According to Jacquelyn Tan, UOB’s Head of Group Personal Financial Services, the bank “experienced a very significant surge in card application volumes not just in Singapore, but across markets in ASEAN”.
She added: “Daily average UOB credit card applications across Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and Vietnam in the week of 21 to 27 June 2023 increased 45 per cent compared with preceding weeks in the month, with debit card applications in Singapore and Vietnam up nearly 130 per cent as well.”
So if it feels like you’re competing against the world in your quest to get Swift’s concert tickets, you probably are.
If you don’t score tickets during the UOB presale, don’t give up just yet.
General sales will start from 12pm this Friday (Jul 7) for selected registered fans. These fans will receive an email on Jul 5 with information on how to access general sales tickets, along with a unique access code that allows them to buy up to four tickets.
Sure, 8 million people reportedly applied during the the fan registration period but who knows? You might be among the lucky few to get the access code.
And if all else fails, you can always hold on to the hope that organisers will release more seats closer to Swift’s concert dates. After all, Live Nation sold additional standing pen spots for Twice’s September concert on Jun 26 and Coldplay currently has a waitlist for tickets to their sold-out shows.