A day before tickets were made available to the general public, Ticketmaster abruptly canceled its public sale of Taylor Swift’s “The Eras Tour”, after several issues with pre-sale events and “historically unprecedented” demand.
Citing “high demands” and “insufficient remaining ticket stock” the ticketing site announced on Twitter that it had canceled Friday’s event.
The news comes after a series of problems for Swift fans who tried to purchase pre-sale tickets earlier this week.
Tuesday’s pre-sale event, one of many, left millions of fans excited Waiting in lines for hours After Ticketmaster said it was experiencing “technical difficulties”.
“Our team is working to resolve this issue as soon as possible,” one of Ticketmaster’s updates website Tuesday reading. “We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your patience.”
The company later released a permit Saying that the long waits and disruptions are caused by “historically unprecedented demand with millions showing up to buy TaylorSwiftTix pre-sale tickets” but He acknowledged Thursday that bot attacks also played a role.
“Historically, working with verified fan invite codes has been successful as we have been able to manage the volume coming to the site to shop for tickets. However, this time the staggering number of bot attacks as well as fans who did not receive invite codes drove unprecedented traffic to our site, Resulting in 3.5 billion total system orders – 4 times our previous peak,” the company noted in blog post Thursday. “Never before has the sale of a verified fan generated so much interest – or spam volume. This has disrupted the predictability and reliability that are the hallmarks of our Verified Fan platform.”
It’s no surprise, then, that some of those who got the tickets chose to put them down resale markets Accompanied by exorbitant price tags, ranging from $500 to over $12,000.
As of Wednesday afternoon, the cheapest resale ticket for Swift’s June 2 show in Chicago at Soldier Field — the first of three shows in the city — is on offer for $518 on StubHub after fees. This ticket will be on Row 35 of Section 444, located on the upper deck approximately to the side of the stage.
Including ticket fees on StubHub, there were only 17 listings under $1,000 for Swift’s inaugural show in Chicago, with the cheapest listing in the field at $1,121.
And while pre-sale events for select shows run through Thursday, the public wasn’t scheduled to have a chance to purchase tickets at face value until Friday. But not anymore.
Swift’s 52-day stadium visit is scheduled to run from March 17 to August 9, 2023 across the US, and is expected to extend to international dates as well.
The announcement of the tour followed the release of Swift’s tenth studio album, Midnight.
Here are the dates for Taylor Swift’s “Eras Tour”:
Friday, March 17, 2023
State farm stadium
Glendale, Arizona
With Paramore and Gale
Saturday, March 18, 2023
State farm stadium
Glendale, Arizona
With Paramore and Gale
Friday, March 24, 2023
ALLEGIANT STADIUM
Las Vegas, Nevada
With beabadoobee & GAYLE
Saturday, March 25, 2023
ALLEGIANT STADIUM
Las Vegas, Nevada
With beabadoobee & GAYLE
Friday, March 31, 2023
AT&T Stadium
Arlington, Texas
With beabadoobee and gracie abrams
Saturday, April 1, 2023
AT&T Stadium
Arlington, Texas
With beabadoobee and gracie abrams
Sunday, April 2, 2023
AT&T Stadium
Arlington, Texas
With beabadoobee and gracie abrams
Thursday, April 13, 2023
Raymond James Stadium
Tampa, Florida
With beabadoobee and gracie abrams
Friday, April 14, 2023
Raymond James Stadium
Tampa, Florida
With beabadoobee and gracie abrams
Saturday, April 15, 2023
Raymond James Stadium
Tampa, Florida
With beabadoobee and gracie abrams
Friday, April 21, 2023
NRG STADIUM
Houston, Texas
With beabadoobee and gracie abrams
Saturday, April 22, 2023
NRG STADIUM
Houston, Texas
With beabadoobee and gracie abrams
Friday, April 28, 2023
Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Atlanta, GA
With beabadoobee and gracie abrams
Saturday, April 29, 2023
Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Atlanta, GA
With beabadoobee and gracie abrams
Sunday, April 30, 2023
Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Atlanta, GA
With beabadoobee and gracie abrams
Friday, May 5, 2023
Nissan Stadium
Nashville, Tennessee
With Phoebe Bridgers and Gracie Abrams
Saturday, May 6, 2023
Nissan Stadium
Nashville, Tennessee
With Phoebe Bridgers and Gayle
Sunday, May 7, 2023
Nissan Stadium
Nashville, Tennessee
With Phoebe Bridgers and Gracie Abrams
Friday, May 12, 2023
Lincoln for the financial field
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
With Phoebe Bridgers and Gayle
Saturday, May 13, 2023
Lincoln for the financial field
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
With Phoebe Bridgers and Gayle
Sunday, May 14, 2023
Lincoln for the financial field
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
With Phoebe Bridgers and Gracie Abrams
Friday, May 19, 2023
Gillette Stadium
Foxboro, Massachusetts
With Phoebe Bridgers and Gayle
Saturday, May 20, 2023
Gillette Stadium
Foxboro, Massachusetts
With Phoebe Bridgers and Gayle
Sunday, May 21, 2023
Gillette Stadium
Foxboro, Massachusetts
With Phoebe Bridgers and Gracie Abrams
Friday, May 26, 2023
MetLife Stadium
East Rutherford, NJ
With Phoebe Bridgers and Gayle
Saturday, May 27, 2023
MetLife Stadium
East Rutherford, NJ
With Phoebe Bridgers and Gracie Abrams
Sunday, May 28, 2023
MetLife Stadium
East Rutherford, NJ
With Phoebe Bridgers & OWENN
Friday, June 2, 2023
Soldier Square
Chicago, IL
WITH GIRL IN RED AND OWENN
Saturday, June 3, 2023
Soldier Square
Chicago, IL
WITH GIRL IN RED AND OWENN
Sunday, June 4, 2023
Soldier Square
Chicago, IL
With MUNA & Gracie Abrams
Friday, June 9, 2023
Ford Field
Detroit, Michigan
With the Girl in Red and Gracie Abrams
Saturday, June 10, 2023
Ford Field
Detroit, Michigan
WITH GIRL IN RED AND OWENN
Friday, June 16, 2023
ACRISURE STADIUM
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
With the Girl in Red and Gracie Abrams
Saturday 17 June 2023
ACRISURE STADIUM
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
WITH GIRL IN RED AND OWENN
Friday, June 23, 2023
US Bank Stadium
Minneapolis, Minnesota
With the Girl in Red and Gracie Abrams
Saturday 24 June 2023
US Bank Stadium
Minneapolis, Minnesota
WITH GIRL IN RED AND OWENN
Friday, June 30, 2023
Baykur Stadium
Cincinnati, Ohio
With MUNA & Gracie Abrams
Saturday 1 July 2023
Baykur Stadium
Cincinnati, Ohio
With MUNA & Gracie Abrams
Friday, July 7, 2023
J Square at Arrowhead Stadium
Kansas City, Missouri
With MUNA & Gracie Abrams
Saturday, July 8, 2023
J Square at Arrowhead Stadium
Kansas City, Missouri
With MUNA & Gracie Abrams
Friday, July 14, 2023
The field of empowerment is a mile high
Denver, Colorado
With MUNA & Gracie Abrams
Saturday, July 15, 2023
The field of empowerment is a mile high
Denver, Colorado
With MUNA & Gracie Abrams
Saturday, July 22, 2023
lighting field
Seattle, Washington
With HAIM & Gracie Abrams
Sunday 23 July 2023
lighting field
Seattle, Washington
With HAIM & Gracie Abrams
Friday, July 28, 2023
LEVI’S® Playground
Santa Clara, California
With HAIM & Gracie Abrams
Saturday 29 July 2023
LEVI’S® Playground
Santa Clara, California
With HAIM & Gracie Abrams
Thursday, August 3, 2023
Sofi Stadium
Los Angeles, California
With HAIM & Gracie Abrams
Friday, August 4, 2023
Sofi Stadium
Los Angeles, California
With HAIM & OWENN
Saturday, August 5, 2023
Sofi Stadium
Los Angeles, California
With HAIM & GAYLE
Tuesday, August 8, 2023
Sofi Stadium
Los Angeles, California
With HAIM & Gracie Abrams
Wednesday, August 9, 2023
Sofi Stadium
Los Angeles, California
With HAIM & GAYLE
