“I was already ready to travel out of Singapore just to watch the Eras Tour,” she added. “If I didn’t get tickets, I would’ve probably gotten them from a reseller. No matter what, I needed to be inside that stadium.”
They had intially planned to attend her shows in Australia but scrapped the idea once Swift announced the Singapore leg, explained Malcolm.
This Eras Tour will mark their friend group’s first Taylor Swift concert together.
Cherry, on the other hand, said she could only secure tickets for one night through the general sales, adding that she had queued overnight at SingPost for them.
For the five other nights, she got the tickets through the Klook packages she bought with her friend and two sisters.
WHAT ABOUT THE COST?
Concerts can be expensive and Eras Tour tickets are priced between S$88 and S$1,228. Multiply that by six, and even before accounting for merchandise, outfits and bracelets, the tickets alone add up to a hefty sum.
Knowing that, Nat, Rebecca and Malcolm were strategic with their ticket purchases. While they splurged on Cat 1 seats for the opening night, they chose more affordable options for the remaining five.
They shared that they spent about S$1,200 per person, just on tickets.
“It was a conscious decision to go for all (the shows) but not spend too much,” said Rebecca, who works in healthcare.
She explained that since one VIP ticket costs over S$1,000, it seemed more worthwhile to go for six nights for almost the same amount.
As for Cherry, given how the Eras Tour Klook packages start from S$542, it’s unsurprising that she forked out more money.
The senior finance manager shared that because she also covered the expenses for her two sisters, she spent over S$6,000 and used a credit card with an instalment plan to keep costs manageable.
And then there are the outfits.
For their six Eras Tour outfits, Rebecca, Malcolm and Cherry revealed that they kept costs low by buying from fast fashion sites like Taobao, Shein and AliExpress.
Meanwhile, Nat, who works as a pre-school teacher, made most of her outfits by upcycling the clothes she already owns.