An estimated 50,000 unticketed fans gathered in Munich outside Taylor Swift’s Saturday and Sunday shows to watch the singer’s concert from Olympic Hill — or, Olympiaberg — a perch boasting one of the highest elevations in the city and a perfect view of the stadium below.This isn’t the first time fans have flocked to the hill for its prime location. Earlier this year, people were seen on the hill for a Metallica concert, and last summer rock fans went over the course of a few days to see Rammstein. Swifties themselves frequently Taylor-gate (that’s like a tailgate) outside stadiums, so fans without tickets can come together and enjoy the music from outside the concert.
However, Swift may have broken the record for the most attended female concert in Munich — 74,000 in attendance — and that’s not even counting the people on the hill.
The 88-degree heat did nothing to deter tens of thousands of fans from swarming the grassy area on Saturday and Sunday. Many arrived hours before the show to get a spot, with local police reporting 25,000 people on the hill on Saturday, according to German news service DPA, via the Associated Press.
