Taylor Swift FAQs: Everything you need to know about ticket sales, registration and more
Taylor Swift performs onstage on the first night of her Eras Tour, which comes to Ireland next year. Picture: Suzzane Cordeiro/AFP via Getty Images
Taylor Swift fans across the country squealed with glee on last month when the singer-songwriter announced two Dublin dates for her Eras Tour.
Having already brought the show through the US, the Anti-Hero singer will now take it to the UK and Europe â including two nights at Dublinâs Aviva Stadium.
Swifties are one of the most dedicated fan bases in the world and so, thereâs no doubt tickets will be like gold dust.
If youâre hoping to bag yourself a place at Swiftâs only Irish pit-stop on her Eras Tour, we have everything you need to know about tickets, hotels, and more.
Taylor Swift will bring the tour to Ireland on Friday, June 28 and Saturday, June 29, 2024, at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin.
Other dates that might be worth noting for Ireland-based fans include Swiftâs two nights in Edinburgh on June 7 and 8; Liverpool on June 14 and 15 and Londonâs Wembley Stadium on June 21 and 22 and August 16 and 17.
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— Taylor Swift (@taylorswift13) June 20, 2023
Tickets for the Irish concerts go on sale on Thursday, July 13, at 10am via Ticketmaster, so make sure your alarm is set. For the UK dates mentioned, tickets go on sale slightly later â between Tuesday, July 18 and Thursday, July 20.
A pre-sale option is available for the Dublin dates. However, this is only open to fans who participated in the UK and Ireland store Midnights pre-order offer between Monday, August 29 and Thursday, October 27 2022. If this is you, then an email will have come your way with more details.
Alternatively, the only other way to gain access is through the Ticketmaster Registration page, which closed on Friday, June 23.
However, registration does not guarantee access to tickets as it is expected that the demand will outweigh the number of tickets available.
Registration works on a first come first served basis and so some fans will get access to the sale, while others will be out on a waitlist.
After registering, on July 5, you will receive an email letting you know whether you were selected or placed on the waitlist. If selected, you will receive a purchase link and access code by text the day before tickets go on sale.
If you arenât selected, youâll join the waitlist and might receive an invitation to join the sale if any more tickets become available.
Register before the date and time specified and be sure to do so with the email address that is connected to your Ticketmaster account. If you donât have an account, you should create one ahead of starting the registration process.
If youâre open to heading along to a concert at another location, you can access ticket sales in multiple cities by registering once for each city you would like to attend. Check out the full list and registration links here.
By the sounds of things, it is better to register as soon as you can. This involves simply filling out a form and a further authentication step from Ticketmaster.
We donât yet know how much the tickets will be. However, in the States, prices fluctuated massively depending on the venue and demand. Originally, they were priced at between $49 (âŹ45) and $449 (âŹ411) but issues with Ticketmaster meant many fans had to buy their tickets through resale at a much heftier price.
For Taylor Swift's Croke Park concert in 2018, ticket prices ranged from âŹ74.50 to âŹ144. More recently, Harry Styles' Slane Castle gig saw tickets starting at âŹ97, plus booking fees.Â
It's worth noting that Ticketmaster recently introduced dynamic pricing for some tickets but we don't know if this will be applied for Taylor Swift. According to Ticketmaster, in many circumstances, prices are set at the time of the first on-sale and stay the same until the event. However, some tickets are âmarket-priced,â so the price may increase or decrease depending on demand.
So, we will just have to wait and see.
Unfortunately, some Dublin hotels have already been criticized for reportedly hiking their prices ahead of the concerts. One hotel has been reported as raising the price of a room from âŹ359 to âŹ999 for the nights of Swiftâs Dublin dates.
At the time of writing, a search on booking.com tells us that the cheapest option for one night in a hotel for two adults in Dublinâs city centre on June 28, 2024, will set you back over âŹ350.
However, the Irish Hotels Federation says that the vast majority of Irish hotels do not make rooms available online any earlier than one year out.Â
"This means that there is currently almost no hotel availability through online booking engines given that the dates for the concerts are over a year away. For many hotels, even shorter lead in times apply for listing rooms through online booking engines."
The Irish Hotels Federation suggests that people looking to book at this stage should consider contacting hotels directly in order to enquire about rates and get the best value.
The Eras Tour is Swiftâs first tour since 2018 and it has been acclaimed for its stellar production.
The concept is all about exploring Swiftâs 17 years of music, running through hit after hit from her various âerasâ.
Expect an extravaganza of nostalgia, bejeweled costumes and if the US shows are anything to go by â a dive off-stage into a holographic swimming pool.
A five-star review of the tourâs opening night in Glendale, Arizona was described by the Guardian as âindisputably epicâ.
