Legendary British singer-songwriter Adele has angered fans this month after it was revealed that tickets for a series of gigs being held this summer in Munich, Germany, this year are selling for an eyewatering $450 USD each. And if that wasn’t bad enough, ticketholders couldn’t even see the stage.
The story blew up after a TikTok user shared a video, which has since been seen more than 1.5 million times, in which they revealed that fans were forced to stand on their chairs to be able to see the stage, forcing everyone behind them to do the same. The video, shared by a disgruntled fan, revealed the extent of the disaster for concertgoers. In the comment section, one user described how they attended the same concert and despite paying £316 ($406 USD) for their ticket, they “couldn’t see anything.”
Commenters also described how those who paid substantially less for their tickets to sit at the back of the concert hall had a better view than those who paid top dollar for the best seats.
Other commenters also noted how security eventually intervened, telling everybody at the front to sit down, ensuring that people at the back could continue to see the show. And when everyone sat down again, they couldn’t see a thing.
It turns out this wasn’t a one-off, either. It may not be the fault of Adele, but it certainly looks to be a failure of her team. News reports throughout the summer have revealed how attendees of the month-long concert series at the Muniche Messe arena are consistently unable to see what’s happening on the stage. The 80,000-seat venue was specifically designed for the concert series, meaning those at fault are really the architects and planners of the special event.
The Adele In Munich website described how the “bespoke arena” was expected to feature a “combination of seated grandstands and standing areas with a capacity for 80,000 people per night.”
The events follow Adele’s much-celebrated residency in Vegas, which began on November 18, 2022. at the Colosseum at Caesar’s Palace and ended on November 4, 2023.
