Taylor Swift-loving dad flew 10,000 miles to look at Eras Tour

Aug 14, 2023 at 7:42 PM
Taylor Swift-loving dad flew 10,000 miles to look at Eras Tour

As Taylor Swift continues her history-making Eras Tour, social media has revealed a rising pattern of Swiftie dads in attendance, declaring their love for the singer in simply as many bracelets and merch gadgets as their teen daughters as they strut hand-in-hand into the arenas.

At the singer’s Philadelphia cease, GQ spoke to a couple Swiftie-dads shedding some mild on the unlikely phenomenon.

One dad-and-daughter duo had flown a sensation 10,000 miles from Mumbia, India to attend the live performance and deliberate their whole American vacation across the present.

Amit admitted he had first encountered the singer due to his daughter as she would play her music whereas being pushed round.

He added in awe: “I must say, I’ve never seen a city overtaken by fans the way I have here. The whole (hotel) lobby was full of Swifties.”

The 47-year-old revealed his daughter is a large fan of the Lover hitmaker and he had gained the battle for tickets final 12 months, however had managed to maintain fully silent about it.

He shared: “We told her this morning.

“She thought she was having major FOMO that she was in Philly and not able to go here. But we bought the tickets in November.”

Amit additionally sported his personal blue, purple and pink tie-dye bucket hat with “I heart Taylor Swift” embroidered onto the entrance.

Some Swiftie dads have joined within the new custom of constructing and buying and selling friendship bracelets on the concert events, with movie star dad Channing Tatum even becoming a member of in as he was noticed holding rings stacked with bracelets as his daughter traded with fellow followers.

Countless father-fans have now been seen on the reveals in selfmade shirts declaring “Dads are Swifties too” and, updating the lyrics of Taylor’s Anti-Hero hit: “It’s me, hi. I’m the dad. It’s me.”

One fan took a extra distinctive spin on his personal apparel, as he spoke to GQ in a seagull costume.

The West Virginia native has been a fan of the singer for years earlier than his daughter was even born, alongside his spouse.

As he stood beside his spouse and daughter, who had been each wearing sky-patterned outfits, Daniel defined: “On the cover of 1989…Taylor Swift has a shirt with clouds and seagulls on it. So we’ve got all my sky here.”