{"id":46460,"date":"2021-12-14T14:07:01","date_gmt":"2021-12-14T14:07:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/?p=46460"},"modified":"2021-12-20T00:21:26","modified_gmt":"2021-12-20T00:21:26","slug":"olivia-rodrigo-drama-over-her-tickets-sale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/olivia-rodrigo-drama-over-her-tickets-sale\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cIt was brutal out here\u201d: Drama over Olivia Rodrigo\u2019s tickets sale"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>For those of you who were lucky enough to get tickets for Olivia Rodrigo&#8217;s upcoming 2022 tour, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ZLlsmB1D4Q0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">I hope you&#8217;re ok<\/a>, because it was no easy task for the people who tried<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 18-year-old American singer, Olivia Rodrigo, announced the official ticket release for her &#8220;Sour&#8221; tour on her social media earlier last week, and her fans were quick to flood Twitter with messages of excitement:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I\u2019m so READY!!!!!!! \ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\udd25 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oOU19its21\">pic.twitter.com\/oOU19its21<\/a><\/p>&mdash; JOEY \u2728 (@theswift911) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/theswift911\/status\/1467859062142427149?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 6, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">OUR REACTION TO THE OLIVIA RODRIGO TOUR <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LIgBkQI4Gn\">pic.twitter.com\/LIgBkQI4Gn<\/a><\/p>&mdash; \u2605 (@ORdrghs) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ORdrghs\/status\/1467724572988702722?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 6, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Her debut album, &#8220;Sour&#8221;, which was released in May 2021, has had a huge impact from the moment it was announced to the public.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.papermag.com\/olivia-rodrigo-sour-record-2653146724.html?rebelltitem=2#rebelltitem2\" title=\"https:\/\/www.papermag.com\/olivia-rodrigo-sour-record-2653146724.html?rebelltitem=2#rebelltitem2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Paper Magazine<\/a>, &#8220;Sour&#8221; had the biggest opening week for an album released by a female artist in Spotify&#8217;s history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This sudden success has earned her <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2021\/music\/news\/olivia-rodrigo-second-youngest-grammy-awards-1235118376\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">seven Grammy nominations<\/a>, making Olivia the second youngest person (right after Billie Eilish) to receive nominations in all four of the awards&#8217; major categories, including <strong>best new artist<\/strong> and <strong>album of the year<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Olivia Rodrigo Talks Album 2 and GRAMMYs!\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_bDwMHAO0Zk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption>Source: Interview by Extra TV on YouTube<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Her tour will cover most of North America, Canada and Europe from 2 April 2022 to 7 July of the same year, three months in which the singer will perform in at least <a href=\"https:\/\/www.heraldsun.com\/news\/nation-world\/national\/article256484111.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.heraldsun.com\/news\/nation-world\/national\/article256484111.html\">40 different cities<\/a> around the globe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, her overwhelming popularity and the decision to perform in small concert venues led to ticket sales, leaving thousands of people without seats and waiting for more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketnews.com\/2021\/12\/olivia-rodrigo-fans-fume-over-sour-tour-ticketmaster-verified-fan-failures\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.ticketnews.com\/2021\/12\/olivia-rodrigo-fans-fume-over-sour-tour-ticketmaster-verified-fan-failures\/\">For the US dates<\/a>, the fans had the opportunity to register for a &#8220;Verified Fan&#8221; option offered by the ticketing site. This would provide them with a code to ensure a better chance of securing tickets, which were already expected to be in high demand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And even with this option in hand, various glitches and technical difficulties occurred on the ticketing site during the day of the sale, and fans who were unable to get hold of tickets did not hesitate to express their frustration on social media:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I waited 20 minutes and when I clicked something it said that was not available and the kicked me out \ud83d\ude2d<\/p>&mdash; louis posteando una selfie me tiene en el piso (@yamxidols) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/yamxidols\/status\/1469343557140025350?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 10, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This option was not offered to fans in Europe, making it equally challenging to get tickets for these dates, with queues of more than 30,000 people for concert venues with a maximum capacity of around 3,500.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/SegIsHollywood\/status\/1469237899686260742?s=20\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Why is <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/oliviarodrigo?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@oliviarodrigo<\/a> playing tiny venues in the UK?! Literally one of the biggest artists in the last year and is playing shows at venues with 2500 capacity?! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TicketmasterUK?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TicketmasterUK<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/OliviaRodrigo?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#OliviaRodrigo<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Ticketmaster?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Ticketmaster<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Fail?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Fail<\/a><\/p>&mdash; KT (@KaityHolman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KaityHolman\/status\/1469243115001331712?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 10, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Regarding the decision to perform in small venues, in an interview published by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/entertainment-arts\/awards\/story\/2021-12-10\/olivia-rodrigo-grammys-sour\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Los Angeles Times<\/a>, Olivia explained that she did not want to perform her first tour in large-capacity stadiums because she didn&#8217;t want to &#8220;skip any steps&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And even if the Sour Tour is now officially sold out, fans are calling for solutions to what has been a very disappointing and &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=OGUy2UmRxJ0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=OGUy2UmRxJ0\">brutal<\/a>&#8221; ticket sale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Words: Saray Ramiro Fernandez | Subbing: Daniele Kieraite <\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For those of you who were lucky enough to get tickets for Olivia Rodrigo&#8217;s upcoming 2022 tour, I hope you&#8217;re ok, because it was no easy task for the people who tried. 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