Taylor Swift’s fans have gone into meltdown after the pop star announced more tickets will be released for her upcoming The Eras Tour shows in .
In a Thursday press release, Frontier Touring announced extra tickets would be released for all of Swift’s n tour dates, which will take place in Melbourne and Sydney next year.
But the frenzy has caused ticket sites to crash yet again due to popular demand.
The Ticketek website was unreachable on Thursday morning.
Daily Mail has contacted Ticketek for comment.
Taylor Swift’s fans have gone into meltdown after the pop star announced more tickets will be released for her upcoming The Eras Tour shows in
Swift broke the internet back in June when tickets for the American pop superstar’s n leg of her tour first went on sale.
Hundreds of thousands of lucky Swifties successfully secured tickets, but many claimed the Ticketek app crashed and they could not get through to the purchasing page.
Several eager fans came across an error page as soon as they opened the app, while others were having issues accessing other tickets and events.
‘This was unexpected. Please try again,’ a message read.
The frenzy has reportedly caused ticket sites to crash yet again due to popular demand, according to News Corp
Swifties took to social media on Thursday to share their mixed emotions upon hearing the news of extra tickets – from excitement, to stress and pessimism
One X user referenced the nationwide Optus outage that occurred on Wednesday, predicting the blackout may happen again on Friday
Swifties took to social media on Thursday to share their mixed emotions upon hearing the news of extra tickets – from excitement, to stress and pessimism.
One X (formerly Twitter) user referenced the nationwide Optus outage that occurred on Wednesday, predicting the blackout may happen again on Friday.
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‘Imagine if #Optus went down tomorrow when the new Taylor Swift ticket drop happens,’ they tweeted.
‘It would obviously be terrible but in a truly, immensely funny way.’
‘Oh my god additional Taylor Swift tickets for what do Ido I’m at work,’ another fan freaked.
‘I guess that means another day all day of being held hostage by my phone, trying to get through to receive the prize that are these coveted tickets for my son.. sigh…’ someone lamented.
The tickets will go on sale on Friday at 10am for Sydney and 4pm for Melbourne and can be purchased here.
Prices for the new allocation of tickets will start at $79.90 for ‘partially-obstructed side view tickets’.
Fans seeking accessibility seating and who have previously submitted accessibility form requests with Ticketek do not need to resubmit their form again.
According to Frontier Touring, they ‘will be contacted in order of the time of their original form submission’.
The news comes as scalped tickets for the shows skyrocket in price.
Seats for the February dates in Melbourne were going for as much as $1275 each online last month.
Authorities have cancelled at least 54 illegal ticket listings, The Herald Sun reported.
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.
Hundreds of thousands of lucky fans successfully secured tickets on Ticketek back in June, but many claimed the Ticketek app crashed and they could not get through to the purchasing page
In a Thursday press release, Frontier Touring announced extra tickets would be released for all Swift’s n tour dates, which will take place in Melbourne and Sydney next year. Pictured: the MCG
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.
Prices for the new allocation of tickets will start at $79.90 for ‘partially-obstructed side view tickets’. Pictured: Sydney’s Accor Stadium
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
Meanwhile, Swift’s The Eras Tour concert film premiered in on October 13.
‘Calling all Swifties! Secure your seats now for TAYLOR SWIFT THE ERAS TOUR,’ reads one description on the Hoyts Cinemas website.
‘It’s been a long time coming… Don’t miss your chance to witness this once-in-a-lifetime concert film on the big screen!’ it continues.
The history-making concert was a phenomenon during the first leg of its US run.
The ticket release in the U.S, Canada and Mexico set a new record at ODEON’s parent company AMC as it made USD $26 million in ticket-sales revenue.
Swift’s The Eras Tour concert film premiered in on October 13