45,000 Taylor Swift fans listened to Munich ‘Eras’ show from outside the stadium

28 July, 2024

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Thousands of Taylor Swift fans who couldn’t get tickets to the second night of her ‘Eras’ tour in Munich gathered to listen to the gig outside the stadium.

Local police estimated that 45,000 fans in total were congregating on the hills outside Munich’s Olympiastadon, which could also be seen in footage circulating on social media. The stadium itself had welcomed 74,000 fans.

During the show, Swift acknowledged how many extra people were outside the stadium. “We have people in a park outside the stadium, thousands of people listening from out there!” she said. “You’re so welcome and we’re going to spend all night trying to make it up to you.”

Elsewhere on the European leg of her ongoing ‘Eras Tour’, Swift has given numerous deep cuts from her back catalogue their live debuts, including ‘Run’. Swift gave ‘We Are Happy’ and ‘Happiness’ their live debuts at the first Hamburg gig after playing ‘Superstar’ for the first time in Gelsenkirchen. Earlier on the tour, she gave ‘Sweeter Than Fiction’ its debut live outing, as well as ‘imgonnagetyouback’ and ‘The Albatross’.

The singer is due to return to London next month for five more sold-out concerts at Wembley Stadium, having played three dates at the venue in June. Support will once again come from Paramore.

In a five-star review of her UK ‘Eras Tour’ opener in Edinburgh, NME wrote: “Despite being an arena show, in a huge, cavernous venue, Swift and her fans have managed to cultivate a community.

“Strangers swap friendship bracelets, laugh and cry together, and embrace the tour’s in-jokes and lore (for example shouting “one, two, three, let’s go bitch” during ‘Delicate’). It’s the power of Swift, an artist who’s inspired not only the renaming of a Scottish Loch, but also countless fans to come out and embrace being a part of the Eras family.

“With the ‘Eras Tour’, then, Swift’s managed to craft a marvel of a show that comes with a beating heart.”

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