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• Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour, featuring a slew of backup dancers and vocalists, is the highest-grossing concert film of all time.
• The backup dancers and vocalists on The Eras Tour play an integral role in the show's success and deserve the same recognition as Swift does for all their hard work.
• Swift's backup dancers have diverse backgrounds and impressive resumes, having worked with notable artists like Billie Eilish, Pitbull, Jennifer Lopez, and more, while her backup vocalists have been with her for several years and boast their own musical accomplishments.

Taylor Swift may be the face of Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour , but her show also features a slew of background dancers and singers who are integral to the success of the tour and the concert movie. During a hiatus from Swift's eponymous tour in October 2023, The Eras Tour movie was released in theaters. Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour movie broke box office records and quickly became the highest-grossing concert film of all time.

Plenty of surprise guests have joined Swift onstage on The Eras Tour , but only Swift's backup dancers and backing vocalists are featured alongside her in The Eras Tour movie . These performers work hard on The Eras Tour and deserve as much recognition as Swift for their work in The Eras Tour movie. Now streaming as Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour (Taylor's Version) on Disney+ , the extended cut of the concert movie features four previously cut songs and four bonus acoustic songs, showcasing even more of Swift's backup dancers and singers' talents.

Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour (Taylor's Version) is now available to stream on Disney+.

8 Biggest Differences Between The Eras Tour’s Theatrical & Disney+ Streaming Versions

There are some key differences between Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour (Taylor’s Version) on Disney+ and the concert movie's theatrical release.

Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour's Backup Dancers

Throughout all 10 eras in Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour (Taylor's Version) , the singer's backup dancers appear in different capacities to support her performances and ensure the entire production runs smoothly. Swift has 15 dancers in rotation on The Eras Tour, each of which serves a different role throughout The Eras Tour movie's three-and-a-half-hour runtime. Some perform one-on-one with Swift herself, while others function as a group to back the pop star up onstage during various sets.

Amanda Balen

Amanda Balen is a Canadian dancer and the dance captain of The Eras Tour dance troupe. Balen has appeared in films like La La Land, A Star is Born, and Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen and in TV shows like Glee. Prior to working with Swift, Balen also performed alongside Lady Gaga and Cher.

Audrey Douglass

Audrey Douglass is one of the 15 backup dancers who stars in The Eras Tour movie, but this is not her first time appearing on the big and small screens. Before Swift hired her, Douglass worked as a professional dancer on television shows and films such as Glee , Parks and Recreation , La La Land , Ellen , and performed at the Grammys. She also used to be a Rockette in New York City (via Us Weekly ).

Jan Ravnik caught many people's eye while performing onstage in Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour . Aside from dancing with Swift, the seasoned dancer has worked with other big names such as Mariah Carey, Paula Abdul, and Bruno Mars throughout his career. Ravnik has also appeared on the talent competition series X Factor and Got Talent. In The Eras Tour movie, Ravnik plays the role of Rebekah Harkness' husband, Bill, during the onstage reenactment of the true story behind "the last great american dynasty."

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Kameron Saunders

The Eras Tour is Kameron Saunders' latest gig in his long and prolific dancing career. Before dancing alongside Swift, Saunders graduated from the University of Missouri-Kansas City and worked with plenty of prestigious dance companies, like Dallas Black Dance Theatre, Saint Louis Ballet, and Missouri Contemporary Ballet. He also appeared as a dancer in the 2022 holiday film Spirited and the 2024 film adaptation of The Color Purple musical.

During the bridge of "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together," after Swift says, "like we are never getting back together," she hands Saunders the mic to yell the rest of the iconic line: "LIKE EVER!"

Saunders gets several moments in the spotlight in The Eras Tour movie during performances in the Red and Midnights eras. During the bridge of "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together," after Swift says, " like we are never getting back together ," she hands Saunders the mic to yell the rest of the iconic line: " LIKE EVER! " When Swift performs "Bejeweled" during the Midnights era, Saunders performs some solo freestyle choreography as Swift, the crowd, and the rest of the dancers watch in awe.

Kameron Saunders' brother, Khalen Saunders, used to play for the Kansas City Chiefs alongside Swift's current boyfriend, Travis Kelce.

Karen Chuang

Before working with Swift, Karen Chuang performed as a dancer alongside artists such as Nicki Minaj, P!NK, and Khalid at their respective concerts. Chuang is represented by the Clear Talent Group, and when she's not dancing onstage, she's teaching classes. She works at dance studios like Entity Contemporary Dance, Hollywood Vibe Dance, and STEEZY Studio.

Kevin Scheitzbach

Although Kevin Scheitzbach typically dances as a duo with his brother, Michael, as FlowXS , the dancer is currently working solo while touring with Swift on the Eras Tour. Originally from Toronto, Canada, Scheitzbach moved to Los Angeles with his brother in 2021 to seek more opportunities in the dancing world, where he's found immense success. Like Saunders, Scheitzbach also has a solo dance moment during "Bejeweled" in The Eras Tour movie where all eyes are on him.

Natalie Peterson

Before joining the Eras Tour in 2023 as one of Swift's backup dancers, Natalie Peterson worked as the assistant choreographer for Karol G's Bichota Tour and appeared in the singer's music video for her song "Location." Like Reid, Peterson graduated from Chapman University in California with two bachelor's degrees — one in Dance and the other in Public Relations and Advertising. She then went on to perform in the Moschino fashion film, Lightning Strikes and at the 2021 Billboard Awards.

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Natalie Reid

Natalie Reid is a dancer from Seattle, Washington, who moved to Los Angeles to attend Chapman University. Reid studied dance under Eras Tour choreographer Mandy Moore at the Edge Performing Arts Center (via City Dance Studios ) before joining Swift on The Eras Tour. Reid toured with notable artists like Billie Eilish, Pitbull, and Jennifer Lopez.

During the onstage reenactment of "the last great american dynasty," Reid plays the song's real-life subject, Rebekah Harkness.

Reid has also performed on various television shows like So You Think You Can Dance , The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon , and the Emmys. In The Eras Tour movie, Reid got a moment in the spotlight during the folklore era. During the onstage reenactment of "the last great american dynasty," Reid plays the song's real-life subject, Rebekah Harkness.

Taylor Swift's Eras Tour movie is filled with references to other moments in her career that elevate the atmosphere and appreciation of every era.

Raphael Thomas

Originally from St. Andrews, Jamaica, Thomas moved to the United States as a kid and pursued his dream of becoming a dancer. He trained at a few noteworthy dance schools such as The Asbury Park Technical Academy of Dance and The Rock School of Penn. Prior to The Eras Tour, Thomas performed with artists like Mary J Blige, Janet Jackson and John Legend.

Thomas acts as Swift's onstage scene partner during her performance of "tolerate it" in the evermore era, sitting across from Swift at the long dining table as she sings all her frustrations at him.

Raphael is one of the more recognizable dancers in The Eras Tour movie, as he plays a special role in several of Swift's performances on The Eras Tour. In The Eras Tour movie, Thomas acts as Swift's onstage scene partner during her performance of "tolerate it" in the evermore era , sitting across from Swift at the long dining table as she sings all her frustrations at him. He also serves as her love interest during her performance of "Style" in the 1989 era.

Sam McWilliams

Sam McWilliams is only 19 years old , but Swift's team has a knack for spotting talent regardless of age. Plus, the backup dancer already had a few dancing credits to his name before he signed on to perform in the Eras Tour. McWilliams previously worked with Bebe Rexha and Meghan Trainor and performed on So You Think You Can Dance? and the American Music Awards.

Sydney Moss

Like many of her fellow dancers on The Eras Tour, Sydney Moss made the move to Los Angeles in 2016, and her dancing career has flourished ever since. She is currently working as a backup dancer for Swift on the Eras Tour, but before joining one of the biggest concert tours of all time, Moss performed alongside Janet Jackson and Jennifer Lopez. Moss also teaches dance at the Radix Dance Convention and Jump Dance Convention.

Whether she's adding or repeating a line or simply singing a lyric differently, Taylor Swift makes many changes to her songs in The Eras Tour movie.

Tamiya Lewis

Tamiya Lewis is a young dancer working with Taylor Swift for the first time on the Eras Tour. Signed to the Clear Talent Group, Lewis is an MVA pro dancer with Velocity Dance Convention, a national touring dance convention and competition. At only 20 years old, Lewis is already teaching classes for the program. In The Eras Tour Movie, Lewis is the one who opens the red box and releases the balloons to kick off the Red era.

Taylor Banks

After graduating from high school in the Midwest, Taylor Banks moved to Los Angeles, where she soon gained recognition for her dancing skills. Before joining Swift on the Eras Tour as a backup dancer, she worked with a number of big names. Banks has performed alongside Jennifer Lopez, Justin Timberlake, Billie Eilish , Cher, Mariah Carey, Dua Lipa, Ciara, Mario, Muse, and Carrie Underwood.

Before embarking on The Eras Tour with Swift, Tori Evans studied dance at the University of Arizona in Tucson then moved to Los Angeles to follow her dream. Evans has performed alongside various artists, including Beyoncé , Cardi B, Maroon 5, Ricky Martin, Jason Derulo, Tyga, and Empire of the Sun. Evans also starred in several television series, such as The Masked Singer , The Kelly Clarkson Show , and The Price Is Right .

Whyley Keolaokalani Yoshimura

Like many other dancers seen in Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour , Whyley Keolaokalani Yoshimura is performing alongside Taylor Swift for the first time on The Eras Tour. Yoshimura is from Hawai'i and has worked with numerous talented singers and performers since pursuing a career as a professional dancer. He has performed as a backup dancer for Rihanna, Jennifer Lopez, Chris Brown, Christina Aguilera, Nicki Minaj, Justin Bieber, and more. Because of his lustrous locks, Yoshimura is " the fella over there with the hella good hair " who whips his hair around during "Shake It Off" in The Eras Tour movie.

Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour's Backup Vocalists

Taylor Swift's backup vocalists are known as the Starlights , and most of them have been working with her for a good chunk of her career. The Starlights are a tight-knit group, so it's no surprise that Swift brought them back for the Eras Tour. Like the backup dancers, these four background vocalists are significant to the success of every show and are part of what make watching The Eras Tour movie so enjoyable.

Melanie Nyema

Having toured with Swift since the Red Tour in 2013, Melanie Nyema is one of the two vocal co-captains of the Starlights. Nyema has worked with the pop star for over ten years, after first appearing onstage with Swift at the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards. Prior to that, Nyema graduated from Southern California University and was a backup singer for Taylor Hicks and Barry Manilow.

Some of Taylor Swift's songs are even better as live performances in The Eras Tour movie than as studio recordings on their respective albums.

Kamilah Marshall

Kamilah Marshall is the Starlights' other vocal co-captain who has also worked with Swift since the Red Tour. Marshall graduated from high school early to go on tour with the show "Heart Strings," which featured Nell Carter, Salt N' Pepa, and Patti LuPone. Since then, she has appeared on numerous late-night television shows and worked on soundtracks for Sex and the City 2 and Hairspray .

Eliotte Nicole Woodford

Swift also hired Eliotte Nicole Woodford to be part of the Starlights back on the Red Tour , and they have been together ever since. Woodford graduated from Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, where she studied dance. Since then, she has worked as a dancer and singer for plenty of prestigious artists, like Ne-Yo, Toni Braxton, Wayne Brady, and Pitbull, and appeared on Dancing With the Stars.

Jeslyn Gorman

According to The Swift Agency , Jeslyn Gorman has been a part of the Starlights since the Reputation Stadium Tour in 2018, making her the group's newest member. Before touring with Swift and appearing in Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour , Gorman sang backup for noteworthy artists such as Nick Jonas, Meghan Trainor, Rita Ora, Jason Derulo. Gorman also makes her own music as a solo artist.

Sources: Us Weekly , City Dance Studios , The Swift Agency

Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour

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Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour is a film rendition of the colossal worldwide event that sees the legendary pop star hit the stage in a specially curated film event. Performing the hits of her over seventeen-year career in music, The Eras Tour highlights Taylor Swift and her team as they put on a show of a lifetime.

The Eras Tour cast: Meet Taylor Swift's dancers, singers and band members

Taylor Swift's The Eras Tour has been out for a week on Disney+ , and there's no doubt some dedicated fans have watched it 13+ times. The three-and-a-half-hour phenomenon is a bedazzled force that moves through 49 songs from Swift's 10 eras. The movie was shot over three nights in Los Angeles and included helicopter, drone and onstage camera angles. By now everyone knows the ringleader of The Eras Tour, but what about the cast and crew who shine alongside her?

Here's a look at Swift's six bandmates, four backup vocalists and 15 dancers featured in the film with the time stamps for when they appear on screen.

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'Strike the band up, 1... 2... 3...'

The Eras Tour band is led by Mike Meadows and Max Bernstein. Meadows has been with Swift for more than 15 years, starting on her "Fearless" tour. The guitarist also sings and plays keyboards, cello, harmonica and mandolin. In a cute TikTok, his wife shared a compilation video from Nissan Stadium about how proud she is . Swift places her arm on Meadows during "Love Story" at 33:12.

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Max Bernstein rocks out on the guitar, keyboards and pedal steel, which is a steel guitar with pedals and knee levers. He shared a post on Instagram with the caption , "So incredibly grateful to be a little part of the biggest and best show." He joined Swift for the "Reputation Stadium Tour" in 2018. His parents are journalists Nora Ephron and Carl Bernstein, and his brother Jacob is a reporter for The New York Times. Bernstein is to the right of Swift and her "Fearless" heart hands at 26:12.

Paul Sidoti may be the most well known band member. His distinct rocker hair is almost as big as his stage presence. Sidoti has been a vocalist and guitarist with the singer since 2007. He is approachable on the tour and has taken photos with fans in the audience. Sidoti's website also says he's available for "online guitar, bass, and piano lessons via Zoom." Swift touches Sidoti's face during "You Belong With Me" while singing "you've got a smile that can light up this whole town" at 28:15.

Amos Heller is the bassist. Like many of Swift's bandmates, the husband and father of three has been with her since 2007. Heller picked up his first electric bass at 13. His cover of Metallica's "Blackened" shows he's a master thrasher. Swift struts with Heller during "You Belong With Me" at 27:58.

Ooomph! Matthew Billingslea is the drummer crashing the cymbals, beating the toms and pedaling the bass. In 2023, he was nominated for pop drummer of the year at the Drumeo Awards. Billingslea joined Swift's band in 2013 for the Red Tour. Billingslea pops up during "Fearless" at 25:38.

Rounding out the bandmates is Karina DePiano . The classically trained pianist gets a shoutout from the singer following Swift's performance of "Champagne Problems." DePiano performs an interlude at 50:35 while Swift sets a table before singing "Tolerate It." DePiano started 2024 with a Pianote nomination for pop pianist of the year .

'We sing it proudly'

The fearless ladies who make up Swift's choir are "The Starlights."

Up first is Melanie Nyema , the section leader. The vocal virtuoso has backed many artists including Gladys Knight, Sara Bareilles, Solange Knowles, Florence + The Machine and Imagine Dragons. She's been with Swift since 2012 when she performed "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" at the VMAs. Check out her spiritual version of "Gotta Have You." Nyema is left of Swift at 30:33 when she hugs "The Starlights."

Kamilah Marshall is the vocalist dance captain. Marshall came into the fold during the Red Tour. Her song "Canyon" showcases her writing and singing in an outpouring of gratitude. The Broadway actress has credits including "Hairspray" and "Lion King." In 2021, she told the Academic Magnet High School newspaper in South Carolina, "I know I’m supposed to be doing what I do.” You can also see her in the dinner scene of " All Too Well: The Short Film ." Marshall is the "cheer captain" on the left at 28:52 during the "Fearless" era.

Jeslyn Gorman joined Swift during her Red Tour. The vocal riffer has a song, "Falling Like Snow," and has toured with stars Meghan Trainor, Jason Derulo, Rita Ora and Nick Jonas. The Florida native and latte enthusiast moved to Los Angeles. Gorman, like the other "Starlights," thanked Swift on her birthday, "Your heart and generosity is beyond BEYOND. And just when I think you’ve DONE IT, you TOP THAT!" Gorman shimmies at 32:40.

Eliotte Woodford wears the purple "Speak Now" dress and bangs the side of her vitrine during the "Look What You Made Me Do" portion of the Eras Tour at 1:07:38. Woodford has been with Swift since 2013. The wife and mother graduated from Washington University in St. Louis, where she was a part of the a cappella group the "Mosaic Whispers." Her singing and dancing reel shows her early work with Swift .

'I don't wanna dance if I'm not dancing with you'

Fifteen dancers led by choreographer Mandy Moore and associate choreographers Amanda Balen and Jeremy Hudson create some of the most iconic moments during the 10 eras. Moore met Swift through mutual friend Emma Stone who worked with Moore on "La La Land." Her credits are extensive. Most recently, she put together the exemplary Ryan Gosling performance of "I'm Just Ken" at the Oscars.

Amanda Balen is the dance captain. The blond beauty hails from Ontario, Canada. She is famous among the Lady Gaga fandom for dancing in several of the star's music videos and being a part of the Roseland Ballroom residency in New York City in 2014. Balen has worked with Katy Perry and Pink. You can find her at 14:18 during "The Man" to the left of Swift.

Tori Evans lights up the stage. In her decade-plus career, the University of Arizona alumnus has been featured in Ricky Martin music video "Qué Rico Fuera" , swam in synchro-formation next to Beyoncé and strutted on "The Masked Singer ." Evans' resume also includes dancing for Cardi B, Mary J Blige, Jason Derulo and Maroon 5. Her dance teacher of 15 years, Lana Wright, told Morgan Hill Life , "Tori was always that ray of sunshine... I always knew Tori could accomplish her goals, if she really wanted it." You can catch Evans during "Blank Space." She hands Swift a glow-up club at 2:13:45.

Audrey Douglass has danced with the devil, in addition to many other television credits. The performer has boogied and waltzed on Netflix's "Lucifer," Apple TV+'s "The Morning Show," FX's "American Horror Story: 1984," Paramount+'s "1923" and "Dancing with the Stars." Douglass serves up sass as "Shay" in Dua Lipa's "Physical" work out video . Dancing runs in the family, because Douglass' older sister, Hannah, was one of the co-captain dancers on Beyoncé's Renaissance World Tour . As the "Lover" house burns down, you can see Douglass to the left of Swift at 2:22:52.

Jan Ravnik (pronounced "yawn") is the smooth dancer who caught the eye of social media with his abs-olutely distracting "Lavender Haze" ladder dance . The Slovenian dancer has worked with Paula Abdul, Mariah Carey, Bruno Mars, Khalid and Luis Fonsi. Ravnik was awarded the "Best Dancer in Slovenia" and credited as the "Best Trainer/Choreographer" by the Slovenian Olympic committee. When he's not grooving on the international stage, he goes for long distance bike rides and takes artsy photos. You can see what's got the internet's attention at 2:36:46.

Taylor Banks strikes like a viper at 55:48, during "...Ready For It?" Banks was born in New Orleans, grew up in Pennsylvania and moved to Los Angeles to shine. The dancer has been moving to the beat since she was 3 and been featured with artists including Justin Timberlake, Jennifer Lopez, Mariah Carey, Cher, Ciara, Chris Brown, Jessie J, The Jacksons, Jason Derulo, Dua Lipa, Billie Eillish and Beyoncé. The fitness model has repped brands like Nike, Reebok, Skechers and Under Armour.

Sydney Moss was born and raised in Memphis, Tennessee. The spunky and fun dancer moved to Los Angeles after high school and has worked with Janet Jackson, Justin Timberlake, Doja Cat, Mariah Carey and Jennifer Lopez. Moss has a beautiful rendition of "You're Losing Me" with fellow dancer Jan Ravnik. She dresses Swift in her bejeweled blazer during "The Man" at 9:03.

Natalie Lecznar is a former Radio City Rockette. The Chapman University graduate married her college sweetheart. She was on Season 5 of "So You Think You Can Dance." The vibrant dancer is easy to spot with her fire-red locks. She is known for her performance in the "Folklore" era when she becomes Rebekah Harkness during the "Last Great American Dynasty" at 1:51:41.

Whyley Yoshimura , why don't you come on over and shake, shake, shake? The dancer notably flips his long hair, still smooth despite the humidity, during "Shake It Off" at 2:17:40. Yoshimura is a native Hawaiian who went to the Kamehameha Schools on Oahu. He started dancing for Janet Jackson at 18 and went on to be her assistant choreographer for the "Unbreakable Tour." He is an LGBTQI+ advocate for the Rainbow Railroad .

Raphael Thomas is the "Tolerate It" star at 54:02. The Jamaican's nickname is "The Sandman." He toured with Mary J. Blige on the "Good Morning Gorgeous" tour , was featured in Rihanna's "Savage X Fenty Show" on Amazon Prime, danced for Janet Jackson in the 85 West Music Festival and lit up the stage with Beyonce during her "Homecoming" performance at Coachella.

Kevin Scheitzbach polishes up real nice! The "Bejeweled" dancer gets a breakout moment at 2:47:13 strutting some of his best moves. Scheitzbach specializes in jazz funk and street styles of dance. He runs FlowXS , a choreography company, with his equally charismatic and talented brother Michael. The two grew up in Toronto, Canada.

Kameron Saunders is the only dancer with a speaking line that he switches up nightly at the Eras Tour during "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" at 1:26:33. The ebullient dancer also shines during a "Bejeweled" dance solo at 2:48:10. The Missourian was honored in Kansas City when the council dubbed Jan. 25 Kameron Saunders Day of Dance. You can catch him and his fast-footed moves in the ensemble of "The Color Purple" and "Spirited." Saunders' brother Khalen is a defensive tackle for the New Orleans Saints.

Natalie Peterson is a professional dancer, fitness instructor, dance educator and Amazon influencer . The Chapman University graduate specialized in Latin dance. Before the Eras Tour, she served as the assistant choreographer for Karol G’s "Bichota Tour" and got her Lagree Fitness certification. You can spot her twirling in "Style" on the right of Swift at 2:10:39.

Tamiya Lewis is the crowd pleaser who wheels the "Red" road case onto the stage. During the tour, she opens it to reveal song snippets from "State of Grace," "Holy Ground," "Red" and "Everything Has Changed" (depending on the show). That part was cut from the movie, but you still see her bringing the case onstage to unleash hundreds of red balloons at 1:20:12. The 21-year-old is an alumnus of the Velocity Dance Convention , a dance convention and competition that provides classes to dancers across the U.S.

Sam Mcwilliams is the lovable dancer who appears to the right of Swift at 2:09:56. If you don't blink, you can also catch his famous "Style" flip at 2:10:41. The Oregon native has been dancing for most of his life. Check out a video of him in 2017 dancing to Meghan Trainor's "Me Too." In 2021, he was named the Radix senior male core performer , and he almost made the top 12 on Season 17 of "So You Think You Can Dance." Recently, Mcwilliams showed off his lyrical, limber and tumble talents in a duet dance with fellow dancer Jan Ravnik .

Karen Chuang hands Swift her microphone during "The Man" at 9:26. A few seconds later as she's poring over a typewriter, Swift takes her paper and chucks it. Chuang is officially a Gleek as one of her first television appearances was as a Vocal Adrenaline dancer in "Another One Bites The Dust." She also performed in the 2016 "Grease Live!" and Lady Gaga's Super Bowl halftime show. Chuang graduated Summa Cum Laude from UCLA.

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Swift and her crew have 69 shows left to perform on the Eras Tour. She will release her 11th era album "The Tortured Poets Department" on April 19 before heading to Paris to perform on May 9.

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21 Behind-The-Scenes Facts About Taylor Swift's Eras Tour That'll Make You Appreciate The Concert (And Movie) Even More

The bodysuit Taylor Swift wears during the Midnights section of the Eras Tour includes 5,300 hand-embroidered crystals and beads, and was designed by Oscar de la Renta.

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1. First, the opening night of Taylor Swift's The Eras Tour in Glendale, Arizona broke the record for the most-attended concert by a female artist in the US with 69,000 fans. The record was reportedly previously held by Madonna.

As of right now, the  record  for highest attendance at a ticketed concert by a female artist ever, not just in the US, was a Tina Turner concert in Brazil in 1988.

2. During the Seattle tour dates, fans caused a "2.3 magnitude earthquake," according to a seismologist. The small earthquake activity was recorded at Taylor's second Seattle show on July 23, where the only difference from night 1 was that it started later and she performed "Message in a Bottle" and "Tied Together with a Smile" as surprise songs.

The "Swift Quake" was similar to the "Beast Quake," which was recorded at the same stadium when Marshawn Lynch scored a touchdown in 2011. The Swiftie-caused quake registered 0.3 bigger than the "Beast Quake."

3. The guitar Taylor uses during the Fearless portion of the concert was decorated by her parents using, as Taylor put it, "super glue and a free afternoon." The guitar is coated in silver rhinestones, which matches the guitar she used during the Fearless tour in 2009.

They even hand-placed the rhinestone "13" that can be seen on the guitar as well.

4. Gladys Tamez is the designer behind Taylor's "22" hat, which is a handmade classic fedora that she gives to a fan every night on tour. Gladys is also the hatmaker behind Lady Gaga's iconic pink hat, which is featured on the cover of her fifth studio album Joanne .

5. The "Enchanted" dress Taylor wore during the Speak Now portion of the concert while performing her second show in Arizona was custom-made Zuhair Murad Couture, which reportedly required "50 meters of tulle" and took "over 350 hours of atelier handwork" to create.

6. The blue "Enchanted" ball gown Taylor wore during the final Eras Tour stop in LA, when she announced 1989 (Taylor's Version) was from Nicole + Felicia, and it was their third gown featured on the tour. It took roughly "2,100 hours for completion," according to the brand.

7. The now-iconic bodysuit Taylor wears during the Midnights section of the show, namely "Vigilante Shit," was made by Oscar de la Renta, and features "315 hours of construction [and] over 5,300 hand-embroidered crystals and beads."

8. The bodysuit Taylor wears during the Lover portion of the show, and the blazer she puts on for "The Man," are designed by Versace, and it's paired with Christian Louboutin knee-high boots.

Donatella Versace shared an Instagram post of the look when The Eras Tour kicked off, writing, "@taylorswift you are breathtaking in Versace. I'm so proud of you. Best of luck on The Eras Tour."

9. The Eras Tour creative director and production designer is Ethan Tobman, who previously worked with Taylor on her 2021 Grammys performance and her music videos for "Anti-Hero," "The Man," and "Cardigan." Ethan has also worked with Beyoncé , and he was the production designer for movies like The Menu, Room , and more.

10. It reportedly takes a team of an estimated 90 trucks to construct the elaborate stage for The Eras Tour. Dave Brooks, Billboard Senior Director of Live Music and Touring, assumes there is a team that is "prepping and pre-building" as much as possible leading up to the show.

11. As many fans know, in order to get Taylor from backstage to behind the stage without concert goers spotting her, she reportedly rides inside a janitor cart. You can typically spot this happening during when "Applause" by Lady Gaga starts playing during the pre-show playlist.

12. During the moment when Taylor dives into the stage , there appears to be a red light, which tells Taylor not to jump yet, then when it turns green, she's able to jump down. Then, Taylor seemingly crawls, and she goes underneath the stage.

13. For "Tolerate It," when Taylor sets the table before singing, everything is pre-set up for her in a drawer that is on the backside of the table. You can see into the drawer if your seats are on either side of the stage.

14. Fans creating friendship bracelets for The Eras Tour has led to a spike in jewelry sales, with Michaels stores reporting that in cities where Taylor has a show, they've seen a "300% sales lift in beads and jewelry categories in the days leading up to the concert." In Pennsylvania, where Taylor played four shows, Michaels reported a 500% increase in sales.

And for fans who don't have time to make bracelets but are buying them, one Etsy store owner told CNN that she sold "over 5,000 Taylor Swift-themed friendship bracelets" and brought in "about $16,000 in sales" in the summer of 2023.

15. The Eras Tour was choreographed by Mandy Moore — no, not the actor — who has worked on TV shows like So You Think You Can Dance, Dancing with the Stars, and Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist. She also worked on Damien Chazelle's La La Land .

The Eras Tour marks Mandy's first collaboration with Taylor, who had different choreographers for her previous tours.

16. In order to achieve the visually stunning experiences seen in The Eras Tour film, it was filmed "like a proper movie" over the course of three nights at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles . According to the New York Times, "upwards of 40 camera operators" are typically hired to film a tour of this size.

They used drones, Spidercams, and GoPros to help achieve some of the shots and make it so the movie felt like you were in the best seat in the stadium watching the tour.

17. In terms of recording the audio for Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour , "sometimes more than 100" microphones are placed in larger stadiums in order to capture the vocals, instruments, and crowd noise on separate tracks. "Just a recording of the room would be useless," explained John Ross, the rerecording mixer for The Eras Tour.

Typically what mixers do for concert films is they are able to "blend parts of a song recorded on one night with parts from another night to create the best combined version," according to the New York Times .

18. Toward the end of the first US leg of the tour, Taylor reportedly gave over $55 million in bonuses to everyone working on The Eras Tour. Sources reportedly told People that everyone from caterers to truck drivers to dancers and more received bonuses.

19. As many people remember, the tour's presale caused chaos on Ticketmaster. On Nov. 15, 2022, "over 2 million tickets were sold," according to Ticketmaster , making it the most tickets ever sold for an artist in a single day.

20. In order to combat re-selling Eras Tour tickets for a lot of money, Brazilian lawmakers introduced a bill , nicknamed the "Taylor Swift Law," that would "criminalize ticket scalping with penalties of up to four years in prison and fees up to 100 times the original ticket price," according to NBC News.

Taylor is scheduled to play three shows in Rio de Janeiro and three in São Paulo in November 2023.

21. And finally, Taylor currently holds the record for the highest-grossing concert tour by a female artist for The Eras Tour. As of right now, the tour has grossed $780 million with Taylor only playing 56 concerts so far.

The summer of 2023 saw both Taylor's Eras Tour and Beyoncé's Renaissance  world tour breaking records, with Beyoncé currently holding the record for the second highest-grossing concert tour by a female artist.

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The Eras Tour Stage: See the Intricate World-Building of Every Set in Taylor Swift’s Most Ambitious Shows Ever

By Katherine McLaughlin

Since kicking off in March of 2023, the Eras Tour stage has provided an immersive backdrop to Taylor Swift’s most ambitious shows to date. Indeed, there was a joke circling the internet following the opening weekend of the now nonpareil: look at any random collection of photos taken throughout the night—some even snapped mere minutes apart—and you’d never know they all came from the same show. What starts in a hazy pink, cotton candy dreamscape ends in a sultry, sparkling twilight—with plenty of undulating stops in the middle, from ethereal fairytale woods to the energetic skyscrapers of the concrete jungle.

“[The stage] changes for almost every song, which is crazy to think about considering most artists have the same stage for their entire set list,” Maya Minocha, a fan who has attended multiple shows, tells  AD. Broken down by “era,” the concert takes fans on a three-plus-hour journey through nearly every album in the singer’s 18-year career. “The sets absolutely made this possible,” Ginnie Low, a fan who attended the tour and runs the TikTok account The Thrifty Swiftie , says. “I didn’t move from my tiny little seat area the whole concert, but was transported to 10 different worlds.” Ariel Miranda , another concert-goer agrees. “It was such an immersive experience,” she says.

Now, over a year into the global phenomenon, the singer is still keeping fans on their toes with an ever changing assortment of costumes, track lists, and even a brand new set to commemorate her latest release, The Tortured Poets Department . With a distinct focus on world building,  AD takes a look at the incredible set design that helps bring her music to life throughout the triumphant concert.

The Lover Era

Swift during the opening number of the Eras Tour

Swift opens the show with tracks off of her seventh studio album,  Lover. “It was as if she picked up right from where she left off,” Miranda says, referring to Swift’s COVID-19-induced cancellation of her sixth headline tour, Lover Fest, in 2020. Having characterized the album with yellow, pink, and blue pastels, Swift—outfitted in a shimmering leotard—belts songs like “Miss Americana and the Heartbreak Prince” and “Cruel Summer” while dancers wielding billowing tapestries perform beneath a rosy glow. Screens show two pink triumphal arcs, which were historically built to honor a person or commemorate an important event—a fitting gesture to begin the one-of-a-kind spectacle.

Taylor Swift performs in front of the Lover House during the Eras Tour.

A familiar dollhouse-like home appears behind Swift later in the set, which many fans recognize from her “Lover” music video. “The screen begins flashing images that eventually piece together to become the Lover House, which was a huge Easter egg,” Miranda adds. In the video, Swift and costar Christian Owens move through various colored rooms  within a house in a snow globe. When the music video first dropped, fans theorized that each room represented one of her existing albums, and with the release of three new albums, many believe the home is now complete .

During “The Man,” Swift uses scaffolding and office props to emulate a corporate environment.

Other notable scenes from the Lover section of the show include a full-scale office cosplay moment during “The Man,” where Swift sings about the sexism she’s faced throughout her career. While it’s been a part of the show since 2023, it certainly fits into the “ corporate fetish ” trend of late, in which offices have become unlikely muses.

The Fearless Era

Projects and stage lights provide a golden glow during the Fearless era.

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Next up in the night, Swift performs three songs from her second album,  Fearless, for which she won album of the year in 2010 at the Grammys (the youngest artist to ever win the accolade). Though she was certainly popular in country circles following her self-titled debut album, it was this second record that established her mainstream success. And not only does the singer bring back some classic circa 2009  dance moves , she also showcases a dazzling gold motif that she employed when promoting the album over a decade ago.

Taylor Swift with her bejeweled guitar

Outfitted in soft curls and sequins, Swift was often portrayed as the girl next door and an American sweetheart during this period. Though she did, at times, lean into this persona, fans remember her determination to be bold, strong, and, yes, fearless. The sparkles and shine acted as visual representation of this.

For fans, perhaps the most exciting Easter egg was a nod to the bedazzled guitar that she toured with during her  Fearless era. In an Instagram story, Swift revealed that it was her parents who artfully stuck the shimmering crystals onto her acoustic instrument just days before the Eras Tour started.

The Red Era

Taylor Swift wears an outfit nearly identical to one she wore in the “22” music video.

During the European leg, Swift switched up the order of her sets, and moved the Red era to the third spot. The original tour for the album, which took place between 2013 and 2014, was her biggest at the time. It included a seven-piece band, fifteen dancers, multiple costume changes, as well as jumbotrons and multilevel stages. Though the Eras Tour stage certainly honors some of these larger-than-life moments from the first  Red tour, it also shows considerable restraint.

Swift wears a sparkling red coat during an acoustic set.

During one particularly emotional moment, Swift sings the 10-minute version of her critically acclaimed “All Too Well” with just her acoustic guitar. However, this doesn’t mean it wasn’t exciting. “Even some of her slower songs like “All Too Well,” where it was just her and a guitar, had insane stage effects that you wouldn’t expect, like snow confetti falling across the stadium and the stage rising when she starts singing a high note,” Minocha tells  AD.

The Speak Now Era

Swift sings “Enchanted” during the Speak Now set.

Though Swift only performs one song from her third album,  Speak Now —much to the disappointment of some fans—she makes sure it counts. The singer belts in a ballgown in a digitally crafted field of flowers, thanks to projections on the screens and the stage floor. The color purple defined the album’s aesthetic, and, though the shade is often associated with royalty, it can also symbolize ambition, power, and independence. Following her historic win at the Grammys for  Fearless,   Speak Now was a pivotal moment in her career. Could she keep up the pace or was she another teen star who lost momentum as they reached young adulthood? Not only did Swift deliver, she proved she could do it on her own: Speak Now was the first album she wrote entirely solo.

The Reputation Era

Swift stands atop a raised stage during the Reputation era of the concert.

Spawned from Swift’s 2016 public feud with Kim Kardashian and Kanye West,  Reputation represented the singer’s reflection on fame, public perception, and an opportunity to rewrite the “good girl” narrative she’d carried around for years. Though the album is often billed as defensive and reactive, it remains one of her most misunderstood collections: It’s also full of love songs and sweet moments. The dark stadium and blood red risers certainly support the most common perception of the album; however, it’s hard to miss the lit candles just below her. After all, it’s no coincidence burning is just as frequently used to describe rage and anger as it is passion and love.

The backup dancers pay homage to Swift’s “Look What You Made Me Do” music video.

During “Look What You Made Me Do,” Swift’s backup dancers perform in doll boxes dressed in outfits inspired by previous looks she’s worn. The moment is a direct nod to the song’s  music video , in which Swift reenacts various moments throughout her time in the public eye in an eruptive, Easter egg-filled video.

The Folklore and Evermore Era

Taylor Swift on an A-frame during the Folklore set

To make room for new material, Swift now combines two albums, Folklore and Evermore, into one set. “I was so obsessed with the  Folklore set because it seemed like Taylor was living her best life in a little remote forest cabin even though some 60,000 people were watching her,” Minocha says of watching the opening night show in Glendale, Arizona back in 2023. (A version of this home was first seen in her  2021 Grammy’s performance .)

Thematically,  Folklore explored a fictional woodland world Swift dreamed up during quarantine, and while a cabin certainly captures that aura, the choice of an A-frame specifically is notable. Because they were relatively cheap and easy to build, the style of home grew in popularity in the United States following World War II as vacation properties—an appropriate connection given the album is centered around an escapist fantasy.

A-frames also represented a unique moment for architects who, with little financial consequences at stake, were able to test out their more speculative creative ideations. In many ways, with lockdowns, limited promotion, and no obvious answer for how or if the music would be performed live, this is what Swift’s  Folklore era represented too: the opportunity to explore,  uninhibited . “I love that album and she really created this whole world for it,” Low adds, “Building the folklore cabin and bringing us all into that world with her was just so cool.”

Swift uses a moss-covered piano for songs during this set.

Swift’s ninth album, Evermore, was positioned as a deeper exploration of the “folklorian woods,” the fictional, cottagecore-inspired place Swift used to direct her first foray into indie folk music. In the combined set, trees circle the singer on the screens behind her while Swift croons behind a moss-covered piano.

The 1989 Era

The 1989 set of Swift’s Eras Tour

“Another thing that I loved about the stage design in general was how there are basically three different parts of it that all connected together: the main stage, the diamond stage, and the catwalk that leads to the end of the stage,” Miranda says. “She really utilizes each and every one of these sections of the stage at different times during the night.”

Swift and dancers wield golf clubs during “Blank Space.”

Though examples are abundant, a particularly creative use comes during Swift’s  1989 set, a record which won Album of the Year at the Grammys in 2016. While performing “Blank Space” on the central diamond, the raised portion displays a Shelby Cobra, which Swift and backup dancers “hit” with light-up golf clubs in a live reenactment of an iconic scene from the song’s music video.

The Tortured Poet’s Department Era

Following much speculation, Swift added a brand-new set to the Eras Tour when the show began its European leg in Paris on May 9. Designed for her latest record-shattering album, The Tortured Poet’s Department , the stage takes on a noir palette for this portion of the show. Screen projections and props include a UFO ship that beams a spotlight on the singer as well as a rolling bed-table hybrid seemingly designed to resemble a 19th-century hospital bed.

“For a minute I knew cosmic love,” Swift sings beneath the beam of a UFO.

The Tortured Poet’s set also includes the addition of a new stage piece: an elevated box that mirrors the floor projections, giving the appearance that Swift is levitating around the stage. Some fans have endearingly describe the prop as a “ stage Roomba. ”

The bed recalls Swift’s “Fortnight” music video.

The set ends with a highly theatrical performance of the singer’s “I Can Do It With a Broken Heart,” in which the stage takes on the appearance of a vaudeville-, burlesque-style theater . Many fans linked the design to Clara Bow, a silent film star who Swift name-checks on the album. However, perhaps the most notable aspect is the simulated proscenium arch. In theater architecture, the detail marks the metaphorical plane separating performers from the audience, similar in concept to the “fourth wall.” It’s a unique addition considering the architectural detail is not possible in a stadium designed for 360-degree views—generally the only venues in which Swift performs.

Swift sings “I Can Do It With a Broken Heart” at The Eras Tour in Paris.

It’s particularly impactful when considering a recurring theme on the album: Swift’s complex relationship with fame and fans . In songs like “But Daddy I Love Him” and “I Can Do It With a Broken Heart,” she sings about the pressure to please fans and her frustration with commentary about her life and decisions. The proscenium could represent a metaphorical separation between Swift, the performer, and Swift, the person, showcasing which version of her she believes fans are entitled to.

The Midnights Era

During the final set of the show, Swift performs songs from her album Midnights.

The non-stop show ends with cuts from Swift’s 2022 album,  Midnights,  with the stage cast in dark light, representative of both the title of the album and the end of the concert. Standing firmly in the present,  Midnights still has its roots in the past, since the album tells “the stories of 13 sleepless nights scattered throughout my life,” Swift explained in a  Instagram post . It’s easy to follow the way the previous two-plus hours of sonic reflection—aided through the incredible set design—brings her to where she is now. As Minocha summarizes, “I’ve been to almost all of Taylor’s past tours ,and the stage and production has always been above and beyond, but because this one explores all the eras of her career, everything is just next level.”

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Is Taylor Swift’s VIP Eras Tour Package Worth It? A Breakdown

The most expensive package is $899 — before tax and fees!

Raise your hand if you also blacked out while trying to get tickets to Taylor Swift’s Eras tour , because it was a trying time for every Swiftie out there. Not only was Ticketmaster’s virtual queue a mess, but once you finally got through it, you were also faced with one of the most stressful steps of the process: trying to actually secure your ticket. With tickets being snatched up left and right, you may have just bought whatever was available at the time. If that was a VIP ticket, you might be wondering now, is Taylor Swift’s VIP Eras tour package worth it? Let’s break it down.

First of all, VIP packages are nothing new for a Taylor Swift tour. For many artists, VIP packages include a meet and greet and merch, along with some of the best seats in the venue for the show. However, fans know that Swift is one of the few artists who doesn’t offer paid meet and greets . Since meeting Swift is not part of the package, it’s fair to wonder what could be worth hundreds of dollars — which is how much these VIP packages go for.

I was lucky enough to receive a VIP package to Swift’s Reputation tour for Christmas in 2017. Since it was a present, I didn’t personally spend the money on the package, but my sister made it very clear she didn’t think it was worth the splurge. Now that the Eras tour VIP packages are starting to arrive in the mail, Swifties are on the fence about whether they’re worth their price as well. If you had to determine if they fall under the cop or drop category, some may lean towards drop and regret. However, Jordan Walker ( @fairytaleswift ) — who was at one of the Glendale Eras Tour shows — told Elite Daily it was “so worth it.”

How Much Are Taylor Swift VIP Tickets For The Eras Tour?

Before you can even consider whether or not Taylor Swift VIP tickets are worth it for you, it helps to determine if they’re even in your budget. According to Variety , the VIP packages for The Eras Tour range from $199 to $899. Here is a breakdown of each Eras Tour VIP tier and its price:

• “It's A Love Story Package” — $199
• “...ready for it Package” — $449
• “I Remember It All Too Well Package” — $559
• “Karma Is My Boyfriend Package” — $749
• “It's Been A Long Time Coming Package” — $899

That’s actually not that bad compared to the Reputation tour. For that, Ticket Crusader reports that VIP packages ranged from $495 to $895 and my sister and I had the $495 tickets — aka the “Kingdom Keys Package.” Walker ended up getting the second-highest “Karma Is My Boyfriend Package” for both her and her mom.

Seats & Merch For Taylor Swift VIP Packages For The Eras Tour

All Eras Tour VIP packages get the same exact merch whether you’re paying $199 or $899. Let’s compare what I got for the Reputation tour versus what’s in the Eras Tour merch package. I received the following:

• A seat in the lower bowl section of the stadium
• A collectible box with an exclusive video message from Swift built in
• A Reputation book with exclusive photos and poetry from Swift
• An LED VIP tour laminate to wear to the show
• A commemorative ticket with a display case
• A reputation stadium tour patch
• A copy of the Reputation CD

The Eras Tour merch includes:

• A reserved seat
• A special edition set of four Swift prints, and each set “contains a hand-numbered print designed specifically for your show and city”
• A commemorative Eras Tour VIP tote bag
• A collectible Taylor Swift pin
• A collectible Taylor Swift sticker
• A collectible Taylor Swift postcard set
• A souvenir concert ticket

Comparing the two tours, the merch inside each box is pretty much the same. Similar to the three Reputation tour packages, the only thing that separates the five different Eras Tour tiers is where your seat is located. The two most expensive packages — Karma Is My Boyfriend Package and It's Been A Long Time Coming Package — are on the floor and come with additional perks. Those, according to Walker, were “separate merch stands, along with early entrance, and access to seats a bit before non-VIP.” The VIP merch booths were supposed to be crowd-free, but Walker told Elite Daily the lines were still long and she had to wait about 40 minutes in total. That includes going to different merch stands to find items that were sold out at others.

Another VIP Swiftie with floor seats, Izzy Mendoza ( @izzy618 ), told Elite Daily they only had to wait about 20-30 minutes. While there is no exclusive VIP merch at these special booths, you may be able to avoid extremely long lines by going to them instead of the general ones. That may make the price of the ticket worth it if saving some time before the show is important to you.

You just have to justify whether spending close to $1000 per ticket, which is around what the floor tickets cost with all of Ticketmaster’s fees and taxes, is reasonable for shorter lines. Since I’m someone who just recently realized there was a Reputation book at the bottom of my VIP package box , I’m clearly in it for the seats rather than the merch.

What’s The View From VIP Taylor Swift Tickets?

You would expect the Eras Tour VIP package seats to be some of the best in the house, but where you’re located — especially on the floor — can make a huge difference. For anyone who is VIP with floor tickets, you better hope you’re not standing behind someone taller than you. Something you also don’t think about until you’re there is that everyone is trying to capture the best video to post on TikTok. “Always remind yourself that people love to put their phone up high to record,” Mendoza warned.

Hats are another thing you don’t expect to have to deal with, but remember a lot of people are going to use the Eras Tour as a chance to dress like they just got invited to the Met Gala. As much as you’ll love seeing someone dressed up as a willow tree before the show, sitting behind them won’t be as pleasant.

Both Walker and Mendoza mentioned there were parts of the show they couldn’t see from the floor. Walker didn’t mind, though, and shared that Swift “was so close most of the night.” When she wasn’t, the screens in the stadium allowed them to see everything else.

TikToker @bickybui also mentioned not being able to see the cool lighting and effects that happen on the stage from the floor, which can only be seen from above. Mendoza said that while this was their second time on the floor, sitting on the first tier of the stadium is better if you want to “see every detail of the show.” The Eras Tour has some intricate sets you may have to watch back on TikTok later if you can’t see them IRL.

Are Taylor Swift’s VIP Eras Tour Packages Worth It?

Ultimately, I don’t think anyone should have to spend close to $1000 to see a concert. The idea of collectible merch is exciting, but as some fans have pointed out, the Eras VIP merch is nothing to write home about. TikToker @louissuspenders was the first to share the Eras tour VIP package on TikTok, which many fans were disappointed in seeing. It looks like everything mentioned was included, like the pin, postcards, prints, and tote bag. However, the box itself doesn’t appear to be as high quality as previous ones.

When asked if she thought the VIP merch was worth the $900 price tag, Walker said, “Not necessarily, but I love what was sent.” Putting things into perspective, Walker revealed that it was her first experience with the package, saying, “I was happy to get the chance to even be VIP.”

Walker, who had the second most expensive package, said, “I truly think it was so worth it. It was an incredible experience. She did a phenomenal job.” The overall VIP ticket was worth it for both Swifties. According to Mendoza, VIP is something that every Swiftie should be able to experience at least once.

I have to agree that being a VIP for one of Swift’s shows is something every fan should try to check off their Taylor Swift bucket list — if they can. The “if you can” is important. It’s possible to have just as much fun and see more from nosebleed seats that are within your budget as well. Considering Ticketmaster canceled the public sale to Swift’s Eras tour , just having something should be celebrated.

Even from my seat in the last row at SoFi Stadium, I’m going to have the best time shaking it off and cry-singing to “All Too Well (10 Minute Version)” as if I’m in the front row. And for anyone who is actually in the front row and managed to snag some VIP tickets, I — and probably many other Swifties — will be watching your concert footage on TikTok after the show.

This article was originally published on 11.29.22

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Here Are the Easter Eggs on Taylor Swift’s The Eras Tour

From choreography to color choices, she's a mastermind.

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It’s no secret that Taylor Swift is the queen of Easter eggs. Since the early days of her career, the superstar has regularly planted clues, hints and callbacks in her music videos, live appearances, interviews and even the liner notes in her albums.

“I love to communicate through Easter eggs,” Swift said in a 2019 interview with Entertainment Weekly to help kick off her Lover era. “I think the best messages are cryptic ones. … You know, when you plan something that far in advance, you’re kind of just flexing on planning. That’s what an Easter egg really does.”

So it should come as no surprise to Swifties that The Eras Tour is no exception to their queen’s masterminded penchant for hyper-specific planning and eye for gorgeous, perfectly plotted detail — all the way down to the colors painted on her nails during tour rehearsals.

Taylor Swift's The Eras Tour Outfits: Then and Now

As the U.S. leg of the wildly anticipated tour kicked off, fans at the first two shows in Glendale, Ariz. — and later across the Internet, thanks to #SwiftTok — paid keen attention to each of the singer’s choices onstage. From her costumes to her choreography, and even the songs she included (or didn’t) on the setlist, nearly every detail elicited wild analysis and speculation for what it all could mean.

Below, Billboard rounds up an ongoing list of Easter eggs spotted by fans as The Eras Tour makes its way across America. Read on to discover what hidden messages and surprises many a Swiftie surmises the star could be sending from the stage.

The 'Red (Taylor's Version)' T-Shirt

During the part of the setlist where Taylor revisits her Red era, she dons a T-shirt similar to the one she wears in the music video for 2012’s “22.” In the visual, the shirt spells out “Not a lot going on at the moment,” which would go on to become a famously surefire sign to Swifties around the world that their queen was, indeed, working on a major surprise. (See: the one-two punch of 2020’s Folklore and Evermore .)

However, on the opening night of the tour (March 17), Tay’s shirt rewrote the phrase to read “A lot going on at the moment” in bold block letters, with “A lot” sticking out in bright red. The next night, the shirt changed to a spoken lyric from “22”: “Who’s Taylor Swift anyway? Ew.” This time, “Ew.” was highlighted in red.

One fan on TikTok thought the red words would eventually lead to an anagram spelling out “Speak Now (Taylor’s Version).” While the shirts didn’t make it all the way through Speak Now , Swift did, in fact, announce the 2010 third studio album as her next re-recording, out July 7 .

Breaking 'Speak Now (Taylor's Version)' Out Of Its Box?

Footage of Swift performing Reputation lead single “Look What You Made Me Do” piqued fans’ curiosity as multiple backup singers seeming to represent her many album eras appeared on stage trapped in giant plastic boxes.

Given the rampant online fan speculation that Speak Now would be the next re-recording the star plans to drop, special attention was paid to the backup vocalist in the box wearing a purple halter dress remarkably similar to an outfit Swift wore on her Speak Now World Tour throughout 2011 and 2012. As Taylor approaches her box, the star pounds on the glass along to the beat as the singer inside tries to get out. At first glance, the moment looks innocuously like part of the choreography, but many Swifties surmised that it could represent the pending release of Speak Now (Taylor’s Version) , which had been entangled in legal red tape over trademark and copyright issues until earlier this week.

Interestingly, most of the other singers-as-album eras are eventually freed from their boxes, but by song’s end, the Speak Now avatar and one other singer representing a mystery era remain stuck inside theirs.

Check out fan-captured video of the moment on TikTok .

Of course, the theory was confirmed May 5, when Swift officially announced Speak Now  (Taylor’s Version)  at Nashville’s Nissan Stadium.

'Speak Now' or Later?

Another Speak Now theory came in a reverse Easter egg. So far, her setlist is one for the ages — 44 songs from 10 albums over the course of three hours and fifteen minutes. But out all the fan favorites she performed at Arizona’s State Farm Arena during the first two shows, she included only a single song from 2010’s Speak Now in the form of album cut and originally planned title track “Enchanted.”

The absence of hits such as “Mine,” “Back to December,” “Dear John,” “Mean” and “The Story of Us” felt like a glaring omission, but as with everything Taylor does, the choice may have been entirely intentional. Plenty of fans theorized that the singer was purposely minimizing the attention of her third album because she could be on the precipice of releasing Speak Now (Taylor’s Version) .

The Light-Up Wristband Colors

OK, one more Speak Now Easter Egg for good measure. A week before Swift’s announcement that Taylor’s Version of her third album is on the way, she teased Eras Tour attendees at Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium when their light-up wristbands turned purple at the end of the show, a color that represents  Speak Now .

A Manicure for Her 'Eras Era'

One day ahead of the tour, Tay shared a sneak peek at the rehearsal process on social media, coyly writing, “In my Eras era” alongside a carousel of photos from the stage. The last snap in the slideshow, though, showed off the star’s delicate manicure featuring a different shade on each finger representing a separate album era — sparkling gold for Fearless (Taylor’s Version) , shiny teal for 1989 , matte black for Reputation , and so on.

The 'Bejeweled' TikTok Dance

She can make the whole stadium shimmer! During the portion of the setlist dedicated to 2022’s Midnights , fans took notice when Swift broke into the viral “Bejeweled” choreography created by TikTok user Mikael Arellano, strutting across the stage with her dancers before twirling and doing the creator’s “twinkle fingers” move with her hand. Watch Arellano’s giddy reaction to seeing the dance here .

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How Taylor Swift is preparing for her UK Eras Tour

From singing on a running machine to eating in bed, the cruel summer singer has a gruelling regime to make sure she is in the best shape to perform on stage..

Taylor Swift has arrived in the UK to perform her epic Eras Tour live on stage for her British fans, with The Tortured Poets Department singer kicks off a total of the UK leg of the 15-date tour in Edinburgh this Friday, 7 June.

The 34-year-old pop star is rumoured to have rented a romantic £3.3m cottage in the Cotswolds – with neighbours including The Beckhams and Jeremy Clarkson – to rest her head in between shows. But this will be no holiday for Swift.

Her Eras concerts last around three hours and 15 minutes and include 46 songs from the 10 albums she has released in her 18-year career to date, with about 16 outfit changes.

Swift has a strict regime she abides by on tour to ensure she is in peak physical condition to perform for her fans. Here's what Tay-Tay makes herself do to be ready for it before she walks out on stage and makes the whole place shimmer.

The Eras tour sees Swift run and skip along a huge catwalk stage, while she sings and dances live, as well as playing the guitar and piano. In order to prepare herself The Alchemy star spent six months singing the songs from the show while running on a treadmill, to ensure she could perform them while dancing at the same time.

She told Time magazine she ran, "Fast for fast songs, and a jog or a fast walk for slow songs.” She added: “I knew this tour was harder than anything I’d ever done before by a long shot. I finally, for the very first time, physically prepared correctly.”

Swift also followed a tailored strength, conditioning, and weights programme and three months of dance lessons with with choreographer Mandy Moore, who was recommended to her by La La Land star and friend Emma Stone.

Swift has revealed that she gave up drinking before and during the tour to make sure she was at her best.

The Blank Space singer has also revealed she takes a "dead day" in between each leg of the tour to recover in which she just stays in bed all day.

In 2010, Swift revealed the first thing she does when settling into where she is staying is unpacking. "I do it everywhere I go," she said at the time in an interview.

She told Webmd : "I really like the way it feels to have my clothes put away in drawers and my shoes in the closet." We are sure her top two travel essentials - candles and her music - are still the same now 14 years later.

Backstage rituals

Swift has a "good vibes" huddle before she goes on stage. She has revealed that before every show: "I warm up my voice, then I stretch and then my band, dancers and I get in a huddle and it's just good vibes."

Good luck charms

Once upon a time, Swift used to write 13 on her hand before heading out on stage in the early days of her career - although this isn't something she does now. However, many of her fans will be penning a number 13 on the backs of their hands when attending Swift's Eras concerts.

Unlucky for some, 13 is considered extremely luck by Swift. The Shake It Off singer revealed to MTV News in 2009 why the number is so special to her. She said: "I was born on the 13th. I turned 13 on Friday the 13th. My first album went gold in 13 weeks. My first No. 1 song had a 13-second intro. Every time I've won an award I've been seated in either the 13th seat, the 13th row, the 13th section or row M, which is the 13th letter."

Although she hasn't been seen with a 13 on her hand, it's still very much her lucky number. In February this year, Swift gushed about 13 being her lucky number when winning a Grammy Award. She told the crowd: "This is my 13th Grammy. Which is my lucky number. I don't know if I've ever told you that."

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Taylor Swift shares big video hint that the 'Eras Tour' may be changing

Taylor Swift is taking fans behind the scenes of her “Eras Tour” with a series of clips, and Swifties now suspect there’s a hint as to changes coming to the world-renowned show.

Days after releasing her newest album, “The Tortured Poets Department,” Swift posted another YouTube Short video with her hit single “Fortnight,” featuring Post Malone,” playing over videos of her and her dancers rehearsing for the tour. But there’s one moment in the montage that has fans doing what they do best: speculating.

Fans will recognize many of the scenes being practiced, such as Swift's iconic entrance from the ground, her performance of "Lavender Haze" in a coat surrounded by clouds, playing "Champagne Problems" seated at a moss-covered piano and more. But one clip, in which Swift stands in the middle of a stage with her dancers lined up behind her wearing top hats and holding canes, did not appear in the original "Eras Tour."

“Since when do background dancers have a top hat and canes?!” one fan with the username armaisacat.1989 captioned a TikTok of the scene, adding “Taylor Swift you have some explaining to do!!”

The “Eras Tour” is a three-hour, 15-minute concert in which Swift performs songs from all of her albums since her 2006 self-titled debut record. Many — including the TODAY.com staff — have speculated whether or not the pop star would integrate “Tortured Poets Department” as another era in the show.

All will be (hopefully) be revealed when the tour begins again in Paris on May 9.

This is the second YouTube Short Swift has posted since the latest album release. On April 19, she shared glimpses of her personal life , again set to the tune of “Fortnight.”

In that compilation, her boyfriend, NFL star Travis Kelce, makes appearances with the star. The videos are in collaboration with YouTube, encouraging users to post their own “14 snippets” of their lives set to the same song.

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In her Miss Americana documentary, Taylor Swift talks extensively about how she spent much of her career hyperfocused on external validation. At times, her need to please others — her family and friends, the music industry, and even complete strangers — came at the detriment of her own well-being. 

That doesn’t appear to be the case anymore. 

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And, of course, her fans — who she called a “main character” in the concert film while introducing it to audiences at The Grove in Los Angeles on Wednesday evening. She wasn’t lying.

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Even if you have been treated to the live show, The Eras Tour still gives everyone in the audience a chance to experience every song from the best seat in the house. You’ll get up close and personal with Swift and also see sweeping shots that put the stage’s stunning visuals on full display. 

The Reputation era might be the best example of how much is missed during the live show, no matter your seat in the stadium. It’s hard to choose whether it might be better to see Swift’s electric performance up close or take in the astounding lighting, stage visuals and background imagery.

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Good thing that, in the film, viewers don’t have to make that choice. There are so many moments audiences will be grateful to take in the spectacle that is The Eras Tour from all angles. You’ll see every detail on every bejeweled outfit Swift wears throughout the show, as well as the tiny details on her instruments — like the sparkling 13 on the already bedazzled guitar she plays during the Fearless era.

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For viewers who weren’t able to secure tickets to the North American leg of The Eras Tour, the concert film will come as a close second. 

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The film begins just as the concert does, with a countdown clock that transitions into a dreamy opener paying homage to each era. As the camera swoops down into SoFi, the dancers take the stage with their billowing tapestries that coalesce over a hole in the stage before popping open to reveal Swift at the center.

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From there, Swift takes audiences on a journey through 10 different eras of her music career from Speak Now to Midnights. 

Songs like “Cruel Summer” and “All Too Well (10 Minute Version)” hit almost as hard as they do in real life, aided by the fact that the fans didn’t hold back from singing along inside the theater. At times, the energy on screen felt quite infectious, prompting fans to stand up and dance to songs like “Love Story” and “Karma.”

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Admittedly, audiences will not see the exact show that Swift performed every night, as several of the usual 44 songs have been cut. It’s sure to come as a disappointment to many, as it did for me, that about one or two songs from each era were sacrificed, likely for the sake of time. 

Even with those cuts, the film still clocks in at a hefty 2 hours and 48 minutes, about half an hour shorter than the live show. The decision is understandable, given the constraints of theatrical releases, but some of the choices felt a bit odd.

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It makes sense Swift might cut “The Archer” from the Lover era, since it’s one of the less invigorating songs of that set. But why leave out “Long Live,” which was added to the set list after the release of Speak Now (Taylor’s Version) ? The studio version appears in the end credits of the film, but it doesn’t quite replace the moment that Swift performs it live. 

I also questioned why “no body, no crime” didn’t introduce the evermore era, since Haim’s guest performance at the Los Angeles shows was a real treat.

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Swift is a self-proclaimed mastermind, though, so it’s always possible that she has some tricks up her sleeve to release a lengthier version when the film inevitably hits a streaming service.

The acoustic set featured “Our Song” and “You’re On Your Own, Kid,” which Swift performed as the surprise songs during Night 2 of her six-night L.A. stop. It seemed fitting that the film would immortalize her performing a song from her very first album alongside one from her most recent. 

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The only other thing the film might have benefitted from was some behind-the-scenes footage. This is a true concert film, from start to finish. Where was our glimpse at Swift climbing into the cleaning cart to be rolled backstage before the show?

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Taylor Swift's 'The Tortured Poets Department' ushers in a new era of her music. Here's a guide to every era of her groundbreaking career.

• Taylor Swift's 11th studio album, "The Tortured Poets Department," officially comes out on Friday.
• Each of Swift's album cycles has had its own unique aesthetic expressed through fashion and staging.
• The "Fearless" era was full of sparkles and romance, while "Reputation" ushered in her villain era.

Taylor Swift's Eras Tour became the first tour in history to gross over $1 billion, making it the highest-grossing tour of all time, the Associated Press reported in December, citing Pollstar data.

With a nearly three-hour-long set list and sparkling costume changes , the Eras Tour pays tribute to Swift's 10 studio albums and the unique styles and staging that accompanied them.

Swift's 11th studio album, "The Tortured Poets Department," ushers in a new era of her music.

Here's a guide to every album era of her groundbreaking career.

When she released her self-titled debut album in 2006, Taylor Swift became known as a rising young country star with a talent for songwriting.

Swift, who was 16 when the album was released, sang hit tracks like "Tim McGraw," "Our Song," and "Teardrops On My Guitar" with a country twang, and she graced red carpets in sundresses and cowboy boots.

"I get so excited about these things because I love to dress up. But I wear cowboy boots so that when I walk down the stairs I won't fall," Swift told Entertainment Weekly in 2007 about attending award shows like the Country Music Awards.

The album earned Swift her first Grammy nomination, for best new artist, and a nomination for new female vocalist of the year at the Academy of Country Music Awards. "Our Song" made her the youngest artist in history to have written and performed a No. 1 song on the Hot Country Songs chart.

Swift's "Fearless" era was defined by sparkly dresses and hopeless romanticism.

Swift released her sophomore album, "Fearless," in 2008. It won four Grammys , including album of the year and best country album. It also won album of the year at both the Country Music Association Awards and the Academy of Country Music Awards.

Her music video for "You Belong With Me" won best female video at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards. In the middle of her acceptance speech, Kanye West grabbed the microphone and declared that Beyoncé had been robbed, sparking a long-running feud .

Swift sang that she liked "glitter and sparkly dresses" and getting back at exes by "writing their names into songs so they're ashamed to go in public" when she hosted "Saturday Night Live" in 2009. Both were fixtures of her "Fearless" era, which explored the highs of grand romantic gestures in songs like "Love Story" and the lows of heartbreak in tracks like "Forever & Always." 

On the Fearless Tour, Swift wore ball gowns and sequins while performing on a stage featuring a fairy-tale castle.

During her "Speak Now" era, purple became Swift's signature color as she clapped back at critics and wrote increasingly confessional material.

Swift wrote the entirety of "Speak Now" (2010) by herself, without any cowriters, in response to critics who claimed she didn't write her own songs.

"I've had several upheavals in my career," she told Rolling Stone in 2019. "When I was 18, they were like, 'She doesn't really write those songs.' So my third album I wrote by myself as a reaction to that."

Swift's "Speak Now" era maintained some of the magic and whimsy of "Fearless" with tracks like "Sparks Fly" and the anthemic "Long Live," but it also included scathing songs like "Dear John," "Better Than Revenge," and "Mean," which won two Grammys for best country song and best country solo performance.

Swift appears in a purple dress on the original album cover of "Speak Now," and she wore a purple dress on the Speak Now World Tour. She also released a perfume in a purple bottle called "Wonderstruck" in 2011, referencing lyrics in the chorus of her song "Enchanted:" "I'm wonderstruck, blushing all the way home."

"Red" marked the beginning of Swift's shift away from country music with vintage looks and experimental sounds.

The "Red" era, naturally, featured lots of vibrant red colors. Swift also began experimenting more with her style and sound. She straightened her famously curly hair, traded sparkly dresses for vintage looks like high-waisted shorts, and collaborated with pop producers such as Max Martin and Shellback.

"Musically and lyrically, 'Red' resembled a heartbroken person," Swift wrote in a 2021 Instagram post announcing the release of her re-recorded album, "Red (Taylor's Version)." "It was all over the place, a fractured mosaic of feelings that somehow all fit together at the end."

"Red" was nominated for four Grammys, including album of the year and best country album. It spent seven weeks at the top of the Billboard 200, making Swift the first female artist and the second artist ever (aside from The Beatles) to have three consecutive albums spend at least six weeks at No. 1.

Swift's "1989" album cemented her as a global pop icon. It was also the era of her famous "squad."

When Swift released "1989" in 2014 with catchy tracks like "Shake It Off" and "Style," she left no doubt that she had transcended her country roots and become a full-blown pop star. It won three Grammys, including album of the year, and became the fastest-selling album of the last decade, Variety reported.

"The best choices are bold choices," Swift said in a 2014 interview with "On-Air With Ryan Seacrest," per Taste of Country . "With my last album 'Red,' I kind of had one foot in pop and one foot in country, and that's really no way to walk and get anywhere. If you want to continue to evolve, I think eventually you have to pick a lane, and I just picked the one that felt more natural to me at this point in my life."

Her "1989" era was dominated by her "squad" of famous friends . Squad members Karlie Kloss , Cara Delevingne, Selena Gomez, Gigi Hadid, Lena Dunham, and others starred in her music video for "Bad Blood."

On the 1989 World Tour, Swift debuted an edgier style with sequined bustiers and illusion jumpsuits.

"Reputation," released in 2017, ushered in Swift's villain era.

Swift went dark during this era, wiping her social-media accounts and refraining from interviews and public appearances. Her mantra was "There will be no further explanation. There will just be reputation."

In "Look What You Made Me Do," Swift declared that "the old Taylor can't come to the phone right now" because "she's dead." In music videos and on tour, she leaned into the snake imagery that emerged out of her feud with Kim Kardashian and Kanye West , when fans of the latter flooded her social media accounts with snake emojis.

"I went through some times when I didn't know if I was going to get to do this anymore," she told the crowd in Glendale, Arizona, on the opening night of the Reputation Stadium Tour, Buzzfeed reported. "I wanted to send a message to you guys that if someone uses name-calling to bully you on social media, and even if a lot of people jump on board with it, that doesn't have to beat you. It can strengthen you instead."

Despite the darkness of the era, songs like "Delicate" and "Gorgeous" also chronicle the beginning of her relationship with Joe Alwyn. The two dated for six years before breaking up in April 2023.

The album received one Grammy nomination for best pop vocal album. The Reputation Stadium Tour became the highest-grossing US tour in history — a record she has since beaten — Forbes reported.

The short-lived "Lover" era was full of rainbows, dreamy pastel colors, and political activism.

"Lover," released with Republic Records in 2019, was the first album that Swift fully owned after her master recordings were sold to music executive Scooter Braun . The acquisition caused a public feud, with Swift calling the acquisition her "worst case scenario" in a Tumblr post and Braun saying he "regrets" how it was handled . 

The singer leaned fully into political activism with her song and music video for "You Need To Calm Down" advocating for LGBTQ+ rights. She also wrote more upbeat autobiographical songs about her relationship, such as "London Boy" and "Paper Rings." 

"I'm in a much better mood," Swift said in a 2019 appearance on "The Graham Norton Show" when asked about her new music's bright pop aesthetic.

Lover Fest would have been her sixth concert tour, but all shows were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The album received three Grammy nominations, won four MTV Video Music Awards, and won favorite pop/rock album at the American Music Awards.

"Folklore" and "Evermore" emerged out of quarantine, with Swift embracing folk sounds, storytelling, and cottagecore.

Swift collaborated with producers Jack Antonoff and Aaron Dessner to craft a new sound and approach to songwriting. She also wrote a few tracks with Alwyn, who used the pseudonym "William Bowery."

Instead of writing purely autobiographical songs, Swift was inspired by characters and stories of her own creation.

"In isolation my imagination has run wild and this album is the result, a collection of songs and stories that flowed like a stream of consciousness," she wrote in an Instagram post announcing "Folklore." "Picking up a pen was my way of escaping into fantasy, history, and memory. I've told these stories to the best of my ability with all the love, wonder, and whimsy they deserve."

Swift left the sheen and vibrancy of "Lover" behind in favor of a more understated, woodsy style. She wore her natural curls in loose braids and buns, and her wardrobe consisted of cozy cardigans, plaid coats, and jewel-toned velvet.

Swift won her third Grammy award for album of the year for "Folklore," making her the first woman to win album of the year three times . "Folklore" was also the best-selling album of 2020, Rolling Stone reported.

Swift ushered in a new darker, '70s-inspired era with "Midnights."

"Midnights" explores Swift's feelings of wistfulness, self-loathing, and loneliness that keep her up at night. The album art and "Anti-Hero" music video feature the singer wearing retro outfits in spaces with wood paneling and warm colors straight out of the 1970s, while the music video for "Bejeweled" adds a glitzy, celestial element to the era.

"This is a collection of music written in the middle of the night, a journey through terrors and sweet dreams," she wrote on Instagram . "The floors we pace and the demons we face. For all of us who have tossed and turned and decided to keep the lanterns lit and go searching — hoping that just maybe, when the clock strikes twelve... we'll meet ourselves."

Swift became only artist in history to claim all top 10 entries on the Billboard Hot 100 in a single week when songs from "Midnights" filled all 10 spots.

At the 2024 Grammys, it won album of the year , making Swift the first person in history to win the award four times. "Midnights" also won best pop vocal album.

For her 11th studio album, "The Tortured Poets Department," Swift leaned into a greyscale color palate and academia themes.

When she announced the upcoming release of "The Tortured Poets Department" at the Grammys, Swift hinted at the album's black-and-white color theme with her outfit of a white Schiaparelli corset gown paired with black gloves and heels.

On the greyscale album cover, Swift appears lying mournfully in a pile of pillows on a bed.

"All's fair in love and poetry," Swift captioned the image on Instagram .

Ahead of the album's release, Swift shared themed playlists on Apple Music that categorized songs from her previous albums into the five stages of grief popularized by psychiatrist Elisabeth Kübler-Ross. Combined with the melancholy, tortured artist aesthetic, the album is widely believed to chronicle the end of Swift's six-year relationship with Alwyn.

A library-themed Spotify pop-up in Los Angeles featured books, statues, and typewritten messages teasing song lyrics from tracks on the new album. Typewriters also appeared in a video posted to Swift's Instagram.

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Taylor Swift Poses Backstage with BLACKPINK’s Lisa at Eras Tour Show in Singapore: 'Had a Blast'

The duo posed for a series of snaps at Swift's second of six concerts at the National Stadium in Kallang

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BLACKPINK ’s Lisa is a Swiftie!

On Monday, the singer, 26, shared a series of snaps of herself posing with Taylor Swift backstage at the "Karma" hitmaker's second Eras Tour  show in Singapore.

In Lisa’s Instagram carousel, Swift, 34, could seen wrapping her arm around Lisa’s shoulders as she rested her head on the star while wearing a pale green slogan sweater and a pair of denim shorts.

The photo was followed by another of Swift posing alongside Lisa and three of her friends.

“Had such a blast at The Eras Tour! Amazing performance💘 @taylorswift,” Lisa’s captioned the post.

The "Pink Venom" singer teamed her outfit, which consisted of a black bralette, skirt, fishnet top and denim Louis Vuitton handbag, with a large collection of friendship bracelets .

Lisa showed off her bracelets in the first photo from the carousel as she flashed a double peace sign, before smiling for a snap with the stage in the background as she held her wrists up.

The star was seen trading friendship bracelets with fans at the National Stadium show on Sunday according to a video shared on X (formerly Twitter). Photos and videos shared on X also captured Lisa walking around the venue with her friends.

And Lisa wasn't the only famous face in the crowd at Sunday's show, as actor Barry Keoghan was also spotted in the VIP tent supporting his girlfriend Sabrina Carpenter , who is Swift's support act.

In a video  shared on X, Keoghan, 31, watched Carpenter, 24, sing the outro of her hit “Nonsense” while covering his mouth with his VIP lanyard. He then smiled and raised his hands in applause after the "Feather" singer referenced the famous indoor waterfall inside Singapore's Jewel Changi shopping mall while singing an ad-lib.

Meanwhile, Swift’s boyfriend Travis Kelce spent some time in Philadelphia over the weekend.

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The Kansas City Chiefs tight end, 34 — whose brother Jason Kelce lives in Philadelphia with his family — paid a visit to celebrity barber Willis Orengo, who shared a photo of the two on Instagram on Saturday.

Travis' visit to Philly comes after he supported his girlfriend during the first night of her Eras Tour stop in Sydney, Australia on Feb. 23.

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Nine months after Taylor Swift posted “damn griff i love this one” on her Instagram Story — linking to Griff ’s catchy song “Vertigo” — the English singer has landed an opening slot at an Eras Tour show in London. 

Although Swift, 34, just recently announced Griff , 23, as an opener for that June 22 show, this tour news has been a long time coming, brewing since November 2022, Griff reveals to PEOPLE.

“I actually bumped into Taylor at a Kendrick Lamar concert in London. It was so surreal to see her there,” Griff recalls about interacting with Swift before Lamar’s Big Steppers Tour show a year and a half ago.

“We spoke a little and I was congratulating her on everything, and she mentioned then at some point she would love to have me [as an opener on tour one day],” Griff continues. “I was dying.”

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The “Miss Me Too” singer-songwriter, who had previously met Swift backstage at the 2021 BRIT Awards , couldn't believe her ears. 

“Well, I wasn’t totally sure I heard her correctly at first, but I watched the whole Kendrick show grinning ear to ear,” Griff explains.

Ten months after that fateful run-in at Lamar’s concert, Griff woke up to Swift’s Instagram Story that encouraged Swifties to listen to “Vertigo.”

Now, Griff is most excited to perform “Vertigo” at the Eras Tour London night two because “knowing Taylor likes that one feels pretty cool.”

When revealing the opening acts for her London shows, Swift said she “chose artists whose music I love listening to, and I can’t wait for them to add an extra jolt of excitement to our shows at Wembley Stadium in June.”

Griff quickly reacted to the tour announcement in an Instagram caption : “If you know me you know this might be one of the most surreal things to say but TAYLOR SWIFT HAS INVITED ME ON THE ERAS TOUR!!!!!!!!!! 8 yr old me who had fearless on repeat wouldn’t believe this. So unbelievably grateful to Taylor for all the love she’s shown me and my music.”

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Griff tells PEOPLE that being handpicked by Swift “means so much.”

“It's pretty wild,” she adds. “ Fearless was the first album I remember falling in love with as a kid. I'm always just so inspired by how she can have such a huge career but stay so close to the songwriting process.”

Griff hasn’t attended the Eras Tour yet and has also refrained from watching The Eras Tour film in order to experience it in person first.

“I wanted to hold out to watch the real thing,” explains Griff, whose favorite song from the 14-time Grammy winner’s latest album, The Tortured Poets Department , is “But Daddy I Love Him.”

Griff adds, “I’m pretty excited for ‘ Who’s Afraid of Little Old Me’ and also ‘August’ — I just love that song so much.”

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“August” was part of the original Eras Tour setlist when the tour kicked off in March 2023, and it still holds a spot on the updated 46-song setlist.

The other two tracks were added in May 2024 as part of the setlist’s seven-song TTPD era, which Swift included after releasing TTPD in April and has since dubbed the “Female Rage: The Musical” section of the Eras Tour .

Griff is “very excited” to be part of the June 22 show.

“I’m just forever eternally grateful to Taylor and to all the Swifties that have been so welcoming when it was announced,” Griff says. “I can’t really believe its happening, I love Taylor!”

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Taylor Swift's Sweet Onstage Reaction to Football Lyric Amid Travis Kelce Romance Will Feel Like Flying

Taylor swift couldn't help but react to a lyric about dating a football player in her song "fifteen" during her june 2 eras tour concert in lyon, france..

Taylor Swift was feeling the alchemy during a recent Eras Tour stop. 

The "Fortnight" singer had an adorable reaction to singing a lyric that called to mind boyfriend Travis Kelce 's profession at her June 2 show in Lyon, France. 

In a video shared to TikTok , Taylor was seen sporting a wide grin and blushing as she performed her Fearless track "Fifteen." 

"In your life, you'll do things greater than dating the boy on the football team," she sang, before laughing to herself. "I didn't know it at fifteen."

After the crowd erupted in cheers over her cheeky delivery, the 34-year-old threw her head back before continuing on to sing the next line.

Fans were quick to draw a connection between Taylor's reaction and her romance with Travis, who she began dating last summer . 

"Our girl has got her forever man," one user commented under the video, "sooooo cuteeee."

Another fan joked about what Taylor must have been thinking while singing those words, writing, "She's like well that's ironic."

Of course, that's not the only time Travis got a subtle shoutout during her concert. Back in May, fans also caught a nod  to the Kansas City Chiefs tight end that was added into the choreography for Taylor's  Tortured Poets Department  segment of the show.

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During "So High School," the Grammy winner and her back-up dancers performed the swag-surf—a move Travis and his teammates often do to celebrate a win—while sitting on bleachers. 

The new setlist addition certainly earned approval from Travis, who shared he had a "blast" watching the updated version of the show in Paris alongside Taylor's pal Gigi Hadid and her boyfriend Bradley Cooper . 

"It was an all-around lovely night," the NFL star told brother Jason Kelce during a May 15 episode of their New Heights podcast. "I don't know if they're just getting better or if I'm just forgetting how they are."

Travis added, "It was electric."

Keep reading to relive Taylor and Travis' love story. 

July 2023: So, Make the Friendship Bracelets

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce 's love story began in July 2023, when the singer's Eras Tour made a stop at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo.

As a huge Swiftie, the Kansas City Chiefs tight end caught the show with hopes of giving Taylor a friendship bracelet with his number on it . However, he failed to complete the pass due to her pre-show rituals.

"I was disappointed that she doesn't talk before or after her shows because she has to save her voice for the 44 songs that she sings," Travis shared on the July 26 episode of his  New Heights podcast. "So, I was a little butt-hurt I didn't get to hand her one of the bracelets I made for her."

Summer 2023: This Is Him Trying

After publicly recounting his fumble—a move Taylor would later describe as "metal as hell" —Travis decided to shoot his shot and invite the Grammy winner to watch the Chiefs play at Arrowhead Stadium.

"I threw it out there, I threw the ball in her court," he shared on The Pat McAfee Show . "I told her, you know, 'I've seen you rock the stage in Arrowhead, you might have to come see me rock the stage in Arrowhead and see which one's a little more lit.' So, we'll see what happens in the near future."

August 2023: Enchanted to Meet You

Travis was rocking a mustache—which he debuted in August during training camp—when he was first introduced to Taylor .

As he later noted of the era, "That 'stache and the 87 jersey was pretty iconic there for a little bit, and I had it when I met Taylor for the first time."

September 2023: Sparks Fly

By early September, a source close to the situation told E! News that Travis and Taylor were " texting and talking here and there ."

"It's been very low-key," the insider explained, "as he's been in season."

September 2023: Cheer Captain

Accepting Travis' invite, Taylor joined the athlete's mom Donna Kelce at Arrowhead Stadium to watch him and the Chiefs take on the Chicago Bears. After the game, Taylor and Travis were seen packing PDA at a local bar .

Though folklore had it that it was the couple's first in-person meeting, the "Karma" singer later clarified the two had spent a "significant amount of time" getting to know each other beforehand.

As Taylor noted, "We would never be psychotic enough to hard launch a first date." 

October 2023: Team Up

As an indication that the relationship was heating up, Taylor brought her squad —including friends Blake Lively , Ryan Reynolds , Sophie Turner , Hugh Jackman , Sabrina Carpenter and Antoni Porowski —to watch the Chiefs play against the New York Jets at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.

October 2023: It's Nice to Have a Friend

Another sign that Travis could be The 1 ? Taylor started bonding with Brittany Mahomes —the wife of Travis' BFF and teammate Patrick Mahomes —in and outside of NFL games .

October 2023: Welcome to New York

The couple took their romance to TV, making a surprise appearance on the Oct. 14 episode of Saturday Night Live . Their Big Apple takeover also included the after-party for the NBC sketch show and a date night at the Waverly Inn .

November 2023: Karma Is Her Boyfriend

During a bye week, Travis traveled down to Argentina to catch the South American leg of Taylor's Eras Tour. Not only did the NFL star bond with Taylor's dad , Scott Swift , at the Nov. 11 show in Buenos Aires, but he also got a special shoutout from the stage.

" Karma is that guy on the Chiefs ," Taylor sang, "coming straight home to me."

After the show, the Midnights  artist was seen running up to Travis backstage and greeting him with a passionate kiss .

December 2024: Speak Now

Taylor addressed the lavender craze surrounding her appearances at Travis' games.

"I'm going to see him do what he loves, we're showing up for each other, other people are there and we don't care," she told Time . "The opposite of that is you have to go to an extreme amount of effort to make sure no one knows that you're seeing someone."

December 2023: You, Who Charmed Her Dad

The music superstar turned Travis' Dec. 17 game into a family affair, bringing her dad to cheer on her man .

January 2024: All the Midnights

Taylor and Travis spent their first New Year's Eve together, sharing a romantic kiss when the clock struck midnight on Jan. 1.

January 2024: Chosen Family

Continuing to bond with Travis' family, Taylor hung out with his brother Jason Kelce and sister-in-law Kylie Kelce at the Chiefs' game against the Buffalo Bills.

January 2024: Saved by the Perfect Kiss

Taylor joined Travis on the football field when the Chiefs won the AFC Championship , a victory that cemented the team's spot in the 2024 Super Bowl . The couple shared a celebratory kiss before exchanging the L-word .

"Tay, I'm gonna enjoy with the guys," he told her. "I love you—so much it's not funny."

February 2024: Super Bowl Champs

The pair locked lips on the field after Travis led the Kansas City Chiefs to victory on Feb. 11, 2024 in Las Vegas.

February 2024: TikTok Official

Taylor posted footage of Travis on social media for the first time Feb. 12, poking fun at how she took her parents clubbing with the athlete after the Super Bowl.

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After conquering the charts with “Espresso,” Sabrina Carpenter is ready to share her sixth full-length album , “Short n’ Sweet.” The LP is set for an Aug. 23 debut.

Carpenter shared the news on her social media along with the sultry sweet album artwork that has her front and center with a ruby red kiss mark on her shoulder. In the caption, Carpenter wrote, “I am so excited to announce my brand new album ‘Short n’ Sweet’ coming in August. This project is quite special to me and I hope it’ll be something special to you too. I also have a surprise coming for you on Thursday night so keep an eye out.” 

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Adding fuel to her fire, Carpenter also appeared as a guest on “Saturday Night Live,” and took over the mainstage at California’s Coachella festival. That weekend, she performed “Espresso” live for the first time, just days after the single premiered.

Carpenter released her fifth studio album “Emails I Can’t Send” last year, and it became her highest-charting to date. The LP included a hot single “Nonsense,” which has quickly become a fan favorite. She followed the 2022 release with a deluxe edition earlier this year, and embarked on an 80-date international headlining tour to support the project. She was also the opening act on Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour , opening for the singer in South America and Australia.

Carpenter started her career in entertainment as the star of the  2014-17 Disney Channel comedy “Girl Meets World .” She simultaneously was working on music, first under the Disney-owned Hollywood Records, and now under Island Records.

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Trump makes sweeping promises to donors on audacious fundraising tour

By tying donation requests to pledges of tax cuts and other policies, Trump is testing the boundaries of federal campaign finance laws.

When Donald Trump met some of the country’s top donors at a luxurious New York hotel earlier this month, he told the group that a businessman had recently offered $1 million to his presidential effort and wanted to have lunch.

“I’m not having lunch,” Trump said he responded, according to donors who attended. “You’ve got to make it $25 million.”

Another businessman, he said, had traditionally given $2 million to $3 million to Republicans. Instead, he said he told the donor that he wanted a $25 million or $50 million contribution or he would not be “very happy.”

As he closed his pitch at the Pierre Hotel, Trump explained to the group why it was in their interest to cut large checks. If he was not put back in office, taxes would go up for them under President Biden , who vows to let Trump-era tax cuts on the wealthy and corporations expire at the end of 2025.

“The tax cuts all expire for wealthy and poor and middle-income and everything else, but they expire in another seven months and he’s not going to renew them, which means taxes are going to go up by four times,” Trump said, exaggerating the size of the cuts. “You’re going to have the biggest tax increase in history.”

Seconds after promising the tax cuts, Trump made his pitch explicit. “So whatever you guys can do, I appreciate it,” he said.

The remarks are just one example of a series of audacious requests by Trump for big-money contributions in recent months, according to 11 donors, advisers and others close to the former president, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe his fundraising. The pleas for millions in donations come as the presumptive Republican nominee seeks to close a cash gap with Biden and to pay for costly legal bills in his four criminal indictments.

Trump sometimes makes requests higher than his team expects to receive, sometimes surprising his own advisers because he is asking for so much money. By frequently tying the fundraising requests within seconds of promises of tax cuts, oil project infrastructure approvals and other favorable policies and asking for sums more than his campaign and the GOP can legally accept from an individual, Trump is also testing the boundaries of federal campaign finance laws, according to legal experts.

In one recent meeting staged by his super PAC, Trump asked oil industry executives to raise $1 billion for his campaign and said raising such a sum would be a “deal” given how much money they would save if he were reelected as president.

In recent meetings with donors, he has repeatedly suggested they should give millions of dollars without saying where it should go.

Larry Noble, a longtime campaign finance lawyer, said Trump was technically allowed to ask only for contributions of $3,300 or less for his campaign, according to federal laws. But he can appear at events for his super PAC where the price of admission is far higher — as long as he doesn’t ask for the money directly.

“He can’t say, ‘I want you to give me $1 million,’” Noble said.

And after a 2016 Supreme Court decision overturning a public-corruption conviction of former Virginia governor Robert F. McDonnell, it would require an explicit quid pro quo for a specific government action in direct exchange for a contribution to be viewed as illegal, Noble said.

Also, even if presented with evidence Trump might have gone over the line, multiple prominent campaign finance lawyers said, the Federal Election Commission, which is gridlocked with three Republicans and three Democrats, is unlikely to investigate any of Trump’s fundraising in an election year.

Trump is certainly not the first candidate to seek large checks from moneyed interests. Advisers say that Trump regularly makes the same policy promises on the campaign trail that he does behind closed doors with wealthy donors, and evidence has not emerged that Trump has directly linked a specific policy outcome to a specific donation.

Oftentimes, his comments at the events are about foreign policy and topics he discusses at rallies, such as inflation and immigration.

For example, at one event, he suggested that he would have bombed Moscow and Beijing if Russia invaded Ukraine or China invaded Taiwan, surprising some of the donors.

The Trump campaign did not respond to detailed questions about his fundraising requests but issued a statement in support of his efforts.

“As Joe Biden’s backers in Hollywood and Silicon Valley are withholding their support for Biden’s failing campaign, donors across the country are maximizing their efforts to reelect President Trump because they realize we cannot afford another four years of Joe Biden’s terrible policies,” Trump spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt said in a statement.

The former president was once reluctant to call donors and decried the role of big money in politics. He also often railed about having to take pictures — berating advisers for scheduling too many “clicks” — and sought to cast himself as an outsider who was not beholden to the traditional moneyed interests that shape Washington.

“He didn’t want to make fundraising calls,” said Sam Nunberg, a former aide on Trump’s 2016 campaign. On the 2020 campaign, he would reluctantly participate in fundraisers, advisers said, seeing them as an unpleasant necessity.

Part of his opposition to making calls was that he liked the perception that he was an outsider who was going to “drain the swamp.”

“I will say this — [the] people [who] control special interests, lobbyists, donors, they make large contributions to politicians and they have total control over those politicians,” Trump said during a 2016 debate. “And frankly, I know the system better than anybody else, and I’m the only one up here that’s going to be able to fix that system, because that system is wrong.”

This time, campaign advisers say, Trump needs the money and he is taking an active role in raising it. The Trump campaign and RNC reported that they jointly raised $76 million in April , about $25 million more than the Biden campaign said it raised across all its committees in the same month. But the Biden operation still had about $60 million more cash on hand than the Trump campaign.

Trump has met with an assortment of real estate, legal, finance, oil and other business executives in recent months, according to people familiar with invitation lists. He has often promised agenda items they would like passed as part of his broader fundraising pitch, and sometimes has asked allies to bundle millions or more, according to people close to the former president. Some of the meetings have included tours of his Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Fla., and his New York apartment.

Trump, four people close to him say, is closely tracking who gives what amount to his campaign and associated efforts — and which allies are bundling large checks for him. He has often told allies how much money he expects them to raise.

In the days following the recent meeting with oil industry donors, executives discussed whether it would even be possible to meet Trump’s $1 billion request, according to four people in the oil industry familiar with the discussions.

But they are trying. Trump has repeatedly pressured oil magnate Harold Hamm to raise significant money for him, telling Hamm that he is “behind” and “needs the money,” according to a person familiar with the outreach. Hamm had an event for Trump in Texas on Wednesday, where the price of admission was about $250,000 for oil executives, according to people familiar with the matter.

The meeting stretched for many hours, attendees said, and included photos with the top donors. At the fundraiser, he promised to cut taxes on corporations and give oil executives an array of policies they wanted and said he was being outraised by the Democrats and the unions, asking the crowd to “be generous, please.”

“So give me some of your money,” he said, drawing laughs. “True. I’m begging for your money.”

At another event, Trump told the group that if they wanted a picture with him and did not have one, then they needed to give more.

He also held a fundraiser at the home of Kentucky coal baron Joe Craft earlier in May, according to a person with knowledge of the event.

Trump has regularly joked with donors and advisers that he doesn’t spend more than 10 minutes with someone if the person doesn’t give $10 million, according to people who have heard the comments. He also has complained about some of his billionaire friends not giving enough.

In Florida earlier this month, the crowd seemed stunned after Trump offered the stage to anyone who would cut a $1 million check, according to people present. He kept asking people to come forward, according to audio of the event. Then two people took him up on the offer. The limit to contributing to the RNC and the campaign — the entities hosting the event — was less than $1 million.

At a meeting with financial titans in Palm Beach earlier this year, he asked the group what regulations they viewed as the most onerous, according to a person who attended. He then remarked at a larger fundraiser that donors were telling him they cared more about regulations than taxes, according to a donor who attended.

At the New York fundraiser, Trump told the crowd that he wanted to hear what was on their minds and heard their thoughts about former U.N. ambassador Nikki Haley — whose prospects as a potential vice-presidential pick he dismissed — and a range of issues related to Israel.

To end the roundtable, he told the room that it was time to go to another fundraiser, prompting laughter when he joked that the next crowd would be less wealthy than the current one.

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Backstage Reaction to Adam Copeland's Brutal Leg Injury at AEW Double or Nothing 2024

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Adam Copeland suffered an unfortunate injury during the AEW Double or Nothing 2024 PPV, and a reported update on the backstage reaction has surfaced.

Copeland was in a highly praised barbed wire steel cage match against Malakai Black. The TNT Championship scrap had plenty of blood and an appearance from WWE Attitude Era star Gangrel. Copeland won the match, but the war is a different story.

The "Rated-R Superstar" fractured his tibia during the match, and many behind the scenes are reportedly bummed out over the situation.

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Behind The Scenes Reaction to Adam Copeland's Rough Injury

PWInsider.com is reporting that many within AEW have reacted to Copeland's injury with "sadness and sympathy." The report notes that the former "Edge" quickly became a mentor to AEW talent backstage. It's said that many look to Adam Copeland for validation when pitching ideas given his experience and success rate.

The report notes that the feeling is Copeland's absence will be a big loss backstage on his road to recovery.

Copeland did not have a timeframe for how long he would need to be on the shelf, but he did confirm his injury will require surgery. Many suspect that the injury occurred when the TNT Champion leaped off the top of the cage onto a table holding Malakai Black. The spot made many viewers wince as Copeland landed on his feet before crashing to the mat.

In addition to the backstage reaction, the report also mentions that Copeland does indeed own the rights to use "The Brood" trademark. This explains why Copeland has new Brood merchandise and was able to use the name on AEW TV.

MMA Knockout on Sports Illustrated wishes Adam Copeland a full and speedy recovery.

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FERNANDO QUILES JR.

Fernando has over a decade of combat sports news writing experience. He currently covers MMA, boxing, and pro wrestling. Fernando joined MMA Knockout as the Lead Writer/Editor when it was founded in 2023.