Chaos erupts outside Taylor Swift’s Sydney Eras show as last-minute tickets announced

Chaos erupted outside Accor Stadium last night as an announcement sent hordes of Swift fans running before the singer stepped on stage.

It seems Taylor Swift may have underestimated how beloved she is Down Under, that even right up until showtime, fans were clamouring for tickets.

In a new TikTok video taken on Night 2 of her sold-out Eras Tour in Sydney, fans who missed out on tickets who descended onto Accor Stadium anyway were seen running to the ticket booths when last minute tickets were announced over the speakers.

Taylor Swift performs at Accor Stadium in Sydney, Australia. Picture: Don Arnold/TAS24 for TAS Rights Management

Swifties rushed the ticketing booths when it was announced over the speakers there were some last-minute seats available. Picture: TikTok

The clip, shared by user Melissa Aleksioska, showed hordes of Swifties rushing to the ticket booths for one last shot at getting their hands on the coveted seats.

“When they announce last minute tickets,” Melissa captioned the video.

Several TikTok users noted how “dangerous” the moment looked, with one commented that “people [are] about to be crushed”.

Another video on TikTok is getting attention after one user called out fans who arrived to the Sydney show one hour late.

A fan who wasn’t lucky enough to score a ticket aired their grievances on the platform, sharing a video of them sitting outside Accor Stadium while concertgoers arrived late and headed straight past them and into the arena.

“The people arriving at the Era Tour over 1 hour late vs. the fans who missed out on tickets and had to listen from outside,” the user captioned the video, while stationed outside the stadium on the ground.

Swift will perform another two nights in Sydney before jetting off to Singapore for the next leg of her tour. Picture: David Gray/AFP

However, some TikTok commenters suggested perhaps these fans were arriving late due to unforeseen circumstances or flight delays and cancellations because of the weather.

The user, who appeared to stay outside the stadium from start to finish, was also not impressed when some concertgoers left early while Taylor was still singing.

“Don’t even get me started on the people who left early,” they added.

Swift will perform another two sold-out shows in Sydney on Sunday and Monday, before jetting off to Singapore for the next leg of her tour.

Originally published as Chaos erupts outside Taylor Swift’s Sydney Eras show as last-minute tickets announced