Next week, Taylor Swift will play her second ever show in Wales, and tens of thousands of fans will be meticulously planning themed outfits and bracelet-trading logistics.
If you’re heading to the Eras Tour at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium, you’re probably also knee-deep in less exciting stuff like how to get to the venue and how to dress appropriately for this oddly-very-chilly June weather. You may also be wondering if the bag you’re hoping to bring will get ruthlessly confiscated by security.
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Here’s all the info you’ll need to make sure you have an unforgettable and very safe time at Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour in Cardiff.
Taylor Swift Eras tour Cardiff bag policy.
The stadium’s website advises you not bring a bag at all if possible, but they do allow ‘average sized handbags’.
There’s no cloakroom or place to put your bag inside the venue, so if you’re standing make sure you’re not going to get sick of holding whatever you bring – or that your bag is constantly bumping into everyone around you.
What size bag can I bring into the stadium?
Like most other large venues, you won’t be allowed an ‘large’ bags into the Principality Stadium. You are allowed one small, 35cm x 40cm x 19cm bag per person. In short, small handbags are fine.
This does not include any bags purchased inside of the venue, including merchandise and plastic bags for food/merch.
Are there any banned items?
Obviously there are some things you can’t bring into the stadium for the safety of yourself and everyone around you. Anything that could be used as a weapon, including aerosol cans, will not be allowed, and neither will any food or drink that you bought outside the gates.
Here’s a list of everything that is banned from the Principality Stadium Cardiff:
- Fireworks
- Flares
- Pyrotechnics
- All Horns Including Air Horns
- Musical Instruments
- Smoke Canisters
- Laser Pointers
- Bottles
- Glasses
- Cans
- Cooking Devices
- Banners, Poles
- Large Golf-Type Umbrellas
- Selfie Sticks
- Knives, blades and other articles or containers – including any which could or might be used as a weapon
Anything else I should know?
If you're anxious about security, you can rest assured that the staff at the Principality Stadium will be ensuring that the evening runs smoothly and as planned. There is a small list of guidance on the stadium's website about what you should do before entry to make sure you don't get caught at security:
- Finish up any food and drink before you enter the stadium as you’re not allowed to take these in with you.
- Head to the gate that is stated on your ticket and join one of the queues.
- The bag search lanes are clearly indicated.
- Please present yourself to one of our Search Stewards with your coat open and be prepared for a body search and to answer any questions that you may be asked.
- Once through the search procedure, present your ticket at the turnstiles and enter the stadium.
You can read all relevant security information on the stadium’s website here.
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