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
BBC Music correspondent reporting from Murrayfield
And that’s a wrap.
I’ve 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’s 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’s 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’t miss it.
Mark Savage
BBC Music correspondent reporting from Murrayfield
This is it: The last song of the night.
Karma is a weird and funny entry in Swift’s catalogue – 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’s 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 clichés, though).
And just as Miss Americana set out the opening thesis of the show, Karma is a celebration of the star's longevity.
“Ask me what I learned from all those years / Ask me what I earned from all those tears.
“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: “Edinburgh 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?”
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
BBC Music correspondent reporting from Murrayfield
Where has all the time gone? It only seemed to begin a couple of minutes ago, but we’re 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’s infamous“stage dive” 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’ll 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.
“This has never happened before, it’s so embarrassing. It’s like a claw.”
After massaging her palm for a second she’s able to keep going.
Taylor notices some people having difficulty at the front of the audience and holds a chord for a looooong time.
“I’m just gonna keep playing until someone notices them. We’re not going to keep singing. We’re going to keep talking until the people in front of me get help.”
“Are we good?” she says as the medical team reach them.
“Awesome.”
“Welcome to the acoustic section,” announces Taylor.
“This is a tradition I started on the Eras Tour where I do a different thing every night.
“Tonight I have a feeling the song I want you to hear is going to match up with what you want to hear.”
Her first choice is Would’ve Should’ve Could’ve from Midnights.
And now to the moment a lot of fans have been waiting for – the acoustic set, where Taylor traditionally performs two “surprise songs” that don’t feature in the usual setlist
.Fans have been speculating all day about the tracks she’ll 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’t be long until we find out.
Mark Savage
BBC Music correspondent reporting from Murrayfield
I Can Do It With A Broken Heart is the last song of the Tortured Poets segment – and it’s 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.
“Breaking down, I hit the floor / All the pieces of me shattered as the crowd was chanting, ‘More’.”
“I was grinning like I'm winning, I was hitting my marks / 'Cause I can do it with a broken heart.”
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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