Here’s how Taylor Swift kicked off the UK leg of the Eras tour in Edinburgh

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Taylor Swift finally kicked off the UK leg of the ‘Eras’ tour in Edinburgh last night (June 7) – check out all the notable moments from the night below.The show was the first of three consecutive shows at Edinburgh’s Murrayfield Stadium and some fans had been queuing for days ahead of gates opening.

The day before the show, fans queuing for merch had been warned by security that they could expect to wait over an hour to get served.Swift mentioned during the show – her first in Scotland since 2015 – that she had been told this was the most highly-attended stadium show in Scottish history.She also suggested that Scotland had unconsciously inspired her two lockdown albums ‘folklore’ and ‘evermore’. “This foresty, mossy, beautiful, natural world which I now realise is probably just based on videos I’ve seen online of Scotland,” she said.‘This foresty, mossy, beautiful, natural world which I now realise is probably just based on videos I’ve seen online of Scotland’Taylor Swift tells fans at Murrayfield in Edinburgh that her album Folklore was influenced by ScotlandVIDEO: @heraldscotland pic.twitter.com/fj8Gv21CPD— The Herald (@heraldscotland) June 7, 2024Swift played a huge 45-song setlist which largely followed a similar pattern to previous ‘Eras’ shows, with a selection of newly added songs from her new album ‘The Tortured Poets Department’.The picks for the ‘surprise song’ segment of the show were ‘Would’ve Could’ve Should’ve’ from ‘Midnights’, which Swift played on guitar and incorporated elements of ‘I Know Places’ from ‘1989’.

She then took to the piano for a mash-up of ’tis the damn season’ and ‘Daylight’ from ‘Evermore’ and ‘Lover’ respectively.’tis the damn season’ is the only song other than ‘Long Live’ to have been.