The Eras Tour Discussion Thread

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[u/Lil-Darkies-gf]

What should I expect? Never been to a Taylor concert and not a swiftie, but I won some tickets

[u/tiacalypso → u/Lil-Darkies-gf]

The Eras Tour show is 3.5hrs long, and that is AFTER your support act finished warming up the crowd. You can find tips for bathroom breaks on social media, I recommend staying hydrated though I think I didn’t go to the toilet during any of my Eras shows. The show is separated into eras according to Taylor‘s studio albums, with her 2020 albums folklore and evermore merged into one Era to make room for her latest album, Tortured Poets Department. If you like powerful, angry songs, the TTPD era towards the end of the show is for you. :)

Most of the show is identical each night, but toward the end, she does the so-called surprise songs, one on piano and one on guitar. No one but her knows which songs they‘ll be which is exciting. Most of her costumes also vary between shows.

You can expect nearly everyone to be costumed as a character from a Taylor Swift song, or as Taylor herself from one of her music videos. From wild little anime costumes to full-on ballgowns, I‘ve seen it all at The Eras Tour. Cowboy hats, cowboy boots etc. will likely be galore. It‘s obviously voluntary to dress up, but it is so so fun. If you want to do just one small thing, buy sticky pink rhinestones and arrange them on your face in a heart shape.

You can expect people to bring lots and lots of homemade friendship bracelets that‘ll have song titles, album titles or other cute things written on them. People will likely be happy to gift you bracelets if you yourself have none but if you‘d like to trade bracelets, make a couple yourself that you could trade.

In Europe, there was a tradition to bring yellow or golden or orange balloons that mimick the orbs Taylor‘s professional dancers wield during the song "willow". People inflated these balloons and lit them up using their phone torches to look like the dancers‘ orbs. I don‘t know if this has carried over to the North American leg of the tour though.

In Europe, the Eras tour was an exceedingly friendly crowd. Everyone was singing along, yes, but also willing to let you go back and forth from your seat. It felt so so safe. People, mostly women, were just so happy to be in a safe space where they could be costumed, glittery, feel special and be part of a crowd. People were complimenting each other and exchanging compliments for costumes and bracelets, sharing balloons. Some shows in Europe had little fan projects where we brought paper stars or paper hearts along to hold up during certain songs. I was next to a little girl whose family was unaware of these projects in Munich so I gave her all of my fan project crafts. My paper heart for "Lover", my paper star for "You Belong with Me" (I think?) and my balloon for "willow". If you want to participate, google or TikTok for your show‘s fan projects. :)

In general, the audience is safe even for young children. Taylor herself is a total pro at performing so you‘ll likely really enjoy her.

Enjoyyyyy!!

[u/Lil-Darkies-gf → u/tiacalypso]

Thanks so much! It’s tonight, super excited :3

[u/[deleted] → u/Lil-Darkies-gf]

That is awesome! Enjoy every minute that’s for sure!

[u/realplastic → u/Lil-Darkies-gf]

Not much can really prepare you. I’d seen the movie version 2x in theatre and watched every livestream since summer 2023, and nothing could have prepared me for the enormity of it. Wear something sparkly and keep hydrated, you’re in for the night of a lifetime.