Taylor Swift meets with survivors of the Southport knife attack
Taylor Swift has met with some of the survivors of the Southport stabbing attack at one of her ‘Eras’ tour shows at Wembley Stadium.
Photos shared by one of the victims’ mums on TikTok showed that the ‘Bejeweled’ singer had taken the time to meet her daughters backstage ahead of her show. The photos show Swift with the two girls – one of which appears to have a bandage around her left forearm – posing together as well as the singer’s mom Andrea joining in.
“You drew stars around my scars 
…. The biggest thankyou to @Taylor Swift and her mum for making the most magical night possible for us all 
thankyou for bringing Hope & Autumn pure happiness last night & always 
,” read the caption of the photo slideshow.
@_samifoster You drew stars around my scars
There has not been any confirmation of how many of the victims Swift has met with but it was reported that she had previously “reached out to families of Southport stabbing victims” before returning to perform at Wembley Stadium on August 15.
On July 29, three children were killed in a knife attack that took place at a Swift-themed dance and yoga workshop on Hart Street. As reported by Sky News, three of the victims – six-year-old Bebe King, seven-year-old Elsie Dot Stancombe, and nine-year-old Alice Dasilva Aguiar – have sadly passed. A 17-year-old has been charged with the murders of the three children.
Swift spoke out about the tragedy in a statement on July 30, writing: “The horror of yesterday’s attack in Southport is washing over me continuously, and I’m just completely in shock.
“The loss of life and innocence, and the horrendous trauma inflicted on everyone who was there, the families and first responders. These were just little kids at a dance class. I am at a complete loss for how to ever convey my sympathies to these families.”
While Swift didn’t acknowledge the incident on stage in London, according to Sky News, the musician “privately reached out the families” of those affected ahead of the shows.
In other news, the singer recently performed ‘I Did Something Bad’ for the first time on the ‘Eras’ tour while at Wembley Stadium.
The London shows mark the first ‘Eras’ concerts since Swift’s three shows were cancelled in Vienna following a foiled terror attack plot. Swift’s stage times in London had to be tweaked recently in the wake of the incident. Wembley Stadium also issued a statement warning ticketless fans that they cannot stand outside the venue while the concert is taking place – a trend known as ‘Tay-gating’.
In a five-star review of Swift’s 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.”
Following this month’s London shows, Swift will head back to North America this autumn and end her mammoth ‘Eras Tour’ in Vancouver, Canada in early December.
“This has definitely been the most exhausting, all-encompassing but most joyful, most rewarding, most wonderful thing that has ever wondered in my life, this tour,” Swift told the crowd as she marked her 100th ‘Eras Tour’ show in Liverpool in June.
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