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Taylor Swift at the MCG: Eras Tour timings, set list and everything you need to know

Today's the day blondie enters the building! Here are the key facts

Ashleigh Hastings
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Ashleigh Hastings
Former Arts & Culture EditorFriday 16 February 2024
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Taylor Swift performing on the Eras Tour
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We’ve counted days, we’ve counted miles, and now many months later, Taylor Swift is playing her first show in Melbourne today. The Eras Tour is such a big deal that transport authorities have even extended the free tram zone, just to help fans get to the stadium.

Ms Swift flew into Melbourne at 1am on Thursday morning and the final touches are being made to the MCG setup as we speak, so it’s time for those of us lucky enough to have nabbed tickets to plan the details of our long night out at the stadium.

When is Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour in Melbourne?

Tay Tay will take to the stage at the MCG for her first Eras Tour concert tonight. She will also perform on February 17 and 18 before heading to Sydney for four shows at Accor Stadium.

What time will Taylor Swift come on stage?

All gates to the MCG will open at 4.30pm, in case you’re reaaaaally keen to get in early to secure some merch. However, every single seat at the Melbourne nights of the Eras Tour is assigned, which means there’s no point rocking up super early to get a spot in the non-existent mosh. Besides, there are several ways to buy Eras Tour merch before the shows.

The music will kick off at 6.20pm with pop princess Sabrina Carpenter as the opening act. We can’t be 100 per cent sure exactly what time Taylor will come on stage, but all signs point to around 7.30pm or 8pm at the latest.

What can I bring to Taylor Swift Melbourne?

There are specific rules for what you can and can’t bring to the Eras Tour in Melbourne. Here are the main things to remember this weekend:

You can bring:

  • One bag with a maximum of two compartments, smaller than A4 size. It doesn’t need to be clear.
  • Friendship bracelets, but put them in your bag or on your arms.
  • A rain poncho.
  • A portable charger smaller than the size of your phone.
  • Sunscreen, but not the aerosol kind.
  • A sealed, clear, soft plastic water bottle no larger than 600ml.

You can’t bring:

  • Outside food.
  • Umbrellas.
  • D-rings or carabiners for friendship bracelets.
  • Signs bigger than 28 x 45cm.
  • Studded jewellery (sorry Rep girlies).
  • Metal or hard plastic containers.

Are there any tickets left?

This won’t come as a shock to anyone, but demand for Taylor Swift tickets has been through the roof (and into the stratosphere, at this point). A limited number of new Taylor Swift tickets went on sale at 2pm on Tuesday, February 13. Aside from the new tickets, re-sale through Ticketek Marketplace is your best bet – be wary of scams on other platforms!

What’s the full setlist for the Eras Tour?

The Eras Tour has a setlist like no other, spanning a staggering three hours and 44 songs. Since the tour has already been travelling around the world, we mostly know what to expect, save for some nightly ‘surprise songs’. Here’s the Eras Tour setlist for Australia:

  1. ‘Miss Americana & the Heartbreak Prince’
  2. ‘Cruel Summer’
  3. ‘The Man’
  4. ‘You Need to Calm Down’
  5. ‘Lover’
  6. ‘The Archer’
  7. ‘Fearless’
  8. ‘You Belong With Me’
  9. ‘Love Story’
  10. ‘’Tis the Damn Season’
  11. ‘Willow’
  12. ‘Marjorie’
  13. ‘Champagne Problems’
  14. ‘Tolerate It’
  15. ‘Ready For It?’
  16. ‘Delicate’
  17. ‘Don’t Blame Me’
  18. ‘Look What You Made Me Do’
  19. ‘Enchanted’
  20. ‘22’
  21. ‘We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together’
  22. ‘I Knew You Were Trouble’
  23. ‘All Too Well (10-Minute Version)’
  24. ‘The 1’
  25. ‘Betty’
  26. ‘The Last Great American Dynasty’
  27. ‘August’
  28. ‘Illicit Affairs’
  29. ‘My Tears Ricochet’
  30. ‘Cardigan’
  31. ‘Style’
  32. ‘Blank Space’
  33. ‘Shake it Off’
  34. ‘Wildest Dreams’
  35. ‘Bad Blood’
  36. ‘Tim McGraw’
  37. ‘Lavender Haze’
  38. ‘Anti-Hero’
  39. ‘Midnight Rain’
  40. ‘Vigilante Shit’
  41. ‘Bejeweled’
  42. ‘Mastermind’
  43. ‘Karma’

Who will be supporting Taylor in Melbourne? What was the deal with extra tickets?

Singer-songwriter Sabrina Carpenter will be supporting Taylor on the Aussie leg of the Eras Tour. She's best known for hit songs 'Nonsense', 'Feather' and 'On My Way'. On Tuesday, February 13, a new batch of tickets dropped for the Melbourne shows – as expected, they were snapped up quickly and sold out within hours. The tickets on sale were for seats with partially obscured views.

Missed out on Eras Tour tickets? See Filipino drag queen and global sensation Taylor Sheesh for free at Fed Square this Friday.

Been there, done that? Think again, my friend.

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