Taylor Swift fought back against stadium security while performing at her “The Eras Tour” stop in Philadelphia this weekend. After a heartwarming show opening in which Swift discussed her childhood in Pennsylvania not far from Philadelphia, chaos struck. The security guard was allegedly threatening to kick the fans out of the stadium for dancing close to the guard rail in front of their section, and Swift was quick to make sure that he was unsuccessful. With almost perfect timing, the altercation occurred while Swift sang her “1989” hit “Bad Blood.”
The situation was captured from numerous angles from concertgoers, and rapidly circulated across social media. Fans are applauding Swift for standing up for fans that likely paid a hefty price for their seats at Lincoln Financial Field.
@brilayfield hey @Taylor Swift THANK YOU from all of us on the floor for yelling at that security guard. he was a pain in the ass the entire night and the fact that this happened during #badblood made it even better ???? PS show was PHENOMENAL ???????? Philly night 2 #taylorswift #theerastour #tswift #youneedtocalmdown #fyp #badbloodtaylorsversion
The track is yet to be re-recorded as “Taylor’s Version” after the original master was bought by music tycoon Scooter Braun. Because only the original is currently available, many fans are dubbing the new audio of Swift passionately belting “Bad Blood” at the security guard as the “Taylor’s Version” of the song. Some are even vowing to turn the memorable moment into an audience chant during the performance of the song at the next “The Eras Tour” show.
@sophie.harris99 #duet with @Briana Layfield #badblood happy mothers day @Taylor Swift thank you ???????????? #erastour #erastoursecurity #taylorismother #taylordefendingfan #badblood #eraschants #gracieabrams #erasphiladelphia #erasphilly
@emilytatouille Couldn’t be there last night so we still have taylor at home #taylorswift #theerastour #theerastourphilly #phillyerastournight2 #badbloodtaylorsversion
The Fans’ Side Of The Story
Eventually, the fans that the security guard threatened came forward and posted TikTok videos explaining their side of the situation. One woman explained that the security guard wound up getting kicked out instead of the fans.
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@brilayfield part 2: a pic of the security guard and full explanation of what happened to make @Taylor Swift yell at him last night in philly! #badblood #taylorswift #theerastour #part2 #tswift #greenscreen #youneedtocalmdown #fyp
Another fan from the section also took to the platform to share her perspective. She alleged that the guard would aggressively threaten to remove the group of girls from the section for dancing or getting close to the stage. She also claimed that Taylor Nation offered the group free tickets as an apology for how the guard treated them.
@caityg33 #stitch with @Sonya (Eras 4/29) Its me, hi, im the problem @kellyinglis326 @Taylor Swift #erastour #lincolnfinancialfield #taylorswift #eras #badbloodtaylorsversion
Swift is being praised for handling the situation quickly and efficiently, and without even breaking from her performance.
@tswiftclips The fact that she was able to ump right back in after this ???????????????????????? @Taylor Swift @Taylor Nation #taylorswift #swiftie #phillytstheerastour #swifttok #theerastour #erastour #tstheerastour
The move to protect fans at the concert has social media drawing an intriguing comparison. Swift’s rumored boyfriend, Matty Healy of the 1975, defended fans from a similar situation that occurred at one of his band’s shows.
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@ilikeitwhenyouspeaknow my comments be like “they don’t care about you” then wth is this??? (not my videos) . . . #CapCut #taylorswift #fearless #speaknow #red #1989 #reputation #lover #folklore #evermore #midnights #taylornation #taylorsversion #swifttok #swiftie #swifties #fyp #theerastour #tstheerastour #the1975 #mattyhealy #iliwysfyasbysuoi #iliwys #ilikeitwhenyousleep #abriefinquiryintoonlinerelationships #abiior #notesonaconditionalform #noacf #beingfunnyinaforeignlanguage #bfiafl #attheirverybesttour #mattyhealy #rossmacdonald #adamhann #georgedaniel #taylorswiftmattyhealy #ilikeitwhenyouspeaknow
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Swift is yet to address the Philadelphia fight heard around the world. Regardless, the situation is reminding venue workers to not have bad blood with the singer.
