Taylor Swift fans have gone to drastic lengths to secure tickets to her Australian Eras Tour.
Thousands of new seats for her Aussie shows were released by Ticketek on Friday at 10am in Sydney and are set to be released at 4pm in Melbourne, and Swifties in both cities have been clamouring for a spot in the queue.
Lines at Ticketek box offices in both Melbourne and Sydney curved around the block, with many fans camping out with sleeping bags and deck chairs, while others have been waiting patiently on the online Ticketek website.
Swift’s four Sydney concerts in February all sold out by 11.20am.
A Melbourne fan shared the extreme lengths they are going to to secure tickets in a wild video on TikTok.
Taylor Swift fans have gone to drastic lengths to secure tickets to her Australian Eras Tour, with one Melbourne Swiftie setting up several laptops on their apartment floor all opening on the ticket site, which will release tickets at 4pm
The extraordinary video shows a close up of a laptop open to the ticket portal, then the camera zooms out to show numerous laptops and smartphones covering the floor of an entire apartment, all opened to the ticket site.
Over the clip, Swift’s hit song …Ready for It? plays as the camera pans across 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 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 show numerous laptops and smartphones covering the floor of an entire apartment
They shouldn’t refresh their browser while waiting to be let through to the event page.
Once you get through to buy tickets, make sure you complete your purchase before the timer runs out.
Frontier Touring announced on Thursday extra tickets would 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 were released by Ticketek on Friday at 10am in Sydney and are set to be released at 4pm in Melbourne , and Swifties in both cities have been clamouring for a spot in the queue
Prices for the new allocation of tickets will 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 purchase a ticket to her concert.
One eager fan has reportedly paid six individuals $100 each to help him secure a ticket, meaning even if he is successful he will be out of pocket an extra $600, reports news.com.au.
A ticket to Swift’s concert can cost as much as $1275, meaning die hard fans could fork out as much as $1875 to see Taylor perform live.
With over one million fans scrambling for an extra 450,000 tickets released to Swift’s Sydney and Melbourne shows, it looks like people need all the help they can get in securing a ticket.
The news comes as scalped tickets for the shows skyrocket in price.
A ticket to Swift’s concert can cost as much as $1275, meaning die hard fans could fork out as much as $1875 to see Taylor perform live
Authorities have cancelled at least 54 illegal ticket listings.
They have been appearing on a multitude of sites, including eBay, Gumtree and Stubhub.
In Victoria, selling tickets to major events for more than 10 per cent over the face value is illegal with fines as high as $576,930 for companies who breach the law.
Fines of up to $962 also apply to individuals who breach these conditions.
With over one million fans scrambling for an extra 450,000 tickets release to Swift’s Sydney and Melbourne shows, it looks like people need all the help they can get in securing a ticket
Taylor announced a third Melbourne show at the MCG on February 18 next year and a fourth Sydney concert 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 straight show at Sydney’s Accor Stadium.
The new gigs are in addition to the existing Melbourne concerts on February 16, 17 and 18 and Sydney shows on February 23, 24, 25 and 26.
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