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LONDON. — It’s T minus one day until Taylor Swift brings her worldwide Eras Tour to the UK.
But fans are already building up to the first gig today.
The star kicks off three nights at Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh and the city is already in full Swift mode.
Fans gathered at the stadium, from the early hours on Wednesday, to buy their tour merchandise ahead of the gigs.
Ailsa Cameron, 32, bagged hers and shared her luck with other fans on X.
“Merch secured,” she said. “For anyone thinking of heading to Murrayfield today, I got there at 12:15 and there was literally no queue!”
She told BBC Scotland News: “I had my eye on a couple of things so was really happy to get them.
“I bought two sweatshirts. And I had to get the Edinburgh Eras Tour poster too.
“I’m so excited for the gig, I still can’t believe Taylor is actually playing Edinburgh.”
Caitlin Bartram, 19, from Seaham, has been a fan of Taylor Swift since she was four and the Fearless album had just been released.
She is one of almost 73,000 fans who will fill the Scottish Rugby home ground each night.
She said: “There are no words, it’s like Christmas, I can’t sleep because I’m so excited.”
Like many fans, Caitlin has thought hard about her outfit for the night. After seeing creative designs made by other fans online, she decided to recreate a bodysuit that Taylor wears during her performance.
“It does take a lot of patience,” she said. “I can’t even fathom the amount of time that I’ve spent painstakingly watching the Eras film, looking for photos on Pinterest, on Google images, zooming in on really fine details, trying to get everything to match perfectly.
“I marked out the symmetry, with fabric chalk, it’s a lot of measuring, there’s actually a lot of maths involved which did take a lot of time.”
Caitlin believes the process has brought her closer to the Taylor Swift community.
“She just inspires people to be their most authentic self, and I think with that it’s brought out people’s crafty side in a way. This outfit hasn’t been just a process for me, my whole family has been involved in it, that’s the sense of community that Taylor has brought with all the Swifties.” — BBC.
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