Winnipeg sisters to take family to Taylor Swift’s Canadian Eras Tour show – Winnipeg | 24CA News
After months of hypothesis and urges by followers and politicians alike, Taylor Swift will lastly make her much-awaited pit cease in Canada.
The upcoming live performance, scheduled over a yr prematurely, is stirring up astronomical demand. For one Winnipeg household, it’s additionally harbouring a whirlwind of pleasure.
Jayda and Megan Neiles are sisters and lifelong Swifties. The two have been fortunate sufficient to snag 4 tickets to the Eras Tour live performance in Toronto in November 2024.
“We went to her concert when she was in Winnipeg — The Red Tour,” stated Megan.
For her sister, Jayda, it was the Red album that obtained the duo extra in love with the artist. The 20-year-old added that the household wasn’t certain at first if they may make it to subsequent yr’s present.
“We’re grateful we now have household associates in Toronto… they gave us hope, saying, ‘Sign up for presale and get codes,’” said Jayda.
The process of buying tickets involved signing up for presale codes. Once the codes were sent, Jayda said she was put in a queue before being able to purchase the tickets. To get through this, she had multiple screens, each open to different things from seat details to her Ticketmaster account.
“I didn’t suppose I used to be going to get one,” stated Jayda. “As soon as it went through, we were crying and screaming with joy.”
This means of presale, in accordance with Ticketmaster, was staggered in an effort to accommodate excessive demand and stop any potential on-line technical points.
With 4 tickets in hand, the sisters look to be among the many many filling Toronto’s Rogers Centre, a stadium that may seat 50,000. They plan to make the journey to Toronto together with their mom and a household good friend.
“If anyone can do it, Jayda can,” stated Megan, reflecting on the stress she and her household had hoping for his or her shot on the coveted tickets.
“She’s just smart — insanely smart, prepared, (and) organized. If I touched it, (I’d) ruin it. I just let her take it away.”
Each ticket value $400.
While Jayda believes the order was hefty, she stated she’s trying ahead to already planning outfits and making friendship bracelets. The 15-month wait, she added, could appear to be a very long time however it’s sufficient to arrange for. So far, she stated she’s trying to presumably match her outfit with Swift’s 1989 album.
“I’m thinking her debut album,” stated Megan. “Probably some boot-cut jeans. Like a blue-green top, some super tight curled hair — that’s how she wore her hair then.”
— with information from Global’s Katherine Dornian
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