Taylor Swift Halts Scotland’s Biggest Ever Stadium Concert Over Hand Injury, Distressed Fan

The singer struggled with chilly temperatures in Edinburgh, pausing the show to warm up her hands.

Doesn’t it seem like Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour has been going on for all of our lives? A lot has happened since that first show on March 17, 2023: there’s that concert movie, her romance with Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, and her (tour-fueled) addition to the billionaires club.

There have also been more somber milestones, such as the death of Ana Clara Benevides, who collapsed at a Taylor Swift show in Brazil and died of heat exhaustion soon after. It’s likely that tragedy was on Swift’s mind Friday when, during her show at Edinburgh’s Murrayfield Stadium, she stopped mid-song to ensure a distressed fan was attended to.

The June 7 concert was the first of three Swift shows planned in Edinburgh this weekend, in what Deadline writes is “Scotland’s Biggest Ever Stadium Concert.” That means 73,000 fans were left hanging when—as was captured by fans and posted to social media—Swift stopped singing during a mashup of songs “Would’ve Could’ve Should’ve” and “I Know Places.”

Gesturing toward the crowd with her guitar, Swift said—strumming all the while—”We need help right in front of me, please, right in front of me. She’s right there. I’m just gonna keep playing til’ somebody helps them, then I’m gonna keep singing the song.”