Are you prepared for it?
Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour is kicking off in Sydney, with the first of her 4 live shows at Accor Stadium in Sydney Olympic Park, in a matter of hours.
After Melbourne was handled to an enormous trifecta of shows, together with an replace to her upcoming The Tortured Poets Department album and a shock music mash-up, we’re right here ready with bated breath.
But there’s one factor Sydney has that Melbourne did not.
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Her boyfriend, NFL star Travis Kelce, might be watching Swift carry out her shows, after the Kansas City Chiefs participant touched down in Australia yesterday.
Fans might be going wild over any and each look Kelce makes – and we’ll be on alert to see if he’ll be buying and selling any friendship bracelets this time round.
Stay tuned right here for all the stay updates for Swift’s first Sydney present.
‘Hidden’ merchandise tent with no strains revealed
Lines for the likelihood to purchase Swift’s merchandise from the three tents at the entrance of Accor Stadium have been completely packed, with some followers claiming it took them 4 hours to get to the entrance.
Swift fan Holly from Sydney advised 9honey Celebrity’s reporter on the floor, Chantelle Bozicevic, that she had been ready since 7am, and eventually made her buy at 12.30pm.
According to Bozicevic, nonetheless, there is a fourth merchandise tent “hidden around the back” of the stadium with “barely any line”.
That tent opens at 3pm, Bozicevic says safety advised her. But as of two.30pm, the entrance three tents’ strains had quietened proper down.
Red Frogs have been handing out sunscreen and water to these ready in line in the warmth.
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SES urges concertgoers to make secure and wise choices in extreme climate
NSW State Emergency Service (SES) has urged these going to Sydney Olympic Park tonight to make secure and wise choices in the forecasted extreme climate.
“We may see some very poor weather this afternoon and evening across parts of Sydney, Blue Mountains, Central Coast, Illawarra, parts of the South Coast and eastern parts of the Southern Tablelands,” Chief Superintendent Burnes stated.
“The weather expected may make things like travelling hazardous, with high end heavy rain and flash flooding a possibility.
“We are working very intently with the Bureau of Meteorology to monitor the scenario and can present additional warnings and updates to the group as required.”
NSW SES has increased its rostered staff, incident management personnel and volunteers ahead of Swift and Blink-182’s concerts tonight.
“The NSW SES is properly ready to present help and reply to any injury these storms trigger. We’re getting ready for a rise in incidents due to the anticipated heavy rainfall,” he said.
He recommended installing the Hazards Near Me app, visit bom.gov.au or ses.nsw.gov.au for the latest weather advice, call NSW SES on 13 25 00 for emergency help in floods and storms, and in life threatening situations, call 000 immediately.
2GB prize phone line melts down during giveaway
Radio host Ben Fordham put out the call to listeners to give the prize line a ring this morning for a chance to win tickets, but the sheer volume of callers caused a meltdown for their phone line.
“The prize line has died, the prize line is now not working,” the Fordham said.
Ben Fordham Live! Content Director Luke Davis said the sheer volume of calls was “completely extraordinary”.
“We’ve by no means seen something prefer it,” Davis advised Fordham.
More tickets might be accessible all through the day, followers simply want to tune in 2GB radio and name in when they’re prompted.
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What time does Taylor Swift’s Sydney concert start?
Before she stepped onto the MCG’s stage last Friday, it was widely believed that Taylor Swift would start her set at 8pm.
She actually started her show at 7.30pm, which caught a slew of fans unaware while they were lining up for the bathroom, forcing them to rush through the stadium in a panic to get to their seats in time.
Accor Stadium’s gates open at 4.30pm – there have actually been fans lining up outside the stadium to buy merch since this morning – and Sabrina Carpenter, Swift’s opening act, is expected to start her portion of the show at 6.20pm.
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Set times are, however, subject to change without notice, so it’s advised by Frontier Touring to get to the stadium early.
With a severe weather warning having been issued as well, this could see Swift’s start time delayed or changed for safety issues – the stage, like it was for 10 minutes before her first Nashville show, might need to be squeegeed, after all.
Keep an eye on Frontier Touring and Accor Stadium’s websites and social media pages for updates, though we’d like to emphasise once again that they have said set times could change without notice.
As it stands, Accor Stadium’s website currently reads: ”The present will play rain or shine. The solely exception can be extreme climate which might affect the security of artists and patrons.”
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A style of what to anticipate tonight
One TikTok person shared footage from a sound verify carried out at Accor Stadium on Thursday evening, and it is secure to say that the live performance tonight might be loud.
Here’s what you want to learn about stopping listening to injury at the live performance.
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Swifties, prepare for Uber chaos
Rideshare app Uber has issued a warning for Swifties wanting to order an Uber to Accor Stadium before and after Taylor’s Sydney shows.
Almost 15,000 Uber trips were facilitated to and from the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) over the weekend, and the company expects Sydney to be even bigger.
Dom Taylor, Uber spokesperson, said in a statement: “With nearly 5000 rides per present in Melbourne, Uber driver-partners have helped a whole lot of hundreds of followers ‘Get Ready For It’ and expertise the Taylor Swift phenomenon.
“We’re expecting that number to double as Taylor takes the stage in Sydney later this week.”
Around 300,000 Swifties are anticipated to descend upon Accor Stadium for the 4 nights between February 23 to 26.
Last-minute ticket seize for determined Sydney followers
Just a little over 24 hours earlier than Taylor Swift takes the stage in Sydney, Frontier Touring introduced it was promoting last-minute tickets to all 4 of her remaining shows Down Under.
Fans have been fast to flood the remark part with messages about quick-fire sale, with some urging Sydney Swifties to strive 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!!!” one other joked.
Frontier has additionally confirmed bodily tickets have been accessible for this drop. An hour later, although, the ticket sale was exhausted.
However, Frontier gave us all one other small ray of hope by revealing further ticket drops could happen all through the remainder 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 stated in a press release on X.
Remember the stadium guidelines
About 400,000 persons are anticipated to flock to Sydney Olympic Park from Friday till Monday, with Blink 182 additionally performing. And there are some vital guidelines we want to comply with.
Bags want to be the dimension of an A4 sheet of paper, you may’t convey in video cameras or tools and telephone chargers cannot be larger than the telephone itself.
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No exterior meals or drinks might be allowed inside the venue. However you may be permitted to convey an empty, gentle plastic water bottle no larger than 600ml.
You can discover a full listing of all the guidelines right here.
Weather warning for Friday’s present
Swift followers heading to Accor Stadium for the first Sydney Eras Tour live performance have been issued a climate warning.
Severe thunderstorms and rain are set to hit throughout Swift’s three-hour present. “Severe thunderstorms are likely across eastern #NSW on Friday with damaging winds, large hail and heavy rainfall,” BoM stated on X (previously Twitter).
Although a wet efficiency won’t be splendid, Swift has beforehand revealed she enjoys a rain-soaked present and not often ever cancels, particularly over a little bit of moist climate.
Plus, it provides you an awesome excuse to whip out your bedazzled poncho for the night.
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 shock go to to Sydney zoo in the metropolis’s west – not as soon as, however twice.
The Lavender Haze singer was photographed having fun with the zoo and cuddling up to a koala on Wednesday, and he or she returned to Sydney Zoo on Thursday along with her NFL star beau Travis Kelce in tow.
The couple walked hand-in-hand round the website throughout a personal after-hours tour, the place they met the koalas and fed kangaroos.
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How to access your tickets for Taylor Swift’s Sydney shows
There is one factor Sydney ticketholders should do as quickly as doable to guarantee simple 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 right here for every thing you want to learn about how to access your Taylor Swift tickets.
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