The best seats aren't always the first tickets released

 The best seats aren't always the first tickets released

 so if you don't get seats right away, try to be patient and hang in there. It may take time to get through incredibly overloaded ticketing systems, and more tickets may be released later or staggered on purpose.

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I didn't get Swift tickets while in the air. Like thousands of others, I got stuck in a virtual waiting room after spending much of my flight anticipating a scheduled presale that was hopelessly delayed. But eventually it did start. We had landed at our destination by then, a family vacation. My kid was playing at the hotel arcade with his uncle, and I had had one cocktail when I decided to try again. I logged into the presale and this time I got through. I got seats . . . and lost them. I got seats again, and this time they went through.

Be persistent, flexible and patient. You may not get excellent seats (my Swift tickets certainly aren't) but if you want to be in the room — or stadium — where it happens, don't give up.