This weekend, Taylor Swift kicked off her record-breaking Eras Tour. She did 16 costume changes, performed 44 songs, had some iconic viral moments, and ultimately slayed.
Because she's Taylor Swift, there were some super-impressive details and nods to her previous work. Here are 13 small but brilliant details:
1. The first song on the setlist is "Miss Americana & the Heartbreak Prince," and the first line Taylor sings is "It's been a long time coming," an acknowledgement of the five-year gap since her previous Reputation stadium tour:
i still cannot believe that the first words out of taylor swift’s mouth on her first tour in five years were “it’s been a long time coming but it’s you and me that’s my whole world” like that’s the cutest shit in the world she loves us so much i’m gonna throw up
2. Taylor re-created the iconic "Fearless" twirl, almost 14 years later!
THE FEARLESS SPIN IM GONNA THROW UP #GlendaleTSTheErasTour
3. She ALSO re-created the crystallized guitar AND hand heart during "Fearless," immediately transporting us all back in time to the 2009 Fearless tour:
4. During "22," Taylor quickly holds up a three, since she's 33 years old and closer to 32 years old!
i just noticed that during the 22 performance on opening night she holds up a three and a two for 32 then laughs lol she’s literally the cutest
5. Taylor seemed to reference her song "It's Time to Go" during the Reputation era set:
I can't do this who is cutting onions
6. During "Anti-Hero," Taylor slightly changes the song and lets the crowd scream "Hi!" and then says "Hi!" back. It's a super-cute moment:
I JUST SCREAMED I SCREAMED THE WAY SHE LETS THR CROWD SAY THE FIRST HI AND THEN SHE SAYS HI BACK WHY AM I OVERWHELMED BY THIS IN A GOOD WAY OFC
7. During the Midnights era segment, Taylor sang "Midnight Rain" and her dress literally mimicked the lyrics of "He was sunshine, I was midnight rain," changing from light to dark:
THE WAY HER OUTFIT LITERALLY CHANGED FROM SUNSHINE TO MIDNIGHT RAIN
8. We've all seen the brilliant, viral stage dive — but one fan captured this setup, which shows when Taylor is queued to dive into the stage:
How Taylor dives into the stage. 1. A part of the stage opens up to reveal a section underneath the stage. 2. Taylor gets prepared to jump, as you can see, there is a red light which signals for her not to jump yet. 3. Taylor jumps when the light turns green.
9. This is a conspiracy theory, but a lot of people noticed that the tour ends with Taylor performing "Karma" and wearing orange, which references a theory that Taylor has a scrapped album called Karma:
“can I hint something 3 years in advance?” the eras tour ending with karma and leaving an orange door to the screen til the end of the show, look at the album wall in the mv of the man: karma ts11
10. The final song on the pre-show playlist before Taylor takes the stage is "You Don't Own Me" by Lesley Gore, a nod to Taylor re-recording and owning her first six albums:
NO BECAUSE THE FACT THAT "YOU DON'T OWN ME" PLAYS BEFORE THE FUCKING ERAS TOUR. THE INTERNATIONAL IMPLICATIONS OF THAT
11. During "Bejeweled," Taylor does the TikTok-famous strut:
Making the whole place shimmer ✨🥹 #GlendaleTSTheErasTour #TSTheErasTour
The dance was first created by TikToker Mikael Arellano.
12. The cropped top, skirt, and boots Taylor wears during the 1989 part of the show are strikingly similar to the outfit she wore when she performed "Shake It Off" at the 1989 world tour.
13. And last but not least, a lot of fans were shocked that Taylor included "Marjorie," a super-personal song about her late grandmother. But Taylor liked this TikTok that explains why it means so much:
‼️ | @TaylorSwift13 liked a TikTok video about her performing “marjorie”: — Having her grandmother vocals featured on the song and played on tour, She got to perform with her and making her Grandma’s dream becoming a famous musician. https://t.co/GtnFIaSVWS
Looking for tickets to Taylor Swift’s The Eras Tour? Stay tuned to Ticketmaster for additional Verified Fan opportunities as well as SeatGeek and StubHub. You can also follow @ErasTourResell on Twitter — an account run by Swifties helping fans sell/buy tickets at face value!