PHOTOS: Taylor Swift fans converge in downtown Atlanta

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With the shift of Janet Jackson's concert date to Friday, her fans and Taylor Swift fans gather in downtown Atlanta to see the music stars at State Farm Arena and Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

Wearing Taylor Swift attire, Elizabeth Weisel, of Washington, DC, poses for a picture taken by her friend Madison Marcus, of Rabun County, Ga, next to the Taylor Swift merchandise bus before they attend the Taylor Swift concert at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Friday, April 28, 2023, in Atlanta. Taylor Swift and Janet Jackson will perform next door to one another Friday night, Jackson at State Farm Arena and Swift at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

Ashley, Michael, and Julie Blume of Zurich, Switzerland pose for a portrait outside Mercedes-Benz stadium in Atlanta before the show on Friday, April 28, 2023. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

A Taylor Swift fan waits outside Mercedes-Benz stadium in Atlanta before the show on Friday, April 28, 2023. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

Taylor Swift fans are excited to enter Mercedes-Benz stadium in Atlanta before the show on Friday, April 28, 2023. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

Daniel and Savanah Rotta, of Auburn, Ala, wear a hamburger and french fries costume inspired by a Taylor Swift video as they wait in line for Taylor Swift’s concert at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Friday, April 28, 2023, in Atlanta. Taylor Swift and Janet Jackson will perform next door to one another Friday night, Jackson at State Farm Arena and Swift at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

Brooklyn Gary of Macon poses for a portrait at Mercedes-Benz stadium in Atlanta before the Taylor Swift show on Friday, April 28, 2023. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

Katie and Molly Beman wait in line at Mercedes-Benz stadium in Atlanta before the Taylor Swift show on Friday, April 28, 2023. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

Rachel Cowan of Douglasville poses for a portrait outside Mercedes-Benz stadium in Atlanta before the Taylor Swift show on Friday, April 28, 2023. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

Fans of Taylor Swift pose in front of the Taylor Swift merchandise bus at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Friday, April 28, 2023, in Atlanta. Taylor Swift and Janet Jackson will perform next door to one another Friday night, Jackson at State Farm Arena and Swift at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

Taylor Swift fans come down an elevator at Mercedes-Benz stadium in Atlanta before the show on Friday, April 28, 2023. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

Wearing Taylor Swift attire, Isabella Mendes, of Suwanee, poses for a picture in front of the Taylor Swift merchandise bus at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Friday, April 28, 2023, in Atlanta. Taylor Swift and Janet Jackson will perform next door to one another Friday night, Jackson at State Farm Arena and Swift at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

Wearing Taylor Swift attire, Sawyer Jones, of Greensboro, NC, waits in line for the Taylor Swift merchandise bus at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Friday, April 28, 2023, in Atlanta. Taylor Swift and Janet Jackson will perform next door to one another Friday night, Jackson at State Farm Arena and Swift at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

Fans of Taylor Swift wait in line to buy merchandise at the Georgia International Plaza next to Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Friday, April 28, 2023, in Atlanta. Taylor Swift and Janet Jackson will perform next door to one another Friday night, Jackson at State Farm Arena and Swift at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

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Credit: Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com

Wearing Taylor Swift attire, Elizabeth Weisel, of Washington, DC, poses for a picture taken by her friend Madison Marcus, of Rabun County, Ga, next to the Taylor Swift merchandise bus before they attend the Taylor Swift concert at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Friday, April 28, 2023, in Atlanta. Taylor Swift and Janet Jackson will perform next door to one another Friday night, Jackson at State Farm Arena and Swift at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

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