Taylor Swift fans are experiencing the sold-out Eras tour in Dublin this weekend.
The singer has brought her record-breaking tour to the Aviva Stadium in Ireland’s capital for three nights, beginning on Friday, with more than 150,000 Swifties in attendance.
Before Friday, it had been six years since Swift’s last show in Dublin. The 152-date Eras tour has become the most lucrative set of concerts in history.
And its arrival in Dublin is not the only big event in the Irish capital over the weekend – Pride, Latitude Festival, the GAA football All-Ireland quarter-finals and Shania Twain are attracting their own crowds to the city.
About 50,000 fans filled the Aviva Stadium to see the US musician on Friday evening.
Swift kicked off her time on the Emerald Isle with high praise for Ireland and its culture.
“Dublin, we’ve arrived!” she said. “You guys are making me feel so good, it’s gone straight to my head. I feel very, very powerful.”
The concert was filled with elaborate production, multiple costume changes and a setlist that spanned more than three hours and included dozens of songs, taking her fans on a chronological journey through her albums.
“Nobody does it like you. You know that right?” she said, going on to call Irish people “unmatched storytellers”, with the “best accents”.
In a now viral segment, Swift’s dancer took on the Irish language, hollering “póg mo thóin” (which means kiss my back), during a rendition of We Are Never Getting Back Together.
Before the gig, Swift had received a bouquet of flowers from Irish rock band U2, alongside a welcome note.
It read: “Dear Taylor, Welcome back to our hometown…leave some of it standing?!!!!” – BBC
