Taylor Swift battles rain and technical woes in London
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Taylor Swift proved she’s the best in the business on Monday night as she battled through a series of errors to still put on one hell of a show in London.
The Fearless hitmaker, 34, took to the stage at Wembley Arena for night seven of her Eras Tour gigs at the stadium.
Experiencing the worst of the unpredictable British weather, Taylor performed in the open air arena as the heavens opened.
Yet she took it all in her stride as she declared to the crowd – which included her ex Taylor Lautner – ‘I think when it rains for more than like SIX MINUTES we can officially declare it a rain show!’
As the rain poured, Taylor also struggled with her piano, having to call over a member of the crew to help her fix a fault.
Taylor Swift battled rain and technical woes as she performed for a star-studded London crowd at Wembley on Monday (pictured in Massachusetts in 2023)
Taylor she took it all in her stride as she declared to the crowd – which included her ex Taylor Lautner (pictured) – ‘I think when it rains for more than like SIX MINUTES we can officially declare it a rain show!’
Despite the drizzle and the mishap, the crowd were in great spirits, with the likes of Channing Tatum and Zoe Kravitz leading the celebrity attendees, while in the pits there was another surprise proposal from a fan.
One notably absent face from the crowd, however, was Harry Styles – with the One Direction star a no-show after fans were convinced he’d make an appearance.
Yet while it wasn’t meant to be, the singer had no problem captivating the crowd all by herself.
Taylor gushed over her audience, hailing them the best view to see in the sight-seeing capital.
‘You know out of all the sights in London you could come to see, I’m pretty sure this view I’m seeing right now is absolutely the best one!’ Taylor told her adoring fans.
As is tradition at the megastar’s show, a lucky young fan was ecstatic to receive the hat worn by Taylor during her track ’22’.
In a clip shared on social media, the young fan looked in total shock as Taylor approached her and popped the black hat on her head.
During the song, Taylor made fans laugh as she suggested she felt 55,000 years old during the number.
As the rain poured, Taylor also struggled with her piano, having to call over a member of the crew to help her fix a fault (pictured in Massachusetts in 2023)
Despite the drizzle and the mishap, the crowd were in great spirits, with the likes of Channing Tatum and Zoe Kravitz leading the celebrity attendees
One notably absent face from the crowd, however, was Harry Styles – with the One Direction star a no-show after fans were convinced he’d make an appearance (pictured 2023)
As the lyrics said ‘I’m feeling 22’, Taylor used her hands to mime the huge number – in a joke about the age she felt at the time.
Taylor also performed her famed Love Story, which saw a romantic proposal take place in the crowds.
Over the course of her tour, several fans have got engaged during the performance of her 2008 country hit, with Monday no exception.
The crowds cheered as one man got down on one knee and proposed to his girlfriend, with shocked onlookers cheering the pair on.
Wembley night seven also saw the return of a stunning gown for the Folklore era – which Taylor hadn’t worn in 15 shows.
The beautiful blue dress consisted of a satin skirt complete with a lace hem, as well as a fitted corset.
It was finished with a diamond-encrusted sheer cape draped over the star’s shoulders, with a train attached.
Opening for Taylor on Monday was Maisie Peters, who the American star claimed was ‘the most amazing opening act possible’.
Taylor declared: ‘You know out of all the sights in London you could come to see, I’m pretty sure this view I’m seeing right now is absolutely the best one!’ (pictured August 15)
As is tradition with the megastar, a lucky young fan was ecstatic to receive the hat worn by Taylor during her track ’22’
The songstress praised Maisie, 24, as she took to the stage in front of 92,000 adoring fans.
Admitting that she was a ‘big fan,’ Taylor applauded the English singer’s writing skills and said she ‘crushed it.’
While Paramore will perform every night, Raye, Suki Waterhouse, Holly Humberstone, Sofia Isella and Maisie will play one night each.
Halting a song to speak to the audience, Taylor said: ‘The plan is that we going to have a great night.
‘But you guys have already had a great night as you got to be absolutely dazzled by the most amazing opening act possible.’
She continued: ‘It’s someone who I am such a big fan of, she is amazing, she is absolutely incredible, crushed it on this stage, love her songwriting so much!
‘I am of course talking about the amazing Maisie Peters!’
While Maisie whipped up the crowds, some were no doubt disappointed not to see Harry Styles after he was rumoured to be performing.
During the song 22, Taylor made fans laugh as she suggested she felt 55,000 years old during the number
The songstress, 34, praised her opening act Maisie Peters, 24, as she took to the stage in London on Monday in front of 92,000 adoring fans
Admitting that she was a ‘big fan,’ Taylor applauded the English singer’s writing skills and said she ‘crushed it’ (Maisie pictured at soundcheck)
The X Factor star, 30, reportedly enjoyed a three month fling with the American songstress between 2012 and 2013 before splitting following an ‘almighty row’.
On Sunday, after Harry was spotted strolling through London with Taylor’s close friends and singing sisters Este, Danielle and Alana Haim, Swifties were sure this meant he was also in contact with the Bad Blood hitmaker.
Little more than a week after a very public display of affection on new year’s eve as the clock struck midnight to kick off 2013, a source confirmed to MailOnline that Harry and Taylor had parted ways.
The source said: ‘Yes I can confirm they have split up. They were on holiday and had an almighty row. They are two young stars at the top of their game so who knows what will happen in the future.’
Taylor, who is known to write songs about past relationships, is thought to have penned at least three songs about Harry – I Knew You Were Trouble, Style and Out of The Woods.
In 2015, the singer revealed her whirlwind romance with Harry had been an experience filled with anxiety.
During a performance at the Grammy Museum, she introduced Out of the Woods by telling the audience about her anxiety-inducing relationship – although she didn’t mention Harry by name.
‘I’m going to play you a song that I wrote about a relationship that I was in that the number one feeling I felt in the whole relationship was anxiety,’ she explained as she sat at her piano.
‘Because it felt very fragile, it felt very tentative. And it always felt like, “Okay, what’s the next road block? What’s the next thing that’s gonna deter this? How long do we have before this turns into just an awful mess and we break up? Is it a month? Is it three days?”‘
Taylor was also supported by her ex Taylor Lautner – who was last seen on stage during her concert in Kansas City last summer (pictured)
Lautner ensured he dressed the part for the concert as he donned friendship bracelets
Lautner revealed that his friends were handing out chicken nuggets to the crowd at the show
However, another one of Taylor’s exes – Taylor Lautner was in attendance for the concert on Monday.
The actor, 32, who dated the singer briefly back in 2009, was seen amongst the nearly 100,000 strong crowd as he took his seat.
He documented his night out on Instagram, revealing he had shown up wearing a string of friendship bracelets and that his friends had been handing out chicken nuggets to the crowd.
It’s not the first time that Taylor Lautner has supported his ex, as he was last seen on stage during her concert in Kansas City last summer.
Following their split, the songstress famously wrote heartfelt track Back To December about their relationship.
Taylor and Lautner met on the set of the star-studded rom-com Valentine’s Day in 2009 and went on to enjoy a whirlwind romance that Autumn.
Unlike many of her breakup songs, Back To December is Taylor apologising to Lautner for how things ended.
Sharing photos to X, fans wrote: ‘Taylor Lautner is at the eras show today !!!!!
