Beyonce fans scramble for tickets amid high demand

UK fans of superstar Beyonce have faced huge online queues as tickets for her first world tour in seven years went on general sale.

Ticketmaster yesterday confirmed a fifth date to see the most decorated Grammy artist of all time at London’s Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, “due to high fan demand”.

The additional show for the Renaissance World Tour on June 1 was added to previously announced dates on May 29 and 30 and June 3 and 4.

Since the announcement of the new date, numbers queueing on Ticketmaster’s website have grown to nearly 500,000.

Beyonce, 41, will also perform at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium on May 17, Murrayfield in Edinburgh on May 20 and Sunderland’s Stadium of Light on May 23.

Last week, O2 apologised to fans who faced “difficulties” when pre-sale tickets were made available, after experiencing “huge demand”.

Some customers reported issues in buying tickets on the O2 Priority app and website.

Prices range from £56 for a seated ticket to £2,400 for a VIP “on stage” front row experience. Tickets on resale sites have since been listed at between £179 and £10,517.

Last year, Ticketmaster apologised after Taylor Swift fans in North America faced massive delays and error messages when trying to buy tickets for The Eras tour.

The firm blamed the issues on bots and unprecedented demand.

In January, US senators grilled Ticketmaster and the company it merged with, concert promoter Live Nation, over their role in the ticket fiasco.

A law firm representing Swift fans asked Beyonce ticket buyers on Monday to get in touch if they encounter issues during the general sale.