You won’t find many acts more anticipated than Taylor Swift’s “The Eras Tour,” but the NFL schedule release might come close. And the good news for the New Orleans Saints is that Swift’s three-day stop at the Caesars Superdome in October won’t conflict with the Saints’ gameday operations.
But the Caesars Superdome staff are going to be busy. The Saints will play against Sean Payton’s Denver Broncos on Oct. 17, a Thursday night game, before preparing for their next matchup — a road contest with the Los Angeles Chargers at SoFi Stadium on Sunday, Oct. 27. So there will be about a week before the Superdome must get converted for use in Swift’s three-night concert.
Swift will perform at the Caesars Superdome on Oct. 25-27 (Friday, Saturday, and Sunday), and her fans just might break the venue’s attendance record. Her shows have sold out worldwide and at many other NFL stadiums. So it’s a good thing the Saints will be out of town and unconcerned with any possible conflicts.
Still, it’s shaping up to be a big year for the Caesars Superdome. A yearslong series of renovations has tallied up $500 million in expenses, and they’re eager to show off those improvements at landmark events like Swift’s world tour, WrestleMania, NCAA tournaments and bowl games, and of course the Saints’ upcoming season — not to mention Super Bowl LIX in February.
If all goes as planned, this will be the first year the Saints have enjoyed hosting nine home games since the NFL expanded the regular season schedule to 18 weeks back in 2021. That year’s season-opener was moved to Jacksonville in the wake of Hurricane Ida (meaning they had just seven home games), and the Saints were nominal hosts when playing the Minnesota Vikings in London in 2022, limiting them to eight home games (before going on the road for their 17th game again in 2023). Whether it’s Taylor Swift or Alvin Kamara running out of the tunnel, they’re hoping for a full house at the Caesars Superdome.
