Sabrina Carpenter fans priced out by ‘astronomical’ ticket costs

Music journalist Lisa-Marie Ferla said that the growing cost of shows will particularly affect fans of pop acts, with families having to buy multiple tickets.

She said: “A lot of the fans of these big pop acts are young girls, so you’re not just buying one ticket but at least two.

“With the Sabrina Carpenter one, you’ve got her and Gracie Abrams playing a night apart at the Hydro next year, and tickets for Gracie went on sale last week.

“If your kid likes both of those acts, you’ll be spending £1000 within a week. I don’t see how many ordinary families can afford that.

“These big gigs are formative experiences but if every show is £200 it’s going to force out emerging music fans.”

Ms Ferla added that she felt like stadium shows, like the Taylor Swift gigs, are more justifiable for high pricing due to the production values and the three-hour runtime of the show, but that high prices were becoming common.

She said the number of “hoops to jump through” such as registering for presales and having a limited amount of time to buy tickets mean that people spend “more money than you would because you end up worried about not getting them at all.”

A growing number of acts – from the former Beautiful South singer Paul Heaton to emerging pop act Caity Baser – have capped gig prices in recent years.

Carpenter currently holds the top two positions in the UK charts with Espresso and Please Please Me.

Live Nation, the promoters behind the Sabrina Carpenter tour, have been contacted for comment.