Is Taylor Swift haunted? Some fans believe so after spotting an eerie shadowy figure at her Madrid show.
The Cruel Summer singer, 34, is currently taking her mammoth Eras Tour across the globe, making a stop in the UK from today with 15 dates at four of the biggest stadiums.
The tour – which boasts an extensive three-and-a-half-hour show at each date from the pop songstress – has seen plenty of bizarre moments, from storms threatening to shut shows down to Taylor accidentally swallowing a bug onstage and Taylor Lautner’s impressive backflip.
And with it kicking off at Edinburgh’s Murrayfield Stadium tonight, there’s sure to be plenty more weird and wonderful antics instore for UK fans – hopefully not any more earthquakes.
Here are some of the shenanigans we’ve seen on the Eras Tour so far, from a surprise relationship or two to a venue controversy that went wild online.
A mysterious figure appearing at her Madrid show
The tour appears to have taken a sinister turn with fans speculating a spectre was present at the last of her shows at Madrid’s Estadio Santiago Bernabéu – or possibly a scorned ex.
Multiple Swifties spotted a mysterious shadowed figure watching the show from an area inaccessible to the general audience, leaving many on social media speculating who it could have been.
Some jokingly suggested the mystery attendee was Kanye West, with who Taylor has had a longstanding feud after he interrupted her speech at the MTV VMAs after winning the best female video award.
Others suggested it could be her ex Joe Alwyn, with the couple splitting in 2023 and their break-up providing inspiration for her latest album, The Tortured Poet’s Department.
Scooter Braun was also among the suggested identities following his and Taylor’s widely-publicised dispute over the master files of the songs she produced with him under his company Big Machine Records.
‘That was billie eilish who couldn’t afford the ticket,’ X user Lustforlifestan cheekily jabbed, while Whiteh0tpeppers theorised: ‘Knowing Taylor Swift, she’s probably behind this and she’s teasing something.’
Taylor’s boyfriend Travis Kelce was thought by some to be the mystery figure, while others thought it had a more supernatural origin.
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Lovingcmila may have solved the mystery, writing: ‘It was literally a security man, i was near to that section and he was standing there and checking on us all the time.’
UK fans will surely be keeping their eyes peeled for more strange sightings as the Lover songstress kicks of her latest stretch of the Eras Tour at Edinburgh’s Murrayfield Stadium.
It will kick off inEdinburgh, where the megastar will take to the stage for three concerts over the weekend.
Taylor accidentally swallowing a bug
Bug-gate had Swifties in a chokehold after the singer accidentally swallowed an insect onstage in Chicago.
During the Evermore portion of her epic set, the star was snapped by fanCatalina Garcia Hrecoiling in horror before explaining her reaction by revealing she had eaten an insect.
‘I swallowed a bug, I’m so sorry,’ she laughed, while visibly cringing onstage.
‘Delicious,’ she joked, as the crowd roared with laughter while she tried to Shake It Off by repeatedly saying ‘it’s fine’ and ‘it’s just so stupid’ while attempting to spit out the bug.
‘Is there any chance none of you saw that?’ she asked the audience, before coughing a little more and admitting she swallowed the creepy crawly.
‘This is gonna happen again tonight,’ Taylor predicted. ‘There’s so many bugs. There’s 1,000 of them.’
The janitor cart theory actually being confirmed
A wild Taylor theory that she arrives backstage in a janitor’s cart was actually confirmed sending her fans into a frenzy.
Since the Eras Tour began, fans have been wondering how the singer secretly managed to slip backstage, with many suggesting she used a cleaning cart to enter venues incognito.
Well, this bizarre piece of trivia was confirmed in multiple social media posts as fans spotted the pop icon laying low in a caretaker’s cart while being pushed backstage.
Many implied that this seems to confirm the long-held theory among Swifties that Taylor is carried around in a suitcase – yes, really.
This began when a photo agency released a picture of several men carrying an enormous suitcase, which the agency said contained Taylor.
There has been no confirmation from Taylor that she was, in fact, in the suitcase, but many believe that it’s simply too bizarre to be false.
A couple got married in one of her crowds
There have been plenty of proposals during the Eras Tour, but one couple actually exchanged rings instead of friendship bracelets in the crowd.
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René Hurtado and Max Bochman got married at Taylor’s Glendale, Arizona concert with the video of the nuptials instantly going viral on Tiktok.
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‘I thought that was a good idea,’ René told Today. ‘I felt like, why not?’
She continued: ‘I died because I’m walking down the aisle to Invisible String and it was just so perfect.’
Storms of biblical proportions threatening shows
It wasn’t going to be sunny at every show – but some crowds had it worse than others with one of Taylor’s Sydney dates being battered by storms.
In a post on X, Accor Stadium informed fans ahead of the show that start times had been delayed ‘due toweather.’
It continued: ‘Stay undercover until further notice and follow venue screens and staff instructions.
‘Stay safe and remember to be kind to those around you.’
After around 80,000 fans piled into the venue ready to exchange friendship bracelets and dance the night away, at around 6pm – as Sabrina was due to begin her set at 6.20pm – those sitting on the floor and lower levels of the stadium were evacuated after lightning struck just 10 kilometres away.
After staff members rushed to mop up the water flooding the venue, fans returned to the venue ready for the show to get underway, but theSydney Heraldreported that support act Sabrina Carpenter would not be performing.
A baby was left on the floor in Paris
Swifties were left enraged after a baby was pictured lying on the floor of one of the star’s Paris shows.
After Paris’ La Defense arena revamp had fans in a frenzy, this quickly turned to shock and horror over spotting a very small attendee in the crowd.
In a picture posted to X, a baby was seen placed on the ground of the venue surrounded by a blanket and Swift merch.
The tot was thankfully wearing ear defenders in the sold-out crowd, but many fans aired their concern that they were lying down and could go unnoticed among the 45,000 screaming fans at the show.
A spokesperson for the La Défense Arena told Page Six that the ‘general terms and conditions of sale stipulate that all minors (without any age limit) holding a ticket for a concert at Paris La Défense arena must be accompanied by an adult.
‘Under 18 children remain under their legal guardian responsibility, it’s venue policy. For spectators with a young child in the floor, an alternative seating arrangement has been proposed but refused by ticket holders.’
There is technically nothing prohibiting a parent from bringing their baby along, although the website notes it’s unwise for those under four.
Keith Urban accidentally outing Bo Burnham and Phoebe Bridger’s rumoured relationship
There have been plenty of celebrity guests at the Eras tour, from Selena Gomez to Emma Stone, Shania Twain, and Emma Watson.
During Taylor’s Philadelphia show, Keith Urban and his wife Nicole Kidman were dancing along to the songs – and accidentally caught Bo Burnham and Phoebe Bridgers kissing in the background of a video.
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After posting the clip to social media, Keith apologies for accidentally hard-launching the couple’s romance, admitting that he felt ‘awkward.’
‘Phoebe, I’m so sorry,’ he told Entertainment Tonight. ‘It felt very awkward. I felt bad. I was just digging on the concert! You never know what’s gonna happen.’
Phoebe had been linked to Bo since 2022 following her breakup with Paul Mescal.
Comedian Bo previously dated Lorene Scafaria for more than a decade until they reportedly split in 2022.
Taylor-ception
Among the celebrity guests on the Eras Tour was Taylor’s ex-boyfriend Taylor Lautner, who joined her onstage at her Kansas City show.
There was clearly no Bad Blood between the former couple, despite Taylorre-releasing Speak Now, which is thought toinclude songs about their romance.
Taylor (Lautner) even showered his former girlfriend with praise, telling the audience: ‘I just wanna say one thing quick – I respect you so much, not for the singer you are, the songwriter, the performer, but truly for the human you are.’
And there was another Taylor in the mix as Twitter users had also captured Taylor’s wife Taylor at Taylor’s concert.
Taylor (Lautner)married Taylor (Dome), who is a nurse-turned-influencer, in 2022. In the tale of three Taylors, the trio hung out backstage with Taylor (Lautner) posting on Instagram a picture of them recreating the iconic Spiderman meme.
Travis Kelce shooting his shot – and succeeding
After announcing her split from Joe, fans were quick to speculate who Taylor’s next partner would be.
She was rumoured to be dating The 1975 singer Matty Healy during the Eras Tour, but has since confirmed her relationship with American football legend Travis Kelce.
In fact, it was this very tour that brought the adorable couple together as he attempted to give Taylor his mobile number via a friendship bracelet. He really knows his Swiftie lore.
In a new episode of his New Heightspodcast, the athlete opened up about trying to meet the Grammy-winner backstage, but it didn’t quite go to plan.
‘I was disappointed that she doesn’t talk before or after her shows because she has to save her voice for the 44 songs that she sings,’he told his brother, Jason Kelce.
‘I was a little butthurt that I didn’t get to hand her one of the bracelets I made for her.
‘If you’re up on Taylor Swift concerts, there are friendship bracelets, and I received a bunch of them being there, but I wanted to give Taylor Swift one with my number on it.’
When asked to clarify if he meant his jersey number or his phone number, Travis coyly replied: ‘You know… She doesn’t meet anybody, or at least she didn’t want to meet me, so I took it personal.’
However, their Love Story had a happy ending with his mentioning her on the podcast prompting the two to hang out, and eventually a romance blossomed.
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