Manchester hotels hike prices 82% as Ed Sheeran plays CO-OP Live this week
Hotels in Manchester have increased their prices by 82% on average for Ed Sheeran’s visit to £203 per night, with one hotel increasing its rate by 165%, according to new data by BestNewBingoSites.
Ed Sheeran will make three stops in the UK and Ireland, performing in three arenas, before he embarks on his ‘Loop’ stadium tour in January 2026. The ‘Shape of You’ singer will perform in Coventry on December 5th, Manchester on December 7th and Dublin on December 9th.
The team at Best New Bingo Sites compared the price of a one-night stay in a hotel on the night of Ed Sheeran’s concert and compared it to rates just a week earlier on Booking.com.
Manchester has seen the largest increase in hotel prices, with rates rising by 82% on average. Shockingly, it costs on average £206 to stay overnight in Manchester on the 7th of December. The cheapest hotel currently costs £100, and the most expensive is almost three times the price at £299 per night. Just a week before the show on the 30th of November, hotels cost just £113 per night on average in Manchester.
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Coventry sees the smallest price hike. However, hotels are still, on average, charging 30% more for their rooms when Ed Sheeran performs at CBS Coventry than they do the week prior.
Sue Dawson, Operations Director at BestNewBingoSites, said: “From the outset, you have to be extremely lucky to get a ticket to see Ed Sheeran live, especially when he is performing limited dates in smaller arenas. But it’s clear that for many fans, the cost of staying overnight is becoming as challenging as getting a ticket.
“Our analysis shows that once you have purchased your ticket, hotels are cashing in and making it outrageously expensive to stay overnight in the city even before you have travelled, bought merch or had a snack in the venue.”