The “hardest secret I’ve ever had to keep” is that Holly Humberstone was selected to support Taylor Swift in her Wembley concerts, as she stated at Holly Humberstone: Quick job is difficult to conceal.
The singer-songwriter from Grantham will perform in London on 16 August, as part of Swift’s long-running Eras Tour.
Posting on Instagram, Humberstone said she was “eternally grateful” to the US star at Holly Humberstone: Swift gig a hard secret to keep.
Swift is scheduled to perform in London for five nights. At Holly Humberstone, there will be additional support acts by Paramore, RAYE, Sofie Isella, Maisie Peters, and Suki Waterhouse. Quick job is difficult to conceal.
Humberstone, 24, wrote on social media: “As if I get to support Taylor at the Eras Tour! Pinch me! Thank you, thank you, thank you at Holly Humberstone: Swift gig a hard secret to keep.
“I am eternally grateful, what an honour. I have no words. See you soon Wembley.”
A former violinist for the Lincolnshire Youth Symphony Orchestra, Humberstone turned heads after performing on BBC Radio Lincolnshire in 2017 at Holly Humberstone: Swift gig a hard secret to keep.
She made her debut at the Glastonbury Festival in 2019 and won the Brit Awards’ Rising Star prize two years later at Holly Humberstone: Swift gig a hard secret to keep.
BBC presenter Dean Jackson, who has followed Humberstone’s career, said the Swift concert was the “next logical step” for the singer, who has supported the likes of Olivia Rodrigo and Lewis Capaldi.
“Like any other musician, she’s a massive ‘Swiftie’. So to think she’ll be on stage in front of 90,000 people must have been really hard for her to keep quiet at Holly Humberstone: Swift gig a hard secret to keep.
“We adored what she did straightaway,” he continued, “when she initially submitted her song to BBC Introducing, we were 15 years old. She continued at Holly Humberstone after that: Swift’s gig is difficult to keep a secret.”
Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour is estimated to be highest-grossing music tour of all time, generating an estimated £1.7bn revenue.
She is due to perform a total of 152 concerts in 22 countries and has sold 11 million tickets.
