Hundreds of thousands of Taylor Swift fans descended on Seattle on Saturday ahead of the pop star’s “The Eras Tour”, her latest stop in tourism-boosting concerts across the United States.
Throngs of fans lined up to purchase T-shirts and other merchandise outside Lumen Field, where the mega-star will perform on Saturday and Sunday.
Fresh off a flight from Salt Lake City, Utah, Ragnhild Read waited to purchase Swift memorabilia. “For Taylor, I would go across the world to see her,” she told Reuters.
The avid fan previously saw Swift’s performance in Salt Lake City in 2013 when she traveled there from her home in Seattle. This time, she is doing the journey in reverse.
King County Council declared the week leading up to the concert as “Taylor Swift Week” in her honor. Woody said he expects 144,000 Swift fans to descend on the city over the two days of concerts.
A gigantic friendship bracelet hangs above the entrance of the famed Space Needle, a nod to the trend for fans to exchange the woven jewelry during the tour, which started as a reference to her song “You’re on Your Own, Kid” from her latest album “Midnights”.