Taylor Swift was blown away by the welcome she received from the Liverpool crowd tonight The world's biggest popstar took to the stage at on Thursday night for the first of three shows in L4. Merseyside has been battered with heavy rain in the lead up to the show but the sold out crowd refused to let it dampen their spirits as they gave the 34-year-old a huge ovation when she appeared on stage. Taylor has taken her record breaking Eras tour across the world but admitted she was blown away by the Liverpool welcome.
She said: "Hello Liverpool, you have just gone and made me feel absolutely incredible." Taylor pointed at each section of the crowd and received more huge cheers before she went on to perform the first song. She said: "I'm not going to lie.
"That went straight to my head. I mean you just made me feel really, really powerful." Taylor was thrilled to get the show underway as she added: "Liverpool welcome to the Eras tour.
"This is my very first time getting to play a show in Liverpool." Fans have travelled far and wide to enjoy the show tonight and she praised them for their support. She said: "I just want to say those things mean the world to us getting to play the show for people who would go so far above and beyond for us and welcome us to Liverpool in such a fashion.
"We love you so much." Taylor also shared an exciting announcement as she revealed the show broke the all time attendance record at Anfield. The popstar said: "You know, while I was walking to the sta.