Poncho-Wearing Swifties Brave the Rain as 53,000 Fans Head to Anfield for Taylor Swift’s 100th Eras Tour Show with Possible Special Guests

Poncho-wearing Taylor Swift fans headed to Anfield Stadium in droves this afternoon clad in sequins, feather boas and cowboy hats as they counted down the hours to see their favourite popstar.

The Liverpool FC stadium was transformed into a sea of pink and red as many devoted Swift fans – known as Swifties – waited patiently for the doors to open in the rain.
The American superstar will kick off her three-day stint in Merseyside in front of a 53,000-strong crowd at 7pm tonight as she continues the latest leg of her Eras tour
Dressed in coordinated sparkly dresses with her friends Lucy Powell, 16, added: ‘We too excited. We got the tickets a year ago and we are so excited to see her perform Reputation songs.
‘We have made more than 100 bracelets while waiting for the show.’
Many Swifites have spent hours making friendship bracelets to trade with fellow fans who have flown from all over the world for the show, which will cover all of the singer’s albums to date.
Hundreds were spotted wearing themed outfits. Some wore shimmery purple dresses in line with her third studio album Speak Now or dressed up how Swift appeared in her 2012 music video 22.
Others decided to dress up in fashion with her later albums. Amy Patterson, 30, and Rachel Varney, 33, were spotted in bright orange jumpsuits after taking from one of Swift’s songs on her 2024 album The Tortured Poets Department.
‘We have our jumpsuits on, we are Fresh Out the Slammer,’ Miss Patterson said. ‘We made most of our costumes last night.’
Dressed in a sparkly dress and cowboy hat Elan Mabbutt, 17, who traveled with her sister Alice, 16, from Aberystwyth in Wales for the show said: ‘I am so excited. I’ve been excited for ages and we got a puppy this morning so this is the best day.
‘We skipped a day of school last year to make sure we got tickets.
‘We can’t wait for the surprised songs. I hope she plays the Lakes as we are so near to the Lake District.’
Ellie Peel, 16, from Manchester and Caitlin Martin, 18, from North Wales, had dressed up as their favourite music videos.
Ellie said: ‘I’m dressed as the I Bet You Think About Me music video.
‘I spent too long making bracelets, traded a few today and all together made around 300. I’ve not got them all with me though as we’re going to the London show too.’
Caitlin added: ‘And I’m dressed as the Miss Americana music video. I knew what I wanted to dress up as as soon as she announced the tour but trying to find the right dress was hard.’
Hundreds of people were seen wearing colourful ponchos refusing to let the rain bring them down on a day they have been waiting over a year for.
Parents were seen with their young children and groups of teenagers were seen laughing and singing as they waited for the gates to open.
Swifities have travelled far and wide for today’s concert which is the first England since the pop star kicked off the tour last year in America.