The Eras Tour

06 Jul 2023

Thai Political Leader Pita Limjaroenrat Asks Taylor Swift to Bring Her Eras Tour to His Country

Taylor Swift’s record-breaking Eras Tour has dominated the world since it first kicked off back in April, and the stadium-sized trek is showing no signs of slowing down. Between Swift’s mind-boggling success and the positive economic impact of her tour stops on the cities that she visits, even politicians and government officials are clamoring for a glimpse of the Eras Tour.

On Thursday (July 6), Pita Limjaroenrat, the leader of Thailand’s Move Forward Party, took to Twitter to request an Eras Tour stop in his country. “Thailand is back on track to be fully democratic after you had to cancel last time due to the coup,” he wrote, referring to 2014, when the Grammy-winning pop star was forced to cancel the Bangkok date of her Red Tour after the military sezied control of the government in a coup d’état.

“The Thai people have spoken via the election and we all look forward to welcoming you to this beautiful nation of ours,” he continued. The aspiring prime minister even promised to sing “Lavender Haze” with Swift if she came, declaring that he was a “big fan of yours.”

Limjaroenrat’s request comes just one day after Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau made a similar ask of the “Karma” singer. “It’s me, hi. I know places in Canada would love to have you,” he tweeted on Wednesday (July 5). “So, don’t make it another cruel summer. We hope to see you soon.”

Over the past few weeks, Swift has announced several new shows and legs of her Eras Tour. The three-hour show will now visit cities across North America, Asia, South America, Australia, and Europe. The Eras Tour is a celebration of Swift’s incredibly successful career, celebrating her ten studio albums as well as her re-recordings; her latest re-release, Speak Now (Taylor’s Version), arrives tonight at midnight (July 7).

Read Limjaroenrat’s special request here:

03 Jul 2023

Toni Collette Raves About Taylor Swift’s ‘Immeasurable’ Talent After Attending Eras Concert

Toni Collette is a certified Swiftie. After seeing Taylor Swift perform at her second Eras Tour show in Cincinnati, the 50-year-old Golden Globe winner took to Instagram Sunday (July 2) to sing the musician’s praises.

“Thank you @taylorswift for the MOST INCREDIBLE night last night‼️??” the actress began her post. “Your talent is immeasurable and your generosity boundless. Thank you for sharing it all with the world. You bring endless joy and inspiration to many, including me.”

Collette’s rave review accompanied several photos of Swift performing different songs throughout the night, including an acoustic rendition of “Ivy” with the pop star’s frequent collaborator Aaron Dessner. The National musician was one of two special guests that night, with opener Gracie Abrams taking the stage to sing her breakout single “I Miss You, I’m Sorry” with Swift.

“It’s bloody brilliant seeing you having the time of your life up there,” Collette added. “We’ll never forget it. Brava lady! ???????????? #sheisher #erastour ?”

The Hereditary actress is just the latest star to attend the Eras Tour, with the trek having already attracted countless household names in music, entertainment and sports. Collette’s fellow actresses Emma Stone, Laura Dern, Emma Watson, Reese Witherspoon, Ellen Pompeo, Jennifer Lawrence and more have all attended an Eras Tour concert, as have J.J. Watt, Shania Twain, Ethan Hawke, Danica Patrick, Aaron Rodgers, Miles Teller, Paul Rudd, Bradley Cooper, Millie Bobby Brown and more.

Swift’s star-studded crowds are sure to continue now that the “Anti-Hero” singer has expanded the Eras Tour into a global treck, recently adding dates in Latin America, Europe, Asia and Australia. Sabrina Carpenter is set to join as an opener for several of those shows.

See Toni’s post below:

27 Jun 2023

Taylor Swift Adds 9 More Eras Tour Shows: See the New Dates

Taylor Swift still isn’t done adding shows to her ever-expanding Eras Tour stops. Just days after announcing that she’d be bringing her U.S. and Latin America trek to Europe, Asia and Australia, the 33-year-old pop star has now unveiled an additional nine dates — one in Los Angeles, and eight across Europe.

The news comes in the form of an official announcement from Taylor Nation Tuesday (June 27), revealing via updated Eras Tour posters that Los Angeles, Paris, Stockholm, Zürich, Hamburg, Munich, Warsaw, Vienna and London would each be getting bonus shows added to Swift’s previously announced runs in each city. “Another 9 #TSTheErasTour shows go up in lights like diamonds in the sky,” the announcement read, a reference to Swift’s Red (Taylor’s Version) track “The Lucky One.”

The announcement also prompted Swifties to visit the “Anti-Hero” singer’s website for more information on how to secure tickets.

Swift currently has six more U.S. cities — including Los Angeles — to visit before the Eras Tour’s U.S. leg comes to a close mid-August. Later that month, she and supporting act Sabrina Carpenter will embark on a Latin America leg running through November.

In February of 2024, Swift will pick up again with a string of shows in Japan before jet-setting around Australia, Europe and more parts of Asia. These global dates, which are set to run through August of next year, were announced just one week prior to Tuesday’s nine-show addition. Before that, the Latin America leg was announced at the top of this month.

See the announcement and full list of new upcoming Eras Tour dates below:

25 Jun 2023

Taylor Swift Asks Fans Not to ‘Defend Me’ During Rare ‘Dear John’ Performance in Minneapolis

Taylor Swift is urging Swifties to show “kindness and gentleness” on the internet ahead of her Speak Now (Taylor’s Version) album release.

The onstage request arrived during the surprise songs portion of Swift’s Eras Tour set at Minneapolis’ U.S. Bank Stadium on Saturday (June 24), when the 33-year-old pop superstar introduced “Dear John,” her 2010 ballad about a toxic relationship with an older man, widely assumed to be the singer’s ex-boyfriend John Mayer.

“I get to stand on this stage every single night of this tour and watch some of the most beautiful things happen,” Swift told the roaring audience. “I watch you guys make friends with each other. I watch you bond. I watch you give each other friendship bracelets.”

She continued, “I see so many beautiful interactions happen, and I hear so many stories about friends that were made at these shows. I watch it happen, and it’s the most unbelievable thing to watch.”

The “Anti-Hero” songstress then asked her fans to show “that kindness and that gentleness” on the internet when she drops Speak Now (Taylor’s Version) on July 7.

“I’m 33 years old. I don’t care about anything that happened to me when I was 19,” Swift said. “I’m not putting this album out so that you can go and should feel the need to defend me on the internet against someone you think I might have written a song about 14 billion years ago.”

“Dear John” appears on Swift’s third album, Speak Now, in 2010. The track peaked at No. 54 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Swift and Mayer dated briefly in 2009 when she was 19 years old and he was 32.

The Minneapolis concert marked Swift’s first time performing “Dear John” since a 2012 concert in New Zealand, according to Rolling Stone. Watch the performance here.

23 Jun 2023

Minnesota Governor Proclaims Two ‘Taylor Swift Days’ in Honor of The Eras Tour

Minnesota is going all out for Taylor Swift‘s arrival!

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How Cities Are Celebrating Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour Stops

The pop superstar is set to perform at Minneapolis’ U.S. Bank Stadium on Friday (June 23) and Saturday (June 24), and to celebrate, the state’s Governor Tim Walz sent out a proclamation naming those two days “Taylor Swift Days.”

“Taylor Swift has enchanted and inspired Minnesotans and people all over the world,” Walz wrote in the Swift pun-filled official document that he tweeted out on Friday. “Taylor Swift will forever & always be a positive influence, setting an example with her truthfulness, grace, and strength of character.”

The news comes just a day after Minneapolis temporarily renamed itself “Swiftie-apolis” in honor of Swift’s two sold-out shows. “We are embarking on what will be one of the most exciting weekends in the city of Minneapolis,” the city’s mayor Jacob Frey said in a press conference on Wednesday (June 21). “With Pride plus Taylor Swift, we are expecting more than half a million people… it’s better than our wildest dreams.”

The friendly competition between cities to one-up each other in Swift-themed celebrations has led to all types of exciting moments for Swifties, including cities making Swift the honorary mayor of the day and giving her the key to the city to renaming stadiums, streets and more.

See Governor Walz’s new announcement below, and check out our full list of how cities are celebrating Taylor Swift here.

20 Jun 2023

Chilean President Gabriel Boric Wants Taylor Swift to Perform in Chile

Taylor Swift announced a series of Latin and South American tour dates for her The Eras run earlier this month, and Chilean President Gabriel Boric is hoping to get the superstar to add Chile to her list.

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Boric — who is a self-proclaimed Swiftie — shared in a video posted to YouTube that he reached out to Swift. “I wrote to her not too long ago, let’s see if she responds, so that one day she can include us in her Latin America tour,” he says in the clip, translated to English. “One day, she’ll listen to the Chilean Swifties and I have no doubt she’ll come to Chile. Hopefully sometime within the next three years.”

The total number of Latin American Eras Tour shows now stands at 12, each of which will see support from Sabrina Carpenter. The leg kicks off on August 24 in Mexico City, Mexico, where Swift will play four shows before heading to Buenos Aires Argentina on November 11 for three nights. On November 18, she’ll head down to Brazil to play two shows in Rio de Janeiro and three shows in São Paulo.

Earlier on Tuesday (June 20), Swift also announced more international dates in Europe, Asia and Australia. “EXCUSE ME HI I HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY,” Swift wrote on Instagram revealing the news. “I can’t wait to see so many of you on The Eras Tour next year at these new international dates!”

See below for Chilean President Boric’s thoughts on Swift potentially performing in Chile below.

18 Jun 2023

Taylor Swift Shouts Out ‘Amazing Dads’ at Pittsburgh Eras Show During Father’s Day Weekend

Taylor Swift took a moment to honor the dads in the crowd at her Eras Tour concert in Pittsburgh on Saturday (June 17).

During the surprise songs portion of her set at Acrisure Stadium, the pop superstar brought out special guest and collaborator Aaron Dessner for the first-ever performance of “Seven.” While introducing the 2020 Folklore track, Swift shouted out all the “amazing dads here” — including The National frontman — who brought their kids to The Eras Tour, in honor of Father’s Day on Sunday (June 18).

“I have a really, really incredible dad, like hasn’t missed a show type of dad. He’s the best and I love him so much,” Swift told the audience. “The song we’re going to play has to do with really fond memories of childhood.”

The singer added, “I know people have complicated relationships with their dad, or with the concept in general, but if you want to think of the people who have played a father figure role in your life, tomorrow and tonight. I’m really grateful for my dad — for anyone out there who spent hours and hours preparing to be at the show with their kid.”

Dessner previously joined Swift onstage during Eras Tour stops in Tampa Bay, Fla., and Nashville for surprise song performances of “The Great War” and “Would’ve, Could’ve, Should’ve,” respectively.

Saturday’s show in Pittsburgh also found Swift confirming that her next official single will be “Cruel Summer,” from her 2019 Lover album.

“You guys have streamed ‘Cruel Summer’ so much right now in 2023” that Republic Records, the star’s label, “just decided to make it the next single.”

Billboard confirmed the news on Friday that Republic will officially start promoting “Cruel Summer” to pop radio stations as of Tuesday (June 20), while continuing to promote her Midnights single “Karma.”

Watch Swift give a shout-out to the dads in her Pittsburgh audience here.

06 Jun 2023

Emma Stone Gushes Over Taylor Swift’s ‘Insane Talent’: ‘She Blows My Mind’

Being besties with Taylor Swift definitely has its perks. According to Emma Stone, her pop star friend was able to hook her up with hard-to-come-by tickets to one of her Eras Tour shows in Glendale, Ariz. — about which the La La Land actress recently gushed about to Vanity Fair.

“The concert was pretty amazing,” Stone told the magazine at the Saturday (June 3) Veuve Clicquot Polo Classic in Jersey City, N.J. “I was lucky ’cause we’ve been friends for a really long time.”

“I’ve known her since we were 17 and 18, so she hooked me up, which was very nice ’cause I know those tickets are impossible to get,” the Cruella star continued, alluding to the astronomically high demand for Eras tickets that crashed Ticketmaster last year. “She’s a wonderful friend. She blows my mind.”

“I mean, the amount of sheer stamina to do three and a half hours and perform 44 songs and to maintain the extreme energy of the audience — I’ve never seen anything like it.” 

Then, when asked whether she’d ever join her longtime pal on stage someday, Stone was blunt. “Oh, God, hell no!” she insisted. “I can’t sing, like, for a massive stadium. Let’s not even go down that road. She has insane talent — I could never do what she does.” 

Stone’s praise of Swift comes at an interesting time, some Swifties would argue. On Monday (June 5), the Grammy winner unveiled her list of previously unreleased vault tracks that will accompany the July 7 release of Speak Now (Taylor’s Version), one of which is titled “When Emma Falls In Love.”

Knowing that Swift and Stone’s friendship dates back to the original Speak Now era (circa 2010), many fans are speculating that the song was written in honor of the Easy A actress — and possibly about her relationship with her Spider-Man costar Andrew Garfield. See some tweets about it below:

05 Jun 2023

The Seven Best Moments From Taylor Swift’s Final Night in Chicago on Her Eras Tour

For the third and final night of Taylor Swift’s Chicago outing — which took over Soldier Field and the surrounding South Loop area — the superstar pulled out all the stops.

On her first night in the Windy City, Swift celebrated the start of Pride month by sharing a special, and urgent, message to the sold-out stadium. “I’m looking out tonight, I’m seeing so many incredible individuals who are living authentically and beautifully and this is a safe space for you,” Swift said “This is a celebratory space for you.”

“One of the things that makes me feel so prideful is getting to be with you, and watching you interact with each other, and being so loving, and so thoughtful, and so caring,” she continued, later adding, “I wish that every place was safe and beautiful for people in the LGBTQ community.”

For her second night, she welcomed country star Maren Morris to the stage for one of her surprise songs, the live debut of “You All Over Me,” a From The Vault track included on Fearless (Taylor’s Version). Following the long-awaited moment, Morris posted a black and white photo of the pair on Instagram, writing: “We finally got to play ‘You All Over Me’ and I won’t ever be shutting up about it. Love you Taylor Swift and love you always, Chicago.”

As for the third night (Sunday June 5), two opening acts the city had yet to see took to the stage: Gracie Abrams and MUNA (lead vocalist Katie Gavin, who is from the Chicago suburbs, noted the specialness of a hometown show). And while Swift’s set featured minor hiccups — from a mic malfunction to a surprise mid-set snack (the accidental swallowing of a bug) — Swift handled such moments with humor and grace, only making them that much more memorable. And proving that even a superstar like Swift, who can perform to tens of thousands of fans night after night, is also, somehow, still relatable.

Below are the seven best moments from her Chicago finale, of which Swift said: “When we have three in a row, there’s always a special reserve of energy we are saving for the third night… this is it.”

03 Jun 2023

Taylor Swift Celebrates Pride Month With Touching Speech at Chicago Concert: ‘This Is a Safe Space For You’

Taylor Swift delivered a heartfelt speech in honor of Pride Month during her Eras Tour concert in Chicago on Friday (June 2).

Sitting in front of her piano at Soldier Field, the 33-year-old pop superstar gave a special shout-out to the “brilliant crowds of people who are living their authentic lives” and assured fans that her shows are a “space space” for the LGBTQ community.

“I’m looking out tonight, I’m seeing so many incredible individuals who are living authentically and beautifully and this is a safe space for you,” Swift said in the fan-captured video. “This is a celebratory space for you.”

She continued, “One of the things that makes me feel so prideful is getting to be with you, and watching you interact with each other, and being so loving, and so thoughtful, and so caring.”

The Grammy-winning artist also referenced her 2019 Lover track “You Need to Calm Down,” which features lyrics like “can you just not step on his gown?” and “cause shade never made anybody less gay.” The song peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 2019.

“You guys are screaming those lyrics in such solidarity, in such support of one another, in such encouraging, beautiful, acceptance and peace and safety,” she said. “I wish that every place was safe and beautiful for people in the LGBTQ community.”

The Midnights singer then segued into recent legislation in the United States that targets members of the LGBTQ community.

“There have been so many harmful pieces of legislation that have put people in the LGBTQ and queer community at risk,” she said. “It’s painful for everyone, every ally, every loved one, every person of these communities, and that’s why I’m always posting, ‘This is when the midterms are, this is when these important key primaries are.’”

Swift added, “We can support as much as we want during Pride Month, but if we’re not doing our research on these elected officials — are they advocates? Are they allies? Are they protectors of equality? Do I want to vote for them?”

Swift was mostly silent on the subject of politics for her entire career up until late late 2018, when she endorsed Phil Bredesen, the Democratic candidate for Senate in her home state of Tennessee. Since then, she’s been outspoken about all that’s going on in the world. Click here for a full timeline of Swift’s political evolution.

Watch Swift’s heartfelt Pride Month speech in Chicago on Twitter below.