Taylor Swift fans fuming as £600 VIP seats 'only tickets available' in general sale

Taylor Swift fans are fuming after getting through to buy tickets for her UK tour dates only to find that their only option is to fork out more than £600 for 'VIP' packages. The singer is bringing the Eras Tour to the UK in June and August next year, stopping off in London, Liverpool, Cardiff and Edinburgh.

Last week, Swifties with access to the Midnights presale snapped up the first of the sought-after tickets. This week, it's the turn of the registered fans, who were lucky enough to be selected at random to access the general sale.

Only people who were sent an access code are allowed to try for tickets in the general sale, while everyone else who applied has been placed on a waitlist. Ticketmaster and AXS, the only two outlets selling the tickets, have introduced the strict rules to try and ensure that tickets go to fans instead of touts.

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However, fans took to social media as tickets went on sale today to complain that they were being asked to spend hundreds of pounds on tickets, despite the cheapest seats being listed at around £60.

Fans scrambled to get their hands on tickets for two London shows and all three Edinburgh shows today. But Swifties in Scotland were left disappointed to find that after waiting in the queue they were only able to purchase VIP packages, which are priced between around £200 and more than £600.

Six different VIP bundles are on offer for the Eras Tour and they are each named after a memorable Taylor Swift song lyric. Perks of the VIP packages include early entry to the standing area and exclusive merchandise such as tote bags, souvenir concert tickets and lanyards.

But not all fans wanted to spend the extra money and felt