Taylor Swift fans set to queue for days for Edinburgh concerts

Edinburgh Evening News

Fans have travelled from all over the world and some are prepared to queue for days to get to the front of the crowd for US pop star Taylor Swift's shows at Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh this weekend.

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00:00Taylor Swift fever continues to grow in Edinburgh today as fans again queued for merchandise,

00:07with fans arriving from all over the world today for the concerts this weekend,

00:11with some even prepared to sleep outside for more than two days just to see the pop star up close and personal.

00:20So this is first day and when are you seeing Taylor Swift?

00:23Saturday.

00:24So you're staying here until then?

00:26How?

00:2748 hours.

00:29Wow. Just to keep your space in the queue?

00:33Yeah.

00:34Are you that determined to get to the front?

00:36Yeah.

00:37Wow. That is commitment. And where have you come from today?

00:40Near Oxford, so it took 14 hours to get here.

00:43Do you knackered?

00:45No. I slept on the coach. It wasn't that bad. I had a 10 hour coach so I literally slept for half of it, like literally all of it.

00:52You're feeling fresh just now?

00:54Yeah.

00:55And what about, did you not just think about getting a hotel room or was that too expensive?

00:58I've got a hotel. That's with me.

01:00At the front?

01:01That's at the front.

01:02Okay.

01:03Yeah.

01:04So is that just to go back to when the concert's finished then?

01:06It's just to hold my bags there.

01:08Yeah.

01:09And then we just have somewhere to stay after the show and then we'll just leave in the morning.

01:13We have a tent. It's probably very small. Can we put it up though?

01:18I don't know. That lady there, she says she's got a tent but she's not put it up yet.

01:22Yeah.

01:23So somebody might come and give you up.

01:25I don't know if I've got the abilities to be honest.

01:28But is it all going to be worth it?

01:30Yeah.

01:31And have you seen Taylor before?

01:32No.

01:33No, so it's your first time. So you're looking forward to it?

01:35Yeah.

01:36I'm from the Netherlands.

01:37Alright, so is this the first time you've seen Taylor?

01:39No, no. We've seen her before.

01:41Alright, so how many times?

01:42Not this door.

01:43Yes.

01:44So a different show?

01:45Sorry?

01:46Different show?

01:47Yeah.

01:48So you're looking forward to this weekend?

01:49Yes, very much.

01:50Is that you're going to get some merchandise just now?

01:52We've got our VIP package and now we're getting our merch.

01:56I am from Charleston, South Carolina in the States.

01:59And he is from Hilton Head, South Carolina in the States as well.

02:03So how long did it take you to get here?

02:05It took me about 15 hours? 16 hours?

02:08Yeah, about 15 hours.

02:09Not cheap?

02:10Not cheap.

02:11Worth every penny?

02:12Yeah.

02:13The hotels aren't cheap and the concert's not cheap but it's worth it.

02:16Yeah, we're very excited that this purchase.

02:19We've been waiting for like a year.

02:21For this one.

02:22So we'll see you, Taylor. See ya.

02:24Was it worth the wait?

02:25Definitely.

02:26What are you most excited about seeing? What song are you most excited about seeing tomorrow night?

02:30I'm excited for the surprise songs.

02:33Yeah, okay.

02:34I'm excited for Taylor's album.

02:36Yeah, definitely.

02:38Way back on our childhood we were watching Taylor Swift on MTV and things like that.

02:44And now we get the chance to meet her in person.

02:48Like I mean in a concert.

02:50And this is her first concert after COVID.

02:54So yeah, we're really excited.

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