Taylor Swift performs for tens of thousands of fans in Edinburgh in the first show in the UK leg of the Eras Tour
The Cruel Summer singer staged the first of three shows at Murrayfield Stadium
Nearly 73,000 fans will watch Swift perform on each of her three nights in Edinburgh
It's the first time she has toured in Scotland since 2015, with the Eras tour tipped to become the highest grossing run of concerts ever
In an epic performance, the world's biggest music star was on stage for more than three hours
We're all catching our collective breath after an incredible performance from Taylor Swift at Murrayfield Stadium.
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The editors of this live page were Paul McLaren and Craig Hutchison. The writers were Mark Savage, Ashleigh Keenan-Bryce, Megan Bonar, James Delaney, Jonathan Geddes and Morven McKinnon.
Goodnight from us all.
Mark Savage
大象传媒 Music correspondent reporting from Murrayfield
And that鈥檚 a wrap.
I鈥檝e seen the Eras tour a lot of times, via livestreams, TikToks and in the cinema. But nothing can prepare you for the live experience.
Taylor is a force of nature.
Three-and-a-half hours in the spotlight, yet she makes it seem like she鈥檚 singing to every individual audience member.
So many little moments were tweaked to make the show specific to Edinburgh - which, she said, inspired the lush, arable soundscapes of her Folklore album.
The fans around me were rapt, from young children to grandads in sparkly jackets.
And on the other side of the stadium, a proposal.
It鈥檚 amazing to think Taylor will have to perform this 210-minute feat of endurance again tomorrow and Sunday. If you can scrounge a ticket, don鈥檛 miss it.
Mark Savage
大象传媒 Music correspondent reporting from Murrayfield
This is it: The last song of the night.
Karma is a weird and funny entry in Swift鈥檚 catalogue 鈥 an ode to her former enemies, as she watches their downfall with a cat purring on her lap, thus making her the pop equivalent of Ernst Blofeld.
But there鈥檚 a valedictory air to the song that makes it a fitting concert closer. The lesson, Taylor appears to be saying, is that good things come to those who wait; and bad deeds will catch up with us.(She says it without the clich茅s, though).
And just as Miss Americana set out the opening thesis of the show, Karma is a celebration of the star's longevity.
鈥淎sk me what I learned from all those years / Ask me what I earned from all those tears.
鈥Ask me why so many fade, but I'm still here / I'm still here, I'm still here."
Get ready for the confetti cannons!
Image source, PA MediaIt's time for the final song of the night, it's time for Karma.
Ahead of the song, Swift addresses the crowd once more: 鈥淓dinburgh you have given us everything you could possibly have given us tonight.
"I would like to ask for one more song of your time. Is that alright?鈥
For Swifties, it's been a dream of a day of making new friendships and singing at the top of their voices but night one of the UK Eras Tour is drawing to a close.
The crowd shows no signs of letting up though and joins Swift in singing Mastermind.
Next up on the Midnight era, it's Midnight Rain.
Continuing with fan favourites from her 10th album, Swift performs Vigilante Shit followed by Bejeweled.
Undoubtedly another classic in Swift's arsenal, it's time for catchy earworm, Anti-Hero.
The lead single from Midnights, Anti-Hero was played over 17.4m times globally in the 24 hours following its release on Spotify, making it the biggest opening day for a song in the platform's history.
Mark Savage
大象传媒 Music correspondent reporting from Murrayfield
Where has all the time gone? It only seemed to begin a couple of minutes ago, but we鈥檙e already in the final era of The Eras show.
This is Midnights, her 10th album, from 2022, which marked a return to pop after the acoustic musings of her pandemic-era albums.
The sequence begins with Taylor鈥檚 infamous鈥渟tage dive鈥 stunt, after which she re-emerges in a faux fur coat, to sing the breezily upbeat love song Lavender Haze.
Coming up in this section, we鈥檒l also see a giant-sized Taylor terrorising a city during Anti-Hero, and a Fosse-style chair dance during Vigilante.
We are on the final era of the evening but the party is not over yet.
Swift kicks off the Midnights era with Lavender Haze.
Before we move onto the final era of the evening, there is one more surprise song.
The second surprise song is...
'Tis The Damn Season, from the Folklore album.
Well, it must have taken its toll as the singer has to have another pause when her hand seizes up.
鈥淭his has never happened before, it鈥檚 so embarrassing. It鈥檚 like a claw.鈥
After massaging her palm for a second she鈥檚 able to keep going.
Taylor notices some people having difficulty at the front of the audience and holds a chord for a looooong time.
鈥淚鈥檓 just gonna keep playing until someone notices them. We鈥檙e not going to keep singing. We鈥檙e going to keep talking until the people in front of me get help.鈥
鈥淎re we good?鈥 she says as the medical team reach them.
鈥淎飞别蝉辞尘别.鈥
鈥淲elcome to the acoustic section,鈥 announces Taylor.
鈥淭his is a tradition I started on the Eras Tour where I do a different thing every night.
鈥淭onight I have a feeling the song I want you to hear is going to match up with what you want to hear.鈥
Her first choice is Would鈥檝e Should鈥檝e Could鈥檝e from Midnights.
And now to the moment a lot of fans have been waiting for 鈥 the acoustic set, where Taylor traditionally performs two 鈥渟urprise songs鈥 that don鈥檛 feature in the usual setlist
.Fans have been speculating all day about the tracks she鈥檒l pick for Edinburgh.Some suggested Castles Crumbling, from Speak Now, as a reference to Edinburgh Castle.
Others were predicting Guilty As Sin, as it references the Glaswegian new wave band Blue Nile.
It won鈥檛 be long until we find out.
Mark Savage
大象传媒 Music correspondent reporting from Murrayfield
I Can Do It With A Broken Heart is the last song of the Tortured Poets segment 鈥 and it鈥檚 an intriguing addition to include on the setlist.
The lyric is essentially about the Eras Tour itself, with Taylor talking about the stamina and determination she needed to keep performing last year, while simultaneously dealing with a brutal break-up.
鈥淏reaking down, I hit the floor / All the pieces of me shattered as the crowd was chanting, 鈥楳ore鈥.鈥
鈥淚 was grinning like I'm winning, I was hitting my marks / 'Cause I can do it with a broken heart.鈥
As the song starts, she appears to collapse onto a sofa in the shape of a broken heart, and two circus ringmasters appear to revive her and force her back out to face the crowd.
This is either an incredible feat of meta-narrative dexterity, or the moment where the snake eats its tail.
The Tortured Poets Department era is drawing to a close for the evening and anticipation is building in the arena for the much-speculated-upon surprise songs.
First though, it's I Can Do It With A Broken Heart.
The phenomenon of the Tortured Poets Department was announced to fans during an award acceptance speech by Swift in February.
Despite being only released in April, it's clear the songs are instant classics in the eyes of the fans.
Swift continues by performing the Smallest Man Who Ever Lived.
The Murrayfield crowd belts out the lyrics as Swift kicks off Down Bad followed closely by Fortnight.
Continuing with the Tortured Poets Department, it's So High School.
The song echoes the sound of music Taylor Swift and other millennials would have enjoyed in high school, being likened to Avril Lavigne.
Then it's... Who's Afraid Of Little Old Me?
"You should be."
It has been an awesome show so far, with Taylor Swift leaving the Murrayfield crowd breathless.
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