2024-08-21 00:37:36
American pop star Taylor Swift wrapped up her extraordinary three-month European tour at London’s Wembley Stadium on Tuesday night. Here are five people to remember from the top-notch “Eras Tour” attended by hundreds of thousands of fans.
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Before it even reached Europe, the “Eras Tour” became the first tour in history to sell more than $1 billion in tickets. But the benefits went far beyond ticket sales.
Magnitude 0.82
Taylor Swift’s fans are not the only ones who pay close attention to her concerts. European seismologists have noticed that the ground is shaking. In May in Lisbon, a concert triggered seismic activity within a six-kilometer radius around the stadium. The strongest activity was recorded during the song Get rid of itreaching a magnitude of 0.82 on the Richter scale.
In Edinburgh, the earthquake struck at Cruel summer, Champagne Problem wait Are you ready?During the latter, crowds in the Scottish capital released around 80 kilowatts of power, equivalent to around 6,000 car batteries.
Thwarted attack
Three concerts planned for Vienna were cancelled in early August after the suicide bombing plan came to light. Conservative Prime Minister Karl Nehammer said “a massacre” had been avoided. Intelligence revealed that the 19-year-old main suspect had pledged allegiance to the jihadist group Islamic State (IS) and “made a full confession”. The day after the shocking news, hundreds of Swift fans gathered in several locations in Vienna, giving impromptu concerts at the foot of St. Stephen’s Cathedral or exchanging the famous friendship bracelets, as is customary among fans of the star.
€470,000 for Southport victims
On July 29, three girls were stabbed to death while attending a Taylor Swift-style dance class in Southport, northwest England. The attack followed a week of racist and Islamophobic violence in the UK. Taylor Swift wrote on Instagram: “I am overwhelmed by the horror of the Southport attack. I am in complete shock,” the magazine reported. Rolling StoneThe pop star met two survivors of the attack at a concert in London. A mother posted behind-the-scenes photos of the girls with her idol on TikTok. His fans raised around £400,000 (€470,000) for the victims under the slogan “Swifties for Southport”.
50,000 fans in Madrid
Not having tickets wasn’t enough to demotivate some fans. They arrived in large numbers outside the stadium in disguise, exchanging bracelets and listening to the concert remotely, a practice known as “Tay-gating.” In Madrid, 50,000 people gathered on a hill near the stadium on both nights, according to Taylor Swift herself. And in Munich, Germany, no fewer than 40,000 Swifties who hadn’t been able to get tickets to the Olympic Park Stadium gathered in the park surrounding the stadium to enjoy their idol’s concert in their own way. As you can see here.
Police have received dozens of complaints from local residents criticizing the noise levels coming from the Barnabe Stadium, which recently underwent major works to host concerts, including a retractable pitch. In London and Amsterdam, on the other hand, authorities have asked fans not to gather outdoors in the name of local tranquility.
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