i had purchased them through ticketmaster.o i didn't have issues about the scan or not -- i looked at my phone and that is when i saw friday. oh, this is not going to be a fun night. kristen: oh my gosh. until that moment, you did not see friday, the 28th did not jump out. you just had your ticket, good to go. oh my goodness. then what? >> we have these tickets since december. i just put it in for saturday and never thought twice about it in the calendar. we had to take a very somber quiet drive back to oakland. what happened is i posted the story to read it -- to reddit. there was like 300 comments and i was reading them and that is when people was like, you shouldn't just buy tickets and go to another show. that's a lot of money. i was thinking about it, i realized, for the rest of my life or at least our marriage, i'm going to have to live with this, and i just couldn't have the guilt of that, so i figured, you know what, i just have to drop the money and figure out a way to get to l.a. kristen: so on the resale ticket valu

this super fan says last year's ticketmaster fiasco spurred him to look abroad. >> it was pretty easyicketmaster account for germany and then just toggled the language settle settings to english and i was able to get ticket. >> they plan to vacation around beyonce's concert in hamburg. how much did it cost? >> tickets were about 150 euros each and the hotels were pretty affordable. we were there for three nights. we probably spent like a thousand dollars. >> you went to europe, saw beyonce and had a whole trip for about a grand. >> yeah, exactly. >> a travel influencer evaluated the costs and picked st ed >> i had seen her in paris and barcelona. london is always expensive. the pound is stronger than the dollar. when i saw the ticket price at stockholm was under 15,000 miles each way, i bought my ticket before i even bought my concert ticket. >> beyonce closed out her european leg and hopped across the pond to philly. >> welcome to the renaissance. [ cheers and applause ] >> while taylor finished more than 50 concerts in the u.s. and will head to europe next year. ♪ >> this feels like

. >> reporter: despite multiple tries, she wasn't able to get her tickets through ticketmaster.s for $600, then $100 on parking, almost $400 on gas. she drove from salt lake city to santa clara, california. about 700 on a hotel, more than 300 on meals and 200 on her outfit and makeup. >> the multiplying factor is enormous. the super bowl doesn't compare. >> reporter: a professor of it was at the university of southern california has been studying the taylor swift numbers. he says it would be a $5 billion gdp type tour. >> that includes ticket sales, hotels, all of the small shopkeepers. >> reporter: he says quantifying it is hard, but points out the money stays in the u.s., boosting local economies. it's happening from california to massachusetts, pennsylvania to the plains. >> we think this is the quintessential welcome. >> reporter: the u.s. and soon the world benefitting from the taylor swift economics. and it's the swifties, the faithful fans, who often don't hesitate to spend. for julie, it's not about the money and it's not just the tour. >> this one has the date. >> repor

at purchase them through ticketmaster. -- i purchased them through ticketmaster.day. oh, this is not going to be a fun night. amanda: he and his wife showed up saturday. he tells how he decided to make it right for his wife. >> i realized, you know what? for the rest of my life or at least our marriage, depending on how abolong that is, i will have to live with it. i not deal with the guilt. i just have to drop the money and figure out a way to get l.a. one of her best friends is going with her to l.a. amanda: you shelled uout $2800 and you are not even going? >> yeah, but it is for a good cause. amanda: smart husband thinking of the future. she just annou dates in miami, new orleans, indianapolis, and toronto. a one-year-old from pennsylvania loves music after he heard different pitches for the first time. >> what is he looking at? >> [laughter] >> hi, buddy. amanda: video captured the moment sully heard the new sounds looking around in confusion. he has hearing loss that makes it hard to hear things at higher pitches. thanks to his hearing aids, his mom says he

she crashed ticketmaster with a demand for her tickets.tmaster's got a lot of these fees in here and all kinds of nonsense behind the scenes and it brought the attention to it. i do think it is sad that we need wealthy people to do things that used to be able to ask your representatives to do. trust the rich which means don't come to me. >> i have friends who are going this weekend to los angeles. this has been a big deal. the young daughter was begging. they tried to get tickets everywhere. they can only get tickets in l.a. now they've got the flights are three people round-trip air they've got the hotels for two or three nights. plus the marriage. you got that buy that. i understand that the hotel workers want one warm money and they are on strike. >> i understand the appeal. as a young woman, i am in the demographic. >> i hear you guys upstairs. rocking the taylor swift. >> for now they talk about how some of these workers have to sleep in their cars. that is the state of california right now. they are okay if you sleep in your car as l

she sold a whopping 2 million tickets in the first 24 hours, temporarily shutting down ticketmaster,ving resale prices through the roof and even prompting calls for action in washington. >> ticketmaster out to look in the mirror and say, i'm the problem, it's me. >> at her first stop in arizona, renamed swift city for the event, i scored tickets for me and my daughter. the links -- the links -- the l engths swifties have gone to to see her perform surpassed only by the length of the show, surpassing three hours. fans met the excess with their own. >> on average, people spend $100 to $500 on any given concert. people are spending $1300 on average to go see taylor swift. >> an economic analyst and a swifties herself, she has tracked the tour's official ricochet. >> they are doing things like getting help for -- getting outfits and hair and nails to match their favorite era. they are going out to dine at bars and restaurants that have themed menus. the whole experience is unlike anything we have ever seen. >> the tour has left economic booms in its wake. in denver, an estimated $140 mil

she sold a whopping two million tickets in the first 24 hours, temporarily shutting down ticketmasters through the roof, and even prompting calls for action in washington. >> ticketmaster ought to look in the mirror and say, i'm the problem, it's me. stephanie: at her first stop in glendale, arizona, renamed swift city for the event, i scored tickets for me and my daughter. the lengths swifties have gone to see her perform are matched only by the performance itself, three hours packed with 44 songs, surprise performances, dazzling costume changes, and choreography spanning 10 studio albums, or eras. fans met the excess with their own. >> on average, people spend about $100 to $500 on any given concert. people are spending $1300 on average to go see taylor swift. stephanie: mara klaunig is an economic analyst at camoin associates, and a swiftie herself who has tracked the tour's financial ricochet. >> they're doing things like, you know, getting outfits and hair and makeup and nails to match their favorite era. you know, they're going out to dining at bars and restaurants that have the

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the cheapest ticket on ticketmaster was $250. we all know beyonc÷.he is a singer, songwriter, actress and businesswoman. >> the queen bey, however, could soon be named the mayor! >> she will probably get the job of honorary mayor and they will give her the key to the city. >> they did the same thing for taylor swift a month ago for the eras tour. >>> b.a.r.t. and caltrain have adjusted schedule hours to help folks get to and from the concert. we will talk more about that. but as mayor i would like to see her pass some city ordinance or something! >> some counsel moves or something. i don't know. >> maybe make the whole town have to wear silver! >>> still ahead, some residents say they are encountering a new problem, pirates! we ride along with the marine unit as they try to address the issue. >>> a plan to address retail theft in san mateo county. >>> florida could see several feet of rain by the time a powerful hurricane moves through. we have the latest on the emergency along the which hotel? ah! did somebody say “which hotel?” i'i'm great atat thi

rather than turning to social media, which can offer a good deal but can be fraud as well, look for ticketmaster or stubhub. reporter: levi's recommends buying a prepaid parking pass and will have dropoff zones. one main alternative is v.t.a. that provides service throughout the south bay and can be accessed by bart and call train. >> there are lots of people who don't necessarily ride to the stadium on a regular basis the way they do with football games. what people need to know it will make life much easier if they load fare on their mobile faces on head of time. reporter: v.t.a. suggests adding the clipper card to your phone to do this. this is your stop, the great american station, steps away from the stadium. the curfew is extended for the concert and v.t.a. will run for as long as it takes to clear the stadium but that's not the case for other transit agencies you may need to connect to. >> be on the train at 11:15 to catch the lasting rebart train. proif we have everything you need to know before heading out to see beyonce on wednesday on our website. dan: tomorrow evening, join us at 5:3

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. >> enter the tickets were legitimate, i purchased them through ticketmaster. i look at my is when i saw friday. oh, this is not going to be a fun night. ama: how he it right for his wife. >> i was thinking, i realize, for the rest of my life or our marriage, i am going to have to live with this. i just couldn't have that. i figured, i have to drop the money and figure out a way to get to l.a.. ama: on the resale ticket value market, you purchased two tickets for the l.a. shows? >> each ticket was in fees. it was crazy. i cannot go, one of her best friends is going with her. >> you can't even go, you shelled out 2600 dollars and you are not even going? >> yeah unfortunately, but it is for a good cause. >> yeah, your marriage. [laughter] ama: you can watch interviews like that one every weekday, getting answers airs at 3:00 p.m.. dan: still to come, a new way to learn from ground baking -- groundbreaking oakland educator after marcus foster. >> luggage takes unaccented vacation when the man does not. metastatic breast cancer are living longer with kisqali. so, l

look towards ticketmaster and stubhub, things with a strong brand and reputation. >> if you have a ticketng there is the next step. levi's recommends buying a parking pass which -- and one alternative is vta which can be accessed by other transit by -- like bart and caltrain. >> with concerts there are a lot of people who don't necessarily ride to the stadium on a regular basis. the way they do with football games. what people need to know is that it will make life much easier if they load fair on their mobile phones ahead of time. >> you might want to add a clipper card to do that. if you take vta this is your stop, just steps away from levi's stadium. santa clara has extended its curfew and vta says it will run for as long as it takes to clear the stadium. that is not the case for other transit agencies. >> make sure that they are on the train by 11:15 in order to cast the last regular train leaving ash leaving milpitas. >> we have everything you need to know on our website. and to abc7news.com. >> join us at 5:30 and 7:00 live-streaming cover of the outside in the bay, we will have cre

ticketmaster is only selling $50 passes to reserve a spot in one of the biggest lots.taylor's fans paid, they have to fork out $140 on stub hub for similar spots. the sf standard found parking for the concert is going for as much as $315 if you want to park closer to the stadium. vip parking as much as $1800. drew: absolutely not, what is vip parking? kumasi: if you paid for the vip ticket, he should pay for the parking. drew: it should be included. jobina: this is what she should do. take amtrak, then it is just a hop and a skip. sue: get a hotel room nearby, they usually have parking. get. jobina: hotels around that section, but mass transit is the way. kumasi: i remember what you were telling us about taylor's, the amtrak have sold out on the way back. jobina: figure out your return. sue: everyone is leaving at once, everyone staggers their way in. so leaving is key. jobina: you can do but to bart, then bart home. but driving the hallway? that whole way? drew: what is vip parking? jobina: it does not give me vip traffic. i am still stuck. [laughter] drew: radar and

. >> she's embarked on a long-term mission against ticketmaster and has sued over her experience whenon travel, hotels, meals, money she says is worth it. t the. >> i get the cult following. you're a cult follower, too. >> i am not. i am not. on the laptop during commercial breaks. >> going to make this confession? >> yeah, i am. trying to find shoes for the beyonce tour next week. she's coming. >> why is it so difficult to find shoes? >> i don't know. >> you want to impress? >> she's not going to see me. initially, i was not on stage, i can wear t-shirt and jeans. >> yes, you do. >> there's an economic impact for the renaissance tour as well. >> absolutely. also on your wallet as well. >> i know. i know. buying the tickets and all of the things. >> i want to see if they match your shoes. now there's pressure. you talked about it, we want to see it because you're not here next weekend. >> for that reason. >> for that reason. >> show saturday night and sunday morning, let me tell ya, i'm not going to be any good to anybody coming in here at 2:30 in the morning. >> can we call you in th

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>> through this next batch of tickets being released, ticketmaster is using its verified ticket processely have to rely on ticket resellers and get creative. when you're looking at those website, you want to consider a concert on a weekday for a lower price. also maybe go solo. get a single ticket. just remember to bring your friendship bracelets. look for ticket resellers that are protecting buyers. you want the consumer protection policy. the closer you get to the show date, the cheaper the tickets. with an artist like this, it can be a bit of a gamble. even for the most avid swifties, you'll look at steep prices. data from stub hub shows she is the hottest artist of the summer around the world outselling the second best-selling artist beyonce six times over. i've reported on the eras tour a dozen times or so, and i have yet to see a concert in its entirety. i will be crossing my fingers. >> this has become your beat and we need to fix that. those tours.et you ins one she is leaving the u.s. now, out to conquer the world, but she'll be back to the united states next year. she's unbeli

. >> i got my tickets very early i was in the ticketmaster lottery as soon as i could so i am going toworking today immediately after my last live shot i am heading to that stadium. as a lot of people have already done, some of the people that have been in line since the early morning hours. they are not here just for a concert this is a cultural event for so many of them it has been so much fun getting to talk with them. take a listen to what some have had to say. dozens of beyoncÉ found scott in formation to be the first in line at her merchandise truck. >> i got this one for me because it's pink. i am a breast cancer survivor. so we need to represent. thank you ms. beyoncÉ, you did it again. >> carissa said she lives just around the corner from the stadium, others came from farther. >> i traveled all the way from the philippines. >> although people lined up early for the 1:00 p.m. opening of the merchant truck those going inside it took things to another level. it like this fan who got here at 2:00 a.m.. >> i needed to be in the first time in it because i wanted the spot i wanted. i

her world tours historically have done $767 million in ticket sales according to ticketmaster. was struggling with inflation, they were hoping it would cool, but beyoncÉ had other ideas. because she came to town inflation stayed very high because of all the money that people were spending on hotels, people were flying in as you said and so the country was a little bit like, thank you, beyoncÉ for coming, but no thank you, beyoncÉ, you kept inflation higher than we would like to see it. it shows the power of these ladies. >> beyoncÉ is inflationary? >> she is. >> i love all of this. >> she is. >> vanessa yurkevich, thank you so much. kate? >> i love that. that's amazing and those costumes, they are just epic. i mean, did you see those costumes? anyway, they have taken it away and told me to move on. >> just when you like it move they take it away. >>> moving on, coming up for us, 100,000 migrants have arrived in new york city since last spring. the city's new plans now to possibly take over soccer fields to try and ease the crisis. we will be back. i've been telling everyone. th

last check, there were still some tickets available on ticketmaster starting about 2.50, for the cheapest and going up from there. but for folks who already have their tickets, they're expecting a great show. wednesday evening. beyonce returns to levi stadium for her renaissance world tour. this is her 5th appearance at levi's. this is a one-night only show here. >> there's no opening act. and beyonce is expected to take the stage around 8, although the exact start time could vary the show supposed to end by 11. the parking lot opens at 3 gates open at 6, but some fans, including this group, a little extra to be allowed in early so they can get close to the stage. they're hoping for a great show online early because i'm one of the biggest beyonce fans ever see my virgo queens. he's one of the best performers on this planet. she's kind hearted. she gets back to the world that she's going legitimately the best performer ever as the start of the show gets closer. traffic around. levi stadium is expected to get backed up. organizers are asking people to take public transit if possible vta wil

had this tour has had some unprecedented moments, causing a ticketmaster meltdown.helping drive the u.s. economy. this is the taylor swift effect. cities hosting shows are actually reaping a huge ripple effect. how much? >> there is no denying that powerhouse. one economt mic suggests that taylor swift, through her u.s. tour, could add $5o u.s. gdp, and that's not just ticket sales could we're talking about the ripple effect, so we're talking about merchandise, hotels, airline sales, and it's important to note the federal reserve is even taking notice of this year they said in a report that philadelphia tourism has been a little slow to recover, but the one month in may that taylor swift came to town was the best month for hotels before the pandemic, embryonic, who's taking notice here? world leaders. you have the mayor from budapest, hungary, the president of chilly, both writing to taylor swift, asking her to come to their cities and their countries, and you also have justin trudeau, who tweeted at taylor swift, asking her to come to town, and as we know, she just

ticketmaster, they recognize this getting people out to the concerts and fueling the recovery.t's going away. >> remember beyonce recently talking about a man killed and what seems to be a hate crime for voguing to her music at a gas station in new york. taylor swift taking agency over her record collection and her repertoire. people are paying attention. obviously, the numbers track that as well. ladies, thank you so much. >>> well, here is a question i didn't think would be on the bingo card, i mean, ever, is jesus too woke for evangelical christians? some congregations are telling their pastors the teaches of jesus are in their words weak. christian leader russell moore is my guest. he will explain what's happening next. - i'm lynette. this is my husband, arthur. - yeah, you wouldn't believe we're in our 70's, huh? (lynette and arthur laugh) - i have recommended consumer cellular to so many people. - she was the one to convince me to come over to h side. (arthur laughs) - that's right! - [announcer] come over to consumer cellular and start saving. get unlimited talk and text

tour she has after another ticketmaster meltdown.nus checks for $100,000. >> my father is the one that actually presented the checks to our drivers, and he presented handwritten letters from taylor. it is incredible that they would take that time and what it means to our staff to be recognized. >> he says swift also gave bonus checks to her band members, dancers and technical crew the total exceeding $55 million. the superstar offering her generosity to food banks along the tour last weekend she made a sizable donation to second harvest food bank. >> it is just such a breath of fresh air. >> taylor swift roaring into l.a. for six sold-out shows. promoting public transportation. and l.a.'s metro workers are ready for it as fans prep their bejewelled outfits. >> think halloween but better because everyone is dressed as tayloror swift. >>>> the impacact of taylolor'sr hahas been literally earth shaking. in seattle they reported seismic activity equivalent to a 2.3 magnitude earthquake with more than half a million fans expected to flood

. >> i hope fandango's ready for it don't want them to turn into ticketmaster >> that's your pop start while we do have improving conditions today, which means there is no longer a bay area spare the air alert, but there is an air quality advisory today because of smoke from wildfires burning elsewhere. this was the scene in downtown napa. you can see the sky was hazy there, impacting also outdoor dining. in theonoma and marin counties have their owned a advisories urging precautions. >> the air quality advisory is basically a step below yesterday's spare the air alert. we mornings is when we get the worst of that, but that's going to eventually mix out and we're looking at numbers below what we saw yesterday. still, if you're sensitive to wildfire smoke, you might want to element your time outside. san francisco reaching the mid to upper 70s and mid to upper 80s inland. it's going to be cooler with better air quality tomorrow. >> we'll have another update in half an hour. ♪♪ >> we are back it's 8:30, thursday morning, th plaza. we're playing "beers and last day of august, folks. need

kailey: i think so considering the resale ticketmaster fiasco recently. the difference between spending that on a concert and the difference to seemessier jonathan: jonathan: play? where can i begin? how can you compare taylor swift to the beatles? or the rolling stones, come on? v maxerstappen an hour away, from new york, this is bloomberg. ♪ j.p. morgan wealth management knows it's easy to get lost in investment research. get help with j.p morgan personal advisors. hey, david! ready to get started? work with advisors who create a plan with you, and help you find the right investments. so great getting to know you, let's take a look at your new investment plan. ok, great! this should have you moving in the right direction. thanks jen. get ongoing advice; and manage your investments in the chase mobile app. wake up, achievers. anyou're making the most of every hour of your life. except the hours that you're sleeping. so why do we leave so much untapped potential on the table? this is a next level bed, for a next level you. my circadian rhythm is kicking y