The 'Anti-Hero' singer takes to her Instagram Story to express her frustration over Ticketmaster site's crash while also celebrating her four nominations at the 2023 Grammy Awards.
- Nov 16, 2022
AceShowbiz - Taylor Swift is feeling all Swifties who experience difficulties in buying tickets for her "Eras Tour". The country-turned-pop superstar has gotten candid about losing her "damn mind" after Ticketmaster is in shambles over fans' high demand to snag the tickets.
"So many reasons to lose my damn mind today," the "Anti-Hero" singer posted on her Instagram Story on Tuesday, November 15 over a shot of Sadie Sink and Dylan O'Brien in the music video of her song "All Too Well". Not delving deeper into her frustration, she celebrated her 2023 Grammy nominations, which were announced on early Tuesday morning.
"but...," the 32-year-old quickly added, "All Too Well 10 is the song I'm the most proud of, out of anything I've written. The fact that it’s nominated for Song of the Year at the Grammys, an award I've never won, that honors the songwriting... it's momentous and surreal."
She continued, "I want to ramble about the magic and mystery of time and fate and reclaiming my art but instead I think I'll go scream for ten minutes straight. And think about how this wouldn't have happened without you."
Besides the Song of the Year nod, Swift earned nominations for Best Music Video for "All Too Well", Best Country Song for "I Bet You Think About Me" and Best Song Written for Visual Media for "Carolina" from "Where the Crawdads Sing".
Around the same time she got the good news, her fans were left furious after they couldn't get their hands on presale passes of her highly-anticipated tour. Those who tried to purchase the tickets on Ticketmaster's site got a message which read, "We are currently experiencing technical difficulties and our team is working to resolve this as soon as possible. We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your patience. Please check back soon to continue. In just a moment, you'll be automatically redirected to our homepage."
According to Rolling Stone, "As of 11 A.M.. on Tuesday, the site was experiencing major issues, with fans either completely logged out or in a queue 2,000-plus people strong that appeared frozen." House Rep. Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez even weighed in on the fiasco, tweeting, "Daily reminder that Ticketmaster is a monopoly, it's [sic] merger with LiveNation should never have been approved, and they need to be reigned in. Break them up."
Addressing the issue, Ticketmaster released a statement in which they acknowledged, "There has been historically unprecedented demand with millions showing up to buy tickets for the TaylorSwiftTix Presale."
"Hundreds of thousands of tickets have been sold. If you have already secured tickets, you are all set," they assured fans. "If you are currently in a queue, please hang tight - queues are moving and we are working to get fans through as quickly as possible."
The ticketing service also pushed back presales for a number of West Coast cities from 10 A.M. PT to 3 P.M. PT. Another sale window through Capital One is being rescheduled for Wednesday at 2 P.M. Ticketmaster says all presale codes sent out will still work, even now.
