Here's How 'Holy Ground' Was Added Into Taylor Swift's Eras Tour for Tampa's First Show

The National have shared a lyric video for their new song with Taylor Swift, ‘The Alcott’.READ MORE: The National on pulling back from the brink: “It’s felt fragile before, but this time was different”The single is taken from their newly-debuted album, ‘First Two Pages Of Frankenstein’, which was released today (April 28), and sees the indie five-piece team up with pop icon Taylor Swift.Now, the band have shared an official lyric video for the emotional track, which also features in-studio footage of the band and Swift. Check it out below.Ahead of the release of their ninth studio album, The National spoke to NME about the inspiration behind the LP, and their long-running relationship with the ‘Anti-Hero’ singer — which first formed over a decade ago.According to the members, Aaron Dessner sent Swift the song shortly after it was written, and she responded within half an hour, making it into the track it is today.

The National‘s Aaron Dessner has praised Taylor Swift‘s ‘Eras Tour’, calling it “the greatest show I’ve ever seen”.Dessner co-wrote and co-produced Swift’s surprise 2020 albums ‘Folklore’ and ‘Evermore’ alongside Jack Antonoff. He went on to work with the singer on the 2021 re-recorded versions of ‘Fearless’ and ‘Red’.Earlier this month, Dessner joined Swift onstage in Tampa, Florida to perform collaborative renditions of ‘The Great War’ (a track he produced for the ‘3am Edition’ of ‘Midnights’) and ‘Mad Woman’ from ‘Folklore’.During a new interview with NME, Dessner opened up about reuniting with Swift on The National’s ninth studio album ‘First Two Pages Of Frankenstein’, which is released this Friday (April 28).The pop star will feature on ‘The Alcott’, a song NME‘s Thomas Smith described as a “subtle duet” and “a back-and-forth conversation between frontman [Matt] Berninger and [Swift]”.After praising the singer’s work ethic and creative process, Dessner spoke about her current ‘Eras Tour’ in North America.“It’s just kind of… the greatest show I’ve ever seen,” the musician told NME.

She has her back! Gigi Hadid has unfollowed Joe Alwyn on Instagram following his split from Taylor Swift, Us Weekly can confirm.

Taylor Swift is loving her single-girl era!

inner circle—including husband Ryan Reynolds—seems to be unfollowing her en masse, per reports from Twitter stans and the prolific Instagram gossip account DeuxMoi. Now, the internet is clamoring to know why. Just a couple of weeks after her with Alwyn after , Swift was recently with longtime friends Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively. Shortly thereafter, fans say —along with and all three of the —seemingly made their feelings about Alwyn known in the .

Taylor Swift is spending time with friends following her breakup from actor Joe Alwyn. Swift was spotted out to dinner with Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds in New York City this week. Swift was photographed getting into a car with Reynolds and Lively the same evening she dined with the couple at Casa Cipriani in downtown Manhattan. ET exclusively revealed Swift's breakup from Alwyn on April 8.

Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour.Swift, 33, performed at the Raymond James Stadium in Tampa for three nights over the weekend — and those at home got a surprise show as well.During her “Reputation”-era set of tour, Swift sings her song “Don’t Blame Me,” and huge beams shoot up into the air and brighten up the sky with a spectacular light show.From inside the stadium, the lights look like large beams surrounding Swift — but from the outside, it looks like a mysterious moving rectangle in the middle of the sky.Spooked spectators at home documented what they were sure was a UFO, posting videos of the “aliens” on — where else? — TikTok.One Tampa resident posted a video of the illuminated sky, screaming and cursing as she and her family watch what they think is UFO moving in the sky.When one reasonable person in the background suggests that it might just be lights from Swift’s Eras Tour, the woman filming yells, “That is NOT Taylor Swift.”She even quipped that “they’re coming for you.”Swifties in the comments found the now-viral video quite hilarious, with one joking, “Taylor opening the gates of heaven when she was performing Don’t Blame Me.”“it’s literally lights from the stadium i’m so concerned for peoples critical thinking skills,” another commented.“As a Taylor swift fan, this is extremely funny,” someone laughed.sorry girl, its not a UFO the swifties were just at church

Taylor Swift has amended her rule about never repeating the ‘surprise songs’ she decides to play while on her Eras tour.At her recent show in Tampa, Florida, the singer shared that she had decided she would play two surprise songs per concert. Her tour has become known for its ever-changing setlist, but now she has revealed that she changed her own ‘rules’ about never repeating tracks – giving herself permission to repeat surprise songs from her 2022 album ‘Midnights‘.“When I started the tour, I said, ‘In the acoustic section, I am never repeating a song.

Fans think Taylor Swift responded directly to a fan’s sign in a moment caught on camera during her Eras tour stop in Tampa over the weekend.

Taylor Swift is shaking off her heartbreak!

Doing better than she ever was! Taylor Swift gave a subtle update on how she’s doing following her split from Joe Alwyn.

, previously her boyfriend of six years. Although sources say the split was “amicable” and “not dramatic,” fans remain concerned about the singer-songwriter amid her ongoing Eras Tour. Per , the pair parted ways weeks ago in large part due to “differences in their personalities.” Still, the two were allegedly discussing marriage “as recently as a few months ago."That said, with a subtle, on-stage gesture, fans say the pop superstar is letting everyone know she's alright.

Taylor Swift is coming to NRG Stadium on April 21-23 and only a few last-minute tickets are still available.The 12-time Grammy winner, midway through her dazzling, record-breaking, headline-making ‘Eras Tour,’ has already sold out venues in Arizona, Las Vegas, Arlington and Tampa over the first four weekends of the tour but the Houston shows may prove to be the most difficult to get into yet.At the time of publication, the cheapest last-minute tickets we could find for Swift’s three night-stint in the Bayou City was $608 before fees on Vivid Seats — and those are for upper-deck seats.Lower-level tickets start at $591 before fees; no floor seats we found were under $1000 from April 21-23.While those may be steep price tags, we expect prices to balloon even higher this week as we get closer to the high-profile gigs.Based on our records, tickets cost nearly double what they were a month ago (!) to see Swift live — simply put, there’s more demand to see Taylor live now than ever before.So, if you want to catch Swift this weekend at NRG Stadium and still need tickets, here’s everything you need to know before it’s too late.All prices listed above are subject to fluctuation.A complete breakdown of all the best prices on upper-deck, lower-level and floor seats for each of Taylor’s three Houston concerts can be found below.(Note: The New York Post confirmed all above prices at the publication time.

No signs of slowing down. Taylor Swift is remaining busy on her Eras Tour following her breakup from Joe Alwyn.

Changing the game! Taylor Swift’s Eras Tours has become synonymous with her rotating setlist and two surprise additions per show — but the rules have now shifted.

Janet Jackson just kicked off her 2023 Together Again Tour and she performed 40 songs on the opening night.

Taylor Swift welcomed special guest Aaron Dessner to the ‘Eras’ tour in Florida last night (April 14) – watch them give a live debut to ‘The Great War’ below.Dessner, who produced Swift’s lockdown albums ‘Folklore’ and ‘Evermore’, joined Swift for a song in the ‘surprise’ section of the set, where Swift plays a different track each night, often giving songs live debuts or dusting off rarities.On Thursday night in Tampa, Dessner joined her to play ‘The Great War’, a track he produced from the ‘3am Edition’ of Swift’s 2022 album ‘Midnights’.For the second surprise song, Swift gave another live debut to a track from ‘Midnights’, ‘You’re On Your Own, Kid’.See footage of both performances below.Taylor Swift com Aaron Dessner cantando "The Great War", bônus track do "Midnights"

Taylor Swift has leaned into the rumours that her next re-recorded album will be ‘Speak Now’, performing the song and teasing its future at the first Florida show on her ‘Eras’ tour.Swift performed the first of three shows in Tampa on Thursday (April 13), taking to the Raymond James Stadium alongside openers Beabadoobee and Gracie Abrams. The same line-up performed last night (April 14), with the last show, going down tonight (April 15), set to feature Gayle in Abrams’ place.The headlining pop star played ‘Speak Now’ acoustically at last night’s show, introducing it with a hint that her 2010 album (of the same name) will be the next that she does a ‘Taylor’s Version’ redux for.

Barack Obama attended Taylor Swift's The Eras Tour stop in Tampa, Florida, on Thursday night and was spotted by eagle-eyed fans. Obama and wife Michelle Obama were photographed taking in the performance from their box seats at Raymond James Stadium.Thursday's concert marked Swift's first return to the stage after a brief tour hiatus and since news broke of her high profile split from Joe Alwyn. 

Joe Biden and former President Barack Obama attended Taylor Swift's The Eras Tour stop in Tampa, Florida, on Thursday night and were spotted by eagle-eyed fans. In one video, Biden is seen wearing a mask and getting into a black vehicle on his way to the show.