Warsaw. They were waiting for Taylor Swift's concert, then the sirens howled

The Thursday concert will take place in the evening, but fans have been waiting for their idol since morning. At 5 p.m., those entering the concert heard sirens. Cars driving by the stadium stopped. Tram and public transport drivers also pressed the brakes. Those who were already inside stood up from their seats. The music and the big screens were turned off.

A video from the “W” hour just before the concert was published on the artist's tour profile:

– Perhaps there will be wonderful, coincidental meetings when the paths of the crowd of Taylor Swift fans who will come to Warsaw from all over the region, including from abroad, cross on the way to the stadium with people going to the memorial marches. People standing in the queue to the gates at the stadium will hear these sirens. There will certainly be silence there too, questions about this time will be asked. Paradoxically, these may be contexts that are extremely conducive to a deep experience of this moment – said Dr. hab. Marcin Napiórkowski, cultural semiotician, co-writer of the “1989” spectacle, about the coincidence of the Warsaw Uprising celebrations and Taylor Swift's concert.

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The American star is slowly finishing the European part of her “The Eras Tour”. It began in March 2023 and consists of 153 concerts. Initially, the singer traveled through Asia, North and South America. Later, it was time for Europe.

Taylor Swift will perform on August 1, 2 and 3 at PGE Narodowy. Tickets for the concerts were sold out long ago. The stadium is expected to be filled to capacity on all three nights. In Poland, the cheapest tickets cost 199 PLN. Lower stands cost from 599 to 749 PLN, and seats on the pitch cost 519-669 PLN. VIP entry costs up to 2250 PLN.