We decided to look at other options for spending your money as music fans are preparing to spend hundreds of euros on big concerts in Dublin, including Bruce Springsteen and Justin Bieber.
Bieber, the pop star, will perform at Dublin’s 3Arena February 28, 2023. Springsteen and The E Street Band will perform in Dublin’s RDS Arena on May 5, 7 and 2023.
Fans of Justin Bieber will need to pay between EUR86-EUR126 for a seated ticket and EUR99 for a standing one to secure tickets to his concert at the 3Arena next Feb.
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Springsteen fans who wish to attend Springsteen’s two concerts in the RDS next may will need to pay EUR96 to EUR156 for seated tickets, while a general admission standing ticket costs EUR131.
Irish fans are furious at the high prices of concert tickets. It would cost EUR262 to buy two Bruce Springsteen concert tickets and EUR252 to purchase two Justin Bieber tickets.
Concert-goers can expect to pay around EUR600 for tickets and transportation as well as a room in a Dublin hotel for the night.
Two people can share a double room at the Grand Canal Hotel near the RDS for EUR300/350. Public transportation from and to the gig costs between EUR20 to EUR50, depending on the mode of transport.
Ryanair offers a round-trip flight from Dublin Airport to Malta on July 20, for EUR310. A stay at the St Julian’s Bay Hotel, in the beautiful St Julian’s Bay, will set you back EUR75 per night or EUR290 for five nights.
A round-trip flight from Dublin Airport to Lanzarote in the same day via Aer Lingus is EUR218 (economy). A five-night stay at the Aparthotel Costa Volcan & Spa costs EUR335.
It is a total of EUR600 in Malta and EUR553 to Lanzarote.
What would you choose: 4 hours of Bruce Springsteen music or 5 days of sun and sea? We all know which one we’d choose!
