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Taylor Swift‘s Eras tour is fast becoming the most talked-about music show in the world. While the ‘All Too Well’ singer has already announced and booked a mammoth amount of dates, we’re still waiting to know – will Taylor Swift tour Australia in 2023?
Consider this article one to come back to as time goes on – for now, there are rumours, and we can also look at past tour announcements for insight into whether Swift will bring Eras to Australia this year.
Did Taylor Swift Book The MCG?
One of the strongest rumours around a Taylor Swift Australia tour in 2023 is that her management team booked in dates at Melbourne’s MCG. This is exactly the kind of venue someone of Swift’s calibre would need for a show, so we believe it. However, these rumours are coming from unidentified sources.
The first is via online gossip site DeuxMoi, who shared that an “insider” had confirmed Swift’s team made a booking at the MCG. The second came via the Australian podcast Shameless, who were also contacted with an anonymous tip regarding a booking, this time with a timeline – February 2024.
It’s worth noting that the MCG saw the largest-ever ticketed show in Australia occur in March, with Ed Sheeran performing for 109,500 attendees. We’re thinking Taylor Swift will likely top that if she tours, but it’s clear the venue has the space to accommodate her fanbase.
When Will Taylor Swift Tour Australia?
These February 2024 dates would line up with how Taylor Swift’s Eras tour is currently playing out. The ‘Look What You Made Me Do’ singer is currently in the middle of her American tour leg, which is entirely in massive stadiums and has seen the artist break multiple records, including first female act to sell out particular stadiums, and first act in history to sell out multiple-date shows at venues.
Her American tour is slated to wrap in early August 2023, and the likelihood is that soon, European dates will be added. We do know that international dates are coming – the official website says as much – but to which countries and when, we don’t know.
One megastar we can look to for insight is Harry Styles. His Love On Tour shows began in America, then Europe and South America before finally landing in Australia. So unfortunately for us, if Taylor Swift brings her Eras tour here, it is likely to be (at the earliest) in early 2024.
What Can We Expect From The Eras Tour?
Judging from the first reports coming in after shows in Las Vegas and Arizona, Taylor Swift’s Eras tour is her best yet. Because the artist couldn’t tour for albums Lover, evermore and folklore, and due to the fact that she’s been re-recording her old albums of late, she’s encompassing all her music into one three hour performance.
The show is broken up into albums, starting with Lover. Each album sequence covers several hits and yes, all the major songs are in the mix so you will be able to sing and dance to your favourites. Fans are particularly enraptured with Taylor Swift’s wardrobe on tour, which features custom designs from Versace, Zuhair Murad and Oscar de la Renta among other fashion houses.
The visual effects have also been critically praised – at one point, Taylor Swift appears to dive under a stage and swim along a walkway. She doesn’t actually enter any water (that would definitely be a hazard), but according to those who have attended an Eras show already, you wouldn’t know it.
Rolling Stone released one of the first reviews of the Eras tour, saying “It’s easy to compare one of Swift’s stadium shows to something you’d see on Broadway—never has that been more true than for The Eras Tour.” The Guardian gave the show five stars, adding that there was less choreography but more heart. “Save for a few numbers, it was a less heavily choreographed routine than the Reputation tour (a good thing), more an enthusiastic acting out by Swift of each of her songs, as if engaging in a dead-serious karaoke battle with each of her screaming fans for 44 straight songs.”
Excited? Same here. We’ll be updating this article as more official news is announced.
