Thousands of Taylor Swift fans lined up for hours at Johan Cruyff Square to buy the singer’s merchandise. From tomorrow, the American singer will perform for her fans every evening until Saturday. The number of visitors is expected to reach about 55,000 each evening. It is not allowed to stay overnight; there is even a fine for doing so.
The Swift merchandise truck opened at 12:00 p.m. today, and fans can still make purchases there until 8:00 p.m. today. They’ll have to be prepared to do something for it, because the line is about three hours long.
It doesn’t matter to most fans, they know what they want: “A jacket, a hoodie, a poster. I want these things! I’d cry if they left, but they keep replenishing their energy these days.”
passionate
Some fans have only known each other for an hour. “We met through a Swifties WhatsApp group without tickets. There are 225 people in the whole group, but there are 9 of us here. We watched all the live streams from Paris to Dublin last week,” says one fan.
They also told AT5 that some fans can’t handle the stress. “I’m so scared to cry, but I’m going to hold it in. I’m sure I’ll cry when I leave on Friday. Then it’s over, it’ll be so hard,” one fan said. “It’s so surreal, tomorrow is just like that!”
Don’t stay overnight
The city announced Monday that it doesn’t want Taylor Swift fans to have to line up for days and force it. This has become a regular practice in recent years, because fans want a good place to be.
So the municipality is not allowing people visiting Swift’s concert to camp and spend the night around the square. “Police are supervising and can issue fines if visitors do not follow the instructions,” it said on Monday. the site From the municipality.
Popular all over the world
Swift is one of the most popular artists around the world right now. In recent years, she has broken numerous streaming records and her current tour sold out in a short time.
Thursday marks the second time Swift has performed on stage in Amsterdam. She previously performed at the Ziggo Dome in 2015.