Taylor Swift Dublin concerts: A Cruel Summer for some fans
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Taylor Swift will be performing in Dublin next June
June 2024 will be either a Love Story or a Cruel Summer for Taylor Swift fans who anxiously waited to secure tickets for the star's three gigs in Dublin next year.
Tickets for the concerts went on general sale on Thursday.
Some lucky Swifties managed to get their hands on the "gold dust" pre-sale tickets last week.
But some fans on Thursday were hoping to secure the final tickets for her Aviva Stadium shows.
The tickets were put on sale in instalments - at 11:00, 13:00 and 15:00 BST.
The US singer has been breaking the internet since announcing that she would be bringing her Eras Tour to the UK and the Republic of Ireland in 2024.
Last week, fans who pre-ordered her album Midnights were able to take part in a special presale for the Dublin shows.
Swifties, as avid fans of the star are known, were desperate to get their hands on tickets, eagerly counting down the minutes before the general sale tickets were released.
Shannon Richards is a huge fan of Taylor Swift and has seen her live twice
Shannon Richards from Bangor had already managed to get herself and friends presale tickets for one of the Dublin gigs.
But after spending the day in ticket queues attempting to buy more tickets for her family she was told her luck had run out.
Some fans have experienced long waits in queues
"The experience itself wasn't too bad," Shannon said.
"I just clicked my link and that got me to the waiting room, then once the sale went live I was around 45000-50000th in the queue each time."
By the time she reached the end of the queue only expensive VIP packages left remained on sale.
Shannon pictured with her friend Nicole Keizer ahead of seeing Taylor Swift in Dublin in 2018
"I am going to the Dublin show with my friends Nicole, Melissa and Lucia," Shannon added.
"We are still deciding how we are going to get there - we may either get the bus or someone will drive there and back to Dublin as accommodation prices are very expensive."
'A nervous wait'
Paris Aumonier, from Bangor, County Down, is a self-confessed Taylor Swift superfan but was also unsuccessful.
The 29-year-old said she was desperate to see the star live for the very first time.
Paris and several of her friends were attempting to get tickets and the team of Swifties were in close communication throughout the day, but were ultimately unsuccessful
Paris Aumonier (left) and her friend Rachel Martin are hoping to get Taylor tickets for Dublin
"I'm pretty disappointed, it felt the odds were stacked against me from the beginning," she said.
"I hope everyone who got tickets enjoys themselves, but it felt impossible.
"I think we need a venue in Northern Ireland that hosts superstars - everyone on the island is trying to get tickets."
The group of three friends had already attempted to get tickets for her Edinburgh and Cardiff shows, but were unsuccessful.
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