from near cancellation to filling the Bernabeu in 2024

Taylor Swift arrives in Madrid to continue his European tour of The Eras Tour. After two concerts in Lisbon on May 24 and 25, this week it is the turn of the Spanish capital.

The Santiago Bernabeu stadium will host two concerts by the singer, on Wednesday May 29 and Thursday May 30. It will be his first performance in Madrid since 2011, in an experience very different from the current one. Today she is one of the most sought-after artists in the world.

Fast‘s first and only concert in Madrid took place during her Speak Now world tour, during which she presented her third album. At that time, the American singer did not have as many fans in Spain and had not yet stood out in the charts. His concert at the Wizink Center failed to sell out. In fact, only 4,000 people attended a show which delighted those present.

The concert included songs from the Speak Now album, as well as some hits from his career.

Mad Cool 2020: what could have been but wasn’t

In 2020, she was set to return to Madrid nine years later. The Pennsylvania was going to perform at Mad Cool in Madrid with its Lover Fest, a tour that had visited several festivals in Europe before arriving in the United States. However, a few months earlier, Covid-19 appeared and the pandemic canceled the tour.

Nothing will ever be the same again

THE Fast of 2011 has little to do with Taylor Swift of 2024. She is now a global star and one of the most important artists of the last decade. The Tortured Poets Department, his latest album, became the most listened to album in its history in just 24 hours, exceeding 300 million plays.

This success is also reflected in the prices of their concerts. The 4,000 “swifties” who took advantage of Wizink 13 years ago paid between 35 and 60 euros, with the option of a VIP pass at 175 euros. The cheapest tickets for the Bernabeu sold for 85 euros and the most expensive for 226. VIP packages cost around 500 euros. In a few hours it was “full” and it was decided to do a new concert.

“My Spanish is not very good, but I love Madrid,” she told the 4,000 fans in 2011. Some nod as is expected in front of the 65,000 fans who will go to the Santiago every evening Bernabeu.

The American will perform in Madrid two days more than in the last 15 years. With the memory of his first concert, but knowing that everything will be very different from the first time.