FURIOUS fans feel they have been “priced out” of the biggest events at next year’s Commonwealth Games in Glasgow after tickets went on sale today.
People who registered in the pre-sale with G-postcodes had the opportunity to get their hands on some tickets this afternoon.
But locals were shocked at the sky-high prices, with some finding out they were limited in the number of tickets they were allowed to purchase.
Ticket prices were listed starting at £26 for medal sessions and £17 for non-medal sessions – with costs varying depending on the sport.
However, the top priced ticket for an athletics medal event at Scotstoun Stadium was £150.
And a morning non-medal session for track cycling was listed as £90.
One woman who was looking for tickets for her family to athletics at Scotstoun said: “I was shocked at the prices, and how little information they were giving.
“It was £150 a seat for a night with medal events and it doesn’t even say where you’re sitting. Even the kids tickets were £113.
“The website said there were tickets from £26 but it looked like those had all sold out quickly.
“It seems massively over inflated, and certainly feels like people in Glasgow who had the first chance to get tickets are being taken for a bit of a ride.”
One fan told BBC Scotland News that he was kicked out of the online queue twice and told to reset his password while trying to buy tickets.
He said tickets at the highest prices were left by the time he got onto the site.
Another fan added: “I was shocked by the prices. Even with the senior citizen rate, it was £94 for the gymnastics and £113 for the athletics. Who can afford that?”
The number of tickets available to buy were capped at four for the majority of sports.
Some fans claim that this was not made clear in advanced of the sale.
A mum was left empty-handed after hoping to bag tickets for herself, her husband and four kids.
She said: “I spent a while looking at trying to get two sets of three tickets so my husband could take two kids and I could take two, but can’t find any sessions with groups of three together without paying hundreds of pounds.
“My sons all swim, cycle and run, but that’s all the sports they’ve put a cap on.”
Organisers said the pricing structure was made clear in the Q&A section on the Commonwealth Games 2026 website.
Around 500,000 tickets will be made available for the event next summer.
A spokeswoman told the BBC: “We will be releasing more tickets across every category in each phase of the pre-sale so, if fans didn’t secure the tickets they wanted in this pre-sale, there will be further opportunities to do so in the next pre-sales and from general sale on 30 October.
“As with any major ticket launch, a small number of fans experienced challenges with technology. Those who did experience problems and contacted us have received comprehensive customer support.”
On Friday, the sale will be opened up to people across Scotland.
And on Monday next week, people in the UK and beyond will be able to book their tickets for the events.
Remaining tickets will then enter a general sale which kick-starts on Thursday, 30 October.
The games were originally slated to take place in the Australian state of Victoria.
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But financial concerns amid escalating costs for hosting the event saw Victoria dramatically pull out of their commitment in 2023, plunging the 2026 Games into doubt.
Glasgow was put forward as an alternative and in late 2024, it was confirmed the city would once again host the Games.
