– It is probably the case that most people dream of seeing their favorite artist perform, and in the last couple of years international music has been bigger than Norwegian music in Norway. That’s what music profiler, producer and presenter Christine Dancke says to news. On Friday at 10.00, the tickets for Sabrina Carpenter’s concert in Norway were released. And only after a few minutes the tickets were ripped away. – It was sold out in a few minutes. We had thought it would go quickly, but this went beyond all expectations, says Karsten Baugstø, in Live Nation Norway to TV 2. The artist will hold her first concert in Norway on March 30 in 2025. Then she will play in a packed Unity Arena, formerly known as Telenor Arena in Bærum. Sabrina Carpenter performs at the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards in Elmont, New York, U.S., September 11, 2024. Photo: Brendan McDermid / Reuters During the ticket sale, more than 7,000 people stood in a digital queue to buy the tickets on Ticketmaster, according to TV 2. The world’s most flowing song – Sabrina is one of the world’s biggest artists right now, and perhaps the biggest for young women in the whole world, says Dancke. The American singer has debuted as an artist since 2014, and has released a total of six studio albums. But it wasn’t until she warmed up for Taylor Swift at several of her “Eras” concerts that she became world famous. Recently, the artist received six nominations for this year’s Grammy awards, including “Best new artist”. – She also has the world’s most streamed song on Spotify, so when Live Nation released hints that Sabrina was coming, I was absolutely certain that those tickets would sell out in a very short time, says Dancke. music profile, producer and presenter Christine Dancke Photo: news Kjetil Solhøi / Kjetil Solhøi/news On Wednesday, Spotify announced that the song “Espresso” became the year’s most played song globally on the streaming service, with around 1.7 billion views. Removed ads on Finn.no After the ticket sales, it didn’t take long before tickets appeared for sale on Finn.no. Press contact at Finn.no, Linda Glomlien, informs VG that they had to take down the advertisements, and that it will thus no longer be possible to advertise Sabrina Carpenter tickets. American singer Sabrina Carpenter poses in the press room with the award for Song of the Year for “Espresso” during the MTV Video Music Awards at the UBS Arena in Elmont, New York. Photo: ANGELA WEISS / AFP – Finn does not allow the sale of tickets for sold-out events, as we see a high risk of fraud. We encourage people to buy tickets via Ticketmaster resale or Ticketswap, which are safe alternatives, she says. The stars flock to Norway During 2024, there have been several big stars such as Coldplay, Beyoncé and Taylor Swift who did not come to the country to play. According to Dancke, this is about logistics and finances. – The stage must be big enough if the agencies are to be able to afford to bring the world’s biggest artists to Norway, she says. But in addition to the fact that it became known this week that Sabrina Carpenter is coming to Norway this year, the Øya festival also announced on Wednesday that the British artist Charli XCX is also coming to Norway next year. – We are incredibly happy and proud to be able to present one of the world’s biggest artist names right now, to end Øya Thursday on our biggest stage, writes the festival on Instagram. The American artist Charli XCX will play at the Island Festival 2025. Photo: ANGELA WEISS / AFP She was responsible for one of the summer’s big global trends, “brat summer”, after she released the album “Brat” in June. This is the only concert Charli XCX will hold in Norway in 2025. Chappell Roan is also one of the big artists who will play on Øya. – I love that Charli XCX and Chapelle Roan will be seen at Øya Festival next year. I’m not a Swiftie, so my experience is that most big artists I’d like to see actually come to Norway. But I’m looking forward to Ariana Grande’s return, says Dancke. Did you get a ticket to Sabrina Carpenter’s concert in Norway? Published 06.12.2024, at 21.54
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