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Episode 1

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I love Taylor but I'm frustrated

@taylorswift So I've been going back and forth on this whole Taylor Swift Tix thing for a long time. I'm still not sure how to feel about it, on the one hand, it's great that this may give us more opportunities to get tickets, but on the other it's really kind of hard to have a really good place in line when you are someone (like myself) who can't afford merch and several pre-orders/albums. And I seriously lover Taylor, and this whole album is amazing but it's really hard to suddenly realize you won't be going to a show this tour like I just have. This, and I fully acknowledge this, is a very privileged thing to say, as I've been to one show each tour since the SNWT. When the Tix thing was first announced, I was really startled that there were absolutely 0 shows in my state (NC) when Taylor has been here every tour. I realized this was probably a stadium tour, but I held out hope that other dates would be announced. Of course that didn't happen. The closest show to me is in DC, which is still pretty far for a concert. My dilemma this tour for a while is that I have several week long and possibly several week long events this summer, and not knowing any of the tour dates, especially for places so far away, I couldn't bring myself to sign up for tix. I eventually did, out of desperation, but I still had no idea when the show would be, and if I was wasting my time watching video after video, and not only that but wasting my excitement for seeing this tour and my hope. The tour dates were announced today, and the one in DC may conflict with one of the summer events. These events are for my future, and helping to decide what colleges I may want to attend by spending a week at one, so it's pretty important that I go. I can't choose what week I go, and though there are several weeks, my parents and I are not willing to spend money just to waste it. And we could sell those tickets, but there's no guarantee that anyone would take them. It's honestly just really disappointing. The next closest is Nashville, which is at a better time, but more expensive bc of the distance. My parents are making a lot of sacrifices to go to expensive college trips to help me, and this just isn't working rn. I am genuinely heartbroken at the idea of not seeing her, but that's just how it's happening. Here's where my issue/complaint lies: I wish that there was more communication and information regarding the tour to the fans. Right now, we don't know what other countries will have dates, and it seems that less and less countries will have them (I really hope that she goes to a lot of places outside the US, it's really an unfair thing to those in other countries when she doesn't ever go to a certain place) and the lack of information is really getting on my nerves. If I had known when the tour was announced it was a stadium tour and only a stadium tour for only a few places, I wouldn't have gotten my hopes up. I wouldn't be saddened and heartbroken rn. If we had more information, international swifties would be celebrating that they can go see her in concert. But we didn't get that information. I understand that reputation was a mysterious album and we weren't supposed to know much, but this is really just ridiculous. Maybe Taylor is tired of touring a lot and only wanted to do a few shows. That (obviously) is more than fine. Maybe the tour dates weren't final when the album and taylor swift tix thing was announced. If that's the case, I would like to know why the tix thing wasn't launcher after the tour dates were final. I have seen so many people talking about how they can't go to shows bc taylor isn't going to their city, and don't know if there will be another round of dates. This is what I wish would have happened: When the taylor swift tix thing was announced (which I still have problems with) the tour dates were in place. It was certain that this was the only tour, rather than leaving things up for guess work. The stadium tour was confirmed, and questions were answered about whether there would be more tour dates. I mean, obviously what I want more than anything is more tour dates, but I would settle for some damn organization and information too. I am really upset, and I honestly wish I could go back and not get my hopes up. I don't know how many other people have been having problems like these where it's just all conflict and confusion, but if you guys could share this around and wrote about your experiences, and maybe tell me if I'm the only one feeling this way?? And if I'm not, try and get taylor to see this maybe? I don't expect anything from her or taylor nation, I just want more organization and less chaos. I know, I know (trust me) that i sound really whiny and privileged, (and I am) but I needed to get my feeling out. Thoughts? - Abby

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