Taylor Swift is one of the biggest celebrities in the world. She is currently making history (yet again) with The Eras tour. So far, the tickets for this tour have been in high demand; in North America alone, The Eras tour has generated $2.2 billion dollars in ticket sales, and she’s made $100 million in global pre-sales.
For this writer, seeing The Eras tour was one of the best experiences. Walking around the stadium before the concert, trading friendship bracelets with other Swifties, and talking to them about how far they have traveled to see Taylor Swift/seeing how everyone was dressed up was exhilarating.
Then it was time for the show to begin. Gracie Abrams and Phoebe Bridgers opened for Taylor Swift (which was a 10/10 choice because I’m also obsessed with them both).
But nothing could compare to the moment when Taylor took the stage–it was surreal. She opened with “Miss Americana and the Heartbreak Prince,” which is on her Lover album. I remember screaming so loud that I coughed up blood (yes, my love is this extreme), but nothing could draw my attention away. She ended the Lover era with “The Archer,” then started the Fearless TV era. She played two of her very popular songs, “You Belong with Me” and “Love Story.” Then she started her Evermore set, which is a very overlooked album. It’s known as the sister album to Folklore (Folklore is my FAVORITE album).
After Evermore was the Reputation set. I can’t put into words how excited I was for this era. Reputation is one the BEST eras. When I first became a Swiftie, I was OBSESSED with Reputation (and I still am). Folklore is my favorite album, but Reputation is one of my favorite eras. I love the aggressiveness in this album; the aura is very revengeful. I was crying of happiness throughout the whole concert but when I heard the transition from “Don’t Blame Me” into “Look What You Made Me Do,” I gasped and started sobbing. I couldn’t believe I had just heard this live. Then she started her Speak Now era. She only played one song from Speak Now, which was “Enchanted.” After Speak Now, she started the Red era. The Red album has many popular songs like “22,” “We are Never Ever Getting Back Together” and “I Knew You were Trouble.” Then I was static because she performed “Nothing New” WITH PHOEBE BRIDGERS. Seeing Taylor Swift and Phoebe Bridgers on a stage together left me speechless. Then she ended the Red era with “All Too Well” (the 10 minute version). When I say the 10 minute version, it probably sounds really weird. But this song is so good it doesn’t feel like 10 minutes.
It was then time for the Folklore era. Folklore is one of her best albums in my opinion because there is so much meaning behind it. The album is about made up characters, which is very different from the rest of her albums because every other album is mostly based on her personal experience and personal relationships. In my opinion, it has the most inspirational and poetic lyrics. Then she entered the 1989 era (my 3rd favorite album). In this era she plays “Style,” “Blank Space,” “Wildest Dreams,” and then “Bad Blood.” This album is one of my favorites because it has a very light and friendly vibe to it, but there is still a lot of meaning behind it.
Then it was time for the MOST stressful time of the whole night: surprise song hour. This is when she would pick 2 random songs that aren’t on her set list and perform them, but the catch was that she can only perform each song once on the whole tour. My friends and I would stay up on a janky TikTok live stream so we could see what she would play and we would eliminate those songs so we knew not to expect those songs. At the show I was at she played “False God” from the Lover album and “Holy Ground” from her Red album. I was static when I heard her play “False God.” In my opinion, it was one the most underrated songs on the Lover album. I was also very happy when she played “Holy Ground.” It never really crossed my mind that she would play it, but I am so happy she did. Then she closed her show with the Midnights era. She played “Lavender Haze,” “Anti-hero,” “Midnight Rain,” “Bejeweled,” “Mastermind,” then lastly “Karma.” But when she played “Karma,” she brought out Ice Spice. I was in shock when she came out on stage. I started screaming at the top of my lungs.
I would rate this concert a million out of 10. It was one of the best experiences ever. I love interacting with other Swifties and trading bracelets with them. I never knew music can bring so many people together.
