Taylor Swift in concert at Paris La Défense Arena: everything you need to know

Published by Caroline de Sortiraparis · Photos by Julie de Sortiraparis · Published on May 7, 2024 at 11:58 p.m.
International star Taylor Swift arrives in Paris for her tour entitled "The Eras Tour"! For this highly-anticipated musical event, the American artist will be at Paris La Défense Arena from Thursday May 9 to Sunday May 12, 2024, for four exceptional concerts. But when are the doors to the venue due to open? Will there be an opening act? What time does the singer plan to take to the stage? And how to get to the venue by public transport? Here's everything you need to know before coming to Paris La Défense Arena for one of these four Taylor Swift shows in Paris!

This is undoubtedly the musical event of the spring in Paris, not to say the event of the year! This Thursday, May 9, Friday, May 10, Saturday, May 11 and Sunday, May 12, 2024, international star Taylor Swift takes to the Paris La Défense Arena for four nights in a row. Scheduled as part of"The Eras Tour", these four exceptional Taylor Swift concerts at Europe's largest arena are sure to be the talk of the town!

French Swifties have been waiting for this moment for months. For her part, Taylor Swift intends to set the Paris La Défense Arena alight with a grandiose scenography and a setlist that all fans of the artist can't wait to discover live.

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But when are the gates due to open on Thursday 9, Friday 10, Saturday 11 and Sunday 12 May 2024? When is the show due to start? Is there an opening act? The Paris La Défense Arena has lifted the veil on the practical and useful information you need to know in order to best prepare for your visit.

Paris La Défense Arena will open its doors to the general public at 4.45pm. The show kicks off at 6.30pm, with an opening act followed by Taylor Swift on stage.

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Schedule for the four Taylor Swift concerts in Paris:

THURSDAY MAY 9, FRIDAY MAY 10, SATURDAY MAY 11 AND SUNDAY MAY 12, 2024

  • 4:45pm: Doors open to the general public
  • 6:30 p.m.: Show begins with opening act followed by Taylor Swift concert


The venue specifies that times do not vary according to concert dates. Paris La Défense Arena recommends that you do not arrive at the venue before the concert day indicated on your ticket.


How to get to Paris La Défense Arena

Another important piece of information concerns transport to and from the venue. In view of the large crowds expected, the venue is inviting spectators to use public transport to get to and from the Paris La Défense Arena.

As a reminder, you can take metro line 1 (La Défense stop), RER A (La Défense stop or Nanterre-Préfecture stop), RER E (La Défense stop or Nanterre-la-Folie stop), line L (La Défense stop) and Transilien line U (La Défense stop).

Please note that work is scheduled on the RER A between Le Vésinet-Centre and Rueil-Malmaison from May 8 to 12. On RER E, trains will only run between 10am and 4pm on weekdays, and between 10am and 8pm at weekends and on public holidays. On line L, work is disrupting train traffic between La Défense and Versailles Rive-Droite from May 6 to 31, then between La Défense and Saint-Nom-la-Bretèche from May 7 to June 1. Finally, on line U, traffic is interrupted on the entire line every weekday evening from May 6 to 31.

Locate your entrance

Paris La Défense Arena has several different entrances, depending on where you sit in the hall. Therefore, " the coloured access indicated on your ticket (yellow, red or purple) helps you to find your way around, but does not represent an obligatory point of passage for screening ", explains the Paris La Défense Arena, which advises you to go directly to the entrances indicated below:

THURSDAY 9, FRIDAY 10, SATURDAY 11 AND SUNDAY 12 MAY 2024

  • Access to the Gold Left Pit is via Entrance 32;
  • Access to the Gold Right Pit is via Entrance 33;
  • Pit access is via Entrance 33;
  • Access to Level 1 (Doors 101 to 118 indicated on the ticket) is via Entrances 5, 34 and 60;
  • Access to Level 4 (Doors 401 to 421 indicated on the ticket) is via Entrances 8, 48 and 56;
  • Access to the Hospitalités Loges and Salons is via Entrances 21, 39 and 55;
  • Access for people with reduced mobility (PMR) or disabilities (PSH) will be via :
    • Entrance 38 (seats on Level 1, Doors 101 to 118 indicated on ticket) ;
    • Entrance 56 (seats on Level 4, doors 401 to 421 indicated on ticket).
  • People with VIP Early Packs will enter via the entrances indicated in the e-mail.

"For reasons of ease and fluidity of access, access to security checks is not organized solely by order of arrival of spectators in the queue, but also takes into account the category of ticket and the fluidity of passage at the various points" Paris La Défense Arena would like to point out.

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Forbidden items

On its website, the Paris La Défense Arena also provides a list of prohibited items at concerts, "in accordance with legislation governing establishments open to the public ". Forbidden are " all dangerous and illicit objects that are bulky, that could be used as projectiles and that could be a danger to spectators, visitors or artists, or that could be diverted from their intended use for malicious purposes", such as bottles and flasks, helmets, alcoholic beverages, umbrellas, noisemakers (horns, bells, etc.), rolling objects (skateboards, rollerblades, etc.), unauthorized cameras and selfie sticks.

The venue also states: "In view of current events, we are tightening up bag access on the site. Authorized bags or panniers must be less than 10L ". For a full list of prohibited items, visit the official Paris La Défense Arena website.

Merchandising

For these four exceptional Taylor Swift concerts in Paris, the Paris venue has announced several official merchandising stands located outside the venue and accessible from Tuesday May 7 to Sunday May 12, 2024.

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Leave the room

Once the concert is over, we recommend that you return to Paris via La Défense station (Line 1 / RER A).

For all other directions, go to La Défense station for the Transilien L line. " If you're taking public transport to Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Cergy and Poissy, you can get to Nanterre Préfecture station and take the RER A," adds Paris La Défense Arena.

Enjoy the concert!

Practical information

Dates and Opening Time
From May 9, 2024 to May 12, 2024

× Approximate opening times: to confirm opening times, please contact the establishment.

    Location

    99 Jardin de l'Arche
    92000 Nanterre

    Route planner

    Accessibility info

    Official website
    www.parisladefense-arena.com

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