Taylor Swift’s ‘energetic’ fans cause ‘seismic activity’ at Edinburgh Eras Tour shows
Taylor Swift shook it off with her fans in Edinburgh last weekend when they literally shook the Scottish city itself.
Swifties danced so much during the global superstar’s Eras Tour show last Friday at Murrayfield Stadium that they caused seismic activity from 6 km (or 3.7 miles) away, according to the British Geological Survey (BGS).
Friday night’s concert “was the most energetic” out of all three shows she played over the weekend with 23.4 nanometres (nm) of movement. However, Saturday and Sunday’s shows weren’t too far behind, coming in at 22.8 nm and 23.3 nm, respectively.
Taylor Swift fans caused seismic activity at her Edinburgh, Scotland concerts over the weekend. Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management
The activity could be felt from 3.7 miles away, according to the British Geological Survey (BGS). David Fisher/Shutterstock
Furthermore, the UK’s national earthquake monitoring agency reported that “…Ready For It?”, “Cruel Summer” and “Champagne Problems” generated the most seismic activity each night. Honorable mentions include “Shake It Off,” “But Daddy I Love Him” and “Getaway Car.”
On Friday, “…Ready For It?” generated 160 beats per minute of activity, which transmitted approximately 80 kW of power. According to BGS, this is “equivalent to around 10-16 car batteries.”
While the generation is impressive, BGS reported that the vibrations “were unlikely to have been felt by anyone other [than] those in the immediate vicinity.”
Friday night’s concert “was the most energetic” concert with 23.4 nanometres (nm) of recorded movement. Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management
The song that generated the most activity was “…Ready For It?” Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management
Swift’s fans seemingly never missed a beat — and she praised them following her time in Scotland.
“Edinburgh!!! You truly blew me away this weekend,” she penned on Instagram Monday. “Thank you for breaking the all-time attendance record for a stadium show in Scotland 3 times in a row ???? and for all the ways you made us feel right at home.”
Each show had a minimum of 73,000 people in attendance, according to CNBC. Swift’s three concerts are now the most-attended in Scottish history.
This wasn’t the first time the 34-year-old Grammy winner’s tour has caused seismic activity — Swifties danced so much during her Seattle concerts in July 2023 that they generated the equivalent of a 2.3 magnitude earthquake.
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Swift’s Eras Tour shows at Murrayfield Stadium currently hold the record as Scotland’s most-attended concerts ever. David Fisher/Shutterstock
Each show had a minimum of 73,000 people in attendance, according to CNBC. David Fisher/Shutterstock
Swift has since taken the Eras Tour to Liverpool, England, where she performed the first of three slated shows Thursday night.
Thursday’s concert marked the 100th Eras Tour performance, during which the “Love Story” hitmaker confirmed the Eras Tour will end in December after three shows in Vancouver.
“The celebration of the 100th show for me means this is the very first time I’ve acknowledged to myself and admitted that this tour is going to end in December. Like, that’s it,” she noted.
Swift’s July 2023 concerts in Seattle previously made headlines for causing seismic activity. Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management
The shows generated the equivalent of a 2.3 magnitude earthquake. Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management
She went on to describe the tour as the “most exhausting, all-encompassing, but most joyful, most rewarding, most wonderful thing” that has ever happened to her.
Swift kicked off the Eras Tour in March 2023 by touring North America before taking it abroad.
She has since released “Speak Now (Taylor’s Version)” and “1989 (Taylor’s Version),” plus her 11th studio album, “The Tortured Poets Department.”