The greatest female pop star of this generation is an Eagles fan — the team, not the band.
Her merch sales outpace those of Jalen Hurts and any other Eagles player. She can pack every single seat in Lincoln Financial Field and still have fans screaming for more. She’s arguably the greatest female pop star of this generation, and she’s a loyal Philadelphia Eagles fan.
How’s that for good PR?
On Friday night, Taylor Swift made a pit stop in Philly as part of her five-month-long nationwide Eras Tour, which features music from each of her different musical eras.
In front of roughly 70,000 Swifties, the bejeweled singer delivered a 44-song, three-hour-plus setlist complete with both headbangers and romantic ballads.
Eagles fans and players alike could relate to at least some of the songs, including “Don’t Blame Me” (what James Bradberry said after the Super Bowl, presumably), “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together” (directed at C.J. Gardner-Johnson), “Bad Blood” (what Eagles fans blast at Cowboys fans at home games, maybe), the surprise song “Come Back… Be Here” (Philly’s last words to Javon Hargrave), and of course, “‘Tis the Damn (Football) Season”.
During the show, Swift also played a song from her “Evermore” album called “gold rush,” which references an Eagles t-shirt hanging on her door.
Amid ongoing confusion about whether she was talking about the band or the NFL team, Swift cleared things up for good: “Guys, like, c’mon. I’m from Philly.”
Taylor Swift is a Philadelphia Eagles fan, and she’s proud of it
As many people may not know, she was born in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania, roughly an hour and a half out of Philly. Hence, the Eagles fandom. One excited concert-goer yelled “Go Birds, baby!” after Swift’s impromptu announcement, which is exactly what we would expect from Philly.
Friday was just the first of three sold-out shows in Philly, making Taylor Swift the first female act in history to sell out three shows on a single tour.
It would be fair to say the city has not been this excited since, well, the Eagles reached the Super Bowl in February.
What makes Swift’s performance in Philly extra special is that she returns to her hometown, her roots where she got her start signing national anthems. In 2002, a 12-year-old Swift sang the anthem at a Philadelphia 76ers game. In 2008, Swift sang the anthem before Game 3 of the 2008 World Series, which the Phillies ultimately won.
The NFL world can scoff all it wants, but football players not named Patrick Mahomes can only dream of making the same impact Taylor Swift has made in the last decade and counting.
And for anyone who dares speak ill of her, watch out for a little cat named Karma.