It was a very long time coming for Sam Heughan and his Outlander costars as they lastly noticed Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour live performance on Saturday, June 8.
“Fantastic night again @murrayfield_stadium with the @outlander_starz household!!” Heughan, 44, wrote by way of Instagram afterward Saturday. “Thanks @louisamcculloch3 @nightmaril for [organizing] and to @taylorswift for an unbelievable night’s leisure! #OutlanderSwifties.”
Heughan, who stars within the steamy STARZ interval drama and just lately teased his crush on the 34-year-old Grammy winner, uploaded a slew of live performance footage from the forged’s perch within the VIP tent. Heughan was joined by costars Catriona Balfe, John Hunter Bell, Sophie Skelton, Lauren Lyle and extra as they danced the night time away all through Swift’s second present in Edinburgh.
Heughan, for his half, rocked a black jacket and an armful of DIY friendship bracelets. A number of of the baubles had been impressed by Swift’s songs corresponding to “The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived.”
Because the Outlander crew — who’re presently filming their remaining season — watched the present, Heughan drew a poignant comparability to Jamie and Clare’s onscreen life.
“Swiftlander,” Heughan wrote by way of Instagram Tales, sharing footage of the Swift performing “Willow” throughout her Evermore set. The quantity featured Swift and her backup dancers carrying darkish inexperienced cloaks and holding glowing golden orbs. As an alternative of sharing the dwell efficiency sound, Heughan swapped the music to play the theme track from Outlander.
The Outlander forged was additionally in for a particular deal with as Swift delivered two shock mash-ups throughout her acoustic set. She carried out “The Bolter” mixed with “Getaway Automotive” on her guitar earlier than a piano rendition of “All of the Women You Beloved Earlier than” and “Crazier.” Saturday was the primary time Swift performed “Crazier,” which she described as “previous,” dwell throughout an Eras live performance. She initially recorded it for Hannah Montana the Film, through which she additionally made a short onscreen cameo.
Heughan teased earlier this week that the “complete forged” was hitting up the Eras live performance in an Instagram video posted from the Outlander set.
“She clearly doesn’t know this, however when she involves Scotland and he or she sees me within the viewers, she’s gonna neglect all about … him and fall for a person in a ginger wig,” Heughan quipped, presumably referencing Swift’s boyfriend, Travis Kelce. “How might she resist? She’s gonna shake him off and take me out as an alternative. I’m actually excited.”
Kelce, 34, has been relationship Swift since summer time 2023. The Chiefs tight finish and Swift’s romance began after he attended his first Eras live performance in Kansas Metropolis final July, armed with a home made friendship bracelet to present to the pop star. Whereas Kelce was unable to fulfill Swift after the present, he recalled the story on his and brother Jason Kelce’s “New Heights” podcast.
“This all began when Travis very adorably put me on blast on his podcast, which I assumed was metallic as hell,” Swift gushed in her 2023 TIME Particular person of the 12 months profile. “We began hanging out proper after that. So we truly had a major period of time that nobody knew, which I’m grateful for as a result of we acquired to get to know one another.”
Swift and Travis took their romance public in September 2023 when she went to her first of 13 Kansas Metropolis Chiefs soccer video games to cheer on her boyfriend. Travis has returned the favor, watching a number of worldwide Eras reveals in between his skilled commitments.