Tom Grennan hits out at artists with high ticket sales high during cost of ... trends now
Tom Grennan has said he thinks artists keeping their ticket sales high during the cost of living crisis is 'out of order'.
The Little Bit Of Love singer, 27, has kept his prices at an affordable rate for his 2022-2023 Concert Tour, with tickets costing £30 on Ticketmaster.
Speaking to MailOnline at Capital's Jingle Bell Ball in London's 02 Arena, Tom said he deliberately lowered his prices to let more people come to his shows.
Interview: Tom Grennan has said he thinks artists keeping their ticket sales high during the cost of living crisis is 'out of order'
He said: 'We all know we are living in a crisis, people need to heat their homes and feed their kids and I've just put on a tour when it's a hard time for a lot of people.
'It was the right thing to do to bring the tickets down as much as I can because I want people to have fun, to come to the show and leave their worries behind.'
The hitmaker added: 'I saw a lot of artists put their tickets crazy high and I think it's out of order.'
Tom put on a revealing display at the event as he stripped down to his boxers while playing strip poker with Capital FM's Roman Kemp and Sonny Jay.
High prices:Fans of Taylor Swift and other well-known artists were left disappointed after being faced with Ticketmaster's dynamic pricing system
It comes after fans of Taylor Swift and other well-known artists were left disappointed after being faced with Ticketmaster's dynamic pricing system.
The site has under fire following their botched handling of the Taylor Swift The Eras tour, which saw the site crash repeatedly and fans unable to purchase seats using a special verification code - with Ticketmaster blaming 'bot attacks' for the disaster.
In recent years, fans of everyone from Bruce Springsteen to Drake have been finding themselves struggling with the ticket selling site and unable to purchase performers' big-ticket events when using the company's various systems including dynamic pricing.
In 2017, the company denied suffering from technical glitches when fans attempted to purchase seats for Harry Styles' world tour.
He said: 'We all know we are living in a crisis, people need to heat their homes and feed their kids and I've just put on a tour when it's a hard time for a lot of people'
A spokesperson for Ticketmaster said at the time: 'There was, as would be expected, phenomenal demand and the presale tickets did sell very quickly but there were no technical issues.'
However, the issue arose again when BTS fans struggle to purchase tickets in 2021 as the ticket seller failed to cope with the demand. The same happened for fans of Olivia Rodrigo that same year as 'technical difficulties' also caused fans to lost out on tickets.
For those who did manage to buy tickets, they have been faced with eye-watering prices thanks to the company's dynamic pricing system.
Ticketmaster claims the system give fans 'fair and safe access' to in-demand tickets with its FAQ page explaining: 'The prices are adjusted according to supply and demand, similar
