Taylor Swift recap as Anfield gets ready for Eras Tour shows in Liverpool (2024)

All's well that ends well... for now

And just like that, The Mirror's live updates for Taylor's Scottish shows have come to an end.

Over the last five days, we have brought you the latest news from The Eras Tour as it storms the United Kingdom. From Taylor's arrival in the UK, to fans gathering in their masses and queueing for merchandise at Murrayfield, to Taylor taking to the stage on the first night, and every update since.

This isn't the end of all the endings though, because we will resume our live coverage tomorrow as Liverpool gears up to welcome the Grammy-award-winner to Anfield for yet another THREE sold-out shows.

There is rife speculation that she could bring out a special guest, or even announce something rather exciting. Only time will tell... So, until tomorrow - goodbye, goodbye, goodbye, Eras Tour in Edinburgh was bigger than the whole sky.

Taylor makes generous donation to Edinburgh food bank

Taylor has made a rather generous donation to Edinburgh food banks after her sold-out shows in the Scottish capital.

The Edinburgh Food Project today revealed that Taylor has made a recent donation. Taking to social media, the project announced to its followers that it was informed before her first concert on Friday Taylor would be "making a donation to support foodbanks across the city".

They said on social media today: "As fans gathered at @MurrayfieldStad on Friday for the first of three record-breaking gigs, we found out that @taylorswift13 would be making a donation to support foodbanks across the city. Thank you so much, Taylor."

The charity is not revealing the amount of money Taylor donated, but has said that the generous donation will "make a big difference to the people we support".

Where is Taylor staying in the UK?

As the chart-topping Blank Space hitmaker brings her Eras Tour to the UK, it's thought she'll be enjoying a slice of the British countryside, instead of staying in the capital. She was expected to move into a lavish five-star hotel, amongst the hustle and bustle.

But now it's reported that she'll nestle herself in a £3.3million cottage in the Cotswolds after leaving Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh. Her boyfriend Travis Kelce is expected to join her in the lavish £3,250-a-night farmhouse, located near Chipping Norton.

She's thought to have rented the home for the entire duration of her stateside trip, ending in London on August 20. Taylor will reportedly use the home as a base for rest bite between gigs – and she could already be there after wrapping her first three shows in Scotland, before kicking things off again at Liverpool's Anfield Stadium on Thursday.

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Anfield gets ready in Liverpool

Taylor Swift mania is ready to hit Liverpool later this week following on from an epic first leg of the Eras Tour in Scotland at the weekend.

With Anfield ready to host three sell-out gigs from Thursday, fans are eager to see the songstress. Now, pictures of the famous ground usually home of Liverpool FC, show the preparation in full swing days in advance.

Aerial photographs of the famous stadium shows the green grass completely covered as the stage and ground-level fan zones are getting prepped. Huge cranes are in place to get the stage assembled with the massive speakers already standing tall.

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'Taylor Swift has ruined my stag do'

Pre-wedding holiday organisers Last Night of Freedom have drawn a blank when trying to book accommodation in the UK cities where Taylor Swift has brought her Eras Tour.

One gutted customer, who had his heart set on celebrating in the Scottish capital of Edinburgh this past weekend, complained: "Taylor Swift has ruined my stag do."

Research shows that hotels in cities on every stop of Swift’s tour have been booked up for months – squeezing out stag and hen groups in popular destinations including Liverpool, Cardiff, London and Dublin.

Matt Mavir, managing director at Last Night of Freedom, said: "Swifties are taking over every city Taylor is playing this summer - which is great news for her fans, but bad news for stag and hen dos.

"Our customers can struggle to find a time of year when everyone in their group is free to celebrate, and they often choose the summer months to guarantee warm weather.

"But we’ve had plenty of disappointed stags and hens who’ve had to put off their party because cities are either completely full up or prices have got so high they’re unaffordable."

Police warning ahead of shows in Liverpool

Taylor Swift fans have been issued a warning regarding their behaviour ahead of Thursday's Liverpool show.

Fans have been informed they are not to camp and only travel if necessary to the area if necessary as the city gets set to host three sell-out shows of the Eras tour.

Taylor Swift London pre-party

The event of every Taylor Swift fan's Wildest Dreams is coming to London.

As the hugely-anticipated Era’s Tour lights up Wembley Stadium for eight electrifying nights this June and August, Swifties will get the chance to get the party started early in Style.

BOXPARK Wembley has announced plans to host an official fan park. Swiftogeddon: The Ultimate Warm-Up party will exclusively offer ticket-holders the perfect place to soak up the atmosphere before the pop icon hits the stage.

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What will Taylor do in the UK?

Taylor is currently experiencing a Great British ‘Cruel Summer’, having been welcomed to the UK with wind, rain and cold temperatures.

While performing in Edinburgh, Taylor was even forced to take a break mid-performance after one of her hands turned so cold it froze into a “weird cramp”.

An insider has claimed the hitmaker has booked a rural cottage in the Cotswolds countryside - where her boyfriend Travis Kelce is rumoured to be joining her in the coming days - to stay at for the remainder of her UK tour.

Swifties have also been speculating whether the singer will pay a trip to the Lake District - which is a four-hour drive from her Cotswolds bolthole and only an hour and a half away from Liverpool - in homage to her track The Lakes, which featured on her 2020 album Folklore.

Good morning...

Morning, Swifites! Welcome to another day of the Mirror's live blog coverage of Taylor Swift's Eras Tour.

She's likely resting today after her action-packed gigs at Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh, and will pick things up again on Thursday, June 13 when she continues the fun at Liverpool's Anfield Stadium.

But what might she be getting up to while she's in the UK?

Social media praises BSL interpreter in Edinburgh

A video of a BSL interpreter at Taylor's Edinburgh show has been making its way around TikTok and Instagram.

The woman danced along to the music as she interpreted Taylor's lyrics. She interpreted the entire concert, but this one clip focused on her performing Love Story.

"Honestly, this is one of the most impressive, amazing and inclusive videos. I'm glad that everyone can enjoy Taylor as well as a lot of other shows," one user wrote on Twitter. Performance Interpreting is the organisation that gives sports, concerts, and other entertainment events BSL interpreters.

Fans speculate Reputation (Taylor's Version) coming after Instagram hint

Swifties notice everything Taylor does.

Fans on Twitter compared her latest Instagram activity to when she announced the 1989 (Taylor's Version) album. While on tour and posting about the cities, she added a "soon" emoji on two shows. Then the next show, she didn't include that emoji.

The show after that is when she announced her 1989 re-release. Taylor has done the same with the lead up to the Liverpool show this week, prompting fans to think this is when she'll announce it.

Edinburgh Zoo names new additions after Taylor Swift

On June 7, the day of Taylor's first show in Edinburgh, the city's zoo announced the birth of Taylor and Swift.

The Edinburgh Zoo took to Twitter, now known as X, to share the names of two cotton-top tamarins born earlier that week. "Meet Taylor & Swift," the zoo wrote on the social media site.

"We’re delighted to share that two critically endangered cotton-top tamarins were born on Tuesday! They’re doing well and have been named after @taylorswift13 by our keepers," they added, "You can spot our tiny newborns in the Magic Forest with parents Elf and Zecca."

Man arrested is charged with 'voyeurism' at Murrayfield in Edinburgh

A man has been charged with "voyeurism" after he was arrested at one of the Taylor shows in Edinburgh this weekend.

According to reports, the man in question was 64 years of age, and he has been charged with alleged voyeurism during one of the American singer's shows in Edinburgh.

Police Scotland has confirmed one arrest was made at the stadium during the three dates that Taylor took to the stage. According to Sky News, superintendent David Happs said: "A 64-year-old man was arrested and charged in connection with a voyeurism offence committed within Murrayfield during the event on Saturday, 8 June.

"He was released on an undertaking to appear at Edinburgh Sheriff Court at a later date."

Fans speculate that Reputation (Taylor's Version) is coming very soon

Fans of the hitmaker are convinced that Taylor will soon announce Reputation (Taylor's Version) while on UK soil, with many speculating that June 13th - the singer's first show in Liverpool - could see the announcement take place.

One fan has taken to social media to share a clue that seemingly 'confirms' Taylor will announce Reputation in Liverpool. Taking to X to share screengrabs of Taylor's recent 'thank you' posts after each venue she performs at, one fan penned: "SCREAMING CRYING THROWING UP!!!!

"She followed the same pattern right before the 1989tv announcement!!! Two posts with [see you soon emoji] and then one without and then announcement."

Taylor Swift breaks silence on Edinburgh shows as she declares love for 220,000 fans

Taylor has broken his silence after performing three consecutive nights at Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh.

The hitmaker has taken to Instagram to share a slew of snaps from the three nights. Accompanying the photos, Taylor penned an emotional caption filled with gratitude for her fans.

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She said: "Edinburgh!!! You truly blew me away this weekend. Thank you for breaking the all-time attendance record for a stadium show in Scotland 3 times in a row and for all the ways you made us feel right at home. Love you, all 220,000 of you!!!"

Sir Paul McCartney tipped to perform with Taylor Swift at Anfield for 100th Eras Tour show

As Taylor approaches her 100th Eras Tour show, with this due to take place in Liverpool on June 13, Sir Paul McCartney is odds-on to be brought out alongside the American hitmaker, according to betideas.com.

Liverpool-born star, Paul, of The Beatles has been given odds of 5/6 to appear with Swift for her 100th show with speculation arising following a photo this month of the latter wearing a dress designed by Paul’s daughter and Taylor's close friend, Stella McCartney. Paul was also seen chatting with Taylor this year at the Super Bowl, with them thought to be pals.

Lee Astley, spokesperson for betideas.com, said: “Taylor Swift is fast-approaching her 100^th Eras Tour show which will take place on June 13^th in Liverpool at Anfield, and Swifties worldwide are wondering who’ll she be bringing on stage as her special guest, with Sir Paul McCartney the current favourite.

“McCartney seems the right fit for the occasion as a Liverpudlian legend himself being a member of The Beatles and has odds of 5/6 to join Swift on stage for her milestone show, and her friendship with Paul’s daughter, Stella McCartney, has further fuelled the rumours.

“Should Taylor opt for a more current alternative, Lana Del Rey sits behind McCartney in the market at 3/1, slightly ahead of Raye at 9/2, who picked up six Brit Awards from seven nominations earlier this year.”

Taylor Swift fan discovers 'secret' merchandise at Murrayfield show

A Taylor Swift fan discovered 'secret' merchandise at the Murrayfield show over the weekend.

One fan has offered a tip for those attending the shows in the UK. Taking to a Facebook group, the Swiftie penned: "Edinburgh Swifties, my friend and I were at Murrayfield tonight to get merch and noticed one of the staff members wearing an eras tour rain poncho! They didn't have them advertised, so I asked the girl at the merch stand and she said it's a 'secret item' that they don't advertise.

"They were £8 each and soooo cute we needed to buy them. Just a little tip for anyone getting merch tomorrow, just ask."

It is not known if the 'secret item' will be on offer at any of the other UK shows, but it's definitely worth an ask!

Awkward moment fans don't react to surprise song

Taylor Swift performed her last night in Edinburgh on Sunday, with the hitmaker thrilling thousands of fans at the Murrayfield Stadium for the sold-out show.

During the gig, Taylor performed two mashups of rarely-performed songs from her back catalogue. The surprise songs are performed during the acoustic set of her show.

IM CRYING THERE WAS NO REACTION FROM THE CROWD pic.twitter.com/HdOA6WEIp0

— Jessie⸆⸉ | Eras Milan n2 (@kissmarrykill13) June 10, 2024

For her final night in Edinburgh, Taylor performed It's Nice To Have A Friend/dorothea (Mashup) and Haunted/exile (Mashup).

But fans quickly noted how there was "no reaction" from the crowd when Taylor started to sing It's Nice To Have A Friend from her 2019 Lover album.

"IM CRYING THERE WAS NO REACTION FROM THE CROWD," penned one fan who shared the video of the moment. Someone then replied: "THE CROWD WENT MILD." While a third said: "I will never understand why people don't like this song. it's so cute."

Taylor forced to change Eras outfit in UK after weather caused on-stage blunder

On nights two and three of her shows in Scotland, Taylor introduced a different element to look she wears for The Tortured Poets Department. Similar to the outfit she wore to the Grammys when she announced the album's release, Taylor has now incorporated some black gloves to the look.

During night one, Taylor suffered a blunder when her hands cramped on stage. She then halted her show due to how her hand had "frozen into a claw". She admitted that it had "never happened before" when during her acoustic set, her hand appeared to freeze on stage while holding her guitar.

Before performing, Taylor said: "Oh God! Hand cramp!" Moving and wriggling her hand around in the air, Taylor said: "I’m so sorry everyone, this has never happened before but my hand is frozen, I’m just going to warm it. I’m so embarrassed. My hand’s like a claw!"

So, it seems that the gloves have been introduced for the TTPD section of the show so that Taylor can warm up her hands before her acoustic set where she plays the piano and guitar.

Taylor fans theorise Sir Paul McCartney will be a special guest at her 100th show

Taylor is bringing The Eras Tour to Liverpool after finishing her three shows at Edinburgh from June 7-9. The singer will perform at Anfield Stadium from June 13 to June 15.

Her Thursday, June 13, Liverpool show will be her 100th show and many fans are speculating the milestone will be a big one especially since 13 is her lucky number as well. They believe Taylor will have former Beatles Sir Paul McCartney perform as a special guest.

This theory is because Paul’s daughter Stella McCartney, who is friends with the singer, made an Instagram post on June 7 with a photo of Taylor and actress Cara Delevingne hugging backstage at Cara’s last Cabaret show in London. In the photo, Taylor wore one of Stella's designs, a blue sweater mini dress.

Also, Paul and Taylor have a connection as well. At the 2024 Super Bowl, the two were photographed chatting. They previously did Rolling Stone’s Musicians on Musicians together. Paul said that his track, Who Cares, on his 2018 solo album Egypt Station was inspired by Taylor and her fans. He even wrote her a special handwritten note that she showed off in her 2023 TIME Magazine's Person of the Year cover story.

One fan on Tik Tok convinced of the theory, wrote: "I don't know why no one's talking about this. The 100th show of the Eras Tour is on the 13th of the 6th month of the year aka Taylor's half birthday and is in Paul McCartney's hometown."

Edinburgh surprise songs recap

Taylor Swift has just wrapped three sold-out nights in Scotland, with the hitmaker having now concluded her Edinburgh Eras Tour shows ahead of her Liverpool shows in the week.

The 34-year-old singer thrilled Scottish fans with her three-hour-long concert, in which she croons more than 45 songs. During her setlist, Taylor performs some tracks from her back catalogue during the surprise song set, which is also known as the acoustic set.

Playing one song on piano, and one on guitar, Taylor leaves fans awestruck when she sings the rarely-played hits... and her Scottish shows were no different.

For night one at Murrayfield Stadium, Taylor performed Would've, Could've, Should've/I Know Places (Mashup) and 'tis the damn season/Daylight (Mashup).

Night two then saw her sing The Bolter/Getaway Car (Mashup) and All Of The Girls You Loved Before/Crazier (Mashup).

And night three, her final Scottish gig, saw her sing It's Nice To Have A Friend/dorothea (Mashup) and Haunted/exile (Mashup).

Liverpool has a trail of Taylor art installations around the city

While Liverpool gets ready to host Taylor for her Eras Tour happening June 13-15 at Anfield Stadium, fans can explore a trail of art installations that honor the singer and her “exceptional and seismic" impact.

The Taylor Town Trail is a series of 11 art installations inspired by all 11 of her albums. They are featured at locations across the city and it started on June 8 and will continue till June 16. Some of the displays include a 7ft (2m) butterfly, a moss-covered baby grand piano, two murals, a floral swing bench, and a red room.

Claire McColgan, director of the council's Culture Liverpool team, said toBBC that the themed features would give everyone a chance to "enjoy a bit of Taylor magic."

"Even if you have not got a ticket for Taylor you can come to Liverpool and enjoy a bit of Taylor magic," she added.

Taylor fans can submit their concert content to the singer's The Era Tours website

Tayor has finished her three night stint in Edinburgh for the UK portion of The Eras Tour. The three shows were filled with surprise songs, a surprise engagement, new outfits, unexpected interruptions and learning that Scotland influenced Folklore’s creation.

The official Taylor Nation X/Twitter account on June 9 asked fans from those shows or any show (past and future) to “bolt over and submit” their “pictures, reaction videos, confetti tosses, outfits, tour prep, and bracelets” at http://tstheerastour.taylorswift.com!

Fans under the post took the opportunity to share their Eras Tour experience, including fans from Edinburgh. One fan wrote: “I’ve had the most wonderful time at #EdinburghTStheErasTour.” Another said: “I can’t believe I got to see The Bolter/Getaway Car and AOTGYLB/Crazier (will especially never ever be over Crazier ever).”

Taylor closes out her final Edinburgh show with her Midnights Era

Night three in Edinburgh has finally come to a close!

Taylor ended the show as she always does with her Midnights Era and donned a silver sparkly t-shirt dress. She then moved into a cutouts styled bodysuit before adding a magenta jacket for her song Karma.

With the last show, Taylor closed out three record breaking concerts at Murrayfield Stadium. Now it's on to Liverpool for three straight shows starting June 13.

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Taylor's surprise songs of the night

For her surprise mash-ups, Taylor donned a bright pink dress and, once again, left fans gobsmacked with her choices.

She first played It's Nice To Have A Friend from her album Lover mixed with Dorothea from her album Evermore on the guitar. Her second mashup was Haunted from her album Speak Now and Exile from her album Folklore, which she played on the piano.

This wasn't the first time she mashed Haunted and Exile together, as she did that mash-up in Sydney this past February. She last did Dorothea almost a year to the day in Kansas City on July 8, 2023. It's the first time she's performed It's Nice To Have A Friend as a surprise song.

Taylor once again wears gloves for TTPD Era and fans think they know why

For her Tortured Poets Department Era, Taylor donned black gloves with her iconic white dress.

She brought the gloves out yesterday for the first time, and once again wore them tonight. Fans are convinced that Taylor is wearing the gloves because of the cold weather in Scotland - and what happened to her hand the first night of the show.

During the first surprise song on night one, Taylor admitted to the crowd that her hand cramped up as she played guitar, something that "never happened before". Fans theorise that she's wearing gloves during the era before her surprise songs so her hands stay warm and to prevent them from cramping again.

A new 1989 outfit reminds fans of something

Taylor debuted a new skirt for her 1989 Era portion of the tour.

She wore a seen before purple top but this time paired it with a green skirt. Some fans on Twitter, now known as X, praised the look while others likened it to pop culture icons.

"Hulktaylor," one fan wrote with a laughing face emoji. Another wrote: "TAYMERMAID IS SO BACK" and included pictures of the star dressed as Ariel for a fancy dress party.

Taylor stuns in a cream-coloured dress for Folk-more

After the release of The Tortured Poets Department album, Taylor had to make room in her setlist for the new songs.

To remedy this, she combined her Folklore and Evermore eras creating what Swifties call the Folk-more Era. Tonight she wore a cream-coloured dress for the era where she sings eight of her songs from those eras.

The reliable Reputation bodysuit makes an appearance

Taylor hasn't changed her bodysuit for her Reputation Era ever.

She switches the outfits up every show for the rest of her eras, but this one continues to stay the same. For this era, she performs Ready For It, Delicate, Don't Blame Me, and Look What You Made Me Do.

One of her surprise songs from last night, Getaway Car, comes from her Reputation album. She also performed Glitch from the album in Lyon, France recently.

Taylor wore her purple Speak Now dress

For her Speak Now era, Taylor wore her purple dress.

The dress is bejeweled with sparkles designed in various swirls. She sings only one song for her Speak Now Era, Enchanted.

Before the release of The Tortured Poets Department, Taylor had her song Long Live added to the era. But to make room for the new songs, she got rid of Long Live.