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Taylor Swift plays the first of seven Eras Tour concerts in Germany on Wednesday night, with around 60,000 fans expected to pack the Veltins Arena in the western city of Gelsenkirchen. The industrial city is one of the lesser-known stops on the pop icon’s mega-selling global tour, but local authorities are splashing out to welcome the throngs of visitors and create a party-like atmosphere. Gelsenkirchen has booked cheerleaders to greet Swifties arriving at the main train station. The regional transport consortium is beefing up its offering, with 12 more trains running on the three concert days…

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