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Swifties, rise! Taylor Swift is taking ‘Midnights’ on the road with U.S. stadium tour

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Taylor Swift is taking “Midnights” on the road.

Just a day after making Billboard history , the “Lavender Haze” singer announced Tuesday on “ Good Morning America ” that she will embark on her sixth concert tour.

“Good morning, America, it’s Taylor,” she said. “I wanted to tell you something that I’ve been so excited about for a really long time and I’ve been planning for ages, and I finally get to tell you I’m going back on tour. The tour is called the ‘Eras’ tour, and it’s a journey through all of my musical eras of my career.”

🚨 FIRST ON @GMA : @taylorswift13 is going back on tour! 🚨 Check out all the info on her "Eras" tour here: https://t.co/ESCtIe5at0 #Eras #MidnightsTaylorSwift #MidnightsTS #TaylorSwift pic.twitter.com/M5xbcraipv — Good Morning America (@GMA) November 1, 2022

Swift will launch the tour in U.S. stadiums on March 18, 2023, in Glendale, Ariz. — the same place she kicked off her 2018 Reputation tour. So far, 27 dates have been announced across the country that will take the tour into August when she closes out the first leg with two shows at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood on Aug. 4 and 5.

She will release international dates later.

The Grammy winner has also tapped a number of “brilliant opening acts” for the tour, including Paramore, beabadoobee, Phoebe Bridgers, girl in red, Muna, Haim, Gayle, Gracie Abrams, and Owenn.

“And really, I’m just so excited that I get to look you guys in the eye and say thank you for everything,” she added.

I’m enchanted to announce my next tour: Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour, a journey through the musical eras of my career (past & present!) The first leg of the tour will be in stadiums across the US, with international dates to be announced as soon as we can! https://t.co/KFuqvrhSGo pic.twitter.com/eVyTcuW8sK — Taylor Swift (@taylorswift13) November 1, 2022

Prospective concertgoers will have to sign up for Ticketmaster’s Verified Fan program to register for presale tickets now through Nov. 9. Once they receive a code, they will be able to purchase tickets on Nov. 15. Those tickets will start at $49 and go up to $449. VIP packages start at $199 and go up to $899.

Verified fans from Swift’s Lover Fest tour will also receive preferred access to participate in the TaylorSwiftTix Presale once registered with the same Ticketmaster account as the previous purchase.

All other public ticket sales begin Nov. 18 at 10 a.m. local venue time.

Swift’s announcement comes more than a week after she released her tenth studio album, “Midnights,” on Oct. 20 . The singer announced the album back in August during an acceptance speech at the Video Music Awards.

In a statement after the show , she described “Midnights” as a “a collection of music written in the middle of the night, a journey through terrors and sweet dreams. The floors we pace and the demons we face.”

Leading up to the release, Swift teased fans by trickling details about the album — including writing credits for boyfriend Joe Alwyn and “The Batman” star Zoë Kravitz.

“Midnights” made its grand entrance by briefly crashing Spotify and treating fans to bonus tracks and a companion music video for the single “Anti-Hero.”

Times critic Mikael Wood wrote that “Midnights” “returns to an earlier Swift mode in both sonic and lyrical terms.”

Out of the woods, Taylor Swift’s ‘Midnights’ heralds the return of a pop-music mastermind

After two rootsy pandemic albums, ‘Midnights’ picks up right where 2014’s ‘1989’ and 2017’s ‘Reputation’ left off.

Oct. 20, 2022

Adding to the excitement around “Midnights” was the album’s commercial success. Swift’s new album broke records on Spotify last week and on Monday, the singer became the first artist to fully occupy the top 10 spots of the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

“10 out of 10 of the Hot 100??? On my 10th album??? I AM IN SHAMBLES,” Swift tweeted on Monday.

Taylor Swift becomes first artist to occupy top 10 spots of Billboard Hot 100

Swift’s dominance means that, for the first time in history, there were no male artists in the top 10 of the Hot 100.

Oct. 31, 2022

10 out of 10 of the Hot 100??? On my 10th album??? I AM IN SHAMBLES. https://t.co/q1n5Zc6pYA — Taylor Swift (@taylorswift13) October 31, 2022

Swift’s upcoming tour comes amid critical and commercial hype for “Midnight” and more than four years since her “Reputation” tour in 2018.

Times staff writer Nardine Saad contributed to this report.

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Taylor Swift Announces More Tour Dates: "Turns Out It's NOT the End of an Era"

Taylor Swift has officially added more North American dates to her Eras Tour. On Aug. 3, just before the final shows of her initial US run, Swift revealed that she'll be playing 15 additional shows in four cities across America and Canada in 2024. "Turns out it's NOT the end of an era," she wrote in a social media post . "Miami, New Orleans, Indy and Toronto: The Eras Tour is coming to you in 2024 with @gracieabrams! Verified fan registration for all shows is open now – visit TaylorSwift.com for more information."

Swift first shared her vision for the Eras Tour with the world on Nov. 1, 2022, writing that it's "a journey through the musical eras of my career (past and present!)." The tour's first leg kicked off in the US in March, and will conclude in Los Angeles on Aug. 9. In June, Swift added 50 international dates to her schedule , including stops in the UK, Singapore, and more.

Despite some initial issues with Ticketmaster , Swift's Eras Tour has been a massive success by all counts. It's attracted stars (and their kids) , from Josh Gad and Reese Witherspoon to Drew Barrymore and Jennifer Garner, and it's also reportedly on track to become the highest-grossing tour of all time, per a June report in Pollstar . Swift has also netted praise for her elaborate outfits and thrilled fans with nightly surprise acoustic songs .

Swift initially teased that a tour was in the works on an episode of " The Graham Norton Show " that aired on Oct. 28, 2022. "We will sometime soonish. It's going to happen," she said of going back on the road. "We will do it, and it will be great."

The "Midnights" singer also teased the tour before during an Oct. 24, 2022, appearance on "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," when the late-night talk-show host pressed an answer out of her after pointing out the fact that she hasn't toured in four years. "We want you to," said Fallon, to which Swift replied, "I think I should do it." Fallon added: "When it's time, you'll let us know." "When it's time, we'll do it," Swift said, confirming his statement before she added how much she misses seeing her fans IRL.

Swift's record-breaking "Midnights" album dropped on Oct. 21, 2022, and she released " Speak Now (Taylor's Version) " on July 7. As Swift continues on with her star-studded Eras Tour, read on to learn everything you need to know, including the new show dates.

Taylor Swift's US and Canada Eras Tour Dates

New dates are marked with an asterisk.

• Mar. 17, 2023 - State Farm Stadium, Glendale, AZ
• Mar. 18, 2023 - State Farm Stadium, Glendale, AZ
• Mar. 24, 2023 - Allegiant Stadium, Paradise, NV
• Mar. 25, 2023 - Allegiant Stadium, Paradise, NV
• Mar. 31, 2023 - AT&T Stadium, Arlington, TX
• Apr. 1, 2023 - AT&T Stadium, Arlington, TX
• Apr. 2, 2023 - AT&T Stadium, Arlington, TX
• Apr. 13, 2023 - Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, FL
• Apr. 14, 2023 - Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, FL
• Apr. 15, 2023 - Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, FL
• Apr. 21, 2023 - NRG Stadium, Houston, TX
• Apr. 22, 2023 - NRG Stadium, Houston, TX
• Apr. 23, 2023 - NRG Stadium, Houston, TX
• Apr. 28, 2023 - Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, GA
• Apr. 29, 2023 - Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, GA
• May 5, 2023 - Nissan Stadium, Nashville, TN
• May 6, 2023 - Nissan Stadium, Nashville, TN
• May 7, 2023 - Nissan Stadium, Nashville, TN
• May 12, 2023 - Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, PA
• May 14, 2023 - Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, PA
• May 13, 2023 - Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, PA
• May 19, 2023 - Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, MA
• May 20, 2023 - Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, MA
• May 21, 2023 - Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, MA
• May 26, 2023 - MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ
• May 27, 2023 - MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ
• May 28, 2023 - MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ
• Jun. 2, 2023 - Soldier Field, Chicago, IL
• Jun. 3, 2023 - Soldier Field, Chicago, IL
• Jun. 4, 2023 - Soldier Field, Chicago, IL
• Jun. 9, 2023 - Ford Field, Detroit, MI
• Jun. 10, 2023 - Ford Field, Detroit, MI
• Jun. 16, 2023 - Acrisure Stadium, Pittsburgh, PA
• Jun. 17, 2023 - Acrisure Stadium, Pittsburgh, PA
• Jun. 23, 2023 - U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, MN
• Jun. 24, 2023 - U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, MN
• Jun. 30, 2023 - Paycor Stadium, Cincinnati, OH
• Jul. 1, 2023 - Paycor Stadium, Cincinnati, OH
• Jul. 7, 2023 - GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, MO
• Jul. 8, 2023 - GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, MO
• Jul. 14, 2023 - Empower Field at Mile High, Denver, CO
• Jul. 15, 2023 - Empower Field at Mile High, Denver, CO
• Jul. 22, 2023 - Lumen Field, Seattle, WA
• Jul. 23, 2023 - Lumen Field, Seattle, WA
• Jul. 28, 2023 - Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, CA
• Jul. 29, 2023 - Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, CA
• Aug. 3, 2023 - SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, CA
• Aug. 4, 2023 - SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, CA
• Aug. 5, 2023 - SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, CA
• Aug. 8, 2023 - SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, CA
• Aug. 9, 2023 - SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, CA
• Oct. 18, 2024 - Hard Rock Stadium, Miami, FL*
• Oct. 19, 2024 - Hard Rock Stadium, Miami, FL*
• Oct. 20, 2024 - Hard Rock Stadium, Miami, FL*
• Oct. 25, 2024 - Caesars Superdome, New Orleans, LA*
• Oct. 26, 2024 - Caesars Superdome, New Orleans, LA*
• Oct. 27, 2024 - Caesars Superdome, New Orleans, LA*
• Nov. 1, 2024 - Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, IL*
• Nov. 2, 2024 - Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, IL*
• Nov. 3, 2024 - Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, IL*
• Nov. 14, 2024 - Rogers Centre, Toronto, Canada*
• Nov. 15, 2024 - Rogers Centre, Toronto, Canada*
• Nov. 16, 2024 - Rogers Centre, Toronto, Canada*
• Nov. 21, 2024 - Rogers Centre, Toronto, Canada*
• Nov. 22, 2024 - Rogers Centre, Toronto, Canada*
• Nov. 23, 2024 - Rogers Centre, Toronto, Canada*

Taylor Swift's The Eras Tour Opening Acts

Swift has been joined by a roster of artists (and her besties) throughout her tour, from Paramore and Haim to Phoebe Bridgers, Gracie Abrams, Muna, Gayle, Owenn, Beabadoobee, and Girl in Red. She will be joined by Abrams at her 2024 US and Canada dates.

What Time Does Taylor Swift's The Eras Tour Start?

The show begins at 6:30pm, with doors opening at least two hours before.

How Long Is Taylor Swift's The Eras Tour?

The show, which features a set list of 44 songs, is over three hours long.

Taylor Swift's The Eras Tour Bag Policy

Bag policies vary per stadium, so please be sure to check your email for details on each venue's bag policy.

Taylor Swift's The Eras Tour Tickets

As with her previous "Reputation" tour, fans are able to purchase tickets to The Eras Tour through the Ticketmaster Verified Fan program , which ensures fans get their hands on tickets before bots and resellers.

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Everything We Know About Taylor Swift's New Album 'Midnights'

Taylor Swift dropped a bombshell announcement at the 2022 MTV VMAs: Her new album will drop Oct. 21. GRAMMY.com has compiled everything we know about ‘Midnights.’

In just 10 midnights, Swifties can revel in the newest Taylor Swift album. That’s right: Swift's much-anticipated evermore follow-up, Midnights , is on the way.

That's what the singer revealed at the 2022 MTV VMAs on Aug. 28, when she took the stage to accept the coveted Video of the Year trophy.

"I thought it might be a fun moment to tell you that my brand new album comes out October 21," she said. "And I will tell you more at midnight."

Naturally, fans stampeded to TaylorSwift.com at the ordained time — and were greeted by the album’s artwork and a poetic message from Swift: "We lie awake in love and fear, in turmoil and in tears. We stare at walls and drink until they speak back. We twist in our self-made cages and pray that we aren't—– right this minute — about to make some fateful life-altering mistake."

She shared a few other curiosity-piquing details, setting the stage for what is bound to be another one of Swift’s mystical musical chapters. As Swift continues to unveil details, here's everything we know about Taylor Swift's 10th studio album, Midnights , so far.

NEW @TAYLORSWIFT13 ALBUM IS COMING….. and she told us because the Swifties gave her Video Of The Year ♥️ #VMAs pic.twitter.com/hmzwsXaVRG — MTV (@MTV) August 29, 2022

It’s A Bit Of A Time Capsule

As Swift wrote in her official album announcement, Midnights will be made up of “the stories of 13 sleepless nights scattered throughout my life.”  

"This is a collection of music written in the middle of the night, a journey through terrors and sweet dreams. The floors we pace and the demons we face," she explained. "For all of us who have tossed and turned and decided to keep the lanterns lit and go searching – hoping that just maybe, when the clock strikes twelve… we'll meet ourselves." 

It Will (Appropriately) Feature 13 Tracks

Thirteen sleepless nights amounts to 13 songs — and as Swifties know, that number may not be a coincidence. Swift (who was born on Dec. 13) has long claimed 13 as her lucky number, and she has referenced numerous times throughout her career and catalog. Looks like Midnight will continue that trend.

Swift announced the album's tracklist in an Instagram post; its A-side opening with "Lavender Haze" and featuring evocative titles such as "Anti-Hero" and You're On Your Own, Kid." Side B is similarly beguiling with songs titled "Karma," "Sweet Nothing" and "Mastermind." 

Taylor Lights A Lighter On The Cover

Check out the beautifully minimal, stormy-hued cover, where Swift lights a Zippo-style lighter before her visage.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Taylor Swift (@taylorswift)

The Album Is Available For Pre-Order Now

According to Swift's official website, Midnights ' vinyl edition will feature the following: a "unique moonstone blue marbled color vinyl disc," a "collectible album sleeve" with varying full-sized photos of the artist, and a "collectible 8-page lyric booklet with never-before-seen photos."

As for the CD version, it contains a "moonstone blue marbled color disc," "unique disc artwork" and a 24-page version of said lyric booklet — yes, with never-before-seen photos included.

Keep checking GRAMMY.com and watching this space as additional details about Midnights are revealed!

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"Let Yourself Be Idiosyncratic": Moby Talks New Album 'Always Centered At Night' & 25 Years Of 'Play'

"We're not writing for a pop audience, we don't need to dumb it down," Moby says of creating his new record. In an interview, the multiple-GRAMMY nominee reflects on his latest album and how it contrasts with his legendary release from 1999.

Moby ’s past and present are converging in a serendipitous way. The multiple-GRAMMY nominee is celebrating the 25th anniversary of his seminal work, Play , the best-selling electronic dance music album of all time, and the release of his latest album, always centered at night .  

Where Play was a solitary creation experience for Moby, always centered at night is wholly collaborative. Recognizable names on the album are Lady Blackbird on the blues-drenched "dark days" and serpentwithfeet on the emotive "on air." But always centered at night ’s features are mainly lesser-known artists, such as the late Benjamin Zephaniah on the liquid jungle sounds of "where is your pride?" and Choklate on the slow grooves of "sweet moon."  

Moby’s music proves to have staying power: His early ‘90s dance hits "Go" and "Next is the E" still rip up dancefloors ; the songs on Play are met with instant emotional reactions from millennials who heard them growing up. Moby is even experiencing a resurgence of sorts with Gen Z. In 2023, Australian drum ‘n’ bass DJ/producer Luude and UK vocalist Issey Cross reimagined Moby’s classic "Porcelain" into "Oh My." Earlier this year, Moby released "You and Me" with Italian DJ/producer Anfisa Letyago .  

Music is just one of Moby’s many creative ventures. He wrote and directed Punk Rock Vegan Movie as well as writing and starring in his homemade documentary, Moby Doc . The two films are produced by his production company, Little Walnut , which also makes music videos, shorts and the podcast "Moby Pod ." Moby and co-host Lindsay Hicks have an eclectic array of guests, from actor Joe Manganiello to Ed Begley, Jr., Steve-O and Hunter Biden. The podcast interviews have led to "some of the most meaningful interpersonal experiences," Moby tells GRAMMY.com.  

A upcoming episode of "Moby Pod" dedicated to Play was taped live over two evenings at Los Angeles’ Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever Cemetery. The episode focuses on Moby recounting his singular experiences around the unexpected success of that album — particularly considering the abject failure of his previous album, Animal Rights . The narrative was broken up by acoustic performances of songs from Play , as well as material from Always Centered at Night (which arrives June 14) with special guest Lady Blackbird. Prior to the taping, Moby spoke to GRAMMY.com about both albums.  

'Always centered at night' started as a label imprint then became the title of your latest album. How did that happen?  

I realized pretty quickly that I just wanted to make music and not necessarily worry about being a label boss. Why make more busy work for myself ?

The first few songs were this pandemic process of going to SoundCloud, Spotify, YouTube and asking people for recommendations to find voices that I wasn’t familiar with, and then figuring out how to get in touch with them. The vast majority of the time, they would take the music I sent them and write something phenomenal.

That's the most interesting part of working with singers you've never met: You don't know what you're going to get. My only guidance was: Let yourself be creative, let yourself be idiosyncratic, let the lyrics be poetic. We're not writing for a pop audience, we don't need to dumb it down. Although, apparently Lady Blackbird is one of Taylor Swift 's favorite singers .   

Guiding the collaborators away from pop music is an unusual directive, although perhaps not for you?  

What is both sad and interesting is pop has come to dominate the musical landscape to such an extent that it seems a lot of musicians don't know they're allowed to do anything else. Some younger people have grown up with nothing but pop music. Danaé Wellington, who sings "Wild Flame," her first pass of lyrics were pop. I went back to her and said, "Please be yourself, be poetic." And she said, "Well, that’s interesting because I’m the poet laureate of Manchester." So getting her to disregard pop lyrics and write something much more personal and idiosyncratic was actually easy and really special .  

You certainly weren’t going in the pop direction when making 'Play,' but it ended up being an extremely popular album. Did you have a feeling it was going to blow up the way it did?

I have a funny story. I had a date in January 1999 in New York. We went out drinking and I had just gotten back the mastered version of   Play . We're back at my apartment, and before our date became "grown up," we listened to the record from start to finish.   She actually liked it.   And I thought,   Huh, that's interesting. I didn't think anyone was going to like this record .  

You didn’t feel anything different during the making of 'Play?'

I knew to the core of my being that   Play   was going to be a complete, abject failure. There was no doubt in my mind whatsoever. It was going to be my last record and it was going to fail. That was the time of people going into studios and spending half a million dollars. It was   Backstreet Boys   and   Limp Bizkit   and   NSYNC ; big major label records that were flawlessly produced.   Play   was made literally in my bedroom. 

I slept under the stairs like Harry Potter in my loft on Mott Street. I had one bedroom and that's where I made the record on the cheapest of cheap equipment held up literally on milk crates. Two of the songs were recorded to cassette, that's how cheap the record was. It was this weird record made by a has-been, a footnote from the early rave days. There was no world where I thought it was going to be even slightly successful. Daniel Miller from Mute said — and I remember this very clearly — "I think this record might sell over 50,000 copies." And I said, "That’s kind of you to say but let's admit that this is going to be a failure. Thank you for releasing my last record."   

Was your approach in making  'Play'  different from other albums?  

The record I had made before   Play ,   Animal Rights , was this weird, noisy metal punk industrial record that almost everybody hated. I remember this moment so vividly: I was playing Glastonbury in 1998 and it was one of those miserable Glastonbury years.   When it's good, it's paradise; it's really special.   But the first time I played, it was disgusting, truly. A foot and a half of mud everywhere, incessant rain and cold. I was telling my manager that I wanted to make another punk rock metal record. And he said the   most gentle   thing, "I know you enjoy making punk rock and metal. People really   enjoy   when you make electronic music." 

The way he said it, he wasn't saying, "You would help your career by making electronic music." He simply said, "People enjoy it." If I had been my manager, I would have said, "You're a f— ing   idiot. Everyone hated that record. What sort of mental illness and masochism is compelling you to do it again?" Like Freud said, the definition of mental illness is doing the same thing and expecting different results.   But his response was very emotional and gentle and sweet, and that got through to me.   I had this moment where I realized,   I can make music that potentially people will   enjoy   that will make them happy.   Why not pursue that?  

That was what made me not spend my time in ‘98 making an album inspired by Sepultura and   Pantera   and   instead make something more melodic and electronic.  

After years of swearing off touring, what’s making you hit stages this summer?  

I love playing live music. If you asked me to come over and play Neil Young songs in your backyard, I would say yes happily, in a second. But going on tour, the hotels and airports and everything, I really dislike it.   

My manager tricked me. He found strategically the only way to get me to go on tour was to give the money to animal rights charities. My philanthropic Achilles heel. The only thing that would get me to go on tour. It's a brief tour of Europe, pretty big venues, which is interesting for an old guy, but when the tour ends, I will have less money than when the tour begins.  

Your DJ sets are great fun. Would you consider doing DJ dates locally?  

Every now and then I’ll do something. But there’s two problems. As I've become very old and very sober, I go to sleep at 9 p.m. This young guy I was helping who was newly sober, he's a DJ. He was doing a DJ set in L.A. and he said, "You should come down. There's this cool underground scene." I said, "Great! What time are you playing?" And he said "I’m going on at 1 a.m." By that point I've been asleep for almost five hours.

I got invited to a dinner party recently that started at 8 p.m. and I was like, "What are you on? Cocaine in Ibiza? You're having dinner at 8 p.m .  What craziness is that? That’s when you're putting on your soft clothes and watching a '30 Rock' rerun before bed. That's not going out time." And the other thing is, unfortunately, like a lot of middle aged or elderly musicians, I have a little bit of tinnitus so I have to be very cautious around loud music.

Are you going to write a third memoir at any point?  

Only when I figure out something to write. It's definitely not going to be anecdotes about sobriety because my anecdotes are: woke up at 5 a.m., had a smoothie, read The New York Times , lamented the fact that people are voting for Trump, went for a hike, worked on music, played with Bagel the dog, worked on music some more went to sleep, good night. It would be so repetitive and boring. 

It has to be something about lived experience and wisdom. But I don't know if I've necessarily gotten to the point where I have good enough lived experience and wisdom to share with anyone. Maybe if I get to that point, I'll probably be wrong, but nonetheless, that would warrant maybe writing another book.

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The Environmental Impact Of Touring: How Scientists, Musicians & Nonprofits Are Trying To Shrink Concerts' Carbon Footprint

"It’s not just [about] a single tour, it’s every tour," singer Brittany Howard says of efforts to make concerts more sustainable. From the nonprofit that partnered with Billie Eilish, to an MIT initiative, the music industry aims to curb climate change.

Beloved by fans around the globe, yet   increasingly unaffordable   for many artists, concert tours are central to the world of entertainment and   local economies . After the pandemic-era   global shuttering of concert venues   large and small, tours are back, and bigger than ever.   

Taylor Swift ’s Eras Tour is   smashing records , selling more than four million tickets and earning more than $1 billion. But that tour made headlines for another reason: as reported in   Business Insider   and other outlets, for a six-month period in 2023, Swift’s two jets spent a combined 166 hours in the air between concerts, shuttling at most a total of 28 passengers.  

Against that backdrop, heightened concerns about the global environmental cost of concert touring have led a number of prominent artists to launch initiatives.   Those efforts seek both to mitigate the negative effects of touring and communicate messages about sustainability to concertgoers.  

A   2023 study   sponsored by Texas-based electricity provider Payless Power found that the carbon footprint of many touring bands was massive. In 2022, concert tours in five genres — country, classic rock, hip-hop/rap, metal and pop — were responsible for CO 2   emissions totaling nearly 45,000 metric tons. A so-called greenhouse gas, carbon dioxide contributes to climate change by radiative forcing; increased levels of CO 2   also contribute to health problems.   

No serious discussion of climate issues suggests a worldwide halt to live music touring, but there exists much room for improvement. Both on their own and with the help of dedicated nonprofit organizations, many artists are taking positive steps toward mitigating the deleterious effects that touring exerts upon the environment.   

Smart tour planning is one way to lessen an artist’s carbon footprint.   Ed Sheeran ’s 2022 European run minimized flights between concert venues, making that leg of his tour the year's most environmentally efficient. Total carbon dioxide emissions (from flights and driving) on Sheeran’s tour came to less than 150 metric tons. In contrast,   Dua Lipa ’s tour during the same period generated 12 times as much — more than 1800 metric tons — of CO 2 .   

In July, singer/songwriter and four-time GRAMMY nominee Jewel will embark on her first major tour in several years, alongside GRAMMY winner Melissa Etheridge . During the planning stage for the 28-city tour, Jewel suggested an idea that could reduce the tour’s carbon footprint.

"I always thought it was so silly and so wasteful — and so carbon footprint-negative — to have separate trucks, separate lighting, separate crews, separate hotel rooms, separate costs," Jewel says. She pitched the idea of sharing a backing band with Etheridge. "I’ve been trying to do this for 25 years," Jewel says with a laugh. "Melissa is the first person who took me up on it! "  

The changes will not only reduce the tour’s carbon footprint, but they’ll also lessen the cost of taking the shows on the road. Acknowledging that there are many opportunities to meet the challenges of touring’s negative impact upon the environment, Jewel emphasizes that “you have to find [solutions] that work for you.”

Sheeran and Jewel aren’t the only popular artists trying to make a difference. A number of   high profile   artists have become actively involved in creating the momentum for positive change. Those artists believe that their work on sustainability issues goes hand in hand with their role as public figures. Their efforts take two primary forms: making changes   themselves, and advocating for action among their fans.   

The Climate Machine  

Norhan   Bayomi   is an Egypt-born environmental scientist at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a key member of the   Environmental Solutions Initiative , a program launched to address sustainable climate action. She’s also a recording artist in the trance genre, working under the name   Nourey .   

The ESI   collaborates with industry heavyweights   Live Nation, Warner Music Group and others as well with touring/recording acts like   Coldplay   to examine the carbon footprint of the music industry. A key component of the ESI is the   Climate Machine , a collaborative research group that seeks to help the live music industry reduce carbon emissions. "As a research institution, we bring technologies and analytics to understand, in the best way possible, the actual impact of the music industry upon climate change," says John Fernández, Director of the ESI.   

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"I’m very interested in exploring ways that we can   bridge between   environmental science, climate change and music fans,"   Bayomi   says. She explains that the tools at the ESI’s disposal include "virtual reality, augmented reality and generative AI," media forms that can communicate messages to music fans and concertgoers. Fernández says that those endeavors are aimed at "enlisting, enabling and inspiring people to get engaged in climate change."  

The Environmental Solutions Initiative cites Coldplay as a high-profile success. The band and its management issued an   "Emissions Update" document   in June 2024, outlining   its   success at achieving their goal of reducing direct carbon emissions from show production, freight, band and crew travel.   The established target was a 50 percent cut in emissions compared to Coldplay’s previous tour; the final result was a 59 percent reduction between their 2022-23 tour and 2016-17 tour.   

A significant part of that reduction came as a result of a   renewable-energy   based battery system that powers audio and lights. The emissions data in the update was reviewed and independently validated by MIT’s Fernández.   

Change Is Reverberating  

Guitarist Adam Gardner is a founding member of Massachusetts-based indie rockers   Guster , but he's more than just a singer in a rock band. Gardner is also the co-founder of   REVERB , one of the organizations at the forefront of developing and implementing climate-focused sustainability initiatives.   

Founded in 2004 by Gardner and his wife, environmental activist Lauren Sullivan,   REVERB  began   with a goal of making touring more sustainable; over the years its focus has expanded to promote industry-wide changes. Today, the organization promotes sustainability throughout the   industry  in   partnership with music artists, concert venues and festivals.   

REVERB initiatives have included efforts to eliminate single-use plastics at the California Roots Music & Arts Festival, clean energy projects in cooperation with   Willie Nelson   and   Billie Eilish , and efforts with other major artists. Gardner has seen sustainability efforts grow over two decades  

"It’s really amazing to see the [change] with artists, with venues, with fans," Gardner says. "Today, people are not just giving lip service to sustainable efforts; they really want to do things that are real and measurable."   

The   Music Decarbonization Project   is one tangible example of REVERB’s successes. "Diesel power is one of the dirtiest sources of power," Gardner explains. "And it’s an industry standard to power festival stages with diesel generators." Working with   Willie Nelson , the organization helped switch the power sources at   his   annual Luck Reunion to clean energy. At last year’s festival, Nelson’s headlining stage drew 100 percent of its power from solar-powered batteries. "We set up a temporary solar farm," Gardner says, "and the main stage didn’t have to use any diesel power."   

Billie Eilish was another early supporter of the initiative. "She helped us launch the program," Gardner says. Eilish’s   set at Lollapallooza 2023   drew power from solar batteries, too.   

With such high-profile successes as a backdrop, Gardner believes that REVERB is poised to do even more to foster sustainable concerts and touring. "Our role now," he says, "isn’t just, ‘Hey, think about this stuff.’ It’s more how do we push farther, faster?"   

Adam Gardner believes that musicians are uniquely positioned to help make a difference where issues of sustainability are concerned. "When you’re a musician, you’re connecting with fans heart-to-heart. That’s what moves people. And that’s where the good stuff happens."   

Small-scale, individual changes can make a difference — especially when they’re coordinated and amplified among other concertgoers. Gardner provides real-world examples. "Instead of buying a plastic bottle, I brought my reusable and filled it up. Maybe I carpooled to the show." Conceding that such steps might seem like drops of water in a giant pool, he emphasizes the power of scale. "When you actually multiply [those things for] just one summer tour, it adds up," he says. "And it reminds people, ‘You’re not alone in this;   you’re   part of a community that’s taking action."   

Gardner understands that REVERB’s arguments have to be framed the right way to reach concertgoers.   "Look," he admits, "It’s a concert. We’re not here to be   a buzzkill . Our [aim] now is making sure people don’t lose hope." He says that REVERB and its partners seek to demonstrate that, with collective action and cultural change, there is reason for optimism.   

"There’s a wonderful feedback loop between hope and action," Gardner says with a smile. "You can’t really have one without the other."   

Sustainable Partnerships  

Tanner Watt is Director of Partnerships at REVERB; he works directly with touring artists to develop, coordinate and implement initiatives that bring together his organization’s objectives and the specific personal concerns of the artists. "I get to come up with all the fun, big ideas," he says with a wide smile.   

Watt acknowledges that like every concertgoer, each touring artist has a certain level of responsibility where sustainability is concerned.   "And everyone can be doing something," he says, noting a number of straightforward actions that artists can put in place while on tour.   "They can eliminate single-use waste. They can donate hotel toiletries that [would otherwise] hit the landfill."   

Watt stresses that artists can lead by example. "Nobody wants to listen to an artist telling them what to do if they’re not doing it themselves," he says. "But we believe that everybody cares about something." He suggests that if an artist has cultivated a following, "Why not use [that platform] to be that change you want to see in the world?"   

Each artist has his or her own specific areas of concern, but Watt says that there’s a base level of "greening" that takes place on every REVERB-affiliated tour. Where things go from there is up to the artist, in coordination with REVERB. Watt mentions Billie Eilish and her tour’s sustainability commitment. "The Venn diagram of food security, community health, access to healthy food, and the impact on the planet is a big cause for her," he says. " So   there’s plant-based catering for her entire crew, across the entire tour."  

Speaking to   Billboard , Eilish's mother Maggie Baird said championing sustainability starts with artists. "If artists are interested, it does really start with them telling their teams that they care and that it’s foremost in their thoughts." In the same conversation, Eilish called the battle for sustainability "a never-ending f–king fight."   

Watt acknowledges that with so many challenges, it’s important for a concerned artist to focus on the issues that move them the most, and where they can make the biggest difference. " Jack Johnson   is   a great example," he says. While Johnson is a vocal advocate for many environmental issues, on tour he focuses on two (in Watt’s words) "cause umbrellas": single-use plastics solutions and sustainable community food systems. Each show on the tour hosts tables representing local nonprofit organizations, presenting concertgoers with real-world, human-scale solutions to those specific challenges.   

Four-time GRAMMY winner   Brittany Howard   is another passionate REVERB partner. "Knowing that I wanted to make my tours more sustainable was a start," she tells GRAMMY.com, "but working with REVERB really helped me bring it to life on the road. REVERB has helped us with guidelines and a green rider to keep our stage, greenrooms and buses more sustainable."  

After listing several other specific ways that her tour supports sustainability, Howard notes, "By supporting these efforts, I am helping ensure future generations have access to clean water, fish, and all that I love about the outdoors." A dollar from every ticket sold to a Brittany Howard concert goes toward support of REVERB’s Music Decarbonization project. "I’m also excited to see industry-wide efforts that are reducing the carbon pollution of live music," Howard continues. "Because it’s not just [about] a single tour, it’s   every   tour."  

There’s a popular aphorism: "You can’t manage what you can’t measure."   From its start, REVERB has sought not only to promote change, but to measure its success.   "As long as I’ve been at REVERB, we’ve issued   impact reports ," says Tanner Watt. "We include data   points, and   give the report to the artists so they understand what we’ve done together." He admits that some successes are more tangible than others, but that it’s helpful to focus on the ones that can be quantified. "We’re very excited that our artists share those with their fans."   

Watt is clear-eyed at the challenges that remain. "Even the word ‘sustainable’ can be misleading," he concedes, suggesting that the only truly sustainable tour is the one that doesn’t happen. "But if folks don’t step it up and change the way we do business in every industry — not just ours — we’re going to get to a place where we’re forced to make sacrifices that   aren’t   painless." Getting that message across is REVERB’s aim. "We can’t stop the world," Watt says. " So   we find ways to approach these things positively."   

Watt says that the fans at concerts featuring Jack Johnson and the   Dave Matthews Band   — both longtime REVERB partners — are already on board with many of the sustainability-focused initiatives which those artists promote. "But there are lots of artists — and lots of fan bases — out there that aren’t messaged to, or have been mis-messaged to," he says.   "I’m really excited to find more ways to expand our reach to them, beyond mainstream pop music.   Because these are conversations that are meaningful for everyone, regardless of political affiliation or other beliefs."   

Reimagining The Planet’s Future  

Singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Adam Met does more than front   AJR , the indie pop trio he founded in 2005 with brothers Jack and Ryan. Met has a PhD in sustainable development and is a climate activist; he's also the founder/Executive Director of   Planet Reimagined , a nonprofit that promotes sustainability and activism through its work with businesses, other organizations and musicians.   

"I’ve spent years traveling around the world, seeing the direct impact of climate change," Met says. He cites two recent and stark examples. "When we pulled up to a venue in San Francisco, the band had to wear gas masks going from the bus into the venue, because of forest fires," he says. AJR’s road crew had to contend with a flash flood in Athens, Greece that washed out their hotel. "And in Rome, some of our crew members fainted because of the heat."   

Encouraged by representatives from the United Nations, Met launched Planet Reimagined. Met’s approach focuses on tailored, city-specific actions to empower fans and amplify diverse voices in the climate movement. Through social media and live shows, Met strives to galvanize climate activism among AJR fans. And the methods he has developed can be implemented by other touring artists.   

Met points out that one of the most climate-unfriendly parts of the entire concert tour enterprise is fans traveling to and from the concerts. And that’s something over which the artist has little or no control. What they can do, he says, is   try   to educate and influence. Working closely with Ticketmaster and other stakeholders, Met’s nonprofit initiated a study — conducted from July to December 2023, with   results published in April 2024   — to explore the energy that happens at concerts. "In sociology," he explains, "that energy is called collective effervescence." The study’s goal is to find ways to channel that energy toward advocacy and action.   

Polling a quarter million concertgoers across musical genres, the study collected data on attitudes about climate change. "Seventy-three percent of fans who attend concerts believe that climate change is real, and that we need to be doing more about it," Met says. "Seventy-eight percent have already taken some sort of action in their lives." He believes that if his organization can activate even a fraction of the estimated 250 million people annually who attend concerts around the globe, "that’s the ballgame."   

Met’s goal is to do more than, say, get concertgoers to switch from plastic to paper drinking straws. "At   scale   those things make a difference. But people want to see actions where there’s a track record," he says; a return on investment.   

AJR will be putting a plan into action   on   the second half of their upcoming arena tour.   Part of the initiative is encouraging concertgoers to register to vote, and then actually vote.   Beyond that, Met has specific actions in mind. "At every single stop, we’re putting together materials around specific policies that are being debated at the local level," he explains. "We give people a script right there, so they can call their elected representative and say, ‘I want you to vote [a certain way on this issue].’"   

He believes the initiative will lead to thousands of people contacting – and hopefully influencing – their representatives.   With regard to sustainability issues, Met is convinced that "the most impact that you can have as an artist is when you give fans ways to pick up the mantle themselves."  

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11 Artists Who Influenced Taylor Swift: Joni Mitchell, Stevie Nicks, Tim McGraw & More

From Paul McCartney to Paramore, Emily Dickinson and even "Game of Thrones," read on for some of the major influences Taylor Swift has referenced throughout her GRAMMY-winning career.

As expected, much buzz followed the release of Taylor Swift 's 11th studio album, The Tortured Poets Department , on April 19. Fans and critics alike have devoured the sprawling double album’s 31 tracks, unpacking her reflections from "a fleeting and fatalistic moment in time" in search of Easter eggs, their new favorite lyrics and references to famous faces (both within the pop supernova’s closely guarded orbit and the historical record). 

Shoutouts abound in The Tortured Poets Department : Charlie Puth gets his much-deserved (and Taylor-approved) flowers on the title track, while 1920s screen siren Clara Bow, the ancient Greek prophetess Cassandra and Peter Pan each get a song titled after them. Post Malone and   Florence + the Machine ’s Florence Welch each tap in for memorable duets. Relationships old (Joe Alwyn), new (Travis Kelce) and somewhere in between (1975’s Matty Healy) are alluded to without naming names, as is, possibly, the singer’s reputation -era feud with Kim Kardashian. 

Swift casts a wide net on The Tortured Poets Department , encompassing popular music, literature, mythology and beyond, but it's far from the first time the 14-time GRAMMY winner has worn her influences on her sleeve. While you digest TTPD , consider these 10 figures who have influenced the poet of the hour — from Stevie Nicks and Patti Smith to Emily Dickinson, William Wordsworth, Arya Stark and more.

Stevie Nicks

If Taylor Swift is the chairman of The Tortured Poets Department , Stevie Nicks may as well be considered its poet laureate emeritus. The mystical Fleetwood Mac frontwoman earns an important mention on side A closer "Clara Bow," in which Swift ties an invisible string from herself to a pre- Rumours Nicks ("In ‘75, the hair and lips/ Crowd goes wild at her fingertips"), and all the way back to the 1920s It Girl of the song’s title.

For her part, Nicks seems to approve of her place in Swift’s cultural lineage, considering she penned the poem found inside physical copies of The Tortured Poets Department . "He was in love with her/ Or at least she thought so," the Priestess of Rock and Roll wrote in part, before signing off, "For T — and me…"

Swift’s relationship with Nicks dates back to the 2010 GRAMMYs, when the pair performed a medley of "Rhiannon" and "You Belong With Me " before the then-country upstart took home her first Album Of The Year win for 2009’s Fearless . More recently, the "Edge of Seventeen" singer publicly credited Swift’s Midnights cut "You’re On Your Own, Kid" for helping her through the 2022 death of Fleetwood Mac bandmate Christine McVie .

Patti Smith

Swift may see herself as more "modern idiot" than modern-day Patti Smith, but that didn’t stop the superstar from name-dropping the icon synonymous with the Hotel Chelsea and punk scene of ‘70s New York on a key track on The Tortured Poets Department . Swift rather self-deprecatingly compares herself to the celebrated Just Kids memoirist (and 2023 Songwriters Hall of Fame nominee) on the double album’s synth-drenched title track, and it’s easy to see how Smith’s lifelong fusion of rock and poetry influenced the younger singer’s dactylic approach to her new album. 

Smith seemed to appreciate the shout-out on "The Tortured Poets Department" as well. "This is saying I was moved to be mentioned in the company of the great Welsh poet Dylan Thomas. Thank you Taylor," she wrote on Instagram alongside a photo of herself reading Thomas’ 1940 poetry collection Portrait of the Artist as a Young Dog .

Emily Dickinson

When it comes to iconic poets, Swift has also taken a page or two over her career from Emily Dickinson. While the great 19th century poet hasn’t come up explicitly in Swift’s work, she did reference her poetic forebear (and actual sixth cousin, three times removed !) in her speech while accepting the award for Songwriter-Artist of the Decade at the 2022 Nashville Songwriter Awards.

"I’ve never talked about this publicly before, because, well, it’s dorky. But I also have, in my mind, secretly, established genre categories for lyrics I write. Three of them, to be exact. They are affectionately titled Quill Lyrics, Fountain Pen Lyrics and Glitter Gel Pen Lyrics," Swift told the audience before going on to explain, "If my lyrics sound like a letter written by Emily Dickinson’s great-grandmother while sewing a lace curtain, that’s me writing in the Quill genre," she went on to explain.

Even before this glimpse into Swift’s writing process, Easter eggs had been laid pointing to her familial connection to Dickinson. For example, she announced her ninth album evermore on December 10, 2020, which would have been the late poet’s 190th birthday. Another clue that has Swifties convinced? Dickinson’s use of the word "forevermore" in her 1858 poem "One Sister Have I in Our House," which Swift also cleverly breaks apart in Evermore ’s Bon Iver-assisted title track ("And I couldn’t be sure/ I had a feeling so peculiar/ That this pain would be for/ Evermore").

The Lake Poets

Swift first put her growing affinity for poetry on display during her folklore era with "the lakes." On the elegiac bonus track, the singer draws a parallel with the Lake Poets of the 19th century, wishing she could escape to "the lakes where all the poets went to die" with her beloved muse in tow. In between fantasizing about "those Windermere peaks" and pining for "auroras and sad prose," she even manages to land a not-so-subtle jab at nemesis Scooter Braun ("I’ve come too far to watch some name-dropping sleaze/ Tell me what are my words worth") that doubles as clever wordplay on the last name of Lake Poet School members William and Dorothy Wordsworth.

Swift revealed more about why she connected to the Lake Poets in her 2020 Disney+ documentary folklore: the long pond studio sessions . "There was a poet district, these artists that moved there. And they were kind of heckled for it and made fun of for it as being these eccentrics and these kind of odd artists who decided that they just wanted to live there," she explained to her trusted producer Jack Antonoff . "So ‘the lakes,’ it kind of is the overarching theme of the whole album: of trying to escape, having something you wanna protect, trying to protect your own sanity and saying, ‘Look, they did this hundreds of years ago. I’m not the first person who’s felt this way.’"

Paul McCartney

Paul McCartney and Swift have publicly praised one another’s work for years, leading to the 2020 Rolling Stone cover they posed for together for the special Musicians on Musicians issue . The younger singer even counts Sir Paul’s daughter Stella McCartney as a close friend and collaborator (Stella designed a capsule collection for Swift’s 2019 studio set Lover and earned a shout-out of her own on album cut "London Boy").

However, Swift took her relationship with the Beatles founder and his family a step further when it was rumored she based Midnights deep cut "Sweet Nothing" on McCartney’s decades-long romance with late wife Linda. While the speculation has never been outright confirmed, it appears Swift’s lyrics in the lilting love song ("On the way home, I wrote a poem/ You say, ‘What a mind’/ This happens all the time") were partially inspired by a strikingly similar quote McCartney once gave about his relationship with Linda, who passed away in 1998. To add to the mystique, the Midnights singer even reportedly liked a tweet from 2022 espousing the theory.  

The admiration between the duo seems to go both ways as well, with the former Beatle admitting in a 2018 BBC profile that the track "Who Cares" from his album Egypt Station was inspired by Swift’s close relationship with her fans.

From her days as a country music ingénue to her ascendance as the reigning mastermind of pop, Swift has credited the Chicks as a seminal influence in her songwriting and career trajectory. (Need examples? Look anywhere from early singles like "Picture to Burn" and "Should’ve Said No" to Evermore ’s Haim-assisted murder ballad "no body, no crime" and her own Lover -era collab with the band, "Soon You’ll Get Better.") 

In a 2020 Billboard cover story tied to the Chicks’ eighth album Gaslighter , Swift acknowledged just how much impact the trio made on her growing up. "Early in my life, these three women showed me that female artists can play their own instruments while also putting on a flamboyant spectacle of a live show," she said at the time. "They taught me that creativity, eccentricity, unapologetic boldness and kitsch can all go together authentically. Most importantly, they showed an entire generation of girls that female rage can be a bonding experience between us all the very second we first heard Natalie Maines bellow ‘that Earl had to DIE.’"

"Game of Thrones"

When reputation dropped in 2017, Swift was on a self-imposed media blackout, which meant no cover stories or dishy sit-down interviews on late-night TV during the album’s roll-out. Instead, the singer let reputation speak for itself, and fans were largely left to draw their own conclusions about their queen’s wildly anticipated comeback album. Two years later, though, Swift revealed the dark, vengeful, romantic body of work was largely inspired by "Game of Thrones."

"These songs were half based on what I was going through, but seeing them through a 'Game of Thrones' filter," she told Entertainment Weekly in 2019. "My entire outlook on storytelling has been shaped by ["GoT"] — the ability to foreshadow stories, to meticulously craft cryptic story lines. So, I found ways to get more cryptic with information and still be able to share messages with the fans. I aspire to be one one-millionth of the kind of hint dropper the makers of 'Game of Thrones' have been."

Joni Mitchell

Swift has long made her admiration of Joni Mitchell known, dating back to her 2012 album Red , which took a cue from the folk pioneer’s landmark 1971 LP Blue for its chromatic title. In an interview around the time of Red ’s release, the country-pop titan gushed over Blue ’s impact on her, telling Rhapsody, "[Mitchell] wrote it about her deepest pains and most haunting demons. Songs like ‘River,’ which is just about her regrets and doubts of herself — I think this album is my favorite because it explores somebody’s soul so deeply."

Back in 2015, TIME declared the "Blank Space" singer a "disciple of Mitchell in ways both obvious and subtle" — from her reflective songwriting to the complete ownership over her creative process, and nearly 10 years later, Swift was still showing her appreciation for Mitchell after the latter’s triumphant and emotional appearance on the GRAMMY stage to perform "Both Sides Now" on the very same night Taylor took home her historic fourth GRAMMY for Album Of The Year for Midnights .

Fall Out Boy & Paramore

When releasing the re-recording of her third album Speak Now in 2023, Swift cited two unexpectedly emo acts as inspirations to her early songwriting: Fall Out Boy and Paramore . 

"Since Speak Now was all about my songwriting, I decided to go to the artists who I feel influenced me most powerfully as a lyricist at that time and ask them to sing on the album," she wrote in an Instagram post revealing the back cover and complete tracklist for Speak Now (Taylor’s Version) , which included Fall Out Boy collaboration "Electric Touch" and "Castles Crumbling" featuring Paramore frontwoman Hayley Williams .

For one of Swift’s original career inspirations, we have to go all the way back to the very first single she ever released. "Tim McGraw" was not only as the lead single off the 16-year-old self-titled 2006 debut album, but it also paid reverent homage to one of the greatest living legends in the history of country music. 

In retrospect, it was an incredibly gutsy risk for a then-unknown Swift to come raring out of the gate with a song named after a country superstar. But the gamble clearly paid off in spades, considering that now, when an entire generation of music fans hear "Tim McGraw," they think of Taylor Swift.

Taylor Swift's 'The Tortured Poets Department' Is A Post-Mortem Autopsy In Song: 5 Takeaways From Her New Album

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Songbook: An Era-By-Era Breakdown Of Taylor Swift's Journey From Country Starlet To Pop Phenomenon

Upon the arrival of Taylor Swift's 'The Tortured Poets Department,' take a deep dive into her discography and see how each album helped her become the genre-shifting superstar she is today.

Editor’s note: This story was updated on April 19 to reflect the release of The Tortured Poets Department.

The world now knows Taylor Swift as a global pop superstar, but back in 2006, she was just a doe-eyed country prodigy. Since then, she's released 11 studio albums, re-recorded four as "Taylor's Version," and cultivated one of the most feverish fan bases in music. Oh, and she's also won 14 GRAMMY Awards, including four for Album Of The Year — the most ever won by an artist.

Swift has become one of music's most notable shapeshifters by refusing to limit herself to one genre, moving between country, pop, folk and beyond. A once-in-a-lifetime generational storyteller, one could argue that she is music's modern-day maverick, constantly evolving both her music and the culture around her.

Every album era has seen Swift reinvent herself over and over, which has helped pave the way for artists to explore other musical avenues. In turn, Swift hasn't just become one of the biggest artists of all time — she's changed pop music altogether.

To celebrate Taylor Swift's newest era with The Tortured Poets Department , GRAMMY.com looks back on all of her albums (Taylor's Versions not included) and how each era shaped her remarkable career.

Taylor Swift : Finding Her Place In Music

In a genre dominated by men, the odds were already stacked against Swift when she first broke into country music as a teenage female artist. The thing that differentiated her from other writers — and still does to this day — is her songwriting. She didn't want to be just "another girl singer" and knew writing her own songs would be what set her apart. 

Written throughout her adolescence, Taylor Swift was recorded at the end of 2005 and finalized by the time Swift finished her freshman year of high school. Serving as a snapshot of Swift's life and teenhood, she avoided songwriting stereotypes typically found in country music. Instead, she wanted to capture the years of her life while they still represented what she was going through, writing about what she was observing and experiencing, from love and friendship to feeling like an outsider. 

As a songwriter, Taylor Swift set the tone for what would be expected of her future recordings — all songs were written by her, some solely and others with one or two co-writers. One writer in particular, Liz Rose , applauded Swift's songwriting capabilities, stating that she was more of an "editor" for the songs because Swift already had such a distinct vision. 

The album's lead single, "Tim McGraw," an acoustic country ballad inspired by Swift knowing her relationship was going to end, represents an intricate part of Swift's songwriting process; meticulously picking apart her emotions to better understand them. With its follow-up, "Our Song" — which spent six consecutive weeks on the top of Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart — she became the youngest person to solely write and sing a No. 1 country single; she also became the first female solo artist in country music to write or co-write every song on an album. 

Although Swift's eponymous debut is underappreciated now — even lacking its own set on Swift's Eras Tour — Taylor Swift 's forthcoming rerecording is arguably the most anticipated by fans, who are eager to hear the songs with the singer's current and more refined vocals. Still, for fans who haven't properly explored Taylor Swift , it's easy to tie together Swift's earlier work to her current discography. 

On the track "A Place In This World," a song she wrote when she was just 13, Swift sings about not fitting in and trying to find her path. While her songwriting has developed and matured, feeling like an outsider and carving her own path is a theme she still writes about now, as seen on Midnights ' "You're On Your Own, Kid." 

Even as a new country artist, critics claimed that she "mastered" the genre while subsequently ushering it to a new era — one that would soon see Swift dabble in country-pop. 

Fearless : Creating A Different Kind Of Fairytale

If Taylor Swift was the soundtrack to navigating the early stages of teenhood, Fearless is Swift's coming-of-age record. More than its predecessor, Fearless blurs the line between country and pop thanks to crossover hits like "Love Story" and "You Belong With Me," yet still keeps the confessional attributes known in country songwriting. 

Most of Fearless is Swift coming to terms with what she believed love to be. On the album's liner notes, Swift says Fearless is about "living in spite" of the things that scare you, like falling in love again despite being hurt before or walking away and letting go. The 2008 version of Taylor wanted to "believe in love stories and prince charmings and happily ever after," whereas in Swift's Fearless (Taylor's Version) liner notes, she looks back on the album as a diary where she was learning "tiny lessons" every time there was a "new crack in the facade of the fairytale ending she'd been shown in the movies." 

Much of Fearless also sees Swift being reflective and nostalgic about adolescence, like in "Never Grow Up" and "Fifteen." Still wistful and romantic, the album explores Swift's hopes for love, as heard in the album's lead single "Love Story," which was one instance where she was "dramatizing" observations instead of actually experiencing them herself. 

Unlike the slow-burn of Taylor Swift , Fearless went straight to No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and stayed there for eight consecutive weeks. It won Swift's first Album Of The Year GRAMMY in 2010, at the time making her the youngest person to win the accolade at age 20. To date, it has sold 7.2 million copies in America alone. It might not be the romantic tale Swift dreamed of growing up, but her sophomore album signalled that bigger things were to come.

Speak Now : Proving Her Songwriting Prowess

Everything that happened after the success of Fearless pushed Swift from country music's best-kept secret to a mainstream star. But this meant that she faced more publicity and criticism, from naysayers who nitpicked her songwriting and vocals to the infamous Kanye West incident at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards.

For the first time since becoming an artist, she was forced to reckon with the concept of celebrity and how turning into one — whether she wanted it or not — informed her own writing and perception of herself. No longer was she the girl writing songs like "Fifteen" in her bedroom — now she was working through becoming a highly publicized figure. Speak Now is the answer to those growing pains. 

Along with having more eyes on her, Swift also felt pressured to maintain her persona as a perfect young female role model amid a time when her peers like Miley Cyrus and Demi Lovato were attempting to rebrand to be more mature and sexier. During her NYU commencement speech in 2022, she reflected on this era of her life as one of intense fear that she could make a mistake and face lasting consequences, so the songs were masked in metaphors rather than directly addressing adult themes in her music. But that also resulted in some of her most poignant lyrics to date.

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Writing the entire album herself, Swift used Speak Now to prove her songwriting prowess to those who questioned her capabilities. Much like her previous two albums, Swift included songs that were both inspired by her own life and being a fly on the wall. The album's title track pulled from the saying, "Speak now or forever hold your peace," inspired by a friend's ex-boyfriend getting engaged; meanwhile, "Mean" was everything Swift wanted to say to a critic who was continuously harsh about her vocals.

Retrospective and reflective, Speak Now is an album about the speeches she could've, would've and should've said. From addressing the aforementioned VMA incident in the forgiving "Innocent" to a toxic relationship in "Dear John," Speak Now also hinted that her rose-colored glasses were cracked, but Swift (and her songwriting) was only becoming stronger because of it.

Red : Coming Into Her Own

Highly regarded as Swift's magnum opus, Red sees the singer shed the fairytale dresses and the girl-next-door persona to craft a body of work that has now been deemed as her first "adult" record. On Red, Swift focused on emotions evoked from a hot-and-cold relationship, one that forced her to experience " intense love, intense frustration, jealousy and confusion " — all feelings that she'd describe as "red." 

Unlike most of her previous writing that had been inspired by happy endings and fairytales, Red explores the lingering pain and loss that can embed itself within despite trying your hardest to let go. In her liner notes, she references Pablo Neruda's poem "Tonight I Can Write," stating that "Love is so short, forgetting is so long" is the overarching theme for the album. She plays with time — speeding it up in "Starlight," dabbling in the past in "All Too Well," and reframing it in "State of Grace" — to better understand her experiences. 

After releasing country-pop records, Red toed the line between genres more than ever before. Swift leaned further into the full pop territory by working with esteemed producers Max Martin and Shellback for the dubstep-leaning track "I Knew You Were Trouble," the punchy lead single "We Are Never Getting Back Together," and the bouncy anthem "22." But even when the pop power players weren't involved, her country stylings still leaned more pop across the album, as further evidenced with the racing deep cut "Holy Ground" and the echoing title track. 

The slight change of direction became polarizing for critics and fans alike. Following the more country-influenced Speak Now , some critics and fans found the pop songs on Red were too pop and the lyrics were too repetitive, possibly indicating that she might be selling out. If that wasn't enough, Red became an era where Swift's personal life went from speculation to tabloid fodder, with misogynistic headlines and diluting her work to just "writing about her exes." It's an era that would eventually inspire many tracks on Red 's successor, 1989 , like "Blank Space" and "Shake It Off."

Commercially, Red debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and sold 1.2 million copies in its first week, becoming the fastest-selling country album and making Swift the first female artist to have three consecutive albums spend six or more weeks at the top of the chart. The impact of Red extended beyond its own success, too. Often mentioned as a record that inspired a generation of artists from Troye Sivan to Conan Gray , Swift's confessional, soul-bearing authenticity set a new standard for straightforward pop music. 

1989 : Reinventing Into A Pop Genius

The night Red lost the GRAMMY for Album Of The Year in 2014, Swift decided that her next album would be a full-on pop record. After years of identifying as a country artist and flirting with pop, Swift departed her roots to reinvent herself, no matter what her then-label or critics had to say. And in true Swiftian fashion, turning into a pop artist didn't just prove her genre-shapeshifting capabilities — it further solidified her as an artist who is at her best when she freely creates to her desires and refuses to adhere to anyone.

1989 was lauded by critics for its infectious synth-pop that was reminiscent of the 1980s, yet still had a contemporary sound. Swift opted to lean more into radio-friendly hits, which resulted in songs like "Style," "Wildest Dreams," "Blank Space," and "Shake It Off," all of which became singles. And where some might trade a hit or two at the expense of their artistic integrity, Swift didn't falter — instead, her lyrics were just as heartfelt and intimate as they were on prior albums.

After exploring pop-leaning sonics she first found with Red , Swift worked with Martin and Shellback again on most of 1989 . This reinvention brought new (and very important) collaborators as well. Swift's now-frequent collaborator Jack Antonoff credits her as the first person to take a chance on him as a producer with "I Wish You Would" and "Out Of The Woods"; both tracks exemplified how future Antonoff-produced songs would sound on albums like reputation, Lover and Midnights .

At the time, 1989 became Swift's best-selling album to date. It sold nearly 1.3 million copies within release week in the U.S., debuting atop the Billboard 200 and reigning for 11 non-consecutive weeks. The album also earned Swift several awards — including her second Album Of The Year GRAMMY, which made her the first female artist to ever win the award twice. 

Following the release of 1989 , Swift became a cultural juggernaut, and the album has had an omnipresence in music since. Swift didn't just normalize blending genres, but proved that you can create a sound that is uniquely yours by doing so. In turn, Billie Eilish , Dua Lipa and more pop stars have refused to conform or stick to what they've done prior. 

reputation : Killing The Old Taylor

For years, Swift was on a strict two-year cycle — she'd release an album one year, tour the next, and then release a new album the following year. But following the heightened scrutiny and highly publicized tabloid drama that followed the end of the 1989 era, Swift completely disappeared for a year. She stayed away from public appearances, didn't do any press, and missed the album schedule fans became accustomed to. It wasn't until summer 2017 when she returned from her media (and social media) blackout to unveil the fitting title for her new album: reputation .

Born as a response to the naysayers and name-callers, reputation follows Swift shedding her public image — which includes the pressure to be perfect, the drama, and the criticism — by declaring, "There will be no further explanation. There will just be reputation." Leaning on the same tongue-in-cheek songwriting techniques she used while penning "Blank Space," Swift wrote from the mindset of how the public perceived her.

When Swift released the lead single "Look What You Made Me Do," a song she initially wrote as a poem about not trusting specific people, many assumed the album would center on vengeance and drama. Although Swift said that the album has its vindictive moments — even declaring that the "old Taylor" is dead on the bridge of "Look What You Made Me Do" — it's a vulnerable record for her. Swift described reputation as a bait-and-switch; at their core, the songs are about finding love in the darkest moments. 

Swift still remained in the pop lane with reputation , largely leaning on Antonoff and the Martin/Shellback team. The sound almost mirrored the scrutiny Swift faced in the years prior — booming electropop beats, maximalist production and pulsing synthesizers dominate, particularly on "End Game," "I Did Something Bad," and "Ready For It…?" But the "old Taylor" isn't entirely gone on songs like "Call It What You Want," "So It Goes…" and "New Year's Day," where she lets her guard down to write earnest love odes.

Even after Swift spent some time away from the spotlight, the public didn't immediately gravitate toward her return. And even despite matching the 1.2 million first-week sales of her previous releases, some concluded that the album was her first commercial failure when compared to 1989 . With time, though, it became clear that the response to reputation became muddled with the public's overall perception of her at the time — some even claimed that Swift was ahead of her time with the album's overall sound.

For her 2023 TIME Person of the Year profile , Swift described reputation as a "goth-punk moment of female rage at being gaslit by an entire social structure." For years, she felt the pressure to be "America's Sweetheart" and to never step out of line. Writing reputation became a lifeline following the events that catalyzed it  — a way to shed the so-called snakeskin and make peace with however the public wanted to view her. 

Lover : Stepping Into The Daylight

After finding love amongst chaos with reput ation, Swift was learning to deal with the anxiety and fear of losing her partner — became a major theme of another aptly titled album, Lover . Both sonically and visually, Lover was a complete change from reputation . After touring reputation , Swift found that her fans saw her as "a flesh-and-blood human being," inspiring her to be "brave enough to be vulnerable" because her fans were along with her. Stepping away from the dark and antagonistic themes around reputation encouraged Swift to step into the light and be playful with her work on Lover .

Swift also found a new sense of creativity within this new mindset, one where she aimed to still embed playful themes in her songwriting but with less snark than that of "Blank Space" and "Look What You Made Me Do." Leaning into Lover being a "love letter to love," Swift explored every aspect of it. Tracks like "Paper Rings" and "London Boy" exude a whimsical energy, even if they center on more serious themes like marriage and commitment. Other songs, including "Death By A Thousand Cuts" and "Cornelia Street," are Swift at her most vulnerable, reflecting on a love lost and grappling with the extreme worry that comes when you could potentially lose someone. 

Looking at Lover retrospectively, it's an album that almost symbolizes a bookend in her discography. She was playful yet poignant, picking apart her past lyrics and feelings and looking at them with the perspective of someone who was once on top of the world, hit rock bottom, and survived in spite of it. This evolution is mentioned throughout Lover, particularly in a direct callback to 2012's Red , "Daylight," which sees her describe her love as "golden" rather than "burning red." 

Lover also marked the first time Swift divulged into politics and societal issues, like campaigning against Donald Trump, releasing the Pride-infused "You Need To Calm Down," and feeling disillusioned by the political climate with "Miss Americana & the Heartbreak Prince." Swift's documentary Miss Americana explores this change further, discussing how she regrets not being vocal about politics and issues prior, in addition to opening up about her body image issues and mental health struggles.

Lover became Swift's sixth No. 1 album in America, making her the first female artist to achieve the feat. But Lover was more than any accolades could reflect — it was Swift's transitional album in many ways, notably marking the first album that she owned entirely herself following leaving Big Machine Records for Republic Records in 2018.

folklore : Looking Beyond Her Personal Stories

After the pandemic started and Swift cancelled her Lover Fest, she spent the early stages of quarantine reading and watching a myriad of films. Without exactly setting out to create an album, she began dreaming of fictional stories and characters with various narrative arcs, allowing her imagination to run free. The result became folklore , 2020's surprise archetypal quarantine album.

Crafting a world with characters like the folklore love triangle between those in "betty" and "august," as well as Rebekah Harkness from "the last great american dynasty" (who once lived in Swift's Rhode Island mansion), was Swift's way of venturing outside her typical autobiographical style of writing. She'd see visceral images in her mind — from battleships to tree swings to mirrored disco balls — and turned them into stories, sometimes weaving in her own personal narrative throughout, or taking on a narrator role and speaking from the perspective of someone she had never met. 

She worked remotely with two producers — again working with her right-hand man Jack Antonoff, and first-time collaborator Aaron Dessner from The National . Some songs, like "peace," were recorded in just one take, capturing the essence and fragility in the song's story, whereas the lyrics for the sun-drenched "august" were penned on the spot as Swift was in her makeshift home studio in Los Angeles.

Another aspect that separated folklore from her previous work was the obvious decision not to create hits made for radio play, so much so that Dessner claimed that she made an anti-pop record at a time when radio wanted clear "bops." Sonically, it ventured into genres Swift hadn't explored much outside of a few folkier tracks on Lover . Rather than relying on mostly electronic elements, Swift, Antonoff and Dessner weaved in soft pianos, ethereal strings, and plucky guitars.

folklore 's impact on the zeitgeist at a time where everyone was stuck at home helped shape people's quarantine experience. Fans rejoiced at having songs to comfort them during difficult times, and artists like Maya Hawke , Gracie Abrams , and Sabrina Carpenter credit folklore for inspiring them to create and be even more emotionally honest in their songwriting. After its release, folklore became the best-selling album of 2020 after selling 1.2 million records. At the 2021 GRAMMYs, folklore took home Album Of The Year , making her the fourth artist in history to win three times in the Category. 

evermore : Embracing Experimentation

It was exciting enough for Swifties to experience one surprise album drop from Swift, an artist who typically has an entire album campaign calculated. So when evermore was released just six months after folklore , fans were in shock. 

Like its (literally) folklorian sister, evermore was a surprise release at the end of 2020, marking the first time Swift didn't have distinct "eras" between albums. She felt like there was something "different" with folklore , stating in a social media post that making it was less like she was "departing" and more like she was "returning" to the next stage of her discography. In turn, the album served as a similar escape for Swift as folklore did.

Bridging together the same wistful and nostalgic themes as heard on its predecessor, evermore sees Swift venture even further into escapism. She explores more stories and characters, some based in fiction like "dorothea," and some real, like "marjorie," written in dedication to Swift's grandmother. 

Evermore follows folklore 's inclusion of natural imagery and motifs, like landscapes, skies, ivy, and celestial elements. In contrast to the fairytale motifs and happy endings of Fearless , evermore saw Swift become fixated on "unhappy" endings — stories of failed marriages ("happiness"), lifeless relationships ("tolerate it"), and one-time flings ("'tis the damn season"). 

Sonically, evermore is a slight departure from its sister record; where folklore relies on more alt-leaning and indie-tinged sounds, evermore takes the sonics from all of Swift's past records — from pop to country to indie rock — and features all of them on one album. Country songs like "cowboy like me" and "no body, no crime" reaches back to Swift's earlier work in narrative building, seamlessly crafting a three-party story with ease. "Closure" is a "skittering" track that has the same energy as tracks like Lover 's "I Forgot That You Existed," whereas the ballad "champagne problems" is thematically reminiscent of Swift's Speak Now track "Back To December" where she takes responsibility for her lover's heartache. 

Working mostly with Dessner on evermore , Swift was emboldened to continue creating and opted to embrace whatever came naturally to them rather than limiting themselves to a sound. Swift felt a "quiet conclusion" after finishing up evermore , describing that it was more about grappling with endings of all "sizes and shapes," and the record represented a chapter closing. Even so, its poetic lyricism and mystical storytelling cleverly foreshadowed what was to come with subsequent albums, particularly The Tortured Poets Department .

Midnights : Encapsulating Her Artistic Magic

After coming out of the folklorian woods following folklore and evermore , fans and critics alike were intrigued to see what direction Swift would take on her next studio album. On Midnights , Swift leaves behind indie folk sounds and returns to the pop production of 1989 and Lover .

Her most conceptual album to date, Midnights charts 13 sleepless nights and explores five themes, from self-hatred and revenge to "what if" fantasies, falling in love, and falling apart. They are the things that keep her up at night, like the self-critiquing in "Anti-Hero," her rise to fame in "You're on Your Own, Kid," and the anxiety of falling in love again in "Labyrinth." Similarly to Swift's cheeky songwriting style that sees her create caricatures of herself in songs like "Blank Space" and "Look What You Made Me Do," she doubles down on claims she's "calculated" on "Mastermind," a song about devising a plan for her and her lover. 

Although the album is a departure from the two pandemic sister albums, the overall creation process didn't differ too much. In addition to working alongside Antonoff (and bringing Dessner in for the bonus-track-filled 3am Edition), Swift's worldbuilding is still the throughline that connects Midnights and Swift's recent albums, whether she's dreaming of a Parisian escape in "Paris" or using war imagery as a metaphor for the struggle of love in "The Great War."

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Following the success with folklore and evermore , Swift's intrigue was at a then-all-time high upon the release of Midnights . Along with breaking several streaming records — including becoming the first album to exceed 700 million global streams in a week — it was Swift's 11th No. 1 debut on the Billboard 200, and was the highest-selling album of 2022 (and, remarkably, the second best-selling of 2023).

To say that Swift's celebrity has become otherworldly since the release of Midnights would be an understatement. Celebrating her genre-defying and varied discography through The Eras Tour has resulted in old songs having a resurgence, new inside jokes and Easter eggs within the fandom, and a plethora of new listeners being exposed to Swift's work. 

As a result, there has arguably never been more excitement for a Taylor Swift album than for The Tortured Poets Department — especially because the announcement came on the heels of her lucky 13th GRAMMY win in February. Midnights helped further solidify Swift's larger-than-life status at the finale of the 2024 GRAMMYs, too, as she became the only artist in history to win Album Of The Year four times. 

The Tortured Poets Department : A Grief-Stricken Poetic Odyssey

It’s been a while since Swift has penned a full-fledged breakup album. On The Tortured Poets Department , she navigates the five stages of grief — denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance — after her long-term relationship ended. Taking a page from the release of folklore and evermore , she dropped a double album and announced The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology at 2 a.m. on release day. Throughout a total of 31 tracks, the prolific songwriter shelved the glittery pop radio-friendly tunes in favor of more subdued, synthy and heart-wrenching songs. 

On Instagram, Swift described the album as a collection of poetic songs that reflect the "events, opinions and sentiments from a fleeting and fatalistic moment in time," Swift pulled out the fountain and quill pens to craft songs about the "tortured poets" in her life — sometimes musing about lovers, sometimes taking aim at villains, and sometimes pointing the finger at herself. 

TTPD is also her most confessional album thus far. It pokes fun at so-called fans who overstep with her personal life ("But Daddy I Love Him"), says goodbye to a city that gave her a home ("So Long London"), and muses on how her own celebrity has stunted her growth ("Who's Afraid Of Little Old Me?"). To help explain this chapter of her life, Swift brings together a myriad of collaborators — from Stevie Nicks as fellow poetess, to duets with Florence Welch and Post Malone — and leans on real and fictional characters, like Clara Bow, Peter Pan ("Peter"), and Patti Smith .

In the same post, Swift declared that once she’s confessed all of her saddest stories, she’s able to find freedom. Yet The Tortured Poets Department (and its accompanying 15-track anthology) spends much time reflecting: she toys with her own lore, self-referencing past songs from albums like 1989 and poems from her reputation era. 

Fourteen years ago, Swift declared that she would never change, but she’ll never stay the same either. The Tortured Poets Department proves that in the throughline of Taylor Swift's many artistic eras is a commitment to exploration and a love of autobiographical lyricism.

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Taylor Swift's Eras Tour: All the U.S. and international dates and opening acts

Taylor Swift opened the Eras Tour at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona — which rebranded itself as "Swift Cit y" for the March 17 and 18 concerts — with a triumphant return to live performance as the first act in the history of that venue to sell out two nights on the same tour.

By that point, she'd already broken the all-time record for most concert tickets sold by an artist in a single day and passed Madonna's Sticky & Sweet Tour as the highest-grossing tour in history by a female artist.

And Swift rose to the occasion , leading her band through a marathon 44-song set that lasted more than three hours while delivering on her promise of "a journey through all of my musical eras."

So what does she do for an encore? Here's where the Eras Tour is headed next, adding two surprise songs to the set at each show. Here's a look at what she's played so far .

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Taylor Swift Eras Tour dates in the US

• Friday-Saturday, March 17-18: State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona.
• Friday-Saturday, March 24-25: Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas, Nevada.
• Friday-Sunday, March 31-April 2: AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas.
• Thursday-Saturday, April 13-15: Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida.
• Friday-Sunday, April 21-23 : NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas.
• Friday-Sunday, April 28-30: Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia.
• Friday-Sunday, May 5-7: Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee.
• Friday-Sunday, May 12-14: Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
• Friday-Sunday, May 19-21: Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts.
• Friday-Sunday, May 26-28: MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey.
• Friday-Sunday, June 2-4: Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois.
• Friday-Saturday, June 9-10: Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan.
• Friday-Saturday, June 16-17: Acrisure Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
• Friday-Saturday, June 23-24: U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
• Friday-Saturday, June 30-July 1: Paycor Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio.
• Friday-Saturday, July 7-8: GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri.
• Friday-Saturday, July 14-15: Empower Field at Mile High, Denver.
• Saturday-Sunday, July 22-23: Lumen Field, Seattle.
• Friday-Saturday, July 28-29 : Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California.
• Thursday-Saturday, Aug. 3-5 : Sofi Stadium, Los Angeles.
• Tuesday-Wednesday, Aug. 8-9: Sofi Stadium, Los Angeles.

Taylor Swift adds new US dates in 2024 for the Eras Tour

In early August, Swift announced these new U.S. dates for the Eras Tour in 2024:

• Friday-Sunday, Oct. 18-20: Hard Rock Stadium, Miami.
• Friday-Sunday, Oct. 25-27: Caesars Superdome, New Orleans.
• Friday-Sunday, Nov. 1-3: Lucas Oil Arena, Indianapolis.
• Thursday-Saturday, Nov. 14-16: Rogers Centre, Toronto.
• Thursday-Saturday, Nov. 21-23: Rogers Centre, Toronto.

Taylor Swift Eras Tour opening acts on US dates

Glendale was the only city on the Eras Tour to see Paramore as Taylor Swift's direct support. And that was a glorious stroke of good fortune. We also got Gayle, who crushed it in her own way and is playing several stops along the way. Here's a look at all the Eras Tour openers and where they're playing.

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• March 17-18 at State Farm Stadium: Paramore and Gayle.
• March 24-25 at Allegiant Stadium: Beabadoobee and Gayle.
• March 31 at AT&T Stadium: Muna and Gayle.
• April 1-2 at AT&T Stadium: Beabadoobee and Gracie Abrams.
• April 13 at Raymond James Stadium: Beabadoobee and Gayle.
• April 14-15 at Raymond James Stadium: Beabadoobee and Gracie Abrams.
• April 21-23 at NRG Stadium: Beabadoobee and Gracie Abrams.
• April 28-29 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium: Beabadoobee and Gracie Abrams.
• April 30 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium: Muna and Gayle.
• May 5 at Nissan Stadium: Phoebe Bridgers and Gracie Abrams.
• May 6 at Nissan Stadium: Phoebe Bridgers and Gayle.
• May 7 at Nissan Stadium: Phoebe Bridgers and Gracie Abrams.
• May 12-13 at Lincoln Financial Field: Phoebe Bridgers and Gayle.
• May 14 at Lincoln Financial Field: Phoebe Bridgers and Gracie Abrams.
• May 19-20 at Gillette Stadium : Phoebe Bridgers and Gayle.
• May 21 at Gillette Stadium : Phoebe Bridgers and Gracie Abrams.
• May 26 at MetLife Stadium: Phoebe Bridgers and Gayle.
• May 27-28 at MetLife Stadium: Phoebe Bridgers and Owenn.
• June 2-3 at Soldier Field: Girl in Red and Owenn.
• June 4 at Soldier Field: Muna and Gracie Abrams.
• June 9 at Ford Field: Girl in Red and Gracie Abrams.
• June 10 at Ford Field: Girl in Red and Owenn.
• June 16 at Acrisure Stadium: Girl in Red and Gracie Abrams.
• June 17 at Acrisure Stadium: Girl in Red and Owenn.
• June 23 at U.S. Bank Stadium: Girl in Red and Gracie Abrams.
• June 24 at U.S. Bank Stadium: Girl in Red and Owenn.
• June 30-July 1 at Paycor Stadium: Muna and Gracie Abrams.
• July 7-8 at Geha Field at Arrowhead Stadium: Muna and Gracie Abrams.
• July 14-15 at Empower Field at Mile High: Muna and Gracie Abrams.
• July 22-23 at Lumen Field: Haim and Gracie Abrams.
• July 28-29 at Levi's Stadium: Haim and Gracie Abrams.
• Aug. 3 at Sofi Stadium: Haim and Gracie Abrams.
• Aug. 4 at Sofi Stadium: Haim and Owenn.
• Aug. 5 at Sofi Stadium: Haim and Gayle.
• Aug. 8 at Sofi Stadium: Haim and Gracie Abrams.
• Aug. 9 at Sofi Stadium: Haim and Gayle.
• Oct. 18-20 at Hard Rock Stadium: Gracie Abrams.
• Oct. 25-27 at Caesars Superdome : Gracie Abrams.
• Nov. 1-3 at Lucas Oil Arena : Gracie Abrams.
• Nov. 14-16 at Rogers Centre: Gracie Abrams.
• Nov. 21-23 at Rogers Centre : Gracie Abrams.

Taylor Swift Eras Tour international dates and opening acts

In June 2023, Swift announced international dates for The Era Tour. Here's where she's headed next at the conclusion of the U.S. tour:

• Thursday-Sunday, Aug. 24-27, 2023: Foro Sol, Mexico City, Mexico, with Sabrina Carpenter.
• Thursday-Saturday, Nov. 9-11, 2023: Estadio River Plate, Buenos Aires, Argentina, with Sabrina Carpenter.
• Saturday-Sunday, Nov. 18-19, 2023: Estadio Nilton Santos, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with Sabrina Carpenter.
• Friday-Sunday, Nov. 24-26, 2023: Allianz Parque, Sao Paulo, Brazil, with Sabrina Carpenter.
• Wednesday-Saturday, Feb. 7-10, 2024: Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, Japan.
• Friday-Saturday, Feb. 16-17, 2024: Melbourne Cricket Grounds, Melbourne, Australia, with Sabrina Carpenter.
• Friday-Sunday, Feb. 23-25, 2024: Accor Stadium, Sydney, Australia, with Sabrina Carpenter.
• Saturday-Monday, March 2-4, 2024: National Stadium, Singapore, SG, with Sabrina Carpenter.
• Thursday-Friday, May 9-10, 2024: Paris La Defense Arena, Paris, France.
• Friday, May 17, 2024: Friends Arena, Stockholm, Sweden.
• Friday, May 24, 2024: Estadio da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal.
• Thursday, May 30, 2024: Estadio Santiago Bernabeu, Madrid, Spain.
• Sunday, June 2, 2024: Groupama Stadium, Lyon, France.
• Friday-Saturday, June 7-8, 2024 : BT Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh, UK.
• Friday-Saturday, June 14-15, 2024 : Anfield Stadium, Liverpool, UK.
• Tuesday, June 18, 2024 : Principality Stadium, Cardiff, UK.
• Friday-Saturday, June 21-22, 2024 : Wembley Stadium, London.
• Friday-Saturday, June 28-29, 2024 : Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Ireland.
• Friday-Saturday, July 5-6, 2024 : Johan Cruijff Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
• Tuesday, July 9, 2024 : Stadion Letzigrund Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
• Saturday, July 13, 2024 : San Siro Stadium, Milan, Italy.
• Thursday, July 18, 2024 : Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen, Germany.
• Tuesday, July 23, 2024 : Volksparkstadion, Hamburg, Germany.
• Saturday, July 27, 202 4: Olympiastadion, Munich, Germany.
• Friday, Aug. 2, 2024: PGE Narodowy, Warsaw, Poland.
• Friday, Aug. 9, 2024: Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria.
• Friday-Saturday, Aug. 16-17, 2024: Wembley Stadium, London.

Taylor Swift song list for Eras Tour

Taylor Swift told us on the opening night of The Eras Tour at State Farm Stadium that she planned to make the two-song acoustic mini-set near the end of her performance different at each concert. Other than that, this setlist from opening night is what you can expect to hear.

“Lover” album:

• “Miss Americana & The Heartbreak Prince.”
• “Cruel Summer.”
• “You Need To Calm Down.”
• “The Archer.”

“Fearless (Taylor’s Version)” album:

• “Fearless.”
• “You Belong With Me.”
• “Love Story.”

“Evermore” album:

• “’Tis The Damn Season.”
• “Marjorie.”
• “Champagne Problems.”
• “Tolerate It.”

“Reputation” album:

• “… Ready For It?”
• “Delicate.”
• “Don’t Blame Me.”
• “Look What You Made Me Do.”

“Speak Now” album:

• “Enchanted.”

“Red (Taylor’s Version)” album:

• “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together.”
• “I Knew You Were Trouble.”
• “All Too Well (10 Minute Version).”

“Folklore” album:

• “Invisible String.”
• “The Last Great American Dynasty.”
• “Illicit Affairs.”
• “My Tears Ricochet.”
• “Cardigan.”

“1989” album:

• “Blank Space.”
• “Shake It Off.”
• “Wildest Dreams (Taylor’s Version).”
• “Bad Blood.”

Wild card — a different acoustic song each show

• “Mirrorball.”

“Taylor Swift” album:

• “Tim McGraw.”

“Midnights” album:

• “Lavender Haze.”
• “Anti-Hero.”
• “Midnight Rain.”
• “Vigilante (expletive).”
• “Bejeweled.”
• "Mastermind."

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What To Expect From Taylor Swift’s 2023 Eras Tour

Swift added three additional Canadian shows to her never-ending world tour.

Only three hours after Taylor Swift’s Midnights album arrived at midnight on Oct. 21, 2022, she gifted fans with a surprise “3 a.m. edition” of her 10th studio album with seven impressive bonus tracks . Even though Swifties had 20 new songs to enjoy, some fans quickly moved on to asking their next question: When will Swift finally go on tour again?

On Nov. 1, 2022, Swift announced her first tour in five years, The Eras Tour , which was originally supposed to kick off on March 18, 2023, in Glendale, Arizona. However, Swift added two more batches of tour dates (see the full list below!), for a total of 52 shows, and the tour began a day earlier in the same stadium.

The 12-time Grammy winner first announced her U.S. stadium trek on Good Morning America , revealing that her new show would represent all 10 of her studio albums, from her 2006 self-titled debut to Midnights.

“I wanted to tell you something that I’ve been so excited about for a really long time. I’ve been planning for ages and I finally get to tell you: I’m going back on tour,” she said. “The tour is called the Eras Tour and it’s a journey through all of the musical eras of my career.”

The U.S. leg of the tour concluded on Aug. 9 at Los Angeles’ SoFi Stadium, the NFL stadium that Swift was set to open on her 2020 Lover Fest tour before its cancelation.

Taking to Twitter , Swift confirmed that international dates would be announced “as soon as we can.” Those international shows started rolling out on June 2, when Swift announced that the Eras Tour would come to Mexico, Argentina, and Brazil in 2023, marking her first-ever shows in Latin America.

On June 20, Swift announced additional international Eras Tour dates in Europe, Asia, and Australia. “EXCUSE ME HI I HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY,” the hitmaker wrote in an announcement . “I can’t wait to see so many of you on The Eras Tour next year at these new international dates!” She went on to add a total of 23 more shows on those continents.

On Aug. 3, Swift announced yet another string of shows in the U.S. and Canada next year, writing in a surprise statement: “Turns out it’s NOT the end of an era. Miami, New Orleans, Indy, and Toronto: The Eras Tour is coming to you in 2024.” It seemed like the tour would finally conclude in Toronto, but that’s not the case, as Swift announced three additional shows in Vancouver on Nov. 2.

The Eras Tour features rotating opening acts , including Paramore, HAIM, Phoebe Bridgers, beabadoobee, girl in red, Muna, GAYLE, Gracie Abrams, and Owenn. Sabrina Carpenter will take on opener duties for Swift’s shows in Latin America, Australia, and Singapore, while Paramore will join Swift once again for her UK and European tour dates.

Now that she’s finally performing again, read on for the full list of tour dates and everything you need to know.

Taylor Swift’s 2023 U.S. Eras Tour Dates

• March 17 — Glendale, AZ @ State Farm Stadium
• March 18 — Glendale, AZ @ State Farm Stadium
• March 24 — Las Vegas, NV @ Allegiant Stadium
• March 25 — Las Vegas, NV @ Allegiant Stadium
• March 31 — Arlington, TX @ AT&T Stadium
• April 1 — Arlington, TX @ AT&T Stadium
• April 2 — Arlington, TX @ AT&T Stadium
• April 13 — Tampa, FL @ Raymond James Stadium
• April 14 — Tampa, FL @ Raymond James Stadium
• April 15 — Tampa, FL @ Raymond James Stadium
• April 21 — Houston, TX @ NRG Stadium
• April 22 — Houston, TX @ NRG Stadium
• April 23 — Houston, TX @ NRG Stadium
• April 28 — Atlanta, GA @ Mercedes-Benz Stadium
• April 29 — Atlanta, GA @ Mercedes-Benz Stadium
• April 30 — Atlanta, GA @ Mercedes-Benz Stadium
• May 5 — Nashville, TN @ Nissan Stadium
• May 6 — Nashville, TN @ Nissan Stadium
• May 7 — Nashville, TN @ Nissan Stadium
• May 12 — Philadelphia, PA @ Lincoln Financial Field
• May 13 — Philadelphia, PA @ Lincoln Financial Field
• May 14 — Philadelphia, PA @ Lincoln Financial Field
• May 19 — Foxborough, MA @ Gillette Stadium
• May 20 — Foxborough, MA @ Gillette Stadium
• May 21 — Foxborough, MA @ Gillette Stadium
• May 26 — East Rutherford, NJ @ MetLife Stadium
• May 27 — East Rutherford, NJ @ MetLife Stadium
• May 28 — East Rutherford, NJ @ MetLife Stadium
• June 2 — Chicago, IL @ Soldier Field
• June 3 — Chicago, IL @ Soldier Field
• June 4 — Chicago, IL @ Soldier Field
• June 9 — Detroit, MI @ Ford Field
• June 10 — Detroit, MI @ Ford Field
• June 16 — Pittsburgh, PA @ Acrisure Stadium
• June 17 — Pittsburgh, PA @ Acrisure Stadium
• June 23 — Minneapolis, MN @ U.S. Bank Stadium
• June 24 — Minneapolis, MN @ U.S. Bank Stadium
• June 30 — Cincinnati, OH @ Paycor Stadium
• July 1 — Cincinnati, OH @ Paycor Stadium
• July 7 — Kansas City, MO @ GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium
• July 8 — Kansas City, MO @ GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium
• July 14 — Denver, CO @ Empower Field at Mile High
• July 15 — Denver, CO @ Empower Field at Mile High
• July 22 — Seattle, WA @ Lumen Field
• July 23 — Seattle, WA @ Lumen Field
• July 28 — Santa Clara, CA @ Levi’s® Stadium
• July 29 — Santa Clara, CA @ Levi’s® Stadium
• Aug. 3 — Los Angeles, CA @ SoFi Stadium
• Aug. 4 — Los Angeles, CA @ SoFi Stadium
• Aug. 5 — Los Angeles, CA @ SoFi Stadium
• Aug. 7 — Los Angeles, CA @ SoFi Stadium
• Aug. 8 — Los Angeles, CA @ SoFi Stadium
• Aug. 9 — Los Angeles, CA @ SoFi Stadium

Taylor Swift’s International Eras Tour Dates

• Aug. 24 — Mexico City, Mexico @ Foro Sol
• Aug. 25 — Mexico City, Mexico @ Foro Sol
• Aug. 26 — Mexico City, Mexico @ Foro Sol
• Aug. 27 — Mexico City, Mexico @ Foro Sol
• Nov. 9 — Buenos Aires, Argentina @ Estadio River Plate
• Nov. 10 — Buenos Aires, Argentina @ Estadio River Plate
• Nov. 11 — Buenos Aires, Argentina @ Estadio River Plate
• Nov. 17 — Rio de Janeiro, Brazil @ Estádio Nilton Santos
• Nov. 18 — Rio de Janeiro, Brazil @ Estádio Nilton Santos
• Nov. 19 — Rio de Janeiro, Brazil @ Estádio Nilton Santos
• Nov. 24 — São Paulo, Brazil @ Allianz Parque
• Nov. 25 — São Paulo, Brazil @ Allianz Parque
• Nov. 26 — São Paulo, Brazil @ Allianz Parque
• Feb. 7 — Tokyo, Japan @ Tokyo Dome
• Feb. 8 — Tokyo, Japan @ Tokyo Dome
• Feb. 9 — Tokyo, Japan @ Tokyo Dome
• Feb. 10 — Tokyo, Japan @ Tokyo Dome
• Feb. 16 — Melbourne, Australia @ Melbourne Cricket Grounds (MCG)
• Feb. 17 — Melbourne, Australia @ Melbourne Cricket Grounds (MCG)
• Feb. 18 — Melbourne, Australia @ Melbourne Cricket Grounds (MCG)
• Feb. 23 — Sydney, Australia @ Accor Stadium
• Feb. 24 — Sydney, Australia @ Accor Stadium
• Feb. 25 — Sydney, Australia @ Accor Stadium
• Feb. 26 — Sydney, Australia @ Accor Stadium
• Mar. 2 — Singapore, SG @ National Stadium, Singapore
• Mar. 3 — Singapore, SG @ National Stadium, Singapore
• Mar. 4 — Singapore, SG @ National Stadium, Singapore
• Mar. 7 — Singapore, SG @ National Stadium, Singapore
• Mar. 8 — Singapore, SG @ National Stadium, Singapore
• Mar. 9 — Singapore, SG @ National Stadium, Singapore
• May 9 — Paris, France @ Paris La Défense Arena
• May 10 — Paris, France @ Paris La Défense Arena
• May 11 — Paris, France @ Paris La Défense Arena
• May 12 — Paris, France @ Paris La Défense Arena
• May 17 — Stockholm, Sweden @ Friends Arena
• May 18 — Stockholm, Sweden @ Friends Arena
• May 19 — Stockholm, Sweden @ Friends Arena
• May 24 — Lisbon, Portugal @ Estádio Da Luz
• May 25 — Lisbon, Portugal @ Estádio Da Luz
• May 30 — Madrid, Spain @ Estadio Santiago Bernabéu
• Jun. 2 — Lyon, France @ Groupama Stadium
• Jun. 3 — Lyon, France @ Groupama Stadium
• Jun. 7 — Edinburgh, United Kingdom @ BT Murrayfield Stadium
• Jun. 8 — Edinburgh, United Kingdom @ BT Murrayfield Stadium
• Jun. 9 — Edinburgh, United Kingdom @ Murrayfield Stadium
• Jun. 13 — Liverpool, United Kingdom @ Anfield Stadium
• Jun. 14 — Liverpool, United Kingdom @ Anfield Stadium
• Jun. 15 — Liverpool, United Kingdom @ Anfield Stadium
• Jun. 18 — Cardiff, United Kingdom @ Principality Stadium
• Jun. 21 — London, United Kingdom @ Wembley Stadium
• Jun. 22 — London, United Kingdom @ Wembley Stadium
• Jun. 23 — London, United Kingdom @ Wembley Stadium
• Jun. 28 — Dublin, Ireland @ Aviva Stadium
• Jun. 29 — Dublin, Ireland @ Aviva Stadium
• Jun. 30 — Dublin, Ireland @ Aviva Stadium
• Jul. 4 — Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Johan Cruijff Arena
• Jul. 5 — Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Johan Cruijff Arena
• Jul. 6 — Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Johan Cruijff Arena
• Jul. 9 — Zürich, Switzerland @ Stadion Letzigrund Zürich
• Jul. 10 — Zürich, Switzerland @ Stadion Letzigrund Zürich
• Jul. 13 — Milan, Italy @ San Siro Stadium
• Jul. 14 — Milan, Italy @ San Siro Stadium
• Jul. 17 — Gelsenkirchen, Germany @ Veltins Arena
• Jul. 18 — Gelsenkirchen, Germany @ Veltins Arena
• Jul. 19 — Gelsenkirchen, Germany @ Veltins Arena
• Jul. 23 — Hamburg, Germany @ Volksparkstadion
• Jul. 24 — Hamburg, Germany @ Volksparkstadion
• Jul. 27 — Munich, Germany @ Olympiastadion
• Jul. 28 — Munich, Germany @ Olympiastadion
• Aug. 1 — Warsaw, Poland @ PGE Narodowy
• Aug. 2 — Warsaw, Poland @ PGE Narodowy
• Aug. 3 — Warsaw, Poland @ PGE Narodowy
• Aug. 8 — Vienna, Austria @ Ernst-Happel-Stadion
• Aug. 9 — Vienna, Austria @ Ernst-Happel-Stadion
• Aug. 10 — Vienna, Austria @ Ernst-Happel-Stadion
• Aug. 15 — London, United Kingdom @ Wembley Stadium
• Aug. 16 — London, United Kingdom @ Wembley Stadium
• Aug. 17 — London, United Kingdom @ Wembley Stadium
• Nov. 14 — Toronto, Canada @ Rogers Centre
• Nov. 15 — Toronto, Canada @ Rogers Centre
• Nov. 16 — Toronto, Canada @ Rogers Centre
• Nov. 21 — Toronto, Canada @ Rogers Centre
• Nov. 22 — Toronto, Canada @ Rogers Centre
• Nov. 23 — Toronto, Canada @ Rogers Centre
• Dec. 6 — Vancouver, Canada @ BC Place Stadium
• Dec. 7 — Vancouver, Canada @ BC Place Stadium
• Dec. 8 — Vancouver, Canada @ BC Place Stadium

Taylor Swift’s 2024 U.S. Eras Tour Dates

• Oct. 18 — Miami, FL @ Hard Rock Stadium
• Oct. 19 — Miami, FL @ Hard Rock Stadium
• Oct. 20 — Miami, FL @ Hard Rock Stadium
• Oct. 25 — New Orleans, LA @ Caesars Superdome
• Oct. 26 — New Orleans, LA @ Caesars Superdome
• Oct. 27 — New Orleans, LA @ Caesars Superdome
• Nov. 1 — Indianapolis, IN @ Lucas Oil Stadium
• Nov. 2 — Indianapolis, IN @ Lucas Oil Stadium
• Nov. 3 — Indianapolis, IN @ Lucas Oil Stadium

Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour Tickets

For U.S. dates, tickets went on sale on Nov. 15, 2022, through a presale for CapitalOne cardholders and an exclusive TaylorSwiftTix presale. Swifties were able to register for TaylorSwiftTix through Ticketmaster’s Verified Fan program until Nov. 9.

Fans who purchased tickets to Swift’s planned Lover Fest shows in 2020 were supposed to have priority access to the TaylorSwiftTix presale. The remaining tickets were scheduled to go on sale for the general public on Nov. 18, but due to unprecedented demand and the effect it was having on Ticketmaster’s servers, the general sale was canceled .

For the international shows, Swift encouraged fans to visit her website for ticket details, as each country will have its own presales and registration process to buy tickets. Prior to the UK shows being confirmed in June 2023, Swift’s UK store announced that customers who pre-ordered Midnights in the week leading up to the album’s release would receive a special pre-sale code for shows. Fans are now able to register for the newly added Vancouver shows until Nov. 4.

This article was originally published on Oct. 21, 2022

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Taylor Swift Teases Mysterious 'Midnights' Lyric in Times Square as She Unveils Release Schedule

A Spotify billboard in Times Square featuring a Midnights lyric arrived around the same time Swift shared the album release schedule, which features two music video drops and talk show appearances

Taylor Swift is getting fans ready for the upcoming release of Midnights on Friday.

After announcing the release week schedule for her incoming 10th studio album via social media, the 11-time Grammy winner teamed up with Spotify to tease a brand-new lyric via a billboard in New York City's Times Square as the clock struck midnight on Monday morning.

"I should not be left to my own devices..." read the displayed lyric, which comes from one of the 13 tracks to be featured on Midnights . Spotify confirms more lyrics will be revealed "in several markets across the world" throughout the week.

The song lyric arrived in Times Square around the same time that Swift, 32, unveiled the album release week's promotional schedule in a video shared across her social media pages. "Mark your calendars! Meet the Midnights Manifest," read the post's caption.

According to the semi-animated clip, Midnights will be preceded on Thursday with a teaser trailer shown during the third quarter of Amazon Prime Video's Thursday Night Football broadcast.

The album will drop at midnight on Friday, followed by a "special very chaotic surprise" at 3 a.m. EST, the music video premiere for "Anti-Hero" at 8 a.m. EST — which coincides with a "#TSAntiHeroChallenge" on YouTube Shorts — and lyric videos for each track at 8 p.m. EST.

Swift's seemingly taking the rest of the weekend off from the promotional train, as she instructed fans to "stream midnights pls" on both days, "grab the exclusive Lavender edition vinyl at Target?" on Saturday and "visit your local record store?" on Sunday.

Then, she'll head over to The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Monday for an appearance, though it's unclear whether she'll perform, give an interview or both.

Tuesday will see Swift drop a second music video for a Midnights track at the stroke of midnight, and she's asking fans to "stream midnights and watch videos pls" on Wednesday and Thursday.

Finally, she'll head over to the United Kingdom for an appearance on The Graham Norton Show on Friday, Oct. 28, though it's also unclear what exactly she'll be doing on the show.

Additionally, Swift confirmed rumors of an upcoming tour via a note on her website instructing UK fans to pre-order the album on any format "to get special presale code access for forthcoming and yet-to-be-announced Taylor Swift UK show dates."

Information regarding concerts around the rest of the globe has yet to be announced.

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Taylor Swift has kept us all on our toes since she first gave a surprise announcement about the release of her tenth studio album, ' Midnights '.

The 32-year-old singer-songwriter has been drip-feeding us information about the record, with eagle-eyed fans constantly looking for Easter eggs to find out what the lead single might be.

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Well Swifties, look no further! In a very non-Taylor fashion, the pop icon has unveiled her 'Midnights Manifest', giving us all the details on the first single and when its music video is dropping and everything else we could possibly want to know!

Taylor Swift reveals jam-packed schedule for Midnights release

To mark the beginning of release week, Taylor posted an animated video to her Instagram that showed a calendar adorned with the songstress' trademark scrawl – every day of the 'Midnights Manifest' displays a treat from Taylor to the fans.

She captioned the clip: "Mark your calendars! Meet the Midnights Manifest."

Swift revealed a lot of information but fans were immediately sent into a tailspin when they realised that her first single is just around the corner! 'Anti-Hero' serves as Taylor's first single and it will drop with its very own music video on Friday, October 21 – the same day as the album.

In the background of the animation, glitter gel pens, fountain pens and a quill in ink can be spotted – referencing the names Taylor has come up with to describe the three secret genres she writes in .

The red dial-up telephone Taylor used for her song announcements during 'Midnights Mayhem With Me' can also be seen.

Read the full Taylor plan below – oh she knows how to treat us:

Taylor Swift's full Midnights Manifest

October 20, Thursday

An allusive trailer will be dropping during the 'third quarter' ad-break of Thursday Night Football on Amazon Prime – what's she teasing now? Of course, she had to get in one last 'Midnights @ Midnight' on the calendar.

October 21, Friday

Taylor highlighted the hotly-anticipated release date for TS10 in neon yellow and next to added a couple extra surprises.

She wrote: "(3 am EST) Special very chaotic surprise. (8 am EST) Anti-Hero Music Video Premiere!! + #TSAntiHeroChallenge on YouTube Shorts. (8 pm EST) Lyric Videos!)"

Wow. To sum up, for fans across the pond in the UK; we're getting an unhinged announcement at 8 AM BST, the lead singles' music video at 1 PM BST, and the entire record's lyric videos at 1 AM on October 22.

October 22, Saturday

The pop star then simply wrote "stream midnights pls" for the Saturday box, and told fans that they can purchase the exclusive lavender edition vinyl of the album at Target.

October 23, Sunday

Taylor raised suspicions for Sunday of her release week, writing: "Visit your local record store?"

October 24, Monday

The singer-songwriter will be doing her first television interview during her 'Midnights' era on October 24, appearing on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon .

October 25, Tuesday

We're getting another music video! Taylor won't be wasting any time as she's releasing the second single from her tenth album just four days after it drops. She's yet to announce which track it will be, but we know that it's arriving at 12 AM EST. which is 5 AM BST for UK Swifties.

October 26 and October 27

The hint-dropping genius follows up with another kind request to "streaming midnights and watch videos pls" on the Wednesday and Thursday – it would be our pleasure, Taylor!

October 28, Friday

Speaking of UK fans, Swift will be making the journey across the pond and returning to London as she makes an appearance on The Graham Norton Show.

It looks like we have quite the exciting week or two ahead of us, we're ready for all the TS content!

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The Eras Tour

This article is about the tour. For the concert film, see Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour .

• 1 Background
• 3 Promotional images
• 4.1.1 March 2023 - March 2024
• 4.1.2 May 2024 onward
• 4.2 Full setlist
• 4.3 Setlist changes
• 5.1 Surprise song mess-ups
• 6 Surprise guests
• 7 Merchandise
• 9.1 Postponed shows
• 11 References

Background [ ]

Pre-sale codes were released for UK tour dates on Monday, October 17, 2022, coming with the purchase of a pre-ordered album of Midnights .

On November 1, 2022, Taylor announced that she will be going back on tour on Good Morning America with Paramore , beabadoobee , Phoebe Bridgers , girl in red , MUNA , HAIM , GAYLE , Gracie Abrams and OWENN .

A first batch of additional dates for the US Leg were announced on November 4, 2022, with eight new shows. On November 11, 2022, Swift announced a second batch of seventeen additional shows.

On June 2, 2023, Swift announced the Latin American dates of the Eras Tour, with Sabrina Carpenter as the opening act. A third show in Buenos Aires was announced on June 6, hours after the public sale commenced, due to high demand. Additional shows in Mexico City, Rio de Janeiro, and São Paulo were announced on June 12.

On May 27, 2024, Swift announced that three out of the 8 London Eras Tour dates would feature, METTE, Griff, and Benson Boone preforming as openers along with Paramore . [1]

The tour began on March 17, 2023, in Glendale, Arizona and is set to conclude on December 8, 2024, in Vancouver, Canada.

The stage for The Eras Tour is a long catwalk going approximately halfway through the floor section (depending on the stadium’s size) with a diamond in the middle, leaving space for Swift and her dancers to perform, and forming a T shape at the end.

During the show, a lift moves in the center of the diamond-shaped portion of the stage according to the song. The lift and the entirety of the stage is covered in LED panels. The main screen is a classic rectangle-shaped screen divided in three main panels.

After she has performed the surprise songs between the The Tortured Poets Department and Midnights sections, a hole on the T-shaped stage will open, and Taylor will dive into it and "swim" towards the main stage. There are visual and sound effects simulating a swimming pool.

Promotional images [ ]

Setlist [ ]

Setlist breakdown [ ], march 2023 - march 2024 [ ].

The setlist is divided into 10 distinct acts, each representing one of Swift's 10 studio albums. The show opens with the Lover act, which starts off with the chorus of " Miss Americana & The Heartbreak Prince " leading into " Cruel Summer ". Swift then performs " The Man "; " You Need To Calm Down "; " Lover ", on guitar; and " The Archer ". Act 2 is Fearless , in which " Fearless ", " You Belong With Me " and " Love Story " are performed. Act 3 is evermore , which starts with " 'tis the damn season " or " no body, no crime " (performed with HAIM at shows that they opened), followed by " willow "; " marjorie "; " champagne problems ", on piano; and " tolerate it ". The fourth act is reputation , in which " ...Ready For It? ", " Delicate ", " Don't Blame Me ", and " Look What You Made Me Do " are performed. Swift performs " Enchanted " and " Long Live " (the latter of which was added on July 7th, 2023) for the fifth act, representing Speak Now , followed by the sixth act, Red , with the performances of " 22 ", " We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together ", " " I Knew You Were Trouble ", and " All Too Well (10 Minute Version) ". " Nothing New " was additionally performed during this act with Phoebe Bridgers during shows that she opened. Act 7 represents her 2020 pandemic album folklore , where " the 1 " or " invisible string "; " betty "; " the last great american dynasty "; " august ", into the bridge of " illicit affairs "; " my tears ricochet ", and " cardigan " are performed. In Act 8, Swift performs 5 of her biggest hits from her 2014 pop album 1989 : " Style ", " Blank Space ", " Shake It Off ", " Wildest Dreams ", and " Bad Blood ". In Act 9, Swift performs two surprise songs from any of her albums, one on guitar followed by one on piano. The show is closed with Act 10, which represents Midnights , Swift's second-latest studio album, featuring " Lavender Haze ", " Anti-Hero ", " Midnight Rain ", " Vigilante Shit ", " Bejeweled ", " Mastermind ", and " Karma ".

May 2024 onward [ ]

The setlist is divided into 10 distinct acts, each representing one or two of Swift's 11 studio albums. The first act represents Lover , which Swift opens with the chorus of " Miss Americana & The Heartbreak Prince " followed by an energetic performance of " Cruel Summer ". Swift then performs " The Man " and " You Need To Calm Down ", followed by " Lover " on guitar. The next set is Fearless , with performances of " Fearless ", " You Belong With Me ", and " Love Story ". This is followed by the Red act, in which " 22 ", " We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together ", " I Knew You Were Trouble ", and " All Too Well (10 Minute Version) " are performed. After this, Swift returns for the Speak Now set in which she performs " Enchanted ". The Reputation set is next, containing performances of " ...Ready For It? ", " Delicate ", " Don't Blame Me ", and " Look What You Made Me Do ". Next is a joint folklore - evermore set in which Swift performs " cardigan ", " betty ", " champagne problems " on piano, " august ", the bridge of " illicit affairs ", " my tears ricochet ", " marjorie ", and " willow ". Next is the act representing Swift's 2014 album 1989 , in which she performs " Style ", " Blank Space ", " Shake It Off ", " Wildest Dreams ", and " Bad Blood ". The Tortured Poets Department is represented in the next act (nicknamed Female Rage: The Musical [2] by Taylor), where " But Daddy I Love Him ", a small portion of " So High School ", " Who's Afraid of Little Old Me? ", " Down Bad ", " Fortnight ", " The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived ", and " I Can Do It With a Broken Heart " are performed. The acoustic set follows this, in which Swift performs two surprise songs from any of her albums, one on guitar and one on piano. The last act represents Midnights , featuring " Lavender Haze ", " Anti-Hero ", " Midnight Rain ", " Vigilante Shit ", " Bejeweled ", " Mastermind ", and " Karma ".

Full setlist [ ]

• " Miss Americana & the Heartbreak Prince " (shortened)
• " Cruel Summer " (extended outro)
• " The Man "
• " You Need to Calm Down " (shortened)
• " Lover " (extended outro)
• " Fearless " (shortened)
• " You Belong With Me "
• " Love Story "
• " We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together "
• " I Knew You Were Trouble " (shortened)
• " All Too Well (10 Minute Version) "
• " Enchanted " (extended intro, shortened)
• " ...Ready For It? "
• " Delicate "
• " Don't Blame Me " (shortened)
• " Look What You Made Me Do " (extended outro)
• " cardigan " (shortened)
• " betty " (shortened)
• " champagne problems "
• " illicit affairs " (shortened)
• " my tears ricochet "
• " marjorie " (shortened)
• " willow " (extended intro)
• " Style " (shortened)
• " Blank Space "
• " Shake It Off "
• " Wildest Dreams " (shortened)
• " Bad Blood " (shortened)
• " But Daddy I Love Him " / " So High School "
• " Who's Afraid of Little Old Me? " (shortened)
• " Down Bad " (shortened)
• " Fortnight "
• " The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived " (shortened)
• " I Can Do It With a Broken Heart "
• Surprise song (acoustic guitar)
• Surprise song (piano)
• " Lavender Haze " (extended intro)
• " Anti-Hero "
• " Midnight Rain "
• " Vigilante Shit "
• " Bejeweled "
• " Mastermind "

Setlist changes [ ]

• Starting in Arlington, Taylor sang " the 1 " in place of " invisible string ". However, she performed "Invisible String" again during the second night in Nashville, in reference to the song's lyric "green was the color of the grass where I used to read at Centennial Park".
• For shows opened by Phoebe Bridgers , she joined Taylor to sing " Nothing New " as a part of the main setlist between " I Knew You Were Trouble " and " All Too Well (10 Minute Version) " during the Red section of the show.
• For all three shows in East Rutherford, Ice Spice joined Taylor to sing the remix of " Karma " in place of the regular version as the tour closer.
• Starting in Kansas City, Taylor added " Long Live " to the setlist following " Enchanted " in honor of the release of Speak Now (Taylor's Version) . Starting with the Paris shows, during which a reworked setlist was introduced, " Long Live " was removed.
• For shows featuring HAIM as an opening act, " no body, no crime " was performed as the first song in the evermore set in place of " 'tis the damn season ".
• Starting with the first show in Paris, the setlist was reworked and the order of the eras was changed.

Surprise songs [ ]

Between the 1989 and Midnights sections (Glendale to Singapore) or The Tortured Poets Department and Midnights sections (Paris onward), Taylor plays two acoustic versions of different songs, one on acoustic guitar and one on piano. Taylor announced that each surprise song would only be played once during the tour, unless she messed up during the performance. Further, she stated that songs from Midnights could be played more than once. At the beginning of the 2024 leg, Taylor announced that the rule of playing each song only once would no longer be in place, allowing her to play any song on any given night. Taylor has since removed the repeats and mess-ups rule. From the second night in Melbourne up to the final night in Singapore, she has performed at least one mashup every night.

To see a tally of every time every song has been played, go to The Eras Tour Surprise Songs page.

• Night one (3/17/23) - " mirrorball " & " Tim McGraw "
• Night two (3/18/23) - " this is me trying " & " State Of Grace "
• Night one (3/24/23) - " Our Song " & " Snow On the Beach "
• Night two (3/25/23) - " cowboy like me " & " White Horse "
• Night one (3/31/23) - " Sad Beautiful Tragic " & " Ours "
• Night two (4/1/23) - " Death By A Thousand Cuts " & " Clean "
• Night three (4/2/23) - " Jump Then Fall " & " The Lucky One "
• Night one (4/13/23) - " Speak Now " & " Treacherous "
• Night two (4/14/23) - " The Great War " & " You're On Your Own, Kid "
• Night three (4/15/23) - " mad woman " & " Mean "
• Night one (4/21/23) - " Wonderland " & " You're Not Sorry "
• Night two (4/22/23) - " A Place In This World " & " Today Was A Fairytale "
• Night three (4/23/23) - " Begin Again " & " Cold as You "
• Night one (4/28/23) - " The Other Side of the Door " & " coney island "
• Night two (4/29/23) - " High Infidelity " & " Gorgeous "
• Night three (4/30/23) - " I Bet You Think About Me " & " How You Get the Girl "
• Night one (5/5/23) – " Sparks Fly " & " Teardrops on My Guitar "
• Night two (5/6/23) - " Out of the Woods " & " Fifteen "
• Night three (5/7/23) - " Would've, Could've, Should've " & " Mine "
• Night one (5/12/23) - " gold rush " & " Come Back...Be Here "
• Night two (5/13/23) – " Forever & Always " & " This Love "
• Night three (5/14/23) - " Hey Stephen " & " The Best Day "
• Night one (5/19/23) - " Should've Said No " & " Better Man "
• Night two (5/20/23) - " Question...? " & " Invisible "
• Night three (5/21/23) - " I Think He Knows " & " Red "
• Night one (5/26/23) – " Getaway Car " & " Maroon "
• Night two (5/27/23) - " Holy Ground " & " False God "
• Night three (5/28/23) - " Welcome To New York " & " Clean "
• Night one (6/02/23) - " I Wish You Would " & " the lakes "
• Night two (6/03/23) - " You All Over Me " & " I Don't Wanna Live Forever "
• Night three (6/04/23) - " Hits Different " & " The Moment I Knew "
• Night one (6/09/23) - " Haunted " & " I Almost Do "
• Night two (6/10/23) - " All You Had To Do Was Stay " & " Breathe "
• Night one (6/16/23) - " Mr. Perfectly Fine " & " The Last Time "
• Night two (6/17/23) - " seven " & " The Story of Us "
• Night one (6/23/23) - " Paper Rings " & " If This Was A Movie "
• Night two (6/24/23) - " Dear John " & " Daylight "
• Night one (6/30/23) - " I'm Only Me When I'm With You " & " evermore "
• Night two (7/01/23) - " ivy ", "I Miss You, I'm Sorry" (by Gracie Abrams) , & " Call It What You Want "
• Night one (7/07/23) - " Never Grow Up " & " When Emma Falls in Love "
• Night two (7/08/23) - " Last Kiss " & " dorothea "
• Night one (7/14/23) - “ Picture To Burn ” & “ Timeless ”
• Night two (7/15/23) - “ Starlight ” & “ Back To December ”
• Night one (7/22/23) - " This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things " & " Everything Has Changed "
• Night two (7/23/23) - " Message in a Bottle " & " Tied Together with a Smile "
• Night one (7/28/23) - " right where you left me " & " Castles Crumbling "
• Night two (7/29/23) - " Stay Stay Stay " & " All Of The Girls You Loved Before "
• Night one (8/03/23) - " I Can See You " & " Maroon "
• Night two (8/04/23) - " Our Song " & " You Are In Love "
• Night three (8/05/23) - " Death By A Thousand Cuts " & " You're On Your Own, Kid "
• Night four (8/07/23) - " Dress " & " exile "
• Night five (8/08/23) - " I Know Places " & " King Of My Heart "
• Night six (8/09/23) - " New Romantics " & " New Year's Day "
• Night one (08/24/23) - " I Forgot That You Existed " & " Sweet Nothing "
• Night two (08/25/23) - " Tell Me Why " & " Snow on the Beach "
• Night three (08/26/23) - " Cornelia Street " & " You're On Your Own, Kid "
• Night four (08/27/23) - " Afterglow " & " Maroon "
• Night one (11/09/23) - " The Very First Night " & " Labyrinth "
• Night two (11/11/23) - " Is It Over Now? " / " Out of the Woods " & " End Game "
• Night three (11/12/23) - " Better Than Revenge " & " "Slut!" "
• Night one (11/17/23) - " Stay Beautiful " & " Suburban Legends "
• Night two (11/19/23) - " Dancing With Our Hands Tied " & " Bigger Than The Whole Sky "
• Night three (11/20/23) - " ME! " & " So It Goes... "
• Night one (11/24/23)- " Now That We Don't Talk " & " Innocent "
• Night two (11/25/23) - " Safe & Sound " & " Untouchable "
• Night three (11/26/23) - " Say Don't Go " & " it's time to go "
• Night one (02/07/24) - " Dear Reader & " Holy Ground "
• Night two (02/08/24) - " Eyes Open " & " Electric Touch "
• Night three (02/09/24) - " Superman " & " The Outside "
• Night four (02/10/24) - " Come In With The Rain " & " You're On Your Own, Kid "
• Night one (02/16/24) - " Red " & " You're Losing Me "
• Night two (02/17/24) - " Getaway Car " / " august " / " The Other Side Of The Door " & " this is me trying "
• Night three (02/18/24) - " Come Back...Be Here " / " Daylight " & " Teardrops On My Guitar "

From this point forward, Taylor removed the repeats and mess ups rule.

• Night one (02/23/24) - " How You Get The Girl " & " White Horse " / " coney island "
• Night two (02/24/24) - " Should've Said No " / " You're Not Sorry " & " New Year's Day " / " peace "
• Night three (02/25/24) - " Is It Over Now? " / " I Wish You Would " & " Haunted " / " exile "
• Night four (02/26/24) - " Would've, Could've, Should've " / " ivy " & " Forever & Always " / " Maroon "
• Night one (03/02/24) - " Mine " / " Starlight " & " I Don't Wanna Live Forever " / " Dress "
• Night two (03/03/24) - " long story short " / " The Story Of Us " & " Clean " / " evermore "
• Night three (03/04/24) - " Foolish One " / " Tell Me Why " & " This Love " / " Call It What You Want "
• Night four (03/07/24) - " Death By A Thousand Cuts " / " Babe " & " Fifteen " / " You’re On Your Own, Kid "
• Night five (03/08/24) - " Sparks Fly " / " gold rush " & " False God " / " Slut! "
• Night six (03/09/24) - " Tim McGraw " / " cowboy like me " & " mirrorball " / " epiphany "
• Night one (05/09/24) - " Paris " & " loml "
• Night two (05/10/24) - " Is It Over Now? " / " Out of the Woods " & " My Boy Only Breaks His Favorite Toys "
• Night three (05/11/24) - " Hey Stephen " & " Maroon "
• Night four (05/12/24) - " The Alchemy " / " Treacherous " & " Begin Again " / " Paris "
• Night one (05/17/24) - " I Think He Knows " / " Gorgeous " & " Peter "
• Night two (05/18/24) - " Guilty as Sin? " & " Say Don't Go " / " Welcome To New York " / " Clean "
• Night three (05/19/24) - " Message In A Bottle " / " How You Get the Girl " / " New Romantics " & " How Did It End? "
• Night one (05/24/24) - " Come Back...Be Here " / " The Way I Loved You " / " The Other Side of the Door " & " Fresh Out The Slammer " / " High Infidelity "
• Night two (05/25/24) - " The Tortured Poets Department " / " Now That We Don't Talk " & " You're On Your Own, Kid " / " Long Live "
• Night one (05/29/24) - " Sparks Fly " / " I Can Fix Him (No Really I Can) " & " I Look in People's Windows " / " Snow On The Beach "
• Night two (05/30/24) - " Our Song " / " Jump Then Fall " & " King Of My Heart "
• Night one (06/02/24) - " The Prophecy " / " long story short " & " Fifteen " / " You're On Your Own, Kid "
• Night two (06/03/24) - " Glitch " / " Everything Has Changed " & " Chloe or Sam or Sophia or Marcus "
• Night one (06/07/24) - " Would've, Could've, Should've " / " I Know Places " & " tis the damn season " / " Daylight "
• Night two (06/08/24) - " The Bolter " / " Getaway Car " & " All Of The Girls You Loved Before " / " Crazier "
• Night three (06/09/24) - " It's Nice To Have A Friend " / " dorothea " & " Haunted " / " exile "
• Night one (06/13/24) - "" & ""
• Night two (06/14/24) - "" & ""
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Surprise song mess-ups [ ]

• Performed again for Los Angeles night three (8/5/23)
• Performed again for East Rutherford night three (5/28/23)
• Tampa, night one (4/13/23) - " Speak Now " (She sang "She is yelling at a bridesmaid" instead of "I am hiding in the curtains")
• Houston, night two (4/22/23) - " Today Was A Fairytale " (Sang "Now it's getting clear, everything is so much clearer" instead of "All that I can say is now it's getting so much clearer")
• Atlanta, night two (4/29/23) - " High Infidelity " (Skipped over "storm coming")
• Atlanta, night two (4/29/23) - " Gorgeous " (Messed up the lyrics "Whiskey on ice, sunset and vine")
• Nashville, night two (5/6/23) - " Out of the Woods " (Started singing the bridge again after the final chorus)
• Philadelphia, night one (5/12/23) - " gold rush " (Started singing "I don't like slow motion" instead of "I don't like anticipating...")
• Foxborough, night two (5/20/23) - " Question...? " (Slipped up on the line "situations, circumstances")
• Chicago, night three (6/04/23) - " Hits Different " (Tongue tied on the bridge)
• Kansas City, night one (7/07/23) - " When Emma Falls in Love " (Forgot the line "'Cause when Emma falls in love, she's in it for keeps")
• Kansas City, night two (7/08/23) - " Last Kiss " (Sang "That July ninth, the beat of your heart" instead of "The words that you whispered for just us to know", then confused for the correct lyrics in the same line during the first start over)
• Santa Clara, night one (7/28/23) - " right where you left me " (Tongue tied on the line "I could feel the mascara run")
• Los Angeles, night two (8/4/23) - " You Are In Love " (Sang "You can see it with the lights out" instead of "You can feel it on the way home")
• Tokyo, night one (2/7/24) - " Dear Reader " (Sang "these restless tears of a cursed man" instead of "these desperate prayers of a cursed man")
• Lyon, night two (6/3/24) - " Glitch " (Sang "a slight interruption, a brief malfunction" instead of "a brief interruption, a slight malfunction")
• Lyon night two (6/3/24) - " Chloe or Sam or Sophia or Marcus " (Sang "who looked like he would've bullied you in school" instead of "who seemed like he would've bullied you in school")

Surprise guests [ ]

These special guests were brought out by Taylor as a surprise, singing a song together for the fans.

• Las Vegas, night two (3/25/23) - Marcus Mumford ( "cowboy like me" )
• Tampa, night two (4/14/23) - Aaron Dessner ( "The Great War" )
• Tampa, night three (4/15/23) - Aaron Dessner ( "mad woman")
• Nashville, night three (5/7/23) - Aaron Dessner ( "Would've, Could've, Should've" )
• East Rutherford, night one (5/26/23) - Jack Antonoff ( "Getaway Car" )
• Chicago, night two (6/03/23) - Maren Morris ( "You All Over Me" )
• Pittsburgh, night two (6/17/23) - Aaron Dessner ( "seven" )
• Cincinnati, night two (7/1/23) - Aaron Dessner (" ivy ") and Gracie Abrams ("I Miss You, I'm Sorry")
• Santa Clara, night one (7/28/23) - Aaron Dessner (" right where you left me ")
• Sydney, night one (2/23/24) - Sabrina Carpenter (" White Horse " / " coney island ")

Merchandise [ ]

Main article: The Eras Tour/Merchandise

Gallery [ ]

Tour dates [ ], postponed shows [ ].

• This is Swift's second all-stadium tour.
• Swift uses "In Ha Mood" by Ice Spice, "Applause" by Lady Gaga, and "You Don't Own Me" by Dusty Springfield as her entrance songs.
• On May 5, 2023, Swift announced the release of Speak Now (Taylor's Version) .
• Midnights (The Late Night Edition) CDs, when announced, were made exclusively available for those at the East Rutherford shows (May 26–28). However, they were also made available to the subsequent shows.
• On May 13th, 2023, the second show in Philadelphia, Taylor yelled at a security guard for harassing a group of fans while she was singing "Bad Blood." According to one of them, the guard kept telling them to stop dancing and calm down, before Taylor came to their defense by yelling things like "She wasn't doing anything!" and "Hey, stop!" The guard was then escorted out and Taylor gave the group free tickets to the third night of the show. This has also been made an inside joke and some fans chant "Hey stop!" during the song, and Taylor herself alluded to the incident from when there were the puzzles to figure out the 1989 vault, and one of the answers to the hint ' bad blood ' was 'She wasn't doing anything!'.
• Swift premiered the music video for " Karma " (featuring Ice Spice) before the first surprise song, " Getaway Car ," during night one of the East Rutherford shows on May 26, 2023.
• During the last show in Foxborough, Swift performed the second surprise song, " Red ", on her guitar because the piano wasn't working after the previous rain show.
• Swift premiered the music video for " I Can See You " before the first surprise song, " Never Grow Up ," during night one of the Kansas shows on July 7, 2023. She also brought out Taylor Lautner , Joey King , and Presley Cash , all of whom starred in the music video.
• On August 9, 2023, Swift announced the release of 1989 (Taylor's Version) .
• On November 17, 2023, the first show in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, a fan named Ana Clara Benevides died because of dehydration and high temperatures and the extreme heat wave in the city while waiting to make her way into the concert venue, generating a lot of commotion. The show set for the following day (November 18th) was postponed to November 20th due to the high temperatures. Upon her return, she sang a heartfelt rendition of " Bigger Than The Whole Sky " in tribute to Benevides, and Swift invited Benevides' family to meet her at the show, covered the cost of the trip, and made a donation to her parents. [16]
• Taylor revealed on February 7, 2024 she was originally going to announce her 11th album The Tortured Poets Department at that show in Tokyo if she didn't win a Grammy. Then on February 16, February 23, and March 3, 2024, Taylor revealed the three additional variants of The Tortured Poets Department , titled " The Bolter ", " The Albatross " and " The Black Dog ".

References [ ]

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• ↑ Taylor Swift Files for ‘Female Rage: The Musical’ Trademark
• ↑ The top comment by @taylorswift
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• ↑ https://twitter.com/taylornation13/status/1673711331029991425?s=46&t=tgbPrXiRvsQdnboCitbPqw
• ↑ https://variety.com/2023/music/news/taylor-swift-nashville-rain-lightning-concert-delay-1235605928/
• ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/Cs_nCvBu8aC/?igshid=NzJjY2FjNWJiZg==
• ↑ https://twitter.com/taylornation13/status/1666122029467152396?s=46&t=tgbPrXiRvsQdnboCitbPqw
• ↑ https://twitter.com/taylornation13/status/1668289666968158208?s=46&t=tgbPrXiRvsQdnboCitbPqw
• ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/Ct_5GotO63X/?igshid=YmM0MjE2YWMzOA==
• ↑ https://variety.com/2024/music/news/taylor-swift-the-albatross-edition-tortured-poets-department-1235920643/
• ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/CuUe8H_OEmV/?igshid=YmM0MjE2YWMzOA==
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• ↑ https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/taylor-swift-brazil-postponed-fan-death-b2449822.html
• ↑ https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2023-11-28/taylor-swift-meets-family-of-deceased-fan-ahead-of-final-brazil-show
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Days after releasing her new album Midnights , Taylor Swift sat down for an interview on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon . She talked about her songwriting process, getting her honorary degree from New York University, and her new music video for “ Bejeweled ,” which she said has “a psychotic amount” of Easter eggs of which she kept track in a PDF file. Swift also teased a tour in support of Midnights , saying, “I think I should do it. When it’s time, we’ll do it. I miss it.” Watch clips from her interview below.

Midnights is Swift’s 10th studio album, following 2020’s Evermore . The album was produced by longtime collaborator Jack Antonoff, who also performed on some of the recordings. It includes the single “ Anti-Hero ” and also has guest vocals from Lana Del Rey on the song “ Snow on the Beach ,” as well as writing contributions form Zoë Kravitz and Swift’s boyfriend Joe Alwyn, who is credited under the pseudonym William Bowery.

Following the October 21 release of Midnights , Swift unveiled an extended “ 3am Edition ” of the album, which includes seven additional tracks. These songs, which were written during Midnights ’ conception, include contributions from Aaron and Bryce Dessner of the National, as well as Bon Iver songwriter Justin Vernon.

Since releasing Evermore in 2020, Swift has been re-recording her first six albums , which were sold to the music executive Scooter Braun in 2019. So far, she’s released re-recorded versions of 2008’s Fearless and 2012’s Red .

Read “ 6 Takeaways From Taylor Swift’s New Album Midnights ” over on the Pitch.

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Due to overwhelming demand, additional dates have been added to Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour, presented by Capital One!

The registration period for Taylor Swift Presale powered by Ticketmaster Verified Fan has closed.

• Friday, April 14th 2023 – Tampa, FL – Raymond James Stadium
• Friday, May 5th 2023 – Nashville, TN – Nissan Stadium
• Sunday, May 14th 2023 – Philadelphia, PA – Lincoln Financial Field
• Sunday, May 21st 2023 – Foxborough, MA – Gillette Stadium
• Sunday, May 28th 2023 – East Rutherford, NJ – MetLife Stadium
• Sunday, July 23rd 2023 – Seattle, WA – Lumen Field
• Friday, July 28th 2023 – Santa Clara, CA – Levi’s® Stadium
• Thursday, August 3rd 2023 – Los Angeles, CA – SoFi Stadium

The TaylorSwiftTix Presale begins on Tuesday, November 15 @ 10AM local venue time. There is a six (6) ticket limit per event.

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Taylor Swift just announced the U.S. leg of Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour, p resented by Capital One, and she wants to make sure her fans have the best chance to get tickets .

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• TaylorSwiftTix Presale powered by Verified Fan Registration is open now until Wednesday, November 9 at 11:59PM ET .
• TaylorSwiftTix Presale powered by Verified Fan Invitations will be sent on the evening of Monday, November 14 .
• TaylorSwiftTix Presale powered by Verified Fan takes place on  Tuesday, November 15 at 10AM local venue time .
• General Public On-sale begins on Friday, November 18 at 10AM local venue time .

How many shows can I register for?

You may register for up to three (3) shows. When doing so, please be sure to rank your show preferences in order from highest to lowest. Please note: Registering for multiple shows does not guarantee that you will be selected for all shows you’ve ranked. If demand for tickets from verified fans exceeds supply for a given show, invitations may be subject to availability.

How many tickets can I purchase?

Fans may purchase a maximum of six (6) tickets per show using their unique access code. If you are selected for multiple shows, you will receive one (1) code for each show.

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When submitting my registration I received a 6-digit authentication code from Ticketmaster. Can I use this code to purchase tickets during the TaylorSwiftTix Presale powered by Verified Fan?

No, if selected for the TaylorSwiftTix Presale powered by Verified Fan you will receive a new, unique, alphanumeric access code the night prior to your show(s) going on sale. The previous 6-digit authentication code you received when registering was sent to verify your mobile phone number. It cannot be used to purchase tickets.

Can I register for the TaylorSwiftTix Presale powered by Verified Fan outside of the U.S.?

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When does registration close for the TaylorSwiftTix Presale powered by Verified Fan?

Registration closes on Wednesday, November 9 at 11:59PM ET .

When does the TaylorSwiftTix Presale powered by Verified Fan begin?

The TaylorSwiftTix Presale powered by Verified Fan will begin on Tuesday, November 15 at 10AM local venue time.

Does registering mean I get a TaylorSwiftTix Presale powered by Verified Fan access code?

Access codes are never guaranteed, and due to anticipated demand, fans will be selected at random to receive an invitation to shop for tickets during the TaylorSwiftTix Presale powered by Verified Fan.

I received a confirmation email, what does that mean?

This email is to confirm your details and that we successfully received your registration. It doesn’t, however, guarantee you’ll receive an invitation to purchase tickets. On Monday, November 14, you’ll receive an email with additional information about your invitation status.

Does getting an access code mean I will get tickets?

No. Only fans who have been verified and invited to shop by receiving an access code will have the opportunity to purchase tickets during the TaylorSwiftTix Presale powered by Verified Fan.

Receiving an access code means that you’ll have the opportunity to shop for tickets. However, the ability to purchase tickets is determined by supply and demand, and is not guaranteed. Tickets are available on a first come, first serve basis.

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The Waiting Room will open 30 minutes before the sale begins. You may only join the Waiting Room using the same Ticketmaster Account that you registered with.

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Can I share my access code with my friends or family?

No. To purchase tickets with your unique code during the TaylorSwiftTix Presale powered by Verified Fan, you must be logged in to the Ticketmaster Account you registered with. Your access code is unique to your account and for this reason, fans will not be able to share their codes with friends or family.

What device should I use to purchase tickets?

All ticket purchases must be made online. Please be prepared to shop for tickets using your computer, mobile web, or Ticketmaster app. Tickets will not be available by phone call.

Can I sign into the same Ticketmaster Account on multiple devices to shop?

No, when you sign into the same account on multiple devices it may result in errors and/or limit you from shopping during the TaylorSwiftTix Presale powered by Verified Fan. Before the sale begins, please double check you are only signed into the Ticketmaster Account you registered with on one device.

How many tabs can I have open at once?

One tab per show.

You may only use multiple tabs on the same device when shopping for more than one show (if you received an invitation to multiple shows). As a reminder:

• If you’d like to shop for tickets to multiple shows, you will need to join the Waiting Room for each one.
• Please only join the Waiting Room once and only use one tab per show to reduce any delays.
• Once you join the Waiting Room, do not close your page.

I got an email telling me that I’m on the Waitlist, what does that mean?

Due to extremely high demand, not all fans who register may be invited to purchase tickets during the TaylorSwiftTix Presale powered by Verified Fan. Should additional tickets become available, a select number of registered fans may be randomly selected to move off the waitlist. If this happens, you will be notified via text message.

Will there be a way to purchase tickets other than the TaylorSwiftTix Presale powered by Verified Fan?

Yes. The General Public On-Sale will be Friday, November 18 at 10AM local venue time.

Why do I see tickets available to purchase on another site before the TaylorSwiftTix Presale powered by Verified Fan has even happened?

Many unofficial sellers will list tickets before they even go on sale. This practice is called speculative listing and fans should not trust resellers claiming to have tickets. Those speculative listings are not real tickets in hand. Beware of these sellers. Learn more about speculative tickets here .

Will there be VIP packages available for the tour?

A limited number of VIP Packages + Tickets may be available at time of purchase. Check your event page for any VIP details.

What are the health check requirements?

In the best interest of fans and staff, the event organizers are monitoring local COVID-19 trends and will meet or exceed protocols mandated by local governments and local venues. By purchasing tickets to this event, you agree to abide by the health and safety measures in effect at the time of the event, which may include, but not be limited to, wearing masks, providing proof of vaccination & booster status and/or providing proof of negative COVID-19 test. Check back often for updates to your event venue website as guidelines are subject to change.

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Taylor Swift Announces U.S. Dates for 2023 Eras Tour

The stadium shows will mark the superstar's first proper tour in nearly five years.

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Taylor Swift is, at long last, headed back on the road. Following this week’s monumental chart debut of Midnights , her tenth studio album, Swift announced the U.S. leg of her 2023 Eras tour on Tuesday morning (Nov. 1), confirming her first official tour in nearly five years following months of rumors.

“I wanted to tell you something that I’ve been so excited about for a really long time. I’ve been planning for ages and I finally get to tell you: I’m going back on tour,” Swift said on GMA . “The tour is called the Eras tour and it’s a journey through all of the musical eras of my career.”

Taylor Swift Is ‘IN SHAMBLES’ Over ‘Midnights’ Dominating the Hot 100 Top 10

Swift said that after kicking off in the U.S., the tour will go on an international swing, with those dates to be announced soon.

Support on the tour will come via a rotating cast of opening acts including Paramore, beabadoobee, Phoebe Bridgers, girl in red, Muna, Haim, Gayle, Gracie Abrams and Owenn. The public on-sale date for the tour will be 10 a.m. local venue time on Nov. 18. Swift has partnered with Ticketmaster’s Verified Fan program, with fans able to register here for the TaylorSwiftTix presale now through Nov. 9 at 11:59 p.m. ET. Registered fans will get a code with exclusive access to purchase tickets on Nov. 15 starting at 10 a.m. local venue time.

Previous Lover Fest Verified Fan purchasers will get preferred access to participate in the TaylorSwiftTix presale; make sure to register with the same Ticketmaster Account as your Lover Fest purchase. Capital One cardholders will have priority access to purchase tickets on Nov. 15 at 2 p.m. local venue time through Nov. 17 at 10 p.m. local venue time or until supplies last.

Swift’s planned follow-up to the Reputation tour, Lover Fest, was scheduled to take place in 2020 following the 2019 release of her Lover album, but was canceled due to the pandemic. Since the Reputation tour, Swift has released four original studio albums — Lover , 2020’s Folklore and Evermore , and Midnights — as well as two re-recorded albums, Fearless (Taylor’s Version) and Red (Taylor’s Version) , both in 2021.

This week, Midnights blasted in atop the Billboard 200 albums chart with 1.578 million equivalent album units earned in the U.S. in the week ending Oct. 27, according to Luminate — the biggest week for any album in nearly seven years. Meanwhile, Swift made history on the Hot 100 by becoming the first artist to claim the chart’s entire top 10 in a single frame, with “Anti-Hero” debuting at No. 1 to become her ninth career chart-topper.

See the full list of Eras U.S. tour dates below:

• March 18 — Glendale, AZ @ State Farm Stadium (Paramore, Gayle)
• March 25 — Las Vegas, NV @ Allegiant Stadium  (beeabadoobee, Gayle)
• April 1 — Arlington, TX @ AT&T Stadium (beabadoobee, Gracie Abrams)
• April 2 — Arlington, TX @ AT&T Stadium (beabadoobee, Gracie Abrams)
• April 15 — Tampa, FL @ Raymond James Stadium (beabadoobee, Gracie Abrams)
• April 22 — Houston, TX @ NRG Stadium (beabadoobee, Gracie Abrams)
• April 28 — Atlanta, GA @ Mercedes-Benz Stadium (beabadoobee, Gracie Abrams)
• April 29 — Atlanta, GA @ Mercedes-Benz Stadium (beabadoobee, Gracie Abrams)
• May 6 — Nashville, TN @ Nissan Stadium (Phoebe Bridgers, Gayle)
• May 12 — Philadelphia, PA @ Lincoln Financial Field (Phoebe Bridgers, Gayle)
• May 19 — Foxborough, MA @ Gillette Stadium (Phoebe Bridgers, Gayle)
• May 20 — Foxborough, MA @ Gillette Stadium (Phoebe Bridgers, Gayle)
• May 26 — East Rutherford, NJ @ MetLife Stadium (Phoebe Bridgers, Gayle)
• May 27 — East Rutherford, NJ @ MetLife Stadium (Phoebe Bridgers, Gracie Abrams)
• June 2 — Chicago, IL @ Soldier Field (girl in red, Owenn)
• June 3 — Chicago, IL @ Soldier Field (girl in red, Owenn)
• June 10 — Detroit, MI @ Ford Field (girl in red, Owenn)
• June 17 — Pittsburgh, PA @ Acrisure Stadium (girl in red, Owenn)
• June 24 — Minneapolis, MN @ U.S. Bank Stadium (girl in red, Owenn)
• July 1 — Cincinnati, OH @ Paycor Stadium (Muna, Gracie Abrams)
• July 8 — Kansas City, MO @ GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium (Muna, Gracie Abrams)
• July 15 — Denver, CO @ Empower Field at Mile High (Muna, Gracie Abrams)
• July 22 — Seattle, WA @ Lumen Field (Haim, Gracie Abrams)
• July 29 — Santa Clara, CA @ Levi’s® Stadium (Haim, Gracie Abrams)
• August 4 — Los Angeles, CA @ SoFi Stadium (Haim, Owenn)

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Taylor Swift returns to the U.S. in October, how to get tickets

• Updated: Jun. 12, 2024, 3:42 p.m. |
• Published: Jun. 12, 2024, 3:35 p.m.
• Mallory Dwortz | [email protected]

Taylor Swift is bringing her “Eras Tour” back to the U.S. and Canada this fall. Find tickets today.

Purchasing available on sites like Vivid Seats , SeatGeek , StubHub , and Ticketmaster .

Taylor Swift performs during "The Eras Tour" at Santiago Bernabéu Stadium on May 29, 2024, in Madrid, Spain. The Grammy-winning singer will play back-to-back shows in Lyon, France, on June 2 and June 3, 2024. Getty Images for TAS Rights Management

Taylor Swift “The Eras Tour” revisits North America this fall, beginning October 18 with three straight nights at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. The additional U.S. route is also to take Swift’s three-hour stage show to venues in New Orleans and Indianapolis, continuing to Canada by November.

See the schedule below, and find tickets on Vivid Seats , SeatGeek , StubHub , and Ticketmaster .

‘Eras Tour’ U.S. schedule:

• Friday, Oct. 18 - Sunday, Oct 20 - Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, FL
• Friday, Oct. 25 - Sunday Oct. 27 - Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, LA
• Friday, Nov. 1 - Sunday, Nov. 3 - Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, IN

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Taylor Swift announces 2023 ‘Eras Tour’ of U.S. stadiums; international dates to come

Taylor Swift  announced Tuesday morning her long-rumored return to the road, with an outing dubbed the “Eras Tour” scheduled to hit U.S. stadiums beginning in March 2023 and running into August, with international dates set to be revealed later.

The supporting acts are very much all about the sisterhood, with a host of acts Swift has championed in the past. Opening acts for the U.S. leg of the tour are Paramore, Haim, Phoebe Bridgers, Beabadoobee, Girl in Red, Muna, Gayle, Gracie Abrams and Owenn.

The tour starts March 18, 2023 in what is apparently a sweet spot for Swift, Glendale, AZ, the same place her last outing, the pre-pandemic “Reputation” tour, began in 2018.

The U.S. leg wraps up four and a half months later with two nights at L.A.’s SoFi Stadium Aug. 4-5 — the venue she was set to open as a concert venue in 2020 with the canceled “Lover Fest” mini-tour.

As for which album we can consider the tour to be supporting, since she has released four original studios albums since her last tour? All of them. Swift described the tour as “a journey through the musical eras of my career (past and present!),” with a graphic showing her look from different phases of her career.

The public on-sale happens at 10 a.m. local time on Nov. 18. As with all major tours nowadays, there will be an earlier rollout of tickets for credit card members, in this case holders of Capital One cards, beginning Nov. 15 at 10 a.m. local time.

As with her previous tour, there will be a Ticketmaster Verified Fan program “to ensure tickets get into the hands of fans.” Aspiring ticket buyers can register for the setup now through Nov. 9  here .

Unusually in the modern era of variably priced “platinum tickets” where fans get little information about set ticket prices, Swift has announced the cost of her tickets in advance. They run from $49 up to $449, with VIP packages that start at $199 and go up to $899.

Swift’s announcement promised that international dates are to follow.

Of all her “Eras,” Swift is really due to represent the modern one on tour, as much as fans may relish the idea of a somewhat nostalgically themed outing encompassing the full spectrum of her career. She has released “Lover,” “Folklore,” “Evermore” and now “ Midnights ” since she last was on the road, along with bonus-track-aided re-recordings of the “Red” and “Fearless” albums, any one of which would have been occasion enough to prompt its own tour in an era before the entire concert scene necessarily hit a pause.

There was an attention to detail in the tour announcement even in the graphics signifying the opening acts at different spots in the tour routing, with Bridgers, for instance, being represented by a tiny ghost, in honor of the skeleton costume she’s used on her own headlining tours.

Not accidental, probably, is how that same graphic breaks the tour itinerary down into two columns of 13 dates each. There will be 26 shows in 20 cities. The venues getting a two-night stand are in Los Angeles, Atlanta, Philadelphia, Chicago, Arlington, TX, Foxborough, MA and East Rutherford, NJ.

The reception for “Midnights” upon its October release left no doubt just how strong the appetite for Swift tickets will be. It had the biggest week since Adele’s “25” album, per Luminate this week, with 1,578,000 album-equivalent units.

Additionally, it was announced Monday that for the first time in history, all 10 top slots of the Billboard Hot 100 were filled by a single artist’s songs, with “Anti-Hero” leading the way at No. 1. Fans very much wanted the full album, anyway — of the nearly 1.6 million album units registered for “Midnights,” 1,140,000 were copies purchased in the form of the full album. It became Swift’s fifth album, out of her 10 original studio releases overall, to sell a million-plus copies in the first week out. The figure also represented the best first-week sales for an album by any performer since “Reputation” came out of the gate with 1,216,000.

Taylor Swift Eras tour: Everything you need to know about the UK dates

F orget the Euros, Glastonbury or Wimbledon. The hottest tickets in Britain this summer are for one show only: Taylor Swift’s Eras tour , which kicked off in Edinburgh last week and is now preparing to cover Liverpool, Cardiff and London in a sea of sequins, friendship bracelets and excitable Swifties.

Of course, actually getting tickets for the biggest tour in a generation – my colleague, Neil McCormick , wrote in his recent definitive review that the Eras tour is “worthy of six stars” and more akin to a religious ritual than a pop concert – is only half of the battle. You might have beaten the Ticketmaster queue and planned an outfit, but are you ready for a three-hour extravaganza packed with secret clues and rituals?

Eras tour UK dates

Swift is playing 12 more dates in the UK: the Eras tour arrives at Anfield Stadium in Liverpool tonight, for the first of three shows; then, the 34-year-old will perform one night at Principality Stadium in Cardiff on Tuesday June 18, and three nights at London’s Wembley Stadium from Friday June 21 – before returning to the capital’s flagship stadium in August (15-20) for a mammoth five-night run. 

Here’s your one-stop shop for everything you need to know about the UK leg of the Eras tour – past, present and future – from timings, support acts and the 46-strong setlist to potential secret songs and special guests.

What time do gates open? 

Fans with early entry should be able to enter Anfield, the Principality Stadium and Wembley from 3pm, with general ticket holders permitted from 4pm. Swift’s main performance will begin between 7pm and 7.20pm (with the primary support act, Paramore, taking to the stage around 6pm).

How long is the concert?

Split over 10 acts and featuring 46 songs, Swift’s set lasts for three hours and 15 minutes: up there with career-spanning performances from Bruce Springsteen, Paul McCartney and The Cure. The main show begins with the appearance of a ticking clock on stage, which counts down from a total of two minutes while songs from Lady Gaga (Applause) and Lesley Gore (You Don’t Own Me) play in the background. 

Once the countdown reaches 0, dancers brandishing ginormous, pastel-hued flags walk out on stage to a backing track listing her various albums (the crowd’s biggest scream being reserved for when it says “My name is Taylor, and I was born in 1989!”). Then, the fabric flags fall to the floor, lifts and reveals Swift beneath, in the centre, ready to be hoisted up on a rising stage block to sing a short version of opener Miss Americana and the Heartbreak Prince (from Lover) before going straight into her biggest streaming hit, Cruel Summer.

Swift takes no substantial breaks during the three-hour plus set – aside from various outfit or stage changes in between Eras – but there are fleeting moments you can rest, including after the Speak Now section (which is a mere single song, Enchanted) which has a slightly longer interval before Swift begins to perform songs from Red. Don’t forget, either, to put on the special wristband you’re handed on entry – it flashes different colours throughout the set and can often signal surprise songs or special moments.

Prepare your friendship bracelets

Whether you’re a bona fide Swiftie or the parent or guardian of one, I guarantee you will have heard of friendship bracelets. Inspired by a lyric from Midnights’ You’re On Your Own, Kid (“So make the friendship bracelets / Take the moment and taste it”), Swift’s fans wear armfuls of homemade, largely plastic bracelets featuring beads that spell out song names or inside jokes. 

Then, once at the show, the fans “trade” bracelets with each other to make new friends. The internet is full of tutorials on how to make them, but if your show is drawing closer and you’re yet to make any, Amazon Prime is your best bet.

What to pack?

Despite what Gen Zs on TikTok may suggest, the Eras tour is just a concert. Thus, it doesn’t necessitate buying fancy new cameras, iPhones, earplugs or battery packs – but you would be wise to pack a jumper (it gets cold – and the ones for sale on the official merchandise will set you back around £60); those friendship bracelets, as well, of course, as your ticket. 

The tour is completely sold-out for all dates, but it is worth keeping an eye on your emails as Ticketmaster are reportedly sending out last-minute purchase codes ahead of each date. 

What to wear?

Sequins, glitter, cowboy hats – anything goes, as long as you go for it. Find the link to our all-ages guide on what to wear to Swift’s Era’s tour below. 

What to wear to the Eras tour

Learn the fan lyrics 

If you’re lucky enough to have tickets to the Eras tour, learning 11 albums worth of songs – plus the Vault tracks from her ‘Taylor’s Version’ rerecords – might seem like an impossible task. Unluckily, it’s not just Swift’s 274 official singles (46 of which make up the setlist) that you need to know, because the crowd adds special lines to multiple songs. 

During Delicate, from Reputation, fans yell the chant “One, two, three, let’s go b—h!” after she sings “We can’t make any promises, now can we, babe?” Chart-topping revenge anthem Bad Blood, meanwhile, taken from 2014’s 1989, sees fans screech the end of the line “You forgive / You forget / But you never let it go”. Swift’s knowing winks during the songs indicate she knows exactly what the crowd is gearing up for.

Who are the support acts?

US pop-rock band Paramore are the primary support act for all UK Eras shows, and typically begin their 45-minute set at 6pm. Extra support acts have also been announced for the first three shows at Wembley Stadium: Mette (June 21), Griff (June 22) and Benson Boone (June 23). 

A guide to the Eras support acts

Which songs are on the setlist?

The majority of the Eras setlist hasn’t changed since Swift kicked off the tour in Arizona last March – it still opens with Lover and ends with Midnights, spanning 46 songs and 10 albums (her poor Debut still doesn’t get a look in). But the arrival of The Tortured Poets Department back in April resulted in a predictable switch-up, with certain songs taken off the setlist (The Archer, Long Live, The 1, The Last Great American Dynasty, ’Tis the Damn Season and Tolerate It) to make room for seven from the new album. 

Fans disappointed at the changes can always hold out hope that one will appear as a secret song during the acoustic set – which immediately follows The Tortured Poets Department’s section.

In order, the full setlist is as follows: 

From Lover:

• Miss Americana and the Heartbreak Prince
• Cruel Summer
• You Need to Calm Down

From Fearless:

• You Belong With Me
• We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together
• I Knew You Were Trouble
• All Too Well (10 minute version)

From Speak Now:

From Reputation:

• …Ready For It?
• Don’t Blame Me
• Look What You Made Me Do

From Folklore/Evermore:

• Champagne Problems
• Illicit Affairs
• My Tears Ricochet
• Blank Space
• Shake It Off
• Wildest Dreams

From The Tortured Poets Department:

• But Daddy I Love Him
• So High School
• Who’s Afraid of Little Old Me?
• The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived
• I Can Do It With A Broken Heart

From Midnights:

• Lavender Haze
• Midnight Rain
• Vigilante Shit

Standout moments so far – concert by concert

The Eras tour is a tightly-run ship revolving around immaculate choreography, a watertight setlist and a performer renowned for her professionalism, but that doesn’t mean every single night is the same. The weather can be temperamental, Swift could bring out a special guest, or you might just spot your favourite A-lister lurking within the crowd (or, more likely, the coveted VIP tent in front of the sound desk). And of course, there’s the secret song section, for which we’ve dedicated a separate section below this one.

Edinburgh: Night One

Fans present at the opening show in Edinburgh were quick to record the moment Swift had to take a break from performing Would’ve, Could’ve, Should’ve on acoustic guitar – as part of the secret songs set – because of a pesky hand-cramp. As Swift put it: “My hand has frozen in a weird way. This has never happened before!” 

Videos of her shivering on stage suggest the reliably-volatile Scottish weather was to blame. Another highlight came courtesy of her backing dancer Kam, recently in the news for his decision to buy a kilt (after worrying it was cultural appropriation), who contributes a city-specific line to We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together – Edinburgh’s first one being “Ya wee raj”. Think of it as Taylor does Trainspotting.

Edinburgh: Night Two

Proving that the secret song section is truly what gets the crowd (and internet) talking, Swift’s decision to perform Crazier, a track taken from 2009’s Hannah Montana: The Movie – that she has never played live before – had Swifties around the globe hyperventilating, not least because its inclusion suggested it will appear on the rerecording of her debut album.

Elsewhere, fans of Amazon Prime Video’s hit Outlander would have been wise to peer towards the VIP tent, where the show’s cast – including Sam Heughan – were busy dancing the night away.

Edinburgh: Night Three

Scottish singer Nina Nesbitt, who watched the third show from the VIP tent, shared a moving message on Instagram about her long-term love for Swift. The 29-year-old, who hails from West Lothian, wrote: “It was so special to hear the songs that made me want to pick up a guitar back in the place I’m from”. 

Swift’s influence was also keenly felt during her surprise performance of Exile, in which the crowd – all 73,000 of them – dutifully sang Bon Iver’s parts of the song; you can see her joy in videos from the performance in which she’s grinning, in disbelief, that this many people know her music this inside-out.

The secret songs played so far – and what could be next

The secret song (or acoustic) section of the show is easily the most anticipated by fans. Every night is different – although Swift has abandoned her rule from the US leg that secret songs can only be played once, unless a mistake was made – with Swift having 11 albums of material to choose from. 

Swift has swapped performing two full secret songs for ‘mashups’ including, usually, two or three tracks. Here is the full list of secret songs from each UK show so far, and which could be next.

Edinburgh night one:

• Would’ve Could’ve, Should’ve/I Know Places & ‘Tis the Damn Season

Edinburgh night two:

• The Bolter/Getaway Car
• All of the Girls You’ve Loved Before/Crazier

Edinburgh night three:

• It’s Nice to Have a Friend/Dorothea
• Haunted/Exile

Our predictions:

Liverpool: If ‘Taylor’s version’ of Reputation is announced at Anfield, as expected, then a song (or multiple) from that album would make sense. She’s yet to sing I Did Something Bad, so that would be perfect, but Call It What You Want and New Year’s Day are also fan favourites. For a wildcard, I predict tracks from Red – including the titular song and I Bet You Think About Me – will be played to honour the stadium’s footballing heroes.

Cardiff: Swift doesn’t have any songs directly associated with the Welsh capital, but the imagery of her Speak Now album – all dragons, princesses and knights in shining armour – lends itself perfectly to the legend of St David. Could she whip out Sparks Fly, The Story of Us, or fan favourite Long Live (which she removed from the European and UK leg of the tour, after playing it in the US?)

London: Novices will immediately suggest London Boy, from Lover, as the perfect choice – and of course it is, but it’s still highly unlikely that Swift will opt to sing an ode to her ex-boyfriend (Joe Alwyn) in his home city. More likely are Come Back, Be Here (where she sings of being torn apart by distance, with her lover in the English capital while she’s in NYC), The Black Dog (inspired by the Vauxhall pub) or So Long, London (in which she acknowledges that her break-up from Alwyn means a chapter of her life, spent living and falling in love with the city, has come to a close). 

Potential special guests

Swift has brought a number of famous guests on stage to sing with her throughout the Eras tour – typically artists with feature credits on her songs. The National’s Aaron Dessner, who produced much of her lockdown albums Folklore and Evermore, appeared in Santa Clara, California, to perform melodic break-up ballad Right Where You Left Me. The National are in Europe throughout the summer for their own gigs and festival performances – including a Sunday night headline slot on the Other Stage at Glastonbury – so he could make a surprise appearance again. 

Meanwhile, in Liverpool, fans are convinced that Swift-mania will fleetingly give way to Beatlemania and Paul McCartney will appear on stage. The pair don’t actually have a song together – although Macca has spoken of his admiration for Swift in the past, and likewise – so it seems like a far-fetched dream at this point.

Then there’s sister-indie trio HAIM, who are personal close friends with Swift and featured on No Body, No Crime. Pictures of them out for a meal in London with Swift (and other famous faces, including Kate Moss, Lena Dunham and Andrew Scott) suggest they could make an appearance.

Other potential secret guests range from Lana Del Rey (who sang on Snow on the Beach, and is in the UK in August for Reading and Leeds festivals), Ed Sheeran (Everything Has Changed), Jack Antonoff (Getaway Car and more) and Zayn Malik (I Don’t Wanna Live Forever).

The secrets to look out for – and what they all mean

Ask any Taylor Swift fan what the secret to her colossal success is, and you might be surprised by their answer. Her emotionally vulnerable lyrics and 11 chart-topping studio albums come into play, of course, but it’s her Easter eggs – the secret clues she hides in her songs – that have established her as an unprecedented force in the music industry. And she’s done the same with the Eras concert, filling it with clues, tips and tricks hidden behind certain stages, lyrics or costumes that throw light on her life, her passions and her songs. Here we interpret it all for you. 

The show opens with Lover – to mark Taylor’s creative rebirth …

Released in 2019, Swift’s seventh studio album was meant to get the full bells and whistles treatment: chart-topping singles (Me!, You Need to Calm Down, Lover and The Man) and a sold-out tour (“Lover Fest” was supposed to be a worldwide phenomenon, that included a show at London’s BST Hyde Park). Lover was also intended to mark a creative rebirth for Swift, whose popularity had waned following public spats with Kanye West and Kim Kardashian (that resulted in 2017’s Reputation). 

Instead, Covid arrived, the tour was cancelled, and some of the singles flopped (although the album did feature Cruel Summer, surprisingly now her biggest, most-streamed hit). Swift had multiple reasons to open the Eras tour with the Lover section, and track Miss Americana and the Heartbreak Prince. The album was her first record to be entirely hers – following her legal battle with former record label Big Red Machine, that has seen her rerecord much of her back catalogue – and it never got its glory days because of the pandemic, so she seems to be picking up where she left off. 

Some fans have even construed the choice to be aimed at former boyfriend Joe Alwyn, who she reportedly broke up with in March 2023 (the same month the Eras tour kicked off in the US), with Swift the all-American golden girl and he, the brooding British actor, the prince who wound up breaking her heart.

… Then the house burns down

For much of the Lover section, Swift performs on stage in front of a huge glass house with rooms nodding at previous music videos or Eras. As the titular track ends and she prepares to move into the Fearless era, the house bursts into fake flames and looks like it is burning down on stage. Could it symbolise the breakdown of her relationship with Alwyn, an end to her romantic side, or a potential hiatus post-Eras tour?

The Fearless dance

Nostalgia forms the heart of the Eras tour. Over two decades, Swift has released 11 studio albums packed with hits – from Love Story to We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together – and made billions of dollars from her music. The tour itself is a celebration of this (as Swift announces at the beginning: “We are about to go on a little adventure together”), as well as her old and new fans. The second part of the show is dedicated to 2008’s country gem Fearless – which won her first Grammy for Album of the Year – and features multiple nods to her younger years and earlier performances, including the jump and spin dance and heart sign she makes with her hands during the title song.

The meaningful outfits 

Colours are important in Taylor Swift’s World, because each album is colour-coded (gold for Fearless, purple for Speak Now, black for Reputation, etc). Those signifiers form the heart of many fans’ chosen outfits for the tour, but also Swift’s own style choices on stage. When she announced 1989 (Taylor’s Version) in Los Angeles on August 9, she swapped her usual outfits for blue variants (1989’s colour) throughout the show. The show’s newest Era, dedicated to 11th album The Tortured Poets Department, sees her wear a toned-down spin on a circus ringmaster outfit for I Can Do It With a Broken Heart (a knowing nod to her 2012 MTV Europe Music Awards outfit) – a song about powering through heartbreak to dazzle fans and critics – while the logo on the t-shirt she wears during 22 (from Red) changes depending on the show.

One particular outfit to keep an eye on is the black and red, snake-emblazoned sequin catsuit she wears during the Reputation era – because it’s the only outfit that hasn’t changed since the beginning of the tour. 

I Can Do It With a Broken Heart – and the Reputation glass boxes

ICDIWABH, mentioned above, is a defiant, gloriously poppy middle finger-up to anyone who thought Swift would buckle under the pressure of heartbreak and fame. “They said, “Babe, you gotta fake it ‘til you make it” and I did,” she sings. “Lights, camera, bitch smile, even when you wanna die”. The staging itself involves a motionless Swift, lying on the ground after performing The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived, being picked up by two grinning circus masters, who strip her dress and replace it with the ringmaster outfit. After flopping and falling around like a ragdoll, Swift suddenly jerks to life and bursts into song – a true professional, at whatever personal cost.

During the Reputation section, meanwhile, and in particular Look What You Made Me Do, Swift performs in front of a collection of glass boxes containing dancers dressed in similar costumes to ones worn throughout her career. The song itself, which was originally aimed at West and Kardashian, is Swift’s way of standing up for herself in front of an industry who expected her to be the meek, good-girl country star, instead of a powerful woman. Taken together, the imagery of both songs (ICDIWABH and LWYMMD) supports this – Swift seeing herself as someone who hasn’t been allowed to grow up, whose entire adolescence (and now, adulthood) was catered to pleasing the public.

Taken from her fourth studio album, 2012’s Red, 22 marked a musical switch for Swift from country to pure pop. During her performance of the song at the Eras tour, she storms down the long stage with her crew of backing dancers to reach one lucky fan at the other end, who is handed the black (personally signed) trilby she wears during the performance (and wore in the original video). 

Fans looking to secure the hat would be best to direct their attention to the Taylor Nation social media accounts – allegedly run by a combination of 13 Management, her mother Andrea and father Scott – who personally choose the recipient. One such lucky fan was the late basketball player’s Kobe Bryant’s young daughter, Bianka, who was handed the hat (and embraced) by Swift in Los Angeles.

The Folklore house

Between the pop-tastic anthems of Red and 1989, Swift brings down the tempo for the Folklore section (twinned with Evermore on the European leg). The album, which she wrote and released during the pandemic, was a critical darling; co-written with and produced by The National’s Aaron Dessner, it marked a switch from pop to a more indie, mature sound. During the set, she performs songs from Folklore and Evermore from atop a grassy woodland cabin (inspired by her 2021 Grammy performance) that is also home to the moss-covered piano where she sits and performs Champagne Problems.

So High School’s ode to Travis Kelce

When Swift began the Eras tour, she was newly single and heartbroken, tearing up on stage while performing for songs she had written in honour of former beau Joe Alwyn. Since then, she’s released The Tortured Poets Department, another break-up album widely interpreted to be about Matty Healy, the 1975 frontman who she dated afterwards. 

But her current boyfriend, the NFL star Travis Kelce, has no reason to fear, because he gets his love story during So High School. Swift only sings part of the song, which is about her falling head over heels for this teenage-kind of love (and includes the line “You know how to ball / I know Aristotle”), but the accompanying dance is the clearest nod to Kelce. She and her backing dancers sit atop makeshift bleachers and “swag surf” – a waving motion typically used at US sporting events, that she was seen doing during a Kansas City Chiefs game earlier this year.

The Bejeweled TikTok dance

It’s easy to attribute the unprecedented success of the Eras tour to the rise of TikTok. The day after the tour began in Arizona in March 2023, I had seen it in its entirety – from my bedroom in London – thanks to people live-streaming from the concert, or uploading multiple videos. Since then, of course, there has been the blockbuster concert film, but the video sharing platform offered the first opportunity for international fans (or those who couldn’t afford tickets) to see the show. 

TikTok even provided Swift with a free choreographer. New Jersey-based creator Mikael Arellano went viral in 2022 with his dance to Bejeweled, the ninth track from Midnights, where he shimmies and shakes his hands and body to the chorus. It racked up billions of views and sure enough, when the Eras tour opened, Swift and her dancers did the same dance. As a way of saying thank you, Arellano was even called up to accept the much-fêted 22 hat in May 2023.

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Move over, John, Paul, George, and Ringo.

From June 13-15, Taylor Swift will be Liverpool’s biggest name in music when she drops in for three days of back-to-back-to-back ‘Eras Tour’ concerts at Anfield Stadium with special guest Paramore.

This trio of gigs comes on the heels of Tay Tay’s weekend in Edinburgh, Scotland where a couple got married mid-concert on Friday.

“Congratulations, wow!” Swift said from the stage, according to Page Six . “I just saw that whole thing. Man, that’s amazing … Thanks for doing that at my concert; that’s a big moment!”

And if you want to see what goes down at the “Look What You Made Me Do” singer’s Liverpool shows, it isn’t too late to score last-minute tickets.

At the time of publication, the lowest price we could find on tickets was $425 USD before fees on Vivid Seats.

While that may sound expensive, it is $140 cheaper (!) than the lowest-priced Liverpool seats were going for back on April 19 aka the day Swift dropped “The Tortured Poets Department,” according to our findings at the New York Post .

Want to catch the one artist that might legitimately be bigger than The Beatles live this weekend?

You’re in the right place, Liverpool Swifties.

We’ve got everything you need to know and more about Taylor’s three ‘Eras Tour’ concerts at Anfield Stadium below.

All prices listed above are subject to fluctuation.

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A complete calendar including all ‘Eras Tour’ Anfield Stadium concert dates and links to the cheapest tickets available can be found here:

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They offer a 100% buyer guarantee that states your transaction will be safe and secure and your tickets will be delivered prior to the event.

Taylor Swift set list

Post-“Tortured Poet’s Department” release, Swift has incorporated the new album into her shows.

For a closer look, here’s what Tay Tay played at her final Paris concert at La Defense Arena, according to  Set List FM :

01.) “Miss Americana & the Heartbreak Prince” 02.) “Cruel Summer” 03.) “The Man” 04.) “You Need to Calm Down” 05.) “Lover” Fearless

06.) “Fearless” 07.) “You Belong With Me” 08.) “Love Story” Red 09.) “22” 10. )”We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together” 11.) “I Knew You Were Trouble” 12.) “All Too Well” Speak Now 13.) “Enchanted” reputation

14.) “…Ready for It?” 15.) “Delicate” 16.) “Don’t Blame Me” 17.) “Look What You Made Me Do” folklore / evermore

18.) “cardigan” 19.) “betty” 20.) “champagne problems” 21.) “august” 22.) “illicit affairs” 23.) “my tears ricochet” 24.) “marjorie” 25.) “willow” 1989

26.) “Style” 27.) “Blank Space” 28.) “Shake It Off” 29.) “Wildest Dreams” 30.) “Bad Blood” THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT

31.) “Female Rage: The Musical” (contains elements of “MBOBHFT”, “WAfoLOM?”, “loml”, “So Long, London” & “BDILH”) 32.) “But Daddy I Love Him / So High School” 33.) “Who’s Afraid of Little Old Me?” 34.) “Down Bad” 35.) “Fortnight” 36.) “The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived” 37.) “I Can Do It With a Broken Heart” Surprise Songs

38.) “The Alchemy / Treacherous” 39.) “Begin Again” Midnights

40.) “Lavender Haze” 41.) “Anti‐Hero” 42.) “Midnight Rain” 43.) “Vigilante Shit” 44.) “Bejeweled” 45.) “Mastermind” 46.) “Karma”

Taylor Swift ‘Eras Tour’ news

Our team has been following the ‘Eras Tour’ closely over the past year.

Over the past few months, we spoke to a Swiftie who  shared some helpful tips  about seeing Taylor live, reported on  dropping ticket prices , and  came up with a list of all the most exciting fan trends .

Taylor Swift new music

Swift’s  “The Tortured Poets Department”  was released at midnight (and subsequently at 2 a.m.) on Friday, April 19.

While every listener will likely come away with their own favorites, we particularly enjoyed the sleek, synthy “Fortnight,” icy “So Long, London,” anthemic “I Can Do It With a Broken Heart,” a bombastic slow build of “The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived” and gorgeously arranged “Chloe or Sam or Sophia or Marcus.”

If you want to give it a spin — if you haven’t already, that is — you can find “The Tortured Poets Department”  here .

The Hayley Williams-fronted pop-punk rockers are opening for Swift from May through August this year. This may come as a bit of a surprise to some fans considering that the group mounted a successful arena tour of their own in 2023.

That tour came on the heels of Paramore’s 2022 reunion; prior to that, the band had been on a five-year hiatus.

For fans who want to check out their latest, their 2023 album “This Is Why” can be heard  here .

Huge stars on tour in 2024

Although it will cost an arm and a leg (sometimes more!) to see Swift live this year, there are much more affordable — likely stateside — concerts you can attend this year.

Here are just five of our favorite artists you won’t want to miss live.

•  Olivia Rodrigo

•  Kacey Musgraves

•  Pink

•  Gracie Abrams

•  Billie Eilish

Who else is on the road this year? Check out our list of the  50 biggest concert tours in 2024  to find out.

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Where to find the cheapest ‘Eras Tour’ tickets to see Taylor Swift in Liverpool

• Updated: Jun. 10, 2024, 12:21 p.m. |
• Published: Jun. 10, 2024, 12:15 p.m.

Taylor Swift will perform in Liverpool from June 13-15. AP

• Nicole Iuzzolino | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

If you don’t want to have a “Cruel Summer”, then make sure you see Taylor Swift in Liverpool!

Swift will head to Liverpool, England to perform at the Anfield Stadium on June 13-15 , and fans couldn’t be more excited.

Here’s everything you need to know to see Taylor Swift live on her international tour.

Where to buy the cheapest Taylor Swift concert tickets

Throughout the “Eras Tour,” the cheapest last-minute tickets for Swift’s 2024 concerts have been on StubHub and Vivid Seats .

As of now, the cheapest ticket for Swift’s June 13 “Eras Tour” concert in Liverpool is $433 on Vivid Seats , with tickets being listed as high as $4,675.

For her June 14 show, the cheapest ticket at the time of publication is $493 on Vivid Seats , with other tickets being listed as high as $3,211.

Finally, for Swift’s June 15 show, the cheapest ticket we could find is $592 on Vivid Seats , before fees. Other tickets were listed as high as $2,968.

First-time Vivid Seats users can save $20 on ticket orders over $200 by entering promo code NJ20 at checkout.

Fans also should check out other secondary sites to snag last-minute tickets, like TicketCity and SeatGeek .

Where is Taylor Swift playing next?

Taylor Swift will perform 84 shows throughout the second leg of her “Eras Tour.”

Her next show will be in Cardiff, Wales on June 18. Tickets are available on several secondary market sites, like StubHub , Vivid Seats , TicketCity and SeatGeek .

A complete list of Swift’s tour dates is available here .

Upcoming 2024 tours

Taylor Swift is not the only artist on a huge tour right now.

Here are a few more tours you won’t want to miss: Morgan Wallen , Melanie Martinez , Olivia Rodrigo and Justin Timberlake .

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'Tortured Poets' release live updates: Taylor Swift drops 15 extra songs at 2 a.m.

Tick. Tick. Tick. When the clock struck midnight (ET), a meeting of "The Tortured Poets Department" was called to order. Then it was extended at 2 a.m.

Taylor Swift released her 11th era album on Friday ushering in new poetry with dagger-to-the heart ballads and fresh bops. And it included 31 songs altogether after she made a surprise annoucement of 15 extra tracks under the banner "The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology."

As the meeting got underway, the sepia toned department was abuzz, which is why reporters Austin Curtright (a sports reporter and Swiftie) and Bryan West (the full-time Taylor Swift reporter) are collecting highlights for the department's minutes complete with all of the information you need to know about the new album.

Grab your quills, typewriters and parchment as we dive into the highly anticipated new album “The Tortured Poets Department.”

Travis Kelce is 'So High School'

"You know how to ball, I know Aristotle, brand new, full throttle," Swift sings on track 22. "Touch me while your bros play Grand Theft Auto. It's true, swear, scouts honor. You knew what you wanted, and, boy, you got her."

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It's a real-life rom com playing out on a football field. From the 13 games Swift has attended including the Super Bowl to the three countries outside the U.S. that Kelce has seen the Eras Tour : Argentina, Australia and Singapore. The love story has played out in front of millions of spectators.

"Are you gonna marry, kiss or kill me? Kill me. It's just a game, but really, really, I'm betting on all three for us two," Swift sings. It's a nod to a video that resurfaced of Kelce being asked by The Messenger the exact question. He says he would marry Katy Perry and kiss Taylor Swift. (Ariana Grande got the ax.)

Does 'The Anthology' have songs about Kim Kardashian?

In classic Swift fashion, she got creative with her capital letters on "thanK you aIMee," a song about a mean schoolgirl. Or is it? The "KIM" most often associated with Swift is Kim Kardashian , who famously referred to Swift with a snake emoji. (Speaking of which, there are several mentions of snakes on "Cassandra.")

Swift referenced her feud with Kardashian in her Time person of the year interview.

"You have a fully manufactured frame job, in an illegally recorded phone call, which Kim Kardashian edited and then put out to say to everyone that I was a liar," she said. "That took me down psychologically to a place I've never been before. I moved to a foreign country. I didn't leave a rental house for a year. I was afraid to get on phone calls. I pushed away most people in my life because I didn't trust anyone anymore. I went down really, really hard."

'The Black Dog' is a real bar

In this song, Swift refers to a bar, the "Black Dog," that she notices her ex going to one night. He has forgotten to stop sharing his location. Something so trivial invokes incredible sadness and thoughts of comparison, maybe jealousy. Swift writes an invented narrative that the ex is meeting a new girl who won't understand the starting line of a song because she's too young. Part of the lyrics are, "I move through the world with a heart broken. My longings stay unspoken, and I may never open up the way I did for you."

The Black Dog is a London pub located at: 112 Vauxhall Walk, London SE11 5ER, United Kingdom .

The tender whimper on the last note captures perfectly the pangs of saying goodbye to a relationship.

15 extra songs drop at 2 a.m.

Of course, Swift stays keeping her fans on their toes. At 2 a.m. ET, two hours after the initial release of her newest album, Swift released 15 more songs to "The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology," announcing it as a "secret double album."

"I’d written so much tortured poetry in the past 2 years and wanted to share it all with you, so here’s the second installment of TTPD," she wrote on X.

Here are the 15 new tracks:

• "The Black Dog"
• "imgonnagetyouback"
• "The Albatross"
• "Chloe or Sam or Sophia or Marcus"
• "How Did It End?"
• "So High School"
• "I Hate It Here"
• "thanK you aIMee"
• "I Look in People’s Windows"
• "The Prophecy"
• "Cassandra"
• "The Bolter"
• "The Manuscript"

The best lines from 'Tortured Poets'

All's fair in love and poetry, but mostly poetry. Whether for captions, for comments or for referenced writings, here are some of the best lines when it comes to Taylor Swift's 11th era album : "The Tortured Poets Department." Let the lyrical games begin.

Could 'The Alchemist' be about Travis Kelce?

Could the second-to-last song of Taylor Swift's new album, "The Alchemist," be about her current love interest, Travis Kelce?

The song has the lyric, "Where's the trophy? He just comes, running over to me," which could be in reference to Kelce winning the Super Bowl last season with the Kansas City Chiefs. After the win, Kelce met Swift on the field at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, where the couple shared an intense moment together.

Jack Antonoff 'overwhelmed'

Frequent Taylor Swift collaborator Jack Antonoff, who's one co-writer of "The Tortured Poets Department," shared his thoughts on album on X, formerly known as Twitter, shortly after its release:

"love this album more than i can say," he wrote. ".... love you all very much ... more later very overwhelmed ... love you taylor."

More news may be coming at 2 a.m. ET

Don't go to bed yet, Swifties. It seems as if another announcement is coming after the midnight release of "The Tortured Poets Department," as there's a countdown for 2 a.m. ET on Swift's Instagram account. 

It could potentially be bonus songs, similar to how Swift rolled out extra songs for her last album, "Midnights." But who knows with Swift.

The countdown can be accessed by scrolling all the way up or down on Swift's Instagram page.

Track 5: 'So Long, London'

In a heartbreak letter to the English capital city Swift had called home, the singer says so long to London. The choice of this song for Track 5 on her new album "The Tortured Poets Department" is intentional. Throughout Swift's 11 eras, Track 5 is reserved for a special, vulnerable song.

“Track five is kind of a tradition that really started with you guys," Swift said live on  Instagram in July 2019 , "because I didn’t realize I was doing this, but as I was making albums, I guess, I don’t know why, but instinctively I was just kind of putting a very vulnerable, personal, honest, emotional song as Track 5."

“So Long, London” puts Swift’s poetry prowess on display. Read more about the track.

'Tortured Poets,' track-by-track

“The Tortured Poets Department”  is an asylum full of dashed wedding hopes, cemeteries, drugs, lustful longing and heart-shattering tragedy.

Fans believed  Taylor Swift’s  new project would mirror  “Folklore”  and “Evermore,” but they didn’t anticipate the newest music being dressed in synths similar to the vault tracks of  “1989 (Taylor’s Version).”  You can definitely hear the influence of co-writers, co-producers and close friends  Aaron Dessner and Jack Antonoff .

If the singer’s 250+ song discography were a card catalog, you could track sounds and themes here that run parallel to hits from other eras. Call it the “Taylor Swift” decimal system, and read all about it.

'Florida!!!' is 'one hell of a drug'

The only song in Taylor Swift's discography to include three exclamation points, "Florida!!!" is one of two  collaborations on "The Tortured Poets Department.”

Swift teams up with Florence + The Machine for Track 8. Swift's dad, Scott, told fans in Florida, the song about the state was his favorite off the album. Cue the drums, bum-bum-bum-bum-bum.

Read more about the suspense-filled track.

Taylor Swift shares message after release of 'The Tortured Poets Department'

Swift explained the meaning of her new album shortly after its midnight release. Here's what she said:

"The Tortured Poets Department. An anthology of new works that reflect events, opinions and sentiments from a fleeting and fatalistic moment in time — one that was both sensational and sorrowful in equal measure. This period of the author’s life is now over, the chapter closed and boarded up. 

"There is nothing to avenge, no scores to settle once wounds have healed. And upon further reflection, a good number of them turned out to be self-inflicted. This writer is of the firm belief that our tears become holy in the form of ink on a page. Once we have spoken our saddest story, we can be free of it. And then all that’s left behind is the tortured poetry."

Taylor Swift name-drops Patti Smith and Dylan Thomas on new song. Here’s why

The chorus of the title track mentions two literary legends and one of the places that connects them: Patti Smith, Dylan Thomas and the Chelsea Hotel.

Swift sings in “The Tortured Poets Department”: “I laughed in your face and said, ‘You’re not Dylan Thomas. I’m not Patti Smith. This ain’t the Chelsea Hotel. We’re modern idiots.”

Dylan Thomas is a Welsh poet and writer famous for " Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night ,” “Under Milk Wood” and “Fern Hill.” Thomas was born in 1914 and died in 1953.

Patti Smith is a famous poet, author, songwriter, singer and painter born in 1947. Her  Instagram bio  reads, “Writer. We are all alive together.” Smith is still an active writer. She did a book signing in New York City Thursday morning.

The Chelsea Hotel (or Hotel Chelsea or The Chelsea) is in Manhattan. Built in the late 19th century, the 12-story hotel is a New York designated landmark that has famously housed writers, painters, authors and the who’s who of fashionable socialites. And still does.

Stephanie Burt, a Harvard professor who teaches a class on Swift, explained the layers of the lyric.

‘I Can Do It With a Broken Heart’ is quintessential Taylor

“I Can Do it With a Broken Heart” is so quintessentially Taylor , writes national music writer Melissa Ruggieri.

With fluttering synths and an electro-pop beat, it’s structured as one of Swift’s trademark glistening pop gems. But in the lyrics, Swift travels through the most potent psychological exploration of “the show must go on” since Smokey Robinson and The Miracles described “ The Tears of a Clown ” in 1967.

USA TODAY reviews ‘Tortured Poets’

These 16 tracks of pensive pop, out now, are the antithesis to “Lover.” Heartbreak and misery wrapped in melody. Rainbows faded into sepia tone. An era endured not enjoyed.

National music writer Melissa Ruggieri breaks down how Swift pulls listeners into the depths of misery catalyzed by a public breakup while she staged the biggest concert tour in history.

Ruggieri also reveals that "TTPD" is bookended with a prologue – a poem by Stevie Nicks – and an epilogue framed as Swift’s summary report as the chairman of The Tortured Poets Department (Chaos, “leads the caged beast to do the most curious things,” she writes).

Read the entire review. 

Taylor Swift, Post Malone recreate 2019 AMAs hug in 'Fortnight' music video

Turns out, Post Malone has been a part of "The Tortured Poets Department" long before the album's release, as Swift and Malone recreated their famous hug at the 2019 American Music Awards in the sneak peek of the music video "Fortnight," a single from Swift's new album that features Malone. 

Track lengths in order of longest to shortest

Spotify announced the track lengths a week before the release. Bonus songs were not included.

• "But Daddy I Love Him" 5:40
• "Who’s Afraid of Little Old Me?" 5:34
• "The Tortured Poets Department" 4:53
• "loml" 4:37
• "So Long, London" 4:22
• "Down Bad" 4:21
• "Guilty as Sin?" 4:14
• "The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived" 4:05
• "Fortnight" (ft. Post Malone) 3:48
• "I Can Do It With a Broken Heart" 3:38
• "Clara Bow" 3:36
• "Florida!!!" (ft. Florence + The Machine) 3:35
• "Fresh Out the Slammer" 3:30
• "My Boy Only Breaks His Favorite Toys" 3:23
• "The Alchemy" 3:16
• "I Can Fix Him (No Really I Can)" 2:36

Five writers credited on the album

Per usual, Taylor Swift is credited as a composer on all 16 tracks. Two she did by herself: "My Boy Only Breaks His Favorite Toys" and "Who's Afraid of Little Old Me?" Austin Post (Post Malone) helped with the song he is featured on, "Fortnight," and Florence Welch (Florence + The Machine) is credited on "Florida!!!"

Jack Antonoff, a co-producer of Swift's since her "1989" album, is credited on eight titles: "Fortnight," "The Tortured Poets Department," "Down Bad," "Fresh Out The Slammer," "Guilty As Sin?," "I Can Fix Him (No Really I Can)," "I Can Do It With a Broken Heart" and "The Alchemy."

Aaron Dessner, a co-producer of Swift's since "Folklore," is credited on five tracks: "So Long, London," "But Daddy I Love Him," "loml," "The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived" and "Clara Bow."

Credits for the bonus tracks have not yet been released.

Easter egg clues hiding in plain sight

Hours before the Grammys, TaylorSwift.com “crashed” showing an “Error 321 Backend fetch failed.” Error 321 is a communication error that would appear on a fax machine with a poor telephone line connection. Below, “hneriergrd:” appeared to be an unscrambled version of “red herring,” which is a clue or piece of information intended to be misleading or distracting. And underneath that was “DPT: 123.” DPT backwards is TPD, "Tortured Poets Department."

Misheard lyrics: 10 funniest mix-ups from 'Blank Space' to 'Cruel Summer'

Even the most ardent Swiftie can hear a lyric incorrectly, and, as the self-deprecating among us tend to do, can laugh (or would it be shake?) it off.

Maybe you still think Swift is singing about “Starbucks lovers” in “Blank Space” or her “good girl face” in “Style.” Or maybe you learned you were singing some of her lyrics incorrectly from watching The Eras Tour movie with subtitles.

Given Swift’s vast catalog – and her penchant for lyrical loquaciousness – there is a lot of room for error. From USA TODAY music writer Melissa Ruggieri, here are 10 of our favorite mondegreens (the official term for misheard lyrics).

Who could the new songs be about?

Swift, who has released some iconic for breakup anthems over the years, hasn't explained – and likely never will – the real-life inspirations behind some of her heartbreaking songs. However, assuming at least some of the songs from "Tortured Poets" have meaning derived from her love life, Swift's 11th album could include songs about three recent love interests.

Swift has dated, or been connected with, three people since the release of her last album "Midnights": actor Joe Alwyn, musician Matty Healy and current boyfriend Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce. Deciding which, if any, she sings about will be for the lyric-analyzing Swifties to decipher.

All 11 of Taylor Swift's No. 1 songs, ranked

In anticipation of “ The Tortured Poets Department ,” USA TODAY music writer Melissa Ruggieri ranked Swift’s 11 No. 1 hits (and yes, she probably would appreciate the numerical symmetry to her new album).

Swift drops merch, sneak peek of ‘Fortnight’ video

Just hours before the release of the album Swift officially released merch for it.

Along with the merch drop, Swift also released a sneak peek of the music video for "Fortnight," the first single on her album that features Post Malone. The post on X, formerly known as Twitter, noted the music video will release at 8 p.m. ET on Friday.

"At this hearing, I stand before my fellow members of The Tortured Poets Department with a summary of my findings," the post read. "Album tonight. Fortnight music video tomorrow at 8pm et."

Swift starred alongside Malone in the snippet of her upcoming music video for "Fortnight," which means 14 days or two weeks of time.

Swift's merch includes an assortment of clothing, along with multiple pieces of jewelry and a "The Tortured Poets Department" vinyl case. Each item features the album’s “TTPD” logo.

'Fortnight' with Post Malone to be first single

The opening chapter to "Tortured Poets" is the lead single.

Swift shared the news on Instagram at 2 p.m. ET that her collaboration with  Post Malone  will hit radio stations. "Fortnight" will also be the music video that airs Friday night at 8 p.m. ET.

"The first single from The Tortured Poets Department is…………. Fortnight featuring  @postmalone  🤍," Swift said on Instagram. "I’ve been such a huge fan of Post because of the writer he is, his musical experimentation and those melodies he creates that just stick in your head forever. I got to witness that magic come to life firsthand when we worked together on Fortnight. Honestly can’t wait for you guys to hear this song at Midnight TONIGHT and see the video at 8pm ET TOMORROW."

Announcing Swift's newest chapter

Swift announced her new project at the Grammys after her 13th career win.

"I want to say thank you to the fans," Swift said holding her Grammy for pop vocal album, "by telling you a secret that I've been keeping from you for the past two years, which is that my brand-new album comes out April 19."

The first bonus track announced was "The Manuscript." Two weeks later onstage in Melbourne, Australia, Swift announced a second variant including the bonus track "The Bolter." The following week she unveiled a third variant in Sydney, Australia, with the bonus track "The Albatross." And in Singapore, she revealed a fourth variant called "The Black Dog."

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Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce Are Reportedly ‘Planning for the Future’: He’ll Be at Eras Tour Concerts

Kelce is already planning to attend some international Eras Tour dates, specifically during Swift’s three-night stint performing in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Nov. 9, 10, and 11.

The outlet noted that Kelce and the Kansas City Chiefs have a bye week then, meaning they get the week off from playing. Every NFL team gets one bye week in its schedule; the Chiefs’ is during week 10. (See the full list of bye weeks here .)

As for Swift and Kelce’s approach to their relationship, they are full speed ahead, the source explained.

“Travis and Taylor are all in,” the source said. “The two are very into each other and are enjoying their time together but are also planning for the future. Taylor starts her international tour in November, and Travis is planning to be there to spend time with her. Travis and Taylor are very serious about their careers, and the two bond over that and want to show support for each other whenever they can.”

The update comes shortly after TMZ reported that Kelce bought a new house in Kansas City, Missouri that will give him more privacy as he pursues his romance with Swift.

A source additionally told Entertainment Tonight on Wednesday that Swift is smitten with Kelce. “ [She’s] super happy with Travis, and she has been having a great time with him. They have a lot of fun together and she loves how chivalrous he is. Taylor feels at ease with Travis and they are already very comfortable around each other.”

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How long can Taylor Swift dominate the album chart?

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Taylor Swift performs in France during the European leg of her record-breaking Eras Tour on June 2. Jeff Pachoud/Getty Images hide caption

As summertime gets into full swing, the charts of the country’s most popular songs and albums are still being dominated by two very familiar names: Post Malone and Taylor Swift. Given that summertime is usually ruled by individual (and often ephemeral) bangers rather thanfull albums, we might be seeing a full Swiftie season ahead on the albums chart. The Billboard Hot 100 songs chart, on the other hand, is less steady, especially in recent years, when we’ve seen the meteoric rise of newbies’ hits springing out of social media (" Rich Men North of Richmond ," anyone?), so that’s where we might see more movement in the weeks to come.

Most of this week's top five on Billboard’s Hot 100 looks remarkably like last week's: Post Malone's "I Had Some Help" featuring Morgan Wallen is at No. 1 for the third week in a row, trailed by Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us," Tommy Richman's "Million Dollar Baby" and Shaboozey's "Tipsy (A Bar Song)."

As summer starts, Taylor Swift, Post Malone and Morgan Wallen maintain chart reigns

There's one newcomer among their ranks: former Disney star-turned-singer Sabrina Carpenter, whose disco-inflected pop confection "Espresso" climbed one spot from No. 6 to No. 5. And right behind her, there's still another indication that 2024 will indeed be the Summer of Country: Zach Bryan's weeper "Pink Skies" makes its chart debut at No. 6.

This week also marks the annual return of (yet) another Billboard chart: Songs of the Summer , which the magazine introduced in 2010. This chart looks at songs' cumulative performance throughout the summer (which Billboard begins with this week’s chart and ends the week of Labor Day). This early in the season, this chart is a snooze -- all 20 positions are an exact replica of the top 20 spaces on the Billboard 100 chart -- but it will be worth keeping an eye on in the months to come.

In news that is most likely a surprise to no one, Taylor Swift's The Tortured Poets Department is spending a sixth week in the No. 1 slot on the Billboard 200 albums chart. What may be slightly more startling information: following a bump after she released many deluxe and special issues of Tortured Poets , Swift is starting to experience a downturn in sales and streaming — and she’s not the only one.

Last week , Swift moved (to borrow a reviled music industry term) 378,000 equivalent album units (I promise, that's the end of the jargon -- at least for now). This week, she only had 175,000 units, per Luminate , the company that compiles the data that make up the Billboard charts. That's a nearly 54% drop in just seven days -- and many psychic worlds away from the first week of Tortured Poets , when Swift earned 2.61 million equivalent album sales a mere month and a half ago.

But Swift may not the only artist starting to sing the summertime blues. Although Bilie Eilish's album Hit Me Hard and Soft is right behind Swift in the No. 2 spot for a second week in a row, she too has experienced a big drop with 145,000 units, down from last week's 339,000 -- which was a career high for Eilish.

While we’re not at the doldrums of the early 2010s , this is a trend to watch.

WORTH NOTING

One of the not-so-hidden industry secrets of the Billboard 200 chart is that generally, a rather bountiful proportion of its membership is comprised of so-called "catalog" titles: albums that have been commercially available for at least 18 months and sometimes for far, far longer than that.

This week's chart is a textbook case in point: By my cursory estimate, about 57% of this week's entries are deep catalog titles, with even more just approaching the 18-month mark. For example, Fleetwood Mac's Rumours , which was originally released in 1977, is currently at No. 31, having now racked up 583 weeks on this chart; the Bob Marley & the Wailers' perennially beloved greatest hits collection, Legend (issued in 1984), sits at No. 35, 837 weeks strong and counting. Other nearly eternally charting artists include Journey, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Eminem, Bruno Mars and Guns N' Roses.

All that is a reminder of just how hard it can be for current -- and especially emerging -- stars to break through all those longtime favorites, even at the more modest chart positions. If anyone is going to challenge Taylor Swift’s hegemony on the Billboard 200 this summer, perhaps it will be one of these elders.

• Taylor Swift
• Post Malone
• Billie Eilish
• Sabrina Carpenter