Taylor Swift makes Hamburg shake in the rain
The biggest pop star in the world is coming to Hamburg. And the Hanseatic City welcomes Taylor Swift in accordance with her reputation with rain. But neither the singer nor her fans can spoil the mood - quite the opposite.
It will rarely get louder in Hamburg's Volksparkstadion. In the evening, Taylor Swift rocked the home of HSV and made 50,000 fans happy. They cheered the megastar frantically, clapped, and danced enthusiastically. On a huge stage with a rigging almost spanning the entire field, Swift showed herself as close as possible to her fans. "Hamburg, good evening," greeted Taylor the fans in German.
Some had waited since the early hours in the darkness in front of the stadium, hoping to secure a place near the stage. And then it happened, what happens in Hamburg. Right at the beginning of the three-and-a-half-hour concert, the rain poured down on Taylor and the fans. But it didn't dampen the good mood. "This is officially a rain show," called out Taylor. And the team of the "Eras-Tour" loved rain shows, called the 34-year-old with dripping hair to the crowd. At the latest then, she must have won the hearts of the Hamburg fans.
Fans sing all the songs loudly
Taylor Swift does her best to make Volksparkstadion tremble with a bombastic show despite the initial weather adversities. The fans - mostly young women and girls, as well as a few Swift Dads or friends or husbands - know every song. Above all, during the catchier songs like "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together," "Look What You Made Me Do," or "Shake It Off," no one remains silent. Everything shakes, dances, and waves arms. And almost every song is sung by a thousand-voice choir. The fans know all the texts, feel them.
The show is a perfect mix of stage and video effects. During "Cardigan," for example, trees grow on the stage, and Taylor suddenly sits on the roof of a house covered in grass. After "Champagne Problems," there follows the traditional minutes-long deafening applause.
The fans' mood was already good before the show. The 18-year-old Isi from Hamburg had waited in line with her friends since 5 a.m., hoping for a place right at the stage - and she managed it. Daniel, one of the few convinced male Swifties, had also stood in line for a long time: "I couldn't sleep for a week, had nightmares that I'd be way in the back." Among the spectators were also many fans from other countries, such as Scandinavia or the USA. Adam and Lindsay from Boston traveled to Europe specifically for the concert with their four daughters. The tickets were half as expensive in Hamburg as in the USA, says Adam.
Uni measures the Taylor effect
The University of Hamburg also wants to test the strong impression Taylor Swift leaves in Hamburg. Researchers investigate the vibrations caused by Taylor Swift's concerts in the Hanseatic City. It will be shown whether Taylor Swift not only sets the hearts of her fans trembling but also the earth.
The "Eras-Tour" is considered the most successful tour in music history. In Germany, Taylor Swift was already in Gelsenkirchen and put the city on the international map with three concerts. On Wednesday, there is a second concert in Hamburg, then it goes on to Munich, where she performs twice at the weekend - and that's it already in Germany.
During the concert, Taylor Swift's performance of popular hits like "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" and "Shake It Off" had the crowd of mostly young women and fans singing along enthusiastically. Despite the rain, the concert transformed into an "official rain show," as Swift referred to it, further amplifying the festive atmosphere.
As a token of gratitude for Hamburg's warm welcome, Adam and Lindsay, tourists from Boston, decided to attend Taylor Swift's concert in Hamburg, as tickets were more affordable compared to prices in the United States.
