أصبحت ليفربول مدينة “تايلور” بفضل المنشآت المستوحاة من الألبومات في جميع أنحاء المدينة
A playable, moss-covered piano for Folklore; a sepia-toned mural that calls to the Tortured Poets Department: Taylor Swift’s “eras” are all over the city ahead of her three tour dates.
Liverpool Swifties, and those visiting the city, will have something to look forward to even if they weren’t able to nab tickets to any of Taylor Swift’s upcoming concerts, when she arrives at Anfield Stadium for three days starting 13 June. In celebration of the singer’s only tour dates in the north of England, the city has commissioned 11 works of public art to spread some Swiftness far beyond the stadium’s walls.
Affectionately named the Taylor Town Trail, complete with a walking tour map for visitors to find each installation in the wild, these works represent each of the singer’s “eras”, or albums, and each is interactive. A playable, moss-covered piano, like the one Swift plays in her video for Cardigan off the 2020 indie album Folklore, has been set up in the garden of The Bluecoat, a local contemporary arts centre. A sepia-coloured collage mural that represents the moodiness of the Tortured Poets Department, the double album Swift released on 19 April 2024, decorates the wall of the Liverpool ONE shopping and residential complex. There’s a swing here, a red room there; taken together, these findable pieces tap into a hyper-engaged fandom while offering surprising art experiences to locals and visitors alike.
“The Taylor Town Trail is going to put Swifties in pure pop heaven,” Liverpool City Council’s director for culture, Claire McColgan, said in a statement. “And even if you haven’t got a ticket to one of the concerts, it’s just going to be an unforgettable experience.”
The trail will take visitors through some of Liverpool’s most iconic locations, like the Royal Albert Dock, now adorned with a 7ft-high butterfly installation inspired by Swift’s first album that guests can pose within; or the Lime Street Station with a giant clock to climb inside, representing Swift’s Midnights album. All the installations were created by local artists and studios including, Catherine Rogers, Anna Mulhearn, Buy By Bethan, Submarine Studios and others.
