Scalpers sell tickets at inflated prices

On resale sites Viagogo and Stubhub, they were priced up to $12,000 each

- Eddino Abdul Hadi

Scalpers are reselling tickets for Lady Gaga's upcoming concerts in Singapore at inflated prices, soon after the pre-sales for Mastercard holders kicked off on March 18 at 10am.

The singer will perform at the National Stadium on May 18, 19, 21 and 24 — her only concerts in Asia.

The prices from official ticketing platform Ticketmaster range from $148 to $368, while VIP packages cost $648 to $1,348.

After accessing the ticketing page, buyers are assigned a virtual queue number, which reached over one million within 10 minutes after the pre-sales started.

As at print time, Mastercard pre-sale tickets were not available for all four days.

According to Kallang Alive Sport Management, which worked with concert organiser Live Nation for the concerts, more than 200,000 local and international fans are expected at the concerts.