Taylor Swift Jokes Her Parents Were Recording Ovation on Their Phones During Latest Wembley Show

Mar. 15, 2025

Taylor Swift performs on stage Aug. 15, 2024 in London.Photo:Kate Green/Getty

Kate Green/Getty

Taylor Swiftis having fun at her parents' expense while in London!

On Friday, Aug. 16, the 34-year-old superstar thanked the crowd at Wembley Stadium for a heartfelt ovation and included a funny dig at her parents in the process.

The “Soon You’ll Get Better” singer’s mom Andrea was also with her daughter during the June 2024 Wembley run of the Eras Tour, when a fan caught her reacting to lyrics that reference her on Swift’sTortured Poets Departmenttrack"thanK you aiMee."

“Everyone knows that my mother is a saintly woman,” Swift sang on stage as a camera panned to Andrea waving to the crowd around her, who cheered as the lyrics were sung.

Taylor Swift performs in London on Aug. 15, 2024.Gareth Cattermole/TAS24/Getty

Gareth Cattermole/TAS24/Getty

Friday show’s marks Swift’s second sincecanceling three shows in Vienna, Austria, last week following the discovery of analleged terror plottargeting concerts in the country. The singer has not yet issued a statement addressing the planned attack, but she wasspotted out in Londonwith her tour crew Monday night in her first public appearance since news of the threat surfaced.

Swift’scanceled Austria showswould’ve marked the first time she ever performed in the European country, as she skipped it on her first five international tours.

Taylor Swift on stage in London with her dancers on Aug. 15, 2024.Gareth Cattermole/TAS24/Getty

The pop star’s second round of London shows comes months after she concluded her first action-packed run at Wembley Stadium in June — which saw her boyfriend, Kansas City Chiefs tight endTravis Kelce, make hisEras Tour debut onstageand aspecial backstage visitfromPrince Williamand his two eldest children,Prince George, 11, andPrincess Charlotte, 9.

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Andrea Swift and Taylor Swift in Los Angeles in November 2010.Mazur AMA 2010/WireImage

Mazur AMA 2010/WireImage

During her first night back on Thursday, Aug. 15, the “I Can Do It with a Broken Heart” singer brought out longtime friendEd Sheeranonstage during thesurprise songssection of her show. They performed their collaborations “Everything Has Changed” and “End Game,” plus Sheeran’s 2014 hit “Thinking Out Loud.”

Swift will close out the European stretch of her record-breaking tour with a final show in London on Aug. 20. For its last leg, the Eras Tour will resume in Toronto on Nov. 14 before stopping at more North American cities and finally coming to close in December.

source: people.com