Taylor Swift’s ‘Eras Tour’ to boost UK economy by £1billion

Radio 2 star Bob Harris and his family were lucky enough to be invited to Nashville in 2014 to see Taylor Swift perform and to meet the singer and her mother. Now he's opened up to OK! about what it was really like behind the scenes on the Love Story singer's tour. In just two weeks' time, Taylor 's latest Eras tour will be landing in the UK, something fans of the singer will certainly be excited about.

Last June the word on everyone’s lips was Barbie, but this coming month there’s a new blonde dominating social media: Taylor Swift The singer is set to bring her The Eras Tour to the UK in just a few weeks (you can buy resale tickets here if you didn't get your hands on one), meaning we're all gearing up for the live shows by planning our outfits. If you’ve scrolled through TikTok as of late, you’ll know ticket holders have been getting their glue guns and DIY equipment out to make their own personalised bodysuits, dresses and boots, all inspired by one of Taylor’s eras.

With just over a week to go until Taylor Swift is set to play her first Eras Tour gig on British soil, many Swifties will be scrambling to get their hands on any tickets they can to see the queen of pop live. The Shake It Off singer is set play a total of 18 shows in the UK and Ireland, including Edinburgh, Cardiff, Dublin and London.

In a massive surprise for her UK fans attending The Eras Tour, global sensation Taylor Swift divulged the names of three fellow artists who will be sharing the stage with her at the upcoming June gigs in London's Wembley Stadium. Currently sweeping across Europe on her fully-booked tour, Taylor's first UK performance will start next Friday, June 7 at Edinburgh's Murrayfield Stadium, where she plans to dazzle in three separate shows.

Taylor Swift fans will be counting down the days to when the singer officially arrives in the UK for her Eras tour.

Taylor Swift has confirmed extra support acts for her London ‘Eras’ tour dates next month.Swift will be performing three shows at Wembley Stadium between June 21-23 as part of her world tour and, to celebrate her song ‘Fortnight’ topping the UK Airplay Chart, has now confirmed that three other artists will be opening for her alongside Paramore.Joining them will be Mette on June 21, Griff on June 22 and Benson Boone in June 23.Announcing the new supports on Instagram, Swift wrote: “I just found out Fortnight is #1 on the UK airplay chart!!!! You guys are amazing and I can’t wait to see you so soon! Thought this might be a fun time to announce the first group of opening acts I’ll be adding to the London shows, going on before Paramore.“I chose artists whose music I love listening to, and I can’t wait for them to add an extra jolt of excitement to our shows at Wembley Stadium in June.”A post shared by Taylor Nation (@taylornation)In response to the news, Griff wrote on X/Twitter: “TAYLOR SWIFT HAS INVITED ME ON THE ERAS TOUR!!!!!! 8 yr old me who had fearless on repeat wouldn’t believe this. So unbelievably grateful to Taylor for all the love she’s shown me and my music.

Just weeks before Taylor Swift's Eras tour hits the UK, Airbnb has revealed a curated list of Taylor Swift-inspired stays around the globe for Swifties to live their own Taylor experience.Taylor will soon be landing in the UK to continue the European left of her Era's Tour, something fans of the singer will certainly be excited about. And tickets are still available right now, on a number of resale marketplaces including Viagogo here and VividSeats here. While there are scammers out there trying to swindle unsuspecting fans, as discovered by Gogglebox stars Ellie and Izzi Warner, there are still ways to safely acquire some tickets.

Swifties will be counting down the days until Taylor Swift takes to the stage at Murrayfield next month.

Taylor Swift has been urged by a BBC nature presenter to reconsider to curtail her “absurd” use of private jets.

Attention all Swifties, as it is almost time to get ready for the US popstar's highly-anticipated Era's Tour next month.

Taylor Swift gears up for her UK ‘Eras’ tour dates.The city – which is home to The Beatles, A Flock Of Seagulls, The Lightning Seeds and more – is set to see over 150,000 Swifties come to visit the singer in concert, as she has three gigs lined up for her upcoming run of UK ‘Eras’ tour dates.They will take place at Anfield Stadium on June 13, 14 and 15, just before she heads to Cardiff for one show at the Principality Stadium, and London, where she’s scheduled to play eight huge shows at Wembley Stadium.Now, ahead of the shows next month, Liverpool has confirmed that it will be undergoing a ‘Taylor Swift-inspired makeover’ to build hype for fans.It is set to become “Taylor Town” for a week, and will see a trail of 11 art installations dotted around the city to entertain local residents and fans travelling from outside the city.According to the local council, areas including Liverpool One, Royal Albert Dock and the Metquarter are among the eight sites across Liverpool that will be receiving decorations to reflect on various albums that the singer has shared across her catalogue.Each was created in a collaboration between The Culture Liverpool team and social enterprise Make CIC, and includes installations such as a moss-covered grande piano, representing ‘Evermore’, and a ‘red room’ that makes a nod towards the singer’s 2012 album, ‘Red’.Elsewhere, it’ll include a number of giant hearts, made in tribute to the ‘Lover’ album, and a ‘Fearless’-inspired mural that incorporates the number 13 – which has a huge significance to the singer and her fans.Councillor Harry Doyle shared a statement about the city wanting to embrace Taylor Swift’s arrival, and said that the art installations dedicated to her were fitting, particularly

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CNN it has seen an increase in interest for tickets to the city, up 25% from last year at this same time. Meanwhile, Swift’s future tour stops, like Dublin and Madrid later this summer, are also in high demand, and bookings to Milan, Italy, and Munich, Germany, have seen a surge in demand of 45%, as Swifties live out their wildest dreams of seeing their favorite pop star live.Delta Air Lines, which is gearing up for its biggest summer of travel yet with newly added destinations and flights, told CNN that the airline is also seeing an increase in demand for international flights amid Swift’s tour.Since its kick-off, the record-breaking Eras Tour has spurred an increase in global concert tourism, dubbed the “Taylor Swift Economy” or “Swiftonomics,” as devout fans flock to cities around the world — wherever they can get their hands on the coveted tickets.For American fans unable to attend in their home country, cheaper ticket prices overseas became and alluring and attainable prospect.

From a Christmas tree farm in Pennsylvania and dreams of being a stockbroker to Nashville and writing songs to deal with the bullies, Taylor Swift’s childhood wasn’t always plain sailing 1989 was a big year in music. Kylie and Jason’s hit the UK top spot, George Michael’s album won a Grammy Award and Madonna caused controversy with her risqué music video. But it was also the year that — on 13th December — Taylor Alison Swift was born to parents Scott, a stockbroker, and Andrea, who worked in marketing.

Sophie Turner opened up about her friendship with Taylor Swift.

Sophie Turner is so grateful for her bestie Taylor Swift!

British Vogue how she struggled with the intense media frenzy over her marriage after Jonas, 34, filed for divorce in September 2023. “I mean, those were the worst few days of my life,” Turner, who shares daughters Willa, 3, and Delphine, 1, with Jonas, said in the interview published Wednesday.She continued, “There were some days that I didn’t know if I was going to make it. I would call my lawyer saying, ‘I can’t do this.

Taylor Swift‘s ‘Eras Tour’ last week has issued a statement after a baby was pictured on the floor in the crowd.The pop star began the European, UK and Ireland leg of her huge career-spanning tour with four concerts at the Paris La Défense Arena in the French capital on May 9, 10, 11 and 12.Fans have criticised the parents who took their baby into the pit at the second date last Friday (May 10). At the gig, one audience member took a photo of the infant on the floor of the arena and shared it online.In the image, the child is seen lying on the floor, surrounded by adults, beer cups and bags of merchandise from the sold-out show.Criticism followed on social media, with many fans commenting on how dangerous an environment the busy crowd could be at the 40,000-capacity venue – which is Europe’s largest indoor arena.“Get ur baby off the floor and GO HOME,” one person wrote.

Taylor Swift has thanked her ‘Eras Tour’ crew for “working tirelessly” to rework her set ahead of her current run of shows.The pop star began the European, UK and Ireland leg of her huge career-spanning tour with four concerts at the Paris La Défense Arena last week.As many fans predicted, Swift worked her 11th album ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ into the setlist as a new ‘era’ – with some tracks being cut as a result.After wrapping up the Paris dates, the singer thanked her team for helping her create the new version of the show during the two-month break after the ‘Eras Tour’ visited Singapore in March.“This post is dedicated to the new Tortured Poets section of the Eras Tour (aka Female Rage The Musical!) and everyone who made these memories so magical,” Swift wrote on social media, alongside a series of images from the set.A post shared by Taylor Swift (@taylorswift)“To my crew, fellow performers, and band who worked tirelessly in their break to concoct this surprise for you – but mostly for the fans in Paris. I’m so thankful that it was you we got to show this to for the first time because you gave us so much excitement, passion, and love.”She concluded: “I’m SO fired up to play this for every crowd on the tour.

As Friday rounded off the working week with another entertaining episode of Gogglebox, our favourite armchair critics were once again on hand to weigh in on the week’s most talked about TV shows, while peppering in anecdotes about their daily lives.Typically on the show, most fans tune in to hear a light-hearted commentary from the families taking part.This week, however, sisters Ellie and Izzi Warner also highlighted a very real issue - as Ellie revealed she had fallen victim to a cruel ticketing scam. As regular viewers may know, Ellie is a huge Taylor Swift fan and had attempted to purchase tickets for the upcoming UK leg of her critically acclaimed Eras tour.