The pop superstar played the first of three back-to-back shows at Anfield on Thursday as part of her record-breaking tour, before she is set to play in Cardiff, London and Dublin. Swift spoke to the crowd during the section of the show dedicated to her 2012 Red album – at the stadium home to Liverpool Football Club dubbed the Reds. “You know, this is actually the 100th show of the tour,” Swift told the audience.
“Absolutely, that blows my mind. That doesn’t feel like a real statistic to me, because this has definitely been the most exhausting, all-encompassing, but most joyful, most rewarding, most wonderful thing that has ever happened in my life, this tour.” Swift said the 100th show marked the first time she has admitted to herself “that this tour is going to end in December, like that’s it”.
“I think that this tour has really become my entire life,” the 34-year-old continued. “It has taken over everything. “I think I once had hobbies, but I don’t know what they were anymore, because all I do when I’m not on-stage is sit at home, and try to think of clever acoustic song mashups, and think about what you might want to hear.
“When I’m not on the stage, I’m dreaming about being back on the stage with you guys.” Swift praised her fans who had “done so much to be with us”. “You’ve made plans so far in advance, you planned what you were going to wear, you memorised lyrics, you got yourselves here, you figured out parking, you figured.