Taylor Swift Tour

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Anonymous wrote:We didn’t get tickets. My daughter feels personally victimized by Taylor Swift.

That's a little extreme.

Extreme or not, it’s how tons of teen girls and women in their 20s are feeling.

TikTok is full of teen girls pissed off at TSwift.

Women in their 20's? Oh wow. Do people think she had something to do with it, personally? Are they thinking that maybe she isn't really concerned with her fans?

She did have something to do with it. She could have chosen not to participate in dynamic pricing (Ed Sheeran has done this in the past).

I don’t think Dynamic Pricing even really impacted things. Nosebleeds were going for $109 before fees. I think Capital One tickets were a little more expensive than VF though which is crummy.

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Anonymous wrote:We didn’t get tickets. My daughter feels personally victimized by Taylor Swift.

That's a little extreme.

Extreme or not, it’s how tons of teen girls and women in their 20s are feeling.

TikTok is full of teen girls pissed off at TSwift.

Women in their 20's? Oh wow. Do people think she had something to do with it, personally? Are they thinking that maybe she isn't really concerned with her fans?

She did have something to do with it. She could have chosen not to participate in dynamic pricing (Ed Sheeran has done this in the past).

I don’t think Dynamic Pricing even really impacted things. Nosebleeds were going for $109 before fees. I think Capital One tickets were a little more expensive than VF though which is crummy.

Nosebleeds before dynamic pricing were supposed to be $59. So, Dynamic pricing basically doubled the price with the fees.

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Anonymous wrote:My husband and I tried on multiple computers all day:

Philly-- Sunday 5/14, got two $225 tickets after being shut out yesterday. I clicked on the top ticket choice the instant I got into the room and had ZERO idea what i was buying. My two teen daughters may go.

Pittsburgh --shut out --made it into the ticking room, put dozens in my cart but never got any

Minneapolis --shut out --made it into the ticking room, put dozens in my cart but never got any

Denver--was able to put 5 floor seats into my cart but they came to $4500 with fees. I threw them back and wasn't able to get anything else

Las Vegas --shut out --made it into the ticking room, put dozens in my cart but never got any

LA #1 --shut out ----made it into the ticking room but everything was sold out a minute after I arrived

LA #2 (last show of the tour)-- got five $225 tickets. Not sure yet what I'm going to do with these. May sell all or family friends may use these.

I have 2 tickets to 5/14 as well but looking to find better tix for DD since these are pretty high up. wish we could start a ticket exchange. I'd buy your Philly tix if you're willing to sell and then I'd be more than happy to sell my other 2. there are probably lots of people out there who just blindly bought and now have other preferences.

This is another reason why they should have released one at a time. More people will end up selling.

Keep the verified fan to minimize bots, but spread out the ticket releases.

Totally agree. No reason not to just release one concert venue on one day and the next on the next day. Other than to create hysteria and maximize profits.

You must be new to concert tours. This is literally how it's done with every one of them.

DP, I suppose I'm new though, only been going to concerts for about 30 years. This is "literally" not how it's always done. Artists smaller and even bigger than Ty stagger by city, leg etc.

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Anonymous wrote:We didn’t get tickets. My daughter feels personally victimized by Taylor Swift.

That's a little extreme.

Extreme or not, it’s how tons of teen girls and women in their 20s are feeling.

TikTok is full of teen girls pissed off at TSwift.

Women in their 20's? Oh wow. Do people think she had something to do with it, personally? Are they thinking that maybe she isn't really concerned with her fans?

She did have something to do with it. She could have chosen not to participate in dynamic pricing (Ed Sheeran has done this in the past).

I don’t think Dynamic Pricing even really impacted things. Nosebleeds were going for $109 before fees. I think Capital One tickets were a little more expensive than VF though which is crummy.

Nosebleeds before dynamic pricing were supposed to be $59. So, Dynamic pricing basically doubled the price with the fees.

The press reported that the lowest-priced tickets would be $49. Bait and switch. People would be excited to see such a reasonable prices yet that $49 leaves out increases due to dynamic pricing and Ticketmaster's high fees.

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Anonymous wrote:My husband and I tried on multiple computers all day:

Philly-- Sunday 5/14, got two $225 tickets after being shut out yesterday. I clicked on the top ticket choice the instant I got into the room and had ZERO idea what i was buying. My two teen daughters may go.

Pittsburgh --shut out --made it into the ticking room, put dozens in my cart but never got any

Minneapolis --shut out --made it into the ticking room, put dozens in my cart but never got any

Denver--was able to put 5 floor seats into my cart but they came to $4500 with fees. I threw them back and wasn't able to get anything else

Las Vegas --shut out --made it into the ticking room, put dozens in my cart but never got any

LA #1 --shut out ----made it into the ticking room but everything was sold out a minute after I arrived

LA #2 (last show of the tour)-- got five $225 tickets. Not sure yet what I'm going to do with these. May sell all or family friends may use these.

I have 2 tickets to 5/14 as well but looking to find better tix for DD since these are pretty high up. wish we could start a ticket exchange. I'd buy your Philly tix if you're willing to sell and then I'd be more than happy to sell my other 2. there are probably lots of people out there who just blindly bought and now have other preferences.

This is another reason why they should have released one at a time. More people will end up selling.

Keep the verified fan to minimize bots, but spread out the ticket releases.

Totally agree. No reason not to just release one concert venue on one day and the next on the next day. Other than to create hysteria and maximize profits.

You must be new to concert tours. This is literally how it's done with every one of them.

Not new to concert tours. I've never spent all day waiting on a dot to start moving again. The demand was unprecedented so the approach for this artist needs to change. They knew this ahead of time.

Not sure these two statements line up.

They knew about the demand because they knew how many people tried to get verified fan certification. They could have adjusted once it was clear what the number of people online would be. It was unprecedented demand that they knew about once they had people get in touch with them. The number of people who logged on was no surprise to them. They chose it by deciding how many people to give codes to.

Ah, good point. They certainly appeared to over-release the fan verification codes from what I'm reading in this thread.

Not a good point. What was she to do? Commit to 1,000 shows? That was the demand. This went the best way it could. For the fans upset, good life lesson.

It’s upsetting because some people really want to attend, didn’t get tickets, and now see all the tickets for sale on stubhub. There should be a way to prove you were the person who purchased the ticket—like scanning your credit card at the venue to officially receive your tickets.

You do realize teh ticket prices on Stubhub will come down over time, right?

They don't realize anything, they're all hysterical.

[Anonymous]

Everyone who doesn't get tickets tomorrow should still plan to go to the show. Buy your tickets the night before or day of the concert at your selected venue. Prices will drop. Calm down, folks!

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Anonymous wrote:Everyone who doesn't get tickets tomorrow should still plan to go to the show. Buy your tickets the night before or day of the concert at your selected venue. Prices will drop. Calm down, folks!

I tried this strategy for Elton John, but the prices really didn't drop, plus I wasn't super serious about it so I was merely just looking on SH, but tickets were still sky high even as the show was starting. THAT's the artist I'd say spend $500 because you'll probably never see him perform again. Taylor has a long touring career ahead of her--you'll catch her next time. Hopefully some of these prices come down because they are obscene. $9,000 (on SH) for a nosebleed seat? please.

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Anonymous wrote:We didn’t get tickets. My daughter feels personally victimized by Taylor Swift.

That's a little extreme.

Extreme or not, it’s how tons of teen girls and women in their 20s are feeling.

TikTok is full of teen girls pissed off at TSwift.

Women in their 20's? Oh wow. Do people think she had something to do with it, personally? Are they thinking that maybe she isn't really concerned with her fans?

She did have something to do with it. She could have chosen not to participate in dynamic pricing (Ed Sheeran has done this in the past).

I don’t think Dynamic Pricing even really impacted things. Nosebleeds were going for $109 before fees. I think Capital One tickets were a little more expensive than VF though which is crummy.

Nosebleeds before dynamic pricing were supposed to be $59. So, Dynamic pricing basically doubled the price with the fees.

The press reported that the lowest-priced tickets would be $49. Bait and switch. People would be excited to see such a reasonable prices yet that $49 leaves out increases due to dynamic pricing and Ticketmaster's high fees.

I agree that they said $49. But with the fees, $49 is never $49.

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Be wary of stubhub. I bought Harry tix that turned out to be fraudulent. The seller emailed me asking to cancel the sale and pay him via Venmo. Stubhub would not give similar seats, only similar value. It took weeks of calls and e-mails to finally get a refund from stubhub. So if I can’t get tix from Ticketmaster, I’m giving up. Stubhub works ok when it works but when it doesn’t work, it is the biggest pita.

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Anonymous wrote:Be wary of stubhub. I bought Harry tix that turned out to be fraudulent. The seller emailed me asking to cancel the sale and pay him via Venmo. Stubhub would not give similar seats, only similar value. It took weeks of calls and e-mails to finally get a refund from stubhub. So if I can’t get tix from Ticketmaster, I’m giving up. Stubhub works ok when it works but when it doesn’t work, it is the biggest pita.

Why would you email with the seller instead of just accepting the ticket transfer?

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Anonymous wrote:My husband and I tried on multiple computers all day:

Philly-- Sunday 5/14, got two $225 tickets after being shut out yesterday. I clicked on the top ticket choice the instant I got into the room and had ZERO idea what i was buying. My two teen daughters may go.

Pittsburgh --shut out --made it into the ticking room, put dozens in my cart but never got any

Minneapolis --shut out --made it into the ticking room, put dozens in my cart but never got any

Denver--was able to put 5 floor seats into my cart but they came to $4500 with fees. I threw them back and wasn't able to get anything else

Las Vegas --shut out --made it into the ticking room, put dozens in my cart but never got any

LA #1 --shut out ----made it into the ticking room but everything was sold out a minute after I arrived

LA #2 (last show of the tour)-- got five $225 tickets. Not sure yet what I'm going to do with these. May sell all or family friends may use these.

I have 2 tickets to 5/14 as well but looking to find better tix for DD since these are pretty high up. wish we could start a ticket exchange. I'd buy your Philly tix if you're willing to sell and then I'd be more than happy to sell my other 2. there are probably lots of people out there who just blindly bought and now have other preferences.

This is another reason why they should have released one at a time. More people will end up selling.

Keep the verified fan to minimize bots, but spread out the ticket releases.

Totally agree. No reason not to just release one concert venue on one day and the next on the next day. Other than to create hysteria and maximize profits.

You must be new to concert tours. This is literally how it's done with every one of them.

Not new to concert tours. I've never spent all day waiting on a dot to start moving again. The demand was unprecedented so the approach for this artist needs to change. They knew this ahead of time.

Not sure these two statements line up.

They knew about the demand because they knew how many people tried to get verified fan certification. They could have adjusted once it was clear what the number of people online would be. It was unprecedented demand that they knew about once they had people get in touch with them. The number of people who logged on was no surprise to them. They chose it by deciding how many people to give codes to.

Ah, good point. They certainly appeared to over-release the fan verification codes from what I'm reading in this thread.

Not a good point. What was she to do? Commit to 1,000 shows? That was the demand. This went the best way it could. For the fans upset, good life lesson.

It’s upsetting because some people really want to attend, didn’t get tickets, and now see all the tickets for sale on stubhub. There should be a way to prove you were the person who purchased the ticket—like scanning your credit card at the venue to officially receive your tickets.

You do realize teh ticket prices on Stubhub will come down over time, right?

Of course some will come down. Other people probably posted at insane prices but will actually attend if their tickets don’t sell. There are plenty of TikToks of people scooping of tickets the day of a Reputation show but that’s not really feasible with this tour for people around DC or other cities that would need to travel and plan in advance. Not every fan is going to get a ticket—there are simply too many people who want to attend. But Taylor has the power to force Ticketmaster to sell only to verified fans (who can only resell at face value + fees).

So You're telling me it's feasible to sit on a computer all day trying to buy tickets, but it' s not feasible to buy a ticket thr day before, drive s couple of hours to the show, stay at a hotel a half hour away, or just drive on home after the show? Thats my plan, easier than burning many work hours waiting on a presale.

Please reread. I said day of the show. You can’t buy a ticket at 6pm and make it to Pittsburgh for the show. Those were the types of examples people were giving on social media.

It’s feasible to plan in advance to buy a ticket the day before with the expectation that might not happen. I’d prefer to have a ticket in hand if I’m planning to travel.

I for one don’t drive hours to troll shows.

[Anonymous]

dumb question but where do you go for the General Admission sale on Friday? is it just to ticketmaster? the other two sales had special links.

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Anonymous wrote:dumb question but where do you go for the General Admission sale on Friday? is it just to ticketmaster? the other two sales had special links.

yes, ticketmaster and then through each show.

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Anonymous wrote:Be wary of stubhub. I bought Harry tix that turned out to be fraudulent. The seller emailed me asking to cancel the sale and pay him via Venmo. Stubhub would not give similar seats, only similar value. It took weeks of calls and e-mails to finally get a refund from stubhub. So if I can’t get tix from Ticketmaster, I’m giving up. Stubhub works ok when it works but when it doesn’t work, it is the biggest pita.

Why would you email with the seller instead of just accepting the ticket transfer?

The seller sent me an email and did not transfer the tickets. So I reported to stubhub. The seller likely didn’t have tickets, I’m not sure what his con was, other than hoping I’d Venmo him. Stubhub investigated as if I was part of the fraud, even though I was just a regular buyer who got unlucky.

[Anonymous]

I don’t know if this is true or not but Ticketmaster just posted on their twitter account that tomorrow’s general sale is cancelled.

https://twitter.com/ticketmaster/status/1593333211769106433?s=46&t=Z0GD2NdzNOfh-_WkC4wB_A