London has Taylor Swift on its mind! Buckingham Palace's military band recently performed a cover of the pop superstar's 2014 Billboard Hot 100 No.1 hit, “Shake It Off,” ahead of Swift's first Eras tour at Wembley Stadium.
“Can't stop, won't stop groovin,” the royal family captioned the video of the performance – a play on the song's lyrics – on Instagram on Friday (June 21), just hours before Swift's concert.
In the clip, the band members — dressed in their formal uniforms — stood on the grounds of Buckingham Palace as they performed the song on saxophones, tubas, trombones and other wind instruments, as the conductor guided them. The performance was aptly titled “Changing of the Guard (Taylor Version),” according to the tag on the Instagram post.
“Coincidentally the motto of The Rifles is 'Fast and Bold,'” the British Army also noted in the comments section.
Swift's Eras tour is scheduled for three shows at Wembley Stadium June 21-23. Paramore is the special guest for all three shows, with METTE opening the opening show, Griff the second show and Benson Boone the third.
The pop superstar has just finished a show on June 18 at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff, her first appearance in Wales. “It was really out of control in the best way – looking out into this huge, dancing, sea of people… I'll never forget it,” she captioned a carousel of Instagram photos after the concert. “I absolutely live for those UK crowds.”
Swift, who kicks off her Eras World tour in March 2023, recently shared with fans that the long-running journey I will ends. During her June 13 show in Liverpool, England, she told the crowd at Anfield Stadium: “Celebrating the 100th show means this is the first time I've ever admitted to myself that this tour will end in December. ,” he said. “Well, that's it.”
Watch Buckingham Palace's military band celebrate the arrival of the Swift Eras tour in London below:
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