Harry Styles NYC residency ticket prices skyrocket, prompting backlash from fans

NEW YORK — Harry Styles announced his first tour in nearly three years Thursday, causing demand for tickets to soar. So much, in fact, that they were worth thousands of dollars before the presale even began.

Styles’ “Together Together” world tour starts in May, and his 30-show residency at Madison Square Garden runs between Aug. 26 and Oct. 31.

The New York residency presale began as early as Monday, but tickets were being sold for hundreds and even thousands of dollars before then, catching the attention of New York state Sen. James Skoufis.

“Harry Styles’ NYC residency hasn’t even begun, yet tickets are already selling for up to $10k on StubHub,” he wrote in a social media post Jan. 24. “This is called speculative ticket selling: scalpers selling tickets that they literally don’t even have. It’s why we need to pass my bill banning speculative tickets.”

But after the sale started, fans were still paying hundreds or thousands of dollars for tickets in Madison Square Garden.

Tickets vary depending on where fans buy them and the night of the show, but $428 including fees on 
StubHub was the cheapest we could find for the entire residency. 

Ticketmaster recorded 11.5 million sign-ups for the tickets, calling it the highest volume ever recorded for a presale in New York, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Madison Square Garden’s capacity is roughly 19,500 people for an event.

The prices sparked online disappointment and debate over who sets the ticket costs for tours. 

“Hey @Harry_Styles as someone who’s loved you for almost 14 years and went to all the tours, I’m at a loss for words over how much you/your team seem to have lost touch with reality in terms of residency shows and ticket prices. Music should be accessible. Remember how you started,” one user posted on X, who got more than 38,000 likes.

Another person, who shared a screenshot on Threads of two tickets totaling $1,532.80, wrote, “I’m sorry Harry but I just can’t justify spending an entire paycheck on 2 concert tickets.”

Ticketmaster previously capped ticket resale prices for Grammy-nominated singer, songwriter Olivia Dean’s ongoing tour after fans complained about pricing.

Depending on which day customers select, a single ticket for the MSG show ranges in cost from as low as $428 to as high as $5,008 on Stubhub.

General tickets officially go on sale Friday, Jan. 30 at 11 a.m. EST, according to Styles’ website.

£1 from every ticket sale will be donated to the LIVE Trust, an organization which goes to “directly supporting the UK’s grassroots venues,” according to the Music Venue Trust.

Special guests on the tour include Robyn, Shania Twain, Fcukers, Jorja Smith, Jamie xx, Foushee, Sky Newman and Baby J.

Styles announced his fourth studio album last week, titled “Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally,” out March 6. It follows the 2022 critically acclaimed synth pop record “Harry’s House,” which earned the former One Direction star the top prize of album of the year at the 2023 Grammy Awards.

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