Taylor Swift live in Sydney: Singer stunned by ‘biggest crowd’ for final night on Australia tour
Taylor Swift took to the stage in Australia for the last time on Monday night as part of The Eras tour.
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Taylor Swift took to the stage in Australia for the last time on Monday night as part of her record-breaking Eras Tour with one final show in Sydney.
The singer’s four-night stint at Sydney’s Accor Stadium followed on from her performances in Melbourne a week ago.
Swift has entertained a whopping 300,000 fans over the course of her string of shows.
And the final night at the Accor Stadium in Sydney did not disappoint the US megastar.
“Looking at this crowd, the biggest crowd we’ve had at our four shows here!” Swift told the heaving stadium after taking the spotlight.
That’s a wrap!
Taylor Swift has taken her final bow in Sydney for this tour and exited the stage to an impressive fireworks display.
We’ll miss you Taylor, don’t leave it so long next time!
Swift delights fans with mashups
Taylor Swift sent fans into meltdown after performing mashups of “Would’ve Could’ve Should’ve” and “Ivy” and “Forever & Always” and “Maroon”.
The star has delighted Aussie fans with a series of mashups over the course of her shows in Melbourne and Sydney, sparking envy from overseas.
“Australia, what does it feel like to be Taylor’s favourite child?” one disgruntled fan wrote on social media.
🚨| Taylor Swift performing a mashup of "Would've Could've Should've" and "ivy" at today's show of 'The Eras Tour'! #SydneyTSTheErasTour
— The Eras Tour (@tswifterastour) February 26, 2024
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Swiftie’s classic Sydney train blunder
One Swiftie has shared their pain after arriving at the wrong location for tonight’s show. Sally Obermeder posted a video of herself at an empty Homebush station after assuming that was where she needed to get off.
The actual station that will be flooded with fans is Olympic Park, roughly 3km away.
“I am more big picture,” she said. “Sometimes I skim the details. And then I end up in these situations - I got off at Homebush. Because that’s what I thought when people said ‘Taylor Swift is performing at Homebush’.”
Envious fans on Australia’s ‘special treatment’
Outraged Taylor Swift fans have called out Australia online for special treatment from the pop superstar, with some of her most popular songs getting exclusive mashups on her Eras Tour Down Under.
On Sunday night in Sydney, Swift performed an exclusive mashup of her two songs Haunted and Exile to roaring applause and millions of views online.
This is the second time she’s performed Exile during her concert tour, with Swift telling Australian audiences that she’d start repeating some of the unique “surprise” songs that she’d played each night.
“Australia has won the Eras Tour,” one commenter wrote on TikTok to 19,000 likes.
Swift takes the stage again
“You’re out here making me feel like I’m the first artist to play four shows at Accor Stadium!” Swift said after taking the stage.
“I guess what I’m trying to say is that you make me feel like the man.”
At which point she launched into The Man, with much of the crowd singing along, followed by You Need To Calm Down. Then she addressed the crowd again.
“Well I am absolutely delighted to say these words to you. Sydney: welcome to the Eras Tour! This is our final night of four. And we have had the most wonderful time, I’ve got to tell you that,” Swift said.
“You are here in one of the most exciting cities in the world, and you chose to hang out with us. Thanks guys!
“You might be wondering if we ever get tired. A three-and-a-half hour show - I don’t know if anyone told you that, buckle up - the answer is no.
“Here’s what happens in our last show in a city. We have been saving our energy for you.”
Fan’s desperate last-minute act pays off
For every thousand tales of people desperately refreshing Ticketek’s website to no avail, there is at least one lucky fan who managed to snap up last-minute tickets.
“I actually can’t believe it,” one TikTok user, Jasmine, told her followers in a post today, saying “sneaky Ticketek” had quietly uploaded more tickets.
“At like 11.30 last night, I got B Reserve tickets to Taylor Swift because they went online at Ticketek. How crazy is that?
“I’m so excited.”
At the time, she advised people who still hoped to attend Swift's last Sydney show to keep trying the Ticketek site. Granted, it’s a little late for that now.
Swift support act proves controversial
Before Swift hits the stage, her support act Sabrina Carpenter will entertain fans with some of her biggest pop bangers.
All eyes will be on Carpenter, who has proved to be quite the controversial opening act after she sang some highly-sexualised lyrics in front of some of Swift’s younger fans.
Near the end of her set, Carpenter performs her hit Nonsense and changes some of lyrics in the final chorus to pay tribute to whichever city she’s singing in at the time.
In the original track, Carpenter sings: “This song catchier than chickenpox is, I bet your house is where my other sock is, woke up this morning and thought I’d write a pop hit. How quickly can you take your clothes off – pop quiz?”
Carpenter’s lyrical alterations have been growing increasingly risqué since she began performing on the Eras Tour, but her Aussie performances might just be her sauciest yet.
In Sydney on Saturday night, Carpenter continued to stir up controversy when she changed the lyrics to: “When you go down under, do you miss me? He’s so big I felt it in my kidney, screamed so loud they heard it here in Sydney.”
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