Is it even possible to buy Taylor Swift Tickets

[sleepfortheweek]

I'm probably one of many millions after tickets for TS Eras Tour. Is there a secret to being able to hear if tickets become available? So many scams about, and I'm obviously not going to pay £900 a ticket through sites like viagogo.

Willing to travel. Would need 4 tickets.

What's the best way to be in with even a slight chance?? DD has cried so many tears over not seeing her, I at least want to tell her I've tried my best at getting tickets. Most of her friends went to the gig in Glasgow so now I've got terrible mum guilt

I'm so clueless

I know. People who have never seen any of her show just spouting nonsense

Having just got back from the Euros, getting event tickets is only half the battle. You need to get to the venue and secure accommodation, along with the million other people trying to do exactly the same. We planned months ahead but still had to compromise. I'm home, exhausted and skint now. Worth it for DS to attend a Scottish international but holy shit I need a week off.

It’s tough making the switch from when a “good mum” is the finger painting and story telling skill set - a tween / early teen mum needs to switch from that to a finger on the pulse ticket getter guru! It’s not easy! Thankfully from about 14 the teens get the tickets themselves and jump through the hoops with ease - with your credit card of course!

It is indeed. The bar for being a good mum just seems to keep on getting higher. This isn't a criticism of OP or indeed any mums.

of course children cry, over many things. not over not getting gig tickets though.

You are right, you know your daughter, I don't. I only know she has reacted to not going to a concert in the most horrendous, entitled spoilt way, and you are prepared to spend money to mollify her. That is all I know. Obviously, that is not a pretty picture, at all, but having said that, I am sure it is only a tiny aspect of your life and she would probably come across better if you were saying more about her.

Could you share with us your list of acceptable things for children to cry over please?

I would hate my kids to have an emotion not pre approved by you.

There is more projection in your reply than a cinema. Honestly you sound a bit unhinged to be going at OP and a TEN year old like this.

When the tickets were released on general sale (not the midnights album pre-sale) you would have registered interest in all the dates and venues you were happy and willing to travel to. Then you would have either been given a code to try and buy tickets or you would have been unsuccessful and put on a waitlist.
If there’s tickets available last minute then Ticketmaster will email you to tell you that you’ve been taken off the waitlist and tickets are now available. You need to put ticketmaster email on notifications so you can see the email immediately!

If you didn’t do any of that then I think expensive resale sites might be the only option.

@malachitegreen can I kindly suggest you go back to bed and get out the other side!

How is crying the most entitled spoilt way @malachitegreen she hasn’t asked her mum to get tickets, demanded that her mum get tickets she has merely expressed disappointment that she has missed out on something.

the fact is these concerts have been massively (over?)hyped I have seen newspaper do minute by minute reports on them the same way they do the football. It’s on tv on the news, this Morning have done multiple reports it has been massively set up as something you should go to. That at 10 if you are a fan and you see your friends going to you are going to have an emotional response to

that is normal - although given the emotionless responses I suspect something you don’t get

and I don’t get the 99% of events, a lot nowadays rely on pre planning - Romeo and Juliet with Tom Holland sign up to a pre sale list etc you just need to know where to look. Mine has cottoned on pretty fast for the need to be aware of codes etc and buying tickets as they come out and always at face value.

I didn’t find it over sexualised that isn’t Taylor Swift at all

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I don't see how saying a TS concert is not appropriate for younger children is bashing it?

I've watched the recorded version of the Eras tour from America a couple of times . DD (a long term Swiftie) plays the music on repeat and we have had many conversations about the lyrics and what happened in Taylor's life to prompt her to write about what she did (and also many conversations about standing up for yourself and relationships with men - abusive and otherwise).

She also went to the concert at the weekend so I have a first hand account of what happened and I've seen a lot of the videos she took of it. And, there are definitely bits that I wouldn't want a young child to see.

I really like Taylor's music, and the concert sounded like an amazing experience. However, I don't think it's aimed at primary school children

Talking of primary school children, my DC's junior school regularly did deals with our local league football club to get cheap family tickets to matches, so they obviously don't share your view of football matches being inappropriate for that age of children. Have you actually been to a football match or do you just like bashing something that adults and children enjoy?

Wow are you always this judgemental and rude? And you’re a teacher? If one of your pupils had a cry over something would you tell them they are being a baby? You seem like you make a horrible, judgemental teacher.

I honestly don't think TS is appropriate for that age. She's got her poppy songs like Shake it off but a lot of her songs are a lot more mature. How much of her music have you actually listened to? I have just been to Wembley with my 16 year old dd as she is a massive swiftie. She listens to her all the time in the car so I am well aware of the content of her later music. I think a lot of parents who are taking young dcs aren't really aware of that. I never would have taken my dd at that age.
I think it's a good life lesson to dcs that sometimes in life you will be disappointed. I remember when my dd was little, the must have Christmas toy was the Elsa doll. I couldn't find it anywhere. Eventually MIL found being sold for over £200 and offered to buy it. I said absolutely not. Dd got over it and now she can't even remember the fuss over the Elsa doll.

There are some unhinged people on here. Of course children cry with disappointment sometimes - so do plenty of adults!

OP I hope you manage to get tickets. Do keep checking for emails from Ticketmaster- we were able to buy three tickets for the Saturday gig at Wembley with 48 hours’ notice as my husband randomly received an email with a code.

local league football is not a premiership game or going to the euros.

I didn’t see anything inappropriate at the shows, and I don’t see the need to discuss and dissect every lyric with a young child yet. We had an amazing time at the show and a wonderful weekend together. It was truly amazing and you can’t taint those beautiful memories for us. Have a lovely day and enjoy the sun.

I've seen it and I loved it, but there is no denying that the Vigilante Shit performance is very intentionally sexy in a very obvious way. Nothing wrong with it, Taylor is a grown woman and it is a fun part of the show, but some parents might not be comfortable with their kids seeing it. I wouldn't go as far at to say it is inappropriate for kids, but the show has not been designed with kids in mind.

For what it's worth I don't think it would be suitable for a ten year old, but I guess that's not what the OP is asking!

I have even been caught up in the hype a little and don't even know her stuff, nearly asked a London friend if she wanted to go to the box venue and watch it in August! Then gave my head a shake at the logistics of it all, madness.

Crossing my fingers you get tickets @sleepfortheweek 🤞

@malachitegreen holy crap 🤣. How is that the most HORRENDOUS and ENTITLED way to react?! I didn't even give specifics - just that tears had been spilled!

I felt bad for her last night (it's called empathy) while she was sitting making bracelets (for her friends and teacher - although I'm now worried her teacher is like you behind closed doors and would hate such a notion) and she went very quiet. When I asked her what was wrong she said that making the bracelets made her think of the Eras Tour and how she'll never be able to see it, then she got a bit emotional. We had a cuddle, she stopped crying, the subject was changed.

Not entitled. Not spoiled. I'd love to be able to take her, but that doesn't seem like it's going to be a possibility. Thats what had spurred me on to post, to get as many options as possible (which has actually been really helpful).

You don't need to justify yourself to these absolute fruitloops op.

My poor Dd who is a kind, bright and funny child who rarely puts a foot out of line at either home or school is being attacked by a random adult on the internet - so I do feel I need to justify myself.

I hope the poster in question reconsiders their profession as I don't think she actually likes or understands children very much.

I wonder if she speaks to parents at parents night the same 🤣

I'm 39 and I sobbed because I couldn't go to the Edinburgh show I had a ticket for.

Good luck to you OP, I'll be trying to get tickets for Wembley in August, it's daunting but can definitely be done!

Ah well I must have a limited emotional range as well. Had a little cry when I thought I couldn’t go to Bruce Springsteen in a couple of weeks.
I’d rather that than be a miserable unfeeling robot.

I'm 44 and I sobbed yesterday because I fucked up making a toastie and used the last of the ham so couldn't remake it 🤣