The Australian leg of Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour kicks off tonight at sold-out stadiums in Sydney and Melbourne.
Swift will perform three nights of concerts in Melbourne from February 16, before she heads off to Sydney from February 23-26.
Here’s everything you need to know about the tour including how to get there, where to buy merchandise and what to bring.
There will be multiple opportunities to score merchandise ahead of the show.
An official merchandise pop-up opened this week at Crown Melbourne, requiring fans to book a free spot online.
Merchandise pre-sale is also available on concert dates from 12pm.
Sydney fans won’t get a pop-up shop, but they can fill the Blank Space in their merch collection at a presale running from Wednesday, February 21 to Thursday 22.
The merch stand will be located at the corner of Olympic Boulevard and Dawn Fraser Avenue, and will be open from 10am – 6pm.
On show days, external merch stands will open from 12pm until the start of the concert.
How to get to the stadium
Fans heading to the MCG have been warned about travel disruptions with buses to replace trains on the following lines:
- Belgrave Line: Buses replace trains between Ringwood and Bayswater all day from February 16 to 18.
- Frankston/Stony Point lines: Buses replace trains between Cheltenham and Mordialloc from 11.45pm February 16 to last service on February 18.
- Croydon, Parkdale, Narre Warren, and Keon Park stations will be closed and serviced by shuttle buses to stations located on either side all day from Friday 16 February 16-18.
Metro Trains have said extra train services would be added to ensure all Swifties can get to and from the shows quickly and easily.
There will be a limited amount of parking will be available for those with an accessibility parking permit.
However, there’s no general public parking available.
For Sydney Swifties, all public transport is included with a ticket, so fans can leave the Getaway Car at home.
There will be express trains will running to and from Olympic Park every 10 minutes from Central and Western Line stations.
Metro, ferry and light rail services are also included in the price of a ticket.
While there is parking available available in the stadium, Swifties will need to pre-book a spot as it’s expected to sell out.
(9 news)
