In Pictures: Swifties flock to Wembley Stadium for superstar’s Eras Tour
Fans began queuing for the show the day before in an attempt to secure the best spot.
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Taylor Swift returned to London on Thursday for the first of five shows in her Eras Tour.
The superstar will be playing songs from each of her 10 albums, each marking a different ‘era’ in her career, for a show that is expected to last almost three-and-a-half hours.
She is expected to perform more than 45 songs and undergo about 15 costume changes.
![A Taylor Swift fan poses in front of steps decorated with a painting of the singer's face](http://image.assets.pressassociation.io/v2/image/production/e9600fd328a1c7567c401f7e68766a16Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzIzODMxODEx/2.77150601.jpg?w=640)
![Two fans standing either side of a sign reading 'Taylor's Version, Swiftie Steps, Wembley Park, HA9'](http://image.assets.pressassociation.io/v2/image/production/74b8b67ffd6f22a700de04b6b92718a5Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzIzODMyODc2/2.77155985.jpg?w=640)
![A woman taking a photo of a young girl with her arms in the air outside Wembley Stadium while wearing a costume that has the word Swiftie on the back](http://image.assets.pressassociation.io/v2/image/production/153d9fc77bdaa1eadef9dbca372b105fY29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzIzODMxOTM0/2.77156153.jpg?w=640)
Some fans began queuing the day before the show in an attempt to get the best spot in the crowd to see the megastar.
![Fans gather outside Wembley Stadium in north west London, ahead of Taylor Swift’s latest Eras Tour concert](http://image.assets.pressassociation.io/v2/image/production/5ccab489c5bfc8afce9109b4aaf3cc52Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzIzODMyMTA2/2.77156053.jpg?w=640)
![Sophie Hutton wearing a purple Taylor Swift T-shirt while her mother Angela puts her arm around her](http://image.assets.pressassociation.io/v2/image/production/fcb292f550aa971492b5acc44724aa9aY29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzIzODMyMTMw/2.77156306.jpg?w=640)
Thursday’s performance will be Swift’s first in two weeks, after her shows in Vienna were cancelled following a failed terror plot.
Security was heightened at the stadium, with the Metropolitan Police saying they were “well prepared” ahead of the five-night run.
![Security guards standing at the steps leading to Wembley Stadium](http://image.assets.pressassociation.io/v2/image/production/e01ab3a00eb538e175f04bf293693a35Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzIzODMyMjY0/2.77155650.jpg?w=640)
![A fan wearing a dress in the colours of the Union flag](http://image.assets.pressassociation.io/v2/image/production/ff2a02e0d0cf7450f9ebc5d8a592b6a8Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzIzODMyMzIz/2.77156561.jpg?w=640)
The epic Eras Tour began in March 2023 and has seen the star traverse the globe, performing for six months in the US before heading to South America, Asia, Australia and finally Europe.
This week’s shows are Swift’s last in Europe before she heads back across the Atlantic for even more gigs in the US and Canada.
![Katie Jackson, 18, wearing a homemade Taylor Swift bodysuit, and Kacey Tinsley, 20, pose for a photo outside Wembley Stadium](http://image.assets.pressassociation.io/v2/image/production/5ca89286bcf377d03b5814563e585c27Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzIzODMyNjMw/2.77155983.jpg?w=640)
![Erin Bourne in a blue glittery dress](http://image.assets.pressassociation.io/v2/image/production/158740ef4db6c3e6e11037c64ee30d00Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzIzODMyNjcw/2.77155789.jpg?w=640)
![Martyna Smoniewska wearing an Eras Tour VIP lanyard](http://image.assets.pressassociation.io/v2/image/production/fbe50f03bda0f68fe0f3606b2c0d2275Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzIzODMyNzQz/2.77155930.jpg?w=640)
![Sarah Morris, right, crouching while holding her arm around her daughter Violet](http://image.assets.pressassociation.io/v2/image/production/d9cf12ed27c6eb5df960f495ea8af994Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzIzODMyODM0/2.77155978.jpg?w=640)