As a survivor of the McDonald’s Hello Kitty mania, I’ve got some wisdom to share for people queuing up for the Taylor Swift tickets. You can line up outside a store, lug your stuff around, and even make new pals, but for the love of all things cute, don’t ever queue in a store inside a shopping mall.
The Gen Z crowd didn’t get the memo.
They were spotted forming lines outside SingPost outlets… in malls, a day before tickets were up for grabs. They were promptly shown the exit.
Here’s the lowdown.
Swifties Booted Out of Malls for Queuing at SingPost Outlets for Taylor Swift Tickets
By now, you should be well-versed with the two trending T’s in Singapore: Taylor Swift and Threads.
The general ticket sale for Taylor Swift’s concert kicks off from 12pm today (7 July 2023), and folks have been lining up outside SingPost outlets two days prior to the ticket sales opening.
I bet SingPost is feeling the love for the first time in forever.
According to The Straits Times, those who were spotted forming lines inside the mall were kindly asked by SingPost staff to leave. The reason? When the mall’s doors close, the security guard would have them line up outside instead.
This could get complicated as there’s only one entrance in all SingPost outlets, but malls are a different story with their multiple entrances.
For instance, journalists from The Straits Times chatted with some fans who were asked to relocate outside Woodlands Civic Centre. That building has three entrances: one at level two that connects to an overhead bridge, one facing Causeway Point, and one at the back.
I can’t even begin to count the number of entrances for Northpoint City.
This is as tricky as the MCQ question of “what is the closest time to midnight”.
If you’ve noticed, most of the queues are rather short, with 30 to 40 people at each outlet.
People can only have a shot at buying if they’ve registered for the general sale and got an access code. That, however, doesn’t guarantee a purchase: According to SingPost, chances of scoring the tickets beyond the 30th position in the queue are as slim as a noodle.
This implies they probably have about tickets for 30 people. There’s another way, of course, if you’re not keen on queuing with 30 other people.
You can join the online queue with millions of other eager fans. Literally.
It’s like a virtual mosh pit, but with less pushing and more clicking.