Taylor Alison Swift is an American singer-songwriter. She is known for narrative songs about her personal life, which have received widespread media coverage. At age 14, Swift became the youngest artist signed by the Sony/ATV Music publishing house and, at 15, she signed her first record deal.
Her 2006 eponymous debut album was the longest-charting album of the 2000s in the US. Its third single, "Our Song", made her the youngest person to single-handedly write and perform a number-one song on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. Swift's second album, Fearless, was released in 2008.
Buoyed by the pop crossover success of the singles "Love Story" and "You Belong with Me", it became the US' best-selling album of 2009 and was certified diamond in the US. The album won four Grammy Awards, and Swift became the youngest Album of the Year winner.
Tay-gating: Wembley Stadium issues statement to fans hoping to gather outside venue without tickets for ‘Eras’ dates
nme.comTaylor Swift fans without tickets to her upcoming ‘Eras’ shows in London have been warned that they cannot stand outside Wembley Stadium’s entrance during the gigs.It has become a trend for eager Swifties to gather outside venues where the singer is performing if they don’t have tickets to the sold-out shows.
Known as ‘Tay-gating’, thousands often gather around the exterior of the venue as the pop star takes to the stage, singing along to the setlist and building friendships with like-minded fans.It was famously seen on the second night of Swift’s shows in Munich last month, where an estimated 45,000 fans congregated on the hills outside Munich’s Olympiastadon during the show.Now, organisers at Wembley Stadium have confirmed that ‘Tay-gating’ has been banned ahead of the upcoming London shows, and any fans found lingering around the venue without a ticket will be moved on.“To support the safe entry and exit of everyone within the stadium, no one is allowed to stand outside any entrance or on the Olympic Steps at the front of the stadium,” read an update on the venue’s dedicated ‘Eras Tour’ webpage.
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