{"id":540869,"date":"2026-03-16T20:54:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T20:54:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/540869\/"},"modified":"2026-03-16T20:54:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T20:54:08","slug":"lower-the-prices-fans-blame-costs-and-toronto-show-after-cardi-b-calls-out-hamilton-ticket-sales","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/540869\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Lower the prices,\u2019 fans blame costs and Toronto show after Cardi B calls out Hamilton ticket sales"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>What to know<\/p>\n<p>Fans are reacting after Cardi B jokingly called out Hamilton fans for not selling out her upcoming March 31 show at TD Coliseum, saying tickets are about 80 per cent sold.<\/p>\n<p>Some fans on social media say the nearby Toronto concert on March 30 at Scotiabank Arena could be affecting sales.<\/p>\n<p>Others say high ticket prices\u00a0 ranging from $91.15 to $461.97, with VIP packages at $892.67 are making them hesitant to buy.<\/p>\n<p>Some fans also pointed to the show being scheduled on a Tuesday night as another possible reason tickets haven\u2019t sold out.<\/p>\n<p>Fans are reacting after rapper Cardi B jokingly called out Canadians for not selling out her upcoming show in Hamilton, with some blaming high ticket prices and the proximity of her Toronto concert.<\/p>\n<p class=\"nt-read-more__title no-margin-top\">Read More<\/p>\n<p>The hip-hop artist is set to perform at TD Coliseum on March 31 as part of her Little Miss Drama Tour. On Saturday, she posted a video to her social media pages warning fans they \u201cbetter not break [her] streak.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>  <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"@nowtoronto\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@nowtoronto?refer=embed\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">@nowtoronto<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Cardi B is calling out her Canadian fans for not selling out her show in Hamilton. She has back-to-back shows in Toronto and Hamilton at the end of this month. Read more at nowtoronto.com<\/p>\n<p> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"\u266c original sound - Now Toronto\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/original-sound-7617516617156561678?refer=embed\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">\u266c original sound \u2013 Now Toronto<\/a>   <\/p>\n<p>The rapper says most of her shows are sold out, except for Hamilton, where she says tickets are only 80 per cent sold.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to Hamilton, the artist will also perform in Toronto one day earlier, on March 30 at Scotiabank Arena, which is nearly sold out.<\/p>\n<p>At the time of publication, hundreds of tickets remain available in the arena\u2019s 100 and 200 sections, while floor seats are nearly sold out. The venue has a total capacity of 11,172.<\/p>\n<p>Now Toronto reached out to both Live Nation and TD Coliseum about the exact number of tickets still available, but did not hear back by publication.<\/p>\n<p>With Hamilton only about an hour from Toronto, some fans speculate the proximity could be the reason the Hamilton show has yet to sell out.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe problem is Hamilton and Toronto are an hour apart,\u201d a TikTok user said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMost of the people from Hamilton are going to Toronto most likely, it made no sense to go to Hamilton after, [Cardi should have] gone to Ottawa or Montreal,\u201d another user said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKey word is \u2018Hamilton,\u2019 we Toronto people are not going there,\u201d another user added.<\/p>\n<p>Tickets for the Hamilton show range from $91.15 to $461.97. Fans can also purchase VIP packages for $892.67.<\/p>\n<p>Fans were quick to say they\u2019ve been hesitant to purchase tickets due to the cost.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCardi have you seen Canada\u2019s economy lately?? we broke, concerts are luxuries,\u201d a TikTok user said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTHE TICKETS ARE SO EXPENSIVE CARDI,\u201d another user said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLower the prices and we\u2019ll all go,\u201d another user said.<\/p>\n<p>Other fans blamed the slower ticket sales on the show being scheduled on a Tuesday night.<\/p>\n<p>Canadian fans already got a taste of what\u2019s to come during her Vancouver show on Feb. 21.<\/p>\n<p>                <script async src=\"\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"What to know Fans are reacting after Cardi B jokingly called out Hamilton fans for not selling out&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":540870,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194291],"tags":[49,48,17466,133702,3302],"class_list":["post-540869","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-toronto","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-cardi-b","tag-td-coliseum","tag-toronto"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/540869","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=540869"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/540869\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/540870"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=540869"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=540869"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=540869"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}