Tickets to Taylor Swift's Indianapolis concert go up for silent auction

Taylor Swift fans still looking for tickets to the November concerts in Indianapolis have the chance to purchase a one-night “VIP” experience through a local silent auction.

Four tickets to Taylor Swift’s first concert in Indianapolis on Friday, Nov. 1, are up for sale in a silent auction hosted by Firefly Children and Family Alliance, a nonprofit dedicated to building strong communities in Indiana. People don’t need to attend The Family Table, Firefly’s new annual fundraising event, to bid on auction items.

The auction will close at midnight on Thursday, September 12. As of Wednesday afternoon, the going bid was $10,000.

The seats, located in a corporate suite on the lower level of Lucas Oil Stadium, offer a direct view of the stage and are described as a “VIP experience” on Firefly’s auction site. Tickets include unlimited food and drinks during the show.

Another online fundraiser in central Indiana is auctioning off two tickets to the Taylor Swift concert, with proceeds going to the Susie’s Place children’s advocacy center. The auction, which will fetch more than $30,000, will close on Saturday, September 14.

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Is it hard to get Taylor Swift tickets?

Swifties struggled to buy tickets after Ticketmaster logistics complicated initial sales and crashed the website, leaving many people without tickets.

Swift’s Eras Tour, the final U.S. leg of her record-breaking schedule, is selling out at astronomical prices less than two months before her concerts. On Wednesday, the cheapest ticket on a resale site was selling for $1,647 in section 604 for a partially obstructed view.

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More and more raffles and auctions are popping up as the Indianapolis shows approach, but they require either a little luck or a lot of money. For example, a Bloomington couple held a raffle for a chance to win two tickets. Raffle tickets cost $10 and can be purchased through Oct. 1 in Bloomington.

In previous concerts, Ticketmaster has offered last-minute tickets a few hours before the concerts, allowing fans to purchase tickets at their face value. But these tickets are rare and very competitive.

Alysa Guffey is a business reporter for the Indianapolis Star. Contact her at [email protected].