Taylor Swift’s Eras tour is already inflicting champagne issues earlier than she even hits the highway.
The “All Too Effectively” songstress, 32, introduced earlier this month that she was embarking on her first live performance tour in almost 5 years, main greater than 3 million keen followers to register for Ticketmaster’s Verified Fan presale. (The Verified Fan program is a lottery system that permits music followers to safe live performance tickets earlier than the final on-sale date.)
Ticketmaster’s presale started early on Tuesday, November 15, as fortunate followers who obtained a code waited in digital traces for hours with the hope of buying a coveted ticket. As Swifties waited their flip, a number of turned annoyed after assembly technical difficulties.
“MY TAYLOR CODE ISNT WORKING. WTF,” Busy Philipps tweeted on Tuesday, noting she had tried to enter the personalised Verified Fan quantity she obtained to no avail. “This really sucks. Additionally, I used the hyperlink from the textual content simply on a desktop. Aghhhhh.”
The Dawson’s Creek alum, 43, additional famous that the web site had “kicked her out” of the digital queue when her code didn’t work. “YO! @TMFanSupport, my code ISN’T working! It says it’s invalid. WTH,” she wrote in a second Twitter message. “I’ve ONE JOB AS A MOM — to get these tickets — and you’ve got ONE JOB as Ticketmaster! To offer individuals working codes!!!!”
Ticketmaster in the end canceled Swift’s basic ticket sale, noting in a Thursday, November 17, assertion {that a} report variety of followers utilized for Verified Fan.
“Resulting from terribly excessive calls for on ticketing techniques and inadequate remaining ticket stock to satisfy that demand, tomorrow’s public on-sale for Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour has been cancelled,” a tweet from the ticket company learn on Thursday.
The Eras ticket-buying saga has since irritated many proud Swifties, who’ve taken to social media to voice their complaints.
“Only a lady … On maintain with @ticketmaster … attempting to get @taylorswift tickets,” Sarah Michelle Gellar wrote by way of Instagram on Thursday, referencing Julia Roberts’ Notting Hill monologue.
Charisma Carpenter, Rebecca Gayheart and Selma Blair all commiserated with the 45-year-old Wolf Pack actress’ quest. Blair, 50, even replied: “Oh. No. If YOU are ready there’s no hope for mortals. ❤️”
The Grammy Award winner, who has but to handle Ticketmaster drama, introduced her Eras tour on November 1 throughout an look on Good Morning America, revealing the live performance would take a “journey by the musical eras” of her profession — previous and current. The primary leg of the tour kicks off in Glendale, Arizona, in March.
