Indianapolis, IN
What to know about Eras Tour in Indianapolis, from buying merch to finding rideshares
Local feminism group makes bracelets to encourage poll voters.
Local feminism group makes ‘Voting Era’ bracelets ahead of Taylor Swift’s Era Tour stop in Indianapolis.
Taylor Swift will take the stage in Indianapolis for The Eras Tour in one week. Are you ready for it?
Ahead of the Eras Tour opening night downtown, Swifties can buy merchandise, participate in downtown activities and enjoy a decked-out Swift City.
Here’s everything to know before the tour.
When will Eras Tour merchandise be available?
Exclusive tour merchandise will be available to purchase starting Wednesday at 10 a.m.
Merchandise stands will be set up in the Convention Center inside Hall I directly outside Lucas Oil Stadium. Fans will be able to wait in line inside to make their purchases at these hours:
- Wednesday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
- Thursday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
- Friday, noon to 8 p.m.
- Saturday, noon to 8 p.m.
Those without concert tickets can buy merchandise on any of the four days.
Merchandise will also be for sale on all levels of Lucas Oil Stadium on all three nights of the concerts.
Eras Tour merchandise includes sweatshirts, T-shirts and exclusive city posters. Fans can check out merchandise options online before the stands open.
What are transportation options after the concert?
Expect heavy traffic and long waits for rideshare services after the concerts, which typically end after 11 p.m.
For those staying downtown, the skywalks connect from the convention center to many hotels.
Where can I find rideshares?
A rideshare pickup zone will be located outside the north end of the stadium on South Street between Missouri and West Streets from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m.
There will be a parent pickup zone at a lot near Delaware and South Streets between 10 p.m. and 1 a.m.
What events will be downtown for Taylor Swift weekend?
Fans without tickets will have plenty of activities to keep them busy with more than 50 Eras Tour events outside of the stadium.
The Indy Arts Council is staffing 13 downtown locations with activities, including SPARK on the Circle and Georgia Street, with pop-up performances.
Food trucks will be located throughout the city from noon to 8 p.m. Friday through Sunday.
How many people will be at The Eras Tour?
More than 200,000 people are expected to be downtown Indianapolis over the course of the three shows. Roughly 70,000 fans are expected to be in attendance each night.
Thousands of Swifties without tickets are also expected to descend upon Indianapolis hoping to score last-minute tickets or be a part of the Eras Tour experience.
About 89% of ticketholders are from outside of Indianapolis, and hotels have been effectively sold out for weeks.
The Indianapolis International Airport increased seating capacity on flights for the upcoming week and added several round-trip flights for Swifties. Delta seats alone saw a 30% increase in inbound seats compared to a typical November weekend, tourism officials said.
What time do the concerts start?
The Eras Tour starts at 7 p.m. when opener Gracie Abrams goes on stage. Swift typically comes out around 8 p.m., based on concert times in other cities.
As a three-hour-plus show, concerts typically end shortly after 11 p.m.
Are last minute tickets available?
In most cities, Ticketmaster has released last-minute ticket drops, sometimes just 24 hours before the first concert.
Face-value tickets: What to know about buying face-value Taylor Swift tickets for Indy
Otherwise, resale tickets are the best option but are still well above face value.
Alysa Guffey covers business for IndyStar. Contact her at amguffey@gannett.com.
Indianapolis, IN
South Bend prepares for ‘The Greatest Spectacle in Racing’ at Indianapolis Motor Speedway
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WNDU) – South Bend is officially in “This is May” mode.
The Tire Rack’s corporate headquarters on Wednesday night was one of the race themed community events popping up across Indiana ahead of the Indy 500.
It is all part of the buildup to the 110th running of “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing” on May 24 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Organizers say the point is simple, get people together, decorate, and have fun.
Across the state, you will start seeing checkered flags, black and white drapes and homemade race day decor on porches and at businesses.
“When you say Indianapolis 500, you say Indianapolis Motor Speedway, it has Indianapolis in the name, but it really is an Indiana asset. The reason it is getting ready to have its 110th running of the Indy 500 is because of the way this entire state has embraced it,” said Doug Boles president of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Indy Car series. “The Indianapolis 500 and the Speedway is responsible for about $1.1 billion in economic impact across our state.”
In South Bend, it is a reminder that you do not have to be in Indianapolis to feel the buzz.
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INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (WSBT) — We are just over a month away from one of the biggest events in racing.
Preparations are underway for the Indianapolis 500.
Street signs are being unveiled in Indianapolis, one for each of the IndyCar drivers.
Those drivers were on hand to help hang their own sign.
“It’s like the first tradition that kind of kicks off the month of May for us internally. So yeah, I’m excited. I’m excited to hit the track soon and see how the cars feel this year,” said Alex Palou, four-time IndyCar Series champion
All signs will be up by the end of the week.
The big race is Sunday, May 24th.
You can watch the 110th running over on FOX Michiana.
Trump repeals landmark EPA climate endangerment finding
President Trump’s repeal of the endangerment finding eliminates the legal basis for regulations that target air pollution from greenhouse gases.
Indianapolis and the surrounding metropolitan area failed a number of critical air pollution measures in the American Lung Association’s latest State of the Air report.
The ALA’s annual nationwide report published each spring gives the Indianapolis-Carmel-Muncie metro area an “F” in smog and soot pollution. The report analyzes emissions data over a three-year period from 2022 to 2024.
Smog is ground-level ozone pollution and soot is particulate matter. The two comprise two of the six commonly found air pollutants in the United States according to the EPA.
Both pollutants form in part when coal-fired power plants and diesel engines burn fossil fuels. Smog and soot can cause premature death and other serious health hazards such as heart attacks, strokes, preterm births, asthma and cognitive decline, according to the ALA.
The lung health report ranks the central Indiana metro area in a number of categories with the region performing poorly in most. Indianapolis-Carmel-Muncie ranked the 11th most polluted area for year-round particle pollution and 14th for short-term particle pollution.
Indiana children at risk from air pollution
And the rest of the state fares little better.
More than 670,000 Hoosier children breath unhealthy levels of air pollution, the report says.
This year’s report focus on the risk to youth that polluted air can pose. Small lungs are particularly vulnerable, said Tiffany Nichols, ALA director of advocacy.
“Infants, children and teens have lungs that are still developing, which makes them more susceptible to the impacts of unhealthy air,” Nichols said.
To prevent today’s youth from developing diseases related to polluted air, the American Lung Association has been asking the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to stop rolling back clean air rules put in place by previous administrations. The Indiana chapter has also asked state lawmakers to take steps to protect air quality.
Nichols grew up on the northwest side of Indy where the neighborhoods had been demolished to build I-65. Nearby trees were torn down to make way for the highway that would bring cars and trucks emitting harmful exhaust.
“So, then you have these areas that are essentially like a pocket of unhealthy air, and then those neighborhoods also had a lot of factories,” Nichols said. “That exacerbated health conditions in many of those communities that are oftentimes less fortunate already.”
Data centers and rollbacks
While air pollutants have existed for centuries, the rise of data centers poses a new threat. State and local lawmakers, Nichols said, should also pay attention to these new potential sources of pollution both in Indiana and across the country.
“We’re asking that those companies that are interested in putting data centers in communities work with the local community,” Nichols said. “Since data centers have the potential to be another source of pollution we also ask that they use renewable, zero-ignition energy sources.”
The ALA report also urges the U.S. EPA to recommit to protecting people’s health from harmful air pollution.
This year, the EPA has gone on what Administrator Lee Zeldin has characterized as a deregulation campaign that environmental advocates in Indiana have charged will lead to “death by 1,000 cuts.”
The current EPA, the American Lung Association report says, has “retreated from its public health foundation by rolling back clean air protections.”
Karl Schneider is an IndyStar environment reporter. You can reach him at karl.schneider@indystar.com. Follow him on Twitter @karlstartswithk or BlueSky @karlstartswithk.bsky.social.
IndyStar’s environmental reporting project is made possible through the generous support of the nonprofit Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust.
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