Taylor Swift live at Hyde Park attended by 65,000

 

Taylor Swift was joined by Tennis champion Serena Williams, Cara Delevingne who waved a Union Jack flag and top model Kendall Jenner in a catwalk themed section of Swift’s set at an open-air show in London’s Hyde Park, attended by 65,000 strong crowd.

The surprised pop star said “I remember seven years ago when I played my first UK show,” she said. “King’s College in London had sold out, which had only a few hundred people. “This is one of those nights where I’m aware I’m going to be taking mental snapshots so I can remember this night for the rest of my life”.

Swift’s fans – nicknamed “Swifties” – were caught unaware on Saturday when their idol began her gig 15 minutes earlier than scheduled.

“Welcome to New York” Taylor Swift sang wearing a green sequinned jacket and purple skirt, supported by 12 male dancers, four female backing singers and a five-man band, featuring 17 more songs with seven additional costume changes.

She played the following songs at the Hyde Park:

Welcome To New York’,  ‘New Romantics’, ‘Blank Space’, ‘I Knew You Were Trouble’,’I Wish You Would’, ‘How You Get The Girl’, ‘I Know Places’, ‘All You Had To Do Was Stay’, ‘You Are In Love’, ‘Clean’, ‘Love Story’, ‘Bad Blood’, ‘We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together’, ‘Style’,’This Love’, ‘Enchanted/Wildest Dreams’, ‘Out Of The Woods’, ‘Shake It Off’

She plays two concerts in Dublin next week before returning to North America to continue her 1989 tour, named after her latest album. Ellie Goulding and John Newman also performed in Hyde Park on Saturday as part of the British Summer Time series of day-long mini-festivals.