She added that Evermore “is an album I absolutely love - despite what some of you say on TikTok!” She paused for comic effect, then deadpanned, “I’ve seen it. ![]() In the middle of the Evermore mini-set, Swift sat down at a moss-covered piano and talked to the audience about how gratifying it was that she was finally getting to perform her “four new members of the family” - Lover, Folklore, Evermore and Midnights, the four albums she’s released since her last tour. Gone was the glitter getup and deep pop rhythms, replaced with a fringe dress and sunny country licks from Swift’s acoustic guitar, as she jumped into the Fearless title track, “You Belong With Me” and “Love Story.” The “Fearless” change-up marked the moment that the idea of the Eras tour fully snapped into place, and the crowd was enthralled with the approach. “Tonight, we’re going to be going on an adventure, one era at a time!” Swift declared a few songs into the show - a concept that truly sunk in a few minutes later, when the first era of the evening, Lover, gave way to Fearless both in the set list and stylistically. For both the fans in attendance and Swift herself, the song seemed to represent an exhalation - this tour was finally happening, and this immaculate song, three-and-a-half years old at this point, was finally being performed. ![]() The Cathartic Opening of “Cruel Summer”Īlthough Swift technically opened the show with part of a different Lover track, “Miss Americana & The Heartbreak Prince,” the brilliant synth-pop single “Cruel Summer” was the first to get the full, stadium-show treatment, complete with a raised platform, backup dancers and Swift unveiling a diamond-encrusted one-piece with matching tall boots.Here are the 13 best moments from the Eras tour kickoff in Glendale on Friday night: And while Swift fans should embrace the entire experience, the opening night provided some clear-cut highlights. The Eras tour is going to satisfy a lot of Swift diehards in the coming months, who will surely find their own favorite pockets of the set list. ![]() The most dominant artist in popular music has used this live run to reflect on the various iterations of her career to date, and the achievement is often staggering, with costume changes, set-piece upheaval, vulnerable moments in a crowd of thousands and sing-alongs that will rival the scope of any tour this year. ![]() “Overwhelming” would also be an apt way to describe the sheer tonnage of the Eras tour: with segments dedicated to all 10 of Swift’s studio albums, the show entertained a sold-out, frequently screaming stadium audience for 3 hours and 15 minutes, as Swift tirelessly showcased her skill set and various artistic personas across a whopping 44 songs. The pop superstar has released a whopping four original albums (plus two re-recorded ones) since last hitting the road, and on Friday night at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz., she told the crowd that she had been dreaming about this day - the day that she could finally perform this wealth of new material - for a long time. 17), Taylor Swift described herself as “really overwhelmed, and trying to keep it together all night.” It’s easy to understand: this enormous stadium trek, one of pop’s hottest tickets in years, also happens to be Swift’s first proper tour in five years, thanks primarily to the pandemic. At one point during the first show of her long-awaited, highly anticipated Eras tour on Friday night (Mar.
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