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Taylor Swift performs on stage at Ford Field in Detroit on June 9th.
CNN –
As Taylor Swift continues to travel through time on her epic Eras Tour, she reached an impressive milestone during her performance in Pittsburgh on Saturday.
The “Karma” singer broke an attendance record at Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh when 73,117 Swifites flocked to the concert on Saturday. depending on the venue. The impressive figure marks the stadium’s largest spectator attendance in its history.
According to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, the previous record holder was Garth Brooks, who drew 72,887 viewers in 2019.
The Pennsylvania native paid tribute to the Pittsburgh audience in a message she posted to her Instagram on Sunday.
“Pittsburgh, thank you for making me feel sooooo at home in my home state. I mean… you broke the all-time attendance record and we were the first tour to play your stadium twice,” she said.
Swift continued to thank the “hypnotizing” crowd and wished all the dads a Happy Father’s Day, but especially mine, who is one of my best friends who helped me meticulously glue every little crystal onto my guitar and yet never missed a show .”
Saturday night’s concert was even more special when Swift brought The National frontman Aaron Dessner to perform her surprise song “Seven” from 2020’s “Folklore” album, which concertgoers said the two had collaborated on publication Videos of the performance on social media.
It was Swift’s first time performing “Seven” to a live audience, whose lyrics pay homage to her home state. As the second surprise song of the concert, she also sang “The Story of Us” from her “Speak Now” album.