Taylor Swift finally announced a UK leg of her Eras Tour and the rush for tickets has already begun.
The multi-Grammy-award-winning singer has been taking the mammoth live show to stadiums across the USA but until now hadn’t announced anything on European soil.
She’s now confirmed a run of huge shows for the summer of 2024, including gigs in Liverpool, London and Edinburgh – but absolutely nothing for Manchester.
Mancs have been left fuming that the megastar is skipping over our city, asking ‘do you hate us?!’ and labelling it a ‘violation’.
Some have even theorised that Matty Healy of the 1975 – with whom Taylor Swift recently had a rumoured romance – has firmly put her off visiting Manchester ever again.
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Tickets for Taylor Swift’s UK shows don’t even go on sale for another month, but if you want to be getting your hands on some you need to start planning right now.
Tickets are going to be in high demand, so here’s what you need to know.
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How to register for tickets for Taylor Swift’s UK Eras Tour dates
You can’t just rock up on the day and try to buy tickets for Taylor Swift, oh no – you’ve got to be more organised than that.
The first step is to resister for the on-sales in July, picking which city you want to go to out of Liverpool, Edinburgh, London and Cardiff. You can register for multiple cities too.
Registration is open until Thursday 22 June 2023 at 23.59 BST. You can register for shows in the UK here.
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What are Taylor Swift’s UK tour dates?
The Eras Tour will be coming to the following venues on these dates next summer:
Friday 7 June 2024 – Edinburgh, BT Murrayfield Stadium
Saturday 8 June 2024 – Edinburgh, BT Murrayfield Stadium
Friday 14 June 2024 – Liverpool, Anfield Stadium
Saturday 15 June 2024 – Liverpool, Anfield Stadium
Tuesday 18 June 2024 – Cardiff, Principality Stadium
Friday 21 June 2024 – London, Wembley Stadium
Saturday 22 June 2024 – London, Wembley Stadium
Friday 16 August 2024 – London, Wembley Stadium
Saturday 17 August 2024 – London, Wembley Stadium
What happens after I register for tickets?
Taylor Swift in 2018, the last time she played in Manchester. Credit: The Manc Group
Ticketmaster says you’ll receive an email from the promoter, AEG Presents, on Wednesday 5 July confirming the next steps.
If you are selected to receive a purchase link, that will also be emailed to you, containing a unique access code.
Registering for tickets does not guarantee you an access code or a link to the sale – stressful.
This is the process to follow when tickets actually go on sale:
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Click the link you were sent at the appropriate time.
Enter your unique access code. Should you receive an error, double-check you entered the access code as it appears in the email you received.
Due to demand, after entering your access code, you may experience a longer than usual wait time. 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 exceed the ticket limit of four (4).
For a faster checkout, make sure your billing address and credit card information is up to date prior to the on-sale.
When does each Taylor Swift UK show go on sale?
Tickets won’t all go on sale at once, so you’ve got a few chances to buy them if you’re flexible on location.
Ticketmaster is warning that there will likely be more demand than there are tickets, and registering doesn’t guarantee you access to a ticket.
These are the on-sale times for each show:
Fri 7 June – Edinburgh, BT Murrayfield Stadium: tickets on sale on 14.00 on 19 July 2023
Sat 8 June – Edinburgh, BT Murrayfield Stadium: tickets on sale on 14.00 on 19 July 2023
Fri 14 June – Liverpool, Anfield Stadium: tickets on sale on 14.00 on 20 July 2023
Sat 15 June – Liverpool, Anfield Stadium: tickets on sale on 14.00 on 20 July 2023
Tue 18 June – Cardiff, Principality Stadium London: tickets on sale on 14.00 on 20 July 2023
Fri 21 June – Wembley Stadium London: tickets on sale on 14.00 on 18 July 2023
Sat 22 June – Wembley Stadium London: tickets on sale on 14.00 on 18 July 2023
Fri 16 August – Wembley Stadium London: tickets on sale on 14.00 on 18 July 2023
Sat 17 August – Wembley Stadium London: tickets on sale on 14.00 on 18 July 2023
How much will tickets cost?
Taylor Swift tickets go on sale in July 2023 for her UK tour. Credit: Wikimedia Commons
No prices have been announced yet, but if you look at the going rate for similar-sized shows – like Coldplay and Beyonce – you can get an idea.
Coldplay tickets ranged from £27.50 (for obstructed seats) to £148.50 for seats, while standing tickets were £104.50. Beyoncé’s Renaissance World Tour in the UK cost between £50 and £170.
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For the USA leg of The Era Tour, tickets were expected to cost between $49 (£41) and $449 (£377) – but over there they employed a dynamic pricing strategy that flexed with demand, so a lot of people paid way over that.
What have people in Manchester said about Taylor Swift’s UK tour?
There are some very unhappy bunnies here in Manchester this week. Here are just a few disgruntled comments from fans…
“Taylor Swift can you please explain why you’re showing no love to manchester when it’s got the bigger stadiums for a tour to be held at more transport links overall and you’ve never missed a tour here other than RED where you only did Wembley? we are hurt”
“I don’t know why Taylor Swift isn’t playing Manchester but I’m convinced it’s Matty Healy’s fault in some way.”
“Taylor swift do you hate manchester? do you hate us?!”
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“What did Matty Healy do to make Taylor Swift not include Manchester in her tour?”
“Taylor Swift not adding Manchester to her tour is absolutely a violation.”
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The story behind Sâlo: the rising Georgian-born Salford artist set be one of the region’s next stars
Danny Jones
We always love stories of people moving to Manchester to be more creatively engaged, but tales of entire families relocating here for a better life and art being born out of it is something truly special – and besides her obvious talent, that’s what has attracted us and plenty others to Sâlo.
This up-and-coming Salfordian artist may have been born around the border between Eastern Europe and Western Asia during a particular fraught time for her country, but she’s been raised and moulded like so many of us by this city’s rich music culture and wider artistic heritage.
She came to the UK with her family as a baby, with her parents fleeing poverty and lingering friction in Georgia following the collapse of the Soviet Union in the 90s, and their journey as asylum seekers eventually brought them here to the North West.
It was clear from a young age that Sâlo (short for Salome) had a gift for the piano, but it was when her family moved to the Greater Manchester area that her own interest in genres and styles began to develop. Here’s a little snippet of her recent performance at the stunning Stoller Hall.
This short video was taken from her feature in a recent episode of Manchester: Unplugged, the web series by StreamGM that launched just last year and spotlights local songwriters.
Honing in on one of her newest releases, ‘Set Me Free’, which taps into that pure love for the keys.
While this clip shows a stripped-back version of the fully-fledged electronic studio version, with production playing a key role in defining her sound, she blends everything from classical music and jazz to neo-soul as well as drum and bass.
You hear the phrase ‘genre-bending’ thrown around a lot these days, but if this mid-20s star in the making isn’t the epitome of that term, then we don’t know who is.
Speaking more about her background in the short documentary film, which aired on YouTube this week, she talks about her first memory of visiting Forsyth Music Shop in Manchester city centre, and the inspiration behind the track in question.
You watch the Sâlo episode of Manchester: Unplugged in full here.
Detailed in the description of the newest edition of the online show, “Classically trained from the age of four, Sâlo’s journey runs through some of Manchester’s most important music spaces”, including time spent at the RNCM and Chetham’s School of Music and more.
As for the tune itself, not only do the lyrics revolve around a difficult patch in a personal relationship – this being one of the first times she felt like she’s fully opened up and not held back on letting people know what she’s speaking about – but it’s also the first track she’s produced and mixed entirely on her own.
Painstakingly mastered from a small studio at home, she almost “fell out of love” with the song altogether, but getting back to that simple joy of playing piano helped revive her passion for it.
With a stunning voice, natural musical talent when it comes to her instrument, and a great blend of different analogue and digital influences, Sâlo is definitely one to watch moving forward.
Tracey Neville appointed as Managing Director of brand new Stockport County Women’s team
Danny Jones
Stockport County FC have finally and officially launched their new women’s team in what they are hailing as a “new era” for the female football in the area.
Moreover, they’ve hired an experienced international coach to head up the department, with Tracey Neville MBE selected as the Managing Director of the new outfit.
Sister to footballing brothers Phil and Gary Neville, but with an oft-overlooked impressive reputation of her own – having not only won bronze at both the 1998 Commonwealth Games and World Netball Championship in ’99 before going on to coach her national team – she arrives with plenty of pedigree.
Now swapping her discipline for a different set of nets, Tracey Neville will lead the pre-existing Stockport County Ladies setup into their next modern chapter as the SCFC Women.
The club is delighted to announce the launch of Stockport County Women, marking an exciting new era for women’s football in our town.
Writing in a short announcement on social media, the Hatters said: “The club is delighted to announce the launch of Stockport County Women, marking an exciting new era for women’s football in our town.
“Founded in 1989 as Stockport County Ladies, the team has spent 37 years as a volunteer-led community club, providing opportunities for women and girls across the borough.
“From the 2026–27 season, the team will compete as Stockport County Women, reflecting the growth of the women’s game and the club’s commitment to equality and opportunity.”
Also confirming the appointment of an experienced women’s and international sports personality, Tracey Neville, as the new MD, they’ve issued a clear mission statement.
Put simply, she and the rest of her staff are going to be tasked with creating “a clear pathway from grassroots to elite women’s football for Stopfordians.”
Commenting on her new role in a lengthier club statement, Neville said: “I am incredibly proud to be joining Stockport County at such a pivotal moment for the club and for the women’s game.
“My career in elite sport has shown me what is possible when there is a clear vision, strong leadership and a genuine commitment to developing talent from the ground up. Women’s football is at a defining point, and Stockport has the opportunity to do something special.
She goes on to add: “This is a community club with deep roots, and my focus will be on creating a clear, credible pathway for girls and women to progress, while building the standards, culture and infrastructure needed to compete at the highest level.”
“We want young girls in Stockport to believe that they can reach the top of the game without leaving their community. That’s how you build something powerful, sustainable and truly representative of the people it serves.”
This comes following another major announcement with the news of the next phase of the infrastructural development, with the wider football club set to take control of Stockport Sports Village (SSV) and turn it into the home not only of the youth academy, but County Women and grassroots club Stockport Town.
As for Stockport County Women, it was only last year that they were playing against Liverpool’s female senior first team at Edgeley Park, and with all the investment happening in and around the organisation, you can expect more dates like these in the near future.
Stockport County Ladies become Women from next season onwards.
Daisy Jackson -
21st June 2023 
