Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour 🫶🏼

On 10th of July I saw Taylor Swift performing live for the very first time and it was a bittersweet feeling. She performed at Letzigrund stadium in Zürich where last year and around the same time frame I witnessed the greatness of coldplay. After seeing these few artists who I grew up listening, it kinda felt almost like they are....human?

The area was full of swifties who had an uncanny happiness, energy and closeness that they feel when they get to see Taylor Swift. In my head, I thought "wow, how amazing it must feel to be loved by so many people", the love that surpasses any costs or miles for the fans. I made 2 new friends in the queue to enter the stadium: 2 were lovers from Greece and 1 was a woman from LA. They traveled miles to come and see Taylor perform!

Do you know how much love and motivation that needs in your heart? In 2024, for a person to leave the comfort of their home and see you for just a little while?

Nope, I don't know either.

It rained on us a little

Then the sun decided to fry us for a while as well, as golden and silver sheets of protective blankets were passed around to shield ourself from the lovely sun

But we were prepared: sunscreen, water, food, energy bars blah blah blah

The greek couple also had some painkillers and bandages at hand while the woman from LA had a toilet paper? I really do not know why

Being a musician and a fan is a weird feeling, here I am lining up for someone who has everything that I ever want in live since I was like 12. Do they realise that?

Do they acknowledge the hardships that the fans go to get inside the stadium?

All I do is wonder as an artist who has around 10-20 people show up to her show these days, but in my head I begin planning that is life is ever kind towards me and give me and opportunity to do this: how will I make it even better for them and how will I show my love?

Anyways I snap back into reality as the countdown begins and Taylor pops out of colorfuls shell like blankets? I don't know how to describe it better and she gives a performance that was what I imagined it to be like: beautiful, colourful, unique and just like Taylor Swift

But it was 3.5 hours which really was the end of me and my shoes.. we were at the stadium at 11 AM and left at around 11 PM, can you imagine standing up in heels for those 12 hours???

At the end we witnessed amazing music, performance and fireworks while I stood there bare foot and I walked back to the car barefoot for around 20 minutes

It was a looooong concert and at the end some chicken nuggies, fries and coke saved my life because I was nearly blacking out and I really don't know how she has so much energy as well but I guess what was most tiring was the wait.

After I went home, I took a shower and slept for 10+ hours..

Isn't it pretty and chaotic to see a famous artist as an artist yourself, the love and the longing.

A weird paradox.