It’s not been a happy time in Australia for the Jonas Brothers (Picture: Getty)
It’s been a strange week for The Jonas Brothers – and for their fans – as ticket prices for recent concerts were unexpectedly slashed at the last minute.
The pop rock trio of Joe, Nick, and Kevin – who broke out after their appearances on the Disney Channel in the 2000s – are currently on tour in Australia.
But apparently things haven’t quite been going to plan, with ticket prices for one of the band’s concert in Sydney reportedly being slashed after disappointing sales.
The tour was announced in July, with tickets costing anything from $80 (AUD), equivalent to roughly £40, to almost $1,000 (£514) in special cases.
However, moments before the tour’s opening night in Sydney at the Qudos Bank Arena, it’s alleged that tickets were given away for free, allowing some fans entry for nothing after devotees had already shelled out hundreds to get in.
The move was apparently made after numerous tickets failed to sell before opening night, with high prices cited as one of the reasons why fans didn’t hand their cash over.
Some tickets were sold for hundreds and then given away for free (Picture: Getty)
TikTok user and Jonas Brothers obsessive Nat McLennan said that tickets originally priced at $250AUD (£128) were suddenly being given away for less than half that in a bid to get concert-goers into the arena.
She said in a video: ‘If you guys didn’t know – and you probably didn’t because the marketing was s**t – the Jonas Brothers are in Australia right now. Of course I knew this, being a lifelong fan. I got my tickets in presale.
‘But the band’s management but two shows in Sydney and Melbourne and they didn’t sell out, so now it’s the week of the concert, and some of those tickets were free 10 minutes before the show on Friday night.’
TikTok sleuths found some tickets being given away for nothing (Picture: TikTok)
Nat continued: ‘My ticket that I bought for $250AUD, in general admission standing, is now $80AUD (£41).’
However, some fans offered alternate theories, with some suggesting that the Jonas Brothers name isn’t as big in Australia as it used to be, while others theorised that recent tours there by Taylor Swift and Pink might have harmed their sales.
Another TikTok user, Jayne, commented: ‘Jonas Brothers were one I was like “Ooh would like to see”, but then the prices were so high. If prices had started this low, I reckon they would have sold out.’
The Australia tour is continuing as planned (Picture: Twitter)
Meanwhile, another video uploaded to the social media website by Annabelle Ryan showed a ‘complimentary offer’ standing ticket that was listed at $0.00 on the Australian ticketing website Ticketek.
On the same website as of Monday, March 4, numerous seats are still available for the band’s upcoming concerts in Brisbane and Melbourne. However, all available tickets are being sold at $150 (£77).
Meanwhile, Joe Jonas’ ex-wife Sophie Turner has been busy moving on from the singer after the pair finalised their divorce during the autumn of 2023.
In recent photos, the Game of Thrones actress, 28, was seen with rumoured new boyfriend Peregrine Pearson in Paris and London, while also showing off a recent skiing holiday in the French Alps.
Metro.co.uk has contacted the Jonas Brothers’ management and Ticketek for further clarification.
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