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Getty Images<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\nHow does it feel to open for one of the world’s biggest pop stars in front of a crowd of 90,000 people? Holly Humberstone has the answer. Or at least she will soon.<\/p>\n “It’s a strange mix of nerves and pure, pure thrill.”<\/p>\n The 24-year-old is supporting Taylor Swift at Wembley Stadium on Friday as the superstar returns to London for a second helping of her Eras tour. <\/p>\n “I feel like the coolest person on Earth,” Holly tells BBC Newsbeat. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n It’s a “full circle” moment for the singer-songwriter from Grantham in Lincolnshire because one of her “first proper shows” was just next door at Wembley Arena in 2020. <\/p>\n Back then, she was opening for Lewis Capaldi after he spotted her on the BBC Introducing stage at Glastonbury the summer before. <\/p>\n Now, she’s got gigs supporting Olivia Rodrigo and Girl In Red under her belt – but there’s not much that can prepare you for performing to tens of thousands of people at a stadium show. <\/p>\n “I’m just kind of mentally preparing myself,” says Holly.<\/p>\n “I would’ve thought that it would have gotten less scary by now, but, no, not really.<\/p>\n “I’m just gonna go and enjoy myself and try not to think about how many people will be watching me.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The Walls Are Way Too Thin and Scarlett singer was a breakout star of lockdown.<\/p>\n Since winning the Brit Awards’ Rising Star prize in 2021<\/a>, she’s released her first album and headlined a European and North American tour. <\/p>\n She found out in June she’d be opening for Taylor but had to keep quiet about it until she was formally announced a couple of weeks ago.<\/p>\n “It’s been really, really hard – especially keeping it from a lot of my friends,” she says.<\/p>\n “Obviously we’re all Swifties and a lot of them have been like, ‘Are you going to go to a Taylor show?’<\/p>\n “And I’ve just been like, ‘I so badly want to tell you that I’m going to be supporting, but I just can’t.'”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Thursday marked the first show of Taylor’s second five-day run at Wembley – and also her first show since cancelling her appearances in Vienna.<\/p>\n Austrian security officials say a 19-year-old was planning to kill “a large crowd of people” in a suicide attack<\/a> at the show, leaving organisers with “no choice” but to cancel all three scheduled performances.<\/p>\n While London police have said there’s nothing to indicate a specific threat to her Wembley shows, fans have been told they’re not allowed to “Tay-gate”<\/a> – to gather outside the stadium – as a safety precaution. <\/p>\n “It’s really scary,” Holly says. “Gigs can be dangerous places.<\/p>\n “You do feel a huge responsibility for everybody that comes to your show.<\/p>\n “It must be really terrifying for Taylor to have to think about looking after so many people.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Holly’s one of five artists Taylor’s invited to support her for one night only, joining Sofia Isella, Suki Waterhouse, Maisie Peters and Raye alongside Paramore who’ve supported multiple shows.<\/p>\n She’s inspired by Taylor’s dedication to working with emerging female talent.<\/p>\n “It feels like a really nice space to celebrate female artists and girl power,” she says.<\/p>\nWe’re all Swifties – obviously <\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
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