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Taylor Swift kicks of the British leg of her sell-out Eras Tour in Edinburgh tonight and her fans, who call themselves Swifties, have come dressed for the occasion in sequins, feather boas, cowboy hats and friendship bracelets.
The Cruel Summer singer will be performing tonight, Saturday and Sunday in Edinburgh before heading to Liverpool, Cardiff and Wembley - fresh off the back of releasing her critically acclaimed album The Tortured Poets Department.
Swift has begun her 3-hour long performance after her fans piled into Edinburgh's Murrayfield Stadium after queuing since 3am, braving the miserable Scottish weather.
In line with Eras Tour tradition, fans wear colourful, often homemade outfits, adorned in sequins, feathers and topped off with cowboy hats.
They also bring handmade beaded friendship bracelets to trade with other Swifties in the audience.
In true Scottish fashion, fans have covered their sparkling outfits with waterproof coats and resorted to wearing plastic bags over their shoes to stay dry.
Some Swifties pitched up tents to make an impromptu camp outside the home of Scottish rugby overnight.
A group of Swifties donning pink feather cowboy hats and Taylor T-shirts pose outside the stadium
Sequins and cowboy hats can be seen on every corner ahead of Swift's first Eras Tour show in Scotland
Excitement is building as devoted Swifities have been queuing since 3am, braving the miserable Scottish weather as they do so
It is in line with Eras Tour tradition to wear sequins, feather boas, cowboy hats and beaded handmade friendship bracelets that they trade with eachother
Scottish fans have brought their umbrellas to the 3-hour concert to keep their outfits pristine as they wait in the rain before the show starts
The Cruel Summer singer will be performing tonight, Saturday and Sunday in Edinburgh before heading to Liverpool, Cardiff and Wembley
At least 12 tents were set up close to the stadium gates as fans travelled from all over the country to be among the first in line to see the Anti-Hero star.
Other Swifties have packed out hotels in Edinburgh's historic centre having jetted in from the far corners of the globe - controversially forcing the city to house homeless-presenting people elsewhere.
One fan told MailOnline Swift is rumoured to be staying at the popular Balmoral Hotel. They claimed she has booked out two entire floors after offering an entire wedding party £10,000 to move.
This morning the first few hardy souls began gathering in Roseburn Park to wait for the entrance gates to open at 3pm this afternoon.
Swifties outfits are inspired by Taylor's tour outfits so far as the star wears sparkles and feathers every night
Edinburgh's Murrayfield Stadium is beginning to fill up with Swifties
Swiftie and MailOnline reporter Liz Haigh is in attendance wearing a purple fury jacket and lightening bolt earrings
In true Scottish fashion, fans have covered their sparkling outfits with waterproof coats and resorted to wearing plastic bags over their shoes to stay dry
A group of fans waiting for their favourite pop star to perform inside the stadium
One young Swiftie throwing up a heart sign with arms full of friendship bracelets outside the stadium ahead of the show
First in to the stadium tonight is Amber Small, 19, from Aberdeen, who was at the front of the VIP section.
She said: 'I can't wait. I got here for 3am to be first in queue. I didn't go to bed last night because I was so excited.
'It was quite cold and dark but I've got my poncho on and I'm from North-East Scotland so I'm made of stern stuff.
'I stayed the night at my friend's aunt's house as she lives in Edinburgh and sneaked out quietly about 2am.
'Nothing was going to stop me from getting here early, she's incredible, the best artist in the world. I've seen her twice, in London and Glasgow a few years ago.
'A few other fans came after me. We got chatting and we've all marked our hands with marker pen to show our place in the queue.
'I'm thrilled I'm number one! That feeling of being the first in the stadium this afternoon when the gates open at 3pm will be indescribable. And it's only going to get better.'
As Swifties queued, they could belt out their favourite hits thanks to local nightclub Boho, which set up a karaoke machine with which to entertain themselves.
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