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    Want to get Eras Tour tickets in Indianapolis? There is still hope

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    On Thursday night, fans of Taylor Swift repeatedly clicked the refresh button on Ticketmaster’s New Orleans page for the Eras Tour, hoping to get a spot in line for last-minute concert tickets.

    The organizers of Swifties want tickets sent an alert to their Discord channel when the queue opened.

    As fans crossed their fingers and prayed they wouldn’t be kicked out of the line, the last passes to the Caesars Superdome were purchased.

    The last-minute dispensations happen before every show. The timing of the releases is sporadic, but experts who have been following the tour and surprise drops for more than a year say there are signs a ticket clearance is imminent.

    “Some of the markers we use include decor,” says Swifties Want Tickets member Abby. The group members have hidden their last names due to privacy concerns – and because they want to make sure fans go through their channel instead of directly to them. “The decrease is highly dependent on how many additional seats they can place on the floor and which sections they can open without obstructing the view.”

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    Swifties Want Tickets can be considered the ticket drop researchers of the Eras Tour. They have sources at all the stadiums that will send photos when the stages are almost fully set up. This allows the venue to reassess whether to add more seats to the floor or sell more seats with obstructed views.

    While Europe, Asia and Australia had different systems, ticket volumes in Miami and New Orleans this month were comparable to the first year of the Eras Tour, when Swift traveled to 20 U.S. cities. And Swifites Want Tickets expects the same formula to be used for the final US shows in Indianapolis.

    “It usually happens the day before the concert,” says Abby. “In Miami, we got live updates from a handful of different people who work at Hard Rock Stadium. They sent photos of how the stage setup was going.”

    Miami had a few surprising drops. One Wednesday evening, one Thursday morning and one before the Friday concert. Swifties Want Tickets sent out social media alerts on X, Instagram and Discord. New Orleans also had surprise drops Thursday night and Friday before the show.

    I’m trying my luck with last minute tickets to surprise a fan

    After interviewing Swifties want tickets members after the Miami shows, I tried to catch the surprise drop on Thursday ahead of the New Orleans shows. Around 5 p.m., the group sent out a tweet: “We’ve received details from our sources saying there will be no drop until at least 5 p.m. CT, but that could change.” I set up alerts on their accounts and waited for the tweet that said, “GO.” Within seconds I clicked on Ticketmaster and got in line.

    I was 457th in line.

    The number counted down and within 10 minutes I could choose from a selection of last-minute tickets. I clicked on the first option I saw without actually registering where the seat was for fear of being booted out or losing my spot. The next page showed a $49 ticket in limited view. I locked up the seat and paid $68, including tax.

    Fast forward to Friday night’s show.

    “I tried to get tickets, but it didn’t work,” said Tiffany Bell, 28, a New Orleans resident standing outside the Caesars Superdome in a sparkling silver dress and black boots. “I thought, ‘I’m going to take a tour of the city, because the atmosphere is just perfect.'”

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    Bell was chatting with WWL TV’s reporter Amelia Strahan near the west entrance about 20 minutes before Gracie Abrams took the stage when I asked if she had a ticket. The superfan had never seen the Eras Tour and decided to come to the stadium every night in the hope that she could grab a seat at the last minute from someone who ventured in.

    “Do you want to go to the Eras Tour?” I asked her and after a moment of processing the question, she jumped up and down and shouted, “Yes.”

    Even though the ticket I bought had limited admission, Bell didn’t care. Tears filled her eyes. She couldn’t believe she was going to see the much-sought-after, enchanted show.

    “I love (Swift), a woman who speaks her mind and stands up for the people she believes in,” Bell says. “We are fortunate that at this time in history we have so many famous women who are willing to stand up for themselves.”

    Still hoping for Indy shows

    Depending on the stage setup, there will likely be a last-minute drop of thousands of tickets for the various shows at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. The first drop could come as early as Wednesday evening. Hopeful fans should follow Swifties Want Tickets. But keep in mind that rumors have been spread about the group. The X account has more than 103,000 followers.

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    The group’s main goal is to get more fans to the show and educate Swifties about the ticketing process.

    “There’s definitely a dynamic where scalpers know more than fans about how to get tickets because it’s their full-time professional job to know everything about how to do it,” says Amy, a member of the group. “This is worth it. People say, ‘Why are you doing it for free?’ And I’m like, ‘because it’s the community I’m a part of. I love the people I work with and I love being able to give back to other Swifties.'”

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    Follow Bryan West, Taylor Swift reporter for the USA TODAY Network, on Instagram, TikTok and X as @BryanWestTV.

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