As Expected, The First Release Of Taylor Swift Eras Tickets Was Plagued With Glitches & Chaos

The first tickets for the Taylor Swift Eras tour released this morning as part of the AMEX presale and, unsurprisingly, shit hit the fan before anyone could even buy anything. We weren’t kidding when we said this was going to be a bloodbath.

Taylor Swift tickets went on sale for the first time in Australia today, as part of a VIP pre-sale for AMEX Express Cardholders before the Frontier Members pre-sale on Wednesday, and then general tickets on Friday (you can read all about how and where to nab Taylor Swift tickets here).

The VIP packages on sale today were to release at 10 am for the Sydney leg and 2 pm for the Melbourne leg, with prices ranging from $899.90 to $1,249.60, all with allocated seating that you wouldn’t get to choose. If you thought that would somehow lesson demand though, you’d be mistaken.

In true Swiftie fashion, fans were on the AMEX ticket site with their fingers hovering above the refresh button nice and early, resulting in the website crashing half an hour before the sale.

I thought I'd check out how the Taylor Swift Amex pre-sale is going… they go on sale at 10AM and the site already isn't working. Doesn't bode well for the Ticketek general sale on Friday. pic.twitter.com/prk6QDvmuL

— Jordan Fennell (@jordaaaye) June 25, 2023

Amex for Taylor Swift is for $1000 packages and their website crashed 🙃

— Sue Lee Lim (@sueleelim) June 26, 2023

Imagine waiting hours in queues only to have the site crash on you. You’d think these websites would be prepared given what happened in the infamous Taylor Swift Ticketmaster incident but nope.

Ticketek released a statement on Twitter apologising to Swifties and redirecting them to its own site, which managed to withstand the raw, uncontainable power of desperate fans.

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— Ticketek Australia (@Ticketek_AU) June 26, 2023

Well, mostly anyway. Swifties on Twitter have reported glitches from high traffic online.

This is my personal hell @Ticketek_AU @AmexAU pic.twitter.com/pzE9f3DvOi

— Elena Branch 🏳️‍🌈 (@ElenaFay) June 26, 2023

Ticketek crashing in Australia and I'm just trying to buy my VIP Once In a Life $1350 tickets x4 pic.twitter.com/FNFmUgjjhf

— Brbteabreak (@Brbteabreak) June 26, 2023

if ticketek is crashing with the AMEX presale we're fucked for wednesday

— Shanae 🫶🏼 GOT BAPTISED (@hrryfairies) June 26, 2023

I got in twice. First time at 2.12 and it said all tickets exhausted- I think it has to be a glitch

— Tryingmybest (@Tryingm77215643) June 26, 2023

However, Ticketek has maintained that its site is working fine.

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— Ticketek Australia (@Ticketek_AU) June 26, 2023

While the AMEX site did end up getting its shit together eventually (two hours after the tickets went live), the whole saga resulted in lots of confusion and frustration as fans who were in the queue either missed out or didn’t know WTF was going on.

Seriously @AmexAU you are a joke.
You knew the Taylor Swift presale would be hectic. Your site crashed even before the sale time. #AMEX #Taylorswiftickets #TaylorSwift

— Box Canyon (@BoxCanyon_) June 26, 2023

It appears that the AMEX Sydney ticket allocation has been exhausted as this is coming up for all three dates #taylorswift #ErasTour pic.twitter.com/a1hlRGlZvT

— Emma (Taylor's Version) (@Cowboylikeemma_) June 26, 2023

It’s taking so looooooooong @AmexAU @Ticketek_AU you guys should’ve anticipated the buying of tickets today – expect massive of purchases 🙄 what more on Wednesday (28th) ??? pic.twitter.com/5pL8Tl4bDF

— Jantzen (@jaaantzen) June 26, 2023

All this and it’s not even general sale… praying for you all.

Image: Getty Images / Kevin Mazur, Twitter @sunflowerrswiftie

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