Taylor Swift Reveals Why Australian Fans Are Her ‘Favourites’
Taylor Swift reveals why Australian fans are her ‘favourites’ as hundreds of thousands of local fans scramble for tickets to her shows
The Taylor Swift mania hit Australia this week as hundreds of thousands of fans searched for tickets to her Eras tour.
The pop superstar, 33, is coming to Sydney for four nights in February and will take the stage in Melbourne three times.
The demand for tickets was unprecedented, as Ticketek announced that the presale on Wednesday saw the highest number of people ever trying to buy tickets for an artist.
More than 800,000 fans logged on to try and get tickets for her Australian tour, while the ticketing website said it repelled half a billion bots.
Clearly Taylor has a huge fan base in Australia, and she also previously claimed that her fans Down Under are her ‘favourite’.
It’s been a Taylor Swift mania in Australia this week as hundreds of thousands of fans searched for tickets to her Era’s tour
An interview with Taylor Swift from 2014 aired during Nova’s On Air With Smallzy on Friday.
The radio host wanted to remind the country how much the American pop star loves Australia.
“I just want to thank them for being one of my favorites,” Taylor said in the throwback interview.
An interview with Taylor Swift from 2014 aired during Nova’s On Air With Smallzy on Friday
“They’ve made Australia one of my favorite places because we get to come here and play in stadiums.”
“And there’s such a great audience and such great fans I just want to thank them for making this a place I come, and I feel very comfortable here because I feel like they understand what I’m trying to do to do. ‘
Following Wednesday’s pre-sale for Taylor’s Australian tour, an additional Sydney and Melbourne date was added due to high demand.
Following Wednesday’s pre-sale for Taylor’s Australian tour, an additional Sydney and Melbourne date was added due to high demand
The Grammy award-winning star 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 consecutive show at Sydney’s Accor Stadium.
On Friday, frantic fans took to social media to tweet Ticketek, begging for seats to one of the shows.
This is becoming an obsession. I feel like a stalker!’ wrote one fan.
“I’m going to start playing all the Taylor Swift albums and see how long it lasts,” another wrote.
“Guys I’m at work serving customers please get me tickets right away please I’m begging you,” another pleaded.
On Friday, frantic fans took to social media to tweet Ticketek, begging for seats to one of the shows
A cash-strapped fan wrote, “How much are booking/service fees per ticket? Do you have to be sure that you take sufficient account?’
Other fans camped outside Ticketek offices in an attempt to beat online queues.
“3 more hours until the box office opens, but the atmosphere is impeccable,” Swift superfan Bec Sammut said in a viral TikTok video as she waited outside in the dead of winter.
“Camping overnight at the Ticketek office for Taylor Swift tickets because that’s legitimately easier than getting them online,” she wrote.
Pre-sale tickets went on sale Wednesday, with the majority of fans praying to secure seats for the tour during the general public sale this Friday.
Other fans camped outside Ticketek offices in an attempt to beat online queues