We finally know how much Taylor Swift tickets will cost when the star brings her Eras Tour to the UK.
Demand for the stadium shows is expected to be extremely high, with a complicated system introduced by Ticketmaster to manage the on-sale.
And while fans impatiently wait to see if they’ll even have the chance to try and buy tickets (access codes for UK fans should arrive by Friday), we can all at least start budgeting for Taylor Swift tickets.
That’s because an album pre-sale took place earlier this week for those who were organised enough to pre-order her latest album, Midnights.
And through that, we can see what the star is charging for her UK dates.
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General ticket prices are set to range between £58.65 and £194.75, which might sound expensive until you remember Madonna and her tickets that STARTED at £143.85.
There are VIP packages too, priced all the way up to £662.50, starting from £196.60.
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Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour is on track to be the biggest and most profitable tour in history, and has been setting social media alight since she launched it in north America this year.
Taylor Swift Eras Tour. Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Fans back here in Europe have been waiting with baited breath for tour dates here, which were finally announced last month.
While she’ll be skipping Manchester on this occasion, you can bet the Swifties will be willing to travel to her other shows in Liverpool, London, Edinburgh and Cardiff.
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The Eras Tour tickets on-sale in the USA was branded a disaster, with websites crashing, prices fluctuating, and people stuck in queues for hours and hours.
So there’ll be strict systems in place here in the UK.
Here’s what you need to know.
Taylor Swift UK Eras Tour dates
It’s a bumper show, spanning three hours and ticking off songs from across her 10 studio albums.
Here are the UK dates for Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour.
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Friday 7 June – Edinburgh, BT Murrayfield Stadium
Saturday 8 June – Edinburgh, BT Murrayfield Stadium
Sunday 9 June – Edinburgh, BT Murrayfield Stadium
Thursday 13 June – Liverpool, Anfield Stadium
Friday 14 June – Liverpool, Anfield Stadium
Saturday 15 June – Liverpool, Anfield Stadium
Tuesday 18 June – Cardiff, Principality Stadium
Friday 21 June – London, Wembley Stadium
Saturday 22 June – London, Wembley Stadium
Sunday 23 June – London, Wembley Stadium
Thursday 15 August – London, Wembley Stadium
Friday 16 August – London, Wembley Stadium
Saturday 17 August – London, Wembley Stadium
Ticket prices for Taylor Swift UK Eras Tour
Front standing – £172.25
GA standing – £110.40
Seats – £58.65-£194.75
Taylor Swift Eras Tour VIP package prices and what they include
Taylor Swift Eras Tour. Credit: Wikimedia CommonsTaylor Swift Eras Tour. Credit: Wikimedia Commons
It’s Been A Long Time Coming – £662.40 – One ‘Unforgettable’ reserved seated floor ticket; special edition set of four Taylor Swift prints; VIP priority check-in and separate entrance; early entry and crowd-free merchandise shopping; commemorative Eras Tour tote bag; collectible Taylor Swift pin, sticker and postcard set; special commissioned LED VIP tour laminate (operates as interactive wearable during the show).
Karma Is My Boyfriend – £387.40 – One ‘Phenomenal’ reserved seated floor ticket; special edition set of four Taylor Swift prints; VIP priority check-in and separate entrance; early entry and crowd-free merchandise shopping; commemorative Eras Tour tote bag; collectible Taylor Swift pin, sticker and postcard set; special commissioned LED VIP tour laminate (operates as interactive wearable during the show).
I Remember It All To Well – £332.40 – One ‘Incredible’ reserved seated floor ticket; special edition set of four Taylor Swift prints; commemorative Eras Tour tote bag; collectible Taylor Swift pin, sticker and postcard set; special commissioned LED VIP tour laminate (operates as interactive wearable during the show).
Ready For It – £277.40 – One ‘Amazing’ reserved seated floor ticket; special edition set of four Taylor Swift prints; commemorative Eras Tour tote bag; collectible Taylor Swift pin, sticker and postcard set; special commissioned LED VIP tour laminate (operates as interactive wearable during the show).
It’s A Love Story – £222.40 – One ‘Excellent’ reserved seated floor ticket; special edition set of four Taylor Swift prints; commemorative Eras Tour tote bag; collectible Taylor Swift pin, sticker and postcard set; special commissioned LED VIP tour laminate (operates as interactive wearable during the show).
When do tickets go on sale and how do I buy them?
Remember, you’ll need an access code to enter any of the Taylor Swift ticket sales, which will be sent out at random to select UK fans by Friday 14 July.
If you didn’t register (and registration has already closed), you’re not getting tickets.
And if you’re lucky enough to receive an access code, these are the dates of the general sales.
Each show has its own date and time to manage the surge in traffic to the Ticketmaster website.
Monday 17 July – 11am
London | Wembley Stadium | Friday, 21 June 2024
Edinburgh | BT Murrayfield Stadium | Friday, 7 June 2024
Monday 17 July – 1pm
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London | Wembley Stadium | Thursday, 15 August 2024
Edinburgh | BT Murrayfield Stadium | Saturday, 8 June 2024
Monday 17 July – 3pm
Edinburgh | BT Murrayfield Stadium | Sunday, 9 June 2024
Tuesday 18 July – 11am
London | Wembley Stadium | Saturday, 22 June 2024
Liverpool | Anfield Stadium | Thursday, 13 June 2024
Tuesday 18 July – 1pm
London | Wembley Stadium | Friday, 16 August 2024
Liverpool | Anfield Stadium | Friday, 14 June 2024
Tuesday 18 July – 3pm
Liverpool | Anfield Stadium | Saturday, 15 June 2024
Wednesday 19 July – 11am
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London | Wembley Stadium | Sunday, 23 June 2024
Wednesday 19 July – 1pm
London | Wembley Stadium | Saturday, 17 August 2024
Wednesday 19 July – 3pm
Cardiff | Principality Stadium | Tuesday, 18 June 2024
Featured image: Wikimedia Commons
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Neil Young U-turns on Glastonbury drop-out after being confirmed as festival headliner
Danny Jones
Barely a beat or two after having seemingly dropped out of the festival, Neil Young has now U-turned on Glastonbury 2025 and now looks set to be headlining it.
Thelegendary musician called out the world-renowned music festival for being under “corporate” control at the whim of the BBC (its official media and broadcasting partner for nearly 30 years) and said he would no longer be playing his slot.
Young went so far as to call it a “corporate turn-off”, claiming the event is “not how I remember it” in a message on his website.
However, just a few days after posting the news, it now appears as though the Canadian singer-songwriter will still be playing Glastonbury – and not just as one of the multiple legends lined up for 2025 either, but as a headliner.
Neil Young is now seemingly headlining Glastonbury 2025. (Credit: Screenshot via Neil Young Archives)
As you can see in the update shared on Friday, 3 January, the 79-year-old now claims there was an “error” in the information he received regarding his performance at the festival.
Having now cleared up whatever confusion occurred, he and his band the Chrome Hearts will in fact be playing the festival as planned, reiterating his long-lasting love for the festival.
Quite a far cry from the sentiment he seemed to be getting across in his previous post, but make of that what you will.
Furthermore, chief organiser Emily Eavis – whose parents Michael and Jean Eavis set up the first ever Glastonbury music festival back in 1970 – not only hopped on social media to confirm that ‘Shakey’ will be performing but that he will be headline the main Pyramid Stage.
“Neil Young is an artist who’s very close to our hearts at Glastonbury”, she wrote, adding: “He does things his own way and that’s why we love him.”
So has he been given a slot upgrade of sorts or what? It still remains a little unclear.
At present, Rod Stewart is set to play the iconic and outright ‘Legends’ slot during Sunday teatime this June. We likely won’t hear much else about the rest of the lineup until sometime in spring.
This, of course, isn’t the first time Neil Young has done a 180 following a well-publicised decision in protest against a big media company.
The music veteran famously removed all of his discography from Spotify for two years before it eventually reappeared back in March 2024.
As for whatever happened between him and the festival or whether this was some gamesmanship from the influential music icon, at the end of the day, he’s heading to Worthy Farm after all.
Neil Young pulls out of ‘corporate controlled’ Glastonbury Festival
Danny Jones
Music icon Neil Young has pulled out of Glastonbury Festival 2025 after claiming it has lost its identity and is now under “corporate” control.
The 79-year-old singer-songwriter, widely considered one of the greatest and most influential to have ever lived, was due to play the festival as one of the legends named on this year’s lineup.
However, despite lots of excitement around the veteran being given the nod over others from what has largely been seen as a pop-leaning pool (at least according to the detractors) in recent years, Young has now decided to drop out of the festival.
Neil Young’s latest ‘NYA Times Contrarian’ post explains the decision to drop out of Glastonbury.Neil Young in 2023 Credit: Screenshot (via Neil Young website)/Per Ole Hagen (via Flickr)
“The Chrome Hearts and I were looking forward to playing Glastonbury, one of my all-time favourite outdoor gigs”, it reads. “We were told that BBC was now a partner in Glastonbury and wanted us to do a lot of things in a way we were not interested in.”
For context, the BBC has been partnered with Glasto since way back in 1997 and Neil Young has already headlined the festival back in 2009, so this shouldn’t exactly come as a surprise.
“It seems Glastonbury is now under corporate control and is not the way I remember it being. Thanks for coming to us the last time!”, he continues. “We will not be playing Glastonbury on this tour because it is a corporate turn-off, and not for me like it used to be.”
The message concludes with him hoping to catch fans at other venues and a simple “LOVE Neil – Be well”, but the tenor of the somewhat abrupt update is that the ever-opinionated and long-celebrated protest song-writer clearly believes the BBC‘s influence over the festival has now grown too strong.
Known not only as ‘Shakey’ and the ‘Godfather of Grunge’ but as one of the pioneering anti-establishment figures of a generation, the Canadian was previously in the headlines for demanding Spotify remove his music after taking issue with Joe Rogan’s anti-vax messaging on his show.
All that to say, the solo artist co-founding member of supergroup, Buffalo Springfield, is no stranger to taking on big business and companies if he feels he has good reason. Meanwhile, Rod Stewart will be performing in the coveted ‘Legends’ headliner slot at teatime on Sunday, 29 June.
Neil Young and the Chrome Hearts are looking set for a European tour this summer but if he’s taking on corporations and concerts under umbrella control, it seems unlikely we’ll see him at too many festivals or the likes of Co-op Live.
The better question is: do you agree – has Glastonbury Festival become too corporate and sanitised, or do you think it still upholds the same core values it had when it first popped up on Worthy Farm in 1970?
Daisy Jackson -
12th July 2023 
