Canadians slam Ticketmaster for "horrible experience" with Taylor Swift presale
Many Canadian Taylor Swift fans got a rude awakening during Wednesday’s Ticketmaster presale.
The presale began at 11 am for fans who could secure a Verified Fan code. Unfortunately, it looks like many Swifties in Canada were put on the waitlist.
Many were left in the dust during the sale and took to social media to voice their frustrations about Ticketmaster’s system.
“Would like to thank @Ticketmasterfor the horrible experience trying to get Taylor Swift
@taylorswift13 tickets for Toronto,” tweeted one fan. “After multiple times having tickets in cart and not being able to get the payment to process before time expired, they are now gone. Thanks a lot!”
Would like to thank @Ticketmaster for the horrible experience trying to get Taylor Swift @taylorswift13 tickets for Toronto. After multiple times having tickets in cart and not being able to get the payment to process before time expired they are now gone. Thanks a lot!
ā Robert Hunt (@mrhunt66) August 9, 2023
At least that Swiftie got in the presale. Others never even got off the waitlist, and tickets are already being resold for tens of thousands of dollars.
love that every single person I know got waitlisted for toronto shows and now theres tickets at the diamond going for 23k on stubhub! love that! thanks ticketmaster! Get fucked!
ā AGāØš¼ (@cowboylikeag) August 9, 2023
toronto tickets being sold in like ten minutes and since ticketmaster waitlisted all the real fans 90% of the tickets are going to bots and resellers who are already listing them up for like 5x face value. i hate it here. oh i hope all the resellers get hit by a truck pic.twitter.com/Yuj8MK19Gp
ā Pablo Alto (@SaintCaliforni) August 9, 2023
Many questioned why Canadian fans seemed to struggle to emerge from what some Swifties have dubbed “The Great War” successful.
having a 416 number and getting waitlisted for Toronto… Ticketmaster is our biggest opp
ā JhenĆ© I Can See You era šÆš² š (@lwt_gorgeousrry) August 9, 2023
Ticketmaster shouldāve prioritized ppl who have canadian numbers/addresses for the toronto shows. Iām gonna commit a crime rn
ā andrea !! (@loveurgutz) August 9, 2023
NO ONE that I know that lives IN TORONTO and in ONTARIO. Got a fukcing code. Your system SUCKS and you need to fix it this is actually so upsetting youāve done this bs again
ā tannaāøāø (@spevknowtv) August 9, 2023
Provinces should be guaranteed a number of Taylor Swift Toronto tickets, like the provision of Senate seats in Parliament, to ensure weāre all represented.
ā Glenn Day (@GlennJDay) August 9, 2023
Others are even blaming non-Canadian Swifties for their loss.
The gluttonous Americans ruined the Taylor Swift Eras Tour Toronto wait list for everyone in Canada š
Yāall are literally the worst! Stay in your own country!
ā roman šØš¦šŗš¦ (@slavscammer) August 9, 2023
fuck Ticketmaster fuck resellers and fuck anyone who isnāt Canadian that got a code/tickets for the Toronto show xx
ā sarahā·šæšØ (@SUGAblunt) August 9, 2023
every american who got a verified code for the taylor swift toronto shows are actually evil iām sorry but fuck you
ā ashbee šš¼šš¼š (@ashleyaubins) August 8, 2023
There were some success stories for Canadian Swifties.
just fought the battle of eras tour ticketmaster for toronto 2024 and won pic.twitter.com/YNQk5pfTew
ā olive šŖ»š (@laydaar_) August 9, 2023
Going to the #TaylorSwiftErasTour #TaylorSwift in Toronto!!!! Freaking freaking out!!!! pic.twitter.com/gIRESvmLkg
ā Ryan Dale (@rdale7) August 9, 2023
I GOT ERAS TOUR TICKETS!!!!!! N1 TORONTO GUYS
ā avuh ā WILL SEE TAYLOR SWIFT (@glitterdrinker_) August 9, 2023
Last week, the “Cruel Summer” singer finally announced her Canadian Eras Tour dates.
It was met with disappointment from the rest of Canada, who didn’t love that all six shows are only in Toronto.
Since then, Swifties have tried to hilariously deter fans from other countries from copping tickets to the only shows in Canada.
Even before today’s presale, unofficial sites were selling Swift tickets for outrageous prices.
Were you able to get a ticket for the Eras Tour? Let us know in the comments.