It forms the lyrics to one of her best-known songs, but Taylor Swift still managed to divide a largely partisan crowd as she raised the rallying cry outside a sold-out Wembley Stadium on Sunday night.
The pop superstar was performing the last of three consecutive shows in London before her mammoth Eras tour moved to the Republic of Ireland and a series of concerts at Dublin’s Aviva Arena.
But Swift, whose estimated worth is more than £1 billion, left a faction of her unwaveringly loyal fan base unimpressed as she sang the chorus of 2012 anthem All Too Well.
The song, which appears on their fourth studio album, Red, contains the lyrics: “You taught me about your past, thinking your future was me/And you were throwing me your car keys, “F**k the patriarchy.” keychain on the floor.”
While the song is a popular fixture in her live performances, Swift, 34, generated a mixed response after encouraging 88,000 predominantly female fans at Wembley to shout her final line in an apparent act of rebellion.
It forms the lyrics to one of her best-known songs, but Taylor Swift still managed to divide a largely partisan crowd as she sang it at a sold-out Wembley Stadium on Sunday night.
The pop superstar was performing the last of three consecutive shows in London before her mammoth Eras tour moved to the Republic of Ireland and a gig at Dublin’s Aviva Arena.
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A second added: “I’ve seen so many cute videos of dads taking their daughters to Taylor Swift concerts – they’re bonding, I get it.” but after seeing this idiot man. (sic)
‘I love it when spoiled and privileged billionaires try to pretend they are one of us and not part of the establishment. He’s so cute,’ a third joked.
While a fourth joked: “Very few people have benefited from the non-existent patriarchy as much as Taylor Swift.”
Elsewhere, a fifth commented: “What percentage of the people who set up that stage do you think were men?”
“The irony is so thick it’s like trying to swim through a vat of molasses blindfolded,” wrote a sixth.
During the show, Swift responded to Dave Grohl after the Foo Fighters singer suggested he wouldn’t perform live.
The ‘queen of pop’ set out to introduce her band, which was playing ‘live’ for the three and a half hours of the setlist.
But Swift, whose estimated worth is more than £1 billion, left a faction of her unwaveringly loyal fan base unimpressed as she sang the chorus of 2012 anthem All Too Well.
While the song is a popular fixture in her live performances, Swift generated a mixed response after encouraging 88,000 predominantly female fans at Wembley to shout her final line.
The song contains the lyrics: “You taught me about your past, thinking your future was me/And you were throwing your car keys at me, the ‘fuck the patriarchy’ keychain on the floor.”
Swift told her audience: “What you just did is an unforgettable moment not only in my life, but in every member of our team.” The band that will play live for you for three and a half hours tonight.
‘They deserve it so much and so do all my fellow artists, and you gave it to us so generously. We will never forget him.’
On Saturday night, Grohl lashed out at Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour, suggesting Swift doesn’t sing live, while on stage in London last night.
He took a swipe at Swift, dubbing her sold-out tour the “mistakes” tour while joking that her band “really plays live.”
While performing at the London Stadium, he made a reference to Swift while performing that same night across the capital at Wembley, prompting boos from some fans.
A defiant Swift responded to Dave Grohl after pointing out his band and ‘live’ artists during his Sunday night show.
Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl criticized Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour while on stage in London on Saturday night.
He addressed the crowd: “We were joking earlier about Taylor Swift’s tour. I know she’s on her ‘mistakes’ tour.
‘I’m telling you man, you don’t want to suffer the wrath of Taylor Swift. That’s why we like to call our tour the Tour of Errors.
‘We’ve had more than a few eras, and more than a few damn mistakes too. Just a couple.’
The band’s leader clarified: ‘That’s because we actually play live. That?’
To great applause, he continued: ‘I’m just saying. You guys like live rock ‘n’ roll music, right?
‘You’ve come to the right fucking place!’