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London Swifties, your time has finally come. You bought tickets more than a year ago. You watched as everyone else got their moment in June. For all of us lucky enough to be heading to Wembley this weekend it has been a long, long time coming, but our wait is nearly complete. Swift’s August Eras tour shows in London kicked off on Thursday August 15, carried on over the weekend and continues at full pace this week.
Obviously, one does not simply show up at the Eras Tour. It’s a night out which requires meticulous planning of outfits, friendship bracelets, and teaching friends how to do all the chants. You need to know what to expect well in advance of Taylor even stepping onstage, and that’s where we’ve got you covered. We’ve put together an ultimate guide with all the info you could possibly want to know.
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Here are all the essential timings you’ll want to be aware of ahead of her two remaining concerts this week – including specifically when Taylor will take to the stage each night.
Dates for Taylor Swift at London’s Wembley Stadium
Taylor is no stranger to Wembley. Not only did she play two nights there during the 2018 Reputation tour, and she already performed (just under) half of the London Eras tour dates back in June. With a grand total of eight sold-out nights at the stadium, she’s officially broken the venue’s record for most shows from a single tour.
This week, she’ll perform five times across six days, starting on Thursday. There’s a break on Sunday, where Wembley will take a breather before passing back to Taylor.
The singer plays Wembley on August 15, 16, 17, 19 and 20, with the final show closing out the European leg of the Eras tour.
Who are all the support acts?
A few weeks ago, Taylor announced on Instagram that on top of Paramore, who have been supporting her across Europe, she’d be joined by an extra artist every single show. Basically, you’ll get three concerts for the price of one. What a bargain.
As well as Paramore, the new support who will play one show each are, RAYE, Suki Waterhouse, Maisie Peters, Sofia Isella and Holly Humberstone.
You can find out more about all the support acts here.
Eras Tour start times
The show will begin at slightly different times across the five different dates. Generally, Taylor comes onstage between 6.30pm and 7.30pm, so it’s worth ensuring you are seated/standing earlier than that. If you want merch you can go earlier in the day to buy it, or you can just arrive as soon as doors open and wait in the likely very long queue. Pick your poison.
On the first night (Thursday August 15) Taylor came on at 6.40pm, while the second and third shows saw her arrive on stage at 7pm.
Here are the start times (and supports) for each day.
Thursday August 15 (Paramore and Sophie Isella)
Early Entry doors: 3.30pm
General Admission and Hospitality: 4pm
Show Start: 4.55pm
Friday August 16 (Paramore and Holly Humberstone)
Early Entry doors: 3.45pm
General Admission & Hospitality: 4.15pm
Show Start: 5.10pm
Saturday August 17 (Paramore and Suki Waterhouse)
Early Entry doors: 3.45pm
General Admission & Hospitality: 4.15pm
Show Start: 5.10pm
Monday August 19 (Paramore and Maisie Peters)
Early Entry doors: 3.30pm
General Admission & Hospitality: 4pm
Show Start: 4.55pm
Tuesday August 20 (Paramore and RAYE)
Early Entry doors: 3.30pm
General Admission & Hospitality: 4pm
Show Start: 4.55pm
You can find out more about each support act here.
What time will Taylor come on stage?
Concerts are not an exact science. As we say, Taylor has come out at different times throughout the tour, but so far she’s taken to the stage between 6.40pm and 7pm. Arrive in plenty of time in order to ensure you see the mega opening number. There’s nothing quite like the feeling of seeing that countdown appear onscreen – you definitely don't want to miss a moment of it.
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What time does the concert end?
Taylor likes to keep us on our toes. Some of her shows have lasted as long as 3hrs 45mins, but generally they’re about 3hrs 15mins, so depending on when the set begins, you’ll be looking at roughly a 10.45pm – 11pm wrap up time.
Pro-tip – if you’re willing to evacuate as the crew are doing their final goodbyes as ‘Karma’ ends, you can miss a lot of the dreaded post-Wembley rush. If you’re determined not to miss a single second, we understand, but for those who want to be in bed before midnight, we recommend leaving as soon as Taylor finishes singing and begins saying goodbye.
Tickets and prices
Sorry to be bearer of bad news, but tickets sold out way back in 2023 in just a few hours. They began at £59, and went all the way up to £662.40 per person for the top-tier ‘it’s been a long time coming’ VIP package. Some people are really, really dedicated to the Eras tour grind, we suppose.
If you’re in the market for a last minute ticket, your best bet is just refreshing Ticketmaster as often as you can for resale tickets, or asking around in case anyone you know isn’t able to go anymore. We wish you luck on your quest.
Setlist
The setlist has been on quite the journey since the tour began last March (yes, March). It’s had songs added, then, much to the horror of Swifties everywhere, cut, and then an entire section was put in when the Tortured Poet’s Department came out. This is what the setlist tends to look like these days, including two surprise songs which change each day.
Lover
- Miss Americana and the Heartbreak Prince
- Cruel Summer
- The Man
- You Need to Calm Down
- Lover
Fearless
- Fearless
- You Belong With Me
- Love Story
Red
- 22
- We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together
- I Knew You Were Trouble
- All Too Well (10-minute version)
- Speak Now
- Enchanted
Reputation
- … Ready For It?
- Delicate
- Don’t Blame Me
- Look What You Made Me Do
Folklore/Evermore (now combined into one Era)
- cardigan
- betty
- champagne problems
- august
- illicit affairs
- my tears ricochet
- Marjorie
- willow
1989
- Style
- Blank Space
- Shake It Off
- Wildest Dreams
- Bad Blood
The Tortured Poets Department (new!)
- But Daddy I Love Him
- So High School
- Who’s Afraid of Little Old Me?
- Down Bad
- Fortnight
- The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived
- I Can Do It With A Broken Heart
Two surprise songs
So far, these have been:
August 15
- Everything has Changed x End Game x Thinking Out Loud (feat. Ed Sheeran)
- King of my Heart x The Alchemy
August 16
- London Boy
- Dear John/Sad, Beautiful Tragic
August 17
- I Did Something Bad
- My Boy Only Breaks His Favourite Toys/Coney Island
Midnights
- Lavender Haze
- Anti-Hero
- Midnight Rain
- Vigilante Shit
- Bejeweled
- Mastermind
- Karma
And these are the songs that have been removed:
- The Archer (from Lover era)
- Long Live (from Speak Now era)
- the 1 (from folklore era)
- the last great american dynasty (from folklore era)
- ’tis the damn season (from evermore era)
- tolerate it (from evermore era)
How to get there
The nearest tube stop is Wembley Park, which is on the Jubilee and Metropolitan lines, though Wembley is also served by Wembley Central (on the Overground and Bakerloo) and Wembley Stadium is a rail station with services direct to Marylebone.
You can find a full guide to how to get to Wembley, including car, coach and other options, here.
Reviews so far
For the first night (August 15), Taylor received dazzling reviews. The Telegraph’s Anita Singh awarded the show a full five stars with the headline: ‘Sweet, wholesome and heartfelt – the world needs this show right now’.
Time Out’s very own Liv Kelly was at the show on Friday (August 16). She said of the show: ‘You’d be hard-pressed to find a Swiftie who could be anything less than blown away after the Eras Tour. The Friday night show was a nostalgia-evoking, high-energy journey back through her discography, but it really came into its own after sunset.
‘With 92,000 wristbands twinkling across Wembley, from the party that was the “1989” era to the chilling, eerie renditions from TTPD, the atmosphere throughout was electric, but also one of mutual adoration between Taylor and her fans.’
Annie McNamee of Time Out UK and Time Out London also went to the show on Friday, saying: ‘What to say about the Eras Tour? It’s spectacular, unparalleled, and like nothing-you’ve-ever-seen-before, but you already knew that.
‘Aside from Taylor Swift’s military-grade precision – every spin, squeak, and glance at the camera has been carefully coordinated – what most impresses about the Eras Tour is how nice it all is. Expect to leave with an armful of friendship bracelets and compliments about your outfit, no matter what you’re wearing. You don’t need to like Taylor Swift to have a brilliant night at the Eras tour; there is no world in which dancing along to “Shake It Off” with 90,000 smiling faces isn’t an excellent use of your time.’
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