LONDON (AP) — Taylor Swift’s history-making Eras Tour made a triumphant return, accompanied by Ed Sheeran, in London Thursday night.
Sheeran’s appearance was one of the highlights of the finely-honed stage spectacular and musical celebration of Swift’s career to date.
The August shows in Vienna were canceled, making Thursday’s Wembley concert the return of the Eras Tour to the stage.
Swift has four remaining dates at Wembley Stadium, which will make it a record breaking solo residency at the venue and round out the European leg of The Eras Tour.
The enthusiasm of Swift’s fans and a set list that includes more than 40 songs from all phases of her career have helped make the Eras Tour the biggest revenue earner of all time.
LONDON (AP) — On Thursday night, Ed Sheeran and Taylor Swift’s historic Eras Tour triumphantly returned to London.
He went onstage with the main act at Wembley Stadium for the acoustic portion, performing two of their joint hits, “Everything Has Changed” and “Endgame,” prior to a brief performance of Sheeran’s smash song “Thinking Out Loud.”. “.
The audience had been wildly singing, dancing, and making heart hands throughout the show when Swift teased them before he even appeared, which resulted in loud screaming.
One of the high points of the expertly crafted musical celebration of Swift’s career thus far was Sheeran’s appearance.
The singer and tour have had a difficult few weeks.
Following the murders of three teenage fans in Southport, England, by an assailant during a dance class with a Swift theme, grief lingers.
And after her concert venue in Austria was the target of a botched attack plan that resulted in the arrest of three extremists inspired by the Islamic State by the police.
Since the Vienna concerts in August had to be postponed, the Eras Tour will make its stage return this Thursday at Wembley. Swift opened her performance by saying, “Oh hi London,” and acknowledged that when she first saw the audience, her “mind went blank,” comparing it to a “love system overload.” Neither of them spoke on stage with Swift. “.
She thanked the crowd of 92,000 people for coming, despite the fact that there had been more security.
Swift’s record-breaking solo residency at Wembley Stadium will come to an end with four more dates, capping off The Eras Tour’s European leg.
In November, it resumes in Toronto.
The Eras Tour is the highest-earning tour ever, thanks in part to the fervor of Swift’s fans and a repertoire that spans over 40 songs from every stage of her career.
More than $1 billion worth of tickets were sold last year, according to Pollstar, a data collection company for the live music industry.
Before the tour ends in Indianapolis later this year, it is anticipated to push that record to more than $2 billion.
