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The ticket prices for Kevin Hart’s highly anticipated comedy show coming to South Africa have been revealed.

To say they are steep is an understatement.

The comedian and actor is gracing our stages as part of his Reality Check tour, which marks his return to Mzansi since his last check-in six years ago.

He is set to do just one show this time around at the Sun Bet Arena in Pretoria on February 17.

The Citizen notes that the early bird tickets were made available on Wednesday morning for Discover Bank clients, with pre-sale access only available for 48 hours.

Here are the prices for the various packages:

• The Kevin Hart front-row VIP package with NFT — R17 820
• The Kevin Hart gold VIP package with NFT — R12 995
• Kevin Hart premium ticket package — R5 050
• Official premium ticket — R2 500 — R4 000
• Aisle seating R740 — R2 215
• Price category A R2 155
• Price category B R1 815
• Price category C R1 360
• Price category D R910
• Wheelchair/Accessibility seating R680

The Kevin Hart Premium Ticket package comes with a special limited-edition tour lithograph, commemorative VIP laminate, red carpet entry, VIP check-in, some exclusive merchandise, and entry and crowd-free merchandise shopping.

The Gold VIP ticket with NFT comes with similar perks, although it also includes an invitation to the pre-show Kevin Hart VIP lounge which will include light appetizers and two drinks per person, as well as a “Reality Check” satin tour jacket.

That ticket is located in the first five rows, while the most expensive package deal seats you right in the front.

Kevin Hart tickets start from R740-R2215 for Aisle seating and floor seating start from R910-R2155.

La ya?

The most expensive is a R17820 Front Row VIP that includes the following ; pic.twitter.com/XL8e74tegI

— Gɪᴠᴇɴ Nᴜʀᴍᴀɢᴏᴍᴇᴅᴏᴠ (@_BigSexy) November 30, 2022

Of course in 2022/23, NFTs – non-fungible tokens or unique digital identifiers that cannot be copied, substituted or subdivided, in the form of art, music, video and much more – are sold as a part of concert package deals.

What the Kevin Hart NFT will be is unclear, but it will be “redeemable 24 hours post-show”.

Does this guy realise where he is talking? SA has obviously reacted with rampant cries of “bathong!”:

#kevinhart ticket prices for his SA show. VIP needs to come with a lap dance pic.twitter.com/Xo1oK340Pa

— The world is funny (@itsalljokessa) November 30, 2022

Kevin Hart ticket cost R10 000.00 , closer to stage is R13 000.00

Bathong are we getting Off_White sneakers after the show ?? pic.twitter.com/G2EivnINqD

— Iam_Muciq (@Dee_DeMuciq) November 30, 2022

I was gonna surprise love with Kevin Hart tickets but eh that one needs us to discuss and review the budget as a family

— Mam’K wa Love  (@kgware_paballo) November 30, 2022

Well well well… would you look at the price of these tickets?

I hope the jokes will be the same in the R900/ticket seats. #KevinHart pic.twitter.com/jqhOTUYDnp

— Keith Maharajh (@KeithMaharajh) November 30, 2022

Me at Kevin Hart’s show after paying 17K for a ticket pic.twitter.com/8vayKuPLKw

— yoh (@palesa_moloto) November 30, 2022

@KevinHart4real. The pricing of your tickets is so hilarious – you’re really a true comedian. You’re coming to South Africa not America, R17,000 is equivalent to a salary of 7 months to some homes this side. Good luck https://t.co/NRN9qrDjrZ

— Afiba  (@afiba_m) November 30, 2022

is kevin hart aware of cyril’s economy or are those ticket prices the first joke of his special?

— yson Zulu (@TysonCreme) November 30, 2022

Kevin Hart ticket prices are more than minimum wage pic.twitter.com/c9dXJG0FAJ

— SammyJ (@sammysoluckyy) November 30, 2022

This is along the line of what you might be paying for:

Looks fun, but surely those couple of hours seated under his nose are not worth the sky-high cost.

[source:citizen]