UPDATE: Taylor Swift Coming Monday + Tuesday to DC's Nats Park

PHOTO: Singer Taylor Swift brings the U.S. women’s soccer team on stage at show in East Rutherford N.J. at Met Life Stadium. Next stop: Nats Park; photo via Taylor Swift Facebook

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UPDATE: Metrorail will provide an additional hour of service from Navy Yard-Ballpark station Monday & Tuesday, July 13 & 14 following the Taylor Swift concert at Nationals Ballpark.

Following the concert, Taylor Swift fans will be directed to Navy Yard-Ballpark station to board their trains. Entrances at all other Metro stations will close at their normal times, but customers will be able to exit at all stations during the additional hour of service

Please enter the Metrorail system as soon as possible following the concert. The last trains to Greenbelt and Branch Ave will both depart Navy Yard-Ballpark at 12:39 a.m.

During the extra hour of Metrorail service, connections for the Blue, Orange, Silver and Yellow lines should be made at L’Enfant Plaza; Red Line at Gallery Place.

The extended Metrorail service is funded through an agreement with the concert promoter.

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Worldwide pop star Taylor Swift brings her 1989 World Tour to DC for two sold-out shows Monday and Tuesday night at Nationals Park.

Will there be any special guests at her DC shows? At her concert Saturday night in East Rutherford, N.J. at Met Life Stadium, singer Nick Jonas joined her onstage, according to Swift’s Facebook page. At the two-night show there, some of her friends also showed up, including model Gigi Hadid and HBO’s Lena Dunham, as well as members of the women’s U.S. soccer team.

Look for Swift to connect with the audience (super fans are called “Swifties”) about the meaning of the songs, many based on her personal life. Here’s one of her lines that got “one of the biggest roars of the night,” Rolling Stone said in a review of her Jersey concert:

“If I had my way, everything would be simple for all of you. I wish nobody would ever mess with your mind. I wish nobody would wait two days to text you back, when you know they had their phone with them the whole time!”

The singer/songwriter, a seven-time Grammy winner, including being the youngest performer to win a Grammy for Album of the Year, was born in Reading, Penn. in 1989.

Here’s what she says about her album “1989”:

“I’ve told you my stories for years now,” she says on her Web site. “Some have been about coming of age. Some have been about coming undone. This is a story about coming into your own, and as a result…Coming alive.”

For the Nats Park concerts, the parking lots open at 4 p.m. (we hear all parking spaces are spoken for so check ahead) gates will open at 5 p.m. and the show will start at 7 p.m. Not driving? Get there by Metro. Other important things to remember if you’re heading to the show:

• Will Call: Will Call is located at the CF Box Office and those picking up tickets will be required to present a picture ID of the designated will call name and credit card used for the purchase. No 3rd party will call will be accepted for this event.
• Check the weather and dress appropriately: Flat shoes are recommended. The field cover can be uneven to walk on with heels or flip flops. Bring a poncho or other rain gear. Small purse umbrellas will be allowed inside the ballpark.
• Bring essentials: Carry change, emergency contact numbers, and a list of any medical information, if applicable. Bring a battery or phone charger in case you need to charge your phone after the show to reconnect with friends or family.
• Stay hydrated: Be sure to drink plenty of liquids to stay hydrated in the afternoon sun.

The weather forecast from the National Weather Service:

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.

Tuesday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Lows in the mid 70s. Chance of rain 60 percent.

Just in case: Bring a poncho or other rain gear. Small purse umbrellas will be allowed inside the ballpark.

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