How to get tickets for Taylor Swift’s 2024 Australian Tour… as fans fork out up to $1800 to secure a spot at her sold out shows

Excited Taylor Swift fans can now get tickets for her Australian Eras Tour as thousands of new seats become available.

Tickets go on sale Friday at 10am for Sydney and 4pm for Melbourne, and Ticketek has been sharing tips ahead of the release.

To secure the tickets, the fan must log into the Ticketek website at least 15 minutes before the on-sale time and follow the links.

They are not allowed to refresh their browser while waiting to be taken through to the event page.

Once you are able to purchase tickets, make sure you complete your purchase before the timer runs out.

Frontier Touring announced on Thursday that additional tickets will be released for all of Swift’s Australian tour dates, which will take place in Melbourne and Sydney next year.

Prices for the new allotment of tickets start at $79.90 for “partially obstructed side view tickets.”

It comes as die-hard fans have flocked to outsourcing site Airtasker in a bid to hire people to help them buy a ticket to her concert.

An avid fan has reportedly paid six people $100 each to help him get a ticket, meaning that even if he is successful, he will receive an additional $600 out of pocket, reports news.com.au.

A ticket to Swift’s concert can cost as much as $1,275, meaning die-hard fans can spend as much as $1,875 to see Taylor perform live.

With more than a million fans vying for another 450,000 tickets to Swift’s shows in Sydney and Melbourne, it seems people need all the help they can get in getting a ticket.

Die-hard fans have flocked to outsourcing site Airtasker in an attempt to hire people to help them buy a ticket to a concert

The news comes as scalped tickets for the shows are skyrocketing in price.

Authorities have canceled at least 54 illegal ticket entries. The Herald Sun reported.

They have appeared on a host of sites including eBay, Gumtree and Stubhub.

In Victoria, selling tickets to major events for more than 10 per cent above face value is illegal, with fines of up to $576,930 for businesses that break the law.

Fines of up to $962 also apply to individuals who violate these terms.

A ticket to Swift’s concert can cost as much as $1275, meaning die-hard fans can spend as much as $1875 to see Taylor perform live

Taylor announced a third show in Melbourne at the MCG on February 18 next year and a fourth concert in Sydney at Accor Stadium on February 26 as part of The Eras Tour.

She will become the first artist since Madonna to perform three consecutive concerts at the Melbourne Cricket Ground when she takes the stage in February next year, and the first ever to play a fourth consecutive show at Sydney’s Accor Stadium.

The new performances are in addition to the existing concerts in Melbourne on February 16, 17 and 18 and the shows in Sydney on February 23, 24, 25 and 26.

With more than a million fans vying for an additional 450,000 tickets to Swift’s shows in Sydney and Melbourne, it seems people need all the help they can get in securing a ticket