Scalpers illegally selling tickets to Australian leg of Taylor Swift's The Eras Tour for over $1200 each
Taylor Swift's The Eras Tour will come to Australia next year.
And scalpers are attempting to get insane prices for resold tickets, with seats for the February dates in Melbourne going for as much as $1275 each online.
Authorities have cancelled at least 54 illegal ticket listings, The Herald Sun reported on Monday.
They have been appearing on a multitude of sites, including eBay, Gumtree and Stubhub.
In Victoria, selling tickets to major events for more than 10 per cent over the face value is illegal with fines as high as $576,930 for companies who breach the law.
Taylor Swift's The Eras Tour will come to Australia next year. Scalpers are attempting to get insane prices for resold tickets, with seats for the February dates in Melbourne going for as much as $1275 each online. Taylor is pictured
Fines of up to $962 also apply to individuals who breach these conditions.
Taylor announced a third Melbourne show at the MCG on February 18 next year and a fourth Sydney concert at Accor Stadium on February 26 as part of The Eras Tour.
She will become the first artist since Madonna to perform three consecutive concerts at the Melbourne Cricket Ground when she takes the stage in February next year, and the first ever to play a fourth straight show at Sydney's Accor Stadium.
The new gigs are in addition to the existing Melbourne concerts on February 16, 17 and 18 and Sydney shows on February 23, 24, 25 and 26.
Authorities have cancelled at least 54 illegal ticket listings. They have been appearing on a multitude of sites, including eBay, Gumtree and Stubhub
Taylor announced a third Melbourne show at the MCG on February 18 next year and a fourth Sydney concert at Accor Stadium on February 26 as part of The Eras Tour
Meanwhile, Swift's The Eras Tour concert film premiered in Australia on October 13.
'Calling all Swifties! Secure your seats now for TAYLOR SWIFT THE ERAS TOUR,' reads one description on the Hoyts Cinemas website.
'It's been a long time coming… Don't miss your chance to witness this once-in-a-lifetime concert film on the big screen!' it continues.
The history-making concert was a phenomenon during the first leg of its US run.
The ticket release in the U.S, Canada and Mexico set a new record at ODEON's parent company AMC as it made USD $26 million in ticket-sales revenue.
Swift's The Eras Tour concert film premiered in Australia on October 13
