"Once the beat of Welcome To New York came out, I knew that it would unquestionably be a brilliant night that I would remember as long as I lived. =) "
Every single person on Earth who was close to me understood perfectly that I would never ever love any artist in this whole wide world as much as Taylor Swift. And nothing in this galaxy described my feelings as well as a Taylor Swift song.
So, it went without saying that I felt elated when it was announced that she was coming back to London for her brand new tour. After The Red Tour, which proved to be a night of fairytale fantasy, I truly looked forward to attending 1989 as I could tell that it would be something entirely different, which turned out to be true. Also, we were lucky that she chose London as one of her earliest tour dates or else we would have zero chance to make it to this awesome event.
After having a quick McD lunch, we managed to find ourselves a nice spot in Hyde Park. It was unpleasantly hot on the day but we could only wait patiently under the sun with 65, 000 others. However, to be honest I was glad that it was a bright sunny day instead of a windy, rainy day because it would be a lot more unbearable if we were to be wet and cold all night long.
Luckily, the event started very early in the day because there were a total of four opening acts: Rae Morris, Vance Joy, John Newman and Ellie Goulding. Needless to say, I was completely psyched to have the opportunity to listen to the compelling live version of two of my favourite songs: Riptide and Love Me Like You Do. Additionally, I was completely amazed by Ellie's energetic performance and her beautiful accent.
Things got all heated up with Ellie but everybody went real mad when Taylor Swift stepped onto the Great Oak Stage. No word could totally capture the electrifying sensation when the vibrating sound of the music that I had played over and over again shot through the air across the entire park. As crazy as it sounded, I felt like I was listening to them for the very first time and it was indeed one very beautiful thing to experience. =)
So, it went without saying that I felt elated when it was announced that she was coming back to London for her brand new tour. After The Red Tour, which proved to be a night of fairytale fantasy, I truly looked forward to attending 1989 as I could tell that it would be something entirely different, which turned out to be true. Also, we were lucky that she chose London as one of her earliest tour dates or else we would have zero chance to make it to this awesome event.
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| As happy as a sandboy. |
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| British Summer Time!! |
After having a quick McD lunch, we managed to find ourselves a nice spot in Hyde Park. It was unpleasantly hot on the day but we could only wait patiently under the sun with 65, 000 others. However, to be honest I was glad that it was a bright sunny day instead of a windy, rainy day because it would be a lot more unbearable if we were to be wet and cold all night long.
Luckily, the event started very early in the day because there were a total of four opening acts: Rae Morris, Vance Joy, John Newman and Ellie Goulding. Needless to say, I was completely psyched to have the opportunity to listen to the compelling live version of two of my favourite songs: Riptide and Love Me Like You Do. Additionally, I was completely amazed by Ellie's energetic performance and her beautiful accent.
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| I was scared of dentists and the dark. |
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| Follow me to the dark Let me take you past our satellites You can see the world you brought to life, to life. |
Things got all heated up with Ellie but everybody went real mad when Taylor Swift stepped onto the Great Oak Stage. No word could totally capture the electrifying sensation when the vibrating sound of the music that I had played over and over again shot through the air across the entire park. As crazy as it sounded, I felt like I was listening to them for the very first time and it was indeed one very beautiful thing to experience. =)
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| My wildest dream came true. |
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| And the sick beat started! |
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| Took our broken hearts put them in a drawer Everybody here was someone else before And you can want who you want Boys and boys and girls and girls. |
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| Cause, baby, I could build a castle Out of all the bricks they threw at me. |
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| Heart break is the national anthem We sing it proudly. |
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| It will leave you breathless Or with a nasty scar. |
To say that I was on cloud nine for the whole night was definitely an understatement. In fact, I was in the state of total euphoria when she belted out every single song on the standard version of 1989. Personally, I loved the raining and umbrella scene very much as I knew it would bring out the song with one of the best lyrics ever.
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| I knew you were trouble when you walked in. |
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| You always knew how to push my buttons You give me everything and nothing This mad mad love makes you come running To stand back where you stood. |
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| Remind me how it used to be Pictures in frames of kisses on cheeks. And say you want me. |
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| And then you say "I want you for worse or for better I would wait forever and ever Broke your heart , I'll put it back together. I would wait forever and ever. " And that's how it works. |
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| They are the hunters, we are the foxes. |
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| All you had to do was stay Had me in the palm of your hand. |
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| People like you always want back The love they pushed aside But people like me are gone forever When you say goodbye. |
With guests like Emma Watson and Gwen Paltrow behind us, the night continued on with slower songs and acoustic music. I must say that I was totally in love with the beautiful and tear-jerking speech that Taylor gave before Clean. It reminded me once again the real reason why I fell in love with her and her songs in the first place because they could always bring out so much emotion in me and inspire me to keep going and be better.
Furthermore, I was more than overjoyed that she decided to include a few of my old favourite songs, such as Love Story and Enchanted, in the set list for the night. Also, I honestly liked the thoughtful design of her tour stages, which made sure that everybody could have a good view no matter where one stood in the crowd.
Furthermore, I was more than overjoyed that she decided to include a few of my old favourite songs, such as Love Story and Enchanted, in the set list for the night. Also, I honestly liked the thoughtful design of her tour stages, which made sure that everybody could have a good view no matter where one stood in the crowd.
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| You can hear it in the silence, silence You can feel it on the way home, way home You can see it with the lights out. |
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| You keep his shirt He keeps his word And for once you let go Of your fears and your ghosts. |
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| Rain came pouring down when I was drowning That's when I could finally breathe. |
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| It's a love story, baby, just say Yes. |
After the sun had gone down, the strong beats returned with more celebrities appearing on stage. Out of all of them, Cara Delevingne was my favourite because she could effortlessly be bold, hilarious and beautiful all at the very same time.
On top of that, I absolutely loved the mixed piano version of Wildest Dreams/ Enchanted and also the stage setup, especially the two wolves running at the background, for Out Of The Woods. =)
On top of that, I absolutely loved the mixed piano version of Wildest Dreams/ Enchanted and also the stage setup, especially the two wolves running at the background, for Out Of The Woods. =)
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| Band-aids don't fix bullet holes. |
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| You go talk to your friends, talk to my friends, talk to me But we are never ever ever ever getting back together. |
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| Cara, my second favourite person of the night! |
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| The London Squad. |
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| And when we go crashing down, we come back every time Cause we never go out of style. |
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| This love left a permanent mark This love is glowing in the dark. |
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| Say you'll see me again Even if it's just in your wildest dreams. |
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| The rest of the world was black and white But we were in screaming colour. |
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| Two paper airplanes flying, flying, flying. |
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| Shake it off. |
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| The End. |
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| Wefie while waiting for the crowd to disappear. |
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| Tired but extremely satisfied. |
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| The glowing wristbands. |
After the crowd dissipated, we hopped onto the tube and went back to ZH's house to reunite with the others and we chatted for a while before going to bed. It was definitely the best Saturday night of my life that I could keep on replaying in my head every once in a while.
Until next time then. XOXO. =)
Until next time then. XOXO. =)
The perfect awe-inspiring speech on that day recorded by a fan.