Taylor Swift in South America: ‘Swifties’ from Argentina sweep concert ticket presales in that country in record time

The anger for attending one of the two turns out to be the singer Taylor Swift will be held in November Argentina made it in less than 90 minutes 24,000 seats will be sold out which the organization made available for a pre-sale this Monday.

The exclusive locations For those who have tickets Argentinian sponsor bank sold out soon after an hour and 15 minutes meanwhile, from the start of sales, a virtual queue of an estimated 250,000 users was waiting for tickets.

Taylor will set foot on Latin American stages for the first time between August and November this year, an announcement that was made official and generated last Friday euphoria among his followers in Mexico, Argentina and Brazilthe three destinations chosen to start their current international tour The Eras Tour.

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With three concerts in it Mexico City in August, two in Buenos Aires, one in Rio de Janeiro and two in Sao Paulo in Novemberthe 33-year-old artist debuts in Latin America after a failed attempt in 2020when a presentation was planned in Brazil suspended due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

After presale in record time, this tuesday the general sale of tickets for the concerts in argentina will startthey go from $65 (at the official exchange rate) for locations with limited view of the stage and up to $700 dollars for the VIP package with “advance access and free merchandising”.

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Some media such as fortunehave pointed out that part of the sales frenzy is in Argentina due to the change from the peso to the dollar and inflation in that country. “Tickets to Taylor Swift concerts in Argentina they are a bargain thanks to 100% inflation where some Americans might fly to take advantage.” According to the post, excluding additional charges, tickets in the standing room closest to the stage cThey are 75,000 pesos, or about $153according to the informal exchange rates commonly used in Argentina.

In contrast, some of the cheapest seats are for concerts in Chicago last weekend, for example, were $700 on the resale market. For other shows in the US, tickets that originally sold for as little as $49 plus extra fees are often over $1,500 on resale apps.

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Thousands of Argentinian fans are disappointed that they were not given a seat in the presale on Monday, which was the case demand more than 10 times higher than supply, they will try their luck again in the hope of listening live to the repertoire of their favorite artist after several years of being his fans. “Despite the deepening economic crisis, Argentines are notorious for spending tickets when the big shows are coming up. Coldplay sold out 10 concerts in Buenos Aires last year, more concerts in any other city on their world tour,” Fortune concludes. Meanwhile, in Mexico, the quickies they wait until June 13 to buy their tickets.