Taylor Swift's Sydney and Melbourne Pre-Sale Tickets Sell Out Amid Online Frenzy
Pre-sale tickets for Taylor Swift's highly anticipated Eras tour in Sydney and Melbourne sold out within hours, resulting in a record-breaking number of fans waiting in online queues. Ticketek, the official ticketing provider, confirmed that pre-sale tickets for the shows in both cities were completely sold out. The frenzy surrounding the ticket sales led to a national record as approximately four million Australians attempted to access the sale site, causing a surge in online traffic. In Sydney, fans eagerly logged on to the Ticketek website as soon as the online gates opened at 10 am. However, by 1:30 pm AEST, the allocation of pre-sale tickets for the three Sydney shows had been exhausted. Ticketek informed fans that tickets were selling fast, with some price categories nearing sell-out status. Prior to the start of the Sydney sale, an estimated 800,000 people were already waiting in the online "lounge" or waiting area. The capacity for the three Sydney shows at Accor ...