MCG operators know all too well some Taylor Swift fans without tickets will ignore warnings not to gather outside the stadium during her sold-out concerts but insist there will be no bad blood.
They say they're ready for it and will review logistical arrangements after the first concert to see if any changes need to be made.
The venue has asked fans without tickets not to congregate in the blank space at Yarra Park to listen to her music, in a phenomenon known as "Taylor-gating".