Awkward moment Taylor Swift stuck on stage after malfunction during Dublin gig

TAYLOR Swift suffered an awkward moment during her Dublin gig last night as the star needed help to get down from an elevated stage due to a technical malfunction.

The US singer performed the second Irish show of her hugely popular Eras Tour with the final gig in the Aviva stadium tonight.

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And fans spotted a stage blunder when the pop sensation was unable to return to the stage after an raised platform malfunctioned during last night’s show.

In a clip posted by the official Era’s Tour page on X, formerly Twitter, the singer found herself stuck on a stage several feet in the air.

Due to a malfunction that prevented the stage from descending back down to the ground, Taylor was left in the air for a moment while she performed.

In the clip, the singer tries to get down before her dancer Jan Ravnik is seen coming to Taylor’s aid and carrying her off the malfunctioned stage.

Taylor was performing her smash hit ‘The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived’ during the stage blunder at the Aviva Stadium.

On the @Tserastour X clip the caption reads: “Eras Tour dancer Jan Ravnik helping Taylor down after a stage malfunction during ‘The smallest man who ever lived at today’s show!’

The viral clip got over 1 million views since last night, and fans have rushed to the comments to talk about the incident.

One person wrote: “How embarrassing for her, she shouldn’t have been left up there for so long.”

Another said: ‘ That’s so sweet of Jan to help her get down.’

The US singer has one more sold-out show left of her Ireland stint of the tour, and its on at the Aviva stadium at 5pm today.

Uu to 1,000 Gardai have been patrol this weekend as pop superstar Taylor Swift takes to the stage at the Aviva.

Extraordinary event

The Irish Sun can reveal the Swift concert – along with other major events taking place across the capital this weekend – has been classed as an “extraordinary event” by Garda Commissioner Drew Harris.

The events have also been classified as placing a “significant organisation and operational demand” on the force.

A huge policing operation – similar to the one deployed when US President Joe Biden visited Ireland last year and the Europa League Final took place in May – have also be undertaken over the weekend.

Garda members who were due to have a day off on June 29 have now been instructed to work for “additional duties” and overtime.

Worth millions

Financial analysts have predicted Taylor’s three shows at the Aviva on June 28, 29 and 30 could be worth as much as €150million to the local economy.

Demand for Taylor Swift Eras Tour Dublin has hit an all-time high as fans desperately search for last minute tickets.

Searches in Ireland have surged by 283 per cent and in the UK by 334 per cent over the past week.

Taylor plays her last Irish show in the Aviva today, June 30, with the next date in Amsterdam on the following Thursday.

But it’s expected the Shake It Off singer will fly out just hours after getting off stage.