Fans take out loans to afford tickets to Chris Brown’s concert in Jamaica

Excitement drummed up around the imminent Jamaican leg of R&B and Hip Hop superstar Chris Brown’s Above The Influence concert, was slightly diminished with the reveal of the prices for the highest-end tickets Prices for the August 27th show range from Jamaican $6,975 to a jaw-dropping $1 55 million (or up to $10,000 USD)

Social media had a field day with prices

The Instagram comments section under an inquiry by the Jamaica Star was flooded with Jamaicans poking fun at the exorbitant price tag User @nic kaesha commented “Guh see how far bleachers deh unuh affi guh carry telescope” and @dj imperial02 retorted “Where is the sky view suite Heaven?”

What do you get for a $1.5 million JMD Chris Brown concert ticket?

For $1 5million Jamaican dollars, patrons gain access to one of 12 ultra-exclusive, premium Skyview suites The package includes 12 all-inclusive ULTRA VIP Tickets to the main

Chris Brown & Friends Live! Concert, 12 VIP BZR Weekend Passes to “Memba Dis! Di

Ultimate Ol’ Skool Party,” Rise and Toast Brunch Inclusive Party, and Indigo The

Beyoncé to

Gardens in Kingston

On Saturday, August 26th, patrons will experience the ‘Rise and Toast Brunch Party’ featuring dancehall artist Jada Kingdom starting at noon at the Grand Hotel Excelsior in Port Royal, Jamaica Back at Hope Gardens at 8pm, party-goers will be entranced by the expert stylings of Walshy Fire, one-third of iconic dancehall trio Major Lazer

Finally on Sunday, August 27th, at the National Stadium of Jamaica, the man himself, Chris Brown will take the stage Joined by dancehall artists Dexta Daps, Teejay, and Jamaican-American crooner Sean Kingston package comes with four (4) on-site VIP Parking passes, access to dedicated express lanes, souvenirs, a dedicated hostess, private security assigned to your group, access to 5 premium bottles (with chasers and ice), and access to the Executive VIP bathrooms and the ULTRA VIP Culinary Experience As of August 10th the Skyview suites have been reportedly sold out

Cheaper packages are on offer, with the least expensive providing access to the bleachers for $6,975 JMD The prices for the

Chris Brown & Friends Live! are unprecedented Tickets for Burna Boy’s Love Damini tour, which rocked the island this past December, topped out at $45,000 JMD

The BZR Weekend kicks off at 7 PM Friday, August 25th at the state-of-the-art, luxurious AC Marriott Hotel in Kingston for the inviteonly event, Jamaica Haute At 10pm guests will be shuttled to “Memba Dis” – a throwback event with musical stylings provided by Jamaican sound systems Stone Love and Renaissance Disco This will be at the Hope

The hitmaker looks to enchant crowds on this latest leg of his ‘Under the Influence Tour Loans for concerts entered the mainstream spotlight in 2022, as fans’ anticipation of the then upcoming Burna Boy concert reached a fever pitch E-Loan Micro Financing in particular capitalized on the interest with ‘innovative’ loan structures The controversial money lending company is again in the limelight, targeting would-be concert-goers looking to attend on short notice The loan package dominating online discourse is the $1 5 million JMD loan, matching the price of the most expensive concert package, to be repaid over 4 years