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Taylor Swift Eras Tour Sydney… as it happened: US pop superstar wows sold-out crowd at Accor Stadium
Taylor Swift’s love affair with Sydney steps up a notch tonight with her first of four sold-out shows at Accor Stadium. Follow our live coverage.
- by Robert Moran, Lauren Ironmonger, Kate Lahey, Thomas Mitchell, Nick Galvin, Anthony Segaert and Melanie Kembrey
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Taylor Swift stuns Sydney with secrets and surprises during first show
It’s been a long time coming, but Taylor Swift fans in Sydney were treated to a very special night when the Eras Tour finally arrived.
- by Millie Muroi
Music festivals are in crisis. So where have all the young people gone?
Music industry insiders fear that the Australian festival circuit is facing its biggest challenge since the collapse of Big Day Out a decade ago.
- by Karl Quinn
Why did Taylor Swift go to Sydney’s second-best zoo twice? An investigation
Did Taylor Swift Google “Sydney Zoo” and accidentally end up in Blacktown instead of Taronga?
- by Thomas Mitchell
How to draw Taylor Swift
Our illustrator John Shakespeare has captured the pop star in watercolour. Watch how he does it.
- by Tom McKendrick and Liam Phelan
Lucky fans nab last-minute Taylor Swift tickets
A handful of very lucky Taylor Swift fans were given another chance to see the superstar live as last-minute tickets went on sale.
- by Alex Crowe and Nell Geraets
Touchdown: Travis Kelce arrives in Sydney to join Taylor Swift
The NFL star arrived on the same day last-minute tickets were released to Swift’s sold out Sydney shows.
- by Thomas Mitchell
Taylor Swift meets a lucky fan at every live show. How are they chosen?
Throughout the Eras Tour, Swift has used her song 22 as an opportunity to gift a hat to a member of the crowd. We crunched the numbers on how they are chosen.
- by Nell Geraets
Cruel Summer: Sydney Swifties should prepare for a hot and stormy show on Friday
The city is expecting thunderstorms, but Swift is no stranger to wild weather during her shows.
- by Nell Geraets
Traded for a bottle of whiskey as a child, somehow he survived
The fact Lonnie Holley is still alive at the age of 73 is astounding. The fact he became a renowned artist is even more remarkable.
- by Barry Divola