Lots of tickets have already been sold this week to genuine fans. The midnights presale was well advertised last autumn.
I am in my 40s and I absolutely love Taylor. Anyone who doesn't understand why demand is so high or who didn't anticipate this is definitely not as big a fan as the people who already have tickets.
Back in 2018 when she toured with reputation (which was so incredible, I went twice) it was very uncool to like Taylor and the tour wasn't ac sell out.
She had done her time in that role of the 'biggest female performer' like Gaga, Beyonce, Britney, Celine Dion etc had done before her in 2015-2016. All over the papers etc etc. But then Kanye and Kim tried to ruin her career in 2016 by telling lies about her and very nearly succeeded. She came back with a 'revenge' album (v underrated at the time) reputation and was accused of playing the victim. Proof that she had been telling the truth about the whole thing came out during lockdown (thanks to Kris K there I think).
She has something that none of the above performers have though. She doesn't release any song that she didn't write herself. A lot of the time she co-writes with others but that doesn't mean her contribution is minimal (I'm looking at you, Damon Albarn, you misogynistic prick), far from it. Every single song has her stamp on the lyrics. She has such a love of words, many of her songs are like poetry. She also doesn't have an overly sexualised image. Yes she has some songs about sex, but nothing too raunchy (no references to big dicks or waps).
She has released 4 new albums since 2019 (including 2 absolute masterpieces in the height of lockdown). She has also released 3 of the planned rerecords of her first 6 albums (and each one has extra songs from the time that didn't make that album for whatever reason). She never sleeps apparently. On top of this she's touring with a gobsmackingly huge stadium show (costing $100,000,000) where she sings 44-45 songs every night spanning her whole career. She never ever mimes. The level of production that goes into almost every song on the tour is insane. The only ones without production are the 2 surprise songs she sings every night acoustically (one on piano and one on guitar). She said she didn't plan on repeating any of the secret songs unless she messes them up or they are from her most recent album, but she has kinda been avoiding certain songs written about her ex boyfriend Joe (who she was with for nearly 7 years - they split just before the tour started, so she has done all this when her life was in upheaval). If it rains on any tour nights, she just gets soaked but carries on. Some of the footage is insane of her playing guitar and singing when it's pissing it down on top of her. One night the rain was so bad it broke her piano for the next night. Started playing by itself.
She doesn't have a strong belty voice like Adele etc but to me that's a great thing. I lovvve her voice personally. Her official back catalogue has now got 237 songs (over just 10 albums (a few movie soundtracks etc in there too), all written by her. I would say out of those 237, I maybe 'dislike' 30 of them. The rest are great. She is probably the best living songwriter. If you think I'm talking bollocks it's because you don't know enough of her back catalogue. She has songs on her first albums that were written when she was just 14 (Our Song being one, it's very yee ha, so not everyone's taste but no one could question how good the song writing is). I have a 14 year old. He couldn't write a shopping list.
If your daughter is a swiftie, be proud. She obviously has brains.