74 Thoughts Every Fangirl Has When Buying Tickets on Ticketmaster

We’ve all been there. The time has come to snap up tickets to the hottest new gig in town, but your heart sinks at the realisation that this means one thing – it’s time to face Ticketmaster AGAIN. The ticket sale site can be an incredibly cruel mistress, take Taylor Swift’s US Eras Tour sale as one very notable example. However, there’s one very faint, shining light in all of this… everyone is in the same boat.

So, how many of these thoughts have you had whilst sitting in the dreaded queue.

Logging in

1. How many devices are too many devices?
2. 6 should be okay right? They’re not going to think I’m a bot, are they?
3. Did I transfer enough money into my account? Oh god, I hope so…
4. What were the packages again?
5. Too late the waiting room is about to open

The Waiting Room

6. Which date am I going for again? Oh, wait, anything I can get.
7. Why isn’t it letting me join the waiting room?
8. No seriously, why isn’t it letting me join the waiting room?
9. Thank god, I’m in!
10. Yes, I know the sale starts in 24 minutes – I’ve had the date scheduled in my calendar for MONTHS.
11. Is now the time to go and make a cup of tea?
12. What am I going to wear if I get tickets?
13. Can I even get the time off work? Oh well, that’s a problem for later down the line
14. I might close some of these tabs after all. Perhaps 23 tabs is too many tabs…
15. Yeah, I’ve still got 20 minutes until the sale begins. I’m going to make a cuppa ☕️
16. Why the FUCK have I been booted out of the waiting room?
17. I hate Ticketmaster
18. Oh for goodness sake, I can’t get back into the waiting room
19. I’m just going to keep clicking again – that worked last time
20. Okay, we’re back!
21. Less than a minute until the sale? I’m about to pass out.

In The Queue

21. Please be less than 10,000 in the queue
22. Please, please, please, please
23. *Frantically flips between tabs to check if I’ve been assigned a queue number yet*
24. Oh my god I’m number 17,927 for a show hundreds of miles away – that’s good!
25. Brilliant, for my local show I’m number 93,099 🙃
26. I guess now we wait (panic scrolls through Twitter to see if anyone has got their tickets yet)
27. I swear the queue hasn’t moved…
28. I hate Ticketmaster
29. Okay, the queue is moving again
30. *Texts the group chat for a status update from my fellow comrades* 🫡
31. *Checks all tabs again*
32. What is taking people so long to check out? If I were in there right now, I’d have checked out in 30 seconds
33. How much overtime am I going to have to work to pay for all of this?
34. Where’s my credit card… just in case
35. Why has the queue stopped moving AGAIN?
36. Maybe if I just refresh the page, the queue will start moving again…
37. Okay, that was a bad choice. Now I’m at the back of the queue
38. Well I’m only behind 78,991 people – the venue’s capacity is way more than that. We should be good
39. Seriously, it’s been 20 minutes what is taking so long?
40. My hopes are dwindling FAST
41. *Checks back in on other tabs for other dates*
42. OMG I’m under 10,000 in this queue. I’m staying here!
43. *Re-opens group chat for another status update*
44. I’m definitely okay with seated tickets. At least my feet won’t hurt from standing all day!
45. That’s definitely a lie – it’s pitch standing or nothing 🤪
46. Oh my gosh this queue is moving so fast I hope there are tickets left
47. My girls are counting on me – it’s my time to shine!
48. How has that dropped to 5000 already?
49. Has my laptop got enough charge left?
50. I’m going to need a nap after this. Or an alcoholic drink – I don’t care if it’s 9.30am!
51. OMG 2000 in the queue
52. Right, strategy plan. Get in, start from the best tickets and work down to the worst. Get in, get out
53. I’ve never wanted to see the ‘You’re in!’ page more in my life.
54. Queue, please keep moving 🤞🏼
55. Right, we’re being taken through. I’m really about to pass out now

Choosing your tickets

56. Okay pitch standing let’s go! *tries to add tickets to basket*
57. Of course, they’re sold out. I’m just going to keep trying
58. Right, they’re definitely sold out
59. Lower level seating, you’re up. Please, please, please, please
60. None of those either?
61. I really hate Ticketmaster
62. Let’s just try the best tickets available 🤞🏼
63. No, I don’t want to sit up in the heavens! My eyes are good but not that good!
64. Let’s try pitch standing again. Someone might have abandoned their purchase
65. Oh my god I’ve got some *frantically bashes the checkout key*
66. *Shakily types in card details and prays for no clumsy mistakes*
67. Please, please, please, please
68. What do you mean you need to verify the purchase with my bank?!
69. *Scrambles to open online banking app*
70. Okay, the payment has been approved
71. Why am I being shown a blank screen? 😰
72. Just tell me whether or not I’ve got these tickets
73. I’m never buying through Ticketmaster again
74. OH MY GOD WE’RE IN! WE GOT THE TICKETS!🥹