Swifties in Argentina Have Camped Out in Front of ‘Eras Tour’ Venue for Five Months

Swifties attending the Eras Tour in Buenos Aires, Argentina later this month are already preparing for the show — and they have been for five months.

According to reports from Pitchfork, fans from across Argentina have been camped out in tents since June in an attempt to secure good general admission spots close to the stage at the Nov. 9, 10 and 11 shows at the Estadio River Plate stadium.

"We've been in this tent for five months," one 21-year-old woman told the outlet anonymously so that her father won't find out. "I usually tell my dad I’m at a park drinking mate with somebody, or visiting a friend of mine who lives near the stadium."

Although local police have been amicable with the camping Swifties, Pitckfork reports, setting up fences to protect the line of tents when sporting and other events take place at the stadium, they face a lot of vitriol from passersbys.

"People are very upset with us camping for some reason," one woman named Carmen, who has spent about 12-and-a-half days camping out, said. “Sometimes you’re lying down, and you hear someone scream 'Go to work!' at 2 a.m. It’s like, 'You’re the one who’s outside of a tent shouting at 2 in the morning — aren’t you supposed to work tomorrow? Does it really affect you that much? I’m the one who’s sleeping on the street, not you."

Swifties like Carmen do, in fact, go to work. The fans camping out for months on end have created a highly organized system for keeping track of when fans arrive and ranking them based on their total time spent in a tent. Organizers say that this creates a system for who can get through the doors first — the longer you've been camping up, the higher your chances of being first in line.

"The fact that there are so many people makes things easier. We all have different schedules, and you fit yours amongst them," 20-year-old Irina said.

Swift heads off to South America next week. After the three Argentina shows, Swift heads to Brazil for three nights in Rio de Janeiro and three in São Paulo.