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Harry Styles concert

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Bedroomdilemmas113 · 18/02/2026 18:58

With an early teens teenager - yes or no?
Do you think it’ll be a good show?
I think yes, husband thinks I’ve lost my mind (doesn’t actually care if I go but thinks it’s funny that I want to and can’t understand why).
Don’t want to ask teenager before I decide myself whether I think it’s worth the cost, in case she says yes and on reflection I decide against it….

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domenica1 · 19/02/2026 16:25

For sure. Was my DD’s first concert at 8 3 years ago. This summer we are going twice! She can’t wait

BiscoffCheesecakes · 19/02/2026 15:52

whatnexxt · 19/02/2026 12:59

I have stayed at Wembley many times I find it a good base for London. Earlier this month I paid less then £50 a night and that included a concert (MIKA, at the arena) night. As soon as the big artists announce tour dates booking goes mad and the fast high level demand drives prices up. If you are really fast you can sometimes still bag a cheap enough room, but more often than not the PI website crashes for a bit for to so many people trying to get on and book at the same time.

Yeah, I paid about £50 per room for dd2 & I (she can't sleep if someone so much as breathes in the same room) when we saw Conan Gray in Nov '24. I enquired about the parking charge and was told "we put the price up for premium acts that are playing locally". I said we're seeing CG & the reply was "yeah, parking would only be £10 a day for him" 🤣. He still managed to sell out the 12,000 seater Ovo Arena ...

distinctpossibility · 19/02/2026 15:26

snowymarbles · 19/02/2026 11:28

They go sky high - for Taylor Swift the premier inn we booked in was pretty much sold out within 2 hours of the concert being announced. If you wait to know if you have tickets you have no hope at a decent price. We live in London so booked Edinburgh and Liverpool in the hope we got a Ticket for one of them…..

Yeah the rooms were disappearing in front of my eyes! Paid £300 per room. I had set a budget of £1000 all in for the trip but was still 😱 We are paying for the convenience though so it is worth it to us.

Bedroomdilemmas113 · 19/02/2026 14:07

Oneborneverydecade · 19/02/2026 07:52

If you're worried that his new music might be different, why not wait for the new album before deciding?
Had you listened to Beyonce's country album before buying those tickets? I love that album but didn't see the concert unfortunately.

I had, and I really enjoyed it but the atmosphere was just a bit flat.

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whatnexxt · 19/02/2026 12:59

BiscoffCheesecakes · 19/02/2026 09:24

I managed to get 2 cheap Premier Inn rooms in Wembley for a concert at the Ovo Arena. Do they bump the prices up for very well known acts?

I have stayed at Wembley many times I find it a good base for London. Earlier this month I paid less then £50 a night and that included a concert (MIKA, at the arena) night. As soon as the big artists announce tour dates booking goes mad and the fast high level demand drives prices up. If you are really fast you can sometimes still bag a cheap enough room, but more often than not the PI website crashes for a bit for to so many people trying to get on and book at the same time.

JaneIves · 19/02/2026 11:40

My husband took our then 9 year old to Wembley -HSLOT in ‘23 and they both loved it (him a bit more I think) We have also seen Ed Sheeran and Taylor at Wembley stadium, no issues at all. We did Olivia Rodrigo last year at Hyde park, we were gold barrier and all was good until about an hour before and the ‘adults’ that were trying to push 2 very excited 12 year olds out of their space got some extremely stern words from us. Muttering all around about how ‘little kids can’t connect with her lyrics, what do they know about love and heartbreak’ trying to gate keep - made me so cross! If you like music, you like music! Wanna get barrier? Put the effort in, don’t try and bully 2 young girls!
Anyway, I digress - returning to Wembley for HS this year. I agree that £1000 is way too much, unless you can afford it. Set some alerts for Twickets, I’ve done this for Raye and bagged some nosebleed seats at the 02 for face value - around £50 each.

snowymarbles · 19/02/2026 11:28

BiscoffCheesecakes · 19/02/2026 09:24

I managed to get 2 cheap Premier Inn rooms in Wembley for a concert at the Ovo Arena. Do they bump the prices up for very well known acts?

They go sky high - for Taylor Swift the premier inn we booked in was pretty much sold out within 2 hours of the concert being announced. If you wait to know if you have tickets you have no hope at a decent price. We live in London so booked Edinburgh and Liverpool in the hope we got a Ticket for one of them…..

BiscoffCheesecakes · 19/02/2026 09:24

distinctpossibility · 19/02/2026 07:47

We are going as a family of 6. I was very lucky and only spent around £400 on the tickets plus 2 x extortionate hotel rooms in Wembley!

Ticketmaster still have tickets even on Saturday 4th July (if a weekend would make it easier) starting for £200ish. Wouldn't bother with hospitality

I managed to get 2 cheap Premier Inn rooms in Wembley for a concert at the Ovo Arena. Do they bump the prices up for very well known acts?

bowchicawowwow · 19/02/2026 09:20

Don’t spend 1k on tickets. There will be resales closer to the time via twickets etc if you hold on. Definitely go, I go to loads of concerts with my young adults

ranoutofquinoaandprosecco · 19/02/2026 09:11

We’ve managed to get tickets ours are excited and are 12 and 15. To be fair we’ve just started over the last couple of years started taking them to all sorts of music events - Rob Brydens Christmas thing was epic! Not sure they felt the same! Smashing Pumpkins was also interesting last summer! We’ve also got Luke Coombs booked this year and The Wkend!

Oneborneverydecade · 19/02/2026 07:52

If you're worried that his new music might be different, why not wait for the new album before deciding?
Had you listened to Beyonce's country album before buying those tickets? I love that album but didn't see the concert unfortunately.

distinctpossibility · 19/02/2026 07:47

We are going as a family of 6. I was very lucky and only spent around £400 on the tickets plus 2 x extortionate hotel rooms in Wembley!

Ticketmaster still have tickets even on Saturday 4th July (if a weekend would make it easier) starting for £200ish. Wouldn't bother with hospitality

mypantsareonfire · 19/02/2026 07:44

Shamesame · 18/02/2026 19:16

I am a pretty diehard indie alternative rock girl and have been to hundreds of gigs. The Harry Styles one in 2023 was easily in my top 5.

me too!

I took my dd to see him in 2023, she was 10. I mean, I do love Harry Styles as well, and I always had a soft spot for 1D (despite being a 40 something, lifelong Green Day fan), and it was a brilliant show.

NormasArse · 19/02/2026 07:41

Bedroomdilemmas113 · 18/02/2026 18:58

With an early teens teenager - yes or no?
Do you think it’ll be a good show?
I think yes, husband thinks I’ve lost my mind (doesn’t actually care if I go but thinks it’s funny that I want to and can’t understand why).
Don’t want to ask teenager before I decide myself whether I think it’s worth the cost, in case she says yes and on reflection I decide against it….

I’m 60 and I loved his last album. He’s supposed to be a brilliant showman too. I was in the draw for Manchester tickets, but was unsuccessful- boo!

snowymarbles · 19/02/2026 07:39

My DD went about 3 years ago - her dad took her I kind of wished I could have gone as I reckon it would have been a good show. She is going again this year.

i have done hospitality once - I paid £430 ish I think it was for each of us for Taylor - it was a great experience. That said both my girls were massive Taylor fans and so it made the day extra special for them. I am not sure I could bring myself to spend that much for someone else.

just one thing to beware of- if they are young teens don’t get caught out by the standing age limit.

JMSA · 19/02/2026 06:41

It’s not for me but my teen has seen him twice and LOVED it. She described it as ‘life-changing’ 😁

PeloMom · 19/02/2026 06:18

I agree with you in the Beyoncé s last concert - what a waste of $$$$$! However I think she’s an outlier. I went to many others after ( although not HS) and they were as expected and good

StarlitSea · 19/02/2026 06:06

Don’t spend so much. I guarantee that people will be selling theirs nearer the time. I have some that I will be selling back to Ticketmaster as soon as I can, as my daughter is going on a different date with a friend now. And I def don’t want to go!

whatnexxt · 19/02/2026 05:53

In light of your update, absolutely not. There is no way I would pay that kind of money for a concert. Paying more for better seats, fair enough, but spending over a thousand pounds to see a rich artist perform? Fuck that.

lastchancesalmon · 19/02/2026 00:08

Saw Harry 2 years ago with teen daughters. None of us real fans but we loved the show and have booked for this tour. We have ended up with more tickets than we need because of the way they went on sale - got tickets for earlier dates and then later for the added dates which suit us better so we will have tickets to sell, and I wouldn’t be surprised if others are in the same position so it might be worth waiting for resale tickets.

PullTheBricksDown · 18/02/2026 23:43

I would go if she's a fan and make a night of it, book a hotel etc. But sign up to the Twickets alerts for all the dates you could manage and look out for resale tickets. There will be a rush of them very near the date, as in 3 days before and less, if you can hold your nerve and you'll get a better deal.

StedSarandos · 18/02/2026 23:35

There are plenty of decent tickets left. You don't need to spend 1k.
We sit in the "restricted" view seats and still have a great view.

justgottadoit · 18/02/2026 23:30

i went with my then aged 15 DD to Wembley 3 years ago (was it 3!!! ). HS is awesome and we both loved it. One of the best gigs I’d seen for a while. He had a mostly female band, most people were dressed in glittery outfits or feather boas, 4 people were dressed as the Teletubbies (!), another in a baked bean can costume (🤣), it was a beautiful sunny evening and we have very happy memories of it. £1k is a lot of money to spend on tickets, but if you have the funds, do it!

PinkDreamer · 18/02/2026 23:28

Where are you looking for tickets? There’s loads of tickets available which aren’t hospitality tickets so are far last than £1000. Granted some dates have more available than others

labradorservant · 18/02/2026 23:22

Yes. He’s fab. In my top 5. Better than Taylor 🤫

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