Taylor Swift Breaks Michael Jackson's 35-Year-Old Appearance Record at London's Wembley Stadium: 'Thank You'

Mar. 15, 2025

Taylor Swift during her Eras tour in London; Michael Jackson on his BAD tour at Wembley Stadium on July 23, 1988.Photo:Gareth Cattermole/TAS24/Getty; Pete Still/Redferns

Gareth Cattermole/TAS24/Getty; Pete Still/Redferns

Taylor Swiftis a record-breaker!

The “August” singer, 34, performed the eighth show of her Era’s Tour at London’s Wembley Stadium on Tuesday, Aug. 20, overtaking the number of nightsMichael Jacksonplayed at the same venue during his Bad tour in 1988.

“You just made me the first solo artist to ever play Wembley eight times in a single tour,” Swift said during her show, perBBC News. “We will never, ever be able to thank you enough for it.”

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Taylor Swift and Jack Antonoff perform at Wembley Stadium on Aug. 20, 2024.TAS2024/Getty

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Elsewhere, Welch andSwift performed their song “Florida!!!” for the first time.

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“I think a lot about why I’m lucky enough to get to do a show like the Eras Tour, and it’s because I’ve been fortunate enough to find friendships over the years that have been incredible collaborative and creative [forces],” she told the crowd while introducing Antonoff. “I get to make music with one of my best friends in the world, and he’s here tonight.”

Florence Welch and Taylor Swift perform onstage in London on Aug. 20, 2024.TAS2024/Getty

She added that the songs she and the Grammy-winning producer performed were some of her “favorite ones that we’ve done together.”

Swift and Antonoff’s musical collaborations include “Cruel Summer” and the singer’s Grammy-winning albums1989,FolkloreandMidnights.

Antonoff also co-wrote and produced Swift’s 2022 song “Anti-Hero.”

Swift is set to return to the United States for more showsfrom her Eras Tour. Fans will first get to see the “Blank Space” star at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami on Oct.18, alongside Gracie Abrams.

source: people.com