Canadian rapper Drake has announced UK and European tour dates for 2017, including a mega six date stint at London’s O2 Arena.
Other cities the rapper will visit include Manchester, Leeds, Birmingham, Sheffield, Dublin, Sweden, Glasgow and Paris. However, according to Metro, fans are raging that it’ll cost £110 for a single standing ticket. Seated tickets are priced at a hefty £146. They took to Twitter after finding out from Ticketmaster that the prices would be so high.
£110 to see Drake? Just hold on, we’re staying home
— ㅤㅤ (@niitroplaydirty) October 10, 2016
Another user wrote:
£110 to STAND UP and watch drake? If I’m paying that I want champagne on arrival and all sorts — Nathan (@nathyyyyysmith) October 10, 2016
The rapper last toured the UK in 2014, and last performed at London’s Wireless Festival in 2015. The Boy Meets World Tour kicks off in Amsterdam on January 21 before Drake heads to the UK for an opening night Glasgow on January 26.
The tours are in support of Drake’s fourth studio album Views, which has spent a total of 13 weeks at number one on the Billboard 200 chart in the US. The album’s most successful single ‘One Dance’ enjoyed a staggering 15 weeks at the top the UK chart over the summer.
With Drake yet to announce support acts or special guests, it is possible the European tour will be a one-man show, unlike the Summer Sixteen performances where he was accompanied by hip hop rapper and producer Future.
Tickets go on sale from Friday 14 October at 9am on Ticketmaster. An O2 presale is happening two days earlier on Wednesday 12 October from 9am.
26/01 – The SSE Hydro – Glasgow
28/01 – The O2, London
30/01– The O2, London
01/02– The O2, London
02/02 – The O2, London
04/02 – The O2, London
05/02 – The O2, London
08/02 – First Direct Arena – Leeds
11/02 – Manchester Arena
12/02 – Manchester Arena
17/02– Sheffield Arena
22/02 – Birmingham Barclaycard Arena
23/02 – Birmingham Barclaycard Arena