The Eras Tour is back and it’s quite literally better than ever (Picture: Kevin Mazur/TAS24/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management )
The Lover House is burned down, Speak Now is fighting for her life, and we’re all afraid of little old Taylor Swift as she brings the Eras Tour to the UK, with the nation preparing for her first concert tonight.
The 34-year-old’s mammoth three-and-a-half-hour set has sold out arenas in Edinburgh, Liverpool, Cardiff, and six shows in London, kicking off in Edinburgh on Friday night.
UK-based Swifties have really gone all out, with Capital FM releasing a radio station dedicated to the All Too Well icon.
Paris night one revealed an entirely new tour version as the Tortured Poets Department took centre stage and the entire Eras Tour was changed, from bodysuits to choreography.
Fans had already speculated there might be a switch up after she released the Eras Tour film before her tour had finished but this was more than our wildest dreams.
It’s no surprise that Taylor has added in the new album but as the Eras Tour was already incredibly long, some songs were left on the cutting room floor.
Taylor Swift gets abducted by aliens during the Tortured Poets Department Era (Picture: Kevin Mazur/TAS24/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management )
There’s new staging, costumes, and choreography to devour (Picture: JULIEN DE ROSA/AFP)
The Archer, tis the damn season, and even the last great American dynasty were all brutally ripped from the setlist.
New glittering bodysuits and dresses were rolled out for every era except Reputation, which is the last in the album in the show to get its Taylor’s Version.
So far no vault track appears on her main setlist, only core album songs have a permanent place on the Eras Tour.
Swifties have been left in utter disbelief as Folklore and Evermore were combined into one era, known as the sisters era, to keep the time down.
Speak Now was reduced back down to one song — RIP Long Live — and debut remains reserved for surprise songs in the acoustic set.
The new Lover bodysuit is a fiery red and orange (Picture: JULIEN DE ROSA/AFP)
It replaces the iconic pink and blue one of the Eras Tour film (Picture: REUTERS)
Let’s be honest Taylor could perform for six hours and fans would still want more but even she would probably find that exhausting.
After so much upheaval, let’s see what Taylor Swift’s setlist has been left looking like and what that means for the UK.
Lover Era
We’re still going strong opening with Lover but even her seventh studio album and big opener couldn’t survive Taylor’s great setlist war. We’ll miss you, The Archer.
Miss Americana & The Heartbreak Prince
Cruel Summer
The Man
You Need To Calm Down
Lover
Fearless Era
The album that made her a superstar remains unscathed but since there were only three songs for this era it’s hardly surprising.
However, a new tasselled bodysuit was revealed and it looks incredibly similar to one worn on the Our Song hitmaker’s original Fearless tour in 2009.
Fearless
You Belong With Me
Love Story
Her new Fearless outfit is reminiscent of her original 2009 tour (Picture: Kevin Mazur/TAS24/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management )
She had several outfits for the Era but we will miss this stunning number (Picture: John Shearer/TAS23/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management)
Red Era
In a position switch up, the setlist now moved from Fearless into Red instead of Evermore but the songs remain unchanged and All Too Well remains firmly in pride of place.
We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together
I Knew You Were Trouble
All Too Well (10 Minute Version)
Speak Now Era
Justice for Speak Now, already balding but now scalped as Long Live has been once more removed.
We’re begging Taylor, I will sacrifice I Knew You Were Trouble for just one more purple-painted dream.
Enchanted
The 22 hat is still being given out but a new Red top has sparked intrigue (Picture: Kevin Mazur/TAS24/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management )
The Reputation set remains utterly unchanged, right down to the outfits (Picture: Ashok Kumar/TAS24/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management)
Reputation Era
Yet to have its Taylor’s Version released, Reputation remains unchanged on the mammoth set but has been moved to after Red and Speak Now rather than before.
It’s also the only section that has not had an outfit change, the day that red and black bodysuit goes we’re all going to lose our minds.
…Ready For It?
Delicate
Don’t Blame Me
Look What You Made Me Do
Folklore/Evermore Era
Once separate totalling 12 songs, Taylor’s lockdown albums have been combined into one – with a lot of casualties.
‘We have reunited the sister albums,’ the singer told the Paris crowd, joking it could be called ‘everlore’ or ‘folkmore’.
Poor Folklore and Evermore, they’ve been chopped in half and stuck back together! (Picture: Kevin Mazur/TAS24/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management)
Removed from the setlist are: Tis the damn season, the last great American dynasty, invisible string, and tolerate it.
Cardigan (folklore)
Betty (folklore)
Champagne Problems (evermore)
August (folklore)
Illicit Affairs (folklore)
My Tears Ricochet (folklore)
Marjorie (evermore)
Willow (evermore)
1989 Era
Mother’s favourite child remains safe and sound with no changes and still following the Folklore set. Honestly, we would have loved to see some of this swapped out for the vault tracks which stormed the charts last year.
Bad Blood remains on the setlist, we wonder if Kendrick Lamar is free to come do a surprise live feature…
Style
Blank Space
Shake It Off
Wildest Dreams
Bad Blood
The dance numbers are bigger and the new set pieces are beyond our Wildest Dreams (Picture: Kevin Mazur/TAS24/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management)
The Tortured Poets Department
Initially, Swifties weren’t sure if this would be added and if so how could the 31 tracks possibly be whittled down into just a handful?
A new era brings blessings of brand new outfits, a floating stage set piece, gunshot choreography, and of course some insane vocal moments.
Taylor has spoken and these are (probably) her favourites off TTPD.
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
We will never recover and we weren’t even there (Picture: Kevin Mazur/TAS24/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management)
Surprise songs
Each night Taylor plays two surprise songs from her vast discography, these have included This Love and Clean from 1989 and Dear John and Last Kiss from Speak Now.
Also known as the acoustic set, Paris Night One fans were (obviously) treated to Paris from her album Midnights played on piano and loml on guitar from TTPD.
In this leg of the tour, Taylor has taken to singing some gut-wrenching mashups and announced she could sing whatever she wanted so any song is on the table.
There are some songs it’s likely she’ll reserve for London, such as London Boy and So Long, London but the rest as up for grabs.
Since the slate was wiped clean with this new leg, and Taylor’s penchant for singing You’re On Your Own Kid repeatedly, there’s no way to predict the Mastermind’s moves.
The Eras Tour has well and truly been updated (Picture: JULIEN DE ROSA / AFP)
Midnights Era
Closing out the show is the iconic era which gave us ‘Karma is the guy on the chiefs’ and that chair choreography — Midnights.
Her 2022 album gets sparkling new outfits, although the Lavender Haze fluffy lilac jacket has not been swapped out.
Lavender Haze
Anti-Hero
Midnight Rain
Vigilante Shit
Bejeweled
Mastermind
Karma
This old Midnights bodysuit is still absolutely stunning though (Picture: Ashok Kumar/TAS24/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management)
Some pieces remain similar to the original tour (Picture: DAVID GRAY/AFP via Getty Images)
What is the old Eras Tour setlist?
With so many changes, here’s what Taylor’s Eras Tour used to look like for a setlist run
Miss Americana & The Heartbreak Prince
Cruel Summer
The Man
You Need To Calm Down
Lover
The Archer
Fearless
You Belong With Me
Love Story
tis the damn season
willow
marjorie
champagne problems
tolerate it
…Ready For It?
Delicate
Don’t Blame Me
Look What You Made Me Do
Enchanted
Long Live
22
We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together
I Knew You Were Trouble
All Too Well (10 Minute Version)
invisible string
betty
the last great american dynasty
august
illicit affairs
my tears ricochet
cardigan
Style
Blank Space
Shake It Off
Wildest Dreams
Bad Blood
Lavender Haze
Anti-Hero
Midnight Rain
Vigilante Shit
Bejeweled
Mastermind
Karma
When is the Eras Tour in the UK?
The Eras Tour comes to the UK from tonight, beginning in Edinburgh for three nights before heading to Liverpool, Cardiff, and London.
Who knows what Taylor will have in store for fans given her love for keeping everyone on their toes.
Given the huge overhaul, this is likely to be the setlist for the UK gigs and all her European dates but might have minor tweaks thrown in.
Of course, if you’re sad your favourite track is not on there is always a chance it could be one of the surprise songs as she has no rules around what she can and can’t sing here.
We’re hoping for Picture to Burn, Suburban Legends, The Black Dog, or Hits Different but that tells you far too much about us.
What is Paramore’s Eras Tour setlist?
The iconic pop punk band Paramore will be opening for Taylor Swift at the UK gigs and they revealed their setlist in Paris.
Of course, it is much shorter but still packed with hits from the chart-topping band, fronted by Taylor’s long time friend Hayley Williams.
Hard Times (+ Heart Of Glass)
Burning Down The House
Still Into You
Caught In The Middle
Brick By Boring Brick
The Only Exception
That’s What You Get
Ain’t It Fun
This Is Why
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