Written By: Isabel Yrungaray, Staff Writer
TAYLOR: The Eras Tour dominates brains, for-you pages, and news articles as Taylor Nation unites and celebrates an incredible tour.
Three hours. Forty-four songs. Sixteen outfit changes. Seventy-thousand fans. The “nightmare dressed like a daydream” rocked custom Louis Vuitton shoes, and designer dresses, performed with many backup dancers, stunts, and created casually cruel five-hour long lines. Those who survived “The Great [Ticketmaster] War” understand the hype and excitement surrounding some of her first concerts in years. Taylor Swift, the creator of ten albums and over two-hundred-twenty songs has now begun her Eras Tour. She will perform fifty-two nights at locations across the country to fans screaming her name and jumping for joy. The impact Swift has had on this generation is immeasurable – and the concert will go down in history.
The tour began in Glendale, Arizona on March 17th. Fans quickly took to social media to share their experiences, outfits, and videos of the show. Even with seventy-thousand fans in attendance, countless others watched the concert via live stream and had spectacular reviews. One fan declared that “it was so well done and well executed.” Those who attended described it as the, “greatest night of [their] lives”, and were “shook” by the amount of planning. Only a few complained of “Champagne Problems” such as long lines, getting tired, and a lack of bathroom breaks.
The show features music played by Taylor Swift on the piano and guitar, a dive into the stage, and songs from almost all of her different albums. She sings all 10 minutes of “All Too Well” to remind fans that “all’s well that ends well”, even if the post-concert depression hits hard. Each show will feature two surprise songs, which she does not plan on repeating. After her concerts, Swift took to social media describing herself as “in [her] era’s era” and thanking the crowd for being “of childhood dreams.” Each concert has been slightly different but received positive feedback and publicity from around the world.
Her fans definitely see her as “The Man” and look forward to many more nights of adjusted outfits, crazy crowds, and tears. Many describe her as the “woman who raised [them]” and cannot imagine a life without her music in it. Taylor Swift “belongs with [us].”