Taylor Swift Changes Eras Tour Setlist for European Leg
Taylor Swift kicked off the European leg of her record-breaking Eras tour in Paris, France, with a Taylor Swift changes Eras tour twist! The concert featured a revamped setlist with new additions and rearrangements to highlight her latest album, "The Tortured Poets Department."
Fans were delighted by the fresh take on the tour, which saw the inclusion of new songs like "Fortnight" and "Down Bad," replacing popular hits like "The Archer" and "The 1."
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A Parisian Spectacle: Swift Opens European Tour with Enthusiasm and “The Tortured Poets Department”
Gracing the stage at La Défense Arena shortly after 8 pm local time, Swift opened with "Miss Americana and the Heartbreak Prince" and immediately charmed the Parisian audience with a playful "enchanté." Expressing her gratitude, she spoke of feeling "incredibly fortunate" to launch her European tour in "the most exquisite, romantic city in the world."
The 34-year-old pop icon entertained for over three hours, concluding the show after 11 pm with a 45-song setlist spanning her illustrious 18-year career. The Eras tour, themed around Swift's distinct musical eras, dedicates segments to each of her eleven studio albums.
Taylor Swift kicked off the 18-city European leg of her Eras Tour with a new 45-song setlist that changed the order of certain eras -- including combining the 'Evermore' and 'Folklore' eras -- and a bevy of changes to the singer's costumes, montages, and more. #ParisTSTheErasTour… pic.twitter.com/K7Mlh3BlIE
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Having begun in America last year, the tour has been a massive success, with fans energizing local economies and creating a contagious excitement with their enthusiastic participation.
The Paris concert marked Swift's first performance since the release of her 31-track double album, "The Tortured Poets Department," three weeks prior. Despite mixed reviews, the album shattered numerous sales records in its debut week.
Accommodating New Material: “Folklore” and “Evermore” Combine, New Songs Take Center Stage
To accommodate the new material from "The Tortured Poets Department," Swift merged the sister albums "Folklore" and "Evermore," both recorded during the Covid pandemic, into a single "Folkmore" chapter in the Eras tour.
Here's a look at the songs added and removed for the Taylor Swift changes Eras tour :
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Songs Cut from the Setlist:
- The Archer (Lover era)
- Long Live (Speak Now era)
- The 1 (Folklore era)
- Tis The Damn Season (Evermore era)
- Tolerate It (Evermore era)
- The Last Great American Dynasty (Folklore era)
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New Songs Added:
- But Daddy, I Love Him
- So High School
- Who's Afraid Of Little Old Me
- Down Bad
- Fortnight
- The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived
- I Can Do It With A Broken Heart
Fans were treated to additional surprises throughout the show, including acoustic renditions of "Paris" (from Midnights) and "Loml" (from The Tortured Poets Department).
A Show Full of Surprises: Rearranged Setlist, Thematic Costuming, and Stage Production
The Taylor Swift changes Eras tour was evident from the very beginning. The introduction music was updated to incorporate excerpts from "The Tortured Poets Department," setting the tone for the night. A significant alteration came with the omission of "The Archer" from its usual spot early in the setlist.
Swift further surprised the audience by rearranging the sequence dedicated to her "Red" album to an earlier segment of the performance. During these songs, the singer donned a t-shirt with the message: "This is not Taylor's version," a playful nod to her ongoing project of re-recording her initial six albums.
The songs from "The Tortured Poets Department" were presented with Swift in a flowing cream ball gown, while the stage visuals adopted a fresh black-and-white theme. For the somber ballad "Down Bad," Swift appeared within the tractor beam of a UFO, referencing the song's opening lines about extraterrestrial encounters.
The new songs primarily explored the dissolution of two relationships: one with British actor Joe Alwyn and another with The 1975's frontman, Matty Healy. Swift playfully referred to this segment of the show as "female rage, the musical."
The concluding part of the performance, focusing on the ethereal pop of the 2022 album "Midnights," remained unchanged, with Swift concluding the show with the hit single "Karma."
A Legacy Tour: Eras Tour Poised to Break Records
This pop icon's tour has transcended into a cultural sensation, reminiscent of the massive tours by Madonna and Michael Jackson in the 1980s. With 152 stadium dates scheduled
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