American Taylor Swift fans left reeling over this one detail in video from megastar’s Sydney concert: ‘Can only be jealous’
Fans of American Taylor Swift were left reeling after a video from one of her Australian concerts went viral.
The global megastar, 34, has impressed Swifties in Melbourne and Sydney with a series of epic concerts, with the tour Down Under coming to an end on Monday night.
The highly anticipated shows have seen more than 80,000 fans descend on the sold-out stadiums as Swiftie mania has taken the country by storm.
And a time-lapse video showing crowds from Sydney’s Accor Stadium crowding onto trains at Olympic Park station after concerts has stunned international fans.
Crowds – including blink-182 fans from a gig at the neighboring Qudos Bank Arena – poured into the station before being quickly swept onto trains.
Fans of American Taylor Swift were left in panic after a video from the Australian leg of the Eras tour went viral (Taylor is pictured on stage at Accor Stadium in Sydney)
The shows drew more than 80,000 fans to sold-out stadiums as Swiftie mania swept the country, and photos of public transport after the concert have gone viral
Crowds – including Blink-182 fans from a gig at the neighboring Qudos Bank Arena – poured into the station before being transferred by train
The trains departed every few minutes, seamlessly transporting the large number of concertgoers to take them home.
And the footage left some American fans feeling jealous as they said post-concert travel isn’t always smooth sailing in the United States, admitting they were “jealous.”
One wrote: ‘I was absolutely amazed at how well this was handled at the Olympic Park and MCG last week. As an American you can only be jealous. Transit rocks!’
Another said: ‘Hello North American here! Most stadiums do NOT have access to public transportation and are not walkable. You are lucky. I hope this helps!’
A third wrote: ‘I sometimes travel an hour to a concert or sporting event because I live in a very rural area. Driving is the only option.’
Another Australian noted how many American fans had wondered why there was little parking around the venue, and used the video to show that this is arguably not necessary.
You could see the trains departing every few minutes, seamlessly transferring the huge number of concertgoers to take them home
But the footage left some American fans reeling as they said post-concert travel isn’t always smooth sailing in the United States, admitting their “jealousy.”
The video was shared on Twitter by account Any Sydney station next to the caption: ‘The Tay Tay Express from Olympic Park ran smoothly last night.’
“I think people got there later than they budgeted, still big crowds as the last train approached just before 1am. Here are the trains to Central, the westbound platform was just as busy. Find the Blink 182 fans.”
About the process, they added: ‘People queue outside and are allowed onto the platform if there is space. Staff at every door keep people safe.
‘Each train arrives empty, carrying almost 2,000 people, spread over two tracks every few minutes. Impressive, but it shows that Sydney really needs 24-hour trains on weekends.’
Swifties around the world are also jealous of Taylor treating Aussie fans to mash-ups of her big hit songs during her surprise two-song segment.
At all three of her shows in Sydney this weekend, the Anti-Hero singer performed a mash-up of several different songs for her ‘surprise songs’ portion of the show.
Fans who weren’t able to catch any of Taylor’s concerts live will soon be able to watch the Eras concert film as much as they want when it hits Disney+ on March 15.
Sunday’s show featured the first mash-up of her beloved vault song, 1989’s Is It Over Now (Taylor’s Version), and I Wish You Would, also from 1989, which she played on her acoustic guitar.
During the second mash-up, she sang Haunted, first released on her third album Speak Now, and Exile, from her Folklore album.
A fan shared a video of the mash-ups on TikTok and Swifties went wild in the comments.
“These mashups make me emotional at first,” one fan wrote, adding the crying emoji.
Fans who weren’t able to catch any of Taylor’s concerts live will soon be able to watch the Eras concert film as much as they want when it hits Disney+ on March 15.