Taylor Swift’s Sydney concert: Fresh storm warning issued in latest weather alert taylor-swift-concert-weather
Taylor Swift fans attending the first Eras Tour concert in Sydney are set for wild weather with the risk of a severe thunderstorm causing heavy rain and even hail.
The mercury on Friday is set to reach a maximum of 35C, before a ‘possibly severe’ thunderstorm rolls in during the late afternoon and evening.
The Bureau of Meteorology has forecast an 80 per cent chance of rain for Friday, with potentially damaging winds and ‘heavy hail’.
The singer is due to perform to a sold-out crowd of 80,000 people at Accor Stadium for four consecutive nights from Friday to Monday.
Event-goers are being urged to make ‘safe and sensible decisions’ as the severe weather would make travelling ‘hazardous’.
Fears Taylor Swift’s Sydney concerts could get CANCELLED amid city’s wild weather: ‘Fans are going to freak out’
Taylor Swift jetted into Sydney on Monday ahead of her four concerts at Accor Stadium this week.
But Swifties are now worried the megastar, 34, may not even make it on stage thanks to the Harbour City’s extreme weather.
The Bureau of Meteorology has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for heavy rainfall, damaging winds and large hailstones for much of NSW on Friday and Saturday, placing a question mark above Swift’s first and second Sydney shows.
According to the Accor Stadium website, ‘events will go ahead rain, hail or shine’ unless the safety of patrons and the artist is at risk.
This leaves the potential for organisers to make last minute adjustments to Swift’s shows depending on the severity of the weather.
Fans are worried Taylor Swift’s Sydney shows may be cancelled due to the city’s wild weather this week. (Pictured: Swift performing in the rain in Sydney, November 2018)
The Bureau of Meteorology has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for heavy rainfall, damaging winds and large hailstones for much of NSW on Friday and Saturday, placing a question mark above Swift’s first and second Sydney shows
According to the Accor Stadium website, ‘events will go ahead rain, hail or shine’ unless the safety of patrons and the artist is at risk. This leaves the potential for organisers to make last minute adjustments to Swift’s shows depending on the severity of the weather. (Pictured: Swift performing in the rain in Sydney, November 2018)
Swift has already experienced setbacks thanks to Sydney’s stormy weather on Monday, after her private jet was delayed by up to 30 minutes as the pop star flew in from Melbourne. (Pictured: Swift touching down in Sydney in her private jet)
Concerned fans have taken to Reddit to speculate on whether the shows will be axed or postponed, with one writing: ‘Since it’s at Accor stadium and they have a rain policy, any chance it get’s cancelled if the weather’s bad.’
‘I can see a LOT of people freaking the f**k out if they do,’ the user added.
‘I’d say the only cancellation reason would be lightning. No one wants TayTay to die during an outdoor concert in Sydney!’ another wrote.
‘It’s at Accor, so it’s not fully under cover. She’s performed in the rain before so it would have to be very heavy rain and lightning for her to postpone. She’s only postponed two shows during this tour, I believe,’ someone else surmised.
Swift has already experienced setbacks thanks to Sydney’s stormy weather on Monday, after her private jet was delayed by up to 30 minutes as the pop star flew in from Melbourne.
Swift and her team were seen departing Melbourne at about midday on Monday, and landed safely in Sydney at 1.25pm.
If all goes to plan, she will play four sold-out shows from Friday to Monday, with 80,000 people attending each night.
Swift is believed to be staying at Crown’s presidential villa in Sydney’s Barangaroo while in town.
Taylor Swift fans around the world outraged at popstar’s surprise for Melbourne fans: ‘Does Taylor owe Australia money or something?’
Taylor Swift fans from around the world have been left outraged by Australia’s perceived special treatment during the star’s Eras Tour.
International Swifties vented on social media after Swift treated Melbourne fans to an extra special surprise song in the form of a mashup of her tracks Getaway Car, The Other Side of the Door and August.
‘WHAT POSSESSED HER TO DO THIS?’ exclaimed one fan on Twitter.
‘Does Taylor owe Australia money or something wtf is this,’ vented another.
Another shared a meme of a stone-faced NFL player during a tickertape parade, along with the caption, ‘The rest of the world watching Melbourne getting getaway car x august x the other side of the door mashup.’
Taylor Swift fans around the world have been left outraged by Australia’s perceived special treatment at the hands of the pop superstar. Pictured: Swift
International Swifties vented on social media after Swift treated Melbourne fans to an extra special surprise song
Fans at Taylor’s first Melbourne Cricket Ground concert were also treated to a world-first announcement by the songstress that the special edition of The Tortured Poets Department would feature a new song called The Bolter.
The outrage comes after one diehard fan miraculously scored a ticket to Swift‘s Eras Tour concert after an act of goodwill from a punter who had to leave the concert early.
In a video shared on TikTok, one of the thousands of ticketless fans who waited outside the MCG managed to get into the concert thanks to the kind Swiftie.
The short clip shows stunned fans watching the concert goer send the ticket to the fan, before they hug and the woman runs into the venue.
According to the comments, the exchange happened towards the end of the three-hour concert during the final Midnights Era of the show.
In the background ‘Vigilante S**t’ can be heard playing.
Another shared a meme of a stone-faced NFL player during a tickertape parade
Fans at Taylor’s first Melbourne Cricket Ground concert were also treated to a world-first announcement by the songstress that the special edition of The Tortured Poets Department would feature a new song called The Bolter
The outrage comes after one diehard fan miraculously scored a ticket to Swift ‘s Eras Tour concert after an act of goodwill from a punter who had to leave the concert early
The TikTok user who took the video wrote: ‘A diehard fan has miraculously scored a ticket to Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour concert after an act of goodwill from a punter who had to leave the concert early.’
In the comments, the Swiftie behind the kind act commented: ‘Punter praised for kind act during Eras Tour, with users commending her for the kind act.
‘Punter praised for kind act during Eras Tour,’ one wrote.
@cc_nic1 Jealous! But this dose restore faith in humanity #taylorswift#erastour#melbourne#restorethefaithinhumanity#fyp#foryou
#viral#mcg
The short clip shows stunned fans watching the concert goer send the ticket to the fan, before they hug and the woman runs into the MCG
Swftie’s kind act to diehard fan. Picture: TikTok
‘BLESS YOUR SOUL!! GOOD THINGS ARE HEADED YOUR WAY,’ shared another.
‘You’re a gem. This was so incredibly sweet!!’
With three shows slated for Melbourne this weekend, thousands of fans who missed out on tickets gathered outside the MCG singing and dancing to Swift’s hits.
The international trend has garnered the term ‘Taylor-gating,’ despite warnings from the MCG urging fans to only attend the venue if they have ticketholders.
Ahead of the concert on February 6, the venue said there would be ‘no activations’ in Yarra Park or live screening of the show, and reminded fans of the rules against drinking and setting up tents, marquees or BBQs.
Swift mania will then hit Sydney the weekend after, with the pop star set to perform at four shows from Friday, February 23 to Monday February 26.
Thousands of Taylor Swift fans swarm the Melbourne Cricket Ground
