Want to bag Bruce Springsteen tickets? You might be better off looking abroad
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While a weekend trip to see Bruce Springsteen in Cork, Kilkenny, or Dublin might be the preferred choice, cheaper and more worthwhile deals can be found abroad.
Trying to get an affordable deal in Ireland ahead of the concerts is not for the faint-hearted, and going abroad may not be a consideration but a necessity after seeing what accommodation is available.
Tickets going on sale on Monday for The Boss's gigs in the Republic will start at approximately €103, while hotel costs are already at eye-watering figures in anticipation.
Hotels in for a two-night stay from May 18 range in price from €500 to €1,300 and are rising constantly.
Just over 70 properties are available to book online with hostels and two-star and three-star hotels charging close to, if not more than, €700.
So, transport costs aside as well as the inevitable ticket price rises on the day, a two-night trip to Dublin to see The Boss could easily set you back €750.
A two-night stay in at the time Springsteen performs fares even worse in terms of accommodation availability. Just 27 properties are advertised near Cork City for a two-night stay from May 15.
The closest hotel to Cork City available is in Carrigaline, and will set you back €562. Other options are available in Kinsale, Midleton, Cobh, and Fermoy.
Any concert-goers considering for a two-night stay from May 11 are already left with no accommodation options as it appears all local hotels and B&Bs have been snapped up.
fares much better than locations south of the border, for now at least. With over 100 properties still available to book, concert-goers could stay in a four-star hotel for two nights for €491.
Tickets for the concert there are expected to start at around €90, meaning a two-night trip to the North to see Bruce Springsteen could cost under €600.
Although going to see Bruce in Belfast would be cheaper than in the Republic, better deals for even longer stays abroad might make more sense.
For example, a trip to Milan could see Springsteen fans grab a slices while taking in all the Italian fashion capital has to offer before attending his concert on June 1 for under €500.
- Ryanair return flights to Milan from Cork Airport - €114;
- Airbnb apartment in Milan city centre for four nights - €315;
- Bruce Springsteen tickets start at €65.
For those feeling even more adventurous, a four-night holiday in Spain while seeing the Boss a short distance away could be done for under €700.
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- Ryanair return flights to Valencia from Cork Airport - €130;
- Train ticket from Valencia to Madrid in just over 90 minutes - €14;
- 4-star hotel in Valencia for four nights - €486.
Tickets for Springsteen in Madrid will range from €65 to €128 meaning you could take a mini holiday while seeing him in Spain for €695, a figure almost dwarfed by Dublin hotel costs alone.
However, concert-goers will have to act swiftly and decisively as tickets are expected to climb to much higher prices than on their starting rate, with hotels and flights following closely behind.
Costs can rise instantly — if Bruce Springsteen's gig in the Principality Stadium in Cardiff on May 5, 2024, is anything to go by.
Tickets for the show in the Welsh capital went on sale on Friday morning starting at just above €85. Now, the only tickets available which include official resale tickets range from €212 to €573.
Hotels in Cardiff city centre that were once affordable and plentiful prior to ticket sales opening now range from €880 to €1,494 for a two-night stay, with just five properties left in the city centre.