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ALGS Birmingham tickets went on sale yesterday, and Apex Legends esports fans are already reporting sold-out options.
As we reported last weekend, the $2m ALGS Championship 2023 will take place at Resorts World Arena in Birmingham (pictured above) from Wednesday September 6th to Sunday September 10th 2023.
This venue is located right next to the NEC, which will host the separate i71 Insomnia Gaming Festival at the same time.
The Apex Legends Global Series (ALGS) Year 3 Championship 2023 is essentially the game’s biggest tournament of the year.
How to get ALGS Birmingham tickets and how much ticket prices are
Prices for ALGS Birmingham tickets start from £25.40 for general admission, though after fees, this rises to almost £30 (to be precise, £28.35, or £29.35 with postage).
There’s also a premium seating ticket option available (though it’s not fully clear what exactly this will get you), starting at £31, or £33.95 after fees, and £34.95 with postage.
These prices are set for the Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. However, for the finals weekend, the prices rise.
For the Saturday, general admission is £42.30 and premium seating is £48. For Sunday, general admission is £53.60, and premium seating is £59.30.
Premium seating options for the weekend appear to have sold out online. There’s also a five-day pass, costing £125 for general admission, with the premium option also sold out.
Some people also seem to have bought tickets early, because they spent £40 extra on the arena’s own subscription. There was also some confusion from fans online who wasn’t aware what Insomnia is and why it’s now in the mix (see section below).
When asked by Esports News UK last weekend if there will be different ticketing options including types for meet and greets, EA replied: “I think we have to work that out still, in terms of what the ticketing strategy looks like and the different opportunities for fans to engage. But we’ll definitely be putting together some pretty awesome experiences. We don’t know what the ticketing strategy is, but we hope to offer as many awesome experiences for our fans as possible.”
You can get ALGS Birmingham tickets from The Ticket Factory website.
ALGS Birmingham ticket discount for Insomnia customers
Visitors to Insomnia Gaming Festival in September 2023 will get some kind of discount on ALGS Birmingham tickets, Insomnia organisers have revealed.
An email from Insomnia sent to guests read: “As we are also collaborating with ALGS, all Insomnia ticket holders will get an exclusive discount to the ALGS Year 3 Championship, which takes place on 6-10 September. So if you haven’t booked your ticket to i71 yet, get in there now to unlock your ALGS discount.
“This year, Insomnia the Gaming Festival and the Apex Legends Global Series (ALGS) are working together to bring fans an unrivaled weekend of esports! Tickets for the ALGS Year 3 Championship at Resorts World Arena in Birmingham, UK go on sale today at 10am BST [on Friday July 21st] and Insomnia ticket holders should stay tuned; you’ll have the opportunity to get yours with an exclusive discount code on general admission tickets next week!”
We’ll update this article with specifics around the ALGS Birmingham tickets discount for Insomnia customers when they’re revealed.
For more information about the next Insomnia, read our article about the i71 esports line-up and ESL Premiership LAN finals here.
Bag policy for ALGS Birmingham
It’s also worth noting the following if you’re planning on grabbing some ALGS Birmingham tickets.
The Resorts World Arena bag policy states that a visitor’s bag must be no bigger than A4 in size (21cm x 30cm x 19cm), and have a maximum of two compartments.
Rucksacks are not permitted either, so it’s worth bearing that in mind.
Dom is an award-winning writer and finalist of the Esports Journalist of the Year 2023 award. He graduated from Bournemouth University with a 2:1 degree in Multi-Media Journalism in 2007.
As a long-time gamer having first picked up the NES controller in the late ’80s, he has written for a range of publications including GamesTM, Nintendo Official Magazine, industry publication MCV and others. He worked as head of content for the British Esports Federation up until February 2021, when he stepped back to work full-time on Esports News UK and offer esports consultancy and freelance services. Note: Dom still produces the British Esports newsletter on a freelance basis, so our coverage of British Esports is always kept simple – usually just covering the occasional press release – because of this conflict of interest.
