Anonymous wrote:They won’t get lost if you set a meeting point and stay in phone contact. The crowds at Taylor shows are EXTREMELY orderly and helpful. Leaving the Philly show, we organized ourselves into lines to get into the train station, people moved aside for girls who needed to make curfew, people paid for girls who didn’t have transit cards, etc. There was no pushing or surging or trampling like you see in some crowds. If your girls need help, the Swifties will help them.

100% agree!

I went to the bathroom during my show and noticed a young woman sitting inside the club area by herself. I asked if she was doing ok and needed some help. She let me know she was taking a little break because the crowd got overwhelming for her anxiety. As someone who has suffered from anxiety my entire life, I totally got it! I asked if she wanted to join me in my section as I was in a little section with only maybe 30-50 other fans in club level and my seat was on the end of a row with tons of space for her to stand. She thought that would work and she was able to enjoy a large portion of the show before feeling well enough to go back down to the lower 200 packed section to meet her friends again.

I also saw people allowing moms with young daughters to cut the long bathroom lines all night. Swifties take care of their own!

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Anonymous wrote:Boston ticket prices are falling a lot!

It’s bc of rain.

She does great in rain. Reminds me of her fearless tour at the Verizon center. DD’s Christmas & bday gift that year were tickets lower level. About $250 each as a recall — an astonishing amount in 2010 for us anyway. Wow. Memories of a lifetime.

Yes she does and she did in Nashville but to be a fan getting rain poured on them for three hours in 60° weather, not a great time. Some people are not willing to drop 2000 on tickets for that experience.

70,000 people disagree. But do what you want with your money. All good.

This is false, there were plenty of people who were miserable at the Nashville show. Not every fan blindly worships all things Swift all the time.

Nashville night 3 was a rare breed of concert.

If she had postponed, fans would have been pissed. She waited it out and fans were still pissed. She's never going to make everyone happy.

IMO, as miserable as it looked for those on the 100 and 300 level seats, waiting it out was the right call. Canceling it is a huge expense to all those who traveled & spent lots of $$$ on hotel rooms for the show. I know my hotel room that was booked as soon as the dates were announced was only $1500 from Tuesday-Monday. I met other fans there checking in who were paying $680/night! At the show I met some fans who had flown in from Perth for the show.

It looked miserable when it was delayed and people were huddling under the concourses. We got there after the lightning stopped (right as the show was starting actually), and the rain DURING the concert wasn't bad at all. It was definitely raining, but I wasn't soaked or anything, even though we were in the nosebleeds without any cover.

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Anonymous wrote:Boston ticket prices are falling a lot!

It’s bc of rain.

She does great in rain. Reminds me of her fearless tour at the Verizon center. DD’s Christmas & bday gift that year were tickets lower level. About $250 each as a recall — an astonishing amount in 2010 for us anyway. Wow. Memories of a lifetime.

Yes she does and she did in Nashville but to be a fan getting rain poured on them for three hours in 60° weather, not a great time. Some people are not willing to drop 2000 on tickets for that experience.

70,000 people disagree. But do what you want with your money. All good.

This is false, there were plenty of people who were miserable at the Nashville show. Not every fan blindly worships all things Swift all the time.

Nashville night 3 was a rare breed of concert.

If she had postponed, fans would have been pissed. She waited it out and fans were still pissed. She's never going to make everyone happy.

IMO, as miserable as it looked for those on the 100 and 300 level seats, waiting it out was the right call. Canceling it is a huge expense to all those who traveled & spent lots of $$$ on hotel rooms for the show. I know my hotel room that was booked as soon as the dates were announced was only $1500 from Tuesday-Monday. I met other fans there checking in who were paying $680/night! At the show I met some fans who had flown in from Perth for the show.

Anonymous wrote:They won’t get lost if you set a meeting point and stay in phone contact. The crowds at Taylor shows are EXTREMELY orderly and helpful. Leaving the Philly show, we organized ourselves into lines to get into the train station, people moved aside for girls who needed to make curfew, people paid for girls who didn’t have transit cards, etc. There was no pushing or surging or trampling like you see in some crowds. If your girls need help, the Swifties will help them.

This Love Swifties!

My teen was with friends and no parents in Philly and it was the perfect first no-parent concert. This is a special occasion. Don't worry about traffic, it's all out of your control. Let them stay for the finale. Put a phone charger in their bag and use tracking.

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Anonymous wrote:You don’t need to wait in the car for a 3 hr show! But I’d get a hotel room so I’m not doing home at MIDNIGHT

I doubt I’d be able to find an available hotel that is closer than my home in nyc.

Then I'd think you'd be comfortable dropping your kids off, having a nice dinner or enjoy your parking lot concert and let everyone enjoy the concert to the end, your kids will find their way back fine and expect to spend an hour getting out of the stadium parking lot. Then off you go to your home in NYC.

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Anonymous wrote:Boston ticket prices are falling a lot!

It’s bc of rain.

She does great in rain. Reminds me of her fearless tour at the Verizon center. DD’s Christmas & bday gift that year were tickets lower level. About $250 each as a recall — an astonishing amount in 2010 for us anyway. Wow. Memories of a lifetime.

Yes she does and she did in Nashville but to be a fan getting rain poured on them for three hours in 60° weather, not a great time. Some people are not willing to drop 2000 on tickets for that experience.

70,000 people disagree. But do what you want with your money. All good.

This is false, there were plenty of people who were miserable at the Nashville show. Not every fan blindly worships all things Swift all the time.

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Anonymous wrote:They won’t get lost if you set a meeting point and stay in phone contact. The crowds at Taylor shows are EXTREMELY orderly and helpful. Leaving the Philly show, we organized ourselves into lines to get into the train station, people moved aside for girls who needed to make curfew, people paid for girls who didn’t have transit cards, etc. There was no pushing or surging or trampling like you see in some crowds. If your girls need help, the Swifties will help them.

Thank you!! I am not the curmudgeon poster though I do somewhat agree, but it’s good to hear that it is all orderly and people are helpful. This is their first big concert experience and I want it to be positive for everyone (and I’d rather not be up til 3am driving them home!). Do you think it’s ok to send them in with a friend and one adult even though they aren’t sitting together? Or should I plan to take them and stay in the car the whole time?

Do they know how to navigate stadiums, ie how to find their seating section or how to ask an usher for directions? If so I don’t see why they can’t manage on their own. It’s a 99 percent female crowd, the stadiums are bringing in a ton of staff to keep everybody safe, and this is a wholesome group of “good girls”. It’s probably the ideal first independent concert, actually.

They are pretty savvy city kids - take the subway alone, know how to read maps, etc.

oh, they will be FINE! Totally fine. I literally can’t imagine anything happening besides them spending too much on merch, lol.

PP--also don't stay in your car the entire time. We set up chairs outside of ours and were planning to just spend the night relaxing and having some wine and cheese before we got the tix, but I would suggest doing something similar unless you really want to join the crowds singing swift songs outside (though I thought I read MetLife is not allowing that). We did drive home from Philly at midnight, which is not advisable but doable. I definitely wouldn't do it from NJ so try to get a hotel.

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Anonymous wrote:Omg - op here - I just managed to get 2 tickets for a not insanely ridiculous price from an acquaintance. I will be letting my girls go and will be waiting for them outside, hoping to enjoy the “parking lot party”. Now I need to figure out how we get there and how we manage logistics. Does anyone who is going this weekend have a plan??? Is it possible to drive and park there? Do I need to buy parking ahead? My mom and I will stay outside (she is visiting and insists on coming with me) so she wants to have the car there but I’m not sure what is best.

Congrats! I love that your mom is joining! Pls update.

Thank you! This feels totally insane. I’m most worried about them getting inside without an adult but since the MetLife stadium website talks about dropping off/picking up your kid I guess they are expecting people to do that? I think I’ve found a friend of one dd who is going with an adult and the girls can get a ride with them, hoping they will let them in together even though they aren’t sitting close by. I will go to pick them up and there seems to be a designated pickup lot I can enter at 10pm. I know they won’t want to leave early but I’m going to ask them to leave early so hopefully we can beat the crowd leaving and getting out of there. Is that a totally ridiculous thought??
I ordered clear bags and t shirts for them just now that will hopefully be delivered tomorrow, then we will surprise them on Friday morning. My older dd is so mopey but trying to be “cool” about not going as she keeps learning about more and more of her friends who are going.

I don’t know if leaving a TS is like leaving mass directly from communion ?

OP I just did this with my teenage daughter and her friend in Philly. We parked in the lots outside the Philly stadium, walked the girls up to the gate and off they went. They will find their section and if not, advise them to ask a stadium employee. Your girls will not get lost- I promise. Not to mention, Swifties are the nicest fans and they will help them if necessary. Not sure about the NJ shows, but the Philly shows had a designated FB group that a Swiftie set up and it was so helpful. The group shared information about parking, drop-off/pick up points, logistics, etc. Maybe search FB to see if you can find a similar group for NJ. We ended up getting last minute tickets ourselves, but either way, I would not suggest that your girls leave early. The end is the best part! There are fireworks and she sings Karma--your girls aren't going to want to miss it. Philly was very orderly leaving--no one was pushing and everyone got out just fine. You're driving all that way--just wait for them. We also got lucky in Philly and had no problem leaving the lot but I think it really all depends where you're parked and how efficient the cars around you are about getting out. There's really no way to tell. Have fun and your girls are going to have an amazing time!!

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Anonymous wrote:They won’t get lost if you set a meeting point and stay in phone contact. The crowds at Taylor shows are EXTREMELY orderly and helpful. Leaving the Philly show, we organized ourselves into lines to get into the train station, people moved aside for girls who needed to make curfew, people paid for girls who didn’t have transit cards, etc. There was no pushing or surging or trampling like you see in some crowds. If your girls need help, the Swifties will help them.

Thank you!! I am not the curmudgeon poster though I do somewhat agree, but it’s good to hear that it is all orderly and people are helpful. This is their first big concert experience and I want it to be positive for everyone (and I’d rather not be up til 3am driving them home!). Do you think it’s ok to send them in with a friend and one adult even though they aren’t sitting together? Or should I plan to take them and stay in the car the whole time?

Do they know how to navigate stadiums, ie how to find their seating section or how to ask an usher for directions? If so I don’t see why they can’t manage on their own. It’s a 99 percent female crowd, the stadiums are bringing in a ton of staff to keep everybody safe, and this is a wholesome group of “good girls”. It’s probably the ideal first independent concert, actually.

They are pretty savvy city kids - take the subway alone, know how to read maps, etc.

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Anonymous wrote:They won’t get lost if you set a meeting point and stay in phone contact. The crowds at Taylor shows are EXTREMELY orderly and helpful. Leaving the Philly show, we organized ourselves into lines to get into the train station, people moved aside for girls who needed to make curfew, people paid for girls who didn’t have transit cards, etc. There was no pushing or surging or trampling like you see in some crowds. If your girls need help, the Swifties will help them.

Thank you!! I am not the curmudgeon poster though I do somewhat agree, but it’s good to hear that it is all orderly and people are helpful. This is their first big concert experience and I want it to be positive for everyone (and I’d rather not be up til 3am driving them home!). Do you think it’s ok to send them in with a friend and one adult even though they aren’t sitting together? Or should I plan to take them and stay in the car the whole time?

Do they know how to navigate stadiums, ie how to find their seating section or how to ask an usher for directions? If so I don’t see why they can’t manage on their own. It’s a 99 percent female crowd, the stadiums are bringing in a ton of staff to keep everybody safe, and this is a wholesome group of “good girls”. It’s probably the ideal first independent concert, actually.

Anonymous wrote:I’m already shelling out a ton of money and trouble for them to go. I can tell them to leave early if I want to. But if it’s not going to make a difference then fine, we won’t.

It will not help and it is kind of selfish to ask and kind of dumb. Why would you leave before the end? Put up with the traffic. It's a one time thing.

Anonymous wrote:You don’t need to wait in the car for a 3 hr show! But I’d get a hotel room so I’m not doing home at MIDNIGHT

I doubt I’d be able to find an available hotel that is closer than my home in nyc.

You don’t need to wait in the car for a 3 hr show! But I’d get a hotel room so I’m not doing home at MIDNIGHT

Anonymous wrote:They won’t get lost if you set a meeting point and stay in phone contact. The crowds at Taylor shows are EXTREMELY orderly and helpful. Leaving the Philly show, we organized ourselves into lines to get into the train station, people moved aside for girls who needed to make curfew, people paid for girls who didn’t have transit cards, etc. There was no pushing or surging or trampling like you see in some crowds. If your girls need help, the Swifties will help them.

Thank you!! I am not the curmudgeon poster though I do somewhat agree, but it’s good to hear that it is all orderly and people are helpful. This is their first big concert experience and I want it to be positive for everyone (and I’d rather not be up til 3am driving them home!). Do you think it’s ok to send them in with a friend and one adult even though they aren’t sitting together? Or should I plan to take them and stay in the car the whole time?