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okay so it has come to my attention that people don’t know that the vamps opened for taylor swift so as self-proclaimed president of taylorxvamps nation, here is a little history lesson with cora: a thread
i didn’t include EVERY interaction bc oh my god, there’s a lot (and i’m lazy) so here are just some highlights so it doesn’t get repetitive
the vamps did multiple covers of taylor’s songs very early in their career. these covers included i knew you were trouble, we are never getting back together, and most notably, 22. taylor saw their cover of 22 and invited them to join her 5 night engagement at the O2 in london
here’s some footage of them opening for her
(not my video btw) you can also find lots of other videos of it on youtube
(not my video btw) you can also find lots of other videos of it on youtube
i’m literally going to cry https://twitter.com/thevampscon/status/406957498135228416
oh to meet taylor swift and call her bestie https://twitter.com/thevampstristan/status/397004397324283904
the vamps had a lot to say about touring with her. there’s a LOT of interviews of them talking about the experience and i can’t be bothered to screen record all of them so here’s a link to a compilation of james talking about her lol
they actually kept in contact. i don’t know if they still do, but this is from 2017.
speaking of 2017, when the whole world was against taylor, the vamps continued to show her support, even though most main-stream artists wouldn’t even dare mention her name (unless it was negative) this just proves that they care about her and don’t just use her name for ‘clout’
he believed the timeless theory that ended up being reputation. are you even swiftie if you aren’t a clown too? https://twitter.com/thevampsjames/status/899679928630857728
i’ve always gotten rep stan energy from brad ngl https://twitter.com/thevampsbrad/status/928941930247065601
if you don’t know, James McVey is a huge swiftie. he has talked about taylor a lot so i won’t include every tweet where he’s mentioned her bc this thread which be sooooooo long, but here are a couple of highlights:
james has said that taylor is literally the reason why the vamps even exist (i used a ss of the tweet and blocked out who he replied to bc i don’t want start drama or something)
exactly james, exactly https://twitter.com/thevampsjames/status/397004253954584576
still waiting for this collab https://twitter.com/thevampsjames/status/400950292906524673
imagine going to taylor swift’s house for dinner AND meeting meredith. a dream. https://twitter.com/thevampsjames/status/440525202368520193
i don’t have much to say for this one. i just like it https://twitter.com/thevampsjames/status/633393623439052800
a wonderland stan. we love to see it yup yup https://twitter.com/thevampsjames/status/568897717071708160
and an i almost do stan THE TASTE THIS MAN HAS https://twitter.com/thevampsjames/status/855841041139855360
once again, even when a lot of main-stream celebrities (specifically artists who have opened for taylor before) wouldn’t show their support for taylor in some of her worst moments, the vamps did. both james and brad tweeted about the masters situation
EXACTLY JAMES EXACTLY https://twitter.com/thevampsjames/status/1195262025330548736
the king said it himself https://twitter.com/thevampsbrad/status/1195380304036450308
in conclusion, stream folklore and cherry blossom
