The countdown is on until the world's biggest star, Taylor Swift, performs here. Fans weren't messing about trying to get their hands on a final handful of tickets released today.
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00:00 It's been a long, cruel summer for those who missed out on Taylor Swift tickets.
00:07 Just three days before she performs in Melbourne, fans got one last shot to go.
00:11 "If my children knew I was coming here, if I'm like this here on a hot day, they'll think
00:16 I'm mad.
00:17 They'll say, 'Mummy, what are you doing?'"
00:19 450,000 people got their hands on tickets in June for her Melbourne and Sydney shows,
00:24 but four million people wanted one.
00:27 Many fans have been scammed trying to get them since.
00:30 It means a lot of Australia was trying to get a very small number of tickets released
00:35 today.
00:36 "Hundreds of fans lined up here not knowing how many tickets were available in the hopes
00:41 that buying them in person would increase their chances of going to the show."
00:45 "I've been trying every single sale that's been happening.
00:49 Zero luck, so this is my last chance."
00:51 "I've been trying for tickets since like the pre-pre-sale."
00:56 Some had their wildest dreams come true.
00:58 "We got floor tickets which is amazing!
01:01 Yay!"
01:02 "So I'm just so excited to tell all my friends about it."
01:04 "I originally had one ticket for my partner on Sunday and I wasn't able to go.
01:07 Now we can both go together on the same day."
01:10 Some had to settle for cheaper, restricted views.
01:13 "I don't really care.
01:14 I'm just happy to be in the room.
01:15 Like I can hear her, that's what matters."
01:16 "I'd sit on the floor for all I care."
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