American singer Taylor Swift is expected in France for six concerts in Paris and Lyon. The ticket office opens this Tuesday, July 11.
[Mis à jour le 11 juillet 2023 à 10h51] It’s the big day for fans of Taylor Swifthaving succeeded in passing the first selection to obtain a precious sesame for one of the six French concerts of the Eras Tour of the American singer. This Tuesday, July 11, 2023 opens the first salvo of ticket sales: that for the Taylor Swift concerts at Paris La Défense Arena on May 9 and 10, 2024. At 11 a.m., the sale of tickets will open for the dates of May 11 and 12, 2024 , in the Parisian arena.
Also this Tuesday, July 11, the ticket offices for the concerts at the Groupama Stadium in Lyon will open: meet at 1 p.m. for the dates of June 2 and 3, 2023. This ticketing system has been put in place to avoid the serial bugs that had experienced the Ticketmaster platform when the US tickets went on sale, which had strained the nerves of fans and aroused their anger.
Faced with the enthusiasm caused by the announcement of Taylor Swift’s first three concert dates in France, two new shows have been added to the American singer’s French tour, one in Paris on May 12, the other in Lyon on June 3, 2024. To sum up, Taylor Swift will therefore perform on May 09, 10, 11 and 12, 2024 at Paris La Défense Arena, then on June 02 and 03, 2024 at Groupama Stadium in Lyon. Note that for these dates, the American rock band Paramore is announced as a special guest.
The Eras Tour, which will begin at the end of August in Mexico, will end a year later, on August 17, 2024, at Wembley Stadium in London. This new burst of international concerts, which is added to the dates previously announced in the United States, will pass through some twenty countries around the world, such as Argentina, Brazil, Japan, Australia, the United Kingdom, Portugal, Germany or Austria… And, of course, France.
It was possible to register on the Ticketmaster website (this way) until Friday, June 23, 11:59 p.m., to hope to receive a code allowing priority access to ticket sales, without this being guaranteed. For these lucky ones, the ticket office opens this Tuesday, July 11, at 9 a.m. for May 9 and 10 in Paris; 11 a.m. for May 11 and 12 in Paris, then 1 p.m. for the Lyon dates. The others have been put on a waiting list. The number of tickets per buyer is limited to 4.
What time do tickets go on sale for Taylor Swift concerts?
Registrants selected to receive a code for the French concerts of Taylor Swift will have the possibility of accessing tickets for all the sessions announced in the city of their choice. Tickets will go on sale on tuesday july 11 according to the timing below and will continue until the stocks of available tickets are exhausted:
Concerts at Paris La Défense Arena:
9 hours for the concerts on Thursday May 9 and Friday May 10, 2024;
11:00 for Saturday May 11 and dSunday May 12, 2024;
Concerts at Groupama Stadium in Lyon:
13 hours for the concerts on Sunday June 2 and Monday June 3, 2024.
What if you received a code to buy a Taylor Swift ticket?
Before this famous ticketing opening day, the lucky winners received an email informing them that they had been selected to participate in the sale of tickets for Taylor Swift. Depending on the opening time of the ticket office (corresponding to a specific day and city), a unique and non-transferable access code was sent for access. No guarantee of obtaining a seat afterwards: tickets are sold on a first-come, first-served basis, while stocks of available seats are exhausted.
Note that a code corresponds to a concert: you will not be able to use your code to buy tickets for concerts in the city other than the one for which you registered. It is possible to buy only four tickets per person. Here is the procedure to follow when you have been drawn:
- Log in to the customer account associated with your email and ensure that the information therein is up to date. Only customer accounts associated with emails that have codes assigned will be allowed to access queue b;
- Click on the link sent to you;
- Log in to your account using the account credentials associated with this email address;
- Select the session you wish to book for from the drop-down list of sessions;
- Enter your unique access code. If you receive an error, check that you typed the access code exactly as it appears in the email and text messages you received;
- Select the type of tickets and the quantity that suits you before launching a search;
- When purchasing your ticket, stay in a browser window. You arrive in the queue and a new email is sent to you with a “queue identifier”, supposed to allow you to return to the queue from any computer. Opening multiple windows or tabs to purchase tickets may generate errors;
- For faster checkout, make sure all of your customer account information is up to date before listing.
A few minutes after the opening of the first slot for the sale of tickets for Taylor Swift’s concerts, on social networks, it’s the crush: many Internet users complain about the slowness of the Ticketmaster site, or not successful access to ticket sales. Patience (and luck) is key!
Our tips for successfully landing a ticket to Taylor Swift
As with many events of this magnitude, winning a precious sesame for Taylor Swift’s French concerts can be a miracle. Also, here are some tips to help you access the ticket office a little more serenely:
- Of good information on Ticketmaster: when you register, check your identifiers and your information so as not to waste time when the ticket office opens;
- A valid bank card and at your fingertips: when tickets go on sale, you have to act quickly. Having a valid credit card available, with a sufficient balance, saves time. Also keep your phone in case confirmation from your bank is needed with a validation code sent by SMS.
- To arrive early on the Ticketmaster website. After the hour, the queue is guaranteed. Concerts in France being particularly popular, there will be thousands of them in front of you in the virtual queue.
- Don’t refresh your page : with the large number of connections, online sales sites can be saturated. Patience is key.
- Do not open multiple browser windows : it is unnecessary and could prevent the validation of your ticket order.
- To be patient Breaking your computer or throwing your phone out the window won’t help. And above all, breathe.
Taylor Swift ticket prices
Paris La Defense Arena
- Prestige: 245.50 euros
- Gold category: 190.50 euros
- Category 1: €168.50
- Gold pit: 157.50 euros
- Category 2: €113.50
- Pit: 97 euros
- Category 3: 86 euros
Groupama Stadium in Lyon
- Premium: €247.50
- Golden square: 192.50 euros
- Category 1: €170.50
- Category 2: €115.50
- Category 3: 86 euros
- Gold lawn: 159.50 euros
- Lawn: 99 euros
The American singer, who was initially scheduled to perform only three times in France, is finally expected for four dates in the capital: Taylor Swift will perform in the huge hall of Paris La Défense Arena on May 9, 10, 11 and 12, 2024.
The last dates of Taylor Swift’s visit to France will take place in Lyon, where new dates have also been announced given the enthusiasm around the event: she will perform on June 2 and 3, 2024 at Groupama Stadium, in front of 60 000 spectators.