Ready for it? Taylor Swift fans started their takeover of Dublin on Thursday by flocking to buy merchandise ahead of her sold-out gigs. The US pop sensation will play three concerts at the Aviva Stadium this weekend, starting on Friday night. Some young Swifties pulled on their new jumpers and hoodies as soon as they bought them from a stand in the 3Arena.
Others speculated about what songs she would play as part of her set list, and one girl wondered if she would use some Irish words on stage. Eilis Brown from Dublin went to pick up merchandise for her two granddaughters, who live in Galway – Ava, 14 and Holly, 16. The two have been thinking about their outfits since last July and spent a day making friendship bracelets.
Asked why she thinks Swift is so popular, she said: ‘She’s great. She’s a very good woman. Look at the way she took on Spotify.
She’s brilliant.’ ‘These girls, going in and out to school in their daddy’s car and coming up and down to Dublin, all they listen to is Taylor Swift ,’ she added. Nyla Dempster and Sophie Hyland, from Belfast , separated the friendship bracelets they had made outside the 3Arena.
Sophie said: ‘Her songs are good. She makes good albums, and they all fit together and they’re easy to make up dances to. Like Love Story, you could make up a duet with Love Story.
It makes me feel good and something that I can listen to all the time.’ Nyla said: ‘I like it because you can really dance to it. My favourite one is Get.