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I have never done this before, said Elaina, the first on line with her partner, Trevor.
Instead, she chose to sell tickets to her tour the old-fashioned way: in person.
in an effort to eliminate bots and lower fees im going analog.
While other venues have different scales, no ticket will be higher than $125.
The vibes outside the sale felt part protest, part fan meetup.
It was all very personal.
Im overwhelmed seeing everyone, Rogers told me.
And that I can put them there.
She got a little emotional: I have been fighting back tears, walking around this line.
at the box office rn.
this is the coolest shit i cannot even fathom.
He got to the box office at 7:30 a.m. and had a prime spot near the front.
I love that shes doing this, because I do think its insane to get tickets right now.
And not even just Ticketmaster, he said.
Fees are really expensive anywhere on any platform for the most part.
Brad added that the situation left a bad taste in my mouth.
The unique opportunity also meant fans werent going to let their day jobs stop them from queuing up.
When I asked her about Ticketmaster, she simply said, Fuck them.
No one seemed to have warm feelings about the service.
The former told me she failed to secure seats for Eras and Jonas Brothers.
They both said that in-person sales were more equitable but noted its not possible for everyone.
Fellow software engineer Sathvi called the Swift situation a shitshow.
Rogerss decision to take on these issues really moved one woman.
I saw this yesterday at work, and I was like,This is sick!
she told me with excitement.
There has to be a way to overcome the bots.
And the prices are so reasonable.
Its not just a certain demographic who listen to her.
So could future in-person sales solve any pressing issues about ticketing?
