Taylor Swift Concert

[MN224]

Hi - so have finally secured two tickets for Taylor Swift. Its states minimum age is 14 for standing. My daughter is 11. Will they be checking ages upon entry? How would they do that? Thanks ☺️

@MN224 - cannot imagine birth certificate will work - the whole point is it has to be photo id.

And all t&cs seem to say if they 'think' the person is under age they can refuse entry. Sounds like it doesn't matter if you have it - if they think it's fake they can say no.

OP please don't try to wing it. It's almost certainly not going to result in your DD being allowed in. You need to try to find seated tickets, swap with someone who has them or accept you're virtually guaranteed to be turned away at the gate. I would assume anyone up to about 18 is possibly going to be asked for ID for this.

Really feel for them :(

OP. in my experience venues always check ID's of teens as they would be shut down in a heartbeat if anything like a crush happened and underage children were found to be in the stalls area of a venue.

I really hope you don't get in.
Mostly because you're being a total dick.
Everyone here has told you you/your daughter will be ID-ed. Yet you think you know better.
It is your daughter who will suffer such terribly disappointment in the end and that is cruel.

Why the heck are her concerts so long???!!!

This. I really don't understand how you think you'll get in. An 11yo does not look 14 and you are putting her at risk if you forge ID to get her in.

I don’t think they’ll accept a birth certificate as it’s not photo ID. She could take anyone’s so it’s pretty meaningless to them.

Aww that’s lovely thanks! Great to know you hope my daughter and I don’t get in - happy Monday morning!!

I am actually thinking you are just doing this to wind people up @MN224 - because I find it hard believe you would be so flippant about it if it was true.

Birth certificate won't be acceptable ID. So not only are you going to have a distraught daughter when she's turned away at the gate, you've also wasted a ticket that could have gone to someone else.

But yeah, you clearly know better than everyone so...

This has to be a wind up, surely no one would actually do this.

A adult fan has already died at one of Taylor’s concerts, I’m pretty sure European venues won’t want to risk it happening again to a child. I’m sure you will still be able to go, just ask the venue on the day to help find you two seated guests to swap with which is what the O2 did with Olivia Rodrigo and everyone will be happy.

*An adult

Bloody hell OP you’re braver than me, I’m an absolute rule stickler.
Hope you manage to get her in 😬🙏

Yes but they can sit down before the show/during the support act/in between acts, they can go in and out to the toilet/bar and still have their spot waiting for them, they can get up and dance then sit down if legs get tired, they have the area of their seat as a buffer against other fans. People in standing will literally be standing for over 5 hours with nowhere to sit and no chance to get out of the crowd and back in and possibility of being jostled about in the crowd. It isn’t really suitable for children.

By the way- I just used your comment to reply to, but this is in response to everyone who said about people standing up in the seating area, not specifically aimed at you!

Just out of interest, is it common to swap seated for standing tickets at concerts? I can't imagine wanting to stand for a couple if hours if I could have a seat and aren't seated tickets more expensive?

it really depends on the individual, some concert goers think its a more 'true' and authentic experience. Proximity to the performer is also far better. You are really in the midst of things. Standing can be the most sought after tickets.

Pricing for face value tickets were fairly similar if I recall, around £180 for most expensive seat and £150 for most expensive standing. You can get into larger discrepancies with the packages though which were as high as £660 for some seats and £440 (I think) for standing. The difficult with swapping at the door would be that people may have only wished to swap for standing if they knew in advance so they could queue to secure a good spot, presumably there wouldn't be notice for this and they wouldn't to swap and end up at the back. I don't think there is a separate standing area for package ticket holders, they just get access to the zone earlier.

Standing tickets are usually a lot more expensive than the cheaper end of the seated tickets. That's because I'm seats you could be a really long way from the stage and as others have said standing gives you that "authentic" gig experience.

There are probably lots of parents who are hoping to sneak their underage kids into the standing area. The venue will be completely wise to this and will be check ID vigorously otherwise it's huge safety risk and their licence is at risk. Crushes can happen very easily at gigs, people can and do die. It's not hyperbole, it's the reality.

AMAZING news!! Children aged 5 and above are allowed onto the pitch to stand!!

That’s great news for you but I am amazed.

@Lamelie I saw that - I would be suspicious someone screwed up and made a typo and it should be 15-16, don't know how they would stand with that legally if people turned up. I cannot imagine any venue allowing children that young in standing.

I agree I'm afraid. Both Ticketmaster and the arena site say say over 14s only for standing, and that's consistent with every other show she's done

A fan died from over heating at one of the shows in South America so I suspect subsequent venues have been hot on enforcing the rules. They are legally liable if something happens so are unlikely to be flexible if you can’t prove her age.

I wanted to take my younger daughter to Olivia but didn't want to risk it. Imagine the heartbreak if they were turned away, it would be much more distraught to get turned away at the door than just to not go at all.

I could not risk that with my child as i would habe known it was ultimately me that caused it by knowingly trying to break the rules.