People going to multiple Eras dates are selfish

[BlowDryRat]

I'm not a Swiftie but DD is a fan and I signed up for the waiting list last year. No code, everything sold out so I assumed I wasn't going to get tickets. Yesterday, I got an email from Ticketmaster with a code for Wembley this weekend and managed to get 4 tickets. DD and friends are delighted.

Other friends are still desperately hoping for tickets, either this weekend or in August. I've seen lots of posts on MN and elsewhere by people in the same boat. Then I've seen other posters saying they, or someone they know, have been/are going multiple times. I just don't understand this mentality. You've seen it once, you know there are thousands of people hoping for that opportunity and not everyone will be able to go because there aren't enough tickets for everyone who wants one. Why take more than your fair share?

YABU - them's the breaks.
YANBU - it's selfish.

It’s when the mumsnet #bekind brigade meets reality 🤣

I have absolutely no skin in this game because if you put a gun to my head and said name TS song I don’t think I could come up with one… But everyone is entitled to do what they want to do… if that means seeing multiple shows then more power to them for getting tickets.

I’ve seen Taylor twice on this tour. I’m not a massive fan but I quite like her and enjoy live music.

When my favourite artists tour, I often travel abroad to see them as well as see them here. I saw my favourite artist 4 times on one tour.

Selfish. 🤣

Maybe, like me, she likes live music abc it’s just a good night out. Maybe she’s taking her kids, nieces, nephews, friends kids etc.

You need to get a grip.

Jesus Christ it’s a pop concert, not the last lifeboat on the titanic. Get a grip!

people have lost their minds over this bland nonsense

Don’t be so ridiculous

people needed loo roll and it was selfish to bulk buy when there was no need

no one needs to go to a concert they want to

I agree OP. It is selfish. It was instinctively my first thought on hearing an acquaintance was going twice.

I know of someone going 6 times. Seems crazy to me and I must admit it would have been more decent to allow others a turn ...

YABU. Everyone has got caught up in the hype and hysteria. It won't be long before nobody cares who went or not.

That's true but nobody 'needs' to go see Taylor Swift'

I remember years ago listening to Chris moyles breakfast show and someone was touring (maybe Robbie Williams??) and Chris did a quiz for one person to win 4 tickets. There were two people in the final round and Chris discovered they both had several tickets each already and was going mad that they had been allowed to enter in the first place.

To me if people can afford it then fair enough. I don't fully know how codes work but maybe it should be limited to one per person

The people I know who have gone have loved it! The best £94 my niece has spent! Lots of songs, her favourite ‘surprise songs’ and a wonderful safe, happy and positive atmosphere. She was standing, queued for ages and got near the front. Had the best night. A bargain really!

My friend’s girl is going six times. I don’t begrudge a true fan going lots.

I would not go in a million years but don’t begrudge those who do.

Given how much shit is going on in the world right now, I really can’t get bitter and judgy about this one.

I just don’t get the hype around this

I don’t get the Taylor hate though. Yes, private jet isn’t great, but she would need a plane to fly anyway, she is probably too famous to fly commercial flights. She would be flying anyway.

cost of tickets is more from organisations like Aka. Codes are supposed to help this to enable die hard fans to opportunity to get tickets over the touts.It feels pretty misogynistic that people bring her down so much when men do the same thing and come under no scrutiny.

I think there was an awful lot less bulk buying and "panic buying" than mainstream media or social media would've had us believe. There might have been a few photos on Facebook or online panic-prepper threads or the odd news report with sightings of that kind of thing, but I didn't personally see it at all, and neither did anyone I know. And besides which, those I knew with such tendencies were able to live off their Brexit prep stockpiles.

Supermarket supplies are very finely tuned to demand, and distributed using tight just-in-time systems. It only takes a small proportion of people to say to themselves, "We're running a bit low on toilet paper, normally I'd leave it till next week but with all this going on, perhaps I'll get some while I'm here instead" and suddenly you've got stripped-bare loo roll shelves. Same with pasta, or anything else. Or realising that they might be stuck at home so will need a bit more loo roll or instant coffee or bread for lunches. Or any other entirely reasonable purchase of two or three extra bits and bobs. If lots of people buy just a handful of things a bit earlier than they would've, or buy one or two more of an item than usual, combined with the supply disruptions, you get the empty shelves we got with no need for panic/bulk buyers to explain it. I'm sure there might've been a few individuals, but their impact has got to be negligible compared with tens of millions of people just getting a couple of extra bits.

But I'm not sure what it has to do with Taylor Swift

Fans have always done this. It’s part of music fan culture - see your favourite artist whenever you can. I have friends who’ve followed tours across Europe and considered it money well spent.

It’s not selfish to spend your money on the things you love. If seeing Taylor Swift three times a summer makes them happy, good for them!

A ticket to a bloody gig is not an entitlement! Honestly people are losing their minds over this.

The hype is insane so people have major FOMO by either not going at all or having to go to multiple dates in case they miss something by only going to one gig!
Ive never gone to multiple dates on a tour of a favourite artist though - maybe I was never a big fan after all 😆

This is getting ridiculous. I’m sure there’ll be people in therapy because they couldn’t get a ticket to a bloody concert. People need to get a grip. “My dd is distraught so now I’m remortgaging the house and selling a kidney so I can fly her to see TS on the moon because I’m too weak to cope with her disappointment”.

The hype is rather weird to me, as are the many posts feeling guilty for not getting tweens tickets, but then what do I know, I am not a TS fan though I like some of her songs.

Everyone I know that has been has been blown away by it. It’s the zeitgeist- admit I would be sad if we hadn’t got tickets but as a family we are all massive fans. So that colours v my view in thinking getting multiple tickets is abit off. We went to Reputation it was incredible we still talk about how good it was.

I am perplexed by this frenzy over TS by actual adults. I get that tweens and teens may be obsessed and love seeing her but I cannot fathom the grown adults frothing over if they can get tickets, what to wear, whether their eleventy million pound ticket will have an unobstructed view and all this 'I'm a swifty' bollocks. Get a bloody grip.

Re the OP. It's completely fine if people want to go several times and not showing some lack of moral compass if they choose to do so. You also need to get some perspective.

Are men told to “get a grip” when they passionately support their football team?

If they aren't they should be

Frequently

I definitely tell DS this when Spurs loses, which is frequently!