Vancouver’s Taylor Swift ticket lottery results are out

CITYnews halifax / By Charlie Carey

Many Taylor Swift fans are finding out Wednesday if their wildest dreams are going to come true, as the results of Ticketmaster’s Vancouver lottery are released.

Emails to hopeful attendees started going out around 3 p.m. Many took to social media to share whether they had been selected, while others were notified they were on the waitlist.

An email letting a Taylor Swift fan know they are on the waitlist to be able to buy tickets to the popstar’s Vancouver shows in December 2024. (Submitted)

Demand for Swift’s The Eras Tour is so big that a lottery system has been used for most of her shows. Fans who want to attend the popstar’s concerts have to register for a code, which is required to purchase tickets.

Swift has three concerts scheduled for Vancouver — all in December 2024. The dates come on the heels of previously announced six shows in Toronto.

Ticketmaster says it uses the code system to “ensure more tickets get into the hands of concertgoers.”

“Verified Fan requires registration to help filter out buyers looking to resell tickets, and instead get them to fans who want to attend the show,” the ticket service said.

But Ticketmaster might end up the anti-hero, as it explains that not everyone who registered may be able to buy tickets.

“Tickets will be sold on a first-come, first-served basis while currently available inventory lasts.”

Beginning in Arizona in March of this year, The Eras Tour is Swift’s sixth major concert tour. The show is a three-and-a-half-hour performance, which catalogues Swift’s 10 studio albums.