A Taylor Swift fanatic who went to eight Eras shows in the US has shared her top tips for snagging tickets to the star singer’s Australian tour.
Jemima Skelley spent three months in north America following the mega star’s tour and is well-versed in negotiating the chaos of the online ticketing system.
The 31-year-old has secured herself VIP tickets to Taylor’s Sydney show in the Amex pre-sale but is still gunning for more and shared her top tips for being one of the lucky few to see her live in Australia.
She recommended getting in the waiting lounge on multiple devices in multiple browsers, getting familiar with the seat map, having your Ticketek details up to date and buying whatever you can get.
Jemima said it’s ‘not the end of the world’ if you miss out as stricter resale laws in Australia mean scalpers have a harder time reselling tickets at extortionate prices unlike in the States.
Taylor Swift fan Jemima Skelley (pictured) who attended eight Eras show in the States has revealed her top five tips for nabbing tickets to the star’s Australian shows
‘The resale laws here are much better than in the US, so you won’t be paying thousands for resale tickets if they pop up,’ the self described ‘financially reckless Swift fan’ told FEMAIL.
Before tickets go on sale at 10am on Friday, fans will be directed into a waiting ‘lounge’ and assigned a place in a virtual queue.
Jemima suggested getting in the lounge on multiple devices including phones laptops, tablets and desktops and in multiple browsers like Chrome and Safari.
A Ticketek spokesperson suggested in a statement the queue is random and early birds are not at the front.
‘Everyone in the Ticketek lounge has an equal opportunity to get into the site regardless of when they have arrived,’ they said, adding that it made the process ‘fair’.
Millions of fans will be battling to get Taylor Swift tickets despite only 450,000 being available so many will miss out however Jemima said not to despair
Official Ticketek advice says to get in the lounge 15 minutes prior to tickets going on sale and not to refresh your browser once in as the page will refresh itself.
Jemima added: ‘Study the seat map before you get in so you have a vague idea of what section you want and what your price range is.’
If you do manage to get past the lounge and have the option to buy tickets, there will be a six minute time limit to select the seats you want and purchase them.
Jemima said to buy ‘whatever you can get’ and not to waste time conferring with friends.
She also said to make sure all your Ticketek details are correct beforehand to ensure a smooth checkout process if you do manage to get tickets.
Millions of fans will be battling to get tickets despite only 450,000 being available so many will miss out however Jemima said not to despair.
‘If you miss out, it’s not the end of the world. The resale laws here are much better than in the US, so you won’t be paying thousands for resale tickets if they pop up,’ she said.
The Swiftie flew to America in April with tickets to five Eras shows, including the opening night in Nashville, safely under her belt
The Swiftie flew to America in April with tickets to five Eras shows, including the opening night in Nashville, safely under her belt.
In a piece for 9Honey, Jemima explained she had created a ‘detailed spreadsheet’ with her group of fellow Swifties with a bunch of presale codes and who is responsible for getting tickets for which shows.
For the shows she didn’t have tickets to she hit last ticket minute drops and resellers hard.
Jemima even flew to and booked accommodation in Atlanta for the Taylor show despite not yet having tickets.
‘For the US Eras shows, it’s common for the official ticket seller to release a handful of tickets sporadically in the days leading up to the shows. Some are obstructed-view seats for $200, some are floor tickets for $49. It’s random and unpredictable, but for heaps of fans it’s their only choice,’ she said.
‘The tickets are hard to get. Most of the time, if you’re lucky enough to get them in your cart, they’ll disappear as you’re entering your card information, scooped up by a bot and resold on Stubhub for four times the price.’
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