Taylor Swift fans camp out for five months ahead of Eras Tour

Excitement is growing among Swifties camped out ahead of Taylor Swift's Buenos Aires concert. Photo: TOMAS CUESTA/REUTERS

Taylor Swift superfans spent months sleeping in shifts to get a front-row seat at her concert in Buenos Aires on Thursday.

The Grammy Award-winning Swifties star says they have been taking turns sleeping in tents outside River Plate Stadium since June to get prime seats for the premiere of the Latin American leg of her Eras Tour.< /p>

Hundreds of fans used the four tents in a carefully planned rotation schedule to ensure a sizable lineup was always lined up.

Most of them had already purchased tickets to the show. — which sold out in minutes, and now their goal is to get as close to Swift as possible when the doors open.

«We've been in this tent for five months,» the 21-year-old fan told the online music industry. publication Pitchfork. “I usually tell my dad that I’m at the park… or visiting a friend who lives near the stadium.”

A fan with a ticket to the Taylor Swift concert in Buenos Aires on Thursday Photo: FERNANDO GENS /AVALON

Fans taking part in the scheme , must spend at least one night shift in tents, as well as a minimum 60-hour commitment per month. Any hours spent hiking during a storm count double.

“We all have different schedules, and you can choose yours among them,” Irina, 20, told Pitchfork.

The two program organizers created a ranking system to determine those who dedicate the most time to camping. out will provide prime positions at the show.

According to Pitchfork, each tent has about 60 people assigned to it. Most of them are young women, but no one under 18 is allowed to participate.

The largest stadium in Argentina

Carmen, one of the Swifties who pitched tents, said she spent more than 300 hours, or twelve and a half days, in the tents ahead of Thursday's concert.

But some locals were far from impressed with fans' efforts, she said she's Pitchfork.

«People are really upset that we camped for some reason,» Carmen said.

«Sometimes you're lying down and at 2 a.m. you hear someone shouts, “Go to work!”

Others are reported to shout questions like, “Are you studying?” and “Are you showering?”

The venue is Argentina's largest stadium and home of River Plate soccer club.

Police erected fences in the final days of matches, according to Pitchfork , around the tents to protect them, and have even assigned security to protect those setting up camp.

Swift will play three shows at River Plate Stadium, the last of which will take place on Saturday, before heading to Brazil .

The Eras Tour began in March this year and will run until 2024. After the Latin American leg, further concerts are planned at venues throughout Asia, Australia and Europe.