Hilary Duffs Aussie Tour Tickets Are Flying!

It seems that there is still plenty of love in Australia for Hilary Duff.

The noughties pop icon, 38, announced her first Down Under jaunt in almost two decades last week, and fans have been ferociously jostling for tickets.

Vodafone and Mastercard presales kicked off at 2pm on Wednesday and the queue quickly exploded to epic proportions.

A quick visit to the Ticketek site after the presale commenced revealed a formidable queue of 51,494 Australian Hilary Duff fans waiting to get their hands on a ticket in the first release.  

Fans who missed out on Wednesday will still have the chance to grab an early bird ticket, with Live Nation and Westfield presales commencing from 1pm on Thursday, February 19.

Judging by Wednesday's response, hopeful fans might want to bring a packed lunch for the queue. 

It seems that there is still plenty of love in Australia for Hilary Duff (pictured). The noughties pop icon, 38, announced her first Down Under jaunt in almost two decades last week, and fans have been ferociously clamouring for tickets

Meanwhile, fans happy to wait for the hoopla to potentially die down, can try their luck on Friday, February 20, with the general on-sale release.   

Hilary set Aussie fans' hearts aflutter last week when she announced an Antipodean stop on her Lucky Me world tour.

The Come Clean hitmaker was last in the country back in 2008 on her Dignity world tour and redressed the balance with the announcement of a whistle-stop four-date run.

She will be kicking off  the Australian tour at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre on October 22. 

She will then head to Sydney's Qudos Bank Arena on October 24, and Melbourne's Rod Laver Arena on October 26, before rounding out the run at the RAC Arena in Perth on October 29.

The Lizzie McGuire star took to Instagram to announce the tour with a clip of herself rummaging through a closet, which ended with her selecting a cosy white faux-fur coat.

'The name says it all,' she wrote.

'I truly feel so lucky to be able to be onstage again in front of all of you beautiful people. I can't wait! See you on the Lucky Me tour.'

Vodaphone and Mastercard presales kicked off at 2pm on Wednesday and the queue quickly exploded to epic proportions

A quick visit to the Ticketek site after the pre sale commenced revealed a formidable queue of 51,494 Australian Hilary Duff fans waiting to get their hands on the a ticket in the first release

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Australian fans were quick to voice their excitement on Live Nation Australia's Instagram announcement.

'Inner child screaming,' one excited fan offered, while another jumped in with: 'Omg!!! LOVE HER soooooo much.'

A third offered an equally thrilled: 'This is what dreams are made of,' while another summed up the sentiment of many with: 'Sooo excited!! I went when I was 16 and you bet I'm going now!'

The announcement drew some criticism, however, with some Hilary Duff fans disappointed with the lack of an Adelaide show.

'Missing Adelaide is so yesterday,' one crestfallen fan wrote. 'We're here if you need us!'

'Hey Now! What about Adelaide?' another asked, while a fourth chimed in with: 'Why is Adelaide always missed?'

One even-headed fan suggested that the lack of an Adelaide stop on the tour was a case of 'win some, lose some'.

'Everyone complaining about Adelaide but she's actually going to Perth when it's a city that's usually neglected,' they commented.

'You win some, you lose some.'

Hilary first rose to fame as a teen idol, playing the titular role in the iconic Disney series Lizzie McGuire and subsequent feature film.

She parlayed that small and big screen success into a formidable music career that has seen her sell 15 million albums worldwide.

In March last year, Billboard ranked Hilary at number 73 on its Top 100 Women Artists of the 21st Century list.

Aside from highly successful forays into music and acting, Hilary has also co-authored a trilogy of novels, beginning with Elixir, which topped The New York Times Best Seller list, and followed by the sequels Devoted and True.