Are you ready for it?
Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour is kicking off in Sydney, with the first of her four concerts at Accor Stadium in Sydney Olympic Park, in a matter of hours.
After Melbourne was treated to a huge trifecta of shows, including an update to her upcoming The Tortured Poets Department album and a surprise song mash-up, we’re here waiting with bated breath.
But there’s one thing Sydney has that Melbourne didn’t.
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Her boyfriend, NFL star Travis Kelce, will be watching Swift perform her shows, after the Kansas City Chiefs player touched down in Australia yesterday.
Fans will be going wild over any and every appearance Kelce makes – and we’ll be on alert to see if he’ll be trading any friendship bracelets this time around.
Stay tuned here for all the live updates for Swift’s first Sydney show.
Last-minute ticket grab for desperate Sydney fans
A little over 24 hours before Taylor Swift takes the stage in Sydney, Frontier Touring announced it was selling last-minute tickets to all four of her remaining shows Down Under.
Fans were quick to flood the comment section with messages about quick-fire sale, with some urging Sydney Swifties to try their luck.
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“Good luck Sydney peeps. 16:00 this day a week ago I got 2x tickets for one of the #MelbourneTSTheErasTour Total cost was $140 and our kids got lifelong memories. Got to be in it to win it! Go for it!,” one wrote.
“You better let me in today!!!” another joked.
Frontier has also confirmed physical tickets were available for this drop. An hour later, though, the ticket sale was exhausted.
However, Frontier gave us all another small ray of hope by revealing extra ticket drops may occur throughout the rest of the shows for Saturday, Sunday and Monday.
“Please note, as mentioned in the post, late production releases may occur across show days. The best place to check this is the Ticketek website,” Frontier said in a statement on X.
Remember the stadium rules
About 400,000 people are expected to flock to Sydney Olympic Park from Friday until Monday, with Blink 182 also performing. And there are some important rules we need to follow.
Bags need to be the size of an A4 sheet of paper, you can’t bring in video cameras or equipment and phone chargers can’t be bigger than the phone itself.
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No outside food or beverages will be allowed inside the venue. However you will be permitted to bring an empty, soft plastic water bottle no bigger than 600ml.
You can find a full list of all the rules here.
Weather warning for Friday’s show
Swift fans heading to Accor Stadium for the first Sydney Eras Tour concert have been issued a weather warning.
Severe thunderstorms and rain are set to hit during Swift’s three-hour show. “Severe thunderstorms are likely across eastern #NSW on Friday with damaging winds, large hail and heavy rainfall,” BoM said on X (formerly Twitter).
Although a rainy performance might not be ideal, Swift has previously revealed she enjoys a rain-soaked show and rarely ever cancels, especially over a bit of wet weather.
Plus, it gives you a great excuse to whip out your bedazzled poncho for the evening.
Here’s how to bejewel your poncho.
Taylor and Travis’ romantic zoo date
Taylor Swift is such a fan of Aussie animals that she made a surprise visit to Sydney zoo in the city’s west – not once, but twice.
The Lavender Haze singer was photographed enjoying the zoo and cuddling up to a koala on Wednesday, and she returned to Sydney Zoo on Thursday with her NFL star beau Travis Kelce in tow.
The couple walked hand-in-hand around the site during a private after-hours tour, where they met the koalas and fed kangaroos.
See the full story here.
How to access your tickets for Taylor Swift’s Sydney shows
There is one thing Sydney ticketholders must do as soon as possible to ensure easy entry, a spokesperson for Ticketek warns.
“The most important message is to make sure that fans download the Ticketek app and add their ticket to their Google or Apple Wallet ASAP,” the Ticketek spokesperson urges.
Click here for everything you need to know about how to access your Taylor Swift tickets.
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