From ‘Homies Hate Ticketmaster’ to $300 Nosebleeds: Zach Bryan Fans Face Sky-High Prices for 2026 Tour
Zach Bryan 2026 tour dates will take place across North America and Europe with tickets on sale next week.
Zach Bryan fans hoping to score tickets to the country star’s 2026 tour left the presale empty-handed — or with an empty wallet — complaining of egregious, mind-boggling prices on Ticketmaster from an artist who at one point actively avoided the ticketing company.
Bryan announced an expansive slate of 2026 U.S. and international tour dates, unveiling his upcoming “With Heaven on Tour,” slated to cross North America and Europe. The trek supports his newly confirmed album, “With Heaven on Top,” due January 9, 2026.
Presale tickets for the upcoming run kicked-off on Wednesday, but fans learned quickly that scoring tickets would be an absolute feat. Fans took to social media to share pictures of Bryan’s online queue, which showed over 350,000 people in “line” in some cities. Then, those who were lucky enough to make it out of the virtual waiting room were met with unattainable ticket prices — with some locations showing tickets in the 300-levels for over $600 a piece.
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384 THOUSAND PEOPLE?!?
Yeah right. So much for trying to get tickets. Time to pay $500 on the secondary market, or just miss out on another show I’ve been hoping comes to Tampa.. smh
Catch you at some point Zach Bryan pic.twitter.com/BbST7PbpIS
— Scott – Champa Bay’s Own (@BeamedUpScottyy) December 3, 2025
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Zach Bryan presale was a shitshow as expected, every time tried to check out became unavailable. Then kicked me out and wouldn’t let me back on.
Prices were a joke anyways £350 for seating. He’s taking the piss 😂😂😂
— 🖤 Faye ♠️ (@Faye_Louise_T) December 3, 2025
Zach Bryan may as well say I hate all of my homies after the insane ticket prices he is attempting to charge.
Charlotte has section 316 row 1 tickets for $652.
Watching your favorite artists turn into the scalpers all fans hate is disappointing to say the least.
— TICKETSHELP1 (@Ticket_Help2022) December 3, 2025
While these prices are mind-boggling for any tour, they’re particularly egregious for an artist like Bryan, who at one point in his career, fought against Ticketmaster — even naming a release “All My Homies Hate Ticketmaster.”
“I have met kids at my shows who paid upwards of four-hundred bucks to be there and I’m done with it,” Bryan said back in 2022. “I’ve decided to play a limited number of headline shows next year to which I’ve done all I can to make prices as cheap as possible and to prove to people tickets don’t have to cost $450 to see a good and honest show.”
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Bryan rallied against Live Nation’s Ticketmaster and vowed not to use them at the time. His “Burn, Burn, Burn” tour used venues that did not have exclusive contracts with Ticketmaster, and tickets were primarily sold through AXS, which is owned by AEG Presents.
However, the tour organizers disregarded state law in places where legislatures enacted consumer ticket transfer requirements that conflicted with AXS. The tour risked millions of dollars in fines by failing to activate ticket transfer for concerts in Virginia and New York.
Now, it seems Bryan has backtracked, following suite of Pearl Jam and Bruce Springsteen — two artists who previously feuded with the giant, but inevitably embraced the company when performing at bigger venues. His last “tour “Quittin’ Time” tour included stops at a handful of Live Nation-owned venues, and presale tickets for this upcoming 2026 tour were up-for-grabs through the presale on Ticketmaster.
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Bryan fans aren’t alone; from Olivia Rodrigo and Sabrina Carpenter to Sleep Token, Ghost, and Green Day, concertgoers have lashed-out at Ticketmaster for the same scenario. Fans trying to purchase tickets to any big-name act on Ticketmaster are stuck struggling through the ticketer’s online queue, face error codes and long-wait times. Then, when they finally reach checkout (if they ever do) those tickets are gone — or priced so high that fans just give up.
To make matters worse, Live Nation CEO Michael Rapino downplayed consumer frustration over rising ticket costs earlier this year, calling them “underpriced.”
“In sports, I joke it’s like a badge of honor to spend [$70,000] for Knicks courtside,” Rapino said. “When you read about the ticket prices going up, it’s still an average concert price [of] $72. Try going to a Laker game for that, and there’s 80 of them [in a season].”
His comments have sparked backlash across the internet — from not only fans, but also musicians, including acclaimed music producer Jack Antonoff.
Unfortunately, fans might not see comedown on ticket prices anytime soon. Live Nation has continued its stranglehold on the industry, with revenue climbing 11% from last year to $8.5 billion and adjusted operating income (AOI) up 14% to $1.03 billion during its third quarter report this year.
