Arts & Entertainment
Foxborough Taylor Swift Fans Get A 2nd Shot At Tickets On Wednesday
"Historic demand" overwhelmed Ticketmaster's system on Tuesday, causing headaches and long wait times for local Swifties.
FOXBOROUGH, MA — Fans of Taylor Swift who eagerly awaited the presale of tickets for the pop star’s shows in Foxborough next spring were greeted by long delays on Tuesday after the flurry of activity on Ticketmaster crashed the site.
Ticketmaster released a statement early Tuesday afternoon saying that there has been “historically unprecedented” demand for tickets for Swift’s Eras Tour, which kicks off in the U.S. next year.
Ticketmaster is trying again, as they delayed Capital One Cardholder Presale to Wednesday at 2 p.m.
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"To provide a smooth experience for cardholders and address the historic demand for tickets, Capital One Cardholder Presale has been rescheduled to Wednesday, 11/16 at 2pm local venue time for all shows. Rescheduling will not impact ticket availability for Capital One cardholders," Ticketmaster said, in a statement.
Swift will play three shows at Gillette Stadium on May 19, May 20 and May 21. The opening act for the first two dates are Phoebe Bridgers and Gayle, with Gayle being replaced by Gracie Abrams on May 21. Swift's third show was added by promoters last week.
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The tour opens on March 17 in Glendale, Ariz.
Fans reported long waits in the queue for tickets on Tuesday when Ticketmaster said that hundreds of thousands of tickets for the tour had already been sold. The ticket retailer said that if fans had successfully gotten tickets, they were all set. But, it warned fans who were waiting in the queue to “hang tight”.
Reports of issues with the preseason were reported as early as 8 a.m. as fans jammed onto the presale site to grab up tickets. Many tweeted out their displeasure with the presale delays, with one customer saying she waited 40 minutes in the online queue without seeing her place in the waiting room change. Others said Ticketmaster should have been better prepared for the onslaught of ticket requests.
General sale tickets will go live at 10 a.m. on Nov. 18, but there are ways fans can try to get in on the tickets early.
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