Taylor Swift fan excitement hits fever pitch at MetLife Stadium: "This is our Super Bowl"
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- The clock had been counting down to Friday night since tickets went on sale six months ago and nearly shut down Ticketmaster.
But now, the first of Taylor Swift's concerts at MetLife Stadium is complete and things went fairly well.
A sparkly sequins wave has crashed at the gates of MetLife.
"I literally have waited my whole life for this," one fan said.
"This is our Super Bowl," another said.
More than 60,000 Swift fans made their way to New Jersey for the pop superstar's Eras Tour.
"She's a really good singer and I really want to be a singer when I grow up," one fan said.
"We reek of hairspray and glitter, but it's all worth it," another said.
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They packed the rails of NJ TRANSIT and filled the parking lots to "Taylor-gate."
"Lots of people in sparkles, in crowds. You don't know where to go," ticketholder Sonali Kalvala said.
"It's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and we owe it to her. She fought for us," one fan said. "I had like four laptops. I was in a work meeting. Sorry to my boss. I was listening, but I was determined to get it and I'm so happy we did."
But for those who didn't buy their tickets early ...
"We paid a little over $8,000 for three tickets," said Ali Errington of Florida.
One group drove from Maryland without any tickets at all.
"We're just gonna stay outside and listen," one fan said.
It wasn't all smiles. CBS2 found one woman turned away with phony tickets.
"I booked a flight from Florida to New York with my 2- and 1-year-old -- I'm getting emotional -- and literally got scammed for $300 dollars a ticket," Marisella Lafata said.
And despite the bubbly crowd, New Jersey State Police weren't taking any chances.
"Our special operations units are here, our K-9 units, aviation units," Capt. Dante Rucco said.
No matter how long it took to save up, dress up and drive here, for these fans, it's where they belong.
Police were warning traffic around the stadium was expected to be very slow when the concert let out and the MetLife staff only has to do it two more times this weekend before Swift sets off to the next city.
