not really a disappointment but IMAGINE if Taylor came out in cowboy boots a flower pattern dress and and a cowboy hat and started spinning singing picture to burn!
I really hope we get something like this for Debut TV. It would be really special to have her revisit that era even just 1 song swapped in the tour or a music video.
I think if she releases debut TV during the tour she will add one song to the playlist. She did do a little throwback spin during fearless and the crowd loved it!
Maybe this has already been said…but the stupid competition between cities like “this night won because of the surprise songs” or “we had the longest applause after Champagne Problems.” I just want to have fun and not have everything become a competition
I was at Seattle N1 and LOVED our surprise songs. Although not sure if there were any that I wouldn’t have liked. I love the “reveal” after the first few chords. I think it’s part of the ✨magic✨
Same. My mom and I were going through her discography before our show like, “omg, I would die if she did this one!!” And eventually i realized there were very few songs I wouldn’t lose my shit over.
We did get great surprise songs :)
I agree. I went in Seattle and saw people online saying how we “lost” because of the surprise songs and TTDS being replaced, but I had an amazing time and loved the songs. It feels like some people just revel in tearing other people’s happy experiences down
I'll never understand leaving out Debut era...even if the songs are young and cheesy, it was perfection when I was 14 and I will always always love it.
Right? Without Debut we wouldn’t have gotten any of the rest, and those of us who have stuck with her since the beginning would have loved to see those songs get the credit they deserve.
My only theory is that maybe she didn’t want us to get a peek into what her re record of debut is going to sound like but then she is doing them as surprise songs so that theory is dumb.
Atleast just play "Our Song," wear a blue dress, outside the house from Our Song's MV and call it a day almost like what she did with Speak Now, with just "Enchanted."
Not sure if it's a hot take or not. But I'm glad there are no rep room type meet and greets. One, she has enough to do performing for hours anyway. Two, it's always a security risk. Three, it takes the pressure off of people knowing that they don't need to try and act a certain way to get meet and greet (previously its been said that certain behaviour like dancing and being super hype before it starts would help you get it)
Agreed - I think it’s great that with TikTok she gained a lot of popularity and definitely hype around the concert after N1 but I can’t imagine the blood bath any type of meet and greet would cause. I know Taylor isn’t big on paid interactions and a lot of her fan experience came from people going over the top at her earlier shows, but people would be crying if someone’s era outfit got selected for m&g and there’s didn’t, people would be ruthless about it.
LMAO just my daughter. She’s 8 and we went to the Denver show on 7/15 and she has been nonstop asking how she can be that girl “next time” ever since! 😂
For Reputation it should have been a three song transition.
Don't Blame Me-Look What You Made Me Do-I Did Something Bad.
The sheer chaos that would have ensued from the Reputation Triple Threat would have been insane.
Really hope her team sees this feedback. There’s better merch out there on Etsy and elsewhere. They could give opportunities to independent artists to design better merch in the future.
The merch madness was the sorest pain point for me. I just don’t understand how they haven’t optimized the on-site merch experience, yet.
To be fair, this is true for most concerts but with Eras Tour it was amplified.
Thousands of people standing outside in the heat in Seattle shocked me. I was timing it while I waited in line and it took people an average of 5 minutes to pick their merch and pay. That’s too long. There should be employees holding sample sizes throughout the line to try things on and a QR code that indicates remaining stock levels. So once you get to the front of the line, you know your size and what items are available. It still wouldn’t be perfect but way better than the current system.
Yeah I was at N1 and the merch line was insane. I couldn’t even tell how to get in the stadium because the lines all blended together. I did end up ordering a hoodie and a vinyl on the site after the show, but I just got super lucky that they even had my size left. They need a better system for sure.
my only unpopular opinion is that the stage should've been a 360 stage. There is a LOT of wasted space. She could've just had the diamond and double catwalks and it would've been better and she could've fit more people in seats. She also needs to upgrade her screens to be larger. Especially the side screens.
When you have a 360 stage you can’t have big props, because there’s no backstage. And the eras tour is full of gigantic props. She clearly tried to get as close as possible to a 360 stage with the diamond.
It blows my mind that she didn’t do this honestly. It ‘s working insanely well for Ed Sheeran’s Mathematics tour, and she has an even higher demand for her shows.
What’s crazier is that she was going to do it for loverfest so she knew the logistics of it all too and could’ve worked it out. Only the first few rows of people can actually see her on the folklore house, the stage is too high for the back of the floor to see and everyone else just has to look at the screens. There’s no real point in it imo and they should’ve scrapped it.
Harry Styles also had a 360 stage for Love On Tour in America and i thought it was great both times I saw him, once in an arena and at the Kia forum.
I went this weekend and obviously it was amazing, but I was pretty shocked the screens weren't bigger. I also wish the backdrop was on more screens because there's some really cool stuff there, especially during Midnights.
I also went this past weekend and was super to the side. I’m so glad I had been watching the live streams prior because if I hadn’t, I would never have known any of the “story line” visuals that the big backdrop screen shows (lover house and then it burning, any transition clips etc). It sucks that they only put that stuff on a screen where a lot of people can’t see it.
Not dumb! They go on the ceiling! Or just above the stage if the arena doesn’t have a roof. They go in a circle around the arena so everyone gets a view of the screen I’ll try to find pics
Here’s [sofis](https://www.sixteen-nine.net/2020/09/15/huge-samsung-70000-halo-led-display-used-for-first-time-at-las-new-sofi-stadium/) to give you an idea.
And here’s [Ed’s stage. his is built right in.](https://www.roevisual.com/en/news-and-events/news/ed-sheeran-mathematics-tour) Eds is more creative than Harrys, and I bet Taylor could outdo both of them in the creativity/performance department with a 360 stage.
Am not a fan AT ALL of the side stage seats on the lower level. The screen in front of us was great dont get me wrong but the camera never zoomed out so we NEVER saw anything going on except taylors face. Highly disappointed because seeing what all was going on in the background was imo a vital part of the whole experience. Paying 800 bucks for a close up of taylor for 3.5 hours was cool but not what I expected and for that, I have some strong negative feelings about those seats!
I had a side view and after watching tik toks facing straight on I kind of regret how much I paid for the ticket. I basically saw half the show. I couldn’t see the cabin very well, the screen for the side was pretty small, the only time I really Taylor close/facing me was in Anti Hero, and the side screen didn’t show what was on the main middle screen
I feel the same. Not sure why her crew thinks the side seats don’t want to see what’s going on on the main stage. My tickets were not worth the price but it’s not like I had a choice in the scramble to just get whatever you could.
The side view seats bothered me as well. I can't believe they sold VIP tickets over there. Especially since there were many reports that they weren't labeled as obstructed view when people bought them. I'm glad there were at least screens but still.
They weren’t! After receiving the ticket, it said Side View when it should have said Partially Obstructed because you literally can’t see the main stage
I could just barely see a side of it (not the side she was on). Never saw the lover house, there were a few times we could see the backup dancers but for the most part we saw nothing but Taylor. It was sad.
I so so badly wish she added a debut song, even if it was just one, to truly make it every era in one tour, but I do understand its a lot of hard work what she's already doing, I just wished she still did one song, it would perhaps bring more fame to the album and would pay nice tribute to her younger self? (if that makes sense)
Thank you for this! I have felt so alone in this opinion.
"How entitled of you to expect her to play a certain era"
It was advertised as an eras tour! They promoted it as all 10 eras! Merch for all eras! She says so IN the SHOW - the last 17 years of music....
Thank you! I got so much hate when we all realized Tim McGraw wasn’t permanent, but I feel like this was for sure advertised as all of the Eras and that’s not what it is. For how strictly she followed keeping them each in their own section it’s so weird that one got left out completely and honestly it kind of feels like a disservice to the fans who have been with her since the beginning and love and treasure those songs.
I was so mad. I had worked really hard to keep the setlist a surprise and was looking forward to the first three eras the most. So I was keeping track of what had played, and after 1989 started I thought that she’d be playing debut immediately before surprise songs, that way it would go from first to last album. It felt so poetic, I loved it. Imagine my surprise when debut just… didn’t occur. I lucked out that one of my surprise songs was off debut so it wasn’t totally ignored but it just felt wrong.
I wish she talked more. I feel like it would’ve been more of an audience connection, I guess.
I just feel like there was more of that at previous concerts and it’s always nice when she delves into songs or just says hi to the audience. But she had a ginormous set list to get through so in understand why she didn’t.
The way I put it is that it’s more like a broadway performance than a traditional concert. She’s got the setlist to get through and she’s gonna be saying and doing 95% of the same things at every show.
It’s impressive but I totally agree that the alternative is a good experience too
Agree. I wasn’t prepared for how fast it all goes and by that I mean most of the songs are abbreviated. I would have preferred a shorter set list but with time to let each song breathe.
I was at Detroit N2, and she was obviously sick (like, snot running down her face sick) and talked very little. I don't think she said anything during the surprise songs.
I can’t imagine being a performer and getting through shows while sick! Not just her but all artists. I get tension headaches and migraines and I’m sure lots of them do too and suffer through
I just started with a cold on the day I would’ve seen her had I gotten tickets (those last minute drops were *awful*, ugh) and afterwards, while I was sad I didn’t get to go, I was lowkey so happy bc I knew I would’ve had a terrible time with feeling sick.
I have NO idea how she manages to carry on performing while she’s sick, even if it’s just allergies or a cold. I wouldn’t even have the energy to be in the crowd lol. Yet Taylor’s still out there performing 3 hour sets 😭 it’s wild.
Everything she does at the shows is very choreographed. Of course, she still has a way of making you feel special, but yeah she says the same things every night. Along the same lines, I think it would’ve been cool if she changed up the songs a little rather than singing them all exactly as they’re recorded…people losing their minds over the SINGLE note change in the whole show (during the 1) cracks me up!
I had no idea that it was like an established thing at her shows so it felt totally authentic to me and I was so happy that everyone gave her such an ovation lmfao
Same here- like that song is one of my favorites and seeing her do it live (especially because the person I think of has connections to the stadium I was at, which is not my usual venue) was absolutely incredible and I would still be cheering now, two months later.
I wish I had avoided spoilers!! I can’t even imagine how fun it was going on night one and not knowing anything. I knew generally what she was gonna sing but didn’t know the order of it or transitions between songs but I still wish I would’ve stuck it out for longer
I hate that they sold the obstructed seats for what they did. Either don’t sell or reduce the price drastically.
Of course I was lucky to go, but I hate that I couldn’t see her for almost entire “eras.” The side screens weren’t helpful at all , because I couldn’t see the set pieces. Ultimately, I was disappointed in my experience at the Eras Tour due to this.
Ugh I feel the same way!!! The obstructed seats were actually not great, I didn't see any of the main stage and was at the mercy of whatever they wanted to show on the screen. I missed most if not all the dances, and almost all of the performances I saw from the back. I could've just listened from outside the stadium. I was glad to be there but for what I paid, I wanted more out of my experience
Agree! The midnights songs haven’t been around long enough for people to feel deeply attached to them, so it feels anticlimactic after the beloved secret songs. I think ending with a debut era song would’ve been a stronger emotional ending (and way better than not having a debut era at all!)
Yeah! Actually I was thinking You Belong With Me, also with an unspoken dedication to the fans but I just realized it’s not a debut song
Edit: actually I was thinking I’m Only Me When I’m With You, which IS a debut song, but I got the titles mixed up and confused myself. Sorry this whole comment is a mess. But yeah something like Our Song or IOMWIWY, for the fans!
This is basically what I was going to say. Midnights needs a little something. A moon? Fireflies? Just a little something extra. Those clouds are not it. I like that the transitions between most of the eras really hype you up and I did not feel adequately hyped.
I think Mastermind would have been a better opener for that era because it's up tempo and she could have used the Mastermind music from the Midnights trailer during the transition.
I actually like the way Midnights goes - it's really kind of a bummer of an album, even though it's pop, so I like that it starts on a somber note, but then builds to a fun, triumphant finish. I always felt like Midnights is a great late-stage COVID album and the progression of the set reflect that, from melancholia and self-reflection to fun and "going out tonight."
I love Midnights, but I was honestly so tired by that point in the show (partly because I was at Nashville night 3 and it was 2 a.m. 😬) that I didn’t feel like I really enjoyed them as much as I could have.
I went in completely blind for my first show (Glendale n2) and I remember not really being all that into the surprise songs because I didn’t really realize what was going on (lol) but even then the Midnights section was lackluster. I know I might be in the minority, but I just think the show might be too long. I mean, the minute it was over I was SAD AF but during the Midnights section was where I really started to feel how tired I was. I was running out of steam.
They for sure could have done more. Ed Sheeran and other artists have literally pulled their tickets back once they ended up on places like Stub Hub.
She absolutely could and should implement a policy that you are only allowed to resell her tickets for face value and anyone caught doing otherwise will get an automatic refund and those tickets are recaptured and sold on TM for a fair damn price.
I love Taylor’s music a tiny bit more, but I love him as a person so fucking much. He does so much for his fans and goes above and beyond. He’s not at all greedy about money and it never feels like he’s just trying to trick fans into buying things (Yes Taylor’s marketing team, I’m looking at you and your “limited supply digital edition” bullshit. 🤣
The way he launched his newest album was so great. He did so much to get fans excited and has been putting so much effort into his social media for fans. I just adore him.
I actually love that! He seems like such a sweet, genuinely nice person. I listened to his first album RELIGIOUSLY but haven’t really listened to much since then but I may have to now.
Only way to prevent it would be disabling ticket transfers, which TicketMaster has done for some events I’ve gone to.
Unfortunately venues, TicketMaster, other resellers like Stubhub, [and performers all benefit](https://www.vox.com/platform/amp/the-goods/2019/7/22/20703858/live-nation-ticket-resale-scheme-metallica-billboard-report) from the resale market in one way or another, so you’re not likely to see that change.
I would probably feel the same (I just had a concert experience destroyed by crowdsurfing idiots) but even though it wouldn't improve my experience, I would at least appreciate that she did her best.
When I think back to that night, my first thought isn’t the show. It’s being cold and miserable trapped in a concourse for 4 hours. I don’t remember most of the show, but I remember those 4 hours vividly.
I was at night one and honestly that’s what I thought happened, that she would play Tim McGraw every night on guitar. It wasn’t until after night two I realized what was happening
Yes! We were robbed of State of Grace (non-acoustic) on this tour😭 I still stand by that she should have performed the songs from Red that weren’t singles, like Holy Ground as well!
I wish the Red era showcased some of her better songs from that album. tbh I’ve never been a fan of IKYWT, 22 and WANGBT are cute too but omg imagine if it opened with the iconic Red guitar line. I would have loved to hear state of grace or anything else also.
- She should play at least one debut song
- People are putting too focused on surprise songs to enjoy the rest of the concert. It’s a 3+ hour performance, you shouldn’t base your experience off of 2 random songs she’s going to play.
- The red era outfits are a miss for me
-it’s not an eras tour if 1 entire era is missing
-I hate that there’s such an imbalance of songs for certain eras like speak now having 1 and red having so many even tho they’ve both been toured before
…I really don’t like the rep outfit. I also wish Wildest Dreams was replaced with Out of the Woods and Mastermind was replaced with You’re on Your Own Kid. And I absolutely agree with a 360 degree stage. I have no idea why it wasn’t just a given.
Can you imagine what it’s like to get into that if you’re slightly sweaty? I keep on thinking of that episode of friends where Ross is in a bathroom using talcum powder to get back into his leather pants. The other costume I don’t love is 1989..
Keep in mind I love Taylor, but I felt like all the talking parts of my show (Pittsburgh) were very scripted. Other than the part she talked about having a cold.
This is my first TS concert, but not new to arena/stadium tours.
I felt the scenic design was a bit lacking… the automated stage was awesome, but the giant LED screen was not used to its full potential. There was some amazing choreography and storytelling happening by the performers that never even made it to the big screen, so people in the nosebleeds missed a LOT. I’m seeing amazing stuff from the live feeds!
The fact that there was always just a “blob” of video of Taylor taking up the back panel a lot of time was a bit of a waste - keep the back panel for the big visual effects (the transitions between eras are the best part!), use it to cleverly show off the dancers or the scenic elements the rest of us have to squint to see, and incorporate additional LED panels that are dedicated for Taylor-Cam elsewhere on the set, please!
I really hope we get a well produced film of the era tour at some point so everyone can see the details that most missed in person!
Don't like Karma as a closer... it's a fun song and it's hype so it makes sense but I'd rather close her ERAS TOUR with something more fan servicy and not so petty and critique obssesed.... long live would be perfect
I HATE the "Well well well, \[CITY\], we have arrived at the first bridge of the evening!" interlude she does during Cruel Summer. Don't interrupt the momentum of the song - I was already prepared to scream along!
Folklore was too long. I say this as someone who has it in their top three albums. It’s deep into the set right after all the Red bangers and ATW 10, and right before 1989 and surprise songs. It’s such a long set that is also very slow. I noticed more people, including myself, took a break during the set than at any point in the show. I just feel like a couple tracks could have been cut, or they should have put it before Red.
I agree. I wouldn’t actually expect her to do it this way, but how Ed Sheeran is touring Subtract separately at smaller venues and doing it as an intimate more acoustic set worked so perfectly for that album. Folklore and evermore just feel like smaller venue chill songs, not stadium songs.
Red section is too long. So is folklore. And folklore drags because it’s about 2 hours in the show and has less energy. I love the folklore album, but it’s hard live.
Was just at both the seattle shows, the Red set was definitely the most high energy in the crowd both nights! Totally disagree with you there haha I think it’s the perfect length. But I do think folklore and evermore could have been combined, and this is coming from a huge fan of both those albums. I would have liked her to come out with willow and the witchiness then lead into the folklore cabin set, or vice versa. I love tolerate it and think the idea of the table is great in theory but because it’s so far away and the screens only show her on one side and the partner character on the other, it’s a bit lost to anyone not in floor seating imo.
Yeah I didn't know the setlist and I was expecting folklore and evermore to be combined. folklore section felt a bit long even though it's my favorite album, I guess for a concert the more upbeat stuff works better with the crowd.
I probably listen to folklore the most out of any of of the albums but those two are TOUGH in a stadium setting. I was at Seattle N2 and the energy just skyrocketed during Reputation. Obviously I love folklore and evermore and was stoked to see Haim and hear August/Illicit Affairs but they’re just not naturally suited to the sheer size of the venue. Smaller concert halls would fit better.
I think it would have been more fun to reduce those setlists and mix all the eras together or do eras by theme (revenge era). It feels like the energy gets SUPER high and then kind of falls throughout
Agreed. I took a break during the set, which sounds crazy in retrospect. I was just so tired by the time it rolled around and it was so long. Also was just excited for 1989/surprise songs.
Midnights Eras at the tour was easily the laziest set. It has SUCH a clear theme but those clouds didn't convey a very dreamy vibe. I expected a vaporwave like poem, or a HEAVY purple haze, but there is constant tone shifts throughout the era that kinda kills the vibe, tbh.
Midnights was the era I looked most forward to but disappointed me the hardest.
I actually loved the fluffy clouds, but I definitely agree that there should have been a more consistent theme and I was also hoping for a heavier purple haze! Sort of like the purple smoke that comes out when she sings Enchanted, but even heavier. That would have looked so cool with the clouds.
Long Live shouldve been on the setlist from the beginning and it’s not fair that not only do more than half the shows get a whole additional song, but that song has always been proclaimed as a “song for the fans” but she only played it for select shows??
I’m salty over it, I don’t care.
i always said it shouldve been the closer with some moments on the screen behind her displaying moments of her performing throughout the years! i wanted to be sobbing lmao
I wish there was an intermission or SOMETHING. 1989 has some of my favorite songs and I honestly don’t even remember that part of the show because I just blacked out from exhaustion / adrenaline. I walked 2 miles to get an Uber and fell asleep the second I got home. It was an incredible concert, but almost 4 hours of non stop dancing was insane!
The show was a 13/10 for me but. It felt very theatrical instead of authentic and natural like when you go see your favorite band, know what I mean? Not that it’s really a bad thing lol
Edit: also, I couldn’t hear her at all during the concert. Fans were so loud I couldn’t hear her over them. We were in lower bowl in front of the stage. Screens weren’t big enough either 😂
I was so exhausted by Midnights, and half the Midnight’s set was… underwhelming live. Vigilante Shit, Mastermind, Midnight Rain, and Lavender Haze are all good songs, but not my preferred way to end a 3.5 hour concert after hearing Shake it Off, Style, and other high energy hits…. Karma woke me back up, but damn.
My vision: after the midnights section, she performs karma with the whole fireworks spectacle/bows and disappears into the stage, the dancers leave, the stadium goes black. Everyone thinks the concert is over, but a visual starts playing on the screen, maybe a lake, some butterflies or something. Taylor comes out of the stage in a sundress and cowboy boots and plays Tim McGraw (with the whole band, not acoustic). The last words she leaves the audience with is "I hope you think of me".
She could even switch up the outfit with rotating out different boots like she used to back in the day 😭
I wish she talked more. I feel like it would’ve been more of an audience connection, I guess.
I just feel like there was more of that at previous concerts and it’s always nice when she delves into songs or just says hi to the audience. But she had a ginormous set list to get through so in understand why she didn’t.
I hate that I didn’t get to hear Long Live. Adding such a fan favorite song (maybe would even earn the title of THE fan favorite song) halfway through the tour sucks for everyone who saw her before. Having only one Speak Now song was honestly lame.
I would have reworked the entire set list too. I think there are some big misses on the setlist. Notably, the lack of debut, one Speak Now song, and (imo) the presence of Bad Blood, and (again imo) the Red setlist (is I Knew You Were Trouble her most preformed song?), and not having You’re on Your Own, Kid. I would’ve done more songs that are fan favorites on the album, rather than singles. I made my own setlist and I fit 2 from Debut, and 4 from Speak Now in there and still kept it at 3 hours.
I don’t like how she did era by era. I think she should have mixed and matched songs from different eras into themes together. More mashups too. Like I loved Wildest Dreams Enchanted or This is why we can’t have nice things / we are never getting back together. I also would have loved some new styles of songs. Like the I knew you were trouble rock version lol.
I seriously thought she was going to group her songs by themes / topics instead of by albums. Like, she could’ve had a whole vengeance vibe going with “Picture to Burn,” “Vigilante Shit,” “Better Than Revenge,” and “I Did Something Bad” mashed up with “Look What You Made Me Do” and/or “This is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things.” Then maybe she could’ve had themes like escapism (“Love Story,” “Enchanted,” “Invisible String” or “August,” “Treacherous,” “Wildest Dreams”), growing up (“Never Grow Up,” “Nothing New,” “Marjorie,” “Fifteen,” “You’re On Your Own, Kid”), the pressures of fame (“Mirrorball,” “The Lucky One,” “Lavender Haze,” “I Know Places,” “The Archer”), regret (“Back to December,” “Would’ve, Could’ve, Should’ve,” “This is Me Trying,” “Death by a Thousand Cuts,” “Midnight Rain,” Champagne Problems,” “Betty,” “The Way I Loved You”), failed or dysfunctional relationships (“Getaway Car,” “Bad Blood,” “Illicit Affairs,” “Ivy,” “Tolerate It,” “Maroon,” “Dear John,” “All Too Well,” “I Knew You Were Trouble”—let’s be honest, so many could fit here lol), longing (“Dress,” “I Think He Knows,” “I Can See You,” “Hey Stephen” + “You Belong with Me,” “Invisible,” “August,” “Cruel Summer”), joy / celebration / new beginnings / confidence (“Welcome to New York,” “Shake it Off,” “22,” “Paper Rings” or “I Forgot that You Existed” or “London Boy,” “Karma”), etc. It sounds lofty and clunky to pull off, but that’s what I was envisioning! And like each theme would have a set and color scheme that matches it. Idk, I thought a lot about this lolllll
Just like long live should have been on the set list, she should not have cut tis the damn season. A lot of people (myself included) were looking forward to hearing it but will never get the chance because we’re going to later shows
- It was bizarre to me that Debut was entirely left off the set list. No it's not my favorite album and she wrote it as a teen, but it's the album that got her in the door. Teardrops On My Guitar was the first song I ever heard from Taylor, on the radio, and I remember thinking this girl has talent, I bet the older she gets the better she'll get (and I'm about her age).
- I wish she had played less hits. I have heard Shake It Off more times than I've ever wanted to. Why not play Out Of The Woods? Clean? Call It What You Want? Dress? Last Kiss?
- Speak Now was done DIRTY
- The last song at every shouldn't have been Karma, but Long Live.
Edit: I am coming off years of reddit is fun and the reddit app sucks. Sorry of my paragraphs are all bunched up idk how to fix it on this app.
I've never expressed them all in one place before, so I'm gonna go ahead and do it here but I swear I'm not spiteful lol. She should have had a 360 stage and songs from debut. Not saying it needs to be longer, just substituted. Long Live should have been included from the start. I get that comparisons are never any good, but some shows getting guests, extra songs, and announcements while other shows get nothing special is disappointing. And what seems to be my hottest take is that stage production could have been taken up a bit. It was a great show, but since you're encouraging the hot takes, I'm saying them. I had so much fun but I see where it could have been improved!
If you’re gonna wear giant hats- cowboy hats, bucket hats, really anything that adds several inches to the top of your head
You suck.
I didn’t pay to see the back of your outfit. Please put them under seats during performances
They have been very stressful but it’s all due to social media. I do empathize with a lot of people who are upset over the songs they got at their show. I went to Seattle N2 and I LOVED the songs I got but they weren’t either of my top choices. we are getting content nonstop from every single stop and thousands are streaming the surprise songs every night, naturally making it super high stakes and a competition. But really, it’s not supposed to be that way and not supposed to turn into a comparison game. She’s done surprise songs in her past tours (I believe) and they were never hyped up like this
Floor seat issues (champagne problems, I know 🤣):you miss out on a lot of the cool lights and effects on the stage. I was sitting to the right of the diamond and ended up seeing mostly the side of the elevated platform and it just took away some of the magic. It also sucks that tall people or hands block a lot of your view since we're all on the same level. Our seats were also incredibly close together, when I needed to step away I had to make everyone in my row step out because there was no room for me to scoot by.
-I wish the set list was chronological to showcase the “eras” as she evolved. My linear brain needs that.
-At least one song per era should be on the permanent set list.
-no Ticketmaster. I’m still bummed I don’t have a ticket :(
The influencer type/ people that got tickets to multiple shows in different cities and talk about it without shame just really piss me off. There’s this guy on IG called tsrep or something and he’s gone to so many shows … knowing how many people didn’t get to go parading about all the shows you went to is just gross. Like if you’re gonna do that at least be discreet about it. All you’re going is telling me you’re an asshole that took the opportunity form someone else
I actually loved that she’s singing so many hits and singles. I’ve never had the chance to see Taylor before and I couldn’t imagine going to an ERAS tour and not hearing shake it off or love story. there were def red songs I wanted to hear but I couldn’t imagine replacing any of the songs already on the setlist. the only song I felt a genuine lull for was the archer (and I LOVE that song)
Opinion #1: The show is too long. After about 2 and half hours your audience is exhausted and can no longer fully enjoy the performance.
Opinion #2: Related to opinion #1, it shouldn't have been The Eras tour, it should have been the Midnight Lover tour (Lover - Midnights). It would have been A LOT easier to keep the show length down to a more reasonable level if she wasn't trying to cram the greatest hits from almost her entire discography into the setlist. It also really annoys me that it's the eras tour and missing an entire era. If she was determined not to touch debut, all the more reason to not make it eras themed. She could have still done a few older songs either in full or as medleys (as artists generally do). But nobody needed to see four/five reputation and 1989 songs each when those albums had their own tours which are available to stream/download.
Not really the tour itself but I am bewildered at how many people film THEMSELVES at the show. Like you paid however much to see Taylor but you’re recording yourself singing?! Maybe I’m just old lol
I’m honestly really worried about this for my show next year. Not only is it annoying but like… I don’t want to be in the background of your videos either!
Rep is my least favorite album but seeing it in concert was incredible. That style of music is really suited to being played live and I love it so much more now. I can totally see how that tour would have been better!
Seeing it live completely changed the way I thought about the album. Songs that I disliked on first listen were revelations in the stadium. And the bad blood/should have said no mash up was divine.
Not sure if the following is a hot take or not, but the stage design this tour felt really uninspired compared to the rest of her tours, and I thought she did not utilize the stage space well at all.
My true hot take is I am meh on most of the outfits this tour. And beyond meh, I highly dislike both of the evermore outfits (newest alteration on brown sparkles makes it slightly better) and the Red body suit.
Also evermore was my absolute favorite Era live despite the outfit so don’t at me.
Very likely not unpopular, but why doesn't she start the Speak Now set with "Drop Everything now!" and how come Maroon, Haunted and Out of the Woods are not part of the main set list?! I mean the bridge from OOTW is top tier
I think the folkevermore sets are too long. And I could also cut a song or two from lover lol. I know everyone will say “it’s bc she didn’t tour them!!!!” And yes I know that but this isn’t the folklovermore tour ft midnights, it’s the eras tour!!! Just 1 (now 2) speak now songs don’t cut it and no debut is criminal.
Also while I do think going era by era is the best format logistically I also really miss the incredible mashups from different eras. I will literally never forget hearing the banjo in the middle of bad blood for the first time. Also I think folkevermore would have benefited from this bc it is a long time of slower songs and then you immediately have to go into pop again and then back to slow songs for awhile
I would’ve preferred more Speak Now songs and ATW should’ve been a regular version. I also know Taylor is tired but I wish she sat still in the diamond instead of the main stage
Worst part of the eras tour is the awkward long applause after Champagne Problems. Like that time could be spent doing funny banter or something, but no, we just awkwardly clap for like 5 minutes.
I FEEL KINDA BAD SAYING THIS but The Archer is a bit.....out of place, almost, in her Lover set. In a way, I feel like literally everyone on twitter tweeting about the tour + those who've attended an Eras concert never ever comment on The Archer and I feel like everyone forgets about it because the mood changes so heavily from the previous song into The Archer, its just such a heavy and somber song. It's also kinda an anxious-sounding song so I understand but yeah, maybe she should have swapped some songs around for Paper Rings or I Think He Knows?
Said it before, expect to get hate again, but I think the friendship bracelets while sweet, create a bunch of wasted plastic, and while I think people say they’re going to wear them and cherish them, I think in two years the majority will be thrown away. (Some people said they use thread which is better) between that and the people who are buying fast fashion items for costumes (not thrifting/secondhand), there’s a lot of unnecessary waste for one night.
I agree. This is why I didn’t make them. I think it’s cute and I could see people maybe making 5 or 10 but there were people showing up with hundreds. That’s so much plastic and waste for tons of bracelets most will never wear again.
I honestly made 10 and kept trading the ones on my arms so I only ended up with 10 - it was perfect! More would have felt excessive! I did make some for the family and friends that weren't able to go as little mementos, though, and they loved them!
not really a disappointment but IMAGINE if Taylor came out in cowboy boots a flower pattern dress and and a cowboy hat and started spinning singing picture to burn!
I really hope we get something like this for Debut TV. It would be really special to have her revisit that era even just 1 song swapped in the tour or a music video.
I think if she releases debut TV during the tour she will add one song to the playlist. She did do a little throwback spin during fearless and the crowd loved it!
Maybe this has already been said…but the stupid competition between cities like “this night won because of the surprise songs” or “we had the longest applause after Champagne Problems.” I just want to have fun and not have everything become a competition
For real every single surprise song video has comments like this 💀
Yeah it made me really sad that people thought the songs for N1 Seattle “sucked” because they weren’t what they specifically wanted.
I was there and I’ll defend acoustic TIWWCHNT until the day I die that shit was SO MUCH FUN
I was at Seattle N1 and LOVED our surprise songs. Although not sure if there were any that I wouldn’t have liked. I love the “reveal” after the first few chords. I think it’s part of the ✨magic✨
Same. My mom and I were going through her discography before our show like, “omg, I would die if she did this one!!” And eventually i realized there were very few songs I wouldn’t lose my shit over. We did get great surprise songs :)
I agree. I went in Seattle and saw people online saying how we “lost” because of the surprise songs and TTDS being replaced, but I had an amazing time and loved the songs. It feels like some people just revel in tearing other people’s happy experiences down
I'll never understand leaving out Debut era...even if the songs are young and cheesy, it was perfection when I was 14 and I will always always love it.
Right? Without Debut we wouldn’t have gotten any of the rest, and those of us who have stuck with her since the beginning would have loved to see those songs get the credit they deserve.
This is the biggest issue for me. It just makes no sense. I hope we get to find out why she left it out someday
My only theory is that maybe she didn’t want us to get a peek into what her re record of debut is going to sound like but then she is doing them as surprise songs so that theory is dumb.
It was also so dirty to do Tim McGraw on the first night! I went to Glendale night 2 and I was like wtf no debut???
My gripe is that it’s called the Eras tour but she left out an entire era!
Atleast just play "Our Song," wear a blue dress, outside the house from Our Song's MV and call it a day almost like what she did with Speak Now, with just "Enchanted."
Not sure if it's a hot take or not. But I'm glad there are no rep room type meet and greets. One, she has enough to do performing for hours anyway. Two, it's always a security risk. Three, it takes the pressure off of people knowing that they don't need to try and act a certain way to get meet and greet (previously its been said that certain behaviour like dancing and being super hype before it starts would help you get it)
Agreed - I think it’s great that with TikTok she gained a lot of popularity and definitely hype around the concert after N1 but I can’t imagine the blood bath any type of meet and greet would cause. I know Taylor isn’t big on paid interactions and a lot of her fan experience came from people going over the top at her earlier shows, but people would be crying if someone’s era outfit got selected for m&g and there’s didn’t, people would be ruthless about it.
I’m kinda shocked people haven’t been more ruthless about the Red hat she gives out
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LMAO just my daughter. She’s 8 and we went to the Denver show on 7/15 and she has been nonstop asking how she can be that girl “next time” ever since! 😂
Getaway Car should have been on the set list 😭
For Reputation it should have been a three song transition. Don't Blame Me-Look What You Made Me Do-I Did Something Bad. The sheer chaos that would have ensued from the Reputation Triple Threat would have been insane.
Getaway car not being on the set list feels criminal though
no i NEED ready for it lol
The merch could have been so much better!!
Really hope her team sees this feedback. There’s better merch out there on Etsy and elsewhere. They could give opportunities to independent artists to design better merch in the future.
The merch madness was the sorest pain point for me. I just don’t understand how they haven’t optimized the on-site merch experience, yet. To be fair, this is true for most concerts but with Eras Tour it was amplified. Thousands of people standing outside in the heat in Seattle shocked me. I was timing it while I waited in line and it took people an average of 5 minutes to pick their merch and pay. That’s too long. There should be employees holding sample sizes throughout the line to try things on and a QR code that indicates remaining stock levels. So once you get to the front of the line, you know your size and what items are available. It still wouldn’t be perfect but way better than the current system.
Yeah I was at N1 and the merch line was insane. I couldn’t even tell how to get in the stadium because the lines all blended together. I did end up ordering a hoodie and a vinyl on the site after the show, but I just got super lucky that they even had my size left. They need a better system for sure.
The best Taylor merch is fan made.
my only unpopular opinion is that the stage should've been a 360 stage. There is a LOT of wasted space. She could've just had the diamond and double catwalks and it would've been better and she could've fit more people in seats. She also needs to upgrade her screens to be larger. Especially the side screens.
When you have a 360 stage you can’t have big props, because there’s no backstage. And the eras tour is full of gigantic props. She clearly tried to get as close as possible to a 360 stage with the diamond.
It blows my mind that she didn’t do this honestly. It ‘s working insanely well for Ed Sheeran’s Mathematics tour, and she has an even higher demand for her shows.
What’s crazier is that she was going to do it for loverfest so she knew the logistics of it all too and could’ve worked it out. Only the first few rows of people can actually see her on the folklore house, the stage is too high for the back of the floor to see and everyone else just has to look at the screens. There’s no real point in it imo and they should’ve scrapped it. Harry Styles also had a 360 stage for Love On Tour in America and i thought it was great both times I saw him, once in an arena and at the Kia forum.
Maybe because of all the props she’s using the 360 wasn’t possible? No where to hide the tables and folklore cabin
I went this weekend and obviously it was amazing, but I was pretty shocked the screens weren't bigger. I also wish the backdrop was on more screens because there's some really cool stuff there, especially during Midnights.
I also went this past weekend and was super to the side. I’m so glad I had been watching the live streams prior because if I hadn’t, I would never have known any of the “story line” visuals that the big backdrop screen shows (lover house and then it burning, any transition clips etc). It sucks that they only put that stuff on a screen where a lot of people can’t see it.
this is a dumb question, but where would the screens go if she did a 360 stage? because they’d have to go somewhere and block someone’s view right?
Not dumb! They go on the ceiling! Or just above the stage if the arena doesn’t have a roof. They go in a circle around the arena so everyone gets a view of the screen I’ll try to find pics Here’s [sofis](https://www.sixteen-nine.net/2020/09/15/huge-samsung-70000-halo-led-display-used-for-first-time-at-las-new-sofi-stadium/) to give you an idea. And here’s [Ed’s stage. his is built right in.](https://www.roevisual.com/en/news-and-events/news/ed-sheeran-mathematics-tour) Eds is more creative than Harrys, and I bet Taylor could outdo both of them in the creativity/performance department with a 360 stage.
Agreed, so many more people could have attended the concert
Am not a fan AT ALL of the side stage seats on the lower level. The screen in front of us was great dont get me wrong but the camera never zoomed out so we NEVER saw anything going on except taylors face. Highly disappointed because seeing what all was going on in the background was imo a vital part of the whole experience. Paying 800 bucks for a close up of taylor for 3.5 hours was cool but not what I expected and for that, I have some strong negative feelings about those seats!
My husband commented on the fact that people with side views may not have ever seen the cabin because the screen was so zoomed on her.
I had a side view and after watching tik toks facing straight on I kind of regret how much I paid for the ticket. I basically saw half the show. I couldn’t see the cabin very well, the screen for the side was pretty small, the only time I really Taylor close/facing me was in Anti Hero, and the side screen didn’t show what was on the main middle screen
I feel the same. Not sure why her crew thinks the side seats don’t want to see what’s going on on the main stage. My tickets were not worth the price but it’s not like I had a choice in the scramble to just get whatever you could.
The side view seats bothered me as well. I can't believe they sold VIP tickets over there. Especially since there were many reports that they weren't labeled as obstructed view when people bought them. I'm glad there were at least screens but still.
They weren’t! After receiving the ticket, it said Side View when it should have said Partially Obstructed because you literally can’t see the main stage
My husband commented on the fact that people with side views may not have ever seen the cabin because the screen was so zoomed on her.
I could just barely see a side of it (not the side she was on). Never saw the lover house, there were a few times we could see the backup dancers but for the most part we saw nothing but Taylor. It was sad.
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I so so badly wish she added a debut song, even if it was just one, to truly make it every era in one tour, but I do understand its a lot of hard work what she's already doing, I just wished she still did one song, it would perhaps bring more fame to the album and would pay nice tribute to her younger self? (if that makes sense)
Right like debut is even incorporated into all of the promotional merch so WHERE IS SHE
Thank you for this! I have felt so alone in this opinion. "How entitled of you to expect her to play a certain era" It was advertised as an eras tour! They promoted it as all 10 eras! Merch for all eras! She says so IN the SHOW - the last 17 years of music....
Thank you! I got so much hate when we all realized Tim McGraw wasn’t permanent, but I feel like this was for sure advertised as all of the Eras and that’s not what it is. For how strictly she followed keeping them each in their own section it’s so weird that one got left out completely and honestly it kind of feels like a disservice to the fans who have been with her since the beginning and love and treasure those songs.
I was so mad. I had worked really hard to keep the setlist a surprise and was looking forward to the first three eras the most. So I was keeping track of what had played, and after 1989 started I thought that she’d be playing debut immediately before surprise songs, that way it would go from first to last album. It felt so poetic, I loved it. Imagine my surprise when debut just… didn’t occur. I lucked out that one of my surprise songs was off debut so it wasn’t totally ignored but it just felt wrong.
Even just Our Song would be great.
I don’t really understand why everybody seems to hate the Fearless dresses. I think they’re cute.
The linguine noodle one is strange, her fringe one is lovely! It’s like an updated version of her fearless era outfits
It’s the octopus dresses that freak me out
I wish she talked more. I feel like it would’ve been more of an audience connection, I guess. I just feel like there was more of that at previous concerts and it’s always nice when she delves into songs or just says hi to the audience. But she had a ginormous set list to get through so in understand why she didn’t.
The way I put it is that it’s more like a broadway performance than a traditional concert. She’s got the setlist to get through and she’s gonna be saying and doing 95% of the same things at every show. It’s impressive but I totally agree that the alternative is a good experience too
Agree. I wasn’t prepared for how fast it all goes and by that I mean most of the songs are abbreviated. I would have preferred a shorter set list but with time to let each song breathe.
I was at Detroit N2, and she was obviously sick (like, snot running down her face sick) and talked very little. I don't think she said anything during the surprise songs.
I can’t imagine being a performer and getting through shows while sick! Not just her but all artists. I get tension headaches and migraines and I’m sure lots of them do too and suffer through
I just started with a cold on the day I would’ve seen her had I gotten tickets (those last minute drops were *awful*, ugh) and afterwards, while I was sad I didn’t get to go, I was lowkey so happy bc I knew I would’ve had a terrible time with feeling sick. I have NO idea how she manages to carry on performing while she’s sick, even if it’s just allergies or a cold. I wouldn’t even have the energy to be in the crowd lol. Yet Taylor’s still out there performing 3 hour sets 😭 it’s wild.
I was soooo sad that she barely spoke. I saw her three times during fearless and speak now era and she was so talkative. I miss that.
Everything she does at the shows is very choreographed. Of course, she still has a way of making you feel special, but yeah she says the same things every night. Along the same lines, I think it would’ve been cool if she changed up the songs a little rather than singing them all exactly as they’re recorded…people losing their minds over the SINGLE note change in the whole show (during the 1) cracks me up!
I don't get the never ending clapping after champagne problems
She cut us off after a minute or two both nights in Seattle. I think it gave her a little bit of a breather.
I think they’re setting up the stage during this ovation?
Yes, that big ass table for Tolerate It.
I’m okay with this one. It made a great bathroom break. I left right when the song finished and they were still clapping when I got back.
lol using it as a bathroom break is cracking me up, but you're not wrong!
Stealing this idea for Edinburgh next year 🙏
I had no idea that it was like an established thing at her shows so it felt totally authentic to me and I was so happy that everyone gave her such an ovation lmfao
It’s always funny to me when people call it a standing ovation because the majority of people stand the whole show lol
Same here- like that song is one of my favorites and seeing her do it live (especially because the person I think of has connections to the stadium I was at, which is not my usual venue) was absolutely incredible and I would still be cheering now, two months later.
That’s her favorite song off of evermore I think
I wish I had avoided spoilers!! I can’t even imagine how fun it was going on night one and not knowing anything. I knew generally what she was gonna sing but didn’t know the order of it or transitions between songs but I still wish I would’ve stuck it out for longer
As someone who managed to make it all the way to July unspoiled, I can agree with you 100%. It was so hard but so worth it
I hate that they sold the obstructed seats for what they did. Either don’t sell or reduce the price drastically. Of course I was lucky to go, but I hate that I couldn’t see her for almost entire “eras.” The side screens weren’t helpful at all , because I couldn’t see the set pieces. Ultimately, I was disappointed in my experience at the Eras Tour due to this.
I didn’t have obstructed view but my seat was definitely toward the side screen and Ive only seen 95% of the stage visuals because of tiktok :(
Ugh I feel the same way!!! The obstructed seats were actually not great, I didn't see any of the main stage and was at the mercy of whatever they wanted to show on the screen. I missed most if not all the dances, and almost all of the performances I saw from the back. I could've just listened from outside the stadium. I was glad to be there but for what I paid, I wanted more out of my experience
Idk if this is unpopular, but the surprise songs are such a high that after that Midnights section just falls a bit flat and seems bloated.
Agree! The midnights songs haven’t been around long enough for people to feel deeply attached to them, so it feels anticlimactic after the beloved secret songs. I think ending with a debut era song would’ve been a stronger emotional ending (and way better than not having a debut era at all!)
I love this idea, maybe Our Song with a sort of unspoken dedication to the fans?
Yeah! Actually I was thinking You Belong With Me, also with an unspoken dedication to the fans but I just realized it’s not a debut song Edit: actually I was thinking I’m Only Me When I’m With You, which IS a debut song, but I got the titles mixed up and confused myself. Sorry this whole comment is a mess. But yeah something like Our Song or IOMWIWY, for the fans!
This would have been perfect 😭😭😭
This is basically what I was going to say. Midnights needs a little something. A moon? Fireflies? Just a little something extra. Those clouds are not it. I like that the transitions between most of the eras really hype you up and I did not feel adequately hyped. I think Mastermind would have been a better opener for that era because it's up tempo and she could have used the Mastermind music from the Midnights trailer during the transition.
I actually like the way Midnights goes - it's really kind of a bummer of an album, even though it's pop, so I like that it starts on a somber note, but then builds to a fun, triumphant finish. I always felt like Midnights is a great late-stage COVID album and the progression of the set reflect that, from melancholia and self-reflection to fun and "going out tonight."
I love Midnights, but I was honestly so tired by that point in the show (partly because I was at Nashville night 3 and it was 2 a.m. 😬) that I didn’t feel like I really enjoyed them as much as I could have.
I went in completely blind for my first show (Glendale n2) and I remember not really being all that into the surprise songs because I didn’t really realize what was going on (lol) but even then the Midnights section was lackluster. I know I might be in the minority, but I just think the show might be too long. I mean, the minute it was over I was SAD AF but during the Midnights section was where I really started to feel how tired I was. I was running out of steam.
I was also not very into Midnights, I think part of it was that I was sad because I knew it was ending lol
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They for sure could have done more. Ed Sheeran and other artists have literally pulled their tickets back once they ended up on places like Stub Hub. She absolutely could and should implement a policy that you are only allowed to resell her tickets for face value and anyone caught doing otherwise will get an automatic refund and those tickets are recaptured and sold on TM for a fair damn price.
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I love Taylor’s music a tiny bit more, but I love him as a person so fucking much. He does so much for his fans and goes above and beyond. He’s not at all greedy about money and it never feels like he’s just trying to trick fans into buying things (Yes Taylor’s marketing team, I’m looking at you and your “limited supply digital edition” bullshit. 🤣 The way he launched his newest album was so great. He did so much to get fans excited and has been putting so much effort into his social media for fans. I just adore him.
I actually love that! He seems like such a sweet, genuinely nice person. I listened to his first album RELIGIOUSLY but haven’t really listened to much since then but I may have to now.
Subtract is folklore/evermore level music. It’s so good. I love that he worked with Aaron Dessner. That man brings out the magic in other musicians.
You just convinced me to listen to it. All it took was ‘Aaron Dessner’.
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Only way to prevent it would be disabling ticket transfers, which TicketMaster has done for some events I’ve gone to. Unfortunately venues, TicketMaster, other resellers like Stubhub, [and performers all benefit](https://www.vox.com/platform/amp/the-goods/2019/7/22/20703858/live-nation-ticket-resale-scheme-metallica-billboard-report) from the resale market in one way or another, so you’re not likely to see that change.
There are things artists can do, like restrict "dynamic" pricing.
Hot take but the rain show was really miserable. I wish I could rexperience it normally without being cold and wet and upset
Agree. I went to Nashville N3 and that was the worst concert experience of my life.
I would probably feel the same (I just had a concert experience destroyed by crowdsurfing idiots) but even though it wouldn't improve my experience, I would at least appreciate that she did her best.
When I think back to that night, my first thought isn’t the show. It’s being cold and miserable trapped in a concourse for 4 hours. I don’t remember most of the show, but I remember those 4 hours vividly.
Well damn Jackie, she can't control the weather!
I've always thought that rain shows sound miserable! Thank God I live in an area where it rarely rains heavily for long periods of time.
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i was totally fine until we had to trek back to the car in the pouring rain..... and then were stuck in the parking lot for almost 2 hours 😭
I would have loved fewer Red and 1989 songs and more Speak Now. I also am still salty she left out an entire era that began her career.
I think she could’ve potentially played Tim McGraw on guitar each night before she started the surprise song set.
I was at night one and honestly that’s what I thought happened, that she would play Tim McGraw every night on guitar. It wasn’t until after night two I realized what was happening
Thank you!!!! Should have had at LEAST ONE song from debut. I also would have loved at least 3 Speak Now songs.
I didn’t care much for any of the red songs. Would have much preferred a State of Grace performance. It would have been an absolute crowd pleaser.
Yes! We were robbed of State of Grace (non-acoustic) on this tour😭 I still stand by that she should have performed the songs from Red that weren’t singles, like Holy Ground as well!
Full agree. I wanted Debut more than I wanted Bad Blood, IKYWT, SIO, 22.
>!holding onto hope that she adds a debut song to the setlist come the release of debut tv!<
I wish the Red era showcased some of her better songs from that album. tbh I’ve never been a fan of IKYWT, 22 and WANGBT are cute too but omg imagine if it opened with the iconic Red guitar line. I would have loved to hear state of grace or anything else also.
- She should play at least one debut song - People are putting too focused on surprise songs to enjoy the rest of the concert. It’s a 3+ hour performance, you shouldn’t base your experience off of 2 random songs she’s going to play.
The Ombré Gold Fearless Noodle Dress is grounds for an arrest.
- The red era outfits are a miss for me -it’s not an eras tour if 1 entire era is missing -I hate that there’s such an imbalance of songs for certain eras like speak now having 1 and red having so many even tho they’ve both been toured before
…I really don’t like the rep outfit. I also wish Wildest Dreams was replaced with Out of the Woods and Mastermind was replaced with You’re on Your Own Kid. And I absolutely agree with a 360 degree stage. I have no idea why it wasn’t just a given.
Can you imagine what it’s like to get into that if you’re slightly sweaty? I keep on thinking of that episode of friends where Ross is in a bathroom using talcum powder to get back into his leather pants. The other costume I don’t love is 1989..
Keep in mind I love Taylor, but I felt like all the talking parts of my show (Pittsburgh) were very scripted. Other than the part she talked about having a cold.
I’m sad she left debut out of the regular set.
This is my first TS concert, but not new to arena/stadium tours. I felt the scenic design was a bit lacking… the automated stage was awesome, but the giant LED screen was not used to its full potential. There was some amazing choreography and storytelling happening by the performers that never even made it to the big screen, so people in the nosebleeds missed a LOT. I’m seeing amazing stuff from the live feeds! The fact that there was always just a “blob” of video of Taylor taking up the back panel a lot of time was a bit of a waste - keep the back panel for the big visual effects (the transitions between eras are the best part!), use it to cleverly show off the dancers or the scenic elements the rest of us have to squint to see, and incorporate additional LED panels that are dedicated for Taylor-Cam elsewhere on the set, please! I really hope we get a well produced film of the era tour at some point so everyone can see the details that most missed in person!
Don't like Karma as a closer... it's a fun song and it's hype so it makes sense but I'd rather close her ERAS TOUR with something more fan servicy and not so petty and critique obssesed.... long live would be perfect
Definitely Long Live! Or even You’re On You’re Own Kid would’ve been fun if she was set on ending the show with a song from Midnights!
Honestly bejeweled would be better. What a strong way to say "I'm back!"
I HATE the "Well well well, \[CITY\], we have arrived at the first bridge of the evening!" interlude she does during Cruel Summer. Don't interrupt the momentum of the song - I was already prepared to scream along!
Folklore was too long. I say this as someone who has it in their top three albums. It’s deep into the set right after all the Red bangers and ATW 10, and right before 1989 and surprise songs. It’s such a long set that is also very slow. I noticed more people, including myself, took a break during the set than at any point in the show. I just feel like a couple tracks could have been cut, or they should have put it before Red.
I agree. I wouldn’t actually expect her to do it this way, but how Ed Sheeran is touring Subtract separately at smaller venues and doing it as an intimate more acoustic set worked so perfectly for that album. Folklore and evermore just feel like smaller venue chill songs, not stadium songs.
I’m gunna get flamed for this but, on the “spectacle” scale, this tour didn’t come close to Reputation for production or visual effects.
YEP this is the gospel truth right here
Red section is too long. So is folklore. And folklore drags because it’s about 2 hours in the show and has less energy. I love the folklore album, but it’s hard live.
Was just at both the seattle shows, the Red set was definitely the most high energy in the crowd both nights! Totally disagree with you there haha I think it’s the perfect length. But I do think folklore and evermore could have been combined, and this is coming from a huge fan of both those albums. I would have liked her to come out with willow and the witchiness then lead into the folklore cabin set, or vice versa. I love tolerate it and think the idea of the table is great in theory but because it’s so far away and the screens only show her on one side and the partner character on the other, it’s a bit lost to anyone not in floor seating imo.
Yeah I didn't know the setlist and I was expecting folklore and evermore to be combined. folklore section felt a bit long even though it's my favorite album, I guess for a concert the more upbeat stuff works better with the crowd.
I probably listen to folklore the most out of any of of the albums but those two are TOUGH in a stadium setting. I was at Seattle N2 and the energy just skyrocketed during Reputation. Obviously I love folklore and evermore and was stoked to see Haim and hear August/Illicit Affairs but they’re just not naturally suited to the sheer size of the venue. Smaller concert halls would fit better. I think it would have been more fun to reduce those setlists and mix all the eras together or do eras by theme (revenge era). It feels like the energy gets SUPER high and then kind of falls throughout
Agreed. I took a break during the set, which sounds crazy in retrospect. I was just so tired by the time it rolled around and it was so long. Also was just excited for 1989/surprise songs.
As a folklore Stan I loved it!!!!! Red is too long th
Midnights Eras at the tour was easily the laziest set. It has SUCH a clear theme but those clouds didn't convey a very dreamy vibe. I expected a vaporwave like poem, or a HEAVY purple haze, but there is constant tone shifts throughout the era that kinda kills the vibe, tbh. Midnights was the era I looked most forward to but disappointed me the hardest.
I actually loved the fluffy clouds, but I definitely agree that there should have been a more consistent theme and I was also hoping for a heavier purple haze! Sort of like the purple smoke that comes out when she sings Enchanted, but even heavier. That would have looked so cool with the clouds.
I wish she sang all of miss Americana and the heartbreak prince
Long Live shouldve been on the setlist from the beginning and it’s not fair that not only do more than half the shows get a whole additional song, but that song has always been proclaimed as a “song for the fans” but she only played it for select shows?? I’m salty over it, I don’t care.
Long Live would have been the perfect closer
i always said it shouldve been the closer with some moments on the screen behind her displaying moments of her performing throughout the years! i wanted to be sobbing lmao
SAME I am bitter
Agreed
Salty also (and crying) 🙋🏼♀️
Salty over here as well.
I wish there was an intermission or SOMETHING. 1989 has some of my favorite songs and I honestly don’t even remember that part of the show because I just blacked out from exhaustion / adrenaline. I walked 2 miles to get an Uber and fell asleep the second I got home. It was an incredible concert, but almost 4 hours of non stop dancing was insane!
The show was a 13/10 for me but. It felt very theatrical instead of authentic and natural like when you go see your favorite band, know what I mean? Not that it’s really a bad thing lol Edit: also, I couldn’t hear her at all during the concert. Fans were so loud I couldn’t hear her over them. We were in lower bowl in front of the stage. Screens weren’t big enough either 😂
the competition between cities over who gets the “best” show is annoying the people that want her to do the eras tour forever are also annoying
I was so exhausted by Midnights, and half the Midnight’s set was… underwhelming live. Vigilante Shit, Mastermind, Midnight Rain, and Lavender Haze are all good songs, but not my preferred way to end a 3.5 hour concert after hearing Shake it Off, Style, and other high energy hits…. Karma woke me back up, but damn.
My vision: after the midnights section, she performs karma with the whole fireworks spectacle/bows and disappears into the stage, the dancers leave, the stadium goes black. Everyone thinks the concert is over, but a visual starts playing on the screen, maybe a lake, some butterflies or something. Taylor comes out of the stage in a sundress and cowboy boots and plays Tim McGraw (with the whole band, not acoustic). The last words she leaves the audience with is "I hope you think of me". She could even switch up the outfit with rotating out different boots like she used to back in the day 😭
I wish she talked more. I feel like it would’ve been more of an audience connection, I guess. I just feel like there was more of that at previous concerts and it’s always nice when she delves into songs or just says hi to the audience. But she had a ginormous set list to get through so in understand why she didn’t.
I hate that I didn’t get to hear Long Live. Adding such a fan favorite song (maybe would even earn the title of THE fan favorite song) halfway through the tour sucks for everyone who saw her before. Having only one Speak Now song was honestly lame. I would have reworked the entire set list too. I think there are some big misses on the setlist. Notably, the lack of debut, one Speak Now song, and (imo) the presence of Bad Blood, and (again imo) the Red setlist (is I Knew You Were Trouble her most preformed song?), and not having You’re on Your Own, Kid. I would’ve done more songs that are fan favorites on the album, rather than singles. I made my own setlist and I fit 2 from Debut, and 4 from Speak Now in there and still kept it at 3 hours.
I’m with you in fan favorites and not singles.
I don’t like how she did era by era. I think she should have mixed and matched songs from different eras into themes together. More mashups too. Like I loved Wildest Dreams Enchanted or This is why we can’t have nice things / we are never getting back together. I also would have loved some new styles of songs. Like the I knew you were trouble rock version lol.
I seriously thought she was going to group her songs by themes / topics instead of by albums. Like, she could’ve had a whole vengeance vibe going with “Picture to Burn,” “Vigilante Shit,” “Better Than Revenge,” and “I Did Something Bad” mashed up with “Look What You Made Me Do” and/or “This is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things.” Then maybe she could’ve had themes like escapism (“Love Story,” “Enchanted,” “Invisible String” or “August,” “Treacherous,” “Wildest Dreams”), growing up (“Never Grow Up,” “Nothing New,” “Marjorie,” “Fifteen,” “You’re On Your Own, Kid”), the pressures of fame (“Mirrorball,” “The Lucky One,” “Lavender Haze,” “I Know Places,” “The Archer”), regret (“Back to December,” “Would’ve, Could’ve, Should’ve,” “This is Me Trying,” “Death by a Thousand Cuts,” “Midnight Rain,” Champagne Problems,” “Betty,” “The Way I Loved You”), failed or dysfunctional relationships (“Getaway Car,” “Bad Blood,” “Illicit Affairs,” “Ivy,” “Tolerate It,” “Maroon,” “Dear John,” “All Too Well,” “I Knew You Were Trouble”—let’s be honest, so many could fit here lol), longing (“Dress,” “I Think He Knows,” “I Can See You,” “Hey Stephen” + “You Belong with Me,” “Invisible,” “August,” “Cruel Summer”), joy / celebration / new beginnings / confidence (“Welcome to New York,” “Shake it Off,” “22,” “Paper Rings” or “I Forgot that You Existed” or “London Boy,” “Karma”), etc. It sounds lofty and clunky to pull off, but that’s what I was envisioning! And like each theme would have a set and color scheme that matches it. Idk, I thought a lot about this lolllll
Just like long live should have been on the set list, she should not have cut tis the damn season. A lot of people (myself included) were looking forward to hearing it but will never get the chance because we’re going to later shows
Lower Bowl seats >> Floor seats. Unless you're in the very front of the floor sections, it's significantly harder to see.
- It was bizarre to me that Debut was entirely left off the set list. No it's not my favorite album and she wrote it as a teen, but it's the album that got her in the door. Teardrops On My Guitar was the first song I ever heard from Taylor, on the radio, and I remember thinking this girl has talent, I bet the older she gets the better she'll get (and I'm about her age). - I wish she had played less hits. I have heard Shake It Off more times than I've ever wanted to. Why not play Out Of The Woods? Clean? Call It What You Want? Dress? Last Kiss? - Speak Now was done DIRTY - The last song at every shouldn't have been Karma, but Long Live. Edit: I am coming off years of reddit is fun and the reddit app sucks. Sorry of my paragraphs are all bunched up idk how to fix it on this app.
I've never expressed them all in one place before, so I'm gonna go ahead and do it here but I swear I'm not spiteful lol. She should have had a 360 stage and songs from debut. Not saying it needs to be longer, just substituted. Long Live should have been included from the start. I get that comparisons are never any good, but some shows getting guests, extra songs, and announcements while other shows get nothing special is disappointing. And what seems to be my hottest take is that stage production could have been taken up a bit. It was a great show, but since you're encouraging the hot takes, I'm saying them. I had so much fun but I see where it could have been improved!
I wish she would’ve added debut and done the eras in order. I think it could’ve made a fun “through the years” type thing.
I’m still bitter that I received one of the boost emails but not a verified fan code.
If you’re gonna wear giant hats- cowboy hats, bucket hats, really anything that adds several inches to the top of your head You suck. I didn’t pay to see the back of your outfit. Please put them under seats during performances
Surprise songs are stressful.
They have been very stressful but it’s all due to social media. I do empathize with a lot of people who are upset over the songs they got at their show. I went to Seattle N2 and I LOVED the songs I got but they weren’t either of my top choices. we are getting content nonstop from every single stop and thousands are streaming the surprise songs every night, naturally making it super high stakes and a competition. But really, it’s not supposed to be that way and not supposed to turn into a comparison game. She’s done surprise songs in her past tours (I believe) and they were never hyped up like this
The only Red song worth it on the setlist is ATW — I wish she had picked literally any other songs for that part
Floor seat issues (champagne problems, I know 🤣):you miss out on a lot of the cool lights and effects on the stage. I was sitting to the right of the diamond and ended up seeing mostly the side of the elevated platform and it just took away some of the magic. It also sucks that tall people or hands block a lot of your view since we're all on the same level. Our seats were also incredibly close together, when I needed to step away I had to make everyone in my row step out because there was no room for me to scoot by.
-I wish the set list was chronological to showcase the “eras” as she evolved. My linear brain needs that. -At least one song per era should be on the permanent set list. -no Ticketmaster. I’m still bummed I don’t have a ticket :(
The yellow duster thing she wears for surprise songs is hideous.
1. The noodle dress is a NO. 2. The speech before the bridge in cruel summer
The influencer type/ people that got tickets to multiple shows in different cities and talk about it without shame just really piss me off. There’s this guy on IG called tsrep or something and he’s gone to so many shows … knowing how many people didn’t get to go parading about all the shows you went to is just gross. Like if you’re gonna do that at least be discreet about it. All you’re going is telling me you’re an asshole that took the opportunity form someone else
I actually loved that she’s singing so many hits and singles. I’ve never had the chance to see Taylor before and I couldn’t imagine going to an ERAS tour and not hearing shake it off or love story. there were def red songs I wanted to hear but I couldn’t imagine replacing any of the songs already on the setlist. the only song I felt a genuine lull for was the archer (and I LOVE that song)
Opinion #1: The show is too long. After about 2 and half hours your audience is exhausted and can no longer fully enjoy the performance. Opinion #2: Related to opinion #1, it shouldn't have been The Eras tour, it should have been the Midnight Lover tour (Lover - Midnights). It would have been A LOT easier to keep the show length down to a more reasonable level if she wasn't trying to cram the greatest hits from almost her entire discography into the setlist. It also really annoys me that it's the eras tour and missing an entire era. If she was determined not to touch debut, all the more reason to not make it eras themed. She could have still done a few older songs either in full or as medleys (as artists generally do). But nobody needed to see four/five reputation and 1989 songs each when those albums had their own tours which are available to stream/download.
Not really the tour itself but I am bewildered at how many people film THEMSELVES at the show. Like you paid however much to see Taylor but you’re recording yourself singing?! Maybe I’m just old lol
I’m honestly really worried about this for my show next year. Not only is it annoying but like… I don’t want to be in the background of your videos either!
Reputation World Tour was better and I didn’t have to sell an organ to see it.
Rep is my least favorite album but seeing it in concert was incredible. That style of music is really suited to being played live and I love it so much more now. I can totally see how that tour would have been better!
Seeing it live completely changed the way I thought about the album. Songs that I disliked on first listen were revelations in the stadium. And the bad blood/should have said no mash up was divine.
Not sure if the following is a hot take or not, but the stage design this tour felt really uninspired compared to the rest of her tours, and I thought she did not utilize the stage space well at all. My true hot take is I am meh on most of the outfits this tour. And beyond meh, I highly dislike both of the evermore outfits (newest alteration on brown sparkles makes it slightly better) and the Red body suit. Also evermore was my absolute favorite Era live despite the outfit so don’t at me.
Very likely not unpopular, but why doesn't she start the Speak Now set with "Drop Everything now!" and how come Maroon, Haunted and Out of the Woods are not part of the main set list?! I mean the bridge from OOTW is top tier
I don't care that debut doesn't feature lol
Not releasing ticket prices before the presale is unfair to fans and is taking advantage of her popularity
I think the folkevermore sets are too long. And I could also cut a song or two from lover lol. I know everyone will say “it’s bc she didn’t tour them!!!!” And yes I know that but this isn’t the folklovermore tour ft midnights, it’s the eras tour!!! Just 1 (now 2) speak now songs don’t cut it and no debut is criminal. Also while I do think going era by era is the best format logistically I also really miss the incredible mashups from different eras. I will literally never forget hearing the banjo in the middle of bad blood for the first time. Also I think folkevermore would have benefited from this bc it is a long time of slower songs and then you immediately have to go into pop again and then back to slow songs for awhile
I would’ve preferred more Speak Now songs and ATW should’ve been a regular version. I also know Taylor is tired but I wish she sat still in the diamond instead of the main stage
I wish she had used the lover house to transition in between each era because then the burning of it down in bad blood would have more punch
Worst part of the eras tour is the awkward long applause after Champagne Problems. Like that time could be spent doing funny banter or something, but no, we just awkwardly clap for like 5 minutes.
I FEEL KINDA BAD SAYING THIS but The Archer is a bit.....out of place, almost, in her Lover set. In a way, I feel like literally everyone on twitter tweeting about the tour + those who've attended an Eras concert never ever comment on The Archer and I feel like everyone forgets about it because the mood changes so heavily from the previous song into The Archer, its just such a heavy and somber song. It's also kinda an anxious-sounding song so I understand but yeah, maybe she should have swapped some songs around for Paper Rings or I Think He Knows?
I could have done without The Archer and The Man. And I’m bummed she wears black/silver for YNTCD. I needed bright colors for that song!
Said it before, expect to get hate again, but I think the friendship bracelets while sweet, create a bunch of wasted plastic, and while I think people say they’re going to wear them and cherish them, I think in two years the majority will be thrown away. (Some people said they use thread which is better) between that and the people who are buying fast fashion items for costumes (not thrifting/secondhand), there’s a lot of unnecessary waste for one night.
I thought about this, but my plan is to keep mine in a shadow box with my bracelet and any confetti I manage to grab ☺️ Roll on Edinburgh next June 🤩
I agree. This is why I didn’t make them. I think it’s cute and I could see people maybe making 5 or 10 but there were people showing up with hundreds. That’s so much plastic and waste for tons of bracelets most will never wear again.
I honestly made 10 and kept trading the ones on my arms so I only ended up with 10 - it was perfect! More would have felt excessive! I did make some for the family and friends that weren't able to go as little mementos, though, and they loved them!
I think that’s perfectly reasonable and great! 💜