Anonymous
Post 05/11/2023 13:23     Subject: Taylor Swift tickets
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:The cheapest tickets are in southern cal since she is doing so many shows there in early August.

Can you make it a family vacation?


She’ll be at sleepaway camp until the date of the last show - which is too bad because my mom lives in Southern California and it would be easy to go there while visiting her!!

She came back this evening with “it’s ok, I don’t NEED to go but I’d still really like to go” so I think she’s calming down a bit.

If she wasn’t already doing sleepaway camp plus a 2.5 week trip to Asia earlier in the summer I would be much more likely to spend the money on this. As it is we are spending over $12,000 on her summer plans alone and that doesn’t include any family travel yet.

And yes, she does babysit her siblings sometimes and I don’t always pay her but I do pay her (or buy her something she wants) some of the time, like for babysitting on a Saturday night. She is a REALLY good kid and ordinarily I’d give her just about anything within reason - but again this isn’t a reasonable request.


You sound very wealthy. I'd get my daughter the tickets in your shoes. I work in finance. I was talking with some extremely wealthy clients who raised three great and highly successful kids. I asked them for some parenting secrets. They said they always shared the wealth. I remember the wife said, "If I was shopping for myself at Nordstrom's, I wasn't going to have my daughter get her clothes from Target." They said they felt their lavish lifestyle inspired their kids to work hard so they could lead a similar lifestyle.

It's great that you don't just hand everything to your daughter, but yeah...I wouldn't have my daughter miss this IF I were wealthy and could comfortably afford it.
Anonymous
Post 05/11/2023 12:28     Subject: Taylor Swift tickets
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Is Stubhub putting insane fees on the resales? I'm seeing tickets near mine for Pittsburgh that are 10x what I paid. That's insane!



Yes, StubHub is charging very high fees. However, I felt most comfortable spending $5K on four tickets with Stubhub and their guarantee vs another venue.

Pittsburgh prices have gotten insane. I wish that I purchased our tickets there a few weeks ago.

I do not think the prices are going to come down in Philly or most of the remaining cities.
They only went down in Nashville on the rain delay night and in Atlanta. You MIGHT be able to score last minute face value on Ticketmaster, but otherwise just decide if this is worth it to you. For the amount of joy that this will bring my family, this was 100% worth it.


I watched them go down in Nashville on night 1, which had no rain delay. I was watching because my friend had night 3 tickets and wanted to get night 1 or 2 if possible because of the weather outlook and a very early morning flight on Monday. She tried swapping with someone but those who wanted to swap were very, very high up 300-level seats for her floor seats, which is a trade she didn't want to do. Anyway, tickets that started at $3k each Monday morning were down to around $220 just after 8 PM. She ended up getting a 100-level ticket for $197 with fees and entering the stadium at around 8:20ish.
Anonymous
Post 05/11/2023 11:13     Subject: Taylor Swift tickets
Do you have to be a verified fan to get the tickets Ticketmaster is releasing?
Anonymous
Post 05/11/2023 10:05     Subject: Taylor Swift tickets
Anonymous wrote:Regular person here…I bought Pittsburgh resale on Stubhub back in January. I spent more than I wanted to but not an irresponsible amount. Why did I do it?
During Covid we went through a lot. Taylor’s music, particularly the folklore and evermore drops, were an unexpected highlight and brought a lot of joy to our days. When Eras was announced, we realized this was our chance to sing some of these beloved songs live with a huge crowd. Something we couldn’t imagine possible in the height of lockdown and isolation.
For us, the money is well spent. We’ve seen her before and knew we couldn’t miss this one. After being completely locked out of the pre-sale days, resale was the only option for securing tickets. I’d do it again in a heartbeat and I am still hoping for a second pair in a last minute drop.
All that to say, it is an insane amount of money to pay but you only live once.


This is us. We have the funds to do this without impacting our monthly budget or savings goals.

That was smart to buy back in January. The prices have gotten even crazier since then. I have tickets to Pittsburgh as well and paid probably 2X what you paid for a similar seat in January. But still so much cheaper than New Jersey. Nosebleeds Memorial Day weekend are up to above $2K
Anonymous
Post 05/11/2023 06:51     Subject: Taylor Swift tickets
Regular person here…I bought Pittsburgh resale on Stubhub back in January. I spent more than I wanted to but not an irresponsible amount. Why did I do it?
During Covid we went through a lot. Taylor’s music, particularly the folklore and evermore drops, were an unexpected highlight and brought a lot of joy to our days. When Eras was announced, we realized this was our chance to sing some of these beloved songs live with a huge crowd. Something we couldn’t imagine possible in the height of lockdown and isolation.
For us, the money is well spent. We’ve seen her before and knew we couldn’t miss this one. After being completely locked out of the pre-sale days, resale was the only option for securing tickets. I’d do it again in a heartbeat and I am still hoping for a second pair in a last minute drop.
All that to say, it is an insane amount of money to pay but you only live once.
Anonymous
Post 05/10/2023 20:00     Subject: Re:Taylor Swift tickets
Anonymous wrote:^^ great pics. looks like so much fun. I wish I had a kid or friend who wanted to go with me


Pfft, go alone! The lady next to me and my friend was there alone and she had a blast. She asked us to take a few photos of her with the stage in the background and we were more than happy to. I saw lots of solo people and honestly, everyone is so friendly before the show and while in line that you'll probably make friends.
Anonymous
Post 05/10/2023 19:29     Subject: Re:Taylor Swift tickets
^^ great pics. looks like so much fun. I wish I had a kid or friend who wanted to go with me
Anonymous
Post 05/10/2023 18:53     Subject: Taylor Swift tickets
This Twitter account is trying to help Swifties know when drops happen.

@erastourticks
Anonymous
Post 05/10/2023 18:30     Subject: Re:Taylor Swift tickets
Anonymous wrote:In the huge venues, aren’t 90% of fans watching on the big screens? I think the only bad seats would be ones with obstructed views.


She's done a good job of her stage setup to where you can see her pretty well on stage even from the 300 level. I was in the 200 level (section 234) and could see her great. Some family was in the 300 level and could see her but not the details without using the screens. They couldn't get any photos on their phones.

Here are some photos I took both with my iPhone 13 and digital camera (Panasonic LUMIX DC-ZS80D using zoom).

https://imgur.com/a/dNqfCnb

I'll link directly to 2 in case you're link-phobic.

- view from section 234 on my phone without any zoom

- taken w/ my phone using full zoom

- taken w/ digital camera w/ zoom

Anonymous
Post 05/10/2023 18:18     Subject: Taylor Swift tickets
Keep refreshing. TicketMaster dribbles them out over a few hours.

They added in anti-bot software, so chances are better than before.
Anonymous
Post 05/10/2023 17:34     Subject: Taylor Swift tickets
I sat in a queue for sunday and the was told there are no tickets.
Anonymous
Post 05/10/2023 17:33     Subject: Taylor Swift tickets
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:According to Twitter, Sunday night tickets will drop around 5:30


I tried. Got through the queue and nothing.


The madness is real. I’m sitting in a queue of over 2000 having flashbacks! I suspect it’ll be for nothing but I’m definitely not alone.
Anonymous
Post 05/10/2023 17:31     Subject: Taylor Swift tickets
Anonymous wrote:According to Twitter, Sunday night tickets will drop around 5:30


I tried. Got through the queue and nothing.
Anonymous
Post 05/10/2023 17:20     Subject: Taylor Swift tickets
According to Twitter, Sunday night tickets will drop around 5:30
Anonymous
Post 05/10/2023 17:14     Subject: Re:Taylor Swift tickets
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Going to Philly on Friday. One DD has a ticket - one does not. Will go to the stadium and see if the tickets drop in price. If they do, we will buy. If they don't - DD2 and I will have a nice dinner and an adventure. Have a free place to stay in Philly so figured we would go. Based on Nashville, expect to spend $600 on crappy seats.


Well, that's not a bad deal if you get it given that I spent $500 on crappy seats in the initial offering of tickets for Saturday in Philly.


+100

$600 on even the very worst seat is a huge discount right now. The lowest seat that I can find on Tickpicj right now is $1,400.


She does have a catwalk and center diamond where she spends a lot of time, so even if your view is obstructed you'd likely still see her. I guess the worst would be if were seated directly behind the stage, but I saw views from those seats on Tiktok at some of the other venues and they didn't look terrible. Everyone looks like they're having an amazing time floor on up to the nosebleeds. If you can afford it, I say do it. the challenge is that you and your DD2 might not be able to sit together...


There really are no bad seats. Period.