BTS Singapore concert tickets offered for resale at up to 23 times the original price
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A VIP ticket, which retails at $388, was being resold for $1,200.
SCREENSHOT: CAROUSELL
SINGAPORE - Tickets for K-pop boy band BTS’ concert in Singapore were being offered for resale at 23 times their original price within three hours of pre-sales opening at noon on June 3.
Checks by The Straits Times on resale site Stubhub showed that VIP tickets, which cost $388 each, were typically offered for about $900 to $7,000 each.
A reseller on Stubhub was offering a VIP ticket by the stage for the show on Dec 20, a Sunday, at $8,896 – 23 times the original price.
VIP tickets for the Sunday show were being listed for about $900 to $5,000 each on Stubhub.
PHOTO: SCREENGRAB FROM STUBHUB
Checks by ST on X and Carousell showed about 40 listings of the tickets by 1pm.
Another reseller on Carousell was offering a pair of VIP tickets to the show on Dec 19 – a Saturday – at $2,000 each, about five times the original price.
At least 12 VIP tickets were being offered for $1,200 each on Carousell.
Category 1 tickets, priced at $328 each, were being listed for between $600 and $1,000 each.
Tickets were also being offered for resale above original price on platforms like Reddit, Xiaohongshu and Facebook.
BTS – which comprise RM, Jin, Suga, J-Hope, Jimin, V and Jungkook – will perform at the National Stadium on Dec 17, 19, 20 and 22 at 7pm.
Their Arirang world tour, in support of their comeback album released in March after all seven members completed mandatory military service, kicked off in South Korea in April.
BTS’ historic four-night run here marks their longest tour stop in Asia outside South Korea and Japan, and their first full-group concert in Singapore since their sold-out Love Yourself shows at the same venue in January 2019.
On June 2, the Consumers Association of Singapore and the police issued separate advisories warning people against scams involving concert tickets.
They urged fans to buy tickets from only official channels and emphasised that those who purchase from unauthorised sellers may be denied entry to the event.
Given previous scams on Carousell involving popular concerts, the police said earlier that they have asked the e-marketplace to remove resale ticket listings for the BTS Arirang concert.
Another pre-sale on June 4 from noon to 10pm will be for Live Nation members. Tickets for the general public will go on sale from noon on June 5 via ticketmaster.sg
A Klook sale will also begin at noon on June 5. The global travel platform is offering concert bundles from $207 that include guaranteed tickets paired with a one-night stay at Hotel Michael and admission to local attractions.
