Taylor Swift announces two additional shows in Sydney and Melbourne
Taylor Swift has announced two more Australian concerts after millions of excited fans missed out on tickets.
The American pop star has 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.
Tickets for the new concerts will go on sale when general sale tickets are released on Friday at 10am in Sydney and 2pm in Melbourne.
After Madonna, Swift becomes the second artist ever to give three concerts at the MCG.
She will also be the first artist to perform four concerts at Accor Stadium in Sydney Olympic Park.
Frontier Touring says the two new shows are the last dates added to the Australian leg of the Eras Tour, meaning fans in Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide will have to travel to Sydney or Melbourne.
It comes after Ticketek saw record numbers on Wednesday as four million Taylor Swift fans lined up for a shot at tickets to her 2024 Aussie tour.
Ticketek saw record-breaking numbers on Wednesday as four million Taylor Swift, 33, (pictured) fans ‘lined up’ for a shot at tickets to her Aussie tour — but it was all for naught
Just hours after fans were dissatisfied when presale sold out, a Ticketek insider revealed that they had all wasted their time.
Frustrated Swifts waited for hours with their browsers open, thinking they were holding a spot in line, but it turned out there was never a line to begin with.
“Everyone in the Ticketek lounge has an equal opportunity to enter the premises, regardless of when they arrived,” a spokesperson said, adding it made the process “fair.”
Which means fans who logged into the pre-sale 15 minutes in advance had the same chance of getting a ticket as those who waited bent over their laptops for nine hours.
Just hours after fans were displeased when presale sold out in minutes, a Ticketek insider revealed they had all wasted their time, news.com.au reports
Ticketek’s official advice was to log in 15 minutes before the presale started at 10am in Sydney and 2pm in Melbourne.
However, many may feel misled as the site also advised those who logged in early not to refresh the page or they would lose their place in the ‘queue’.
Daily Mail Australia has contacted Ticketek for further comment.
Taylor, 33, has just booked five shows in Sydney and Melbourne for her Eras Tour next year and some speculate it’s all in the name of good business.
Advance tickets sold out in minutes on Wednesday as millions of fans rushed to secure their seats at the highly anticipated concert scheduled for February.
And Richard Wilkins, 69, editor of Nine’s Entertainment, said it would be bad for business if the pop star added more dates to her tour.
Frustrated Swifts waited for hours with their browsers open thinking they were holding a spot in line, but it turns out there was never a line to begin with
“It’s good for her business to always have people wanting more, you wouldn’t want to have 10 shows and have half empty,” he said Wednesday.
That’s the modus operandi. It’s a ticket from a seller and she’s in the box seat. She has millions of fans around the world to keep happy.”
Ticketek informed Sydney fans via Twitter at around 1:45pm that “all general Frontier pre-sale tickets for Taylor Swift in Sydney are now sold out.”
They did indicate that some VIP packages were still available.
Fans needn’t worry though, as there will still be thousands of tickets available when more go on sale to the general public at 10am on Friday.
“Everyone in the Ticketek lounge has an equal opportunity to enter the premises, regardless of when they arrived,” a spokesman said, adding it made the process “fair”
“Make sure you come prepared with your Ticketek account details and payment details as there are a lot of Swifties out there eager to Shake It Off this summer,” Ticketek added.
It was a similar story in Victoria, as thousands of Melbourne fans tried to get their tickets at 2pm.
The Bad Blood hitmaker’s two shows at the MCG sold out in about 40 minutes.
Melbourne Taylor Swift show pre-sale tickets are sold out! I entered Ticketek to find that there were no more tickets available for both dates!’ a fan tweeted.
Another cried that they also had no luck getting their tickets.
Despite hundreds of thousands of fans leaving in a rage after failing to score tickets, Nine’s Entertainment Editor Richard Wilkins, 69, (pictured) said it was good business strategy for Taylor not to meet demand
“I just got kicked out of the lounge for the second time, first on pre-sale in Sydney after 4 hours (which I expected) but after 37 minutes in the Melb I booted off the page?” They wrote.
Taylor will perform five concerts in Australia in February, two in Melbourne and three in Sydney.
The Melbourne shows will take place at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on February 16 and 17.
Swift will then fly to Sydney to perform three consecutive nights at Accor Stadium on February 23, 24 and 25.
Taylor will perform five concerts in Australia on her Eras Tour in February, two in Melbourne and three in Sydney