A blind Taylor Swift fan could not contain her excitement when she felt a bejeweled dress and feather boa and realized that she was set to go to the superstar’s singer’s Eras Tour. Sophie Trist, 28, has always been a huge fan of Swift, singing her songs with her sister Georgia, 24, as the pair grew up. Ahead of Sophie's golden birthday – where a person turns, for example, 28 on the 28th – Georgia noticed that Swift was set to play a date from her Eras Tour in New Orleans, where Georgia is based. Georgia spoke to her parents, Will and Allison, who both agreed that tickets to the Eras Tour would be the perfect gift for Sophie, who is currently based in Fayetteville, Arkansas, attending school. Having initially waited in a long line of Swifties only to fail to obtain tickets, Sophie's family were eventually able to source some, with Georgia saying the gift had to be a surprise. She set herself the task of breaking the news to her older sister, who has been blind since birth, and came up with a tactile play on the singer's song, "Bejeweled." Georgia purchased a bejeweled top and feather boa – another item popular with Swifties – and as not to raise suspicion, the family took Sophie to a brunch spot that has become somewhat of a birthday tradition. Then, on October 27, having kept the surprise a secret for months, Georgia and the family raised at toast during brunch, celebrating the birthday girl. Georgia then told her sister that she had a small gift for her to open, and having set her phone to record, Sophie started to feel the items of clothing. When things began to click, Sophie's family immediately it up, with Georgia later sharing the wholesome video on her TikTok channel. She then captured sweet videos of Sophie's time at the Era's Tour, where she was seen dancing to her favorite Swift songs and spending time with her sister and father, who took the pair as a dad-daughter night out.
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00:00Despite being born blind, Lily loves going to concerts.
00:03She's also a huge Swiftie.
00:05Take it out.
00:06Oh, I feel it.
00:08What is it?
00:09What is it?
00:10I don't feel it.
00:11It feels like it's flat.
00:13Uh-huh.
00:13Oh, wow.
00:14So with the help of a bejeweled dress and a sparkly boa,
00:18her family surprised her with tickets to Taylor Swift's concert
00:21for her golden birthday.
00:23It's bejeweled all over.
00:26And I know the perfect place that you can wear it.
00:29Where?
00:30Tonight, at the Eretz Tour.
00:34We are not.
00:35Yeah, we are.
00:38She said, we are not.
00:39No way.
00:40Yeah, we are not.
00:41And after getting over the initial shock,
00:43Lily, her dad, and big sister Sophie headed to the venue,
00:48where she danced the night away with thousands of other Swifties.
00:51♪♪