By Taylor Lane and Brett Steidler Las Vegas Review-Journal
8 hours before
Fans wait in line for Taylor Swift merchandise at a pop-up stadium outside Allegiant in Las Vegas on Thursday, March 23, 2023. Swift will be performing Friday and Saturday nights at Allegiant Stadium on her Erasure tour. (Rachel Aston/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @rookie__rae Fans wait in line for Taylor Swift merchandise at a pop-up outside Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on Thursday, March 23, 2023. Swift will perform Friday and Saturday nights at Allegiant Stadium as part of her Eras Tour tour. (Rachel Aston/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @rookie__rae Taylor Swift performs during the opening night of her Erasure tour on Friday, March 17, 2023, at State Stadium in Glendale, Ariz. ( Associated Press Photo/Ashley Landis) Taylor Swift performs during the opening night of her Erasure tour on Friday, March 17, 2023, at State Stadium in Glendale, Ariz. ( Associated Press Photo/Ashley Landis) Taylor Swift’s merchandise fans will be at a pop-up stadium outside Allegiant in Las Vegas on Thursday, March 23, 2023. Swift will perform Friday and Saturday nights at Allegiant Stadium as part of her Eras Tour. (Rachel Aston/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @rookie__rae Fans wait in line for Taylor Swift merchandise at a pop-up outside Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on Thursday, March 23, 2023. Swift will perform Friday and Saturday nights at Allegiant Stadium as part of her Erasi tour. (Rachel Aston/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @rookie__rae Fans wait in line for Taylor Swift merchandise at a pop-up outside Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on Thursday, March 23, 2023. Swift will perform Friday and Saturday nights at Allegiant Stadium as part of her Erasi tour. (Rachel Aston/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @rookie__rae Fans wait in line for Taylor Swift merchandise at a pop-up outside Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on Thursday, March 23, 2023. Swift will perform Friday and Saturday nights at Allegiant Stadium as part of her Erasi tour. (Rachel Aston/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @rookie__rae Fans wait in line for Taylor Swift merchandise at a pop-up outside Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on Thursday, March 23, 2023. Swift will perform Friday and Saturday nights at Allegiant Stadium as part of her Erasi tour. (Rachel Aston/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @rookie__rae Fans wait in line for Taylor Swift merchandise at a pop-up outside Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on Thursday, March 23, 2023. Swift will perform Friday and Saturday nights at Allegiant Stadium as part of her Erasi tour. (Rachel Aston/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @rookie__rae
Taylor Swift’s “You Were” tour has arrived in Las Vegas, and so has Taylor Swift’s merch truck.
The day before the sale was expedited from 10 a.m. to 7 a.m. Thursday in Lot B at Allegiant Stadium, and customers waited in line for hours, including 18-year-old Malea Taylor, who waited in line for more than three hours.
“I’m hoping to get some hoodies and maybe a poster,” he said. “I expect to spend around $150.”
Taylor also spent more than $1,000 on floor tickets for Friday’s concert on the ticket resale website StubHub.
“I’ve been a storyteller since I was six years old,” he said. “I’ve been listening for a long time. I’ve never seen her in concert and I’m super excited.”
Sierrah Ramsey, 34, said she waited in line for more than four hours, but spent the time feeding Taylor Swift instead, as she wanted to buy merchandise.
“I had already ordered things online when I wasn’t on the road, so I wanted to try to buy them in line,” Ramsey explained.
Ramsey went home with about $189 worth of merchandise, including a paper poster, a canvas poster, a t-shirt and a T-shirt.
Ramsey and Taylor said they became friends while waiting in line. Ramsey, who lives in Las Vegas, has made friends with people who came from Canada to see Swift.
“It was 100 percent worth the delay to get the business in line,” Ramsey said.
After 4 am, the stadium alleging that it has reached the right possibility, and will not allow more fans to join it. However, it was to reopen at 12:00 p.m. on Friday.
