Melbourne, November 5 Australian fans of Britney Spears are splashing up to 1500 dollars to watch their idol perform in the country.

Thousands of devotees were said to have grabbed the tickets to see the pop princess kick start her much-awaited Circus tour of 14 almost sold-out shows.

According to The Daily Telegraph, the singer stepped on to a private plane in Sydney to head for Perth where she will launch her month-long tour on November 6, reports News.com.au.

Britney's Circus was said to have brought 225 crew members, 45 band members and dancers, 15 circus performers in addition to the hiring of 150 local crew in each city crew in each city.

The 27-year-old recently posted on Twitter page: "Longest flight ever but we had a great time ... So excited to be here." (ANI)