UK Fans Wonder If Taylor Swift Will Say 'So Long, London' Following 'Eras Tour'
Huff PostLOADING ERROR LOADING LONDON — Taylor Swift fans enjoy parsing the singer-songwriter’s lyrics for references to her romantic life and insights into her state of mind. The record’s fifth track is titled “So Long, London.” As Swift brings her blockbuster Eras Tour to London’s Wembley Stadium, some Swifties therefore are wondering if they are witnessing the beginning of an extended goodbye. The area around Wembley was transformed for the shows, with fans posing in front of a giant mural of the singer and traveling stairs christened “Swiftie Steps.” Swift announced that 88,446 people were in attendance at Friday’s show in what she called “the most exhilarating city in the world.” Swift gave fans a wink and a nod toward her London life during one of her two solo acoustic surprise songs: a piano medley that opened with the London-set “The Black Dog” and segued into “Come Back, Be Here” and then “Maroon.” London is the only city on the tour where Swift is stopping twice. She’s built up too much momentum here to just forget about us.” Taylor Swift fans pose with their bracelets infront of the "Swiftie Steps", commissioned by London Mayor Sadiq Khan, before the first London concert of the Eras Tour on Friday, June 21, 2024 in London. Scott A Garfitt via Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP Zachary Hourihane, who co-hosts a Swift podcast called “Evolution of a Snake” and posts YouTube and TikTok videos under the name Swiftologist, said Thursday that it’s too soon to know whether the singer will retain her honorary citizenship or part ways with London.