As two of the greatest female artists in the world, the parallels are obvious.
Both have sold millions of albums over the course of their decades-long career, both have scooped countless accolades – including 44 Grammys combined – and both have embarked on the most ambitious world tour imaginable.
As country singer and pop icon Taylor Swift wraps up the American leg of her five-continent Eras Tour, R&B legend Beyoncé is in the midst of her Renaissance tour in support of last year’s critically acclaimed album.
Swift performed her first of her 146 Eras shows – conceived as a tribute to her journey through contrasting musical phases – at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, in March.
Since then, the live spectacle has spread across the United States, and a who’s who of celebrity friends, fans and would-be lovers have been in attendance as she has performed in packed stadiums from Minnesota to Michigan, Texas, Tennessee and beyond.
Meanwhile, Beyoncé’s significantly shorter roadshow — just 56 performances in Europe and North America — wasn’t without a number of familiar faces.
A number of celebrity friends have come to support the singer since she opened the tour on May 10 at Stockholm, Sweden’s Friends Arena.
But who will win the battle of the top fans? Is it Team Swift or Queen Bey? Read on to find out more.
Both have sold millions of albums over the course of their decades-long career, both have scooped countless accolades – including 44 Grammys combined – and both have embarked on the most ambitious world tour imaginable
TAYLOR SWIFT
1. EMMA STONE
The Hollywood star was in attendance as Swift began her tour in Glendale. A subsequent video posted online showed Stone singing along to the singer-songwriter’s 2008 single “Love Story.”
2. EMMA WATSON AND ESTE HAIM
Former star Watson had a magical time at Swift’s show in Nevada in March. Fans filmed the British actress singing along at Paradise venue Allegiant Stadium, where she was joined by Este of American indie trio HAIM.
3.CHLOE GRACE MORETZ
Much like Emma Stone, fellow actress Moretz was spotted out in Glendale dancing happily with a group of friends.
4. SHANIA TWAIN
Man, Shania felt like a woman seeing Swift in Las Vegas. Taking to Instagram, the Canadian singer shared a video of the star performing her hit song “Blank Space” in front of a packed stadium with the caption, “What a show.”
5.LAURA DERN
Dern added a touch of Hollywood glamor to the action when she attended a Swift show with her daughter Jaya and son Ellery.
The acclaimed actress later joined Swift backstage, where she posed for a photo with her children.
Under the caption, she wrote, “Celebrating our awesome pal’s first tour.” Extraordinary. family found.’
6.SELENA GOMEZ
Former Disney star Selena was in attendance when her close friend Swift performed in Arlington, Texas on April 1.
The actress and singer was joined by her younger sister Gracie, both of whom wore Swift-inspired outfits and sang along to her big hit Cruel Summer.
7. CARA DELEVINGNE
The British model and actress livestreamed Swift’s show after she was there earlier this year.
Delevingne is close friends with the star and previously appeared in the promotional video for her 2015 single “Bad Blood.”
After the performance, she joined Swift backstage, where they posed for a selfie that later made its way onto the model’s Instagram account.
8.ETHAN HAWKE
The Hollywood heavyweight was spotted chatting up Selena Gomez while they were watching her show in Arlington earlier this year.
Who knew they were friends?
9.BILLY JOEL
The legendary American singer traveled to Uptown in April to see Swift perform in Tampa, Fla.
Joel was joined by his wife Alexis Roderick and their children Della Rose, 12, and Remy Anne, five, at the city’s Raymond James Stadium, where they were invited to a backstage meeting with the star.
Captioning social media photos of her encounter with Swift, he wrote, “We’re rocking into our new ‘era.’ Thanks @Taylorswift we loved the show!”
10.MATTY HEALY
The 1975 singer appeared to confirm an alleged relationship with Swift when he appeared at her show in Nashville, Tennessee on May 5.
Healy was seen with Phoebe Bridgers as the singer worked her way through the set shortly after news of their ultimately fleeting romance broke.
As she performed the 2020 track “Cardigan,” obsessed fans heard Swift utter the same words Healy had uttered when his band performed their album track, “About You,” in Manila two days earlier.
“This is about you.” “You know who you are and I love you,” she told the audience.
11.REESE WITHERSPOON
The following night it was Reese Witherspoon’s turn to catch Swift’s performance in Nashville, with the actress sharing footage of the performance on Instagram.
“What a night to remember!” she told her followers. @taylorswift in front of 70,000 incredible fans.
“The outstanding song choices, the inspired choreography, the supernatural art design… an incredible evening of dancing, singing and so much JOY… Thank you @taylorswift and the entire ERAS tour team for shining so brightly tonight.”
12.GIGI HADID
The American model has paid more than one visit to the Eras tour after seeing them in Tennessee before returning to California for a second helping.
Most recently, Hadid attended Swift’s concert on Friday, July 28th at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California.
In clips posted to her pal Patrick Ta’s Instagram page, she could be seen singing the lyrics to each song.
The two friends were also seen showing off their growing friendship bracelets in some photos together.
13.BLAKE LIVELY
The actress gave birth to her children, daughters James, 8, and Inez, 6, at the singer’s debut performance at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia on May 12.
Swift, with whom Lively shares a close friendship, was seen paying tribute to the star’s children, who later joined the stage.
Swift held James’ hand and waved to the crowd before leaving.
14.LENA DUNHAM
Twenty-four hours later, the Girls creator was in attendance when Swift performed at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia on May 13 – Dunham’s 37th birthday
In honor of her special day, Swift performed the album track “Forever & Always” for the actress during the surprise song portion of her extensive set.
She told the audience: “This is a request from my friend Lena.” Today is her birthday, so I will definitely comply with this request and also wish her a happy birthday.
“She wanted to hear it — and she’s here tonight, so that’s important too.” I’m not doing this just to send it to her later. She wanted to hear Forever & Always.’