Louise Thompson controversially declared on Instagram on Thursday: “I am NOT a Swifty” as she shared memories of enjoying the final European date of Taylor Swift’s “The Eras Tour” – to which her followers wrote: “It’s disgusting.”
The Eras Tour is the highest-grossing tour of all time, and its European leg ended on Tuesday with 34-year-old billionaire singer Taylor returning to Wembley Stadium for five more shows.
Louise, 34, shared photos of herself at the star-studded final concert, which was also attended by Frankie Bridge and Laura Whitmore.
She wrote a lengthy caption for her 1.5 million followers, detailing the highlights of the evening and explaining what she admires about Taylor, even though she doesn’t consider herself a fan.
Louise began: “Controversial statement – I am NOT a Swifty ‼️”
Louise Thompson, 34, controversially declared on Instagram on Thursday: “I am NOT Swifty” as she shared photos of herself at the final European date of Taylor Swift’s The Eras Tour
The Eras Tour is the highest-grossing tour of all time, and its European leg ended on Tuesday with 34-year-old billionaire singer Taylor returning to Wembley Stadium for five more shows.
Louise shared photos of herself at the star-studded closing concert, which was also attended by Frankie Bridge and Laura Whitmore (pictured).
She continued, “However, I was invited to be Swift for one night and one night only (the last night of her European tour, I might note), and I just couldn’t say no.
“I wanted to know what all the fuss was about. I couldn’t pass up the spectacle that had been touted EVERYWHERE on social media all summer! I guess it felt like a hot ticket to one of the biggest parties of the year?
“Things I liked about it:
“- When I entered the stadium I was THRILLED to see 90,000 very happy people cheering and jumping and I immediately got goosebumps. I seem to get goosebumps a lot lately. Life is good to me.
“- The legendary Florence and the Machine joined in on one of their songs and I LOVE Florence. The last time I saw her live in concert I was a student at uni in Edinburgh so it was very nostalgic.
“- Taylor is a strong woman and we can all learn from strong women.”
“- Right behind us a couple got engaged and I cried because it was so sweet and innocent.”
“- Ryan was there the night before and gave me these bracelets when he snuck into our bed after 10pm. I took them and wore them with pride. I really felt like I was part of the community.
Louise wore a pretty red dress with white details to the event
She wrote a lengthy caption for her 1.5 million followers, describing the highlights of the evening and explaining what she admires about Taylor, even though she doesn’t consider herself a fan.
At the end of her carousel, Louise shared a sweet photo of her son rocking her Taylor Swift bracelets in bed with her partner
‘- The most beautiful family of three was sitting in the seats in front of us and the joy they had as a small family at this concert gave me so much joy. It was pure magic
“- It certainly attracts a healthy, healthy, healthy audience, which is pleasing in itself.
“- She is a very talented musician and songwriter
“- She is very fit, in both senses of the word
“How did you find it?
“I wish I had known some of the lyrics and could have sung along. I realised that I don’t listen to enough radio or pop music. Spotify and YouTube have such a good way (brilliant algorithm) of presenting me with things that I already really like, and that’s usually limited to French rap, hip hop, house, classical or smooth jazz.”
Despite Louise’s positive impressions, fans couldn’t hide their frustration when thinking about the thousands of Swifties who didn’t have the privilege of being invited.
They wrote: “As much as I love you Louise, this isn’t a boast. Lots of young girls are devastated that they can’t go and to openly admit you’re not a fan is a bit insensitive :/”;
“I’m sick of so many influencers here getting free tickets and feeling ‘forced’ to go. Just pass them on to one of the 100,000 people who would have loved to go. Charity, sick kids, I don’t know! It’s disgusting.”;
Louise happily posed for a selfie with a friend
Despite Louise’s positive experience, fans couldn’t hide their frustration when they thought of the thousands of Swifties who didn’t have the privilege of being invited
A fan rushed to Louise’s aid and declared: “The world has gone crazy”
“I’m a fan and I found it really sad that so many celebrities and influencers were invited by brands even though they aren’t fans. Imagine all the people who wanted to go and didn’t have the opportunity or the money. Sorry but this post is very presumptuous.”;
“So many young girls would have given their lives to go to that concert and you just openly said you’re not a Swiftie but you went anyway. I really like you and your page but this is just sad.”;
“No longer followed. This is not a boast, many girls would have done anything to be there. Nothing to really boast about.”
“I’m really sad that this ticket wasn’t given to a real fan. Your comments are sad. Your photos show more about your makeup and dress. I don’t want to make you sad, but please think again in the future.”;
“I love you Louise but your post screams privilege! You were given the tickets as a gift, your tone is very condescending as if you are better than listening to ‘pop songs on the radio’.”;
“I’m not a Taylor Swift fan, but if I heard that I couldn’t get tickets to see my favorite band because people were given tickets for no reason, I would be pissed!”;
“You should have given your obviously free ticket to a young fan and his family who knew all the lyrics to every song, instead of having a brand or advertisement send it to you.”
However, one fan wrote: “The world has gone mad because you’re getting so much hate for this. Glad you enjoyed it! I myself went to Disney on Ice once with my partner after getting free tickets. I’m not a huge Disney fan but I still enjoyed it. Shame on me for not giving away my ticket.”