A baby wanted to see what all the hype around Taylor Swift’s reputation was.
Swift fan Tori Hedges went into labor “not even 20 minutes after (Taylor) got off the stage when we were leaving” the Eras Tour stop in Cincinnati, Ohio, she told WBTV on Tuesday.
The “Karma” singer performed in Cincinnati on Friday and Saturday, although it’s unclear which show Hedges attended.
Hedges revealed that her expected due date was weeks after Swift’s concert so she figured it would be fine to attend. “We were just happy we could get down there and go, hoping that I would be able to make it, and luckily was able to make it for the most part,” the new mom said.
As Hedges and her friend were leaving the venue, she said, “That’s when I was like, ‘I think, I think I got to go to the bathroom.'”
“When my friend realized what was happening, she started freaking out and grabbed whoever the first person she could find outside of the bathroom,” she recalled. The Good Samaritan called 911 after discovering Hedges was in labor.
Hedges described the Swift concert as “very, very awesome,” adding that the night now has extra significance.
“People say that I started my new era as being a mother, so leave the Eras Tour and go into my new one,” she said.
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During Saturday’s show in Cincinnatti, Swift stunned concert-goers with three surprise songs.
The first song was “Ivy” from the “Evermore” album, with Cincinnati-native and founder of The National, Aaron Dessner.
“I, in recent years, met a collaborator I really like … ,” Swift said, with the crowd drowning out part of her introduction. “It’s the craziest, most wonderful thing that he came into my life. He happens to be from Cincinnati, Ohio.”
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She then brought singer-songwriter Gracie Abrams to the stage for a rendition of Abrams’ “I Miss You, I’m Sorry.” Swift moved up the show by an hour because of the weather forecast, which cut Abrams’ opening act from the lineup.
For the third song, she performed “Call It What You Want,” from “Reputation,” on the piano.
Contributing: Jackie Borchardt, The Enquirer
