{"id":86126,"date":"2024-06-21T13:55:56","date_gmt":"2024-06-21T12:55:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=86126"},"modified":"2024-10-24T15:56:47","modified_gmt":"2024-10-24T14:56:47","slug":"watch-swifties-share-thoughts-on-taylor-swifts-performance-in-cardiff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2024\/06\/21\/watch-swifties-share-thoughts-on-taylor-swifts-performance-in-cardiff\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH: Swifties share thoughts on Taylor Swift&#8217;s performance in Cardiff"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&#8216;She could&#8217;ve been reading the back of a cereal packet, and I would still be there,&#8217; said fans attending the megastar&#8217;s tour date<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>TAYLOR Swift performed the only Welsh date in her global Eras Tour to a sell-out Principality Stadium of around 67,000 fans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The American pop star and billionaire performed 45 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