For Taylor Swift fans, the final day of “The Great War” took place on Friday (Jul 5). Unlike Wednesday’s UOB presale, this battle was fought by Swifties on two major fronts: Outside SingPost outlets throughout Singapore and online via Ticketmaster.
A few hours before the start of the battle, Swifties received a mean set of ammo in the form of extra seats and Klook’s hotel packages – thereby increasing their odds of scoring tickets.
While some opted to take their chances online, other Swifties began queuing outside certain SingPost outlets as early as 12am on Thursday, armed with food, foldable chairs and a fearless spirit. Despite SingPost issuing an advisory saying that those beyond the 30th in line will have a very low chance of securing tickets, fans remained unbothered and queued throughout the night.
However, upon the break of dawn on Friday, reports of rushes emerged as a Taylor Swift fan group on Telegram shared videos of crowds running up escalators in Northpoint City to queue for tickets.
At ION Orchard, on the other hand, fans queued as early as about 8pm on Thursday night but were asked to leave as the area was to be shuttered off. Many of them returned by the time Orchard MRT station opened at about 5.45am on Friday. Fifteen minutes later, the shutters opened and fans scrambled to be among the first to enter the outlet, with some crawling through the gap to get ahead of the crowd.
Staff then told fans to form an official queue, allowing about 30 people to line up and wait at the designated area. Those who did not make it to the official queue were asked not to wait at the premises.
CNA Lifestyle visited SingPost’s Tampines branch at around 11am on Friday to check out the crowd and suss out potential victors of "The Great War".
A sign at Singpost’s Tampines branch, where Taylor Swift fans queue ahead of the general ticket sales on Friday noon (Jul 7). (Photo: CNA/Hanidah Amin)
Taylor Swift fans queueing at Singpost’s Tampines branch ahead of the general ticket sales on Friday noon (Jul 7). (Photo: CNA/Hanidah Amin)
Taylor Swift fans queueing at Singpost’s Tampines branch ahead of the general ticket sales on Friday noon (Jul 7). (Photo: CNA/Hanidah Amin)
Taylor Swift fans queueing at Singpost’s Tampines branch ahead of the general ticket sales on Friday noon (Jul 7). (Photo: CNA/Hanidah Amin)
Taylor Swift fans queueing at Singpost’s Tampines branch ahead of the general ticket sales on Friday noon (Jul 7). (Photo: CNA/Hanidah Amin)
A sign at Singpost’s Tampines branch, where Taylor Swift fans queue ahead of the general ticket sales on Friday noon (Jul 7). (Photo: CNA/Hanidah Amin)
Time will tell if the Grammy Award-winning singer will pull a Jacky Cheung and add even more additional shows at the last minute. If the past few days have taught us anything, Swifties do not care about any potential sound problems at the National Stadium and will do anything to catch their favourite singer in real life.
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A few hours before the start of the battle, Swifties received a mean set of ammo in the form of extra seats and Klook’s hotel packages – thereby increasing their odds of scoring tickets.
While some opted to take their chances online, other Swifties began queuing outside certain SingPost outlets as early as 12am on Thursday, armed with food, foldable chairs and a fearless spirit. Despite SingPost issuing an advisory saying that those beyond the 30th in line will have a very low chance of securing tickets, fans remained unbothered and queued throughout the night.
However, upon the break of dawn on Friday, reports of rushes emerged as a Taylor Swift fan group on Telegram shared videos of crowds running up escalators in Northpoint City to queue for tickets.
At ION Orchard, on the other hand, fans queued as early as about 8pm on Thursday night but were asked to leave as the area was to be shuttered off. Many of them returned by the time Orchard MRT station opened at about 5.45am on Friday. Fifteen minutes later, the shutters opened and fans scrambled to be among the first to enter the outlet, with some crawling through the gap to get ahead of the crowd.
Staff then told fans to form an official queue, allowing about 30 people to line up and wait at the designated area. Those who did not make it to the official queue were asked not to wait at the premises.
CNA Lifestyle visited SingPost’s Tampines branch at around 11am on Friday to check out the crowd and suss out potential victors of "The Great War".
A sign at Singpost’s Tampines branch, where Taylor Swift fans queue ahead of the general ticket sales on Friday noon (Jul 7). (Photo: CNA/Hanidah Amin)
Taylor Swift fans queueing at Singpost’s Tampines branch ahead of the general ticket sales on Friday noon (Jul 7). (Photo: CNA/Hanidah Amin)
Taylor Swift fans queueing at Singpost’s Tampines branch ahead of the general ticket sales on Friday noon (Jul 7). (Photo: CNA/Hanidah Amin)
Taylor Swift fans queueing at Singpost’s Tampines branch ahead of the general ticket sales on Friday noon (Jul 7). (Photo: CNA/Hanidah Amin)
Taylor Swift fans queueing at Singpost’s Tampines branch ahead of the general ticket sales on Friday noon (Jul 7). (Photo: CNA/Hanidah Amin)
A sign at Singpost’s Tampines branch, where Taylor Swift fans queue ahead of the general ticket sales on Friday noon (Jul 7). (Photo: CNA/Hanidah Amin)
Time will tell if the Grammy Award-winning singer will pull a Jacky Cheung and add even more additional shows at the last minute. If the past few days have taught us anything, Swifties do not care about any potential sound problems at the National Stadium and will do anything to catch their favourite singer in real life.
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