The power of Miss Taylor Swift is that somehow in a crowd of 70,000 screaming fans, she can make you feel like you're the only one to whom she's singing. Swift has built her career on writing and making music that’s relatable to listeners’ own lives from breakups to growing up and overcoming hardship.
The Eras Tour is unique in that most artists don’t have a span of 10 albums that range from country to pop to indie, with each one's era defined so specifically and differently aesthetically. The set list is fixed except for two surprise songs that she performs after her 1989 set. She plays through each era (album) one by one in the following order: Lover, Fearless, Evermore, Reputation, Speak Now, Red, Folklore, 1989, and Midnights. She doesn't include a fixed song from her debut album, Taylor Swift, but she has included songs from it such as “Tim McGraw” during the surprise songs set.
At 33, Swift has made the Eras tour her victory lap, no matter where her career goes next. Playing at a cool three hours and 15 minutes, the concert boasts a 44-song set, including two surprise songs and no breaks for Swift. It’s easy to see why getting a ticket to one of her shows is a hot commodity. Here, a look at some of the most magical moments photographed on her tour so far.
Meet me at midnight.
Swift sparkled during her Midnights set in Tampa, Florida and so did the album on the charts. Released in October 2022, it was her most successful first week sales ever at a staggering 1.578 million albums sold.
Country girl at heart.
Although her style has veered towards pop in recent years, you can’t take a guitar away from a country girl. Each night of her show, seen here in Tampa, Florida, Swift performs a surprise song on the guitar and another on the piano.
BFFs.
Aaron Dessner of the band The National was a driving force in the birth of Swift’s Folklore and Evermore eras. In the height of COVID-19 after being forced to cancel her Lover Fest Tour, she went back to basics with just a guitar and got lost in the woods to make an album that went on to win Album of the Year at the Grammys in 2021. The two performed together in Tampa, Florida.
In her reputation era.
Swift took us to church in Tampa, Florida with her song “Don’t Blame Me” from her album Reputation. It wasn’t a mainstream single but is a fan favorite.
We're enchanted to meet you.
Throughout the night seen in Tampa, Florida, Swift performed classics that molded her career. Watching her in a sparkling dress alone on the stage singing “Enchanted” during the Speak Now segment is simply magical.
Evermore.
When the world was in lockdown, Swift got lost in new territory and didn’t want to be found. With simple guitar strings and her light demeanor, she created some of the best songs in her catalog on Evermore. Swift performed favorites from the album in Tampa, Florida.
An ode to grandma.
Fans were surprised and thrilled that she performed “Marjorie” off of her album Evermore. Seen in Tampa, Florida, Swift wrote the deeply personal song about her grandma Marjorie, who was an opera singer. Swift found an old record of Marjorie singing and if you listen closely at the end of the track, you can hear them singing together.
Lover.
Swift opened the three-hour set with her Lover era seen in Tampa, Florida. Swift is performing four new albums live for the first time during this tour: Lover, Folklore, Evermore, and Midnights. This also doesn’t even include the songs “from the vault” on her re-recorded albums from Fearless and Red.
The opening song.
Seen in Arlington, Texas, fans loved that Swift opened her show with a non-single, “Miss Americana & the Heartbreak Prince”.
She's the man.
Suited up as she performed “The Man” in Arlington, Texas, Swift wore an array of custom Christian Louboutin boots and shoes made just for the tour.
We remember it, all too well.
If you’re a Swiftie, you know for years that there were rumors swirling of a full 10-minute version existing of her fan-favorite song “All Too Well”. On her re-recording of album Red, the extended track is included. It went number one on the Billboard Top 100, and she performed the full version on Saturday Night Live. Seen in Arlington, Texas, the song remains a fan favorite.
Folklore.
In Arlington, Texas, Swift is seen wearing a cloak and up to some magic as she performs songs from her album Folklore. The album was her third Grammy win in the Album of the Year category; she is the first woman to win three times.
Sold out arenas.
It took just minutes for Swift to sell out over 2 million seats in arenas all over the country. Fans have made and brought friendship bracelets with song lyrics on them to trade with other fans during the show. The spotlight shines on her in Arlington, Texas.
Like, ever!
Swift is seen in Arlington, Texas bringing back her iconic look from the "22" music video as she kicked off the set from her Red era. At her Arlington concert, she gave her top hat to Selena Gomez’s little sister, Gracie, in the crowd.
We're bejeweled.
The song “Bejeweled” became an instant TikTok dance trend that was started by a fan simply making up a routine in a video. During Swift's performance of the song seen in Arlington, Texas, she references the social media dance.
She’s on her vigilante sh*t.
Swift is seen in Las Vegas, Nevada doing a sultry performance to her song “Vigilante Sh*t” during her set from the Midnights era.
Surprise song on the piano.
Swift surprises fans during each show with a different song that’s not on the setlist, seen on the piano in Las Vegas, Nevada. Sometimes she brings out a guest, such as Aaron Dessner.
Sparkling all night.
Seen in Las Vegas, Nevada, Swift sparkles during her 1989 set in a matching Roberto Cavalli top and skirt.
Back into the woods.
Swift is seen in Las Vegas, Nevada performing a set from Evermore. It is the first time she is playing songs from the album live.
The Lover house.
Seen in Glendale, Arizona, Taylor opened the show with the iconic Lover house. Each room represents a different era from her career.
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