Taylor Swift ‘privately reached out to Southport victims’ families’ before Wembley return

Taylor Swift did not mention the foiled attack in Vienna or the Southport killings (Picture: Kate Green/Getty Images)

Taylor Swift returned to the stage at Wembley stadium for the first time since her shows in Vienna were cancelled over an alleged terror threat.

The Lavender Haze singer, 34, chose not to mention the foiled attack tonight not the murder of three children at a Taylor Swift-themed yoga event in Southport.

Instead, the BBC said it understands the Lover hitmaker reached out to the families of victims, Bebe King, six, Alice Dasilva Aguiar, nine, and Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, before the performance.

Taylor’s three-and-a-half-hour extravaganza focussed on love and unity as a source previously claimed she was planning to put on the ‘best show of her life’ after a difficult few weeks.

She was even joined by fellow pop megastar and close friend Ed Sheeran, who she called her ‘second brother’, during the acoustic section

The powerhouse duo performed a medley beginning with their 2013 song Everything Has Changed.

They also duetted on Taylor’s hit End Game, which features Ed, before she returned the favour on his song Thinking Out Loud.

She instead reached out to the victims’ families privately (Picture: Gareth Cattermole/TAS24/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management )

Taylor then played King Of My Heart blended with The Alchemy as the second surprise song.

Earlier in her set, coming out to sing her hit 22, Taylor Swift wore a T-shirt that read: ‘A lot going on at the moment.’ Taylor’s T-shirts often make references that are picked over by fans.

Thousands of fans descended on the venue, including some celebrities.

Idris Elba and Amelia Dimoldenberg, were spotted in the VIP area at the opening night of the August run.

Taylor Swift arrived on stage in Stle (Picture: Kate Green/Getty Images)

Asked whether he was excited to be there, Idris said: ‘Oh my God, yeah. Can’t you tell?’

But when asked whether he considered himself a Swiftie he moved from side to side and looked uncertain. Elba said his favourite Swift song was London Boy.

Elba exchanged friendship bracelets with Sienna Lorenz, 19, a student at Nottingham University.

Ms Lorenz said: ‘I gave him a London Boy bracelet and it broke as soon as he touched it so I gave him the Style one and he said thank you.’

There were celebrity fans in the crowd (Picture: Kate Green/Getty Images)

One dedicated Swiftie, a 19-year-old called Coco, arrived at the venue at 11am yesterday to secure ‘the best spot’ in the crowd.

Coco, who has camped for more than a day in the sunny weather, told the PA News Agency: ‘We wanted to come as early as we could, we wanted to be the first ones because you get the best view and you have the most space.

‘It’s way more relaxed. Lots of people find it uncomfortable to camp out but I think it’s really fun. You get to meet other people.’

Queues were steadily growing throughout the day, with thousands of fans arriving early to snap up merchandise and grab a prime spot in front of the stage.

Taylor is returning for another five nights at Wembley Stadium (Picture: James Veysey/Shutterstock)

One fan has even camped outside for more than a day (Picture: James Manning/PA Wire)

Fans were thrilled Ed Sheeran joined Taylor for a duet (Picture: James Manning/PA Wire)

It has been said Taylor will play the best show of her life tonight (Picture: Thomas Niedermueller/TAS24/Getty Imagesfor TAS Rights Management )

Taylor is returning to Wembley Stadium for five nights, starting tonight before performing there on August 16, 17, 19 and 20, after initially playing three dates at the national stadium in June.

The concerts bring the UK leg of her Eras Tour to a close, after three planned concerts at Austria’s Ernst Happel Stadium were cancelled following a failed terror plot.

It comes after Taylor paid tribute to victims of the Southport attack last month, in which three young girls died after a mass stabbing at a holiday club themed on the singer, with the Lover star saying she was ‘completely in shock.’

Extra ‘presidential’ security measures have been put in place for her latest run of gigs in London.

What’s Wembley’s bag policy for Taylor Swift concert?

Fan will only be allowed to bring in one small bag into the stadium (Picture: Thomas Niedermueller/TAS24/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management )

According to the Wembley Stadium website, the venue operates a restricted bag policy. Briefcases, luggage and large purses are banned.

Concertgoers can only bring one small bag into the stadium and it must be no bigger than A4 size.

A4 is: Height – 297mm (11.7 inches) – Width – 210mm (8.27 inches) Depth – 210mm (8.27 inches).

Bags that are half-full and folded over to reduce their size will also not be accepted.

Anyone carrying bags that do not meet the criteria above will not be allowed into the stadium. 

What time will Taylor Swift take to the stage?

The Era Tours is the highest-grossing tour of all time (Picture: Thomas Niedermueller/TAS24/Getty Imagesfor TAS Rights Management)

The Eras Tour will start at slightly different times across the five additional dates in London.

However, Taylor normally walks out on stage between 6.30pm and 7.30pm and in the UK has typically kicked off proceedings at 7.20pm.

Her concerts on average last about 3 hours 15 minutes but have been known to go on for as long as 3 hours 45 minutes.

That means you can expect to leave Wembley at around 11pm.

Metro.co.uk has contacted Taylor’s reps for comment.

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