Stadium Aug. 21, 2023 – St. Louis, MO – Dome at America's Center Aug. 24, 2023 – Phoenix, AZ – State Farm Stadium Aug. 26, 2023 – Las Vegas, NV – Allegiant Stadium Aug. 30, 2023 – San Francisco, CA – Levi’s Stadium
Sept. 02, 2023 – Inglewood, CA – SoFi Stadium Sept. 11, 2023 – Vancouver, BC – BC Place Sept. 13, 2023 – Seattle, WA – Lumen Field Sept. 18, 2023 – Kansas City, MO – Arrowhead Stadium Sept. 21, 2023 – Dallas, TX – AT&T Stadium Sept. 23, 2023 – Houston, TX – NRG Stadium Sept. 27, 2023 – New Orleans, LA – Caesars Superdome.
There's less than 30 minutes to go until pre-sale tickets go live via Live Nation.
Promoter, Live Nation will hold their pre-sale today - Friday, February 3 - at 10am and to get early access to tickets in this sale, fans will need to sign up to Live Nation here, create an account or log in to their existing account and register for pre-sale.
Waiting rooms will open around 9.45am so make sure you're signed up and logged in to your account NOW.
Live Nation will transfer pre-sale members over to Ticketmaster from 10am where virtual queues will open.
The above picture is the venue layout for Cardiff's Principality Stadium for Beyonce.
The red box in the middle of the purple area is the VIP Platform, and the puprle area is the general admission pitch.
Areas in yellow next to the stage is the Gold Cirlce and the green circle is Club Renaissance.
The two half circles in dark pink next to the stage is for B-Hive while the blue boxes next to the stage is Stage VIP.
The outer orange areas are Lower Tier, while the next pink colour is Middle Tier and the dark yellow above is Upper Tier.
ange from £50 and go up to £170 for VIP. We have the full breakdown below:
It's important to note though that Ticketmaster can increase the prices based on demand for dates.
Good morning and welcome to our second Beyoncé live blog.
Gemma here again and I will be with you throughout the morning to bring you the latest ticket updates to the Renaissance world tour including the five UK shows.
Queen Bey will be visiting Cardiff at the Principality Stadium on May 17, 2023 and demand is extremely high for tickets.
Yesterday was a bit of a flop for many as O2 Priority's app and website was done for fans throughout the morning due to an influx of visitors trying to get early access tickets.
Today, there's a different kind of pre-sale with Live Nation. All fans need to do is head to the Live Nation website here and register an account and sign up to the Beyonce pre-sale on their website.
Tickets may quickly sell-out today though for this pre-sale as fans who didn't get a chance to secure tickets yesterday with O2 will be trying again today.
I wish you the very best of luck and don't forget to let me know how you are getting on in the comments below, or tweet me at @GemmaSherlock2