Taylor Swift has revealed that U2 sent the US songstress a “beautiful bouquet of flowers” ahead of her first show at the Aviva Stadium on Friday. Thousands of fans headed to the massive outdoor concert on Friday as the Shake It Off hitmaker begins a three-day stint at the 51,700 size venue. Pop-punk icons Paramore opened the stage for Taylor Swift , wowing the crowd with Williams clad in a Cranberries T-shirt.
Swift landed safely at Dublin Airport earlier on Friday, and she was quick to get a dose of that famous Irish hospitality from U2, who sent the hitmaker a stunning bouquet of flowers before she began her spate of shows. Taylor shared a picture of the bouquet and a letter on her Instagram story, saying: “Already feeling that Irish hospitality, U2 thanks for always being the classiest and the coolest.” Read more: New Penneys in Bray confirms opening date after long wait Read more: People in Ireland being prescribed weight loss injections without seeing doctor A card could also be seen in the picture on front of the bouquet, which read: “Dear Taylor, Welcome back to our hometown.
.. leave some of it standing?!!!! Your Irish fan club, Bono, Edge, Adam and Larry.
” The legendary Vertigo rockers have never played the Aviva Stadium, but did play two shows at Lansdowne Road before it was demolished in 2008. Bono, The Edge, Larry and Adam played a two-day stint at the stadium in August 1997, the same year the group released Pop. Sign up to the Dublin Live Newsletter to.
