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PHOTOS: Fans of Janet Jackson, Taylor Swift pack Atlanta for neighboring shows

Janet Jackson brings the second show of her Atlanta tour stop to State Farm Arena on Friday night while Taylor Swift kicks off a three-night stop at nearby Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

Janet Jackson (left) brings the second show of her Atlanta tour stop to State Farm Arena on Friday night while Taylor Swift kicks off a three-night stop at nearby Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Plenty of fans crowded downtown for the music superstars.

Fans head to the Taylor Swift and Janet Jackson concerts in downtown Atlanta on Friday, April 28, 2023. (Ben Gray / Ben@BenGray.com)

Fans head to the Taylor Swift and Janet Jackson concerts in downtown Atlanta on Friday, April 28, 2023. (Ben Gray / Ben@BenGray.com)

Janet Jackson fans line up to get into State Farm Arena in downtown Atlanta on Friday, April 28, 2023. (Ben Gray / Ben@BenGray.com)

Fans head to the Taylor Swift and Janet Jackson concerts in downtown Atlanta on Friday, April 28, 2023. (Ben Gray / Ben@BenGray.com)

Fans head to the Taylor Swift and Janet Jackson concerts in downtown Atlanta on Friday, April 28, 2023. (Ben Gray / Ben@BenGray.com)

Fans head to the Taylor Swift and Janet Jackson concerts in downtown Atlanta on Friday, April 28, 2023. (Ben Gray / Ben@BenGray.com)

Fans pack a MARTA train at Five Points while heading to the Taylor Swift and Janet Jackson concerts in downtown Atlanta on Friday, April 28, 2023. (Ben Gray / Ben@BenGray.com)

Fans head to the Taylor Swift and Janet Jackson concerts in downtown Atlanta on Friday, April 28, 2023. (Ben Gray / Ben@BenGray.com)

Fans of Taylor Swift leave the MARTA trains at the Five Points MARTA station as they travel toward Mercedes-Benz Stadium before the Taylor Swift concert, 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 use their Breeze cards to get out of the gates of the GWCC MARTA station as they move toward Mercedes-Benz Stadium before the Taylor Swift concert, 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 use their Breeze cards to get out of the gates of the GWCC MARTA station as they move toward Mercedes-Benz Stadium before the Taylor Swift concert, 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)

A fan of Taylor Swift wears a Taylor Swift inspired hat while taking the escalator out of the GWCC MARTA station on Friday, April 28, 2023, in Atlanta. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

Fans of Taylor Swift walk toward Mercedes-Benz Stadium before the Taylor Swift concert, 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 walk toward Mercedes-Benz Stadium as State Farm Arena is shown in the background before the Taylor Swift concert, 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 lineup outside of the Falcon Statue as they wait to enter Mercedes-Benz Stadium before the Taylor Swift concert, 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 outside of Mercedes-Benz Stadium before the Taylor Swift concert, 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, 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)

A fan of Taylor Swift wears Taylor Swift inspired boots as they lineup outside Mercedes-Benz Stadium before the Taylor Swift concert, 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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Janet Jackson (left) brings the second show of her Atlanta tour stop to State Farm Arena on Friday night while Taylor Swift kicks off a three-night stop at nearby Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Plenty of fans crowded downtown for the music superstars.

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