Ticketek Learns The Hard Way What Happens When You Ticket-Block Adele Fans

Bad news Oz music fans, Adele’s first tour of the country is reportedly extremely fucked.

Due to overwhelming demand and the depressing advent of scalping bots, tickets for the Sydney and Adelaide shows officially wrecked the Ticketek website soon after their noon AEDT release. 

Fans who were in line for hours were reportedly kicked off the website, even after they had payed for their tickets (twice, in at least one case), and many are still awaiting confirmation. 

@Ticketek_AU @Adele I PAYED FOR THE SAME TICKETS TWICE

— ToniLouise Carter (@TonehLouise) November 21, 2016

The @Ticketek_AU server just crashed! HELLO FROM THE OTHER SIDE! I MUST’VE TRIED A THOUSAND TIMES! @Adele

— Jesse Matheson (@Jesse_Matheson) November 21, 2016

Congrats @Ticketek_AU for ruining my day. Had my @Adele tickets in my basket then your site crashed just as I was about to pay #nothappy

— J?DE (@_jcav) November 21, 2016

I wrote a lil something about trying to buy @Adele tickets while waiting in the queue @Ticketek_AU #adele #ticketek #parody #hello #sydney pic.twitter.com/EGLYiDjSNi

— sophie ? (@sophizesthai) November 21, 2016

The Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth shows can be found through Adele Live and Ticketmaster-affiliated websites, and already demand has led to second Melbourne and Brisbane concerts. 

Already, reselling sites are capitalising on the demand, with some tickets going as high as $5,000.

But as of 3:15 AEDT, the Ticketek website is once again up and running, although no word yet on a possible second Sydney show. Ticketek Australia has already offered an apology for the delay via Twitter, as well as some rather useless advice.

Adele Sydney fans – if you’re waiting on your confirmation email, make sure you’re also checking your junk folders.

— Ticketek Australia (@Ticketek_AU) November 21, 2016

Our advice for stressed-out fans? Uhh… there’s always New Zealand?