London’s iconic Tube map has been redrawn to celebrate the arrival of Taylor Swift’s tour in the capital.
As the US megastar’s Eras Tour descends on the city, fans, or Swifties, will be able to navigate their way around using a redesigned London Underground layout, with each line named after a different album and drawn in sequin colours to match – with stations denoted by her songs.
Under the changes, the Central Line has been renamed Red after the singer’s fourth album while the Victoria Line becomes 1989, the Bakerloo Line Evermore and the Northern Line her latest release, The Tortured Poets Department.
The map also highlights a host of places across the capital that are referenced in her music.
Notable locations on the Taylor trail – some of which feature in her song London Boy, include the West End, Soho, Bond Street, Camden Market, Highgate, Hampstead Heath, Vauxhall, Shoreditch, Hackney, Brixton and Kentish Town.
Each line is named after a different album and stations denoted by her songs. Mayor of London’s Press Office/PA
Swift-fever even spread to Buckingham Palace earlier on Friday where Shake It Off was played at the traditional Changing of the Guard ceremony.
The pop star has already played sell-out shows in Edinburgh, Liverpool and Cardiff and it is now the turn of fans at Wembley Stadium to get a sprinkling of stardust.
They have waited more than a year for the tour to arrive, after Swift kicked off her marathon string of dates in Glendale, Arizona, in March 2023.
Since then, she has crossed the US, Asia and South America and made stops across Europe, sometimes accompanied by her boyfriend, the American football star Travis Kelce.
She will play three nights at Wembley Stadium on Friday, Saturday and Sunday before taking the tour to Dublin next week.
Swift will return to London for five more shows in August.
The map has been redesigned to mark the megastar’s arrival in the capital. Mayor of London’s Press Office/PA
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Her fans are expected to boost the London economy by £300m as the capital hosts more Eras Tour shows than any other city in the world, with nearly 640,000 people expected to attend across the eight dates.
Specially-designed murals have also been created to mark her arrival.
Jen Neal, who crocheted a Taylor Swift blanket over 50 hours, shows off her work outside Wembley
Wembley’s Spanish Steps have temporarily been renamed the Swiftie Steps. Pic: PA
Wembley Park is hosting two new public artworks including one on the Spanish Steps, which are being temporarily renamed the Swiftie Steps.
The blockbuster tour takes fans on a journey through the different musical stages of her career.
Excited fans have been gathering throughout the day. Pic: PA
Pic: PA
Thousands of concert-goers have already arrived at Wembley eager to soak up the atmosphere of what promises to be a memorable performance.
Among those at the stadium were Lauren Robinson, 20, who had travelled from Cheshire, and her friend Grace Arnold, 24, who had travelled from the Wirral.
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Taylor Swift kicks off UK leg of Eras tour
Fans gather outside Wembley Stadium in London, ahead of Taylor Swift’s first London concert. Pic: PA
Ms Robinson said: “Coming to the capital has got to be the best place to see the tour.”
She added: “It’s like going to a party with all your best friends.”
Fans wait outside Wembley Stadium in London, ahead of Taylor Swift’s first London concert. Pic: PA
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Ms Arnold said she was most looking forward to the Folklore set (Swift’s eighth studio album), but said the potential surprise songs “actually make me feel sick to think about”.
