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Global superstar Taylor Swift's career-defining show Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour comes to Liverpool this summer, as part of the UK and European leg of her world tour. 

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Taylor Swift Liverpool Anfield Stadium seating plan for Eras tour 2024

The seating plan for the taylor swift gig for the the first date at liverpool anfield stadium.

• 11:29, 11 JUL 2023
• Updated 12:03, 11 JUL 2023

Taylor Swift is bringing her highly-anticipated Eras Tour to the UK next summer - and this morning fans have had another chance to snap up tickets to see the American hitmaker.

The Bad Blood singer is stopping off for 13 dates across London, Liverpool, Edinburgh and Cardiff as part of the European leg. UK fans can catch her in June and August 2024.

Presale tickets for all three shows at Anfield Stadium, Liverpool, and two shows at Wembley Stadium, London, have go live this morning. At 11am presale tickets went live for the June 13 gig in Liverpool and the June 22 gig in London.

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From 1pm, fans can try for the August 14 Liverpool date and the August 16 London date. Meanwhile, the June 15 show in Liverpool goes on presale from 3pm.

For those who have been lucky enough to secure a ticket, the seating plan for Liverpool Anfield Stadium in Edinburgh has been confirmed as have ticket prices. On the Ticketmaster website, the seating map shows General Admission Standing in front of the stage, and Tiered Seating in three sections. A grey out area is also shown behind the stage.

Ticket prices have not yet been confirmed, but are expected to be similar to those revealed for London and Edinburgh yesterday. prices shared on social media for London Wembley indicate that both presale Left and Right Front Standing are priced at £172.25 each for the Friday, 21 June, 2024 gig. Meanwhile, a presale General Admission Standing is priced at £110.40.

Seated tickets, including side view seats and partially obstructed limited view, are proving to be considerably cheaper, and start at £58.65 and go up to £194.75 each. For Edinburgh, both presale Left and Right Front Standing are priced at £171.25 each. Meanwhile, a presale General Admission Standing is priced at £109.40. Seated tickets, which are staggered over a number of levels, range from £86.90 to £182.50.

Presale tickets for all three Liverpool gigs and the next wave of London gigs went on sale this morning via Ticketmaster and AXS , with access only available to fans who participated in the Midnights album pre-order offer. Demand for tickets to see the Blank Space singer is expected to be so high that Ticketmaster and AXS have staggered slots for various shows and dates today.

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

All the info you need to know to get the most out of your Eras experience at Anfield

It’s been a long time coming. After playing a starring role in her music video for ‘I Can See You’ last summer, Liverpool is finally welcoming Miss Taylor Swift back to Scouseland. Following several astonishing shows in Edinburgh last week , it’s Liverpool’s turn this weekend. Yep,  this weekend ! In fact, the Liverpool leg of her Eras Tour is already underway. 

And Liverpool is really getting into the spirit of things. As well as the spectacular show itself, the city is  transforming into ‘Taylor Town’  with Swift-themed workshops, art installations and academic talks. So even if you missed out on those elusive tickets, you can still immerse yourself in all things Swift (beyond, of course, buying merch – which you can still do without a ticket ).

Did manage to score Anfield tickets? Congrats! Here are all the deets you need to know for the Eras Tour in Liverpool. 

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When is Taylor Swift’s Eras tour in Liverpool?

She’ll be making the whole of Anfield Stadium shimmer for three nights on June 13, 14 and 15 . 

What time will Taylor Swift come on stage?

There’s no exact info on what time Taylor will appear on stage. Doors will open at 4pm, but unless you’re standing and want to sprint for a spot at the front, you don’t really need to be there that early (it should also be noted that Anfield has warned fans not to camp outside the stadium ahead of doors opening). 

For her first Liverpool show, Taylor came on at 7.45pm, a little later than her shows in Edinburgh last week. 

Are there any tickets left?

That’s a delicate subject. Sadly, tickets sold out faster than you can say ‘speak now’. But if you’re not ready to give up just yet, keep an eye on Stubhub  for anyone reselling their tickets last minute. 

Tickets for the Eras Tour at Anfield started at £57.90 for a partially obstructed seated ticket, all the way up to £182.75. For those who splashed out on VIP, packages ranged from £221.65 to an eye-watering £661.65. 

What’s the full setlist for the Eras Tour?

If you’ve somehow managed to avoid any spoilers as to what the Eras Tour actually looks like and what songs Taylor will be playing, look away right now if you want to keep it that way.

The mammoth 3-hour show takes Swifties through some of her most career-defining songs... and then some. Here’s the full setlist: 

• 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 

• 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

Acoustic set

• Guitar surprise song
• Piano surprise song
• Lavender Haze
• Midnight Rain
• Vigilante Shit

Who will be supporting Taylor in Liverpool?

Taylor is being joined by pop-punk icons Paramore. The band’s lead singer, Hayley Williams, has been friends with Taylor since they were both up and coming in the late 2000s, and they even collaborated on the vault track ‘Castles Crumbling’ for Speak Now (Taylor’s Version). 

Are there any banned items?

Anfield is operating a ‘no-bag policy’ for all three nights, with the exception of clear plastic bags if you’ve bought merch and bags smaller than A5 size.  Obviously, stuff like knives, drones, lasers, fireworks and flares won’t be allowed. On top of that the stadium has banned:

• Bags and suitcases (except as specified)
• Drink cartons, cans, bottles over 500ml, glass bottles and drinking glasses
• Baby buggies/prams
• Laptops/tablets
• Video equipment and large-bodied cameras

You will be allowed clear 500ml water bottles and bottles of hand sanitiser up to 50ml.

The Anfield stadium seating plan

Here’s the seating map for Anfield stadium, according to Ticketmaster

You can find out more about Anfield’s seating map, capacity and best seats on Time Out here . 

What time does the concert end?

Anfield’s curfew will be 11pm, though if everything goes smoothly the gig should finish at around 10.45pm.

What were the surprise songs?

At Taylor’s first gig at Anfield on June 13, her surprise songs were ‘I Can See You/Mine’ and ‘Cornelia Street/Maroon’. The former is significant because she shot the music video for ‘I Can See You’ in Liverpool. 

Where else is Taylor Swift playing in the UK?

Tay arrives in Liverpool hot off the back of her shows in Edinburgh ( more about those here ). After that, she’ll head to Cardiff Principality Stadium for one night, then London Wembley for three , from June 21 to 23.

She’ll then come back to London for a six-night stint in August, marking an end to the Eras Tour in Europe.  

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Every Taylor Swift seating plan for UK Eras Tour shows in London, Liverpool, Edinburgh and Cardiff

All four of the UK Eras Tour seating plans have now been released

• 09:47, 12 JUL 2023
• Updated 14:07, 15 NOV 2023

All four of the seating plans have now been confirmed for Taylor Swift's upcoming UK Eras Tour shows. The arena maps give fans an idea of what their view will be like of the stage.

Popstar icon Taylor Swift will be bringing her sell-out tour to the UK for 13 shows in summer 2024. The Love Story singer will be performing in London, Liverpool, Edinburgh and Cardiff between June and August.

There was a huge rush for tickets on Ticketmaster and AXS when presale opened on July 10 for fans who pre-ordered the megastar's Midnights album. The presale gave fans their first glimpse at the seating plans for the four stadiums as well as ticket prices for each of the gigs.

Read more: Taylor Swift adds two new dates to sell-out UK Eras Tour in 2024

And now (as of November 14) two new nights have been added to the singer's stint at Wembley Stadium in London for August 2024. The new shows will take place on Monday, August 19 and Tuesday, August 20.

The first round of tickets sold out fast, so it's worth taking a look at the seating plans ahead of time so you're not wasting any time on the day. See below for a full list of the seating plans at London's Wembley Arena, Liverpool's Anfield Stadium, Edinburgh's BT Murrayfield Arena and Cardiff's Principality Stadium...

London Wembley Arena seating plan

Taylor Swift will perform six shows at London's Wembley Arena on June 21, June 22, June 23, August 15, August 16 and August 17. And announced this week, she will also be performing on August 19 and August 20. The seating plan will be the same for every London show.

Wembley will be split into six sections for the Eras Tour shows. These are Front Standing Right, Front Standing Left, General Admission Standing, Level 1 Reserved Seating, Level 2 Reserved Seating and - the highest-up - Level 5 Reserved Seating.

For the London shows, pre-sale tickets start from £58.65, while general standing tickets are priced at £110.40 and front standing tickets cost £172.25. Read more about the Wembley seating map here .

Liverpool Anfield Stadium seating plan

The seating plan for Liverpool's Anfield Stadium shows how the venue will be separated into tiered seating and general admission standing for the Eras tour shows. The venue has a capacity of 54,000.

Taylor Swift will perform three back-to-back shows in Liverpool on June 13, June 14 and June 15. For presale, general admission standing seats were priced at £143.40, while seated, side view seated and partially-obstructed tickets cost between £57.90 and £182.75.

Read more about the Anfield Stadium seating plan and prices here .

Edinburgh BT Murrayfield Stadium seating plan

The seating plan for BT Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh has been released along with the presale ticket prices. On the Ticketmaster website, the arena map shows six different sections, which correspond to different ticketing options.

For the Eras Tour shows, the venue will be divided into Front Standing Left, Front Standing Right, General Admission Standing, Accessible Viewing Platform, Lower Tier and Upper Tier.

Taylor Swift will perform three nights at the venue on June 7, June 8 and June 9. Presale ticket prices ranged from £86.90 to £182.50. Read more about the Murrayfield Stadium seating plan here .

Cardiff Principality Stadium seating plan

Unlike the other three venues, Ticketmaster released the seating plan for Cardiff's Principality Stadium before presale tickets were released. Taylor will perform just one show in the Welsh capital on June 18.

The venue map details nine different standing and seating sections across the arena, including Front Left Standing and Front Right Standing in front of the stage and General Admission Standing just behind. The rest of the stadium, which is made up of four stands, includes five more tiers along with suites in front of the upper tiers.

Read more about Cardiff's Eras Tour seating plan here .

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Taylor Swift Eras Tour 2024: Seating plan for London, Edinburgh, Liverpool and Cardiff shows

Here's a full roundup of all UK Taylor Swift venue seating plans including Wembley Stadium, BT Murrayfield Stadium, Anfield Stadium and Principality Stadium

• 11:18, 17 Jul 2023
• Updated 16:59, 22 May 2024

There are just a few weeks to go until Taylor Swift starts her whirlwind Eras Tour in the UK, as thousands of fans gear up for the sold-out shows in London, Edinburgh, Liverpool and Cardiff.

Fans who missed out on the sales can try their luck at getting resale tickets on sites Viagogo , and Ticketmaster (which shows up with the purple shuffle icon). As hundreds of thousands of fans count down the days until the UK tour it does, however, mean re-sale prices are at an all-time high.

Sites such as Viagogo and Vivid Seats allow fans to buy resale tickets from other fans. However, it is important to note that many event promoters say tickets should not be resold after initial purchase and will not be valid for admittance to gigs.

READ MORE: Taylor Swift tickets: Shoppers review how safe resale sites like Viagogo and Vivid Seats are

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."

The initial London pre-sale saw as many as 28,000 people join the queue in the first few minutes and Amsterdam's final sale saw 78,000 people try to get tickets, so having an idea of the venue layout can be beneficial.

To help you find your place in the stadium much easier, or see the spot of a last-minute resale purchase, we've rounded up the seating plans for all of Taylor's UK shows in London, Edinburgh, Liverpool and Cardiff .

It's one of our trusted ticket-buying tips when it comes to popular music events is for fans to have an idea of where they want to sit or stand in the stadium. This way, when they reach the front of the Ticketmaster or AXS queue they'll know which section to go for, without wasting any precious time.

Each UK Eras Tour stadium has different allocated spaces for VIP, general standing, seating and hospitality boxes, so it's helpful to know which section to head to. We've rounded up all of the stadium seating plans for Taylor's 2024 UK shows; London's Wembley Stadium, Edinburgh's BT Murrayfield Stadium, Liverpool's Anfield Stadium and Cardiff's Principality Stadium.

London Wembley Stadium layout

The full seating plan can be seen above for Wembley Stadium which has a capacity for 90,000 fans.

The map shows those who buy General Admission Standing tickets will be in the yellow floor section just behind the Front Standing Right and front standing left sections.

The map also shows the surrounding Level 1 Reserved Seating (in light green), Level 2 Reserved Seating (in purple) and Level 5 Reserved Seating (in red). The pre-sale prices for these tickets ranged between £58.65 and £194.75.

Taylor Swift is set to perform six nights at London's Wembley Stadium, and tickets for Friday, June 21 and Thursday, August 15. Taylor is also performing in London on June 22, June 23, August 16 and August 17.

Edinburgh BT Murrayfield Stadium layout

Above you can see the full layout of the BT Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh, which has a capacity of 67,144.

The venue will be divided into Front Standing Left, Front Standing Right and General Admission Standing, which has a pretty similar layout to the same tickets at Wembley Stadium.

Seated tickets are split up into the Lower and Upper tier which are highlighted in the pink and green sections. The two orange sections at the back of the General Admission Standing are reserved for Accessible Viewing Platform ticket holders.

Liverpool Anfield Stadium layout

The stadium map for Taylor Swift's Liverpool shows at Anfield can be seen above, which holds a capacity for 54,000 people, although not all sections will be used for the shows.

The map also shows the pink Lower Tier seating and the Yellow Upper Tier seating, prices for these tickets will vary in price depending on the distance from the stage and view. The Upper Tier Side View can also be seen in green, which has a more restricted view compared to other seated options.

Cardiff Principality Stadium layout

As the second biggest venue after London's Wembley Stadium, the Principality Stadium has a capacity for 74,500 people, and a lot of various seating options for Taylor's show on Tuesday, June 18.

The same three standing options can be seen on the map with General Admission Standing, Front Right Standing and Front Left Standing. The Principality Stadium also has more options for corporate boxed (or suites) which can be seen in orange just behind the Middle Tier seated (in purple) section.

Other seated options include the Lower Tier (in green) the Middle Tier Side View (pink and blue sections) and the Upper Tier (dark yellow).

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TAYLOR SWIFT | THE ERAS TOUR

Sat 15 Jun 2024, 7:00pm

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Taylor Swift   | The Eras Tour Anfield Stadium

Thursday 13, Friday 14 & Saturday 15 June 2024

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Event ticket - register your interest to purchase tickets season ticket holders**, official members* & seasonal hospitality members registration closed.

Eligible supporters who wish to purchase tickets for The Eras Tour at Anfield must have registered their interest online between 9am Wednesday June 21 and 5pm Friday June 23 only.

Disabled supporters should click here for full details.

Please note that registering your interest does not guarantee you tickets.

Supporters could register for up to a maximum of FOUR tickets per Supporter ID, per registration.

It is important that you only registered for the number of tickets you wish to purchase.

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Supporters who registered will be contacted via email with further details on Wednesday July 5.

We reserve the right to run a ballot following the registration process.

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** Season Ticket Holders - All Mems Team Season Ticket Holders, and Womens Team Season Ticket Holders who pre-registered for the Liverpool Women v Everton Women's game played at Anfield during Season 2022/23.

*Memberships must have been purchased by midnight on Monday June 19 to be eligible to register.

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Due to overwhelming demand, all fans who registered their interest, were entered into a ballot. The lead booker of each registration was notified of the ballot outcome via email on 5 July. 

Fans who have been successful in the ballot can purchase tickets online from 10am Wednesday July 12 until 10am Thursday July 13 only, using the unique link which was emailed on Tuesday July 11.

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Supporters can purchase for up to a maximum of FOUR tickets per Supporter ID, as per their registration.

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Standard Tickets will be made available to all fans who have been successful in the ballot, and you are guaranteed to be able to purchase tickets for one of the above dates.

Please note, for each date, tickets will be available on a first come, first served basis and are subject to availability.

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Fans are advised that a queueing system will be in place.

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Waiting list positions 1 - 4857 had the opportunity to purchase these remaining tickets - STANDARD TICKETS HAVE NOW SOLD OUT, HOSPITALITY PACKAGES ARE STILL AVAILABLE. 

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This sale started at  11am Thursday 13 July until 11am Friday 14 July, or until sold out.

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Taylor Swift seating plan and ticket price for UK Eras Tour 2024

A look at what fans believe could be the seating plan for two of Taylor's UK shows next summer

• 11:16, 10 JUL 2023

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An early preview of what fans can expect the Eras Tour seating plan to be for Taylor Swift ’s six nights at Wembley Stadium has been uploaded on social media. And with her other shows to be held in various stadiums across the UK next summer, it is possible they will all follow a similar layout.

The sneak peak was shared on Twitter via popular fan account TheErasTourUK, which could well be the official seating map for all of the singer's London gigs. Unsurprisingly, fans were quick to head online and share their thoughts, including where the best seats will be and how much they could pay for tickets.

It comes as presale tickets for some of her shows in London and Edinburgh will become available to buy today via Ticketmaster . The sale is set to start at 11am with tickets expected to sell-out very quickly. Timings for all the other presale shows have been staggered to avoid a Ticketmaster meltdown.

In the tweet posted by the fan account, fans are shown a multi-coloured map of the stadium, with a total of six different sections. Fans have speculated this could correspond with different ticketing options when they go on sale.

The image also includes a number of sections, all with different colour codes - potentially indicating different pricings. The map includes the following sections:

• Front Standing Right - Blue
• Front Standing Left - Pink
• General Admission Standing - Yellow
• Level 1 Reserved Seating - Green
• Level 2 Reserved Seating - Purple
• Level 5 Reserved Seating - Red

According to the map, the stadium blocks range from 101 to 144 for Level 1, 201 to 252 for Level 1 and 501 to 552 on Level 5. A caption alongside the plan reads: "The Eras Tour seat map for Wembley Stadium has been made available on Ticketmaster! There will be three standing-only sections and three reserved seating levels."

Ticket prices are yet to be confirmed, however fans have already shared theories for how much they could end up paying. Rumours range from £49, £75, £95, £125 and £160 for seated and £95 to £150 for standing.

A separate tweet also shows what fans hoping to see her live in Liverpool can potentially expect in terms of seating. Uploaded by the same fan account, the map reveals three colours - red and brown for the seats and blue for standing.

The caption reads: "The Eras Tour seat map for Anfield, Liverpool has been made available on Ticketmaster! There will be only one general admission standing section."

The first batch of tickets goes on sale today , with access only available to fans who successfully participated in the Midnights album pre-order offer. If you haven’t received an email yet, don’t worry, all registrants will receive a further email from Ticketmaster or AXS confirming their selected/waitlist status by 11.59pm Friday, July 14.

Ticket times and sales for all UK dates:

• Monday, July 17 at 11am - Friday, June 21, 2024, at Wembley Stadium, London and Friday, June 7, 2024, at BT Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
• Monday, July 17 at 1pm - Thursday, August 15, 2023, at Wembley Stadium, London and Saturday, June 8, 2024, at BT Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
• Monday, July 17 at 3pm - Sunday, June 9 2024 at BT Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
• Tuesday, July 18 at 11am - Saturday, June 22 2024 at Wembley Stadium, London and Thursday, June 13 at Anfield Stadium, Liverpool
• Tuesday, July 18 at 1pm - Friday, August 16, 2024, at Wembley Stadium, London and Thursday, June 13, 2024, at Anfield Stadium, Liverpool
• Tuesday, July 18 at 3pm - Saturday, June 15, 2024 at Anfield Stadium, Liverpool
• Wednesday, July 19 at 11am - Sunday, June 23, 2024 at Wembley Stadium, London
• Wednesday, July 19 at 1pm - Saturday, August 17, 2024 at Wembley Stadium, London
• Wednesday, July 19 at 3pm - Tuesday, August 18, 2024 at Principality Stadium, Cardiff

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Many will be hoping to get their hands on tickets for one of Taylor Swift's performances for her 2024 UK tour.

With thousands expressing their interest and competing for tickets in the presale, it is an intense month for Swifties. If you have been successful in getting a ticket or are hoping to get one, you might want to see what the view from your seat might be like.

There is a website that allows people to view what it could look like from their seat, or on close by. 'A View From My Seat' is a website that replies on pictures from users to show what can be seen from a given seat and many of the stadiums in the UK are included.

READ MORE: Updates for Taylor Swift Liverpool and London presale tickets

For Swifties, this could mean they get a glimpse at how well they will be able to see the Anti Hero singer when she takes to the stage next year. Wembley Stadium is included as is the Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh.

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You can also have a sneak peek at what the view could be like from Anfield and Wales' Principality Stadium.

If you want more information on today's presale, follow our live blog here.

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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 – and almost 150 dates worldwide, Taylor Swift’s colossal, record-breaking Eras tour has officially reached its final date at Wembley Stadium. The star’s performance tonight will mark the end of the European leg, with her next performance set to take place in Miami, Florida on 18 October.

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The London dates came immediately after the singer’s three dates in Vienna, Austria were cancelled when intelligence services foiled an ISIS terrorist plot. Wembley has 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 one more date in the UK: 

• August 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

London night seven:

• Long Live/Change
• The Archer/You’re On Your Own, Kid

Our predictions:

British fans will be crossing their fingers that So Long, London gets played on the final night in the capital, though it’s a marked loss that Swift has finally played London Boy: THE ode to the Big Smoke, 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?

London: Night Seven

Part of the Eras tour’s magic has been its propping up of new, exciting talent through its support slot - US stars such as Sabrina Carpenter and Gracie Abrams have become household names in their own right in the past year following their positions opening for Swift in America and elsewhere. But here in London, the support acts have more than lived up to the pressure, with night seven’s offering, Maisie Peters, proving why she’s long been heralded as Britain’s Gen Z answer to Swift herself, with her raw, personal lyrics and infectious sense of fun.

Crowds at Wembley were also treated to a double whammy of Swift magic-lore: a “rain show” - Swift famously loves playing in bad weather - and a surprise song rendition of fan-favourite Long Live (mashed with Keir Starmer’s favourite, Change). The only disappointment? That Swift’s ex Taylor Lautner was dancing away in the VIP crowd yet didn’t make an appearance on stage like he did previously in the US. 

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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