Taylor Swift's ‘Record-Breaking Achievement' During London Eras Tour Earns Special Gift
Taylor Swift's Eras Tour is being honored with a special memento after smashing a record previously held by Michael Jackson in London.
Earlier this week, Swift wrapped up the European leg of her global tour with the last of five shows in a second string of sold-out stops at Wembley Stadium on Tuesday, Aug. 19. By doing so, she became "the first solo artist to play the iconic stadium eight times on a single tour." The record was previously held by the King of Pop, who played at the capital city's massive arena seven times during the Bad World Tour in 1988, as first reported by Time.
To mark her "record-breaking achievement," the stadium revealed it gifted the 34-year-old pop superstar a "bespoke guitar."
"The special gift was presented to the singer’s team ahead of her final show on Tuesday, along with a note from the stadium team and personalised plectrums," Wembley shared in a blog post. "It has since shipped to Nashville in America, as Swift makes her return home."
On Friday, the stadium celebrated the "I Can Do It With a Broken Heart" singer's accomplishment and uploaded several photos of the personalized teal and black guitar to social media.
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— Wembley Stadium (@wembleystadium) August 23, 2024
"In recognition of becoming the first solo artist to play Wembley Stadium eight times on a single tour, we gifted Taylor Swift her own personalised Wembley Guitar," the accompanying caption explained, before concluding with a nod to the pop star's track "So Long, London," from her most recent release, The Tortured Poets Department. "So long, Taylor. It was enchanting #LondonTSTheErasTour."
Outside of Wembley, as the Eras Tour has broken several other records, sold more than four million tickets, raked in over $1 billion and was expected to draw more U.S. fans to Paris than the Olympics–and that's on the "Taylor Swift Effect."
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