Why pop music fans are willing to pay big bucks for a ticket to NYU’s graduation ceremony

Taylor Swift is the commencement speaker.

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Taylor Swift fans are apparently begging for access to New York University’s 2022 graduation ceremony by offering students money online.

The Grammy-winning singer is set to receive an honorary doctorate of fine arts and deliver a commencement speech at the ceremony in May, which will be held at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx.

Eager to see their elusive hero, who hasn’t been on tour since 2018, local fans are posting on Reddit and Twitter offering to purchase extra tickets.

According to The Click, a website run by NYU master’s students studying journalism, some fans have offered as much as $500 for a seat. There were also fans who “offered to pretend to be there in support of the student who sold them a ticket,” The Click’s Ben Shimkus reported. 

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