UPDATED: Two new shows for Taylor Swift’s upcoming concert have been added after a record-breaking 800,000 fans scrambled for tickets on Wednesday.

New shows in Melbourne on the 18th and the 26th for Sydney in February have been added.

The highly anticipated concert tour of pop music sensation Taylor Swift on Wednesday sent her loyal fan base, known as “Swifties”, into a frenzy.

Ticketek reported an unprecedented surge in traffic, with nearly 800,000 people logged onto the ticketing site hours before the official ticket sales were to begin.

The response also sparked another discussion about the state of ticket sales and the need for more robust systems to handle such high demand.