If you are a lover of music, that’s great. Millions of people like you enjoy the works of their favorite music artists from home, work, or on the go. But when it comes to being a super fan, that’s a whole different level of commitment. From securing front-row tickets to all shows to the cost of standard merchandise and signed items, trust us, keeping up with your musical idol can be pretty expensive. Whether you are just evolving from an average music listener to a super fan, or you’ve been part of the super fandom for a while, the question is the cost of being a super fan worth it?
Hip-Hop super fans.
Being a super fan of a hip-hop artist like Drake could mean you have to break the bank to keep up with everything he does. According to a study from Betway online slots, the Canadian-born artist is the most expensive to be a super fan of. To put things in actual figure perspective. He has done just about 31 shows in the Uk in the last five years. Average superfans have had to cough out around £12500 to attend all of them. If you added the monies spent on standard merchandise, signed items, etc., a Drake superfan would have spent over £13,000.
Pop Super fans
Ed Sheeran is one of the hottest pop artists and the second costliest artist to religiously follow. According to a similar Betway study, a UK Ed Sheeran fan spent over £9,000 to follow everything Ed. The cheapest resale ticket to the Halifax-born singer’s show is around £78.85. That’s because Ed spends more time on tour, so his fans can see his live shows for much cheaper prices. Still, an average superfan will have to spend crazy money to see his 115 live shows.
Hard Rock Super fans
Metallica tops the list of artists to follow from the hard rock/ heavy metal genre. Considered one of the founders of Thrash Metal, which is a subgenre of heavy metal, Metallica’s super fans also have to spend in the range of thousands to show their super fan love. In the last five years, the cheapest resale ticket to Metallica’s 24 shows cost around £107.07, bringing the total cost of tickets to around £2,569.68 and up to £2,700 if you add monies spent on merchandise and other things Metallica.
R&B
The priciest R&B singer to be a super fan of is none other than Adele. If you are a super fan of the powerhouse English singer and songwriter, you’d be spending over £4,000 to be a loyal fan, including the cost of resale tickets and other Adele-branded or signed items.
Altogether, it’s safe to mention that it takes some significant level of financial commitment to be a part of music fandom. While it’s all about fan love, many super fans also get rewarded for their love in various ways, including VIP access, financial gain from influencing and letting other fans out there keep up with their music idol.
