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Taylor Swift Ticket Sale Cancelation Dashes NYC Fans' Wildest Dreams

After days of presale chaos, Ticketmaster announced Friday's public ticket sale for Taylor Swift's "The Eras Tour" will be canceled.

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Taylor Swift accepts the Video of the Year award for “All Too Well” (10-minute Taylor’s Version) onstage at the 2022 MTV VMAs at Prudential Center on Aug. 28 in Newark.
Taylor Swift accepts the Video of the Year award for “All Too Well” (10-minute Taylor’s Version) onstage at the 2022 MTV VMAs at Prudential Center on Aug. 28 in Newark. (Theo Wargo/Getty Images for MTV/Paramount Global)

NEW YORK CITY — Taylor Swift fans in New York City knew Ticketmaster was trouble — and the live event giant appears to have left them hanging again.

Ticketmaster announced Thursday that the general public won't be able to buy tickets for Swift's "The Eras Tour," which includes three dates at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.

"Due to extraordinarily high demands on ticketing systems and insufficient remaining ticket inventory to meet that demand, tomorrow's public on-sale for Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour has been cancelled," Ticketmaster tweeted.

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Sure enough, Swifties — who were already frustrated by a presale this week that was plagued by long waits and tickets that quickly went up on resale sites for six-figure sums — saw red.

"ticketmaster i am in your walls," one tweeted.

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One desperate fan even tried to tweet directly at Swift in an effort to get tickets for the MetLife show.

"girlllllll can I just get 3 tickets for either MetLife and your Philly show!?" they tweeted. "I tried Tuesday for presale and due to the high demand failed!!!! Please oh please"

A single ticket for Swift's May 27 show at MetLife are selling for as much as $72,000, according to StubHub.

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