Taylor Swift Fan in Philly Tells of Getting Free Tickets, Guard Being Removed After Tension Drew Singer’s Attention

variety.com:

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic A Taylor Swift fan whose front-row zealotry caught the constant attention of a security guard — whose response then caught the attention of Swift herself — has spoken out on what happened during and after the confrontation during “Bad Blood” at a Philadelphia show.

Kelly Kelly, a third-grade teacher from Baltimore, was attending the show with sister Kirstin Birmingham and two friends, all with first-row seats in front of the ramp that extended out into the Lincoln Financial Field audience.

Kelly told ABC’s “Good Morning, America” and the Daily Mail about what transpired with security, and Swift’s reaction, on Saturday night — leading to their getting free tickets to come back for the third and final Philly concert Sunday night. “He just kept telling me to stop; he kept telling me to calm down and, like, not to dance,” Kelly said on “GMA.” “And I guess she noticed, and she yelled at him and told him to leave me alone, and that I wasn’t doing anything wrong.” The guard apparently had to be told that he was being reprimanded by the ultimate security: the world’s biggest pop star. “The security guard had no idea what was going on,” said Birmingham, Kelly’s sister, “so I was like, ‘Hey, Taylor’s talking to you.’ And then he quickly, like, I don’t know, he left.” “I think it meant so much to everybody else, too,” said Kelly. “Like, her fans know she has our back.” Kelly elaborated on the experience with the Daily Mail: “I was just dancing, and this security guard was just crazy, yelling at us.

He didn’t want us to take photos in front of the stage. He was being very strict. … He had been like that all night; he was really annoyed.