The singer Taylor Swift resumed, this Thursday (9), the shows of “Eras Tour” . The pop star performed in Paris, France a city in which he still performs May 10th, 11th and 12th.
Taylor Swift's show started at 2:45 p.m. (Brasilia time). The opening performance, which started shortly before, was performed by the band Paramore .
The last show of the first part of the tour this year took place on March 9th. Since then, Taylor Swift released his 11th studio album entitled “The Tortured Poets Department” with 31 new songs for its repertoire.
There were rumors that Taylor would change the setlist of the shows, which have been the same since the start of the tour in March 2023, due to the release. She not only confirmed the rumors, but also changed almost all of the costumes used.
Find out what changed on Taylor Swift's tour after new album
New album included in “The Eras Tour”
Taylor Swift released “The Tortured Poets Department” on April 19. Since then, rumors began that she would change the tour to include songs released on the project. Initially, the singer's tour covered her first 10 albums released.
This Thursday, the biggest change was that, in fact, Taylor Swift created her own “act” for her 11th album. The following songs were included in the setlist: “But Daddy I Love Him”, “So High School”, “Who's Afraid Of Little Old Me?”, “Down Bad”, “Fortnight”, “The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived” and “ I Can Do It With a Broken Heart.”
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“Folkmore” Act
Taylor Swift combined the albums “Folklore” and “Evermore”, both from 2020, into a single act, different from the other shows. Furthermore, she even cut songs from the projects. Left out: “The Last Great American Dynasty”, “The 1” and “Tolerate It”.
Change in the order of acts
Taylor changed the order of the tour's acts. The only ones that are in their original order are the first ones, “Lover” and “Fearless”, and the last ones, which continue to be the “Set Acústico” (responsible for the surprise songs) and the one from the album “Midnights”, the 10th album from star.
Therefore, the new order was: “Lover”, “Fearless”, “Red”, “Speak Now”, “Reputation”, “Folkmore”, “1989”, “Set Acústico” and “Midnights”.
Song cutting
To approach her new album, Taylor Swift needed to cut some songs from the tour's previous setlist. Left out, in total, were “The Archer”, from “Lover”, “Long Live”, from Speak Now, “The 1” and “The Last Great American Dynasty”, from “Folklore” and “Tolerate It” and “ Tis The Damn Season”, by “Evermore”.
New costumes – except in “Reputation”
Taylor Swift brought new costumes for every era of the tour, as well as completely new ones for “The Tortured Poets Department.” The exception was the act “Reputation”, responsible for covering the singer’s 6th album. This one has never been changed.
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Source: CNN Brasil
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