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Taylor Swift struggling to fill stadiums on her UK Reputation Tour due to ‘extortionate cost of tickets’

The US superstar's latest album has also been blamed as she sold just 38,000 out of 56,000 tickets for her opening night

TAYLOR Swift is struggling to fill stadiums on her UK tour.

The US superstar has spent millions of pounds on an elaborate set with top special effects and dozens of dancers.

 Taylor Swift is struggling to fill seats on her UK Reputation Tour
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Taylor Swift is struggling to fill seats on her UK Reputation TourCredit: Splash News
 Taylor, 28, sold just 38,000 out of 56,000 tickets for her opening night in Manchester
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Taylor, 28, sold just 38,000 out of 56,000 tickets for her opening night in Manchester
Taylor Swift performs Look What You Made Me Do in a black corset and bodysuit at Radio One's Biggest Weekend
 The US star's dates at Wembley are expected to feature swathes of empty seats
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The US star's dates at Wembley are expected to feature swathes of empty seats
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But fans have been put off by pricey tickets and poor album reviews.

Taylor, 28, sold just 38,000 out of 56,000 tickets for her opening night in Manchester last weekend.

And her two dates at London’s Wembley Stadium next week are expected to feature swathes of empty seats.

Ticket prices for the six dates on her UK and Ireland Reputation Tour range from £62 to £585 for a VIP package. A music insider said: “Taylor’s reputation will be hit hard on these shores.

 Swift's latest album was also blamed for the flop as it 'failed to catch the imagination'
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Swift's latest album was also blamed for the flop as it 'failed to catch the imagination'Credit: Splash News
 The superstar has spent millions of pounds on an elaborate set with top special effects
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The superstar has spent millions of pounds on an elaborate set with top special effects
 But 'the extortionate cost of tickets has outpriced younger fans' it has been said
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But 'the extortionate cost of tickets has outpriced younger fans' it has been said
 A music insider said: 'Taylor’s reputation will be hit hard on these shores'
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A music insider said: 'Taylor’s reputation will be hit hard on these shores'Credit: Getty Images - Getty

“Her latest album has failed to catch the imagination and the extortionate cost of tickets has outpriced younger fans.”

A source close to the tour said the singer allows fans down from stands to Stage B for a lot of the songs, which may explain the sight of empty seats. They added: “Her ticketing strategy ensures genuine fans attend her shows and ticketing sites don’t rip them off.”

Earlier this week we revealed tickets to Jay-Z and Beyonce’s gig were flogged outside Glasgow’s Hampden Park stadium after they struggled to get bums on seats.

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