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Taylor Swift  | The Eras Tour

Taylor Swift and special guests Paramore will play Aviva Stadium on Friday 28th, Saturday 29th June and Sunday 30th June 2024

Please note, tickets & hospitality for any concert at Aviva Stadium are distributed by the event organiser and not by Aviva Stadium directly. Unfortunately, we will be unable to assist with these queries, however, please redirect your query to the relevant party below. 

Tickets: 

Please note, tickets for events at Aviva Stadium are distributed by the event organiser and not by Aviva Stadium directly.

Register NOW for your opportunity to access tickets at https://www.ticketmaster.ie/taylor-swift-the-eras-tour .

Registration will close on Friday 23rd June at 11:59pm.

Registration ticket sales start Thursday 13th July at 10.00am. 

Food & Drink:

Public & Premium Levels:

All bars & food kiosks will be open on all levels. 

Cashless Stadium:

Please note, that Aviva Stadium is now cashless across all bars and food outlets for this and all future matches. This means there will be no cash accepted but all bank cards, Apple, Android and Google Pay are accepted. This change will mean faster service, shorter queue times, faster transaction time and means the staff won’t be handling cash.

There will be food & beverage outlets available on all open levels. 

Corporate Hospitality: 

There has been no official corporate hospitality partner announced to date.

MCD FAQ's: 

Before proceeding, your answer may be found in our FAQ section.  Please also read the following points before you send your inquiry to MCD.

• MCD does not sell tickets. Any & all ticketing queries should be directed to Ticketmaster via your My Account function. If you do not have an account, you should create one prior to submitting your request.
• MCD does not distribute 1) backstage passes 2) VIP passes or 3) wristbands to the general public. Requests for passes/wristbands will not be answered.
• MCD cannot arrange any individual Meet & Greets, or shout outs by artists at our events. Meet & Greets, where available, will be purchasable via Ticketmaster’s website. Individual requests will not be answered.
• Stage Times, where available, will only be provided via MCD social media or venue platforms. Where times are released, please note these are subject to change. Requests for stage times will not be answered.
• Accessible tickets, where available, are purchasable via Ticketmaster – any requests to relocate your seats owing to a change in circumstances must be made via your Ticketmaster My Account function. We cannot facilitate ticket exchanges directly.
• If you have any other accessibility queries with regard to toilet facilities, dietary requirements etc., please send an email to [email protected] This email address is exclusively for the use of wheelchair and other accessible bookers – please do not send general queries about access to tickets or presales to this inbox, as these will not be answered. Please see bottom of page for information you need to include in your query. Queries won’t be queued for answering until all details are received.
• For all general customer queries, excluding accessible queries, please contact [email protected]. Please see bottom of page for information you need to include in your query. Queries won’t be queued for answering until all details are received.
• Any business to business queries should be sent to [email protected]. Please don’t send customer queries to this email address as they will not be answered.

Additional Information | Aviva Stadium: 

Information on traffic, transport and parking restrictions can be found on the Garda website. 

NO BAGS (WITH THE EXCEPTION OF SMALL HANDBAGS) WILL BE ALLOWED INTO THE STADIUM. HANDBAGS WILL BE SUBJECT TO SEARCH.

We look forward to welcoming you to these concerts. 

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Taylor Swift in Dublin: Eras Tour timings, dates, set list, support acts and everything you need to know

Taylor’s glittering Eras Tour continues its epic European leg in Dublin this weekend

What time are you arriving at the stadium? Which era are you dressing as? Will you be buying merch before or after the concert? If you’re a Swiftie in Dublin , you haven’t got long left to decide. 

That’s because the time has finally come – Mother is on her way to the Irish capital for three nights from June 28. So, ahead of your Wildest Dreams being realised, it’s time to draw that cat eye sharp enough to kill a man and brush up on the timings, setlist and support acts ahead of Taylor’s Eras Tour shows in Dublin. Need some help? Don’t you fret – we’ve got all the relevant info right here. 

RECOMMENDED: ✨ Here’s how Taylor Swift has updated her Eras tour setlist for Europe (so far) . 

When is Taylor Swift’s Eras tour coming to Dublin? 

She’ll be gracing the Irish capital with three shows at the Aviva Stadium this weekend on June 28, 29 and 30. 

What time will Taylor come on stage? 

Doors open at 5pm and Taylor is expected on stage at around 8pm. 

Are there any tickets left?

Sadly not, but keep an eye on Ticketmaster for any resale opportunities. 

How much did tickets cost?

Tickets for the Dublin shows sold out fast last summer, with prices ranging from €86 to €206, with VIP packages costing up to €744. 

What’s the full setlist for the Eras Tour? 

As has been well-documented on TikTok by now, Taylor’s setlist has undergone a pretty major rejig since she released The Tortured Poet’s Department , but don’t worry – there’s still just over three hours of the show. The full confirmed Eras Tour setlist is as follows:

• Miss Americana and the Heartbreak Prince
• Cruel Summer
• You Need to Calm Down
• You Belong With Me
• We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together
• I Knew You Were Trouble
• All Too Well (10-minute version)
• … Ready For It?
• Don’t Blame Me
• Look What You Made Me Do

Folklore/Evermore (now combined into one Era)

• champagne problems
• illicit affairs
• my tears ricochet
• Blank Space
• Shake It Off
• Wildest Dreams

The Tortured Poets Department (new!)

• But Daddy I Love Him
• So High School
• Who’s Afraid of Little Old Me?
• The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived
• I Can Do It With A Broken Heart 

Surprise songs

These change each night, obvs, but there are always two..

• Lavender Haze
• Midnight Rain
• Vigilante Shit

These are the songs that have been removed as of her first Paris show:

• The Archer (from Lover era)
• Long Live (from Speak Now era)
• the 1 (from folklore era)
• the last great american dynasty (from folklore era)
• ’tis the damn season (from evermore era)
• tolerate it (from evermore era)

Who will be supporting Taylor in Dublin?

American pop-rock band Paramore are supporting Taylor on the European leg of her tour. The nine-song setlist includes bops like ‘Hard Times’, ‘Misery Business’, ‘Still Into You’ and ‘Ain’t It Fun’. 

Are there any banned items?

Yes – but hopefully you weren’t planning on bringing any of these things anyway. The ‘ground rules’ section of the Aviva Stadium’s website reads: ‘Fireworks, smoke canisters, vuvuzelas, bottles, knives, glasses, cans, flag poles, banners, laser devices, dangerous or hazardous items and other similar articles or containers including anything which could or might be used as a weapon are not permitted within the ground and any person in possession of such an article or container may be refused entry or ejected from the Stadium.’

Umbrellas, prams and strollers are also not permitted within the stadium, nor are bags larger than A4. Handbags will also be subject to a search by security. 

Where else is Taylor performing the Eras Tour?

The tour has been going for over a year, but the end is far from in sight – after Dublin, there are still 25 shows to go in Europe before Taylor finishes up in Canada in December. Here are the other dates following Dublin:

• July 4, 5 and 6 - Johan Cruijff Arena in Amsterdam, Netherlands
• July 9 and 10 - Letzigrund Zurich Stadium in Zurich, Switzerland
• July 13 and 14 - San Siro Stadium in Milan, Italy
• July 17, 18 and 19 - Veltins-Arena in Gelsenkirchen, Germany
• July 23 and 24- Volksparkstadion in Hamburg, Germany
• July 27 and 28- Munich Olympic Stadium in Munich, Germany
• August 1, 2 and 3 - PGE Narodowy National Stadium in Warsaw, Poland
• August 8, 9 and 10 - Ernst Happel Stadium in Vienna, Austria
• August 15, 16, 17, 19 and 20 - Wembley Stadium in London, UK

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Taylor Swift Ireland tickets: Expected price, how to register for presale, date they go on sale

Taylor Swift has announced she is bringing her Eras Tour to the Aviva Stadium in Dublin next summer. Fans must pre-register for tickets and they only have days to do so.

• 11:27, 21 JUN 2023
• Updated 13:20, 22 JUN 2023

Taylor Swift has delighted Irish fans by announcing that she is bringing her record-breaking Eras Tour to Dublin.

The US superstar has been selling out massive stadiums across the US since March of this year, with huge demand for tickets.

The tour, described by her as a journey through all of her "musical eras”, is a tribute to all of the 33-year-old’s studio albums released throughout her 17-year career.

Lasting almost three-and-a-half hours, the Eras Tour covers all styles of music from her 10 studio albums - ranging from country and pop to folk and alternative rock.

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It has been receiving rave reviews from both critics and fans and will finally make its way to Ireland next summer.

She will perform in Dublin’s Aviva Stadium on Friday, June 28 and Saturday, June 29, 2024.

As well as Dublin, a number of UK dates have also been confirmed for Edinburgh, Liverpool, Cardiff and London.

It's the first time the All Too Well singer has performed here since bringing her Reputation Stadium Tour to Croke Park in June 2018.

After the US and Latin America dates for the Eras Tour sold out in minutes, with ticket sales chaos, Irish fans desperate to get their hands on a ticket are being asked to preregister.

How to preregister for Taylor Swift The Eras Tour tickets

If you want to attend Taylor Swift's The Eras Tour in Ireland, you need to register for a chance to buy tickets . The registration helps prevent ticket reselling and aims to give real fans a fair chance.

However, registering doesn't guarantee you a ticket. Only a limited number of fans will get access to the sale. If you're not selected initially, you'll be put on a waitlist and might receive an invitation if more tickets become available.

According to ticketmaster.ie: “Ticket Sales Registration is being used to help fans get tickets for Taylor Swift The Eras Tour in Ireland. This helps us to filter out buyers looking to resell tickets, and instead get them into the hands of fans who want to attend the show.

“Registration does not guarantee access to the sale, or to tickets. We expect there will be more demand than there are tickets available.

“A limited number of fans will get access to the sale, and others will be put on the waitlist. Getting access to the sale doesn’t guarantee tickets. Tickets will be available on a first-come, first-served basis.

“If you aren’t initially selected, you’ll be placed on the waitlist and may receive an invitation if any further tickets become available.”

READ MORE: Urgent Taylor Swift ticket warning as Irish fans must do one thing or they will miss out

The registration period is open until this Friday June 23, so you will need to act fast.

You can register by following this link to Ticketmaster’s dedicated Taylor Swift site.

Date tickets go on sale

Registration for tickets is open until this Friday June 23.

You will receive an email on Wednesday, July 5 letting you know if you were selected for the onsale or placed on the waitlist.

If selected, you will then receive a purchase link and access code via SMS the day before tickets go onsale - which is Thursday, July 13 at 10am.

Expected price

Ticket prices for the international leg of Taylor Swift’s The Eras Tour have yet to be confirmed.

For the US tour, tickets were originally expected to cost between $49 (€45) and $449 (€411) across the American venues.

Tickets were set to go on sale to the public on November 18, 2022 but there were issues with Ticketmaster's website crashing due to overwhelming demand, leading to the cancellation of the public on-sale.

Taylor Swift expressed frustration on social media while US Ticketmaster issued an apology.

The controversy received public criticism, political scrutiny and even led to congressional inquiries.

Many fans were forced to buy tickets through resale vendors at heavily inflated prices, making it hard to find out exactly how much they cost in the US, Mirror UK reports .

Back in March when the Eras Tour kicked off, ticket prices started from $289 (€264) rising to as much as $1,778 (€1,078), with prices varying depending on location, as below:

Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas - $307 to $718

AT & T Stadium, Arlington - $387 to $990

Raymond James Stadium, Tampa - $323 to $1374

NRG Stadium, Houston - $3763 to $1116

Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta - $466 to $1499

Nissan Stadium, Nashville - $392 to $1293

Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia - $527 to $1213

Gillette Stadium, Foxborough - $650 - $1645

MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford - $604 - £1778

Soldier Field, Chicago - $632 - $908

Ford Field, Detroit - $475 to $849

Acrisure Stadium, Pittsburgh - $443 to $792

US Bank Stadium, Minneapolis - $361 - $750

Paycor Stadium, Cincinnati - $554 - $1112

Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City - $403 - $728

Empower Field, Denver - $327 - $849

Lumen Field, Seattle - $460 - $1253

Levi’s Stadium, Santa Clara - $427 - $1213

SoFi Stadium in Inglewood - $289 - $954

Judging from the ticket reseller Vivid Tickets website today, prices for her remaining US shows have increased even further, with most tickets costing well in excess of $1,000 (€915) per show.

However there is no way of knowing for sure just how much the ticket prices for her shows in Dublin's Aviva Stadium will be until they are officially confirmed.

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Taylor Swift tickets: Ticketmaster guide, prices and must-knows for Dublin sale

It's a big day for Taylor Swift fans in Ireland as hundreds of thousands will be trying to get their hands on tickets to see the superstar

• 14:31, 20 JUL 2023
• Updated 15:30, 20 JUL 2023

Swifties across Ireland who are hoping to go to Taylor Swift's Eras Tour when it lands in Dublin are in for a stressful day as tickets finally go on sale.

The American superstar recently announced the European leg of her hugely popular tour, and it includes three dates in Dublin's Aviva Stadium on June 28, 29 and 30, 2024.

The Eras Tour has been a huge sellout across the United States since kicking off in March - with Ticketmaster even being called in for a congressional hearing over their handling of the sale of the Taylor Swift tickets.

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The Eras Tour has been described by the woman herself as a journey through all of her "musical eras", and includes music from all the very different albums she's had in her 17-year career - from her country beginnings to her dabbles in pop and rock to her recent return to her folk roots.

The concert lasts almost three-and-a-half hours, and dips in and out of hit songs from her 10 studio albums. It has been receiving rave reviews from critics and fans alike.

The presale for the Irish fans who bought her Midnights album last year already took place last week, with all of the remaining tickets going on sale today, July 20. Anyone who wants to get tickets must have registered with Ticketmaster in early July; there will not be a general sale outside of the pre-registration system, which saw some fans being sent a code to get into the sale in a lottery system.

Here's an ultimate guide with everything you need to know as tickets go on sale.

When do tickets go on sale?

Those who registered should have received an email on July 5 outlining whether they were selected for the sale or put on the waitlist. Anyone who was selected for the sale should have received a purchase link and access code yesterday, July 19.

The sale is taking place at staggered times (below in Irish local time):

• 11am - General tickets go on sale for Aviva Stadium show on Friday, June 28
• 1pm - General tickets go on sale for Aviva Stadium show on Saturday, June 29
• 3pm - General tickets go on sale for Aviva Stadium show on Sunday, June 30

There are standing, seating and VIP tickets available.

How does the Ticketmaster sale work?

This is an unusual way to sell tickets, but could become commonplace for shows that are expecting a lot of interest. Ticketmaster explained how it will work:

• Sign in to your Ticketmaster account. Please note that only Ticketmaster accounts associated with emails that have been assigned codes will be allowed access to the sale.
• When tickets go on sale: Click the link sent to you via email or SMS to go to the event page for the show you're eligible to access.
• Log in to your account using the account credentials associated with this e-mail address.
• Waiting rooms will open 30 minutes before sales commence. Enter your unique access code. Should you receive an error, double-check you entered the access code exactly as it appears in this email.
• For the best chance to secure tickets, take a moment to select the ticket types and quantity before you initiate a search.
• Do not refresh the page during this time.
• When completing your ticket purchase, stay within one browser window. Opening multiple windows or tabs to purchase tickets may result in errors.
• You may not purchase more than four tickets.
• For a faster checkout, make sure your billing address and credit card information is up to date prior to the sale.

Ticketmaster said: "Tickets will be sold on a first come, first served basis while currently available inventory lasts. There is expected to be more demand than there are tickets available."

How much do tickets cost?

The price of tickets varies country-to-country, so with presale tickets going on sale last week, fans finally found out how much it will cost them to attend. Official ticket prices were confirmed during the presale and range from €86 to an eye-watering €743.62.

General admission is €126 while front right and left standing are €206. Seating tickets start at €86 and go up to €206.

Current presale ticket prices for Eras Tour at Dublin's Aviva Stadium:

Front Standing Left Ticket - €206

Front Standing Right Ticket - €206

General Admission Standing Ticket - €126

Seated ticket - €86 - €206

Ready For It Package - €498.94

We Never Go Out Of Style Package - €371.28

It’s A Love Story Package - €445.75

I Remember It All Too Well Package - €573.40

Karma Is My Boyfriend Package Left - €743.62

Karma Is My Boyfriend Package Right - €743.62

The ticket prices sparked commentary online, with some saying it surprised them. Many pointed out that certain VIP packages were much more expensive for Dublin compared to other Eras Tour concerts across Europe.

What's included in the VIP packages?

General sale tickets for other European shows have already gone on sale, with by the time some people got through the long queue, only VIP packages were available to buy.

There are five VIP bundles in total, each named after some of Taylor's most memorable song lyrics, are they are more expensive than standard seating or standing tickets.

The packages offer tote bags, souvenir concert tickets, lanyards and several other perks. If you're curious, here's what each one includes:

• Karma Is My Boyfriend Package - Right and Left - €743.62 each - includes reserved seated floor ticket, special set of four Taylor Swift prints, exclusive Taylor Swift VIP priority check-in and separate VIP entrance, early venue entry and crowd free VIP merchandise shopping opportunity, exclusive Taylor Swift merchandise, commemorative Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour VIP Tote Bag, collectible Taylor Swift pin, sticker & postcard set and souvenir concert ticket, and special VIP tour laminate and interactive wearable at the show.
• I Remember It All Too Well Package - €573.40 each - includes reserved seated ticket, special set of four Taylor Swift prints, exclusive Taylor Swift VIP merchandise, commemorative Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour VIP Tote Bag, collectible Taylor Swift pin, sticker & postcard set and souvenir concert ticket, and special VIP tour laminate and matching lanyard.

Ready For It Package - €498.94 each - includes general admission pitch ticket, early-entry and first access to your section, special set of four Taylor Swift prints, exclusive Taylor Swift VIP merchandise.

• It’s a Love Story Package - €445.75 each - includes reserved seated ticket, special set of four Taylor Swift prints, exclusive Taylor Swift VIP merchandise, commemorative Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour VIP Tote Bag, collectible Taylor Swift pin, sticker & postcard set, and special VIP tour laminate and matching lanyard.
• We Never Go Out Of Style Package - €371.28 each - includes reserved seated ticket, special set of four Taylor Swift prints, exclusive Taylor Swift VIP merchandise, commemorative Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour VIP Tote Bag, collectible Taylor Swift pin, sticker & postcard set and souvenir concert ticket, and special VIP tour laminate and matching lanyard.

Anyone considering bagging themselves a VIP package should read through the terms and conditions as none of the bundles are refundable or transferrable.

How many tickets can I buy?

Anyone with a code can buy a maximum of four tickets. You can get different tickets for different shows, for example, two for the Friday night and two for the Sunday night.

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Dublin will get two nights of Taylor Swift's "The Eras Tour" next year

Taylor swift has announced that she's bringing her smash hit "the eras tour" to dublin, ireland in 2024..

Dublin’s Aviva Stadium will play host to Taylor Swift for two nights as part of the pop star’s massive “The Eras Tour” in 2024.

Swift will perform at Dublin’s Aviva Stadium on June 28 and 29, 2024. Registration for tickets - which have become notoriously difficult to purchase - is now open on Ticketmaster Ireland.

It’s happening! Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour will come to Ireland in 2024! Register before 23.59 IST on 23rd June for the opportunity to receive a code to access the on-sale #TSTheErasTour https://t.co/84dINRWWEK @taylorswift13 pic.twitter.com/B5b0lymlAx — Ticketmaster Ireland (@TicketmasterIre) June 20, 2023

“EXCUSE ME HI I HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY,” the 32-year-old “Anti-Hero” singer said on social media on Tuesday announcing a slew of international dates, including the two in Ireland.

“I can’t wait to see so many of you on The Eras Tour next year at these new international dates!”

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Taylor Swift (@taylorswift)

Not surprisingly, Swift’s Irish fanbase was thrilled with Tuesday's announcement.

I LOVE YOU SO MUCH SINCERELY AN IRISH SWIFTIE 🫶🏻🫶🏻🫶🏻🫶🏻 #TSTheErasTour pic.twitter.com/gNrcjWxD1K — éadaoin 🤍 missing eras tour (@enchxnted_swift) June 20, 2023

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Swift's "The Eras Tour," which kicked off on March 17 - St. Patrick's Day - in Glendale, Arizona, has been described as a "cultural juggernaut" with an estimated economic valuation of $5 billion . Each night, Swift performs 44 songs (including two "surprise songs") in a performance that exceeds three hours.

Pennsylvania native Swift has spent plenty of time in Ireland, and last performed there in Dublin's Croke Park in June 2018. 

Later that year, it was reported that Swift and her now ex-beau Joe Alwyn spent Christmas at Glin Castle in Co Limerick . 

In 2021, Swift posted pictures on social media that eagle-eyed Swifties believe were taken in Co Donegal .

Taylor Swift has shared some lovely moments enjoying Magherawarden Beach, Portsalon yesterday. We hope @taylorswift13 you had a wonderful time in #Donegal #keepdiscoveringdonegal #LoveDonegal @DiscoverIreland @wildatlanticway https://t.co/6P6cxc0H9V — Donegal Tourism (@govisitdonegal) July 25, 2021

A few months later, Swift was spotted in Belfast , reportedly celebrating the wrap of Alwyn's "Conversations with Friends," the adaptation of Irish author Sally Rooney's novel.

❤️| New photos of @TaylorSwift13 in Shu Restaurant on Lisburn Rd! pic.twitter.com/mbEKBOzazN — The Swift Society (@TheSwiftSociety) September 12, 2021

In her newest album "Midnights," Swift references Co Wicklow in her song "Sweet Nothing."

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Taylor Swift Ireland: how to get a ticket if you don't have one

The pop sensation is due to perform in Dublin this weekend and some fans across the country missed out on tickets - but there's still hope for some lucky ones

• 15:31, 5 JUL 2023
• Updated 10:13, 28 JUN 2024

Calling all Swifties - here is everything you need to know about snagging your Eras ticket as the concerts take place this weekend.

Fresh off the bat off sold-out performances in London's Wembley Stadium, the icon will take to the Aviva Stadium stage across this weekend.

The country turned pop singing sensation will perform in Dublin for three nights on Friday 28, Saturday 29 and Sunday 30 June, and eager fans are still scrambling to get their hands on tickets.

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Last year, Ticketmaster put an intricate plan in place to ensure those who get tickets are genuine fans, and to feed out the resellers. As a result, access codes were sent via email back in July 2023.

The lucky ones who received codes were given access to the ticket sale, however, demand far outstripped supply, meaning that many Swifties missed out on getting tickets.

However, fear not, as there's still ways to get your hands on tickets, if you are persistent and you got an access code last year.

Initially, the Eras tour tickets were non transferrable and were not eligible for resale through Ticketmaster. However, a few months ago, Ticketmaster announced a change which meant they could be transferred and sold via their platform.

This means that if someone puts up their ticket for sale, you can buy it directly from Ticketmaster, and there's no need to contact people via third party ticket resale sites.

All you need to do is log onto Ticketmaster with the access code you received last year, and keep checking the page for resale tickets. Those tickets are sold at face value and will have a little pink logo beside them. Once you get the tickets, they will be loaded on your own Ticketmaster app and will be scanned at the gates of the Aviva Stadium.

When people resell tickets, they will be uploaded to the site in real time, so it's worth having the page open in the background so you can keep checking.

Due to the Aer Lingus strikes and flight cancellations, there is a belief that many international Swifties won't be able to get to Ireland to attend the concert, so you might snag one of their tickets!

Watch out for scams

People should be wary of buying tickets through third party sites or via social media. Ticketmaster no longer accepts screenshots of Tickets, as they now have a moving bar code that has to be scanned while on the app or website on a mobile browser.

Unscrupulous sellers can also charge a massive mark-up for tickets, so better to keep checking Ticketmaster for resell options!

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10 Grammy awards; five Guinness World Records; an Emmy; a Brit Award; over 42 million albums and 130 million singles sold; and some of the catchiest, most memorable pop songs ever written (think "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together", "22" and "Shake It Off") – few artists in the history of pop music have experienced the meteoric rise to superstardom quite like Taylor Swift. 

Still only 27, Swift is already one of the top-20 best-selling artists of all time and ranks among the wealthiest and most influential musicians on the planet. Her razor-sharp songwriting has helped her deliver six studio albums – all of which have sold at least five million copies – while the fever and anticipation surrounding her latest release  Reputation  was representative of an artist who is on top of the world. "Look What You Made Me Do" – the album's first single – was watched more than 43.2 million times during its first 24 hours on YouTube, smashing the previous record (held by Korean pop star Psy) by over 7 million views.

Even by Swift's standards,  Reputation  has been a phenomenal success; with a massive world tour now set to follow. The "Look What You Made Me Do" hitmaker will perform in London, Manchester and Dublin in June 2018 with her extravagant and high-energy concerts boasting some of the most consistently-high review scores in the industry.

So don't miss your chance to see pop's biggest superstar live in the UK, make sure you buy Taylor Swift tickets at StubHub now. 

Taylor Swift: from country music princess to pop royalty

Taylor Swift's career began in 2006 with the release of her eponymous debut album, and single "Tim McGraw" was an early sign of the success to come.  Fearless  followed in 2008, topping the charts in the United States and becoming the country's best-selling album of 2009. Thirteen of its songs charted within the top forty of the Billboard Hot 100, breaking the record for the most top forty entries from a single album. 

Swift's third studio album,  Speak Now  (2010), debuted at number-one in the United States, and charted within the top ten in several countries, as her success began to spread to the likes of Australia, Canada, and the UK. But it was  Red  (2012) that officially launched her to worldwide stardom: her first number one album in the United Kingdom, it included huge international hits "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" and "I Knew You Were Trouble".

1989  (released in 2014) is Swift's biggest-selling album to date, although critics are predicting that 2017's  Reputation  could eventually top that success. Like "I Knew You Were Trouble" and "Blank Space" before it, Swift uses the album's first single – "Look What You Made Me Do" – to take aim at her enemies, with the new album showcasting the beginnings of a darker, more ferocious Taylor Swift. 

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Taylor Swift just announced new support acts for the Eras Tour

Swifties, Taylor Swift ’s Eras Tour is in full swing and we can’t wait to sing along to ‘Karma’, ‘Love Story’ and more way too loudly when she comes to Europe for her remaining shows. But, who are her next support acts?

Her world tour kicked off last March with Gracie Abrams, Beabadoobee and Sabrina Carpenter all opening for Taylor so far and more musicians to come. Yes, we’ve already got our ‘Bejewelled’ outfits ready and have the set list (including the surprise songs ) rehearsed!

So, if you’re one of the lucky Swifties who managed to get tickets, then here is your complete guide to every act who is opening for Taylor Swift on the remainder of her Eras Tour, including the newly announced acts.

Dates: 9th May to 20th August

Paramore are the next act to be opening up for Taylor Swift on the Eras Tour. Performing across her dates in Europe, the group consists of Hayley Williams, Taylor York and Zac Farro and they are best known for tracks like ‘Misery Business’ and ‘Still Into You’.

Plus, Taylor and Hayley have been friends for years and honestly, we cannot wait to sing (or, scream) along to their rock songs when they support Taylor on her UK tour dates.

Plus, having Taylor's support has boosted the already hugely successful band, according to data from viagogo Paramore's ticket sales grew 31% year-on-year in 2023 as they supported Taylor throughout the US, UK and Europe.

Sofia Isella

Date: 15th August

On 5th August, Taylor revealed some brand new support acts that will be joining her for her Wembley Arena dates and oh, we're so ready.

First of all, we've got Sofia Isella who is best known for her tracks like 'Everybody Supports Women' and 'Unattractive'. She'll be joining Taylor for one night only, and we can't wait! Sofia has said supporting Taylor was the "best day of her life" and Taylor's championing of the artist has shone a spotlight on the rising star, her pages views on viagogo , just a week after being announced, rose by 335%.

Holly Humberstone

Date: 16th August

Next up, Holly Humberstone will be taking the stage before Taylor on the Eras Tour. The British singer-songwriter is a former recipient of the Brit Rising Star Award and released her debut album, Paint My Bedroom Black, last year.

On supporting Taylor, she wrote, "As if I get to support Taylor Swift at The Eras Tour!!!! pinch me!! Taylor thank you thank you thank you I am eternally grateful and what an honour. I have no words and I can’t fuckin wait for the 16th! See you at Wembley!” And it seems fans want to see Holly do a full show, as the day she was announced a support searches for tickets for her shows on viagogo increased by 89%.

Suki Waterhouse

Date: 17th August

Oh hey, Suki Waterhouse! She'll be performing for one night only at the Eras Tour and we can't wait to sing along to 'Good Looking', 'OMG' and more while we get ready for Taylor. Reckon she'll bring R-Patz along to Wembley? Either way, the artist's music has taken centre stage with searches for her music spiking by 63% on viagogo the day she was announced. We can't wait to hear more from her.

Maisie Peters

Date: 19th August

Maisie Peters is next, and she'll be joining Taylor to sing her hit tracks like 'Worst Of You', 'Psycho' and 'Lost The Breakup'. Maisie is a long-time fan of Taylor, writing on Instagram, "Supporting Taylor Swift has been my dream since I was 12 years old and watched the 'Love Story' music video for the first time.

"It is such an honour to be part of something so special and iconic and I already know I'm gonna have the time of my life." Plus, Maisie herself who is known for her uplifting shows where fans release their heartbreak (much like Ms Swift) has seen an increase in new fans since the announcement, with searches on viagogo up 140% compared to the day before.

Date: 20th August

Hey, Raye! The BRIT-award winning singer-songwriter will be the last artist to support Taylor at her Wembley Arena dates during the Eras Tour. Hearing 'Escapism', 'Genesis' and 'Worth It' live plus Taylor? A dream come true!

The already huge star has also seen a spike in fans since the announcement, with her page views rising by 845% on viagogo - the resale platform calculated that this is enough people to fill Alexandra Palace and the Royal Albert Hall combined. Wow!

Gracie Abrams

Dates: 14th November to 8th December

For the final leg of her Eras Tour in North America, Taylor is inviting back Gracie Abrams to open for her. The singer is best known for her songs ‘I Miss You, I’m Sorry’ and ‘I Know It Won’t Work’.

Most recently, Sabrina Carpenter supported Taylor for her Eras Tour dates in South America, Australia and more. Previously, Beabadoobee, Phoebe Bridgers, Girl in Red, MUNA, HAIM, Gayle and Owenn all opened on tour.

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Taylor Swift's Eras Tour is heading to Dublin's Aviva Stadium at the end of the month, with all three shows in Ireland's capital selling out in a matter of minutes

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Taylor Swift is set to bring her record-breaking Eras Tour to Ireland in just over a week. The superstar, currently on the UK leg of her tour, will be performing at Dublin's Aviva Stadium on June 28, 29 and 30.

Ticketmaster has issued an important update regarding ticket availability for the sold-out shows next weekend. Those who managed to snag a ticket for the Dublin leg of the Eras Tour may have noticed a message on the Ticketmaster app and website stating that their ticket is 'unavailable', reports the Irish Mirror .

The message reads: "Your tickets aren't quite ready yet. Please check back later." However, in a comforting note to ticket holders, Ticketmaster confirmed that tickets will be available one week before the event at the latest. This means that ticket transfer and official resale will open on or before this Friday, June 21, Saturday, June 22, or Sunday, June 23.

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A spokesperson reassured concert-goers: "Your tickets will be ready to download soon. Your tickets will be available through the Ticketmaster App one week before the event at the latest, we will let you know when they are ready. Once they are, you will be able to transfer your tickets to family and friends. If you haven't already, please make sure you download or update to the latest version of the iPhone app or the Android app."

Ticketmaster's transfer feature allows ticket holders to easily send tickets to friends and family, ensuring that everyone in the group can gain entry to the event without needing to meet up beforehand. This is also useful for those who bought tickets on behalf of others.

Once tickets are transferred, the recipient can access their ticket directly from the Ticketmaster app. Meanwhile, resale through Ticketmaster provides a safe and secure platform for fans who can no longer attend the event to sell their tickets. This ensures that tickets are valid and buyers are protected from fraud.

When the ticket is sold, it is transferred to the new owner through the Ticketmaster system. Once this is activated, fans yet to secure a ticket should keep an eye on the Ticketmaster website HERE , where official resale tickets will be sold. Tickets will likely be snapped up very quickly, but fans can regularly check for official resale tickets and they could get lucky.

For those desperate to see the concert, another option to consider is unofficial ticket resale websites. Viagogo is selling Eras Tour tickets for the shows across Europe and the UK.

Fans willing to travel outside of Ireland can snag tickets this very moment to other venues. As well as Dublin, the 34 year old has upcoming concerts in UK venues in Cardiff and London , as well as European venues in Amsterdam, Zurich, Milan, Gelsenkirchen, Hamburg, Munich, Warsaw and Vienna.

The next stop on the Eras Tour is Cardiff on Tuesday, June 18 and Viagogo has tickets available to buy from €289, at the time of writing. You can check them out HERE .

We have scoured the internet for tickets to some of these venues and the cheapest we've found is Gelsenkirchen in Germany, for a reasonable €245 (at the time of writing). Considering tickets for Dublin ranged from €86 to €206, this isn't bad value. These tickets were available from Viagogo at the time of writing, and you can click HERE to check them out.

These are the cheapest tickets currently available on Viagogo for the upcoming UK and European concerts:

• Cardiff, June 18, €289 - Click HERE to check them out
• London, June 23, €434 - Click HERE to check them out
• Amsterdam, July 5, €370 - Click HERE to check them out
• Zurich, Switzerland, July 10, €414 - Click HERE to check them out
• Milan, July 14, €562 - Click HERE to check them out
• Gelsenkirchen, July 18, €245 - Click HERE to check them out
• Hamburg, July 23, €319 - Click HERE to check them out
• Munich, July 28, €366 - Click HERE to check them out
• Warsaw, August 3, €272 - Click HERE to check them out
• Vienna, August 9, €325 - Click HERE to check them out

These prices were available at the time of writing, and may go up or down at any time. Many of the venues are hosting several nights of the concert, so it might be worth exploring all the different options to find a seat or standing ticket within your budget. You can do so on Viagogo HERE .

Should you buy Taylor Swift resale tickets?

Taylor Swift fans may be looking for tickets to the star's Eras Tour shows by any means necessary. However, they may find fear in looking at products being sold by the aforementioned reseller sites, such as viagogo .

Viagogo's ticket guarantee reads: "When You purchase tickets on viagogo , viagogo guarantees that you will receive the tickets you paid for in time for the event. In the rare instance that a problem arises and the original ticket seller does not provide you with the tickets listed for sale, viagogo will, in its discretion, review comparably priced tickets and offer you replacement tickets at no additional cost, or viagogo will issue you a refund for the cost of the tickets.

"'Comparably priced' replacement tickets are determined by viagogo in its discretion. When you sell tickets on viagogo , provided you provide the exact tickets listed for sale and the ticket buyer successfully gains entry to the event, viagogo guarantees that you will be paid for your sale."

Meanwhile, Ticketmaster and AXS - Taylor Swift's official retailers - also released a statement claiming that any tickets purchased other than authorised retailers would not be valid. They said: "The only way to obtain a valid ticket for Taylor Swift’s shows is via the approved ticket agents. In the UK, the approved ticket agents are Ticketmaster, AXS or directly through the venue’s website. In Ireland, the approved ticket agent is Ticketmaster. Any tickets found to be purchased via re-sale on the non-official secondary market will not be valid for entry into the concerts and will be cancelled in accordance with the terms and conditions of sale.

"Through official resale facilities, ticket resale prices are capped to help combat the inflation of ticket prices and put a stop to ticket touting. For more information on official resale facilities, fans should visit the website of their approved ticket agent. These resale facilities enable fans to sell their tickets with confidence and empower fans to purchase resale tickets with the assurance that the ticket they are purchasing is genuine."

Fans attending live events with tickets acquired through resale websites are advised to double check the ticket terms and conditions at the point of sale - such as Ticketmaster or Live Nation - to ensure a smooth live event experience. Tickets could be voided if they were found to be bought second-hand. As a result, fans are buying at their own risk.

With that said, Viagogo also commented: "viagogo is a regulated marketplace where fans have the guarantee."

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Swifties and Deadheads — Separated at Birth? What the Eras Tour and Dead & Company’s Sphere Residency Share, as the Concert Phenomena of the Year

As Dead & Company's mind-blowing Vegas engagement wraps up, and Swift's European tour leg comes to a close, these outings and their fan bases have more in common than meets the dazzled eye.

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The worlds of Swifties and Deadheads might not seem to have a great deal in common. There may not be that many music fans who’ve registered equal numbers of spins on their Spotify playlists for “Shakedown Street” and “Cornelia Street,” or “St. Stephen” and “Hey Stephen,” or “Althea” and “Dorothea.” Yet there’s reason to fantasize that these two audiences were really separated at birth, even if their average age of Taylor Swift and Grateful Dead concert attendees wouldn’t automatically suggest that these are identical-twin fandoms.

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Both these ground-breaking outings have their end in sight: Dead & Company’s residence wraps up in Vegas this weekend, and next week brings the final dates of the European leg of the Eras Tour, with five last Wembley Stadium shows, before Swift wraps things up with a handful of North American shows later in the fall. So it feels like a good time to think about some of the deeper reasons why both these artists are able to keep their communities of fans so enveloped in what they’re up to, show by show.

I talked with Dead & Company’s co-manager, Bernie Cahill, recently about what Swift’s tour and the “Dead Forever” residency have in common. “I think the overlap is in the songbook, and with these two communities that really connect to the music and the lyrics and the storytelling,” he said. “And when that’s your foundation, you have an opportunity to create a real community. She’s got a huge and impeccable body of work, so there’s plenty to connect around and to resonate with her fans, and she keeps writing brilliant songs. And Robert Hunter, Jerry Garcia, Bob Weir, the members of the Dead, they wrote what many call a Great American Songbook. And I think that’s always the best foundation for community and for a long career in music.”

This idea, about fan devotion to these riveting live performances being based in the bedrock of great songs, is undoubtedly true. What they also have in common is the fascination generated by how the pieces of that catalog are assorted and assembled for live performance, especially if there are surprises being pulled out on a nightly basis.

But for Swift, what a difference that 5% makes — that is, the two numbers per night in which she goes completely off-script for the acoustic “secret songs” segment. It’s the revelation of what these two performances will turn out to be that fans live for, every bit as much as Deadheads live for the gradual rollout of the full setlist. It has long been a sign of Swift’s genius that she incorporates some unpredictable segment into her arena and stadium shows; on one tour, it was a nightly cameo by a guest star associated with the city in question. She since decided that there is no guest shot like the random appearance of one of her own deep tracks. In 2023, the gambit was that she would do two unassisted surprise songs a night, one on piano and one on guitar, but for 2024, she decided even that was getting old. So in Asia, Down Under and Europe, she’s been doing mashups of her own material, ensuring fans stay as intrigued and enraptured as they were a year ago.

The best part about these medleys is that Swift doesn’t introduce them, at least to the extent that she prefaces them with any explanation of what the two songs she’s mashing together have in common for her. This leaves an aura of mystery, sometimes — an essential addition to a crowd-pleasing show that otherwise isn’t set up to leave a lot of questions lingering in the air. Sometimes, the blend doesn’t require a lot of thinking to suss out: If “I Hate It Here” leads into “The Lakes,” it’s not hard to figure out that both these compositons share a similar theme, the desire to escape. But on some nights, the mashup songs are so dissimilar, they invite a lot of speculation about what connects them in Swift’s head.

One of the nights I caught Swift in Dublin at the end of June, she combined “Sweet Nothing,” a transparently romantic ballad that lives up to its upbeat title, with “Hoax,” one of her darkest, most brooding and frankly most mysterious songs. What could these two utterly disparite tunes possibly have in common? I developed a theory. “Sweet Nothing” was an inevitability, probably, for a show in Ireland, with its localized reference to “a pebble that we picked up last July / Down deep inside your pocket / We almost forgot it / Does it ever miss Wicklow sometimes?” But that song seems to be about her relationship with Joe Alwyn (who actually co-wrote it). If she felt obligated to play an Irish-themed song in Ireland, maybe she didn’t want to just leave it there, without acknowledging — for her fans, or herself — that the “sweet” relationship turned into something else… something that felt to her like… a hoax.

Of course, the biggest part of the appeal of the Eras Tour and “Dead Forever” is how much they both push the envelope of production values. No one who attends either artist’s concert will forget what the Silent House production company did with Swift’s staging, or what Treatment did in coming up with the visuals for Sphere’s wrap-around screen for Dead & Company. Giant office scaffolding, neon bicycles, and other sets and props in her show… giant dancing skeletons and starfields in theirs… these are images that will last devotees a lifetime.

But for other artists looking for what to take away from these groundbreaking shows, without the means to conceive gigantic effects or hire the top production companies in the business… there is still something to take away. It’s the beating hearts and thinking minds at the core of these concerts, via artists who are determined not to phone it in, but to make each show feel unmissable, even if catching them all is an impossibility. That’s a hunger that artists can duplicate — or do their damnedest to try to — even on a club scale.

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Taylor Swift Eras tour: Wembley setlist and everything you need to know

W ell, so long, London. After 43 sold-out performances across Europe – including UK dates in Edinburgh, Liverpool, Cardiff and the capital – Taylor Swift’s colossal, record-breaking Eras tour is officially halfway through its final five-night run at Wembley Stadium.

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The London dates come immediately after the singer’s three dates in Vienna, Austria were cancelled after intelligence services foiled an ISIS terrorist plot. Wembley has reportedly ramped up security for Swift’s London gigs, with policing minister Diana Johnson saying police will “be looking at all the intelligence” related to the shows.

For those fans lucky enough to be going to Wembley – as any Swiftie knows, it was an almost-impossible task to get tickets, with millions wanting to see what my colleague, Neil McCormick , called a “six star” concert that is more akin to a religious ritual – buying tickets was only half of the battle. You (or your household’s resident Swiftie) may have planned an outfit and made the friendship bracelets, but are you ready for a three-hour extravaganza packed with secret clues and rituals?

Eras tour UK dates

Swift is playing two more dates in the UK and Ireland: 

• August 19-20: London, Wembley Stadium

Here’s your one-stop shop for everything you need to know about the UK and Ireland leg of the Eras tour – past, present and future – from timings, support acts and the 46-strong setlist to potential secret songs and special guests.

Fans with early entry should be able to enter Wembley from 3.30pm, with general ticket holders permitted from 4pm. 

Swift’s main performance will begin around 7pm (with the primary support act, Paramore, taking to the stage around 6pm, and the earlier opener expected around 5pm).

Which songs are on the setlist?

In order, the full setlist is as follows: 

From Lover:

• Miss Americana and the Heartbreak Prince
• Cruel Summer
• You Need to Calm Down

From Fearless:

• You Belong With Me
• We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together
• I Knew You Were Trouble
• All Too Well (10 minute version)

From Speak Now:

From Reputation:

• …Ready For It?
• Don’t Blame Me
• Look What You Made Me Do

From Folklore/Evermore:

• Champagne Problems
• Illicit Affairs
• My Tears Ricochet
• Blank Space
• Shake It Off
• Wildest Dreams

From The Tortured Poets Department:

• But Daddy I Love Him
• So High School
• Who’s Afraid of Little Old Me?
• The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived
• I Can Do It With A Broken Heart

Surprise song section (see below)

From Midnights:

• Lavender Haze
• Midnight Rain
• Vigilante Shit

The majority of the Eras setlist hasn’t changed since Swift kicked off the tour in Arizona last March – it still opens with Lover and ends with Midnights, spanning 46 songs and 10 albums (her poor Debut still doesn’t get a look in). But the arrival of The Tortured Poets Department back in April resulted in a predictable switch-up, with certain songs taken off the setlist (The Archer, Long Live, The 1, The Last Great American Dynasty, ’Tis the Damn Season and Tolerate It) to make room for seven from the new album. 

Fans disappointed at the changes can always hold out hope that one will appear as a secret song during the acoustic set – which immediately follows The Tortured Poets Department’s section.

The secret songs played so far – and what could be next

The secret song (or acoustic) section of the show is easily the most anticipated by fans. Every night is different – although Swift has abandoned her rule from the US leg that secret songs can only be played once, unless a mistake was made – with Swift having 11 albums of material to choose from. 

Swift has swapped performing two full secret songs for ‘mashups’ including, usually, two or three tracks. Here is the full list of secret songs from each UK show so far, and which could be next.

Edinburgh night one:

• Would’ve Could’ve, Should’ve/I Know Places
• ‘Tis the Damn Season/Daylight

Edinburgh night two:

• The Bolter/Getaway Car
• All of the Girls You’ve Loved Before/Crazier

Edinburgh night three:

• It’s Nice to Have a Friend/Dorothea
• Haunted/Exile

Liverpool night one:

• I Can See You/Mine
• Cornelia Street/Maroon

Liverpool night two: 

• This Is What You Came For/Gold Rush
• The Great War/You’re Losing Me

Liverpool night three:

• Carolina/No Body, No Crime
• The Manuscript/Red

Cardiff: 

• I Forgot That You Existed/This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things
• I Hate It Here/The Lakes

London night one:

• Hits Different/Death By A Thousand Cuts
• The Black Dog/Come Back Be Here/Maroon

London night two:

• thanK you aIMee/Mean
• Castles Crumbling (with Hayley Williams)

London night three:

• Us (with Gracie Abrams)
• Out of the Woods/Is It Over Now?/Clean

Dublin night one:

• State of Grace/You’re on Your Own Kid
• Sweet Nothing/Hoax

Dublin night two:

• The Albatross/Dancing With Our Hands Tied
• This Love/Ours

Dublin night three:

• Clara Bow/The Lucky One
• You’re On Your Own Kid

London night four (August):

• Everything Has Changed/End Game/Thinking Out Loud (performed with Ed Sheeran)
• King of My Heart/The Alchemy

London night five:

• Dear John/Sad Beautiful Tragic

London night six:

• I Did Something Bad
• My Boy Only Breaks His Favourite Toys/Coney Island

Our predictions:

British fans will be delighted that So Long, London lives to see another day as a potential surprise song, though it’s a marked loss that Swift has finally played London Boy: THE ode to the capital, and her ex, Joe Alwyn. There’s a few collaborations with British artists that haven’t been played yet, either: I Don’t Wanna Live Forever (featuring One Direction’s Zayn Malik) or Florida!!! (Florence Welch), so they’re looking likely.

Taylor Swift’s set lasts for three hours and 15 minutes: up there with career-spanning performances from Bruce Springsteen, Paul McCartney and The Cure. 

The main show begins with the appearance of a ticking clock on stage, which counts down from a total of two minutes while songs from Lady Gaga (Applause) and Lesley Gore (You Don’t Own Me) play in the background. 

Once the countdown reaches zero, dancers brandishing ginormous, pastel-hued flags walk out on stage to a backing track listing her various albums (the crowd’s biggest scream being reserved for when it says “My name is Taylor, and I was born in 1989!”). Then, the fabric flags fall to the floor, lift and reveals Swift beneath, in the centre, ready to be hoisted up on a rising stage block to sing a short version of opener Miss Americana and the Heartbreak Prince (from Lover) before going straight into her biggest streaming hit, Cruel Summer.

Swift takes no substantial breaks during the three-hour plus set – aside from various outfit or stage changes in between Eras – but there are fleeting moments you can rest, including after the Speak Now section (which is a mere single song, Enchanted) which has a slightly longer interval before Swift begins to perform songs from Red. Don’t forget, either, to put on the special wristband you’re handed on entry – it flashes different colours throughout the set and can often signal surprise songs or special moments.

Prepare your friendship bracelets

Whether you’re a bona fide Swiftie or the parent or guardian of one, I guarantee you will have heard of friendship bracelets. Inspired by a lyric from Midnights’ You’re On Your Own, Kid (“So make the friendship bracelets / Take the moment and taste it”), Swift’s fans wear armfuls of homemade, largely plastic bracelets featuring beads that spell out song names or inside jokes. 

Then, once at the show, the fans “trade” bracelets with each other to make new friends. The internet is full of tutorials on how to make them, but if your show is drawing closer and you’re yet to make any, Amazon Prime is your best bet.

What to pack?

Despite what Gen Zs on TikTok may suggest, the Eras tour is just a concert. Thus, it doesn’t necessitate buying fancy new cameras, iPhones, earplugs or battery packs – but you would be wise to pack a jumper (it gets cold – and the ones for sale on the official merchandise will set you back around £60); those friendship bracelets, as well, of course, as your ticket. 

What to wear?

Sequins, glitter, cowboy hats – anything goes, as long as you go for it. Find the link to our all-ages guide on what to wear to Swift’s Era’s tour below. 

What to wear to the Eras tour

Learn the fan lyrics 

If you’re lucky enough to have tickets to the Eras tour, learning 11 albums worth of songs – plus the Vault tracks from her ‘Taylor’s Version’ rerecords – might seem like an impossible task. Unluckily, it’s not just Swift’s 274 official singles (46 of which make up the setlist) that you need to know, because the crowd adds special lines to multiple songs. 

During Delicate, from Reputation, fans yell the chant “One, two, three, let’s go b—h!” after she sings “We can’t make any promises, now can we, babe?” Chart-topping revenge anthem Bad Blood, meanwhile, taken from 2014’s 1989, sees fans screech the end of the line “You forgive / You forget / But you never let it go”. Swift’s knowing winks during the songs indicate she knows exactly what the crowd is gearing up for.

Who are the support acts?

US pop-rock band Paramore are the primary support act for all UK Eras shows, and typically begin their 45-minute set at 6.15pm. There are extra support acts for the final five shows at Wembley Stadium: Sofia Isella (15 August), Holly Humberstone (16 August), Suki Waterhouse (17 August), Maisie Peters (19 August) and Raye (20 August).

A guide to the Eras support acts

Standout moments so far – concert by concert

The Eras tour is a tightly-run ship revolving around immaculate choreography, a watertight setlist and a performer renowned for her professionalism, but that doesn’t mean every single night is the same. The weather can be temperamental, Swift could bring out a special guest, or you might just spot your favourite A-lister lurking within the crowd (or, more likely, the coveted VIP tent in front of the sound desk). And of course, there’s the secret song section, for which we’ve dedicated a separate section above this one.

Edinburgh: Night One

Fans present at the opening show in Edinburgh were quick to record the moment Swift had to take a break from performing Would’ve, Could’ve, Should’ve on acoustic guitar – as part of the secret songs set – because of a pesky hand-cramp. As Swift put it: “My hand has frozen in a weird way. This has never happened before!” 

Videos of her shivering on stage suggest the reliably-volatile Scottish weather was to blame. Another highlight came courtesy of her backing dancer Kam, recently in the news for his decision to buy a kilt (after worrying it was cultural appropriation), who contributes a city-specific line to We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together – Edinburgh’s first one being “Ya wee raj”. Think of it as Taylor does Trainspotting.

Edinburgh: Night Two

Proving that the secret song section is truly what gets the crowd (and internet) talking, Swift’s decision to perform Crazier, a track taken from 2009’s Hannah Montana: The Movie – that she has never played live before – had Swifties around the globe hyperventilating, not least because its inclusion suggested it will appear on the rerecording of her debut album.

Elsewhere, fans of Amazon Prime Video’s hit Outlander would have been wise to peer towards the VIP tent, where the show’s cast – including Sam Heughan – were busy dancing the night away.

Edinburgh: Night Three

Scottish singer Nina Nesbitt, who watched the third show from the VIP tent, shared a moving message on Instagram about her long-term love for Swift. The 29-year-old, who hails from West Lothian, wrote: “It was so special to hear the songs that made me want to pick up a guitar back in the place I’m from”. 

Swift’s influence was also keenly felt during her surprise performance of Exile, in which the crowd – all 73,000 of them – dutifully sang Bon Iver’s parts of the song; you can see her joy in videos from the performance in which she’s grinning, in disbelief, that this many people know her music this inside-out.

Liverpool: Night One

You’ll be surprised to learn that Liverpool’s biggest Swiftie is not, in fact, a random teenage girl singing along to Fearless in her bedroom. Jurgen Klopp, the former Reds manager, who has spoken of his love for Swift’s music before, showed up on the first night at Anfield (wearing pink heart-shaped sunglasses, no less) to show his support. Elsewhere, Swift performed I Can See You, a Vault track from Speak Now (Taylor’s Version), as the first secret song - fitting given it was filmed in the city last year. No appearance from Sir Paul McCartney - also an avid Swiftie - but there’s two nights left…

Swift used her 100th Eras Tour show to confirm that the tour will end this year, ending speculation that more dates would be added. “The celebration of the 100th show for me means this is the very first time I’ve acknowledged to myself and admitted that this tour is going to end in December. Like, that’s it,” she told the rain-sodden crowd at Anfield. “I think that this tour has really become my entire life,” she said during her intro to All Too Wel. “It’s taken over everything. I think I once had hobbies, but I don’t know what they were anymore.

“All I do when I’m not on stage is sit at home and try to think of clever acoustic song mash-ups and think about what you might want to hear.”

Liverpool: Night Two

Stood just a few heads back from where Swift was seated for the surprise songs set, nothing could have prepared me for the first track: This Is What You Came For, the 2016 hit originally performed by Calvin Harris and Rihanna – that Swift wrote. It will surely be on Reputation (Taylor’s Version); Harris, Swift’s superstar DJ ex-boyfriend, clearly couldn’t be bothered to deal with the social media attention, because he deleted his account on X after this performance. I’ve seen Swift on multiple tours, in wildly different stages of her career, but seeing her on Eras – so confident and self-assured – is a privilege. 

British rising star Griff, who will open for Swift on the second night at Wembley, was also present - warning that “if I don’t have a voice next week at Wembley it’s because I lost it at Eras a week early.” 

Liverpool: Night Three

A highlight of the Red set is always We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together, when Swift’s dancer Kem tries out his best local slang. The third night in Scouseland saw him listen to the TikTok advice and yell “Jog on lad,” much to the delight of the crowd. The Red trend continued through to the surprise songs, when Swift performed the title track from that album – an ode to love, but for one night only, Liverpool FC. Or, of course, the Kansas City Chiefs.

A special mention goes to the Swifties who dedicated a selection of friendship bracelets to victims of the Hillsborough disaster.

Swift had obviously been doing her homework before heading to the Welsh capital’s Principality Stadium, as she uttered a number of Welsh phrases throughout the gig, from “Shwmae Cardiff” (Hello Cardiff) to “Croeso I daith Eras” (Welcome to the Eras tour) and “Un, dau, tri, pedwar” (1, 2, 3, 4). Fan favourite dancer Kam, meanwhile, went for “ych a fi!” (gross) during We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together. As the only indoor/closed-roof concert of the UK leg of Eras, meanwhile, some fans in Cardiff were left disappointed there was no firework display during Karma, the closing song.

London: Night One

The first night in the capital was always going to be starry, and Wembley certainly didn’t disappoint. Swift’s boyfriend, the NFL star Travis Kelce, showed up with his brother Jason, along with supermodel Cara Delevingne, fashion designer Stella McCartney, actresses Rosamund Pike, Salma Hayek and Nicola Coughlan and even Labour leader Keir Starmer (with his wife, Victoria). Meanwhile, the Prince of Wales opted to celebrate his 42nd birthday at the show , watching from a private box with his children. 

As always, the surprise songs segment proved a winner, as Swift launched into The Black Dog, for the first time ever, which was inspired by her past visits to an unassuming boozer in Vauxhall. Swift has always had a special relationship with London, having lived here for a time when she was dating British actor Joe Alwyn, meaning her first night at Wembley (she has played at the stadium before, as part of 2018’s Reputation tour) was always going to be special. Little wonder she called it “the most exhilarating city in the world”! She even got the weather to bend to her every whim, with the day’s rare sun giving way to rain during Midnight Rain.

London: Night Two

The second night at Wembley took a look at Friday’s guestlist and said oh no, you’re not getting away with that. Two future Kings and a (potential) future Prime Minister had nothing on the second night’s VIP guests: Tom Cruise, Greta Gerwig, Liam Hemsworth, Rachel Zegler, Jamie Dornan, Hugh Grant (eating a bag of carrots in the VIP tent, no less), Mila Kunis, Ashton Kutcher, Emily Maitlis, Beth Mead and, again, Swift’s boyfriend Travis Kelce (seemingly with his full family in tow). 

The show turned into a “who’s who” of Hollywood, but it was the appearance of Swift’s beloved mother, Andrea - who got choked up by a hero’s welcome from fans - that touched the heartstrings. Eighteen years of guiding her daughter later, and she’s the biggest popstar in the world, her tickets a hotter commodity than gas or oil (*kind of). 

Also, the secret song choices made this path even more poignant: first up was thanK you aIMee (the capitalised letters spell out Kim, widely thought to be a reference to former nemesis Kim Kardashian) crossed with Mean, Swift’s Grammy-winning country single about classmate jibes and irrelevant haters from Speak Now, where she swapped the lyrics to “Someday I’ll be singing this song at Wembley”. Then came a long-awaited duet with Paramore’s Hayley Williams for Castles Crumbling, also from Speak Now, a sparkling showcase for both women’s talents - and mutual respect and adoration.

London: Night Three

Travis Kelce appearing on stage as one of Swift’s backing performers for I Can Do It With A Broken Heart! The Sir Paul McCartney trading friendship bracelets from the VIP tent, where he was hanging out with daughter Stella! Swift bringing close friend Gracie Abrams out to sing Us, their collaboration from Abrams’s new album . Once again, it was the VIP guests who got the crowd talking: Macca at the top, closely followed by Jon Bon Jovi, Ellie Goulding, Sophie Turner, Cate Blanchett, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Andrew Scott and Piers Morgan. 

Swift also made a few pointed comments about the pitfalls of playing live (during the 10 minute-long All Too Well, she stopped for a few seconds, saying “I swallowed a bug, can you sing?”), and the talents of her extensive live band, seemingly in response to disparaging comments made by Dave Grohl in London the day before. At a Foo Fighters gig at the London Stadium, Grohl warned the crowd “Be nice! You don’t want the Swifties after you” before suggesting Swift doesn’t sing live at her live shows. 

Dublin: Night One

Swift was welcomed to Dublin with a bunch of flowers from her old friends – and “Irish fan club” – U2. “Already feeling that Irish hospitality!!” she posted on Instagram. She paid tribute to the “folklore” of Ireland and there were Irish references sprinkled throughout the evening, from a “haon, dó, trí, ceathair” countdown in I Can Do It With a Broken Heart to costume changes in the colours of the Irish flag. Paramore singer Hayley Williams also wore a Cranberries t-shirt for her support set.

Dublin: Night Two

Graham Norton showed up at the second Dublin date, with the presenter writing on Instagram that the show was “off the scale fabulous” and calling Swift a “class act in every way”. We wonder if he’s gunning for another appearance from Swift on his famous red sofa back in London; after all, she’s featured many times over the years. In August, ahead of the final Wembley shows, perhaps?

Dublin: Night Three

With Fleetwood Mac’s Stevie Nicks (who is currently on her own tour) watching on, Swift performed Clara Bow from The Tortured Poets Department for the first time. Introducing the song, which includes the lyric “You look like Stevie Nicks”, Swift said: “The reason I want to play this tonight is because a friend of mine is here who is watching the show and who has really been one of the reasons why I or any female artist gets to do what we get to do. She’s paved the way for us. And she’s mentored so many artists. I can’t tell you how rare that is. She’s a hero of mine and also someone that I can tell her any secret and she would never tell anybody. She’s really helped me through so much over the years.” Then, Swift sang You’re On Your Own Kid in full, a song Nicks previously said helped her to process the death of her bandmate, Christine McVie. Nicks was seen wiping away tears from the VIP tent during the performance. Hollywood actress Julia Roberts was also in attendance.

London: Night Four (August run)

It was always going to be an emotional show: the first since the tragic events in Southport and the cancelled run of shows in Vienna. Swift herself seemed to stay away from making a marked statement on either event, but she seemed happy to be back in her safe space, surrounded by more than 90,000 adoring fans, united in their love of music and refusing to succumb to hate or fear. 

The celebrity guests turned out in full force, too, from actors Idris Elba (whose vocals famously opened Swift’s hit London Boy, yet to be performed at the Eras tour), Jameela Jamil and Ambika Mod to ‘Chicken Shop Date’ host Amelia Dimoldenberg. Once again, though, the loudest cheers from the crowd were reserved for two very special ladies in Swift’s life: her mother, Andrea, and her publicist, Tree Paine.

But it was the night’s special guest who really got the audience whooping, weeping and hollering. English megastar Ed Sheeran appeared on stage halfway through Swift’s performance of their collaboration, Everything Has Changed, to perform with her; the pair went on to sing another of their songs together, End Game, and Sheeran’s own chart-topper Thinking Out Loud. Swift thanked him for taking the time to come out, saying: “He is like a second brother”. After that mic drop, Swift went on to perform a medley of King of My Heart, from Reputation (her album-ode to ex Joe Alwyn), and The Alchemy (awkwardly, a similarly gushing ode to her new beau, Travis Kelce). 

London: Night Five

It finally happened: she sang London Boy. Swift’s ode to her ex, the North London-raised actor Joe Alwyn, became a full-length love letter to the city where she lived for so long; it’s no secret that, over the past two decades, London has welcomed Swift with open arms perhaps more than any other global city. That surprise song choice leaves behind just one London-centric single for her to perform - So Long, London, from this year’s chart-topper The Tortured Poets Department. Fingers crossed she whips it out on the piano on the final show on August 20. Elsewhere, it was teen angst all round in the surprise songs department as Swift performed a medley of break-up anthems Dear John and Sad Beautiful Tragic. 

The Easter egg-hunters went into overdrive, too, after she appeared on stage for the Midnights section in a brand new costume/bodysuit. Last time she did that, she announced 1989 (Taylor’s Version) the day after. Here’s hoping that Reputation finally comes out of that vault...

London: Night Six

The deeper we get into the Eras tour - and the closer we get to it ending - the more intense the rumours grow that Swift is preparing to announce her final “rerecorded” albums, Reputation and Taylor Swift (her debut). Fans at the sixth show at Wembley went into overdrive when Swift performed I Did Something Bad as her first surprise song, a track taken from Reputation (that’s not yet been played on the Eras tour) that fans widely believed would herald the announcement. But, alas, the song was played sans any new news on when Reputation (Taylor’s Version) would arrive. Swift knew exactly what she was doing, of course, teasing fans even further when she signed off the show doing a snake symbol (Reputation’s mascot, basically).

Elsewhere, fans went wild when support act Hayley Williams (of Paramore) surprised them with a performance of Decode, taken from the Twilight soundtrack - and dedicated, for one night only, to that film’s star Robert Pattinson, who was at Wembley to support his wife (another support act) Suki Waterhouse. The evening’s highlight, though, had to be Sharon Osbourne showing up in a ‘Taylor for President’ t-shirt; Wembley to the White House, anyone?

Potential special guests

Swift has brought a number of famous guests on stage to sing with her throughout the Eras tour – typically artists with feature credits on her songs. The National’s Aaron Dessner, who produced much of her lockdown albums Folklore and Evermore, appeared in Santa Clara, California, to perform melodic break-up ballad Right Where You Left Me. With The National regularly touring the world to play festivals and their own gigs, could he make a surprise stop in NW London? Here’s hoping.

Then there’s sister-indie trio HAIM, who are personal close friends with Swift and featured on No Body, No Crime. Pictures of them out for a meal in London with Swift (and other famous faces, including Kate Moss, Lena Dunham and Andrew Scott) suggest they could make an appearance.

Other potential secret guests range from Lana Del Rey (who sang on Snow on the Beach, and is in the UK in August for Reading and Leeds festivals), Jack Antonoff (Getaway Car and more) and Zayn Malik (I Don’t Wanna Live Forever). All are probable, since Swift has already brought out Paramore’s Hayley Williams for their collaboration, Castles Crumbling, Gracie Abrams (for Us) and Ed Sheeran (for a mash-up of Everything Has Changed/End Game/Thinking Out Loud).

The secrets to look out for – and what they all mean

Ask any Taylor Swift fan what the secret to her colossal success is, and you might be surprised by their answer. Her emotionally vulnerable lyrics and 11 chart-topping studio albums come into play, of course, but it’s her Easter eggs – the secret clues she hides in her songs – that have established her as an unprecedented force in the music industry. And she’s done the same with the Eras concert, filling it with clues, tips and tricks hidden behind certain stages, lyrics or costumes that throw light on her life, her passions and her songs. Here we interpret it all for you. 

The show opens with Lover – to mark Taylor’s creative rebirth …

Released in 2019, Swift’s seventh studio album was meant to get the full bells and whistles treatment: chart-topping singles (Me!, You Need to Calm Down, Lover and The Man) and a sold-out tour (“Lover Fest” was supposed to be a worldwide phenomenon, that included a show at London’s BST Hyde Park). Lover was also intended to mark a creative rebirth for Swift, whose popularity had waned following public spats with Kanye West and Kim Kardashian (that resulted in 2017’s Reputation). 

Instead, Covid arrived, the tour was cancelled, and some of the singles flopped (although the album did feature Cruel Summer, surprisingly now her biggest, most-streamed hit). Swift had multiple reasons to open the Eras tour with the Lover section, and track Miss Americana and the Heartbreak Prince. The album was her first record to be entirely hers – following her legal battle with former record label Big Red Machine, that has seen her rerecord much of her back catalogue – and it never got its glory days because of the pandemic, so she seems to be picking up where she left off. 

Some fans have even construed the choice to be aimed at former boyfriend Joe Alwyn, who she reportedly broke up with in March 2023 (the same month the Eras tour kicked off in the US), with Swift the all-American golden girl and he, the brooding British actor, the prince who wound up breaking her heart.

… Then the house burns down

For much of the Lover section, Swift performs on stage in front of a huge glass house with rooms nodding at previous music videos or Eras. As the titular track ends and she prepares to move into the Fearless era, the house bursts into fake flames and looks like it is burning down on stage. Could it symbolise the breakdown of her relationship with Alwyn, an end to her romantic side, or a potential hiatus post-Eras tour?

The Fearless dance

Nostalgia forms the heart of the Eras tour. Over two decades, Swift has released 11 studio albums packed with hits – from Love Story to We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together – and made billions of dollars from her music. The tour itself is a celebration of this (as Swift announces at the beginning: “We are about to go on a little adventure together”), as well as her old and new fans. The second part of the show is dedicated to 2008’s country gem Fearless – which won her first Grammy for Album of the Year – and features multiple nods to her younger years and earlier performances, including the jump and spin dance and heart sign she makes with her hands during the title song.

The meaningful outfits 

Colours are important in Taylor Swift’s World, because each album is colour-coded (gold for Fearless, purple for Speak Now, black for Reputation, etc). Those signifiers form the heart of many fans’ chosen outfits for the tour, but also Swift’s own style choices on stage. When she announced 1989 (Taylor’s Version) in Los Angeles on August 9, she swapped her usual outfits for blue variants (1989’s colour) throughout the show. The show’s newest Era, dedicated to 11th album The Tortured Poets Department, sees her wear a toned-down spin on a circus ringmaster outfit for I Can Do It With a Broken Heart (a knowing nod to her 2012 MTV Europe Music Awards outfit) – a song about powering through heartbreak to dazzle fans and critics – while the logo on the t-shirt she wears during 22 (from Red) changes depending on the show.

One particular outfit to keep an eye on is the black and red, snake-emblazoned sequin catsuit she wears during the Reputation era – because it’s the only outfit that hasn’t changed since the beginning of the tour. 

I Can Do It With a Broken Heart – and the Reputation glass boxes

ICDIWABH, mentioned above, is a defiant, gloriously poppy middle finger-up to anyone who thought Swift would buckle under the pressure of heartbreak and fame. “They said, “Babe, you gotta fake it ‘til you make it” and I did,” she sings. “Lights, camera, bitch smile, even when you wanna die”. The staging itself involves a motionless Swift, lying on the ground after performing The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived, being picked up by two grinning circus masters, who strip her dress and replace it with the ringmaster outfit. After flopping and falling around like a ragdoll, Swift suddenly jerks to life and bursts into song – a true professional, at whatever personal cost.

During the Reputation section, meanwhile, and in particular Look What You Made Me Do, Swift performs in front of a collection of glass boxes containing dancers dressed in similar costumes to ones worn throughout her career. The song itself, which was originally aimed at West and Kardashian, is Swift’s way of standing up for herself in front of an industry who expected her to be the meek, good-girl country star, instead of a powerful woman. Taken together, the imagery of both songs (ICDIWABH and LWYMMD) supports this – Swift seeing herself as someone who hasn’t been allowed to grow up, whose entire adolescence (and now, adulthood) was catered to pleasing the public.

Taken from her fourth studio album, 2012’s Red, 22 marked a musical switch for Swift from country to pure pop. During her performance of the song at the Eras tour, she storms down the long stage with her crew of backing dancers to reach one lucky fan at the other end, who is handed the black (personally signed) trilby she wears during the performance (and wore in the original video). 

Fans looking to secure the hat would be best to direct their attention to the Taylor Nation social media accounts – allegedly run by a combination of 13 Management, her mother Andrea and father Scott – who personally choose the recipient. One such lucky fan was the late basketball player’s Kobe Bryant’s young daughter, Bianka, who was handed the hat (and embraced) by Swift in Los Angeles.

The Folklore house

Between the pop-tastic anthems of Red and 1989, Swift brings down the tempo for the Folklore section (twinned with Evermore on the European leg). The album, which she wrote and released during the pandemic, was a critical darling; co-written with and produced by The National’s Aaron Dessner, it marked a switch from pop to a more indie, mature sound. During the set, she performs songs from Folklore and Evermore from atop a grassy woodland cabin (inspired by her 2021 Grammy performance) that is also home to the moss-covered piano where she sits and performs Champagne Problems.

So High School’s ode to Travis Kelce

When Swift began the Eras tour, she was newly single and heartbroken, tearing up on stage while performing for songs she had written in honour of former beau Joe Alwyn. Since then, she’s released The Tortured Poets Department, another break-up album widely interpreted to be about Matty Healy, the 1975 frontman who she dated afterwards. 

But her current boyfriend, the NFL star Travis Kelce, has no reason to fear, because he gets his love story during So High School. Swift only sings part of the song, which is about her falling head over heels for this teenage-kind of love (and includes the line “You know how to ball / I know Aristotle”), but the accompanying dance is the clearest nod to Kelce. She and her backing dancers sit atop makeshift bleachers and “swag surf” – a waving motion typically used at US sporting events, that she was seen doing during a Kansas City Chiefs game earlier this year.

The Bejeweled TikTok dance

It’s easy to attribute the unprecedented success of the Eras tour to the rise of TikTok. The day after the tour began in Arizona in March 2023, I had seen it in its entirety – from my bedroom in London – thanks to people live-streaming from the concert, or uploading multiple videos. Since then, of course, there has been the blockbuster concert film, but the video sharing platform offered the first opportunity for international fans (or those who couldn’t afford tickets) to see the show. 

TikTok even provided Swift with a free choreographer. New Jersey-based creator Mikael Arellano went viral in 2022 with his dance to Bejeweled, the ninth track from Midnights, where he shimmies and shakes his hands and body to the chorus. It racked up billions of views and sure enough, when the Eras tour opened, Swift and her dancers did the same dance. As a way of saying thank you, Arellano was even called up to accept the much-fêted 22 hat in May 2023.

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Tate McRae tour 2024: How to get last-minute tickets for just $48

• Published: Aug. 18, 2024, 7:00 p.m.

Tate McRae will perform in New Jersey on Aug. 19 and New York City on Aug. 22 during her "Think Later World Tour." Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP

• Victoria Rosenthal | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

Tate McRae is coming to the New York tri-state area so fans will have two chances to see her perform live.

The Canadian pop singer is bringing her “Think Later World Tour” to PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel, N.J. , on Monday, Aug. 19 and Madison Square Garden in New York City , on Thursday, Aug. 22.

Here’s how to see Tate McRae live when she arrives in New Jersey and New York City.

How to get cheap, last-minute Tate McRae tickets

The cheapest ticket available at the time of publication for Tate McRae’s PNC Bank Arts Center show, before fees, is $46 on SeatGeek .

For her MSG show, the cheapest ticket at the time of publication is $136 on StubHub . The most expensive ticket is a whopping $7,271 on SeatGeek .

You can also check out other secondary sites, such as Vivid Seats and TicketCity , to find cheap tickets.

You’ll be able to find cheap ticket prices ranging from $46 to $143 on these secondary market sites.

First-time Vivid Seats users can save $20 on ticket orders over $200 by entering promo code NJ20 at checkout.

Tate McRae Tour 2024: Dates, schedule & more

Tate McRae’s world tour kicked off in Dublin, Ireland on April 17 and will end on Nov. 21 in Wellington, New Zealand.

If you want to hear songs from McRae’s latest “Think Later” and many of her top hits live, you don’t want to miss out on tickets.

Plus, you’ll get to see Presley Regier and charlieonnafriday perform live as special guests on McRae’s tour.

You can find all of Tate McRae’s upcoming tour dates here .

Upcoming 2024 tours

Tate McRae isn’t the only artist heading out on a massive tour this year.

Here are other artists you do not want to miss: Taylor Swift , Sabrina Carpenter , Missy Elliott and Olivia Rodrigo .

The Best Upcoming 2024 Tours

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