Fans react to night one of The Eras Tour in Sydney

Sydney Swifties celebrated Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour on Friday night, with thousands of fans flocking to Accor stadium. Here’s how the fans reacted.

Giselle Bueti

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February 23, 2024 - 5:01PM

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Taylor Swift fans packed out Accor stadium for the first Sydney show of Swift’s Eras Tour on Friday night. Swifties took over Sydney for the highly anticipated sold-out concert, which takes fans on a journey through Swift’s musical eras.

“We’re in one of the most exciting cities in the world on a Friday night, I appreciate every single one of you being here tonight,” Swift told her 81,000 fans.

Outside the stadium hundreds of ticket-less Swifties gathered to sing along to every lyrics as Swift played through her hits.

Thousands of fans dressed in bright colours, body shirts, cowboy boots and sparkly outfits, indicating their favourite ‘Era’s,” and exchanged homemade friendship bracelets with friends.

THE MOMENT FANS WERE WAITING FOR: TAYLOR TAKES THE STAGE

TaTaylor Swift is live in Sydney for the first time since 2018.. Picture: Richard Dobson

The first of four concerts is proving to be just as special as hoped. Picture: Richard Dobson

FANS CELEBRATING OUTSIDE ACCOR STADIUM

Taylor Swift fans listening to the concert outside the Accor Stadium.

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Taylor Swift fans listening to the concert outside the Accor Stadium.

Taylor Swift's global Eras Tour has been a cultural and economic phenomenon, breaking records and generating billions of dollars in revenue.

There as no shortage of matching Taylor Swift merch.

Young Taylor Swift fans embrace outside Accor Stadium.

Fans exchange friendship bracelets at the Eras concert.

SWIFT BRINGS FANS TO TEARS

There wasn’t a dry eye in the house when Swift made the wish of one young girl come true. Every show Swift gives one lucky crowd member the hat she wears while performing “22”.

The fan she gave the hat to on Friday night belonged to a 9-year-old from Perth named Scarlett who had been diagnosed with brain cancer and it was her wish to meet Swift.

“Scarlett was granted a ‘Wish’ from the Make A Wish Foundation and her wish was to meet Taylor Swift,” her stepmother Natalie Chadwick wrote.

KATY PERRY, RITA ORA AND TRAVIS KELCE JOIN THE FANS AT SYDNEY SHOW

Some big name celebrities joined the fun at Accor stadium, jetting into Sydney for the show. Not only was Swift’s boyfriend Travis Kelce spotted in the crowd, but Katy Perry, Rita Ora and Taika Waitti were also spotted dancing among the fans.

ðŸš¨| Katy Perry and Rita Ora at tonight's show of Taylor Swift's 'The Eras Tour' in Sydney, Australia! #SydneyTSTheErasTour

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— The Eras Tour (@tswifterastour) February 23, 2024

Travis Kelce watches on as Taylor Swift entertains the Sydney crowd. Picture: Richard Dobson

SWIFTIES DRESSED TO MATCH THEIR FAVOURITE “ERA”

Taylor Swift fans, also known as "Swifties", gather outside Accor Stadium for Taylor Swift's first Sydney concert on February 23, 2024.

Taylor Swift fans Eleanor Bailey, Jacinta Hobson, Indi veale, Hailey frew 0488340016 arrive at the Accor Stadium for the first of Taylor Swift's string of shows in Sydney.

Erin Brady, Sophie Durbin and Grace Brady, from Sydney, before the first Taylor Swift concert in Sydney.

"Swifties", show off their friendship bracelets gather outside Accor Stadium/

DESPERATE FANS HOPED TO SCORE LAST-MINUTE TICKETS

Eager fans desperate for a ticket to Swift’s sold out Sydney shows had their prayers answered after new tickets were announced 24 hours out from the first show at Accor Stadium.

One fan said “if they don’t get tickets” they would cry.

Another said they had “never been happier” in their life after hearing the news more tickets were going to be made available.

FANS EVACUATED

Pictures from Accor Stadium at Olympic Park just before 6pm on night one showed hundreds of fans scrambling from their seats and into undercover areas. Fans were told to evacuate from ground level and the lower bowl due to the threat of lightning strikes. Luckily fans didn’t have to wait too long to return to the stadium for the show. However, unfortunately support act Sabrina Carpenter was cancelled.

Fans shelter from the rain as they arrive for Swift's concert in Sydney on February 23, 2024.

Taylor Swift fans duck for cover as a thunderstorm spreads over Sydney just hours before the pop star takes the stage.

Swift fans in the rain hours before the pop sensation is due to hit the stage at Accor Stadium.

The decision to evacuate the floor seats comes after warnings from the Bureau of Meteorology for “severe thunderstorms”. The BoM’s social media accounts said severe storms were “likely across eastern NSW on Friday with damaging winds, large hail and heavy rainfall”.

INTERSTATE FANS HALTED BY FLIGHT CANCELLATIONS

The wild weather created chaos for fans trying to get to Sydney from interstate., with flight cancellations hours before the concert. Qantas stepped up at the last-minute providing an Airbus from Melbourne to Sydney to ensure customers got to the show as “on schedule as possible”.