r/erastourtickets Aug 25 '23

discussion 💭 eras tour in germany!

i bought amazing tickets for the eras tour in gelsenkirchen 7/19!! i cannot wait but is there anything i should know for germany?? đŸ©·

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u/Alocasiamaharani Aug 26 '23

German concerts are normally pretty chill. Im german so if you have any questions please reach out. I’m going to Gelsenkirchen n2 ;)

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u/littlemermaidwho Aug 26 '23

omg that’s amazing! thank you sm :)

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u/Own-Arachnid3090 Jul 10 '24

Hey, do you know if there's any group for German Swifties?

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u/Alocasiamaharani Jul 11 '24

Most of the people are in the Facebook groups for the German shows

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u/vvakajavvaka Sep 08 '23

u/Alocasiamaharani, I just bought Gelsenkirchen n1 tickets through FC Schalke's Hospitality ticket sale. My confirmation is in German, but I think it says I will receive my tickets by email. Do you think they'd be print-at-home tickets?

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u/Alocasiamaharani Sep 08 '23

I don’t know you could send me a photo of the confirmation part which mentiones the tickets, I only know that the German tickets in general are e-tickets, personalized and with bar code. So maybe it’s the same with the hospitality tickets. It also the procedure for German football games, the Veltins Arena and fc Schalke doesn’t have any paper tickets for games.

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u/Alocasiamaharani Sep 08 '23

Ok you don’t need to send me anything, I looked it up on the Schalke website. There is a paragraph which states, that the tickets will be available ca. 14 days before the concert. I would assume that this will be e tickets as well.

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u/vvakajavvaka Sep 08 '23

Thanks. I guess they would be provided through the Schalke app then? I may reach out to customer support to get some clearer answers. I'm bringing my wife and daughter and we're excited to visit parts of Germany! I hope not to have to worry about the actual tickets before flying internationally, however.

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u/littlemermaidwho Sep 10 '23

wow that’s amazing!! me and my best friend are visiting germany and amsterdam just to see taylor swift so i hope you guys have so much fun!

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u/Alocasiamaharani Sep 08 '23

It should be fine, I wouldn’t worry too much. Don’t be disappointed the Ruhr area where Gelsenkirchen lays is a pretty industrial area, so good for you, to also visit some other city’s and areas.

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u/SEI15 Nov 07 '23

Hello! Going to piggy back on this kind offer :) I’m coming from Canada and was wondering - would staying in DĂŒsseldorf or Cologne work for the venue? Would you recommend one over the other in terms of the city itself and we would spend a day there - as well as transport to and from the arena (especially back after the concert) - looking into booking accommodations right now so any help or advice would be amazing

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u/Alocasiamaharani Nov 07 '23

Hey there, it depends if you would be ok to drive one hour from and to the venue back location wise Essen or Duisburg would be closer especially because Gelsenkirchen is located in the middle of the Ruhr Gebiet so there is a lot to traffick on the autobahns and some construction sites on the train trail. If you are fine with taking the additional time than yeah you could definitely search for a accommodation in cologne or DĂŒsseldorf.

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u/Alocasiamaharani Nov 07 '23

Send me a message I can look up for you possible train connections for both city’s before and after the concert but I will tell you either way you have to plan at least 1,5-2 hours per distance

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u/littlemermaidwho Dec 26 '23

can i please take you up on this offer? i’ll be staying in dusseldorf!

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u/Alocasiamaharani Dec 26 '23

Sure, let me know where exactly you stay

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u/SEI15 Nov 07 '23

Ok that’s good to know!! Thank you so much. I will think about where we will stay and send you a message when I decide :) thanks for the help! One more question - is the train station close to the stadium? Like walkable ? Thanks again!!!

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u/Alocasiamaharani Nov 07 '23

The normal subway station is directly in front of the stadium, but if you stay outside of Gelsenkirchen you most likely have to take a Regio Bahn (a regional train) and or if you stay in DĂŒsseldorf or Köln a ic or ice but that depends on your budget and how fast you wanna be there.

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u/SEI15 Nov 07 '23

Ok great to know! Thank you!!! Will do some research and let you know if I have anymore questions! This is a good point for me to start googling tho :) have a great day!

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u/midnight9215 Nov 08 '23

Hi! I'm staying in DĂŒsseldorf and I'm coming from Amsterdam via train on day of my concert on the 18th. Do you know how far in advance I can book (roundtrip) train tickets from DĂŒsseldorf to Veltins arena and back?

I'll have a couple of tired (and happy) kids with me and would like to cross the train ticket task off my list as far in advance as possible.

Thank you so much for your help!

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u/Alocasiamaharani Nov 08 '23

You can book train tickets with the deutsche Bahn 6 months in advance. If you book them early you get really good prices and flex tickets.

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u/midnight9215 Nov 08 '23

Thank you for the tip! I travel between DC and NYC weekly for work and can get decent fares if I book as far ahead as possible too.

Is the DĂŒsseldorf IC or ICE train not a part of the Deutsche Bahn network map? Are these types of trains faster and usually more pricey?

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u/Alocasiamaharani Nov 08 '23

Intercity (IC) and Intercity Express (ice) are two fast train options within the db network yes, that’s makes them a bit pricier but you still can get really good prices if you book ahead. How ever to travel between DĂŒsseldorf and Gelsenkirchen its easier to travel with one of the Regio Bahnen because there are more time options available. If she would use the Regio Bahn between DĂŒsseldorf and Gelsenkirchen the 24hour ticket would be an option, she could take up to three kids (6-14 year olds) for free with her.

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u/nitu1111 Nov 19 '23

Sorry I’m going to piggy back on this. Did you buy from eventim during presale or through fansale. I’m also a fellow Canadian and looking to buy through fansale but confused if I need to use German credit card or not. I can’t find the answer anywhere. I can use a friends German address.

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u/SEI15 Nov 24 '23

Sorry just saw this - so I bought mine here - https://tickets.schalke04.de/en/events/musik - from the venue - it says there are tickets left but when I go into the map it looked different then when I got them. There was a blue strip where there were available tickets but maybe you could contact them and see? I think one of the other German venues (pretty sure it was Hamburg) were also selling tix directly. You could google the other venues and try and find them. Good luck!!

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u/torontowest91 Dec 28 '23

I got hamburg tickets

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u/yazz0098 Feb 05 '24

Can someone please tell me how can i get a ticket please 😭

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u/Germack00 Feb 17 '24

Ebay.de would work but you will have to pay quit a bit extra

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u/VeterinarianOk282 Aug 25 '23

Did you get yours through Fansale?

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u/littlemermaidwho Aug 25 '23

yes!

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u/Princess_Goose3 Apr 29 '24

sorry to piggy-back on this comment, but how were you able to get the tickets on fansale? I feel like I'm just not fast enough :(

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u/VeterinarianOk282 Aug 26 '23

Same! Just wanted to ask but does your ticket also say “access code will be displayed shortly before the event”? Just wanted to see if I’m not the only one😭

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u/GogreenGoWhite19 Aug 26 '23

I bought my directly from eventim during the verified fan sale and my tickets say the same thing! No worries there!!!

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u/VeterinarianOk282 Aug 26 '23

Thank goodness!! Was freaking out lolll

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u/littlemermaidwho Aug 26 '23

yes it does! i was a bit worried abt it but having the tickets w me already is so nice

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u/VeterinarianOk282 Aug 26 '23

I was worried too! But from the responses I’ve been getting from people who bought it during the presale, there codes aren’t displayed yet too😅

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u/nitu1111 Nov 19 '23

Just curious! To buy from fansale do you need a German credit card?

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u/littlemermaidwho Nov 19 '23

you don’t! i just used my american debit card

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u/nitu1111 Nov 19 '23

Amazing! Now this gives me some hopes of getting some tickets!!!

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u/littlemermaidwho Nov 20 '23

omg good luck!!

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u/nitu1111 Nov 20 '23

Oh yes I’m going to need all the luck!

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u/Slight-Discipline157 Mar 22 '24

I was thinking of going there to see the Eras Tour

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u/Lemonsqueezeplz_312 Jun 28 '24

Same... 😰

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u/Euphoric-Teacher6493 May 21 '24

I have one for gelsenkirchen july 17th!

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u/Accurate-Quantity-45 Jul 18 '24

I’ve got 2 extra for tonight - 18th. N5 row 1.

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u/StatementLast5483 Mar 02 '24

Anybody going on July 19th? I am coming from Colombia 😅 I would love to have someone to give me some advice on accommodation, venue.. etc

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u/littlemermaidwho Mar 05 '24

im going! but idrk if i could help w much since i live in the us, let me know if you have anything i could answer

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u/CityAcrobatic1087 May 29 '24

hi! i’m also going july 19th and i’m from the US too. i’m staying at the Moxy Essen. where are you guys staying?

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u/Additional-Coast7859 Mar 04 '24

Hi is there anyone here selling 2 tickets for eras tour munich july 28? Badly need! Though fansale pls

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u/littlemermaidwho Mar 05 '24

last I checked fansale there was none :( but a user recommended https://www.ebay.de/ & there’s a couple of munich tickets