Taylor Swift Breaks Michael Jackson’s 35-Year-Old Appearance Record at London’s Wembley Stadium: ‘Thank You’

Swift was joined by Jack Antonoff and Florence Welch during her record-breaking show on Tuesday, Aug. 20

Taylor Swift performs onstage during "Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour" at Wembley Stadium; Michael Jackson performs on stage on his BAD tour at Wembley Stadium

Taylor Swift during her Eras tour in London; Michael Jackson on his BAD tour at Wembley Stadium on July 23, 1988. Photo: Gareth Cattermole/TAS24/Getty; Pete Still/Redferns

The “August” singer, 34, performed the eighth show of her Era’s Tour at London’s Wembley Stadium on Tuesday, Aug. 20, overtaking the number of nights Michael Jackson played at the same venue during his Bad tour in 1988.

“You just made me the first solo artist to ever play Wembley eight times in a single tour,” Swift said during her show, per BBC News. “We will never, ever be able to thank you enough for it.”

Concluding the European leg of her Eras Tour on Tuesday, Swift was also joined onstage by Bleachers’ lead vocalist Jack Antonoff, 40, and British singer Florence Welch, 37.

Taylor Swift and Jack Antonoff perform onstage during "Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour" at Wembley Stadium

Taylor Swift and Jack Antonoff perform at Wembley Stadium on Aug. 20, 2024.TAS2024/Getty

Swift flashed a beaming smile as she and Antanoff stood back-to-back while playing their guitars during the show, where they performed “Death by a Thousand Cuts” from her album Lover and “Getaway Car” from Reputation.

Elsewhere, Welch and Swift performed their song “Florida!!!” for the first time.

“I think a lot about why I’m lucky enough to get to do a show like the Eras Tour, and it’s because I’ve been fortunate enough to find friendships over the years that have been incredible collaborative and creative [forces],” she told the crowd while introducing Antonoff. “I get to make music with one of my best friends in the world, and he’s here tonight.”

Florence Welch of Florence + The Machine and Taylor Swift perform onstage during "Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour" at Wembley Stadium

Florence Welch and Taylor Swift perform onstage in London on Aug. 20, 2024.TAS2024/Getty

She added that the songs she and the Grammy-winning producer performed were some of her “favorite ones that we’ve done together.”

Swift and Antonoff’s musical collaborations include “Cruel Summer” and the singer’s Grammy-winning albums 1989, Folklore and Midnights.

Antonoff also co-wrote and produced Swift’s 2022 song “Anti-Hero.”

Swift is set to return to the United States for more shows from her Eras Tour. Fans will first get to see the “Blank Space” star at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami on Oct.18, alongside Gracie Abrams.