Taylor Swift gets a city renamed after her ahead of travelling to Germany for global Eras tour.

city has been renamed Swiftkirchen ahead of Taylor Swift performing three sold out shows there later this month.

The mayor of Gelsenkirchen has renamed the city temporarily for the singer, who will head there on Wednesday, July 17 for three nights.

Mayor Karin Welgen said: ‘As mayor, I am of course very happy that Taylor Swift, currently the most successful singer in the world, will be performing three times in Gelsenkirchen.

‘International attention will therefore be back on our city immediately after EURO 2024.’

Fans posed next to the newly renamed city’s sign which has been installed.

On July 2, Western Germany city Gelsenkirchen’s mayor Karin Welge approved temporarily renaming the city “Swiftkirchen” ahead of her Eras Tour stop in the city from July 17 through July 19.