Drake will play two nights in Birmingham Utilita Arena before heading to Manchester Co-Op Live on July 25 and 26
The first wave of tickets for Drake’s hotly anticipated UK shows have gone on sale today, with huge demand for the four summer dates.
Kicking off in Birmingham on July 20, the Hotline Bling rapper will perform two nights at the Utilita Arena before heading to Manchester Co-Op Live for two nights on July 25 and 26.
Drake will then continue his tour in Europe with visits to Amsterdam, Antwerp, Zurich, Cologne, Stockholm, Copenhagen, Milan, Paris, Berlin, Munich, before finishing in Hamburg on September 22 and 23.
This tour marks Drake’s first return to Europe and the UK in six years, following his 2019 Assassination Vacation Tour.
Throughout 2023 and 2024, Drake completed his 80-date It’s All A Blur Tour across North America, featuring special guests 21 Savage and J. Cole.
It comes after Drake is set to headline Wireless Festival at London’s Finsbury Park on June 11 to 13 – at which he is headlining all three dates.
Tickets to see the Canadian-born hip-hop artist will go on general sale on Friday, June 6, following a series of pre-sales in the days prior – starting today on Wednesday, June 4.
At midday, presale tickets for those with 02 Priority and Co-op Live membership went on sale on Ticketmaster with fans eager to bag their seat to some of the biggest gigs of the year.
However, fans on X, formerly Twitter, have begun sharing some of the prices they have encountered when trying to secure presale tickets.
While no guidance has been issued by ticket selling outlets on the exact prices, fans have reported joining the queue and being met by prices ranging between £172 upwards, with some suggesting they were as much as £500.
One user on X wrote: “£500 apiece for helicopter view tickets for drake presale in Manchester. £280 to stand when tickets are advertised at £64. Absolute robbery.”
Others called £172 for a standing ticket “insane”, but one user responded saying they thought it was “reasonable” given what other artists are charging, though did conceded: “silly money though”.
Another added: “Drake tickets coming out at 300 pre sale? The games gone.”
While another user penned: “£200 for a single Drake ticket!? In this economy .. he’s buggin. Hella out of touch.”
Others have decided to cut their loses and try and secure Wireless tickets instead to see the star: “General standing for drake £170 and seats is £155? I’ll just go to wireless.”
Ticketmaster has been approached by the Manchester Evening News for comment on ticket prices.
