F1: Singapore GP Ticket news
Three-day Paddock Club tickets for the 2023 Formula One Singapore Airlines Singapore Grand Prix in September are going at $11,016 this year, an increase of over 10 percent from $9,898 in 2022, and $9,500 in 2019.
They are all sold out, such is the popularity of F1 today.
Despite the high prices, which are the most expensive ever, organizers Singapore GP said these three-day tickets have all been snapped up, with only limited single-day tickets remaining for Friday and Saturday.
Besides the hospitality suites, several other categories of tickets – including the three-day options for Pit, Pit Exit, Turn 1 and Turn 2, Stamford, Padang and Connaught grandstands plus Zone 4 walkabouts – have sold out.
“Sales for the Formula 1 Paddock Club tickets have been the strongest we have ever seen, with three-day passes and Sunday tickets sold out within a few weeks of release,” said a Singapore GP spokesman, in response to queries from The Straits Times.
As for the price increase, the spokesman said the organizers regularly reviews and updates its products to “continuously improve our service standards and hospitality experiences” to make sure the Singapore GP remains a “must-attend” event on the F1 calendar.
The spokesman added this year’s Paddock Club “has a brand new bespoke three-story atrium structure”, with new facilities, including award-winning restaurants and bars, as well as more viewing opportunities.
The fully air-conditioned hospitality suite typically attracts a high-end clientele and perks such as exclusive access to a daily pit lane walk between the garages and the teams’ motorhomes. F1 drivers and team members frequently traverse this walkway, as do celebrity guests.
Singapore GP said the other hospitality suites within the Marina Bay Circuit have also been fully booked – namely the Sky Suites along the Pit Straight, Green Room as well as Lounge @ Turn 3. Limited tickets remain for Sky Suites and Twenty3.
The spokesman said: “Once a hospitality location has sold out, no additional inventory will be added in that category. However, Singapore GP has been working together with stakeholders and the local authorities to identify new sites for additional exciting hospitality options due to the strong demand.” Strait Times
New Grandstands Announced Due to demand
TDue to strong demand for tickets, two new grandstands will be introduced at the Marina Bay Street Circuit for the Formula 1 Singapore Airlines Singapore Grand Prix 2023. 12 ticket categories have already sold out, or are selling fast. With Aston Martin and Mercedes putting up a fight with Red Bull Racing, 2023 is shaping up to be a thrilling Formula 1 season. Combined with the soon-to-be released entertainment line-up, the Formula 1 Singapore Airlines Singapore Grand Prix 2023 is expected to attract another sell-out crowd.
The Grand Prix in 2022 drew a record crowd of more than 300,000 visitors over 3-days, its highest attendance since 2008, according to the Ministry of Trade and Industry.
New ticket options now available
The additional grandstands will also mitigate the overall reduction in capacity due to the closure of the Bay Grandstand as part of the redevelopment of The Float at Marina Bay. Race promoter Singapore GP has been working together with stakeholders and the local authorities to identify new sites for additional grandstands and viewing bleachers.
Limited seats are now available at two new grandstands – the Sheares (Turn 1) and Promenade (between Turns 17 & 18) Grandstands, along with the Pit Entry Grandstand (Turn 19). The grandstands will provide ticketholders access to all zones in the Circuit Park, and are priced from S$1,188. See Annex A for the locations of these grandstands in the Circuit Park.
Limited single-day Zone 4 and Premier Walkabout tickets, priced from S$128, have also been released for sale from today. All walkabout ticketholders will have access to strategically located viewing bleachers within the Marina Bay Street Circuit as well as the entertainment in Zone 4.
Singapore GP will continue to explore additional areas for ticketholders to view the race in the Circuit Park this 15 to 17 September.
First wave of Live Entertainment Announced
Race promoter Singapore GP Pte Ltd unveiled the first wave of entertainment acts set to light up the Formula 1 Singapore Airlines Singapore Grand Prix 2023 from 15 to 17 September 2023. The high-octane track action at the night race will be complemented by an 88rising line-up, Post Malone, and Robbie Williams. More acts will be unveiled in the coming weeks to complete the full entertainment program.
88rising
Making their collective Singapore debut at the night race is the game-changing Asian-American record label 88rising, presenting a line-up of artistes that includes Jackson Wang, Rich Brian, NIKI, and Warren Hue. 88rising is one of the biggest musical platforms around, propelling Asian acts onto the global stage and creating iconic pop-culture crossovers. 88rising’s own Head in the Clouds Music Festival has become a global sensation – with stops in Los Angeles, Coachella Main Stage, Jakarta, and Manila. 88rising is set to perform throughout the day at the Zone 4 Padang Stage on 15 September with more acts from the collective set to be added to the line-up.
Jackson Wang began releasing solo music in 2017, with hit singles Come Alive, Blow, 100 ways, and LMLY. The Chinese singer’s second album Magic Man reached number 15 on the US Billboard 200. In 2022, he made history at Coachella as the first-ever Chinese solo artiste to perform on the main stage and also embarked on the MAGIC MAN WORLD TOUR including stops in London, Paris, Thailand, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, and will continue to South and North America. In 2023, he became the only Chinese solo artiste to perform at Coachella for the second time.
Rich Brian made history in 2018 by topping the iTunes Hip-Hop charts with his debut album AMEN – a first for an Asian musician. The Indonesian rapper has since released two studio albums and two EPs, and featured in numerous collaborations, collaborating with the likes of 21 Savage, Offset, and Playboi Carti. Brian has taken his music across the globe, selling out shows and playing festivals around the world. Brian is the world’s preeminent Asian rapper.
Indie-folk and pop singer-songwriter NIKI boasts a repertoire of hit songs including lowkey, Every Summertime and High School in Jakarta. Since breaking through with her 2018 EP, Zephyr, the Indonesian songstress has accumulated over 1.8 billion streams to date and sold out her first ever headline tour in 2022.
Listed in Forbes Asia Under 30 list and being added to NME’s list of 100 essential new artistes in 2022 and 25 artistes to watch for 2022, rapper-singer Warren Hue is a rising star in the hip-hop music scene. Pushing the boundaries of hip-hop and R&B, the Indonesian artiste released his studio debut BOY OF THE YEAR and embarked on his first North America tour in 2022.
Post Malone
Catch American global phenomenon Post Malone’s Singapore debut at the Zone 4 Padang Stage after Qualifying on Saturday, 16 September. A 5x diamond-certified GRAMMY® Award-nominated phenomenon, Dallas, TX artist Post Malone regularly rewrites history and blurs boundaries. Emerging in 2015 with a genre-less brew that inspired a movement, he delivered the diamond-selling Congratulations [feat. Quavo], achieved back-to-back #1 debuts on the Billboard Top 200, received countless multi-Platinum and Diamond certifications around the world, and smashed one record after another with his Hot 100-topping hits. In 2022, he pushed boundaries again with his fourth full-length offering, Twelve Carat Toothache, which marked his fourth consecutive Top 5 bow on the Billboard Top 200. He also scored “the highest-certified single in RIAA history” with the 17x-platinum Sunflower (Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse) [feat. Swae Lee], netting the biggest single of his generation. Earlier this year he garnered a GRAMMY® Award nod in the category of “Best Pop Duo/Group Performance” for I Like You (A Happier Song) [with Doja Cat], marking his tenth career nomination in six years. As of 2023, his catalogue comprises the GRAMMY® Award-nominated rockstar [feat. 21 Savage] (Diamond), Sunflower (Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse) [feat. Swae Lee] (Diamond), I Fall Apart (5x-platinum), Psycho [feat. Ty Dolla $ign] (5x-platinum), White Iverson (5x-platinum), Better Now (4x-platinum), and more.
Robbie Williams
British pop sensation Robbie Williams returns to the Marina Bay Street Circuit after putting on a truly memorable performance to a crowd of 50,000 fans at the Padang, despite the heavy downpour in 2014. The Rock DJ will dish out his hits at the Zone 4 Padang Stage after the Formula 1 race on Sunday, 17 September. Robbie is one of the most decorated music artistes in the world with six of the Top 100 best-selling albums in British history, a huge 80 million album sales worldwide, 14 Number 1 singles (with Take That and as a solo artiste) and a record 18 BRIT Awards – more than any other artiste in music history. Robbie secured his 14th UK Number 1 album with XXV, which topped the chart in its first week of release. With this amazing achievement, the music icon has now broken the record for the solo artiste with the most UK Number 1 albums – only The Beatles now have more UK Number 1 albums than Robbie with 15. Robbie has also raised over £75 million to date for charity through co-founding Soccer Aid for UNICEF in 2006. His hits include Angels, Millennium, Candy, Feel, and She’s the One.
All tickets to the Formula 1 Singapore Airlines Singapore Grand Prix 2023 provide access to the concerts at the Padang Stage in Zone 4. Patrons will need to ensure that they have a valid ticket on the relevant day of an act’s performance. Priced from S$128 for a single-day ticket and S$398 for a three-day pass, official tickets can be purchased from www.singaporegp.sg and via authorized ticketing partners.
Fans are recommended to follow @F1nightrace on social media for the latest news on the Home of Formula 1 Night Racing, as well as the complete entertainment line-up.