Swift was a delight before she appeared, lighting up the crowd, who sang and danced throughout the show. Sheeran’s appearance was one of the highlights of the fantastic concert tour and a celebration of the success of Swift, who had endured a difficult few weeks with her tour team.
Sorrow still grips the hearts of Swift’s fans after the death of the three girls in Southport, northern England, who were killed by an attacker in a dance class to the sound of Swift’s songs. The fear resurfaced after a plan to attack her concert venue in Austria was thwarted, where police arrested three extremists who embraced the ideology of ISIS.
Concerts scheduled for August in Vienna have been cancelled, leaving the Wembley concert to return for The Eraz Tour to the theatre. Swift did not address these events, but instead began her concert by saying, “Hello, London.” When she greeted the crowd, she said her reception was “too much for the love system”, thanking the audience of 92,000. attendees for making the effort to attend, despite tight security measures.
Swift still has four concerts to go at Wembley Stadium, Swift’s longest time in one place before she ends the European leg of her tour, then resumes the tour there in Toronto next November.
The enthusiasm of Swift’s fans and a set list of over forty songs from all stages of her career helped make the tour the biggest ever. According to Polestar, a website that collects data on live concerts, the tour generated more than $1 billion in ticket sales last year. The tour is expected to push that record to more than $2 billion by the time it ends later this year in Indianapolis.
