Taylor Swift shows her Irish pride in Dublin.
On Friday (June 28), the 34-year-old pop superstar rocked a glittering outfit in the colors of the country's flag during the opening concert of her Eras tour stop at the city's Aviva Stadium.
During his delivery 1989 part of her set, Swift rocked a bright orange bejeweled crop top and a matching green skirt. The section featured popular songs from the 2014 album, including the Billboard Hot 100 hits “Blank Space”, “Shake It Off” and “Bad Blood”.
Friday's concert also found the “Anti-Hero” singer performing two fresh mashups during the surprise song portion of the set.
For the first surprise track of the night, Swift performed a mashup of “State of Grace,” from 2012. Red album and “You're On Your Own, Kid,” by Midnight in 2022. This was the first time the singer played “You're On Your Own, Kid” on acoustic guitar.
For her second surprise song, Swift delivered a mix of Midnight“Sweet Nothing” and “Hoax” disabled Folklore. The latter was her first appearance on the 2020 leg of the Eras tour.
Elsewhere during the show, Swift paid tribute to her friend Travis Kelce reproducing the signature archer of the Kansas City Chiefs, while performing “Midnight Rain”, from 2022 Midnight album.
Ahead of her three-night run in Ireland, Swift got some love from the country's most famous rockers. On Friday, she shared on her Instagram Stories a photo of the flowers and a sweet note she received from iconic rock band U2.
Next to a bouquet of white, pink and purple roses and lilies was a card that read: “Dear Taylor, welcome back to our hometown…leave some of these standing?!!!!” The note was signed “Your Irish Fan Club, Bono, Edge, Adam and Larry”.
In her Instagram Stories, Swift responded by writing in the caption of her post “Feeling that Irish hospitality already!! @u2, thank you for always being the classiest and coolest.” Swift also included an Irish flag emoji.
The superstar singer's Eras tour is scheduled for three shows at the Aviva Stadium from June 28-30. Paramore is the special guest at all three concerts.
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