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Nigerians react as Afro Nation announces N228,000 tickets for Lagos concert.
The organizers of the AfroNation festival have revealed ticket prices, generating a flurry of reactions from Nigerian enthusiasts.
The much-anticipated annual Afro Nation music festival is set to make its debut in Nigeria on June 9, 2023. Nigerians greeted this news with immense enthusiasm and eagerness, aspiring to savour the same vibrant experiences enjoyed by their counterparts in Mexico, Ghana, Portugal, and Puerto Rico.
This past weekend, the festival organizers disclosed the ticket prices as sales officially commenced today. The event is scheduled for December 19 and 20, 2023, and the ticket costs have been met with some surprise due to their relatively high pricing.
Tickets for the VIP Weekend’s initial distribution cost N228,000 per person. Contrarily, the second release will cost N266,350 per person.
The payment plan ticket tier is a bit more pricey as it starts at 266,350 per person for its first release. The soon-release will cost 303,639.
These tickets will allow access to:
Unrestricted access to the front of the stage (Be within arms reach of the artist)
Access to the festival VIP area
VIP bars with faster service
Priority festival entry
An Item of exclusive Afro-Nation merch
Priority access to book a table on the Leopard Lounge
Luxury serviced toilets
Nigerians reacted strongly to this price announcement given the escalating expenses of amenities and the ordinary person’s overall economic situation. Here are some comments made by music lovers.
Check out the reactions below:
This Afronation’s ticket fee that’s per head…That must be a very big head. -@Okafor_angela
300$ for a show at TBS?? If there’s anything Afro Nation should be, they should really be fr!! -@bethany_ce
200k on Afro nation tickets to go to tafawa balewa square and get my valuables stolen is crazy in this economy I will cut my jorts according to my cloth amen- @ictooicymusic
228k for Afro nation tickets Lmaoo, is Beyoncé coming? -@oyinash_