Taylor Swift Fulfills Australians’ Dreams During the Eras Tour
Key Points
- Taylor Swift is concluding her Australian tour with a final performance in Sydney on Monday night.
- Swift’s tour in Australia included three shows in Melbourne and four in Sydney.
- Videos of young fans receiving Swift’s signature hats at the concerts have gone viral on social media.
Taylor Swift will wrap up her Australian tour with her last show in Sydney on Monday night.
Reports indicate that around 320,000 fans had tickets to Swift’s four Sydney concerts at Stadium Australia, and 288,000 people attended her three shows in Melbourne.
While officials discuss the economic impact of the ‘Swift effect’, fans have expressed their admiration on social media, with concert videos going viral and even attracting non-Swifties.
22 hat
Every Taylor Swift fan dreams of owning her iconic ’22’ hat.
The hat symbolizes the start of the Red era segment of Swift’s Eras show, where she traditionally gifts it to a lucky fan during her performance of the song 22.
One heartwarming story from the Eras Tour in Australia involved a young girl named Scarlett.
In October, Scarlett was diagnosed with a high-grade glioma, a severe form of brain cancer with a prognosis of 12 to 18 months.
After Scarlett’s stepmum shared her battle on social media, Swift’s team contacted the family, granting Scarlett the chance to meet Swift.
Scarlett was selected from the crowd of over 80,000 people at the concert in Sydney.
In a fan-captured video, Taylor embraced Scarlett, kissed her hands, and placed the hat on her head, creating a touching viral moment.
“You are AMAZING!! Thank you so much for making Scarlett’s dream come true!!” Scarlett’s stepmum wrote on Instagram.
Another viral video featured a young boy receiving a hug and the 22 hat from Swift, dancing joyfully to the song.
Special broadcast for ticketless fans
During the show, Swift went live on Instagram to give fans a glimpse of the concert.
Surprise songs
At each concert on the Eras tour, Swift performed two tracks not on the regular setlist.
Swift described this as one of her favorite parts of the night, with fans eagerly anticipating the surprise songs.
Although Swift initially aimed to avoid repeating songs, she later performed mash-ups during the Australia leg of the tour.