Taylor Swift fans have gone to great lengths to get tickets for her Australian Eras Tour.
Thousands of new seats for its Aussie shows were released by Ticketek at 10am in Sydney on Friday and are expected to be released in Melbourne at 4pm, and Swifties in both cities have been clamoring for a spot in the queue.
The lines at the Ticketek ticket offices in both Melbourne and Sydney stretched around the block, with many fans camping out with sleeping bags and lounge chairs, while others waited patiently on the online Ticketek website.
Swift’s four Sydney concerts in February were all sold out by 11.20am.
A Melbourne fan shared the extreme lengths they go to to get tickets in a wild video on TikTok.
Taylor Swift fans have gone to great lengths to get tickets for her Australian Eras Tour, with one Melbourne Swiftie setting up several laptops on their apartment floor, all of which open on the ticket site, with tickets releasing at 4pm.
The extraordinary video shows a close-up of a laptop open to the ticketing portal, then the camera zooms out to show numerous laptops and smartphones covering the floor of an entire apartment, all opened to the ticketing booth.
Over the clip, Swift’s hit…Ready for It? plays as the camera moves around the room.
Earlier this week, Ticketek shared their tips for securing the newly released tickets.
Fans were advised to log onto the Ticketek website at least 15 minutes before the on-sale time and follow the links.
The extraordinary video shows a close-up of a laptop open to the ticket portal, then the camera zooms out to reveal countless laptops and smartphones covering the floor of an entire apartment
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.
Thousands of new seats for her Aussie shows have been released by Ticketek at 10am in Sydney on Friday and will be released in Melbourne at 4pm, and Swifties in both cities have been clamoring for a spot in the queue
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.
The news comes as scalped tickets for the shows are skyrocketing in price.
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
Authorities have canceled at least 54 illegal ticket entries.
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.
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
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.