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Taylor Swift’s Eras tour is on track to make more than $2bn (\u00a31.56bn), making it the most lucrative concert tour in music history<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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Taylor Swift will make a unique stop on her record-breaking \u00a31bn Eras Tour this week, with Cardiff the only city on her 152-show tour that she will play just once.<\/p>\n

The Welsh capital is among more than 50 cities on her 21-month long tour and it will be a 70,000 sell-out at the Principality Stadium on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

The American superstar has already played three nights in both Edinburgh<\/a> and Liverpool<\/a> in the UK.<\/p>\n

She will head to London after playing Cardiff for three nights at Wembley Stadium this weekend.<\/p>\n

Her Cardiff concert is her first headline show in Wales, although she played the BBC’s Biggest Weekend event in Swansea in 2018<\/a> before Florence and the Machine.<\/p>\n

Postcode data suggests Tuesday’s show will attract concert-goers from a wider catchment than most Principality Stadium events.<\/p>\n

So fans have been warned to expect heavy traffic on the M4 motorway into Cardiff with people told to plan ahead, travel early and use public transport if possible. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Why are some Swifties excited?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
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Speculation is rife in the Swiftie community that an announcement of her latest album Reputation: Taylor’s Version is imminent. <\/p>\n

With Cardiff the only location on the tour with one date, some die-hard fans are predicting the superstar singer will pick the Welsh capital as the launch pad for her hotly anticipated album.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

What to expect at Taylor Swift shows?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
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Going to Taylor’s show? Well, get ready to swap friendship bracelets<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Fans have spent months making them – but anyone with last minute tickets or who did not get the bracelets, do not worry – Swifties with spares will be happy to share.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Swifties made bracelets at a specially set-up station in Edinburgh city centre ahead of her UK tour opener in the Scottish capital<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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And of course, there\u2019s the outfits. Oh, the outfits… <\/p>\n

Fans have painstakingly been gluing rhinestones to cowboy boots or bodysuits for months, creating costumes from scratch or Swiftifying suitable clothes to reflect their favourite era. <\/p>\n

But again, the Swiftie fandom will not leave anyone behind – and if you do not have an outfit or just want to wear comfy jeans, all that matters is having fun.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Zoe, Aidan and Alana, like most Swift fans, dressed up for her show in Edinburgh <\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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And which Taylor tot will be offered a hug from the superstar and the hat Swift wears during her performance of 22? <\/p>\n

She used to use social media to pick a child recipient before her shows, but lately her team has been anonymously scouting the crowd before the performance begins.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

What will be Taylor Swift’s surprise songs?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
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Any guesses what will be Taylor Swift’s surprise songs in Cardiff?<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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Fans heading to Cardiff may also be wondering which surprise songs Swift will choose. <\/p>\n

In her first few UK shows, she has opted for mash-ups, including The Bolter x Getaway car, and Haunted x Exile in Edinburgh. <\/p>\n

Will we be treated to a surprise from her new album? Or a mash-up of much-loved tracks from back in the day?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Who are Taylor Swift’s support acts?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
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Hayley Williams and her band Paramore have won three Grammys since forming 20 years ago<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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Swift’s support comes from Paramore – the band fronted by her long-time friend Hayley Williams.<\/p>\n

The American punk rockers, whose hits include Ignoranace and Still Into You, are promoting their latest and sixth album This Is Why.<\/p>\n

“We started around the same time, we’re around the same age, especially in Nashville where it’s very family,” Williams told Jimmy Fallon’s The Tonight Show.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Taylor Swift and Hayley Williams have been friends since meeting around the Nashville music scene almost 15 years ago<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n

Will Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively be there?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
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Speaking of mates, one of the big questions on local lips is if her superstar buddies Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively are going to her Cardiff show.<\/p>\n

Deadpool star Reynolds has legendary status in Wales after taking over and helping Welsh football club Wrexham to back-to-back promotions<\/a> in his Disney+ show Welcome to Wrexham.<\/p>\n

The Canadian actor and his wife went to one of Swift’s shows at Madrid’s Santiago Bernab\u00e9u Stadium last month but will they be at Principality Stadium in his newly-adopted second homeland? <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Mates Taylor Swift, Blake Lively and her husband Ryan Reynolds watch Swift’s partner Travis Kelce play American Football for the Kansas City Chiefs<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n

Are you going to Cardiff? Tell us about it<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n

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Lifelong Swiftie Rhion Hawkes has already seen the star three times, and is going four more times this year, including Cardiff on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

“My first concert was her Red tour in 2014 and loved it,” said the 22-year-old from Swansea.<\/p>\n

“I bought a Red tour T-shirt and plan on wearing it to the Cardiff concert.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Rhion Hawkes want to her first Taylor Swift show with her three sisters in 2014<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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Cardiff will be Chloe Ashton’s first Taylor Swift show – but the 23-year-old from Torfaen is going to two more in Wembley. <\/p>\n

“I’m a teacher and my pupils are so excited for me and to hear all about it when I’m back,” she said. <\/p>\n

“I’ve been preparing for weeks picking my outfit, nails, etc. I went to a Taylor themed pottery painting session to get in the mood and have spent all week making friendship bracelets.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

What time does Taylor Swift show start?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
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For VIP early entry ticket holders, the stadium gates open at 15:00 BST while general admission entry is from 16:00 BST.<\/p>\n

The show will start at 17:45, according to the organisers, with Paramore opening. <\/p>\n

Swift is likely to begin her set between 19:00 and 19:30 – but these timings are only an estimate.<\/p>\n

Swift’s marathon set will contain more than 40 songs and be between three to three-and-a-half hours long before the 22:30 curfew.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Will Principality Stadium roof be closed?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
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Yes. According to the Principality Stadium, the roof will be closed for the duration of the show.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The 2017 Champions League finals between Real Madrid was played under the roof at the Principality Stadium, the world’s fourth biggest stadium with a roof <\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n

Are tickets still available for Taylor Swift?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
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The show is officially a 70,000 sell out but some third party selling sites are selling tickets for inflated prices.<\/p>\n

But one bank has warned fans against ticket scams<\/a>, estimating that Swifties have lost an estimated \u00a31m to ticket fraud trying to buy tickets for the UK leg of her Eras tour.<\/p>\n

The stadium has advised fans who have bought tickets that they must have access to a smartphone to download the relevant ticketing app<\/a> before they arrive.<\/p>\n

Promoters have also warned screenshots of tickets won’t be allowed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Are there any Cardiff road closures?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
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A map of road closures as Taylor Swift prepares for her Cardiff gig on Tuesday<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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Scott Road and Park Street will shut from 07:00 while a full Cardiff city centre road closure<\/a> will then be enforced from 12:00 noon until midnight.<\/p>\n

The roads included in this are:<\/p>\n