Taylor Swift went on the Eras Tour after releasing her 10th studio album, MIDNIGHTS. Previously, the singer of the song 'Anti-Hero' was known to have canceled his previous concert tour due to the pandemic. On November 1, 2022, Taylor Swift officially announced she would be going on a concert tour in 2023 via her social media. Taylor Swift opened her tour in March at several stadiums in the United States and followed with performances outside America, such as in Latin America, Asia, Australia and Europe.
Reporting from Architectural Digest Magazine, to date Taylor Swift has been on a concert tour for 52 days and all tickets have been sold out. This 3 hour concert featuring 44 songs is one of the concerts with the highest interest. According to KLovers and Swifties, what makes this concert so popular?
It turns out, Taylor Swift has prepared many interesting things from the Eras Tour. One of them is the presence of Taylor Swift's musician friends who appear as opening acts. Apart from that, Taylor Swift also divided her 3 hour concert into 10 acts. Starting from the Lover act, Fearless act, Evermore act, Reputation act, Speak Now act, Red act, Folklore act, 1989 act, Acoustic set, and Midnights act. In fact, Taylor has a different stage concept and costumes for each act. For KLovers and Swifties who are curious about what Taylor Swift looks like, see the full details here!
1. Stage Concept and Song List on the Eras Tour
This concert started with the Lover act with a stage concept that characterized the LOVER album with the colors pink, blue and yellow. Taylor performed the song 'Miss Americana & The Heartbreak Prince' and the song that went viral on TikTok, 'Cruel Summer'. Even though he doesn't move from his seat, Taylor always manages to make the audience feel like they're 'moving places' through his extraordinary stage concept.
The most interesting thing about the stage concept is in the Evermore act and Folklore act. These two stage concepts present a cottage-core concept so that there is a forest consisting of large oak trees and a piano that is covered in moss. Wow, it feels like entering a fairy world!
In each act in the concert, he performed at least 3-5 songs. Starting from 'You Belong With Me', 'Love Story', and 'Fearless' for the Fearless act, then 'august', 'illicit affairs', 'cardigan', and 'betty' for the Folklore act. After the Folklore act, the 1989 act will continue with 4 song lists, namely 'Style', 'Blank Space', 'Shake It Off', and 'Wildest Dreams'. This concert will close with a list of songs from the MIDNIGHTS album, namely 'Anti-Hero', 'Midnight Rain', 'Vigilante Shit', 'Bejeweled', 'Mastermind', and 'Karma'.
2. Costumes for 10 Acts
Apart from the stage concept, the costumes that Taylor Swift wears also characterize the uniqueness of the album she is performing. Well, KLovers, these Eras Tour costumes have been in the spotlight of several international media, you know!
Most of the costumes that Taylor Swift wears are filled with shiny materials like the bodysuit in the Lover act. Reporting from People, Taylor Swift wears many costumes designed by various designers, such as Roberto Cavalli, Alberta Ferretti, Ashish, and Nicole + Felicia.
One of the costumes that attracted attention was a dress designed by Alberta Ferretti when performing the Folklore act. This dress is ivory in color and is still covered with crystal embroidery even though it is not as bright as the other costumes. Apart from that, this dress has thin material and looks very flowy when exposed to the wind. Wow, it's really beautiful, isn't it!
3. Rows of Guest Stars on the Eras Tour
When performing 44 songs at her concert, Taylor Swift was not always alone. Apart from the beautiful stage concept and costumes, the musician gave another surprise by inviting other musicians to appear on stage. There were more than 5 musicians who were present to accompany Taylor Swift to entertain the Swifties.
One of them is HAIM. Reporting from Bustle Celebrity, HAIM is the band that performed with Taylor Swift on July 22 in Seattle. HAIM joined when Taylor Swift was performing the Evermore act to sing their collaboration song in 2020, namely 'no body, no crime'. It is known that Taylor Swift and HAIM have been friends for a long time. Apart from that, in 2015 HAIM was also the opening act on the 1989 World Tour. Apart from HAIM, musicians such as Ice Spice were also present to perform the song 'Karma' on May 27 and Phoebe Bridgers to perform the song 'Nothing New' on May 6 in Nashville.
So, which performance is your and Swifties' favorite performance from this series of the Eras Tour?
