One major problem of the annual Ghana Music Awards Festival since its inception is overcrowding at its venue. Whenever overcrowding occurs, security becomes porous; this offers unscrupulous chaps the oppportunity to get involved in several vices.
To check overcrowding at the venue come April 14, several measures have been put in place.
According to the Public Relations Manager of Charter House, Juno Abena Dadson, this year they intend to control the crowd at the Dome during the GMA, so that the few who make their way there can enjoy themselves and increase the experience.
This she said to justify the price increment of this year’s event.
If there is a major show in Ghana that everyone looks up to, then definitely it would be the annual Ghana Music Awards Festival. It’s a show that every music fanatic wants to be part of to cheer his/her favourites.
Will the ridiculous increment of ticket prices from a comfortable rate to an exorbitant rate affect attendance? After all, the event will even be shown live on two television stations in Ghana.
The tickets for the biggest event on the Ghanaian calendar, the annual GMA start selling at designated venues at a whooping GHC100. Information available to GhanaCelebrities.Com had it that, VIP ticket for the event would cost GHC200 with a higher fee for VVIP.
Juno Abena Dadson confirmed the standard price of 100GHC but said instead of selling VIP tickets, they would rather offer those tickets as complimentary to nominees, title sponsors, artistes billed to perform on the night as well as industry players.
During last year’s awards, tickets were sold for 70GHC for standard and 100GHC for VIP. However both the standard and VIP sitting areas were doubled because of last minute yearning to see the event live by many people.
She said this year; they are bent on making sure that tickets are not over sold. When asked if the increase in price was a ploy to discourage many from crowding the venue, she answered in negative but stressed that, it’s a means of checking who comes to the event and also because of the content for this year.
She said a lot has been added to make this year’s edition rich and unforgettable experience with over 20 musicians from Ghana, UK, South Africa, Nigeria and Angola confirmed to perform.
Meanwhile check below for some of the reactions GhanaCelebrities.Com got on twitter when we tweeted on this year’s ticket prices.
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vodafone shud better bring lil wayne to ghana for the show . we dont need yawa artist from nigeria. its always nigerian artist performin in ghana but ghanain artist never get the chance to perform in nigeria!
@boss, The award is organised by a Nigerian so what do you expect?
100GHC? This is pure extortion on the part of Charter House. I mean how. Ghana is a third world country so charging 100 is pure madness. So what happens to people whose monthly salary 200GHC? Does that mean they can’t be part of the GMA? Now I know this award is for the rich. As for Vodafone the least said about them the better.
@onye, Everything is Ghana IS made for the rich! If the minimum wage is GHC 150.- how can you charge GHC 100.- for a concert? That’s like charging € 600.- for a show in EU!!!!
Ghana is indeed a very expensive Country, why not many turist goes there!!!
excused me to say this, but Ghanaian money have no value. because i was in Ghana last Christmas and no concert was less then 50GHC even movie ticket cost from 35 and up GHC, why? because there is no body standing up for our money and how everything suppose sold according to our economy. that is why every foreigner would just come to Ghana open some business and charge as mush as he or she wants. this is very ashamed that the average Ghanaian pay check is 100 to 200GHS and they did not even consider that.
Ego bee….hmmm…100 gh…..i go fit chill ham better for 3nso nyame y3…..apuuuu
‘apuuu taaa’ a 100ghc for dis Alo show u call gh music award.tweaaaah dey think say we not know wht dey take money do !
sarkodie’s show even cost 35gh n it waz a good showwww….but u guyz alwaz gv us yawa n disorganised showssss….eg…020 vodafone show waz a flop
even GH Rocks and other concerts cost less, im sure VGMA wl be disorganised as always..
Those of u who cant afford the ticket shd jux keep quiet n watch the event on tv like myself period