Perth Swiftie Ashleigh Jade has confirmed she’s heading to the Australian leg of Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour after it was reported that the American Express web site crashed throughout the first presale.
The influencer took to her Instagram story to share the news, importing a selfie with pleased, tear-filled eyes.
“I’m going to Taylor Swift,” the caption learn, written in capital letters with eight exclamation marks.
She then shared a video of herself sitting at a desk, crying, exclaiming: “I’m so happy.”
“I’II do a story time later,” she wrote over the video.
“I have to rush out the door for a job today, but basically, Alex got let in first and secured Sydney night 3.
“If you’re trying for Melbourne later today, the link was posted to their FB page in the comment thread on their post half an hour before presale began.
“GOODLUCK!!!!
“Oh, I’m so happy.”
The Perth-based fan was one of many fortunate ones, as news broke that the American Express web site crashed whereas loyal Taylor Swift lovers tried to lock in VIP packages.
American Express cardholders had entry to the primary presale, which noticed the 2 top-priced packages accessible.
The packages — It’s Been a Long Time Coming + Karma is My Boyfriend — have been priced at $1239.90 and $899.90 — however the exorbitant value didn’t cease followers.
The American Express web site went down at about 9:30am, simply half an hour earlier than Sydney tickets went on sale, with Melbourne tickets accessible from 2pm.
“We’re sorry. We are momentarily experiencing technical difficulties. We are working on bringing our services back online,” the AMEX web site learn.
“We apologise for any inconvenience.”
A Ticketek spokesperson supplied news.com.au with the next assertion: “We’re sorry that Taylor Swift fans are experiencing problems with the AMEX presale. The Ticketek site is working as expected. However, there is currently a problem with the AMEX site. The AMEX team are currently working on the issue, and we will advise as soon as it has been rectified.”
Fans have been fast to share the news and their frustration on social media.
VIP tickets are additionally accessible on Ticketek, with their web site dealing with huge queues.
Frontier member pre-sales for tickets to see the pop sensation begin on Wednesday, June 28 at 10am.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
