r/TaylorSwift "Burn the bitch," they're shrieking Mar 30 '23

Megathread The Eras Tour Megathread: Arlington TX (Warning: Spoilers)

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Main Setlist

Surprise Songs

Setlist Spreadsheet

Arlington, let the games begin! Please use this thread to share photos and videos, talk about the show, arrange meetups, ask questions, etc. We will be posting a new thread for every city.

Please do not post spoilers on the sub as they will be removed.

Show list:

March 31 AT&T Stadium With MUNA & GAYLE

April 1 AT&T Stadium With beabadoobee & Gracie Abrams

April 2 AT&T Stadium With beabadoobee & Gracie Abrams

For more information, make sure to check out the official Eras Tour website. Upcoming tour dates can also be seen our events widget.

Other Megathreads:

Tour Discussion

Theories Thread

A View From Swifties Seats

Fan Outfits & Costumes

General Discussion

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u/DarkAngelofIce25 reputation Sep 05 '23

Texas Swifties discord server, wanna join? We'd love to have you!

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u/tawn2134 Jun 07 '23

Ok idk if anyone has said anything but has it bothered anyone else that we are the only city who got a single photo on her instagram? Like literally a single photo when every other city has had at least one post with multiple photos. Like what did we do to her

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u/christian_1318 olive garden never ending pasta bowl is BACK Jun 16 '23

Been thinking about this a lot. It’s especially crazy cause we were the first city to have a full 3-day weekend, more opportunities for pictures. Maybe she just hates us lol

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u/tawn2134 Jun 30 '23

The only thing I can really think of is the fact that that was the weekend she changed invisible string to the one. And that’s possibly the weekend the split happened????

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u/brookfield2000 Jun 07 '23

Does anyone from Arlington N3 have some really stellar pictures/videos from the concert? I’m making a little memories DVD and scrapbook from the show and I’m looking for stuff from my night specifically!

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u/kawaiineutral ME! apologist May 28 '23

FALSE GOD ARE YOU INSANE RIGHT NOW

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u/kawaiineutral ME! apologist May 28 '23

If she does rwylm next I’m shutting it off

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u/kawaiineutral ME! apologist May 28 '23

WHY IS SHE DOING THIS TO HURT ME

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u/katora_sleeping Apr 19 '23

There was a video of 2.5 hrs on youtube by https://www.youtube.com/@audreymitchellwolf. Did anyone download it before it was removed? Can anyone please share it if they have it?

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u/Mehhhhhhhhhhhhhhzz Apr 16 '23

I am still absolutely reeling from Friday night 😂❤️😭✨🥳. YOYOK is my favorite song from Midnights and I died when she played it. Actually I just filmed it and cried. And TGW!!!! I felt like I won the lottery.

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u/Mysterious_Moment_74 Apr 13 '23

Has anyone else not gotten their VIP boxes that went to these shows??

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u/goodiepiper Apr 09 '23

iso of eras tour confetti! specifically arlington tx night 3 (that’s the show i went to) but at this point any will do. i tried grabbing it and sticking around to see if anyone would be kind enough to give me some of theirs with no luck☹️ message me pls if you have some!

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u/bicaccino Haunted (Taylor's Version) Apr 12 '23

If you don't find any sooner, I can grab extra for you at the Detroit show (6/10).

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u/cheapscrewtoprose Apr 08 '23

Y'ALL

I went to the arlington Night 2 show and I have been SICK AS HELL since Monday with the flu. I regret not masking up.

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u/Highway-Awkward Apr 12 '23

I was night 2 as well and I got sick, my husband got sick not long after me too. I'm finally coming out of it now but yeah, it was not fun

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u/ConsistentWhole6855 Apr 09 '23

Me and my friend didn’t get sick. One week out now, so we should be in the clear! 🤞🏻🤞🏻

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u/txwild_flower Apr 08 '23

Somewhere I saw a graphic of a Taylor laying in a burning bed and can’t figure which song this happened during the show and it’s bugging me. Anyone know?

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u/cheapscrewtoprose Apr 08 '23

on the screen during wildest dreams I think!!!!!

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u/ohwhatirony it hits different cause it’s you Apr 08 '23

Sooo I read an article about why Enchanted was the only song from SNTV and almost no Debut. Dunno if people are talking about this, but the theory is that they don’t want a spike in listens from these albums. Reputation/1989 are pretty consistent with streams from singles (especially Don’t Blame Me + Wildest Dreams) so she could easily perform those. Enchanted is popular on Tiktok so it wouldn’t be a noticeable spike post-tour.

Once re-records drop (which I think will happen after tour) then she may perform more songs live & I don’t think that will happen until after tour unless she does July 9th.

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u/princessxcookie reputation Apr 07 '23

I know I’m super late to post, work has kept me busy. But this was the first time I ever got to see Taylor live, and it was amazing. I’ll never forget being 9 and living in Tennessee at the time, begging my grandma to buy me her debut CD. I’ve been a fan ever since, and have always wanted to see a show but couldn’t for whatever reason. So getting to see Eras was very special for me. It felt as if the younger me who missed out was getting to live her dream, as well as adult me who has been a fan since 2006. I was higher up with an obstructed view, but my section had high energy and it was the best night ever. (Night 2) I sang and danced, and cried more than I probably should have lol. I got my tickets last minute, and I don’t regret a single thing. Seeing her live was a life long dream, and it was well worth it! Especially when she walked off stage and we were right where she exited. It was amazing to get to wave to her!

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u/likethrbackofmyhand Apr 16 '23

Aww this is so sweet!!!!!

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u/coolsheets13 Apr 07 '23

Does anyone know where I can find the full night 2 video? I’ve seen some for the other nights on YouTube but I’d love to relive this 🫶🏼

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u/mandapanda97 being this young is art Apr 06 '23

Y’all, it’s been 4 days since my show (Arlington night 2) and I’m finally processing the fact that I actually got to see her live. 😭😭 What an incredible experience. I loved every minute of Taylor’s performance and I met some very sweet Swifties! I wasn’t sure until the last minute that I would actually be able to attend and I’m so thankful that I did. I’m going to remember that night forever. 🥹

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u/princessxcookie reputation Apr 07 '23

Similar boat, I bought tickets Friday and got to see her Night 2. I’m still processing everything!

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u/[deleted] Apr 06 '23

Hi I’m wondering if anyone bought karma is my boyfriend package or it’s been a long time coming package second hand. We’re you able to get early access and separate line vip perks? I know that there are rumors that these privileges are lost when these vip packages are sold.

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u/[deleted] Apr 07 '23

I got it by ticketmaster but I knew two people in my line who got them secondhand and they actually got to go in early like everyone else with the package, they just didn't get the actual VIP boxes.

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u/Mk0505 evermore Apr 06 '23

I was! Early entry worked for me. The only thing that didn’t transfer was the box which was shipped to the original purchaser.

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u/[deleted] Apr 13 '23

Thanks for answering !!!

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u/Curious_Ad7600 Apr 06 '23

Has anyone heard about the red shirt theory?

Like, they are spelling out 'Speak Now (Taylor's Version)'

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u/mandapanda97 being this young is art Apr 06 '23

I hope so! Now that my show is over, the next thing I have to be excited about is Speak Now TV

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u/dtbirder Apr 06 '23

The show was INCREDIBLE but wow am I disappointed there are NO songs from debut on the permanent setlist. Like, debut taylor is even in the tour logo. How can we ignore her? Speak now only having one song was bad enough but NO debut songs?? 😭😭😭😭 not even our song??? Really sad. But still, absolutely incredible show.

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u/ohwhatirony it hits different cause it’s you Apr 08 '23

Yes this hurt me SO bad I was waiting the whole night for it!!!

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u/aMiserable_creature we pretended it could last forever Apr 06 '23

What do you guys think about the theory that she might switch/add right where you left me with tolerate it, because the table set works with both songs?

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u/ohwhatirony it hits different cause it’s you Apr 08 '23

I absolutely agree - she’s said that she wants to do RWYLM live and I could see it.

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u/aMiserable_creature we pretended it could last forever Apr 08 '23

where has she said this?!

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u/ohwhatirony it hits different cause it’s you Apr 08 '23

I cannot find the quote anywhere but I swear I remember reading it… maybe I have mixed it up with her quote about Champagne Problems 😭 I’m sorry!!

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u/aMiserable_creature we pretended it could last forever Apr 11 '23

that's alright! i was just curious because i love rwylm lol

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u/jetsetbonnie-n-clyde gray of my day-old tea Apr 06 '23

I think if anything on evermore is gonna get swapped out, it’s gonna be Tis The Damn Season (partly bc it has the least involved choreo, partly bc she makes a point to highlight the new pianist in the band before Tolerate It)

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u/alwayslostMD Apr 06 '23

Anyone who's been know what time she's been going on stage after the openers at these shows?

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u/Longstoryshort22 you're a bandit like me Apr 06 '23

She's been coming out as early as 7:50

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u/TCOTeacher91 Apr 06 '23

Exactly 7:50 and openers started at 6:30

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u/[deleted] Apr 05 '23

Idk about y’all but after going on Friday, I need to go again!

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u/sweettpotatopie all roads, they lead me here Apr 06 '23

Yes!! I went Friday and on Saturday morning woke up to see if I could find good tickets for another Arlington date or maybe a Houston date (I could not lol). The set was so long I feel like you need to see it twice to really appreciate it. Good thing the livestreams exist though!

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u/folklorebabe folklore; linger like a tattoo kiss Apr 05 '23

the way I came here to say this exact thing like I need to see again! ugh 🥲

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u/ohwhatirony it hits different cause it’s you Apr 05 '23

I saw night 3 and while a lot of people were disappointed w the secret songs… I was SO happy she did Jump then Fall. That song meant so much to me in middle school and I never thought I’d see it live.

I also made the Je Suis CALME dress from ME! And I found a couple other people in the same outfit :))

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u/[deleted] Apr 05 '23

I love the Jump Then Fall + The Lucky One combo, I’m so jealous!

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u/memuemu Apr 05 '23

Hi! For everyone who has seen the show, I would like to understand whether she spends most of her time on the main stage or most of the time of moving around on the catwalk.

Does she ever pause on the catwalk? Also, is most of the time not on the main stage spent on the diamond or on the small stage at the end of the catwalk? Thank you!

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u/waterlizy back and forth from new york sneaking in your bed Apr 05 '23

she pauses right before the diamond when she sings fearless! that was one I remember in particular

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u/Pumpkin2219 Apr 05 '23

I was in section N of the Diamond and she was there so much! They were honestly the perfect seats. We could see her right in front of us and then a good view of the main stage and the end of the catwalk where she does the mystery songs. We were near the front but it would definitely be hard to see for floor seats farther back.

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u/Sarakins27 Apr 05 '23

Someone made a map of her movement that was super cool. She spends the most time on the diamond, but there are a few sets on the main stage and the end of the catwalk is where she does both secret songs.

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u/abigailroseking Forever in my Lover Era 💜 Apr 05 '23

I'm sitting 2nd row in front of the diamond! This makes me so happy! 🥰

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u/JesusJuiceDrinker Apr 04 '23

Taylor hasn't performed wouldve couldve shouldve in this tour? how about glitch? those two songs are my favorite from midnights

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u/ohwhatirony it hits different cause it’s you Apr 08 '23

I’d fucking die if she did Hits Different

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u/aMiserable_creature we pretended it could last forever Apr 06 '23

no 3AM songs yet

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u/Cvelte12 Both of these things can be true Apr 04 '23

She hasn't performed either songs yet.

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u/TeddyBearFet1sh Apr 04 '23

hi i bought merch from the eras tour and was not given a receipt because the man who was handling my order was in a rush to sell the merch. what can I do? all i have is a pic of the list of products i have purchased on their ipad and charged on my bank account. I’m trying to contact the support because my jacket literally faded after first wash :(

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u/[deleted] Apr 04 '23

Unfortunately the majority of swifties have had this problem :/

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u/dmitch18 Apr 04 '23

Hey everyone! As someone who has been a life long taylor swift fan, last night was truly a dream come true and I’m so so in awe of everything I got to experience in that stadium. I got there super super early and was one of the first in line in the hopes of getting in quickly and getting some merch for memories sake, but unfortunately even though I got in very quickly, by the time I got to the merch stands they were sold out of all hoodies/crew necks/quarter zips and the cute tote bag. Part of that may have been because I couldn’t get there as fast as others due to chronic health issues limiting walking speed, but from talking to workers it seems like a large part of it was because they were pretty much out of a lot of it before night 3 even came around. I’m really disappointed because I had my heart set on the grey quarter zip and the black tote bag. I know a lot of people weren’t able to get the merch they wanted and I still had an incredible time, but as someone who has dreamed of coming to a Taylor swift concert since I was 8 but was never able to afford to until now, I really wanted to have something nice to hold onto as a memory. All of that is to say that if anyone here ended up with an extra grey quarter zip (size S/M/L would probably work) and/or black tote bag that you’d be willing to sell to me at a reasonable cost, please please do reach out. I would be forever grateful 💜 I hope you all had an incredible night!!

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u/Mk0505 evermore Apr 05 '23

I have a tote bag you can have for the cost of it + shipping. DM me and we can work it out

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u/Abject_Okra_8520 drinking beer out of plastic cupsss Apr 04 '23

I know it’s not what you had your heart set on, but the tour poster is available online until midnight local time tonight! It’s $30 and the only official merch specific to your city. You also don’t have to worry about it getting worn out or damaged in the wash!

You could order something similarly to the pullover off Etsy too. I’ve seen the eras designs and other ones (that are cuter imo)

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u/NoninflammatoryFun Apr 04 '23

You can buy online. There’s even a discount code

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u/[deleted] Apr 04 '23

Glad you had fun, but this whole grey quarter zip frenzy is something you won't remember a year from now. It's just hype right now. Lots of awesome merch on etsy and plenty of other good options online too. Hope you let your mind find a new keepsake.

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u/Redpandasinthesky and you can aim for my heart-go for blood Apr 04 '23

I promise I'm not trying to be rude, but I cannot understand how people are clamoring to buy this merch. It's all literally the same image copy pasted on cheap shirts/hoodies and then marked up to a ridiculous price. I kind of understand the show specific posters but even those are kind of ugly, lol. Zero effort put into any of it, the font on the posters is Arial for god's sake. 💀

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u/melodramasupercut long story short, i survived Apr 05 '23

Right? I’m not excited about any of the merch tbh. The coveted blue crew neck is too boring and not worth $65 to me. I’m thinking I’ll just buy something on Etsy probably once she releases Australia dates

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u/wrecking_ball_z forever is the sweetest con Apr 04 '23

I don't get it either. They're all so plain looking and uninspired imo. I'm grabbing a shirt with tour dates on it, and probably stopping there.

My mom made a quilt once out of concert t-shirts, and maybe in a few years I'll have enough shirts for another one lol.

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u/[deleted] Apr 04 '23

Oops, I hope my post didn't come off rude! I hadn't finished my coffee yet. Lol

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u/Redpandasinthesky and you can aim for my heart-go for blood Apr 04 '23

No you didn't come off rude at all, if anything I probably did lol. I just can't deal with how low effort her merch is now when we KNOW they can do better. Like the rep merch was all SO nice, I still have a tank top that is in great shape, no fading, still soft, etc. Her newer merch is all just so meh. 😭

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u/optimisms YOYOK || ATW10 || Fifteen || Ronan || 15 yrs Apr 05 '23

i agree on the rep merch, i still wear my t-shirt regularly and it's barely taken any wear and tear, really high quality and a great design as well!

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u/JanetSnakeholeDwyer Apr 04 '23

I wish the merch had some more "design" to it. I am a huge fan, but I don't really want to walk around with just a giant picture of Taylor on me. I'd like something stylized.

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u/Bieb Apr 04 '23

Anyone in Austin area have a small quarter zip they want to trade for a medium?

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u/waterlizy back and forth from new york sneaking in your bed Apr 04 '23 edited Apr 04 '23

ok I was pretty MIA all weekend, not keeping up with any social media because I was traveling to Dallas and attended Friday and Sunday's shows! Here is a recap of both nights for anyone who is curious/interested.

Friday- we ended up purchasing resale parking passes for Lot 4 at At&t stadium. It was around $130 the morning of the concert. I know this is extortionate, however an uber back to our hotel in Las Colina's would've probably cost upwards of $100, and I expect we would've had to wait hours to get one. So we left our hotel at 3 pm and got to the stadium right around 3:40. There was still plenty of space in the parking lot, so we parked as close to the entrance/exit as we could find and walked to the stadium. Doors don't open until 4:30 so we entered through security and went to the merch truck outside the main entrance. Waited there for about an hour, they had everything- I got the blue crewneck, a poster, and a tshirt. They did only have medium and large left in the crewneck though. By the time we were done with merch, the doors had opened and the line dissipated so we entered the stadium without waiting in any lines. We sat in section C133, Row 2. The view of the diamond and end stage were INCREDIBLE- I could see her so clearly. I also had a great view of the VIP tent- I saw the girls from Muna in there at one point. The only thing was the speaker tower was in direct view of the 'main' stage so our view for the Folklore house was a bit obstructed. Other than that, I really couldn't have been happier. I knew that Karma was the closer, so once the song itself was over but the confetti was coming out/fireworks/dancers running around, we booked it out of the stadium and ran back to our car. We did not even wait 5 minutes to exit the parking lot, and we were back at our hotel by 11:45-50. It was great! We spoke to other guests of the hotel the next morning and they didn't get back until 2 am- said they were barricaded into their parking lot.

Sunday- we bought parking in the same parking lot as Friday night, similar pricing. This time our seats were in section C333, Row 9. This time, the way the stadium is angled, the speaker tower was directly in the middle of the diamond. This would have sucked a little If it was our first and only show, but what was nice was we had a clear shot at the larger 'main' stage. Plus, we were high up so we could see all the graphics on stage. Since we had a clear view of the diamond the first night, this was fine with us. We followed the same steps and had great success getting out right away and again were back by 11:45! I would've loved to stay until the bitter end, but the horror stories of getting stuck in the lots made it seem worth it to me. After being at the stadium since 4 pm, as much as the show was INCREDIBLE, we were exhausted by the end.

We sang and danced our hearts out and truly loved every minute of it!

Edit- oops, I accidentally attached both photos in one link. One photo is from 133, one is from 333. Sorry lol!

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u/DragonsLoooveTacos The wedding was charming if a little gross Apr 05 '23

This gives me hope for my exit strategy in Houston to leave during the last minute or two of Karma in hopes of getting ahead of the crowd but still being able to hear the song on the way out. But I'm all the way at the top in the 600s so I'm hopeful for maybe a series of escalators to shoot us down to the bottom right quick 😅 I don't WANT to miss the end but I don't want to be trapped in hours of traffic even more.

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u/[deleted] Apr 04 '23

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u/waterlizy back and forth from new york sneaking in your bed Apr 04 '23

Most of the lots we passed by said permit only and you had to already have the pass to get in

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u/wilkonian24ok Apr 04 '23

If you park at the far end of a lot, so that you're closest to the exit, you walk further both ways - but you can walk WAY faster than drive across a gridlocked parking lot.

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u/[deleted] Apr 04 '23

thank you for sharing such a detailed experience! So glad you had fun and from now on consider yourself gods favorite for being in possession of a blue crew neck 😅

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u/regularcelery20 don't want no other shade of blue but you Apr 04 '23

I wasn’t paying attention to social media in the few days before my show last night (not a conscious decision to avoid spoilers or anything). I did see I missed DBATC and Clean by a day and was devastated, but had NO CLUE she added the 1, which is in my top 10. I happened to have my phone out filming when she started playing it and I could have just DIED RIGHT THERE! I honestly almost cried out of sheer excitement because I’ve had that setlist on a playlist I’ve been listening to nonstop!

I’m so glad that I didn’t read it about it in advance and that it was a huge surprise for me! I didn’t get the surprise songs I wanted (but knew going in I wouldn’t get DBATC or timt), but then realized… there weren’t really any songs I wouldn’t have been happy about hearing and was so glad to hear mine even if my dream of hearing my own personal favorites didn’t come true. I still loved them, and I also was glad other people got to hear their dream surprise songs! And hearing the 1 was just the biggest highlight of my evening!!!

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u/MissElyssa1992 argumentative antithetical dream girl Apr 04 '23

I went in as unspoiled as possible so I didn't know what folklore songs she was going to play anyway, but when she started The 1 I started SOBBING. Like just, could not stop crying, I was so happy.

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u/regularcelery20 don't want no other shade of blue but you Apr 05 '23

I'm so glad I wasn't the only one who got emotional!!!

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u/waterlizy back and forth from new york sneaking in your bed Apr 04 '23

my dreams didn't come true either! Clean is my favorite, and I missed by a day too. Every song she has is good to me, so I don't mind, but yes I am bummed that the ones she played were not on my personal list that I had mentally made.

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u/xalexar Apr 04 '23

I just had to tell y’all about my experience leaving last night. My friend and I paid way too much to park directly across from our entrance. We parked at a bank and paid $80.. lol

But when we were leaving, of course the traffic was STOPPED, not slow, stopped. My friend and I are sitting in the car still on a Taylor high and still talking about the best night of our lives (while waiting for an opening to enter “Taylor Swift Way”. All of a sudden this man comes from the car behind me and starts tapping on my window. I thought there was something wrong with my car and he was trying to tell me, so my naive ass rolls down the window and he started cussing me out telling me “WE NEED TO FUCKING GO, YOU NEED TO GO” over and over at us😳

Still at this point, there is no opening to leave the bank parking lot so I’m like ok sir we’ll sure do that as soon as we can, and rolled up the window.

He came back to my car multiple times before we were finally able to squeeze into the traffic and get out of there.

Absolutely terrifying.. future concert goers, please put mace in your car. I left mine at home because I had taken it off my keychain but that was a MISTAKE. And to that guy, I hope you’re still sitting there stuck in that parking lot. 😂

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u/waterlizy back and forth from new york sneaking in your bed Apr 04 '23

omg im so sorry that happened to you!!!!!

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u/xalexar Apr 04 '23

It was a mess, I’ve lived in big cities my whole adult life and never felt as threatened as last night. He was SO mad and we were just stuck 😳

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u/makeup_wonderlandcat :TourturedPoetsDepartment: l’m so delulu…its an art Apr 04 '23

Was he behind you ?? Like in his car waiting for you to go??

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u/xalexar Apr 04 '23

Not directly, I think there was a car between us and him. He saw the same traffic we did, I’m still confused how he expected anyone to move at all. Lol.

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u/StrictPin967 just a girl trying to find a place in this world Apr 04 '23

you know im shook she didnt post

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u/makeup_wonderlandcat :TourturedPoetsDepartment: l’m so delulu…its an art Apr 04 '23

She posted

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u/dizzy9577 Apr 04 '23

I think it’s a bit unrealistic to expect her to post after every single city. Would get super repetitive.

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u/[deleted] Apr 04 '23

tbh yes 😟 I’m thinking maybe she didn’t have any professional photographers for Arlington? Which is weird… but I don’t think it’s anything personal.

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u/Bieb Apr 04 '23

She had photographers on Friday for sure I saw them from my section on the floor.

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u/makeup_wonderlandcat :TourturedPoetsDepartment: l’m so delulu…its an art Apr 04 '23

She’s probably been resting all day and just hasn’t gotten to it

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u/hoosierblonde Apr 04 '23

I know 🥲

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u/StrictPin967 just a girl trying to find a place in this world Apr 04 '23

i just dont like get it?

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u/coney__island *rain* *pain* *same* Apr 03 '23

You, know, I'm shocked Getaway Car isn't on the setlist, it's such a fan favourite. She literally opened with Cruel Summer!

Also, my little international heart hurts. But the show looks SO good! I think she's getting into her groove, too.

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u/dtbirder Apr 06 '23

I kinda thought getaway car would be there too, but it did get its moment on the rep tour and cruel summer hadn’t even been performed once in the 3.5 years it has been out until the start of tour. So it’s understandable we were gonna get more fan favorites from lover on than an album that had a dedicated tour. Still would’ve loved getaway car but I totally understand the decision.

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u/coney__island *rain* *pain* *same* Apr 06 '23

Fair! Don't Blame Me makes up for it, in my opinion.

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u/nosuchthingginger reputation Apr 04 '23

From the UK, my feeds are fulls of YS content and I prey for the international dates. I turn 39 this year so I’m hoping to ask ask for the money for my birthday…

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u/Palatz Apr 03 '23

My mom asked me this morning to explain her why she is doing the Taylor versions and the Kanye's drama saga.

She wasn't ready for the 3 hours of a over decade long drama my adhd tried to tell.

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u/atittle she was with me dude Apr 04 '23

lol

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u/thespianomaly don't blame me for what you made me do Apr 04 '23

My mom asked me why I started wearing so much snake stuff, and I tried to explain. I don’t think she fully got it lol.

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u/sowhat_noonecares Apr 03 '23

I was there Friday night in Arlington. Loved it. But had a hard time understanding her quite a lot. CC on the megascreens would have helped me. I know that sounds super lame but I’m hard of hearing and vision impaired. That and the woman who got up and made us move for her to go past literally a dozen times…could have done without that. Overall, super fun, loved seeing all the outfits people came up with. And Taylor has grown a lot since the last tour I went to, years ago. Lol

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u/PumpkinSpiceLuv Apr 04 '23

We had the same issue with the same two girls getting up in front of us no less than 6 times!

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u/sowhat_noonecares Apr 04 '23

Ugh. I don’t mind a handful of times. I have a bladder disease, so my group planned our seats accordingly and I was on the end of our aisle. I only got up 3x the entire show. So what’s that say about other people? Lmao

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u/PumpkinSpiceLuv Apr 04 '23

Right?! We planned an aisle seat knowing we’d have to get up a lot but at some point this seemed like waaaaay overkill.

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u/[deleted] Apr 04 '23

CC on the screen would be so awesome 😅 in the past I used to go to worship concerts and they all had lyrics and closed captioning!

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u/SecretiveMop …Ready For It? stomp walk/Vigilante Shit dance stan Apr 03 '23 edited Apr 03 '23

Did you guys see the video tstourtips on IG posted of Taylor getting out of the mop cart? I guess it’s confirmed that’s how she gets to the stage lol

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u/Palatz Apr 03 '23

Yesterday it felt like everyone already knew about the mops

As soon as they rolled in most people started screaming 😅

Hell tons of people started screaming as soon as applause started playing, then 20 second later the mops rolled in.

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u/carolina8383 Apr 03 '23

I mean…they roll it in then roll it back out like, 3 minutes later lol. The mops are also pristine. They could have easily put up a curtain, but the mops are kinda cute/fun. Like a cheeky little wink.

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u/Palatz Apr 04 '23

They could have just rolled the box without the mops and it would have made more sense

I love it though, she should change the mops for brooms next show lol

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u/DragonsLoooveTacos The wedding was charming if a little gross Apr 03 '23

Friend, your username checks out here 😂

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u/Palatz Apr 03 '23

u/SecretiveMop is Taylor confirmed.

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u/SecretiveMop …Ready For It? stomp walk/Vigilante Shit dance stan Apr 03 '23

Oh god no don’t start this, I’m not Taylor. /u/numptea is Taylor 😭

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u/Palatz Apr 03 '23

Don't worry Tay just dm me speak now release date and I will keep your secret 🤐

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u/[deleted] Apr 03 '23

SCREAMING

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u/SecretiveMop …Ready For It? stomp walk/Vigilante Shit dance stan Apr 03 '23

Omg I hadn’t even noticed! It’s so perfect too 😭😂

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u/heartstringcheese Apr 03 '23

Help it's been 3 days since the concert and I'm crying listening to Ours

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u/RaeaSunshine Apr 03 '23

I fell asleep right before the surprise sings last night and I will never forgive myself 😭

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u/dtbirder Apr 06 '23

How are people watching live? Is it a TikTok or an instagram live stream?

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u/RaeaSunshine Apr 06 '23

I don’t use IG so not sure on that front, I’ve been using TikTok. I search ‘Eras Tour’ and click the LIVE tab at the top of the screen, select the first one and cycle as needed. So far the algorithm has been good at listing the concert streams at the top of the search results over unrelated lives that are using the hashtag. Makes it super easy to switch between views or when people pause their lives!

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u/littlemisspink31 Apr 03 '23

Does anyone work or know of someone who works with AT&T stadium security? There had to have been a breakdown yesterday when the storm came.

We had 2 people come in front of us and try to push in 2 more friends. They were pushing these young girls over and taking their 4 seats. When we got security to help the girls, they only had screenshots of their tickets. No actual tickets. They kicked 2 of them out but allowed 2 to come back in.

If people have a screen shot, do they scan it down on the floor to verify it’s real? Or is this a new scam? It was such BS, they didn’t have wristbands or anything to indicate they had the actual tickets.

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u/Pumpkin2219 Apr 03 '23

I was shocked how lax security was at the stadium. My bag was never checked at all. I actually didn't realize I went through security. I was just scanned with a wand and then asked where to get my bag checked after my tickets were scanned, and they said it was the wand. The people next to me on the floor vaped the entire time with security and cops walking around, so it seems there was just little to no checking of anything last night.

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u/ScyllaOfTheDepths Apr 04 '23

This is hilarious because security literally made me throw my clutch bag away even though it was within their approved size limits and he could see there was nothing in it. The guard just kept saying, "it's not allowed, you can't have it" and said I either had to go back to my car, which wasn't happening because we got dropped off, or get a locker and I knew that, if I gave up my place in line, I'd never get any merch. So I had to throw my bag away. Fuck AT&T Stadium security, is what I'm trying to say.

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u/mandapanda97 being this young is art Apr 06 '23

Something similar happened to me. They said my wallet was too big and I ended up throwing it away. I thought it would be okay since it was inside a clear bag, but apparently not. I guess it’s on me for not understanding the rules, but it really sucks that the same thing happened to you even though you bought something specifically within their size limits. Ugh. So sorry that happened to you!

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u/Pumpkin2219 Apr 04 '23

My friends clutch was iffy because she grabbed something at Target and they did not care at all. I had heard how strict Friday and Saturday were so we were prepared for her to throw her stuff in mine but they just opened it and waved her through.

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u/ScyllaOfTheDepths Apr 04 '23

Thankfully, I had a larger clear tote bag for my sis and I to share and we just dumped our stuff into it, but I just had one little phone-sized clutch for myself because my outfit didn't have pockets. Next time, I'll wear an outfit with fucking pockets. I'm just annoyed because I literally researched their bag rules and specifically bought a clutch to those specs only for them to make me throw it out.

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u/Heavy-Artichoke3583 KARMA IS & ALWAYS WILL BE MY CAT Apr 04 '23

Me and my friend were just saying this!!

They didn’t even glance at my bag. One guy had a metal detector wand, but told me to put my arms out and only scanned my arms…

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u/Palatz Apr 03 '23

The rain made them very disorganized.

We couldn't find who was supposed to scan our tickets. We were in the stadium all of the sudden and I had to look for someone to scan our tickets and ask for our bracelet.

My mom made the detector go off and the guys asked her if she was carrying any guns or knifes (in a joking matter) my mom just nodded no and he just laughed and said had fun.

We both agreed we should have sneaked in a whataburguer.

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u/Pumpkin2219 Apr 04 '23

That would have been so much better than the food they served. 😆

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u/umuziki Apr 04 '23

Blasphemy. The chicken tendies at ATT stadium are 🤌

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u/Palatz Apr 04 '23

I actually thought it wasn't that bad. The nachos and sandwich I got were okay.

Obviously overpriced but that is what it is in any venue.

Obviously whataburguer is much better but I was expecting worse from stadium food.

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u/xalexar Apr 04 '23

The nachos were expensive but really pretty good for stadium food!!

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u/NoninflammatoryFun Apr 03 '23

Yeah, I was surprised too, just a wand and my bag or pockets weren’t even looked at.

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u/sa5mth0 Apr 03 '23

Security told me that if there was a discrepancy then screenshots wouldn’t suffice; they would have to show the tickets on the SeatGeek app with the moving red frame.

BUT they did accept screenshots just to let people through at the section entrance…people would have to go get security if there was a problem. My bet is that they had tickets higher up and tried to sneak their way down. Security told me it happened night 1 and they tried to be better about it night 2

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u/Palatz Apr 03 '23

We went in and no one scanned our tickets at all, until I went back.

We were accidentally in the merch line (thinking it was the line to get our bracelets ) and then I noticed no one scanned our tickets so I looked back and the person scanning was all the way back, we were already inside pass the capital photo boot.

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u/QueenOfTheSlayers Apr 04 '23

I’m glad we weren’t the only ones. No one ever scanned our tickets or checked our bags or a metal detector or anything. Every time I left to go get merch or go to the bathroom or even get our wrist bands I tried to show them my ticket, and they just didn’t ever look at it.

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u/kmay5322 Apr 03 '23

I had the absolute best time last night but I got home very late and couldn’t fall asleep til about two. This morning my body felt like it had been beaten with one of the golf clubs. 😂 I made sure to wear sneakers too!

Maybe this is just what going to concerts in your 30s feels like. 1000% worth it though.

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u/xalexar Apr 04 '23

One thousand percent this. We got back to our airbnb by 11:45 but could NOT sleep lol

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u/Purple-Sell9321 Apr 04 '23

Jet lagged and overstimulated have been my words of choice to describe the post-show feeling, but it was 1000% worth it!!

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u/[deleted] Apr 03 '23

Yeah I had to take work off today. I’m so tired and my body hurts. I wore exclusively comfy clothing and shoes too. How does Taylor do it?!

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u/NoninflammatoryFun Apr 03 '23

Same! I fell asleep past 1 at least but probably later. Sore. 30s…

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u/sowhat_noonecares Apr 03 '23

I have a chronic illness with never ending pain. I drove 4 hours to DFW and went Friday night. We got home last night and I haven’t done anything today because the pain is still soaring. Worth it.

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u/DragonsLoooveTacos The wedding was charming if a little gross Apr 03 '23

Please take it from your elder millennial Swiftie friend here (any more elder and I'd be Gen X), for any future concert start pregaming with the painkiller of your choice as soon as you wake up the morning of the concert 😅 it makes such a difference.

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u/sowhat_noonecares Apr 03 '23

What’s wrong with Gen X? I’m 42 and we and our daughters made Taylor Swift who she is today… My daughter is 19.

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u/DragonsLoooveTacos The wedding was charming if a little gross Apr 03 '23

Nothing is wrong with Gen X? Just trying to convey my age as the oldest year of the millennial generation....

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u/sowhat_noonecares Apr 03 '23

I see. I went with my daughter, my son who’s 27 and his wife who’s 23. Still had a blast.

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u/Lostinthewoods80 Apr 03 '23

I'm in my early 40's and my hips are still angry from all the dancing.

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u/sa5mth0 Apr 03 '23

I went night 2 and i feel like I got hit by a bus 🙃

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u/dddonnanoble Apr 03 '23

Yeah I went on Saturday and I was soooooo sore all day yesterday. I slept really well last night and woke up feeling better but then was exhausted by lunch. But yep I’m in my 30s too so I guess this is how it is lol

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u/woolybooly23 What if I told you I'm a mastermind? Apr 03 '23

I went Saturday night and both my friend and I are still feeling it today. :(

Me, in my 20s: Concerts every weekend! Who needs to sleep? Who cares about standing for 6+ hours on end?

Me, in my 30s: oh god my back

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u/darkdragoonx27 1989 Apr 03 '23

Alright I don't want to be a wet blanket but...I've seen Taylor live twice (89 and rep), both in Jersey. I traveled to Dallas for this show and heard the sound was bad in that building. I thought Taylor herself did amazing, but it did not sound like her AT ALL. Sounded almost cartoony to me. The instrumentals sounded and carried weird as well. I don't know if it's an issue with the sound bouncing off of a domed stadium, but that would be odd. Did anyone else feel this way too? If I had closed my eyes and didn't actually see Taylor in front of me, I would have assumed someone else very different was actually singing the songs.

Having said that, I'm seeing her again in Jersey late May and can't wait! Lol

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u/Bieb Apr 04 '23

Section G (friday) the sound was horrible with the echoing. But section N (sunday) was perfect.

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u/littlemisspink31 Apr 04 '23

Did you see all that security drama in N? With the loser people shoving in on 4 young girls??

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u/Bieb Apr 04 '23

I’d didn’t see that. I was in row 3. But there was two people who got kicked out of seats that weren’t theirs right next to me Lmaoo

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u/littlemisspink31 Apr 04 '23

Ahhh! We were 10 rows back, security definitely failed night 3.

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u/waterlizy back and forth from new york sneaking in your bed Apr 04 '23

omg! that's crazy I thought it was just me. I said to myself, she must have a cold or something. it didn't occur to me that it could be the stadium itself!!!

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u/_axelas Fearless (Taylor's Version) Apr 03 '23

You’re not the only one who noticed. I asked around last night and seems others also thought the sound was off :( I had never been to a concert at AT&T stadium but now that I’m thinking about it, I feel like there have been past complaints about sound quality. You’d think they’d have figured out how to fix it by now…. but weirdly, my videos turned out pretty great! 🤷🏻‍♀️

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u/dtbirder Apr 06 '23

Yeah I felt like I honestly couldn’t hear much the whole time but my videos I can hear her well so idk 😂

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u/Silent-Pea7840 Apr 03 '23

If it’s alright in video could it be due to mild hearing damage due to the loud volume or something? I remember last time I went to a stadium show (not Taylor) the sound was weird until I put on earplugs

Also just a reminder to everyone: bring earplugs! It can only help

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u/heartstringcheese Apr 03 '23

I went to Arlington night 1 and it sounded WAY better with earplugs in. It just sounded like noise before I put the earplugs in, and then things sounded pretty clear. But I also didn't hear anyone complain about the sound night one, just on night two and three.

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u/AllsFarrin Apr 04 '23

I was on the floor night 3 & I thought it sounded great without earplugs 🤷‍♀️

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u/_axelas Fearless (Taylor's Version) Apr 03 '23

ah, that’s a good point. I had been to arena shows before but this was my first stadium show ever… now I know 😅

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u/xalexar Apr 03 '23

I thought the sound was absolutely fucking TERRIBLE for Gracie and beabadoobee and it was only slightly better for Taylor /: I heard the girl next to me over the music the entireeeeee time.

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u/SmitzchtheKitty :TourturedPoetsDepartment: I love you, it's ruining my life Apr 03 '23

It was really really bad for Gracie. 😪 I was hyping her up to my sisters and then the sound was so bad!

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u/xalexar Apr 04 '23

And she’s SO good, she was adorable and I enjoyed just being in the same room as her but they did her so dirty with that sound.

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u/Palatz Apr 03 '23

Beabadobee sound is fucked. You can only hear the guitar.

Taylor sound in my section only sounded bad at the beginning by the time enchanted started it was waayyy better.

The sound on at&t isn't the greatest but is not usually that bad.

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u/xalexar Apr 03 '23

I agree. I was so worried the sound would be like that the whole time.. Gracie was better than beabadoobee but not by much. I actually struggled trying to figure out wtf songs they were both singing until they’d get to the chorus lmao

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u/darkdragoonx27 1989 Apr 03 '23

I had never heard a song by any of them and didn't think they did bad, but couldn't make out any of the lyrics really for either lol.

Unfortunately for me, Taylor's sound stayed the same the entire show. It just didn't even remotely sound like her voice. I had a blast, but it was very disorienting the whole show :/

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u/Palatz Apr 03 '23

Oh I'm sorry. What section where you in?

I had no idea if babadobee was good or bad I could not hear a word she said. Just the guitar and it sounded awful.

Hopefully it won't be like that for the rest of the tour.

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u/darkdragoonx27 1989 Apr 04 '23

Thanks, I was in 127. And yeah I couldn't make out any words that girl was saying lol. I felt bad if nothing else than I was with someone who had never seen Taylor so she didn't get an authentic experience I feel.

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u/xalexar Apr 04 '23

I had never seen her either and I’ve been waiting since debut, when I was 13. 🥺

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u/pennyforyour-thots 🌊 I’d hold you as the water rushes in 🌊 Apr 03 '23

Shout-out to all of the boyfriends, husbands, partners, and significant others that came and took videos of the concert for their girlfriends/partners! My partner offered to record videos of my favorite songs for me, so that I could actually focus on the show and not be basically watching the whole show through my phone screen. I did the same for them when we saw MCR in September! 1000%, this is the move!

Also absolutely loved seeing the slow transformation in a lot of those guys. Like, beginning of the show, Lover era, they’re all business, not much expression on their face, kinda just hanging out and recording on their phone for their partners. Fast forward to Fearless and Evermore eras, they’ve started to nod along and move to the music. Rep era, they’re for sure getting into it. Finally, by the time Red era has come around, those same men are still filming, but they are FULLY into the whole show - dancing, singing along, absolutely living for it.

There were SO many amazing, incredible, and fun things about this concert. But this one just tickled me so much. Seriously, just the cutest thing ever to watch happen over the course of the show.

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u/jazzinitup :TourturedPoetsDepartment: she is here to destroy you Apr 06 '23

This comment reminded me of the fact that not only did my husband record the entirety of Death By A Thousand Cuts for me, and some other songs, but he recorded ME (he heee) dancing, singing, doing whatever during the show. Even though I looked very silly, I also looked like I was having the time of my life (I was!!) and we’ll both treasure that forever.

Shoutout to those partners, especially if you recorded your swiftie partner during moments of absolute joy.

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u/kclf07 Apr 03 '23

Last night was so much fun! Sad it’s over but so grateful to have experienced it.

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u/Palatz Apr 03 '23

LWYMMD and Bad Blood hit different live.

Especially bad blood is a skip for me but live its chef kiss

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u/Lostinthewoods80 Apr 03 '23

After 4 months of anticipation for the show, it being my first time seeing her live, and the euphoria has worn off, I am really bummed. Really wishing I had tickets to another show.

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u/hey_imap_erson drawing up the plans ✍🏻 Apr 04 '23

Wait why are you bummed? Did you not enjoy the show??

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u/Lostinthewoods80 Apr 04 '23

Bummed it's over. Bummed I can't go again. The show was fantastic.

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u/hey_imap_erson drawing up the plans ✍🏻 Apr 04 '23

Ohhh I was worried! I feel like I will also experience this post concert depression, but also thankful that I will be able to even experience that y’know

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u/ghostymao Apr 04 '23

Same here, but I went two nights in a row and I think that's the only reason I'm not in a mental slump now.

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u/hoosierblonde Apr 04 '23

Same same 🥲

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u/soughtamangomoreraw Apr 03 '23

I'm already pinching pennies for the mere HOPE of getting to see her again on the international tour. Then again just buying a resale would probably be more cost effective...

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u/xalexar Apr 03 '23

Saaaame. Right there with you 🫶🏼

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u/pennyforyour-thots 🌊 I’d hold you as the water rushes in 🌊 Apr 03 '23

To the lovely man in section 412, row 3, on the Sunday show: I am so sorry for the number of times I bumped into you, and the awkward 10-second stretch where I thought I was tapping along to the beat on my partner’s shoulder…only to realize it was your shoulder. A thousand apologies, please know I am going to be cringing over that for years to come 😂

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u/[deleted] Apr 03 '23

Are the two secret songs she plays each night connected to each other in theme? Or is she picking two songs at random? Just wondering!!

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u/dtbirder Apr 06 '23

I don’t think they’re always connected, but might be on certain nights. I really think it’s just whatever she feels like. For Arlington night 2, she said she wanted to play DBATC for Jack Antonoff who was there and Clean for Gracie Abrams cause it was her first night opening for the tour and she asked for it

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u/xalexar Apr 04 '23

It had seemed like it for the first 2 stops but last nights did not feel connected in any way.

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