FL 'Swifties' Have Bad Blood After Eras Tour Ticket Problems

FLORIDA — Taylor Swift fans in Florida have a message for Ticketmaster: we are never ever getting back together.

Scores of Swifties had their wildest dreams dashed this week when they tried to score tickets for the pop star's concerts for her "The Eras" tour. Swift will perform in Tampa for three nights, April 13-15, at Raymond James Stadium.

Many waited hours online for Ticketmaster presales, only to come up with a blank space, according to a torrent of tweets. Then, to add to the bad blood, tickets went up on StubHub and other resale sites for six figures.

"Anyone wanna loan me a chill $35k to go see Taylor Swift at MetLife?" one Twitter user wrote.

Anyone wanna loan me a chill $35k to go see Taylor Swift at MetLife? #TheErasTour @Ticketmaster pic.twitter.com/7f0gVw8j4i
— Katie Liebetrau (@ktliebs) November 15, 2022

"Waited patiently for 4 hours for 2 Taylor Swift tickets as Verified Fan," another fan tweeted.

"Nothing left at MetLife But StubHub is selling the whole stadium for $5k+ how do you let this happen Ticketmaster?"

Waited patiently for 4 hours for 2 Taylor Swift tickets as Verified Fan. Nothing left at MetLife But StubHub is selling the whole stadium for $5k+ how do you let this happen Ticketmaster?
— Jennifer Modica (@OJGrowers) November 15, 2022

The ticket woes went far beyond the east coast, and prompted Ticketmaster to tweet out an explanation.

"There has been historically unprecedented demand with millions showing up to buy tickets for the TaylorSwiftTix Presale," Ticketmaster's account tweeted.

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— Ticketmaster (@Ticketmaster) November 15, 2022

But Ticketmaster's "Don't Blame Me" message did little to assuage fans.

Even New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez got involved. In a tweet, she appeared to pin the troubles on Ticketmaster's 2010 merger with LiveNation.

"Daily reminder that Ticketmaster is a monopoly, its merger with LiveNation should never have been approved, and they need to be reigned in," she wrote.

"Break them up."

One fan who tweeted her struggles to find tickets — and eventually did, for $600 — told Ticketmaster executives they should know they're (in) trouble.

"Ticketmaster has no idea what they have done—they pissed off 2+ generations of girls, gays & theys + this week with this clear corporate greed/exploitation," they wrote. "I’m not sure they’re prepared for the amount of letters being written to the Justice Department& all the calls for action."