Taylor Swift Masterfully Reinvents the Eras Tour for Its European Version: See All the Changes
10.05.2024 - 14:51
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Ellise Shafer Anticipation hung in the air inside Paris’ La Défense Arena on Thursday night as a clock counted down to Taylor Swift‘s first European date of the Eras Tour. Yes, the record-breaking tour had been running for over a year and was very well-documented — Swift even released a concert film of it in October that is now streaming on Disney+ — but tonight was different.
Just under a month ago, during a break from the tour, Swift had released her 11th studio album, “The Tortured Poets Department,” and this show would mark its live debut. No one could be sure of how it would fit into her set — would it be an entirely new era or just included in the “surprise songs” portion? Would she kick off the show with it or put it at the end? I had my money on the former, but when the lights dimmed and Swift sang “It’s been a long time coming” — signaling the beginning of the “Lover” era — I was proven wrong.
But even early on, there were plenty of changes made to the set to accommodate the new songs, and new outfits throughout. She debuted a new orangey-pink bodysuit for the “Lover” era, complete with a matching blazer for “The Man.” However, one of her prized track No.
5s, “The Archer,” was removed from the setlist. Next, in the “Fearless” era, a new black-and-gold fringed dress made an appearance — but the real first surprise of the night came when the “Red” era followed, instead of “Evermore.” During “Red,” Swift also debuted a new T-shirt which read, “This Is Not Taylor’s Version.” Heading into the “Speak Now” era, Swift debuted a new intro with purple flower visuals, cut “Long Live” and went back to just doing “Enchanted” as the sole song of that album’s set.
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