Thousands of dedicated Taylor Swift fans are flocking to London today for the first night of the singer's highly anticipated Eras Tour at Wembley Stadium.
She has already performed her three-and-a-half-hour set live on stages around the world, and now it's finally time for London to join in on the action. But for anyone who doesn't know their way around the capital, the London Underground has introduced a new Eras-themed Tube map to help them get ready for it.
The official Transport for London (TfL) account shared the "Tube Map (Taylor's Version)" on X, formerly Twitter, on June 21. Swifties were delighted by the creative new map design, with the post amassing over 350,400 views and 4,700 likes in a matter of hours.
Emma Strain, the customer director for TfL, told Newsweek that they are so excited to host the Eras Tour, and updating the Tube map is a way to "bring two icons together."
"The London (Taylor's version) Tube map pays homage to Swift's love of London and showcasing her extensive discography as diverse as the city itself. London is blessed to have eight Eras dates, and we're encouraging people to get out on the transport network to explore the many locales namechecked in Swift's songs," Strain said.
Forget the Bakerloo, Central, and District Lines, as they've all been given an Eras makeover and been named after one of the singer's many albums (obviously, her versions only). Londoners will be spending the next three days traveling on the Fearless, Speak Now, 1989, and Reputation Lines instead.
The Tube's Swiftification doesn't stop there. Transport for London has also given each Tube stop a whole new name, and they now all reference her lyrics and song titles.
The mastermind of the newly designed London Underground map will help Swifties far and wide reach Wembley Stadium in style over the next three days (followed by five more dates in August).
However, one person who probably won't need to check the map for guidance is Swift herself, who lived in London while dating British actor Joe Alwyn.
It's widely thought that Swift dated Alwyn between 2016 to 2023 before they went their separate ways. The split was followed by a whirlwind romance with another Brit, Matty Healy, the lead singer of The 1975.
When the billionaire pop singer announced her latest album at the Grammy Awards in February, many speculated that it would be about her romance with Alwyn, during which they faced many engagement rumors. But listeners soon learned that much of The Tortured Poets Department is presumably about Healy, despite their short-lived romance.
Indeed, excitement is certainly building in and around London as the city prepares to host the sold-out stadium tour. Everyone seems thrilled to be part of The Eras Tour, as London Mayor Sadiq Khan also shared an Instagram video revealing some of the preparations ahead of the first show at Wembley.
Alongside the clip, he joked that "it's been a long time coming," but it's finally time for London to take center stage.
The Queen of pop has also gained royal approval, as footage was shared of the official social media pages for the British Royal Family showing the King's Guards performing "Shake It Off" earlier today.
Update 06/21/24,12:11 p.m. ET: This article was updated with comment from Strain.
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