Taylor Swift’s ‘Eras Tour’ returns with five concerts at London’s Wembley Stadium, amid additional security measures. The ‘swifties’ are determined to see the pop star at her final European concerts.
Los ‘swifties‘They are still shocked by the latest events and are trying to recover by going to en masse to London to attend the latest concerts of Taylor Swift that will close the European leg of the tour’Eras Tour‘.
First, an attacker armed with a knife murdered three girls at a Swift-themed dance class in northern England, triggering a series of violent anti-immigrant protests in all the United Kingdom. Activists of far right They used tragedy to spread informationfalse about the suspect.
Los Vienna concerts were canceled after police arrested three extremists inspired by the Islamic State who, they believed, they plannedattack on the concert hall.
But none of that has dampened fans’ enthusiasm for seeing Swift in the five concerts that will be offered from Thursday to Tuesday at London’s Wembley Stadium.
The security remains a concernand London’s Metropolitan Police Service has offered assurances, saying it has learned lessons from the 2017 attack at an Ariana Grande concert at Manchester Arena what killed 22 people and injured hundreds more.
The organizers have promised “additional input controls“in the stadium Wembleywith a capacity for 90,000 people, which prohibits concertgoers from bringing any object larger than a small bag into the venue. iPads, aerosols, and glass or metal containers are also prohibited.
Those who do not have tickets will be away from the stadium and they will not be able to congregate outside the venue, a common practice among fans known as ‘tay-gating’.
Furthermore, also Overnight camping outside the premises has been prohibited.and the entry times for each date at Wembley Stadium have been advanced by 15 minutes.
“London is a great city. We are used to organizing all these events,” said Tracy Halliwell, head of tourism at Visit London. “You will see that there is a increased police presence on the ground and that’s really to make sure everything goes smoothly.”
Surprisingly, Swift has yet to comment on her canceled concerts in Vienna.. Neither his personal account nor Taylor Nation, an X and Instagram account run by his team, have posted anything since August 6.
The pop star did comment on the attack Southportstating that he was “completely shocked“. “The horror of yesterday’s attack in Southport is washing over me continuously and I am completely in shock. The loss of life and innocence, and the horrible trauma inflicted on everyone who was there, the families and the first responders. They were just children in a dance class I don’t know how to express my feelings. condolences to these families.”
Fans of the singer told the PA news agency that They hope he dedicates one of his songs to the three victims of the attackBebe King, Elsie Dot Stancombe and Alice Dasilva Aguiar, who died after being stabbed on July 29.
A JustGiving page, created to support those involved in the attackfar exceeded its initial target of £13,000 (€15,000) and has raised more than £380,000 (€443,000) for the Alder Hey Children’s Charity.
A statement from the charity said: “The rapid and compassionate response will not only provide essential help to those affected, but has also demonstrated the power of unity and kindness in the swiftie community“”Thank you for embodying the spirit of Taylor’s music and for turning empathy into action,” the statement added.
Los latest European concerts de Taylor Swift del ‘Eras Tour‘ will take place on Thursday the 15th, Friday the 16th, Saturday the 17th, Monday the 19th and Tuesday the 20th of August in Londonat Wembley Stadium. The last concerts of the ‘Eras Tour’ will take place in Canada: Toronto (November 14, 15, 16, 21, 22 and 23) and Vancouver (November 6, 7 and 8 November).
Additional sources • AP, Billboard
