Fans flock to Melbourn stadium as Swift-mania hits Australia

US pop superstar Taylor Swift takes to the stage on Friday night as the first in a series of shows expected to draw the biggest audiences of her career. Thousands of excited Swifties decked out at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) for the first of her record-breaking Australian Eras Tour concerts.
The concerts are expected to provide an economic boost in Mebourne with Swifties from interstate and overseas booking flights and hotels. Melbourne's free tram zone has been extended to the MCG while extra train, tram and bus services will be running Friday, Saturday and Sunday.