Swifties evacuated from Bolton Albert Halls concert

The incident happened during TaylorMania, a Taylor Swift tribute show, which had begun at 7.30pm.

At around 8.10pm, the performance was suddenly stopped after a fire alarm sounded throughout the venue.

For several minutes, it was unclear whether guests needed to evacuate, with some members of staff initially advising people to remain inside while others began directing them towards exits.

House lights were later turned on and an announcement was made confirming that the building should be evacuated.

Some children were seen visibly distressed during the confusion.

Concertgoers were escorted outside the venue and asked to wait in the rain across the road from the Albert Halls while the incident was investigated.

A member of staff at Bolton Albert Halls later confirmed the alarm had been triggered by a haze smoke machine used during the performance.

Once the issue was resolved, guests were allowed back inside and the show resumed.

Taylormania continued despite disruptions (Image: NQ)

Although tribute singer Katy Ellis missed a small number of songs due to the disruption, the incident did little to dampen the spirits of the crowd, with Swifties quickly returning to singing and dancing for the rest of the night.

The award-winning tribute act performed hits from across Taylor Swift’s different musical “eras”, recreating the record-breaking Eras Tour from 2023 and 2024.

The show featured a live band and dancers, two of whom were from Bolton.