‘I can’t wait to breathe the same air’. Taylor Swift fans flock to Murrayfield Stadium ahead of sold-out Edinburgh shows

The award-winning singer-songwriter is bringing The Eras Tour to the UK and will perform in the Scottish capital on Friday, Saturday and Sunday night. Taylor Swift fans have descended upon Edinburgh as the city gets set to welcome the superstar for her sold out shows at Murrayfield Stadium.

Swift, 34, is bringing The Eras Tour to the UK and will perform in the Scottish capital on Friday, Saturday and Sunday night. rissi Bates, 29, and Brian Anderson, 27, travelled from Massachusetts in the US and arrived on Monday. The pair, who have never seen Swift perform live before, will be watching her on Sunday.

Chrissi said: “I love Lavender Haze [the song], but I just love her music and her vibe.” Brian said Swift changed his life as she inspired him to become a writer. He added: “I’ve always loved her since, like, the beginning and I never got to see her in concert, so this was, like, my one chance to make up for all the concerts I never saw.”

The two friends have even visited Swift’s Rhode Island holiday home. Chrissi said: “She’s iconic and she inspires a lot of people.” Christina Bode, 26, Wiebke Rill, 25, and Tabea Sander, 26, travelled straight to the stadium for merchandise after arriving from Frankfurt in Germany. Wiebke previously saw Swift in Cologne for The 1989 World Tour in 2015.

‘I love you and I would die for you’ Tabea said: “The atmosphere will be great in Scotland. Scottish people are so, so welcoming.” Wiebke added: “And friendly. Just now, we don’t know any of these people but they’re so nice. You can talk to everyone here in the queue. It’s just really nice.” Wiebke, who met Christina at the airport and became “besties immediately”, said Swift has fostered a friendly community amongst the Swifties.

Speaking directly to Swift, Christina joked: “I love you and I would die for you.” Nicole Burns, Carly Miller, Ryan Coyle and Olivia Dalton have VIP tickets for Friday night. The 21-year-olds, from Glasgow, have never seen Swift perform live before and are looking forward to the festivities throughout the whole day.

Mosh-pit plan The friends plan to get to Murrayfield for 10am in the hope they can make it to the front of the stage. Speaking directly to Swift, Carly said: “Welcome to Scotland.” The friends added: “Thanks for coming to Scotland. Come back soon.” It will also be the first live performance by Swift attended by Kim Sari and daughter Kevser, 14, who have travelled up from Norfolk for Friday night’s show.

The pair, who praised the friendliness of fellow Swifties, arrived on Monday and have been enjoying their time north of the border. Icelandic Swifties Kim said: “We’ve met lots of lovely people. It’s such a nice atmosphere. Everyone’s happy and smiley, and the sun’s out which is perfect.”