Taylor Swift breaks historic record for her concert in Lyon

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Taylor Swift gave the first of her two concerts at Groupama Stadium in Lyon this Sunday evening. Despite the rain, the superstar was delighted to have broken an attendance record for a female artist:

Taylor Swift in France, second! A month after his four concert events at Paris La Défense Arena, the megastar settled down at Groupama Stadium in Lyon for the continuation of his record-breaking tour "The Eras Tour". This Sunday evening, the American singer gave the first of her two shows for 3h15, performing the hits "Cruel Summer", "Blank Space" and "Anti-Hero", and celebrating Pride Month, even if the rain played surprise guests during the evening. “We have a rainy concert tonight. You are truly champions and heroes for continuing to dance in the rain,” she announced during the “Folkmore” portion of her show, before coming to the aid of a fan in difficulty in the front rows, by appealing to security guards in French: “Please!” (...) We take care of you because you are the best.” The Lyon public was especially waiting for the famous "surprise songs" and they were delighted: she performed "The Prophecy", taken from her latest album "The Tortured Poets Department", on the guitar, then a mashup of "Fifteen" and “You’re On Your Own, Kid” on the piano.

“I didn’t think we would have this much fun.”

Everywhere she goes in Eras Tour , Taylor Swift creates an event, and Lyon has not escaped it. At the start of the show, the star announced big news to her fans: like in Paris, she broke the attendance record for a concert by a female artist at Groupama Stadium in Lyon! “Look how you welcome us, it’s incredible!” Before going on stage, I was told that thanks to you, it was a record for a concert by a female artist in Lyon. It’s a really exciting start to the show,” she told the delirious crowd just before performing “Lover”. According to our colleagues from Le Parisien, there were 62,000 Swifties last night in Lyon. Until now, Mylène Farmer held the record with 45,000 spectators for her "Nevermore" tour just a year ago, while the concerts of Rihanna and Céline Dion, the only other women to have filled the stadium, attracted between 35 and 39,000 spectators in 2016 and 2017.

However, Taylor Swift does not beat the absolute attendance record at Groupama Stadium, held by Indochine. On June 25, 2022, 72,500 fans applauded the French rock group's "Central Tour", on the central stage, captured for the release of the CD and DVD a few months later. Regardless, the “Fortnight” singer recalled on stage how happy she was to play in Europe after so many years of waiting: “You know, I haven't toured Europe a lot. I didn't know what to expect when I came to do these two concerts Groupama Stadium lyon. But I can't thank you enough for the way you made us feel welcome. I have never played in front of such crowds in my life. (...) I didn’t think we would have so much fun on this European Eras tour.”