Ticketless Taylor Swift fans packed the Melbourne Cricket Ground in droves as they desperately tried to catch a glimpse of the megastar’s performance on the Eras tour.
The global megastar, 34, kicked off the Australian leg of his Eras tour in Melbourne on Friday night, also marking the biggest concert of his career.
In addition to the 96,000 people who crowded into the venue, a large number of Swifties also gathered outside to try to hear the show, despite not having the desired tickets.
Footage showed groups of fans kicking their feet to the music, singing outside the MCG and dancing on the grass as Swiftie mania swept Australia.
Swifties were also seen pressing their faces against the glass doors of the cricket ground as they desperately tried to catch a glimpse of the much-anticipated concert.
Taylor Swift’s ticketless fans packed the Melbourne Cricket Ground in droves as they desperately tried to catch a glimpse of the megastar’s performance on the Eras tour.
In addition to the 96,000 people who crowded into the venue, a large number of Swifties also gathered outside to try to hear the show, despite not having the desired tickets.
The global megastar, 34, kicked off the Australian leg of his Eras tour at the Melbourne venue on Friday night, also marking the biggest concert of his career.
Footage showed groups of fans eagerly trying to get as close to the venue as possible as Swiftie mania swept Australia.
In addition to the enthusiastic fans who put on their own show outside the venue, nearly 100,000 lucky fans were able to see Taylor perform her biggest concert ever.
Despite having performed in large sports stadiums across the United States, the opening night of his Australian tour broke records as he never performed to a crowd larger than 74,000.
Reacting to her performance at her biggest show to date, Taylor told the 96,000 audience: “This is the biggest show we’ve done on this tour or any tour I’ve ever done!”
‘That’s the version you’re getting from me tonight, the version that is completely amazed by the fact that so many of you wanted to hang out with us on Saturday night in Melbourne!’
Fans had been trying to get last-minute tickets for the Australian tour until the first show amid sky-high demand to attend the sold-out shows.
Security and police were seen trying to bring the crowd to order as the MCG was completely overrun.
Fans were seen holding their phones as they listened to the concert from outside the venue.
There was a great atmosphere outside the arena as fans didn’t let not getting tickets stop them from participating.
Anxious groups were seen sitting outside the MCG as they got into the Swiftie mania.
Large groups had to be turned away from venue gates amid Swiftie chaos sweeping Australia
This comes after tour organizers recently admitted they were concerned about the estimated 15,000 ticketless fans arriving at shows in Melbourne and Sydney.
Ahead of the Sydney concerts next week, Venues NSW warned fans without tickets to stay away from Accor Stadium to avoid crowd management issues, The Daily Telegraph reported.
A spokesperson said fans who missed out should not try to “soak up the atmosphere” outside as they probably won’t hear any songs anyway.
“We are not encouraging fans without tickets to attend, but part of our contingency plan is to allow more people who do not have tickets to travel,” they said.
Swifties were seen pressing their faces against the glass doors of the cricket ground as they desperately tried to catch a glimpse of the much-anticipated concert.
The crowd watched through the glass doors as they desperately tried to watch the concert.
Fans were seen getting excited as they tried to listen to the show, even though they sadly didn’t get tickets.
This comes after tour organizers recently admitted they were concerned about the estimated 15,000 ticketless fans arriving at the Melbourne and Sydney shows.
In addition to enthusiastic fans putting on their own show outside the venue, nearly 100,000 lucky fans were able to watch Taylor perform her biggest concert ever.
Despite having performed in large sports stadiums throughout the United States, the opening night of his Australian tour broke records, as he had never performed before a crowd larger than 74,000 people.
Reacting to her performance at her biggest show to date, Taylor told the 96,000 audience: “This is the biggest show we’ve done on this tour or any tour I’ve ever done.”
Despite warnings from the NSW government, businesses are said to be rolling out the welcome mat for all Taylor fans, regardless of whether they have tickets.
Business Sydney chief executive Paul Nicolaou said: “Regardless of the status of their entry, Sydney must put up the welcome sign for Swifties because they will all make a contribution to our city in some way.”
Taylor will play three shows at Melbourne’s MCG on February 16, 17 and 18 before traveling to Sydney for four concerts at Accor Stadium on February 23, 24, 25 and 26.