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Taylor Swift fans given ‘urgent warning’ as £1m lost in ticket scams

Lloyds Bank says more than 600 of its customers have been tricked by fraudsters so far

A rise in fraud cases involving Taylor Swift fans desperate to buy tickets to her sold-out UK shows has prompted Lloyds Bank to issue an “ urgent warning ” after more than 600 of its customers were scammed.

With the superstar due to arrive in Europe next month , the high street bank said its data suggested that UK fans had lost more than £1m to fraudsters so far.

Swift is doing 15 huge shows in Great Britain, made up of eight nights at Wembley Stadium in London, plus three apiece in Liverpool and Edinburgh and one in Cardiff.

The run of shows, which starts in Edinburgh on 7 June, will involve her performing in front of almost 1.2 million people. However, demand for tickets massively outstripped supply when they went on sale last year, prompting many disappointed fans to hunt for them online and on social media. That has created the ideal conditions for scammers to target people with a range of online cons.

Lloyds said an analysis of scam reports made by its customers found there had been a rise in fraud cases involving people attempting to buy tickets for the star’s Eras Tour.

It added that since tickets went on sale last summer, more than 600 customers had come forward to report being scammed, which it said was “significantly more than for any other music artist”.

The average amount lost by each victim was £332, though in some cases it was more than £1,000.

As these figures are based solely on Lloyds Bank’s own customer data, it estimated that across the UK there are likely to have been at least 3,000 victims since tickets went on sale, suggesting more than £1m has been lost to fraudsters so far.

Lloyds said Taylor Swift ticket scams were “flooding” social media, and added that more than 90% of the reported cases started with fake adverts or posts on Facebook, although Facebook Marketplace says the purchase and sale of concert tickets is allowed.

“With all UK dates now sold out, many more fans are likely to fall victim to ticket scams in the coming weeks and months, both leading up to the tour and once the concerts begin in June,” said a spokesperson for the bank.

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Purchase scams involve someone being tricked into sending money via bank transfer to buy concert tickets or other items that do not exist.

Liz Ziegler, the bank’s fraud prevention director, said: “Cruel fraudsters have wasted no time in targeting [Swift’s] most loyal fans as they rush to pick up tickets for her must-see concerts.”

She added: “Buying directly from reputable, authorised platforms is the only way to guarantee you’re paying for a genuine ticket … If you’re being asked to pay by bank transfer, particularly from a seller you’ve found on social media, that should immediately set alarm bells ringing.”

In the UK, the ticketing companies AXS and Ticketmaster run official Taylor Swift ticket resale services, and probably the best advice for would-be buyers is to regularly check these in the coming days and weeks, as there will be people who booked but are now unable to attend because of a holiday, illness or change of circumstances.

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All the Taylor Swift presale information you need for The Eras Tour in the UK including how to register, how to get presale codes and when tickets actually go on sale.

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One, two, three, let's go bitch! Taylor Swift has announced the UK and Ireland dates for The Eras Tour but is there a presale and when does the registered sale start?

On June 20, Taylor revealed that she will be touring the UK and Ireland in the summer of 2024. As it stands, the 33-year-old superstar will be playing a total of 12 stadium dates in the UK and Ireland. These include one night in Cardiff, two nights in Liverpool, two nights in Dublin, two nights in Edinburgh and a whopping five nights in London.

READ MORE: Taylor Swift's The Eras Tour UK: Tickets, prices, presale, dates, and setlist

With demand for The Eras Tour at an all-time high, it's unlikely that all fans will be able to get tickets. With that in mind, here is all the information you need to know about The Eras Tour presale codes, the registered sale and what you need to do to try and get tickets.

Is there a Taylor Swift's The Eras Tour UK presale?

When is Taylor Swift's The Eras Tour UK presale?

As Taylor promised in October 2022, anyone who pre-ordered Midnights from her official UK store will get a presale code for the UK dates of The Eras Tour. According to Taylor's official website, you will "officially be communicated with via the email supplied at checkout". You should have already received your email by now.

The UK and Ireland presale is now complete. It took place between Monday 10th July and Wednesday 12th July. If you are trying to get Taylor Swift tickets now, the only option is via a registered sale.

EXCUSE ME HI I HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY 🙋‍♀️ I can’t wait to see so many of you on The Eras Tour next year at these new international dates! Visit https://t.co/EYBevxhQzH for more information on your registrations, pre-sales and on-sales!! pic.twitter.com/G8zx8QUUAV — Taylor Swift (@taylorswift13) June 20, 2023

When do Taylor Swift's The Eras Tour UK tickets go on general sale?

There is no general sale for Taylor Swift's The Eras Tour UK and Ireland tickets. Instead, there is a registered sale and to access those tickets you will have had to register. You could register for the chance to buy them via Taylor's website . Registration closed on Thursday June 22nd at 11:59PM.

When does the Eras Tour Registered Fan sale start?

Fans were told if they were selected for the registered fan sale on Friday July 14th. If you registered before the deadline, you will have received an email telling you if you were successful or if you have been placed on the waitlist.

This is NOT a standard public general sale. This sale will only be accessible to fans who have registered and have been selected to take part. If you have not been approved for the sale, you will not be able to buy tickets.

The dates and times for the registered sale are as follows:

Monday July 17 2023

• 11AM - London, June 21 2024 and Edinburgh, June 7 2024
• 1PM - London, August 15 2024 and Edinburgh, June 8 2024
• 3PM - Edinburgh, June 9 2024

Tuesday July 18 2023

• 11AM - London, June 22 2024 and Liverpool, June 13 2024
• 1PM - London, August 16 2024 and Liverpool, June 14 2024
• 3PM - Liverpool June 15 2024

Wednesday July 19 2023

• 11AM - London, June 23 2024
• 1PM - London, August 17 2024
• 3PM - Cardiff, June 18 2024

Thursday July 20 2023

• 11AM - Dublin, June 28 2024
• 1PM - Dublin, June 29 2024
• 3PM - Dublin, June 30 2024

If your registration is successful, you'll receive an email confirming your registration. You’ll then receive an email on July 5 2023 confirming next steps.

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TAYLOR Swift has announced that she is bringing The Eras Tour to the UK for her first British gig in six years.

Taylor announced the next leg of her tour on Tuesday afternoon in an Instagram post, captioned: "EXCUSE ME HI I HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY."

The popstar will be coming to Edinburgh , Liverpool , Cardiff , London and Dublin in the summer of 2024.

Fans can register for ticket access on Ticketmaster by following the link on her website and have until June 22 to do so. Tickets will then go on sale July 18 at 2pm local time.

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Canadian fans 'devasted' over no dates

International fans heard from Taylor Swift yesterday, confirming new tour dates, but Canada was left off the list, and fans are wondering if she'll take Eras to the country.

"What about Canadian dates :(," one fan wrote on Twitter.

Another tweeted: "taylor swift not coming to canada for the eras tour is my villain origin story."

A third wrote: "I’m like actually devastated, is Taylor for real not coming to Canada?? Like would she actually skip it? I’m so confused. She was just here for tiff, why wouldn’t she include Canada as international."

Taylor Swift’s fame and fortunes

According to Forbes,  Taylor Swift’s  net worth is estimated at a staggering $570million.

The Grammy Award winner made her fortune from her bestselling albums and worldwide tours.

In November 2022, demand for tickets to her highly-anticipated  2023 Eras  Tour overwhelmed Ticketmaster, as fans rushed to secure their spot to see the star.

Taylor has been working since she was 16, and she released her first album, Taylor Swift in 2006, followed by Fearless in 2008.

Taylor Swift’s previous tours

Taylor Swift has gone on tour multiple times throughout her career, below is a list of all of them:

• Fearless Tour (2009-2010)
• Speak Now World Tour (2011-2012)
• The Red Tour (2013-2014)
• The 1989 World Tour (2015)
• Reputation Stadium Tour (2018)
• The Eras Tour (2023)

Taylor Swift discography

Taylor Swift has released 10 studio albums and two re-recorded albums.

Her albums include:

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• Fearless (Taylor’s version)
• Red (Taylor’s version)
• Speak Now (Taylor’s version) releasing on July 7.

Taylor Swift’s top five streamed songs

Taylor Swift has had an illustrious music career thus far and has racked up more than 1million streams on the popular music streaming service Spotify .

Her top five streamed songs include:

• Blank Space (1,216,402,643 streams)
• Anti-Hero (833,172,374 streams)
• Cruel Summer (567,434,675 streams)
• Lavender Haze (410,413,432 streams)
• All Of The Girls You Loved Before (116,588,591 streams)

Swifties take Ticketmaster to court

After Ticketmaster botched online sales for the megastar’s most recent tour, Taylor Swift fans took to court in Los Angeles to take the ticketing behemoth to task.

Swifties from all around the country have filed a complaint against Ticketmaster and parent firm Live Nation for engaging in “unlawful conduct” during the pop star’s disorganized tour sale.

The plaintiffs allege, among other things, that the major ticket seller broke antitrust rules.

Class action status was reviewed at the recent status hearing; although the defense does not plan to request a class action, they sought to retain the opportunity to do so, according to CNN .

Highest grossing tour

Taylor Swift has had successful grossing tours throughout her career.

Her Red Tour grossed $150million, becoming the highest-grossing tour by a country artist in history.

The 1989 Tour became Swift’s highest grossing at $250million and most attended tour at the time.

Swift’s Reputation tour in 2018, grossed a record of $266.1million, but The Eras Tour has the potential to surpass this feat at over $1.6billion.

Taylor did not go to college

Taylor did not go to New York University.

In fact, she did not even attend university and admitted during her acceptance speech that she left high school at tenth grade.

She explained: “I went to public high school until tenth grade and then finished my education doing homeschool work on the floor of airport terminals.”

She added how she “never got to have a normal college experience per se” but encouraged her fellow graduates to work hard.

She also said, “Effortlessness is a myth.”

More of Taylor’s speech at NYU

Taylor told grads : “Learn to live alongside cringe. No matter how hard you try to avoid being cringe, you will look back on your life and cringe retrospectively.”

She added: “I know it can be really overwhelming figuring out who to be, and when. Who you are now and how to act in order to get where you want to go.

“I have some good news: it’s totally up to you.

“I also have some terrifying news: it’s totally up to you.”

Taylor received an honorary doctorate

The  Shake It Off  singer received an honorary doctorate of fine arts on Wednesday, May 18, 2022.

Adoring fans and supporters of the icon screamed as the now Dr Swift blew kisses as she collected her degree in the Yankee Stadium in New York .

Donning her purple robe, Swift told the crowd: “I’m 90% sure the main reason I’m here is because I have a song called 22.”

She added: “Never be ashamed of trying. Effortlessness is a myth.”

Fan talks about experience with security man at concert

“I was just dancing, and this security guard was just crazy, yelling at us,” she explained to the Daily Mail .

“He didn’t want us to take photos in front of the stage. He was being very strict.”

Kelly added: “Every time he passed us we had to stand back because we were worried he would kick us out.”

“He had been like that all night, he was really annoyed,” she said.

“I know Taylor Swift — she wants people to come to her shows and have fun. I wasn’t doing anything outrageous, I wasn’t trying to get to the other side of the barrier.”

Fan harassed at concert by Taylor’s security

Taylor stopped her performance of “Bad Blood” on Saturday in order to settle a dispute on the stage.

The singer called the security man out by name and yelled at him to “stop” when he saw that he was shouting at Kelly.

“She’s fine! She wasn’t doing anything!” she yelled during the performance.

The video taken from different angles has been making rounds on social media since Sunday and has since gone viral.

Taylor defends fan at concert and gives her free tickets to show

A fan who was “harassed” by security at Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour performance in Philadelphia received complimentary tickets.

The fan, known as Kelly Inglis Kelly, told the Daily Mail that the singer had given her a free ticket to the performance on that day.

Ticketmaster broke records with Taylor Swift presale

Over 2million tickets were sold on Ticketmaster for Taylor’s shows in the US on November 15 – the most tickets ever sold for an artist in a single day, according to Ticketmaster.

Ticketmaster said in a statement at the time: “Every ticket was sold to a buyer with a Verified Fan code.

“90 percent fewer tickets are currently posted for resale on secondary markets than a typical on sale, which is exactly why the artist team wanted to use Verified Fan to sell their tickets.

“Ticketmaster is not currently reselling any Taylor tickets.”

US Eras Tour openers

Nine different guest acts play with Taylor Swift on her tour.

The openers include: 

• Beabadoobee
• Phoebe Bridgers
• Girl in Red
• Gracie Abrams

The international leg of the tour will have Sabrina Carpenter as opening act.

Midnights was released on Kim K’s birthday

The October 21st  release date of the Midnights album  also fell upon  Kim Kardashian's 42nd  birthday.

While fans suggested the pop singer attempted to steal the spotlight from Kim’s special day, they also claimed  her new song , Vigilante S**t, took jabs at the reality star and her ex-husband,  Kanye West , 44.

Her lyrics might have been about being “thick as thieves” with the ex-wife of a nemesis and reportedly giving the two “cold hard proof.”

Taylor explains her Midnights album 

In an  Instagram  post,  Taylor explained : “I think of Midnights as a complete concept album, with those 13 songs forming a full picture of the intensities of that mystifying mad hour. 

“However! There were other songs we wrote on our journey to find that magic 13. I’m calling them 3am tracks.”

She closed the self-described “very chaotic” surprise: “So it’s 3am, and I’m giving them to you now.”

The 3am tracks are additional songs, showing the creative process of Midnights and are all available to stream online for free.

Where to purchase official tickets

Taylor Swift Eras tour tickets for her European dates will be available for sale on Ticketmaster and Live Nation .

Tickets to the UK will go on sale on the following dates:

• June 7 and 8, 2024 - Edinburgh (Murrayfield)
• June 14 and 15 - Liverpool (Anfield)
• June 21 and 22 - London (Wembley)
• August 16 and 17 - London (Wembley)

UK store Midnights pre-order pre-sale access

The following are the dates and times the UK store Midnights pre-order pre-sale ticket sales start:

• 10 July at 10am (local venue time) London
• 11 July at 10 am (local venue time) Edinburgh and Dublin
• 12 July at 10 am (local venue time) Cardiff and Liverpool

Tickets for all UK and Europe dates will be available on a first-come, first-served basis, while ticket inventory lasts.

More on ticket purchasing registration

Registered fans will get first access to purchase tickets in each city on the specific on-sale dates and hours indicated below.

Fans who want to be able to purchase tickets in different places need to register once for each city they wish to visit.

Registration does not imply that you will have access to the sale or tickets, per Ticketmaster.

More information on the registration procedure can be obtained by clicking through each city on Taylorswift.com/tour .

Fans that participated in Taylor Swift's UK shop Midnights album pre-order offer will be eligible for unique pre-sale access to all UK and Ireland performances and will be contacted via the email address provided at checkout.

Taylor Swift presale and general sale, explained

To enable fans who want to attend the events to get tickets, people will be able to register for Taylor Swift's The Eras Tour tickets before they go on sale.

The registration process is now open.

Fans may register for tickets on each city's official ticket registration website until Thursday, 22 June at 11.59pm (local venue time) in the UK , and Friday, 23 June at 11.59pm (local venue time) in Ireland and Europe .

Benefits of being a verified fan

“ Verified Fan  flexes its muscle to ensure that more tickets go to the fans who will actually attend the event,” reads the  company website .

Tickets for a performance are made available to verified members on a first-come, first-served basis before they go on sale to the general public.

Ticketmaster adds: “Invitations are based on demand and ticket availability.”

Once invited, members will receive a text message with a code to access the early ticket sale.

They will then be added to Ticketmaster’s Smart Queue virtual line, which was created as a defense against ticket bots.

Verified fan, explained

Verified Fan  is a Ticketmaster service that gives users special opportunities to get tickets for their  preferred performers and venues .

Email and a Ticketmaster account are prerequisites for registration.

A link on the announcement will direct customers to the specific registration page when an artist makes a show exclusive to verified users.

The next step is to ask users to list the shows they are interested in.

Ticketmaster will then send a confirmation email with instructions on what steps to take next.

'We got your registration!'

Fans who register to purchase tickets for Taylor Swift's Eras tour will get an email from Ticketmaster, confirming their registration.

They write in the email: "We expect that there will be more demand than there are tickets available."

Emails with updates will go out on 5 July 2023.

Taylor Swift ticket prices for Eras Tour UK from £58 to £195

Fans are starting to share ticket prices as the first pre-sale goes live this morning

• 11:17, 10 Jul 2023
• Updated 09:01, 12 Jul 2023

As the first pre-sale goes live for Taylor Swift's Eras Tour European and UK dates, confirmed ticket prices are starting to appear.

With tickets for London and Edinburgh dates on sale today, demand is expected to be so high that both Ticketmaster and AXS have staggered release time to give pre-registered fans a fair crack of the ticket-buying whip.

Fans who bought Taylor's Midnights album between August 29, 2022 and October 27, 2022, will be the first of the many thousands of fans vying for the chance to see their idol at her London, Liverpool, Cardiff, Edinburgh or Dublin dates next summer.

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Fans including @Maha18446698 are already sharing prices on social media already, with it looking like they will range from between £58.65 to £194.75

Ticket prices are currently on sale for Friday, June 21 at Wembley Stadium:

• Ticket presale seated ticket - £58.65 - £194.75 each
• Ticket presale general admission standing - £110.40 each
• Tickets presale front standing left ticket - £172.25 each
• Ticket presales front standing right ticket - £172.25 each

Ticketmaster and AXS are expecting such phenomenal demand today that they staggered slots for various shows and dates today.

With the 11 pre-sale now live, fans are queuing to purchase tickets for the June 21 date at Wembley, London and the June 7 date at BT Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh.

At 1pm, tickets for the Wembley August 15 date and BT Murrayfield's June 8 date will go on sale before the 3pm release of tickets for the June 9 date at Edinburgh's BT Murrayfield Stadium.

Fans who successfully took part in the midnights preorder code promotion can try their luck at 11, 1 and 3pm - but the code will only be valid until tickets have been purchased.

For fans not taking part in today's pre-order pre-sale, Ticketmaster and AXS will continue to send out emails to pre-registered fans to confirm if they have been offered a place in their selected queue or waitlist status up until 11.59pm on Friday, July 14.

Updated ticket times and sales for all UK dates

• Monday, July 17 at 11am - Friday, June 21, 2024, at Wembley Stadium, London and Friday, June 7, 2024, at BT Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
• Monday, July 17 at 1pm - Thursday, August 15, 2023, at Wembley Stadium, London and Saturday, June 8, 2024, at BT Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
• Monday, July 17 at 3pm - Sunday, June 9 2024 at BT Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
• Tuesday, July 18 at 11am - Saturday, June 22 2024 at Wembley Stadium, London and Thursday, June 13 at Anfield Stadium, Liverpool
• Tuesday, July 18 at 1pm - Friday, August 16, 2024, at Wembley Stadium, London and Thursday, June 13, 2024, at Anfield Stadium, Liverpool
• Tuesday, July 18 at 3pm - Saturday, June 15, 2024 at Anfield Stadium, Liverpool
• Wednesday, July 19 at 11am - Sunday, June 23, 2024 at Wembley Stadium, London
• Wednesday, July 19 at 1pm - Saturday, August 17, 2024 at Wembley Stadium, London
• Wednesday, July 19 at 3pm - Tuesday, August 18, 2024 at Principality Stadium, Cardiff

Fans will only be able to purchase their Taylor Swift tickets via Ticketmaster and AXS .

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Important change to Taylor Swift 'Eras Tour' ticket rules announced

There's not long to go!

With not long to go until Taylor Swift brings her epic 'Eras Tour' to the UK, Ticketmaster has announced an important change to the rules for ticket holders. Initially, fans who bought their tickets via Ticketmaster were informed that the shows would be 'lead booker' events - which meant that the person who paid for the tickets would need to be present at the event.

Although this was put in place to try and avoid touts reselling tickets for significantly higher prices than face value, this also meant that those who'd been purchased a ticket as a gift may not be able to enter unless the card holder was also there too.

However, in great news for fans, Ticketmaster has now confirmed that there will no longer be a lead booker policy in place for the 'Eras Tour' shows. In an email sent out to ticket buyers, the company said: 'We’re reaching out in case you were not already aware, to remind you that the terms and conditions relating to Taylor Swift The Eras Tour shows taking place in the UK this summer, have been updated by the promoter.

'The ‘lead booker’ policy has been removed, meaning that the person whose name is on the Ticketmaster account used to purchase tickets is no longer required to attend the event.

'All other terms and conditions remain unchanged. We hope you enjoy the show!'

What does this change mean for ticket holders?

This essentially means that the person who paid for the tickets is no longer required to be at the venue, so you don't need to worry if you are not going with the cardholder who purchased the tickets.

Taylor will be bringing her 'Eras' tour to the UK in June, starting off in Edinburgh before also visiting Liverpool, Cardiff and London. She will then return to London with three shows at Wembley Stadium in August.

During the three-and-a-half hour concert, fans can enjoy an array of tracks from Taylor's hugely-successful career , spanning her different musical 'eras'.

Take a look at Taylor Swift's incredible career so far:

2002: taylor swift performs the national anthem.

In 2002, a young Taylor Swift sang the American National Anthem at a Philadelphia 76ers basketball game. It was clear early on she was destined to be a star.

2004: Taylor Swift signs her first record deal

In 2004, 14-year-old Taylor signed a record deal with Sony/ATV, becoming the youngest signing in the company's history.

2006: Taylor Swift releases her first single and album

By age 16, Taylor was already getting major recognition as an established country artist. She released her first single, 'Tim McGraw', off her self-titled debut album, which was later certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Her album was released on October 24th 2006 by Big Machine Records. The songstress wrote the best-performing songs 'Teardrops On My Guitar', 'Should've Said No' and 'Picture To Burn' whilst juggling high school with her blossoming music career. Impressively, the singer-songwriter became the youngest person in history to single-handedly write and perform a Number 1 song on the Hot Country Songs chart with 'Our Song'. 'Teardrops on My Guitar' also performed well commercially, spending 48 weeks in the Billboard chart and became Taylor's first US top 20 hit.

2007: CMT Music Award win

Taylor Swift won the CMT Music Award for Breakthrough Artist, foreshadowing her massively successful career that was to follow. She also performed at the Academy of Country Music Awards, where she won the award for New Female Vocalist of the Year.

2008: Taylor Swift's 'Fearless' album

The super-talented Taylor released her second album, 'Fearless', in 2008. It became the longest Billboard chart-topper by a female country artist. The album held the Number 1 spot for 11 consecutive weeks in the US. The lead single from this album, 'Love Story', stayed in the Billboard chart for 36 weeks. With the iconic music video re-telling a fairytale love, it became a firm fan favourite and cemented Taylor Swift in the pop scene. 'Love Story' won a number of awards including Song of The Year at BMI's Country Awards.

2009: VMA Best Female Video award

Although this might not typically be a highlight, it did start the complicated relationship that Taylor Swift and Kanye West went on to have. If you don't know what we're talking about then here's a quick recap. During her acceptance speech for her Best Female Video award win, Kanye West interrupted her on stage to speak up for Beyoncé's 'Single Ladies' video, which he believed should have won the award. This event started an infamous feud between the pair that spanned a decade. Thankfully, Taylor later had the chance to finish her VMA's winner's speech when Beyoncé invited her back on stage during her own win. Taylor Swift's 2009 was not clouded by this though as this was also the year that she embarked on her debut concert tour 'Fearless'. The tour was named after her second album of the same name. Beginning in Indiana and concluding in Canada, Justin Bieber was one of the support acts for this tour back in 2009.

2010: Taylor makes film debut in Valentine's Day

Taylor Swift proved she is a woman of many talents in her debut film role in the 2010 Valentine's Day. She played Felicia Miller the film, with the plot following a group of characters through their love struggles and relationships on Valentine's Day. She was also listed as one of Time's 100 Most Influential People in 2010. Unsurprisingly, she made the list in 2015 and 2019 too.

2010: Taylor Swift wins her first Grammy Award

Taylor was awarded her first well-deserved Grammy, during the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards. She won Best Female Country Vocal Performance for her song 'White Horse'. She won three other Grammy awards on that date, Best Country Song, Best Country Album for 'Fearless' and finally, the coveted Album of the Year award. In her Grammy award acceptance speech, Taylor said, "This is my first Grammy, you guys! I mean this is, this is a Grammy! I live in awe of the people that I was nominated against in this category. I live in awe of my producer, Nathan Chapman, and all of the wonderful incredibly talented musicians in Nashville, and thank you to anyone who was a Grammy voter and decided that it might be a good idea to vote for me for this, because I'm so happy. Thank you so much!"

2011: Taylor Swift releases third studio album 'Speak Now'

2011 was the year that saw Taylor's third album release, 'Speak Now' with it winning Favourite Country Album at the American Music Awards. It also holds the record for Fastest Selling Digital Album by a Female Artist in the Guinness World Records. 'Mean', the best-performing single from the 'Speak Now' album, won two Grammy Awards. Taylor also embarked on her first international headline tour, 'The Speak Now World Tour' in the same year.

2012: Taylor Swift's fourth album release, 'Red'

'Red' is Taylor's critically acclaimed fourth studio album and was released in 2012. It was her first album to top the UK Album Chart in the UK (with her next five album releases also going on to top the chart). 'We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together' became the lead single from her 2012 album. The single was Swift's first to peak at Number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US. Having already conquered the music industry at such young age, she released the iconic '22' song on this album, which took the world by storm and struck a chord with her fanbase.

2013: Taylor Swift's 'Red' tour begins

In 2013, the singer-songwriter embarked on her 'Red' World Tour. During this tour, she became the first female artist in history to sell out the Allianz Stadium in Sydney, Australia (with a 40,900 capacity), since it opened in 1988. Plus, her hit song 'I Knew You Were Trouble', rumoured to be about her former love, Harry Styles , won Best Female Video at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards.

2014: '1989', Taylor's fifth studio album, is released

Taylor released 'Shake It Off', the first single off of her fifth studio album '1989'. Achieving great success it became her second Billboard Hot 100 Number 1 single in the US and it peaked at Number 2 in the UK Singles Chart. '1989' debuted at Number 1 on the Billboard 200 Albums chart with the largest sales week for an album since 2002, selling 1.287 million copies in the week ending November 2nd 2014, according to Nielsen SoundScan. It also went to Number 1 in the UK Albums Chart. The '1989' album spent a full first year in the Top 10 in the US, making it just the fifth album to spend the first 52 weeks of its release in the Top 10.

2015: Taylor is made into a Madame Tussauds wax work

Taylor Swift gets her own waxwork in the Madame Tussauds gallery in Hollywood. Taylor later became a permanent fixture at the London Madame Tussauds in 2019. 'Bad Blood' achieved Number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. The epic 'Bad Blood' video premiered on the Billboard Music Awards. It created quite the stir by going viral instantly as it featured her star-studded friendship group including Selena Gomez, Cara Delevingne and Jessica Alba.

2016: Taylor takes home three Grammy awards!

2016 was the year that Taylor won three Grammy Awards. She won Best Music Video with 'Bad Blood', and both best Pop Vocal Album and Album Of The Year with '1989'. She became the first woman to win the Album Of The Year Award twice.

2017: Taylor releases her fifth Number 1 album 'Reputation'

'Reputation' launched after an iconic Instagram deletion and subsequent revamp ahead of its release. 'Reputation' become the super-talented singer's fifth Number 1 album on the Billboard 200 and her third UK Number 1 album. With 1.2 million copies sold in its first week, Taylor became the first artist in Nielsen Music History to do so.

2017: Taylor is one of Time Magazine's 'Silence Breakers'

Taylor's summer court case saw the singer set out to prove a point by requesting only $1 in damages. As a result of her work fighting against sexual assault and harassment, Taylor was among the individuals highlighted. In the Time interview about the court case, Taylor revealed: "I was angry. In that moment, I decided to forego any courtroom formalities and just answer the questions the way it happened. This man hadn't considered any formalities when he assaulted me, and his lawyer didn't hold back on my mom - why should I be polite? I'm told it was the most amount of times the word 'ass' has ever been said in Colorado Federal Court."

2018: Taylor embarks on her 'Reputation' Stadium Tour

Taylor's 2018 'Reputation' tour was massively successful and broke the US record when it became the highest-grossing tour in US history. To top it off, the 38 tour show brought in ticket sales of over a whopping $2 million! With all the drama of three stages, a ten-story screen, two lifts and LOTS of snakes, the worldwide tour was certainly a crowd pleaser!

2019: American Music Awards haul as Taylor wins six awards

2019 was the year that saw Taylor smash the record for winning the prestigious American Music Award, Artist Of The Decade, an astonishing six times! The 'Shake It Off' singer made history at the 2019 AMAs, she became the highest-awarded person in the show's history. With an astonishing 28 total wins under her belt, she beat a record set by Michael Jackson.

2019: Cats song Golden Globe nominee

The singer-songwriter scored a Golden Globe nomination for Best Original Song for 'Beautiful Ghosts' from the Cats film, in which she also starred as Bombalurina.

2020: Taylor drops surprise albums ‘Folklore’ and ‘Evermore’

2020 saw the surprise release of Taylor's eighth album, 'Folklore', which dropped via social media. It was recorded in lockdown and was just what Swifties needed! Her recent evolutionary journey has taken her to a recent move into folk music. 'Evermore' was the songstresses' second surprise 2020 album, released only five months after 'Folklore'. With 'Folklore' and 'Evermore' described as sister records, 'Evermore' explored the themes of love, marriage and grief, picking up where 'Folklore' left. Selling a million copies globally during its first week, it definitely got the acclaim it deserved! Taylor's fan base has grown with her own artistic development, like they have been on the journey with her. In 2020, Taylor Swift also broken another record, holding the title for most cumulative weeks spent at Number One for a female artist on the Billboard 200.

2020: Miss Americana Netflix documentary release

Taylor's Netflix documentary Miss Americana premiered at the prestigious Sundance Film Festival in 2020. Explaining Taylor Swift's story from her own point of view, it offered insight into her hard-working, busy schedule. With both intimate portrayals of home life with her family and the exciting whirlwind of tours, album releases and recording in the studio. The film also gave her the chance to address that infamous 2009 VMA's Kanye West feud. She explores the feud and how it caused her subsequent 'cancelling' but how she ultimately bounced back and rose above it!

2021: 'Fearless (Taylor's Version)'

After Taylor re-recorded her multi-million-selling 2008 album 'Fearless', we were all graced with 'Fearless (Taylor's Version) in April 2021. The re-recording came about after talent manager Scooter Braun acquired the rights to Taylor's master recordings, from her former label Big Machine Label Group, in 2019. Reportedly, this included ownership of the singer's first six albums, from 2006 to 2017. 'Fearless (Taylor's Version)' was released through Republic Records and includes re-recorded versions of all 19 tracks from the platinum edition of 'Fearless', along with six additional 'from the vault' tracks that weren't included on the original album in 2008. Songs on the 2021 release include the iconic 'Love Story' and the world-renowned 'You Belong with Me'.

2021: BRIT Awards 2021 Global Icon

Taylor won the Global Icon Award at the BRIT Awards 2021 , becoming the first female artist to ever take home the gong. In her acceptance speech, Taylor said she was "proud to be part of a musical community, especially in a year where we've needed music so much." She also paid tribute to the key workers in the audience.

2021: 'Red (Taylor's Version)'

Taylor released 'Red (Taylor's Version)' in November 2021, with rerecorded versions of the original album's songs and a 30 song track list. The album includes a 10-minute version of 'All Too Well', and Taylor also directed a short film to accompany the song. She performed this version of the song live for the first time on SNL on 13th November. Taylor also released her 'I Bet You Think About Me' music video directed by Blake Lively on 15th November.

2022: Taylor Swift receives an honorary doctorate

Taylor Swift received an honorary doctorate in fine arts at New York University. She also gave the commencement speech at the ceremony which was held at the Yankee Stadium.

2022: Taylor Swift confirms 'Midnights' tour

In October, the official Taylor Swift website confirmed that fans who pre-ordered her 'Midnights' album would get pre-sale access to 'forthcoming and yet to be announced Taylor Swift UK show dates '. Fans were surprised and thrilled by the news and jumped at the chance to see her perform live, resulting in the website crashing hours after the announcement.

2022: Taylor stars in film Amsterdam

In June 2021 it was announced that Taylor was set to star in film Amsterdam alongside the likes of Margot Robbie, Christian Bale, Robert De Niro, Rami Malek and Mike Myers. It was released in October 2022 to rave reviews!

2022: Taylor has written a film script

In December 2022, it was announced that Taylor has actually penned a film script which is being put into production! Presidents of Searchlight Pictures David Greenbaum and Matthew Greenfield said: "Taylor is a once in a generation artist and storyteller. It is a genuine joy and privilege to collaborate with her as she embarks on this exciting and new creative journey."

2023: Grammy Award win

Taylor won a Grammy Award in February 2023, taking home the Best Music Video gong for 'All Too Well: The Short Film'!

2023: Taylor Swift announces UK dates for her 'Eras' tour

Taylor Swift announced UK dates for her 'Eras' tour in June 2023. The singer will be performing in Liverpool, Edinburgh, Cardiff and London in June 2024.

July 2023 - 'Anti-Hero' hits a billion streams

In July 2023, Taylor's song 'Anti-Hero' surpassed a billion streams on Spotify. Taylor also has three other tracks in the Billions Club - 'Shake It Off' and 'Blank Space' from the album 1989, and her collab with Zayn Malik, 'I Don't Wanna Live Forever'.

September 2023: Taylor wins nine awards at the MTV Video Music Awards

Taylor won an incredible nine awards at the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards, winning an award in every category she was nominated in. The win took Taylor to an astonishing 18 VMA Awards in total, just two behind the overall record held by Madonna.

October 2023: Taylor releases '1989' (Taylor's Version)

In August 2023, Taylor confirmed the highly-anticipated release date for '1989' (Taylor's Version). The re-recording of her 2014 album was then released on 27th October, featuring five previously unreleased tracks.

February 2024: Historic Grammy win

Taylor Swift picked up two Grammy Awards at the prestigious ceremony in 2024, following a whopping six nominations. The singer won awards for Best Pop Vocal Album and Album of the Year - making history at the event as this is the first time an artist has won the Album of the Year award four times.

February 2024: 'The Tortured Poets Department' album announcement

Not only did Taylor make history at the Grammy Awards 2024, but she announced the huge news that her 11th studio album was on the way. In her acceptance speech for Best Pop Vocal Album, she revealed she had been keeping a 'secret' for two years, going on to announce her 11th studio album 'The Tortured Poets Department' was on the way and was set for release on 19th April 2024.

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Ticketmaster Announces Major Rule Change For Taylor Swift Eras Tour Ticket Holders

• If you're planning to shake it off at Taylor Swift 's The Eras Tour later this summer, Ticketmaster have just updated their ticket rules.
• The European leg of TayTay's tour will kick off on May 9, 2024 in Paris and wrap up on August 20, 2024 in London.
• In an email to ticket holders, they wrote: "The 'lead booker' policy has been removed, meaning that the person whose name is on the Ticketmaster account used to purchase tickets is no longer required to attend the event.

If you're planning to shake it off at Taylor Swift 's The Eras Tour later this summer, Ticketmaster have just updated their ticket rules. Here's what you need to know.

After months of watching The Eras Tour unfold on TikTok (and, y'know, via her stadium concert tour that we can't stop watching), it's coming to the UK. The European leg of TayTay's tour will kick off on May 9, 2024 in Paris and wrap up on August 20, 2024 in London, and Ticketmaster just announced a change to the way they're organizing the event.

Previously, their terms and conditions stated that the 'lead booker' must be present at the event, meaning the cardholder who paid for the tickets had to attend in person. Obviously, this was a concern for anyone who had been bought the tickets as gifts, or younger fans whose parents had purchased the tickets on their behalf.

Fans were left confused over whether the 'lead booker' had to be present at the actual gig, or attend at the gates where people were showing their tickets.

Thankfully, though, in an email shared this week [April 4], Ticketmaster updated their T&Cs, sharing a new policy. In an email to ticket holders, they wrote: "The 'lead booker' policy has been removed, meaning that the person whose name is on the Ticketmaster account used to purchase tickets is no longer required to attend the event.

"All other terms and conditions remain unchanged. We hope you enjoy the show!"

While this is great news for many fans, others joked it was stressful receiving an email from Ticketmaster with 'The Eras Tour' in the subject line. Don't panic us like that!

Taylor Swift fans given Eras Tour ticket hope as Ticketmaster gives resale update with date set for official release of unwanted seats

Wembley dates may have sold out but there is another opportunity to buy tickets through resale

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Some Taylor Swift fans have had a Cruel Summer so far after missing out on tickets to her Eras tour which comes to London next June and August. But while those anxious waits on the phone and refreshing the computer screen felt wasted when the Wembley and other UK dates sold out, Ticketmaster has now given an update on when further tickets may be available, via resale, from those fans who got them but cannot attend.

PLEASE SEE UPDATED ARTICLE HERE WITH RESALE DETAILS ON AUGUST 1.

There had been controversy over a section in the terms and conditions related to the 'lead booker' whereby it stated that the person who booked the tickets had to be present at the gigs. This dashed any hopes of getting tickets through resale, but Ticketmaster has now given a further update which has been shared on The Eras Tour UK & Ireland Twitter page, an account dedicated to news about the latest tour.

Ticketmaster has said that although the terms, put in place by event promoter AEG, mentioned the lead booker needing to be present, there would be an opportunity to resell unwanted tickets, but only via official partners - Ticketmaster, AXS or directly through the venue's website.

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In an email from Ticketmaster to a fan, shared on Twitter, the company states: "Transfer will be available for all tickets closer to the event. This means you will be able to transfer your tickets to whoever you choose and the lead booker will not need to be present."

They added that the promoter AEG Presents has stated "the only way to obtain a valid ticket for Taylor Swift's shows is via the approved ticket agents". This is Ticketmaster, AXS or directly through the venue's website.

It adds: "Any tickets found to be purchased via resale on the non-official secondary market will not be valid for entry into the concerts and will be cancelled in accordance with the terms and conditions of sale." The authorised resale of tickets will begin on August 1 via the aforementioned sites.

Fans who have tickets will be notified by email when the time comes to be able to transfer their tickets. There will also be a cap on the price of resale tickets to stop touts.

The Eras tour comes to Wembley on June 21, 22 and 23, and August 15, 16 and 17, 2024.

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Taylor Swift fans in the UK have been scammed out of $1.2 million, bank says

• UK Taylor Swift fans have lost over $1.2 million to Eras Tour ticket scams, Lloyds Bank says.
• The bank issued an urgent warning after it said 600 of its customers fell victim to the scam.
• Most of the ticket scams targeted 25- 34-year-olds through fake ads on Facebook.

It looks like it's heating up to be a Cruel Summer — at least for Swifties in the United Kingdom seeking Eras Tour tickets.

Fans of Taylor Swift have already been scammed out of over $1.2 million trying to purchase concert tickets, mostly through Facebook, according to Lloyds Bank .

This prompted the bank, which is among the United Kingdom's largest, to issue an "urgent warning." The warning said that at least 600 of its customers had been victimized by a ticket scam, losing anywhere from £332 to over £1,000.

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Outside of its own banking system, Lloyds estimated some 3,000 more Brits may have fallen prey to the scams, losing as much as £1 million, or over $1.2 million, in total nationwide.

Most of the scams appeared to target 25- to 34-year-olds using fake ads on Facebook, the bank said.

"For her legion of dedicated Swifties, the excitement is building ahead of Taylor's Eras Tour finally touching down in the UK this summer. However cruel fraudsters have wasted no time in targeting her most loyal fans as they rush to pick up tickets for her must-see concerts," fraud prevention director Liz Ziegler said.

The popularity of Swift's Eras Tour has caused all manner of problems for its ticket-seeking fans.

Many Swift fans in the United States were forced to purchase resale tickets after Ticketmaster botched the 2022 release of tickets, prompting a congressional inquiry the following year. Swifties stateside told Business Insider they had to do serious sleuthing to confirm they weren't being scammed when they paid for resale tickets.

In July 2023, the San Francisco Better Business Bureau warned Swift fans that scammers were running ticket scams as her "Eras Tour" date approached in the city, according to ABC .

Alma Galvan, BBB regional communications manager, told the outlet that scammers will sometimes pretend to be friends on social media and sell fans fake tickets for a large price.

The BBB recommends only purchasing tickets from reputable vendors and using a credit card before a debit card, cash transfer app, or cash, the report said.

One Swift fan who spent more than $1,500 on tickets on Facebook Marketplace told BI that she insisted on using Paypal Goods and Services for the transaction because it helps users get a refund if their concert tickets never arrive.

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