Taylor Swift kicks off her London Eras Tour in style with Nicola Coughlan and Keir Starmer
The IndependentSign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Kansas City Chiefs tight-end Kelce was all smiles as Swift closed her mammoth 45-song setlist with the kaleidoscopic pop tune “Karma” and amended the lyrics to the 2022 hit song to: “Karma is the guy on the Chiefs / Coming straight home to me.” The Eras Tour has certainly been a long time coming for London-bound Swifties, having kicked off over a year ago in March 2023. open image in gallery Kier Starmer and ‘Bridgerton’s’ Nicola Coughlan were among those in the crowd in London on Friday The capital, which is predicted to receive a £300m boost in the economy courtesy of the concerts, welcomed the 14-time Grammy-winner in style with a themed Tube map as well as a special performance of her euphoric 2014 bop “Shake It Off” during the Changing of the Guards outside Buckingham Palace. open image in gallery Swift played ‘The Black Dog’ live for the first time at Wembley Swift’s geographical location nevertheless factored into her selection for the evening as Swift launched into a heart-wrenching medley of “Hits Different”, “Death By A Thousand Cuts”, “Come Back Here”, “Maroon”, and for the first time live, “The Black Dog”. As has become custom during the Eras Tour, more than one proposal occurred during the singer’s swoon-worthy performance of her aptly titled early hit “Love Story”.