One man allegedly distracted a security officer while the other held onto a turnstile so three people without concert tickets could enter.

Taylor Swift stands on a platform during a performance at her Eras Tour concert in Singapore. (Photo: CNA/Gaya Chandramohan)

SINGAPORE: Two men were charged on Wednesday (Mar 6) over helping three people illegally enter a Taylor Swift concert at the Singapore Sports Hub.

Yang Chenguang, a 29-year-old Chinese national, allegedly talked to a security officer as a distraction while his compatriot Li Xiao Wei, 45, held onto a turnstile so three people could enter the concert venue.

The three people who allegedly cheated the event organiser by entering the concert were named in charge sheets as Shangguan Linmo, Hu Zhijin and Yang Junhao.

Yang Chenguang and Li are each accused of abetting the three concertgoers in their cheating of the event organiser Kallang Alive Sport Management at about 6pm on Mar 4, 2024.

This was Swift’s third day of her Eras Tour in Singapore.

The men were ordered to be remanded for investigations and will return to court next week.

The duo are the first to be charged after the police received a report on Mar 4 that several people had entered the concert premises without authorisation.

Preliminary investigations showed that three men allegedly helped four people without legitimate concert tickets enter the venue.

The third man has yet to be charged, and two men and two women aged between 21 and 25 are being investigated for criminal trespass.

If convicted of cheating, an offender can be jailed for up to three years, fined, or both.

For criminal trespass, an offender can be jailed for up to three months, fined up to S$1,500, or both.