Taylor Swift fans snapped up nearly all remaining tickets to her Sydney and Melbourne concerts during Friday’s online sale, while others queued outdoors to secure tickets from city outlets.Thousands of fans around the country can finally make plans for the February shows, but not everyone who wanted tickets is celebrating today.
Not in her wildest dreams did the long-time Swift fan imagine she’d completely miss out.“I joined the Melbourne presale out of desperation, and thought maybe I could plan a Melbourne trip around this, and no luck for Melbourne either,” she said. “I’ve been at work today, but joined again and had my partner, and my cousin helping, and none of us have got any tickets for Sydney or Melbourne … we just stared at that lounge screen, searching for hours and hours.
The ticket allocation to Taylor Swift’s Sydney concerts is almost exhausted, according to Frontier Touring.
Just as Sydney’s online ticket allocation was close to exhausted on Friday, staff at Melbourne’s Ticketek store opened the doors at 2pm for fans to buy tickets over the counter.
Sixteen-year-old Claudia Casey was at the start of the line, where she’d been for 30 hours in a bid to buy three precious tickets to one of Swift’s MCG performances.“I got here yesterday, around 8am,” she said. Her mother was sitting close by, where she’d been for several hours after Claudia’s father had gone home.“Dad spent the night, and there was a group of people who came, and we all kept each other company,” Claudia said. “My dad and mum are wonderful, I love them, and thank them for letting me go to these extremes to go to a concert.”
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Those with extra tickets can resell them on the official Ticketek resale platform, which guarantees fair pricing, legitimate tickets and secure purchase.This will open September 4. Anyone looking to resell outside the platform must ensure they charge no more than 10 per cent above than the original price.Swift’s Australian tour kicks off next year, beginning in Melbourne on February 16, 17 and 18 and then heading to Sydney for February 23, 24, 25 and 26.