Fans complain scalpers drive Jay Chou ticket prices up to S$5,500 after China concert sold out in 30 seconds

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Fans complain scalpers drive Jay Chou ticket prices up to S$5,500 after China concert sold out in 30 seconds
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It's been three years since he had a show in China, and even accommodation prices are said to have quadrupled after concert venue announcements.

Well, at least until they realised how hard it would be for them to snag tickets. We mean, it'sGetting tickets to watch Jay Chou has never been an easy feat

Despite having nine shows across four different cities, namely Haikou, Hohhot, Dayuan and Tianjin, tickets to Jay's concert were sold out within 30 seconds.No wonder some fans flooded the Mandopop King's Instagram to lament their plight. "The concert tickets are impossible to get, and the scalpers are raising prices like crazy. A ticket that cost 500 yuan is 2,000 yuan ," moaned one netizen.

Another netizen snarled:"Us fans couldn't get any tickets, they've all been snatched by scalpers! [We] Want to cry." And if you thought that was bad enough, think again. Apparently, some scalpers are even selling front row tickets, which cost 2,000 yuan , at a whopping 28,000 yuan .But it looks like the scalpers aren't the only ones who're trying to milk the Mandopop King's popularity in China.airplane tickets to Haikou have been looked up 175% more times on search engines.

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