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The National Have Noticed Some ‘Bewildered’ Taylor Swift Fans (and Way More Women) at Their Shows

The National have noticed more women attending their shows, including bewildered Swifties, following Aaron Dessner's collaborations with Taylor Swift.

The singer and songwriter's recent collaborations with the National's Aaron Desssner have expanded and diversified their audience, which Matt Berninger notes was once a "dude-fest" Last April, he joined Swift in Tampa to perform the Midnights bonus track “The Great War” and returned the following day to play “Mad Woman” from Folklore. “Never in my wildest dreams did I imagine getting to play a song for 80,000 people on acoustic guitar with @taylorswift,” Dessner wrote on Instagram following one of his appearances.

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