London Mayor to Be Investigated for Accepting Free Taylor Swift Tickets

The Mayor of London will reportedly be investigated for accepting free tickets to Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour.

According to the Greater London Authority’s register of gifts and hospitality, Sir Sadiq Khan will be investigated by the GLA after receiving six tickets worth roughly £3,000 ($3,600) from the private event production firm, LS Events, for Swift’s show at Wembley Stadium on August 15. The tickets were worth an estimated £500 each.

In addition to Khan, five other members of City Hall staff attended the show, as well as two senior officials, the BBC noted.

In October, the BBC revealed that Khan’s declaration over the tickets to the official City Hall register had been incorrect and late. Khan’s spokesperson told the BBC that “any gift accepted by the mayor is declared openly and transparently.”

“In this case there was an administrative error which was corrected,” the spokesperson said.

While the GLA’s monitoring officer Rory Mc/Kenna reviewed the complaint against the Mayor and will not be investigating three of the four allegations, he said the GLA still plans to proceed with an investigation to establish if Khan “exercised an appropriate level of caution” when he accepted the concert tickets.

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“The Mayor has no involvement in the procurement process for GLA events, nor in the tendering of these contracts,” the spokesperson continued. “The Mayor’s office will continue to ensure all the right processes are followed, and looks forward to explaining the approach that was taken in this instance.”

Swift performed eight concerts at Wembley Stadium last summer as a part of her European leg of The Eras Tour. The sprawling, two-year trek wrapped-up in Vancouver this past December, grossing $2,077,618,725 in ticket sales — marking a new standard in live music.