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Taylor Swift's Eras tour returns in London, with assist from Ed Sheeran, after foiled terror plot

LONDON (AP) 鈥 Taylor Swift鈥檚 history-making Eras Tour made a triumphant return, accompanied by Ed Sheeran, in London Thursday night.
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Fans of singer Taylor Swift, called Swifties, arrive at Wembley Stadium in London, Thursday, Aug. 15, 2024 for the first of five concerts of Taylor Swift's Eras Tour.(AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

LONDON (AP) 鈥 history-making made a triumphant return, accompanied by Ed Sheeran, in London Thursday night.

He joined the headliner on stage at Wembley Stadium for the acoustic section, playing on two of their collaborations, 鈥淓verything Has Changed鈥 and 鈥淓ndgame,鈥 before a burst of Sheeran鈥檚 hit 鈥淭hinking Out Loud.鈥

Swift teased the audience before his appearance, which lead to loud screaming from an audience that had already been energetically singing, dancing and doing heart hands throughout the show.

Sheeran鈥檚 appearance was one of the highlights of the finely-honed stage spectacular and musical celebration of Swift鈥檚 career to date.

It鈥檚 been tough few weeks for the singer and tour.

Heartbreak remains after the in Southport, northern England, who were killed by an attacker at their Swift themed dance class.

And fear followed the her concert venue in Austria, where police arrested three Islamic State-inspired extremists.

The August shows in Vienna were canceled, making Thursday鈥檚 Wembley concert the return of the Eras Tour to the stage. Neither were addressed on stage by Swift, who kicked things off with an 鈥淥h hi London,鈥 and admitted her 鈥渕ind went blank鈥 when she first greeted the crowd, which she likened to a 鈥渓ove system overload.鈥

She thanked the 92,000-strong audience for making the effort to attend, which had involved increased security measures.

Swift has four remaining dates at Wembley Stadium, which will make it a record breaking solo residency at the venue and round out the European leg of The Eras Tour.

It picks up again in Toronto in November.

The enthusiasm of Swift鈥檚 fans and a set list that includes more than 40 songs from all phases of her career have helped make the Eras Tour the biggest revenue earner of all time.

which collects data on the live music industry, it took more than $1 billion in ticket sales last year.

The tour is expected to push that record to more than $2 billion before it ends later this year in Indianapolis.

Hilary Fox, The Associated Press