Ed Sheeran fans pay up to £3.4K to meet him - twice as expensive as Britney Spears

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EXPENSIVE: Ed Sheeran fans are paying up to £3,400 to shake his hand

The astonishing fee is almost double what pop babe Britney Spears charges.

She demands £1,900 for meet-and-greets after her Piece of Me shows at Planet Hollywood Resort in Las Vegas, where she has sold more than £75million in tickets in four years.

Other megastars including Justin Bieber, Miley Cyrus, Madonna and even Beyoncé and Lady Gaga all charge less – in some cases considerably less – to let their most loyal followers get up-close and personal.

Now some fans reckon Ed – who last night performed the final gig of the US leg of his tour at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville – should reward their loyalty by reducing the cost of their once-in-a-lifetime encounters with him.

"Amazing concert, amazingly poor VIP experience"

Jessica A

The VIP packages on offer vary from venue to venue, but after one of the singer's three recent gigs at LA's Staples Center, disgruntled follower Jessica A posted: "Amazing concert, amazingly poor VIP experience.

"Primo seats great, but limo ride from hotel lasted ten minutes, lavish buffet turned out to be sandwiches and beer and no-one I saw got more than 20 seconds or so with Ed.

"Big bucks for very little."

After another performance last month in Washington DC, one upset concertgoer wrote on a fan forum: "Ed is the best live act I've ever seen but all his expensive add-ons suck the big one."

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Celebrity riders have has always been known to be demanding, find out which celebrities are diva's and which ones are modest receivers.

Ed has been ranked No.1 in a chart of stars offering the most expensive concert packages.

The survey was carried out by a US TV cable network for a show due to air this month.

It reveals just how much money many stars are making on top of the huge amounts they are raking in from live performances.

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DOUBLE: The fee is almost double what pop babe Britney Spears charges

A US spokesman for 26-year-old Shape of You singer Ed said: "Local promoters usually organise the paid-for guest packages, along with hiring limos, organising catering and providing chaperones to ensure everything runs smoothly."

On an earlier tour, Ed said in an interview: "I've been doing meet-and-greet signings after every gig and it's been about two or three hundred people backstage every time.

"So for me, in a new country, having two or three hundred people who bought a CD and want to say 'Hi' is very special."

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