What to know
- With no additional dates announced, fans hope the success of her new single “Mature” and its viral music video will lead to a full arena tour.
- Hilary Duff’s first music comeback in nearly a decade sparked massive Ticketmaster chaos as fans battled for tickets to her four-city Small Rooms, Big Nerves mini tour.
- Extremely limited venue sizes led to queues of over 100,000 people, leaving most fans empty-handed and venting their frustration across social media.
- Duff joined in on the online conversation herself, reposting viral jokes and reacting to fans’ Ticketmaster struggles.
Hilary Duff fans attempted to relive their first concert by securing tickets to her four-city tour Small Rooms, Big Nerves shows on Friday, and faced overwhelming queues. Duff tours from Jan. 19 to Jan. 29, stopping in Toronto on Jan. 24.
On Nov. 3, Duff nearly broke the internet when she announced her return to music after nearly a decade. With tickets for extremely limited shows at smaller venues meant for up-and- coming artists, this Ticket sale was “playing with fire.”
Based on popularity and social status alone, Duff could definitely be playing in amphitheaters. For reference, as of writing, the band 5 Seconds of Summer, who regularly tours amphitheaters, has 11.2 million Instagram followers and Sabrina Carpenter, who’s currently on an arena tour, has 49.3 million Instagram followers. Duff sits between the two with 27.1 million Instagram followers.
ONLINE REACTION
Fans online are reacting to the Ticketmaster-queue madness.
One X user said, “If you’re under 30 and scored tickets to Hiliary Duff’s concert today, you need to go to jail.”
Duff posted a screenshot of that same X post to her Instagram stories saying “@natasha thanks for keeping me updated on what X says”.
Another user posted a picture of a 144,823-person Ticketmaster queue with the caption, “I forgot about Hilary duff tickets bec I’m at work and got distracted, literally who are all you people no way you know the words to the math.”
Over on TikTok, fans are equally upset about losing the ticket war, and flexing their stan cards to justify why they think they should have exclusive access to the queue.
Since she didn’t announce more dates during the presale or general sale that opened five hours later, fans can only hope for an arena tour in the near future.
THE ‘MATURE’ ERA HAS ARRIVED
The Ticketmaster madness follows Duff’s shocking return to music after taking a nearly 10-year hiatus. Her new song “Mature,” dropped on Nov. 6.
Not only is it catchy, but it’s also super shady. Fans suspect the new song is about the same person she sang about in her 2007 hit “Danger.”
The “Mature” music video garnered 2.3 million views in its debut week and currently sits at #10 on Youtube’s music Trending chart. Duff has yet to announce an album, but with the extensive rollout for “Mature,” it is likely one will come in the near future.
