Originally posted Wednesday, May 8, 2019 by RODNEY HO/rho@ajc.com on his AJC Radio & TV Talk blog
Trying to nab a seat at Michelle Obama's sold-out State Farm Arena tour stop Saturday, May 11? It won't come cheap just three days before she arrives.
Third-party ticket sites such as Vivid Seats and Stubhub are offering nose-bleed seats starting at $255 apiece after fees.
According to Vivid Seats, the average price for an Obama ticket at State Farm Arena so far sold on its site is a lofty $422, significantly higher demand than in Toronto ($264), Sunrise, Fla. ($226) and Montreal ($102.).
When tickets went on sale in December, the least pricey seats started at under $50 after fees if purchased directly from Ticketmaster. Those quickly disappeared.
Stubhub as of Wednesday at 4:33 p.m. had 377 tickets available for an arena that could fit 14,000-plus at full capacity. That is not a lot, relatively speaking but we’re only three days out.
The priciest seat? Someone is asking for an absurd $2,947.37 for a single floor seat in the back. There is a single front row seat available for a more reasonable $1,174.48, including fees.
In comparison, you could get Jonas Brothers tickets at State Farm August 12 starting at about $118 apiece on Stubhub after fees. Tyler Perry's Madea's Farewell tickets at the Fox Theatre are in high demand as well, with the cheapest going for $225 per ticket opening night May 25.
And with six months to go before Elton John's State Farm appearance, Stubhub has more than 2,000 tickets for sale starting at $178.16 November 2.
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