Taylor Swift wowed 70,000 fans on the opening night of her Eras Tour with elaborate sets, costumes and choreography – especially with a transition in which she appeared to jump then fall off the stage at State Farm Stadium and swim below.
In one of many viral videos Taken at the show in Glendale, Ariz., on Friday, the star made a splash between the songs “Tim McGraw” and “Lavender Haze.” After a piano rendition of the hit song from her self-titled debut album, Swift strutted around in a sparkling red dress and appeared to dive into the pit below, vanishing from sight with the sound of a cannonball. (A fan can be heard shouting “What the f—k?” in the background.)
Seconds later, images of Swift swimming in the dress materialized on the backdrop and catwalk before a massive tidal wave consumed the screen. The digital wave peaked to reveal Swift in full “Midnights” mode, sitting on a purple bed in a T-shirt and leggings. She then climbed a ladder which disappeared in a rising cloud. Below, a door opened and backup dancers came out rolling more clouds. When they reached the edge of the catwalk, Swift emerged from a stage platform and began singing “Lavender Haze,” the first track from her latest album “Midnights.”
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Advanced – one might even say mind-boggling – production values were the norm at the gig, which covered 44 songs from all 10 albums in his discography. (At three hours and 11 minutes, this is his longest touring time after the 19 songs of “Reputation” in two hours, according to fans.)
Other ensembles fans captured on social media included a moss-covered house reminiscent of her 2021 Grammys performance, a long dining table for “Tolerate It,” a mystical forest, and elaborate scaffolding for her rendition of “The Man”. Many sets seamlessly blended digital and practical designs, though Swift also performed acoustic versions of some songs on piano or guitar.
After a second night in Glendale – which has temporarily changed its name to “Swift City” – the national tour will hit Las Vegas before heading south, east, midwest and finally west. She will end the 52-show tour with five nights at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles. No international date has been announced.
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The tour crushed Ticketmaster after selling a record two million tickets on the first day. Citing “high demands” and “insufficient inventory”, the online platform canceled the second day of sales, prompting a congressional hearing and calling for an investigation into Live Nation and Ticketmaster’s joint monopoly on the entertainment industry. live music.
Swift later posted on social media that it was “excruciating” to “watch mistakes happen without recourse.”
“I’m not going to make excuses for anyone because we asked [Ticketmaster], many times if they could handle this type of request and we were assured they could. It’s really unbelievable that 2.4 million people got tickets, but it really pisses me off that a lot of them feel like they’ve suffered multiple bear attacks to get them,” he said. -she writes. “And to those who didn’t get tickets, all I can say is that my hope is to give us more opportunities to come together and sing these songs. Thank you for wanting to be there. You have no idea what that means.
Watch the clip from Friday night above.
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