Taylor Swift fans irate after Ticketmaster site crashes

Taylor Swift fans' desire to see the singer live in concert next year was so great that it crashed ticket sales site Ticketmaster during a pre-sale period. 

Millions of "Swifties," as the pop artist's fans are called, flocked to the website to buy tickets to see Swift on her upcoming "Eras" tour, causing the site to freeze or crash Tuesday, angering fans. 

"There has been historically unprecedented demand with millions showing up to buy tickets for the TaylorSwiftTix pre-sale," Ticketmaster said in a statement Tuesday.