Eras Tour - honest review

[Anonymous]

I think the issue was going N3 of a 3-concert weekend. She’s tired and probably over being in the same place. My girls were at N1 and I listened to most of the show from the parking lot and the energy was palpable and she spoke a lot. Including around the surprise songs (N1 also had the Karma video and a long intro).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think the issue was going N3 of a 3-concert weekend. She’s tired and probably over being in the same place. My girls were at N1 and I listened to most of the show from the parking lot and the energy was palpable and she spoke a lot. Including around the surprise songs (N1 also had the Karma video and a long intro).

Maybe that was true for NJ but not Philly. Mother’s Day on N3 was soooooo good!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think the issue was going N3 of a 3-concert weekend. She’s tired and probably over being in the same place. My girls were at N1 and I listened to most of the show from the parking lot and the energy was palpable and she spoke a lot. Including around the surprise songs (N1 also had the Karma video and a long intro).

Maybe that was true for NJ but not Philly. Mother’s Day on N3 was soooooo good!

I had heard that, but it might’ve been because it was the holiday and she had something special to play. Idk, it seems like a completely normal thing for her to be getting tired and sort of over it by the third night of a show in the same place.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think the issue was going N3 of a 3-concert weekend. She’s tired and probably over being in the same place. My girls were at N1 and I listened to most of the show from the parking lot and the energy was palpable and she spoke a lot. Including around the surprise songs (N1 also had the Karma video and a long intro).

Totally get that but it sucks because we weren't able to choose which night we got tickets for. TM had you select 3 shows but ultimately you only got approved to buy Tix for the one they selected you for

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think the issue was going N3 of a 3-concert weekend. She’s tired and probably over being in the same place. My girls were at N1 and I listened to most of the show from the parking lot and the energy was palpable and she spoke a lot. Including around the surprise songs (N1 also had the Karma video and a long intro).

Totally get that but it sucks because we weren't able to choose which night we got tickets for. TM had you select 3 shows but ultimately you only got approved to buy Tix for the one they selected you for

Correct. Those buying through Ticketmaster got what they got and could not pick a date for whichever city they entered the lottery for.
We chose Philly and got Sunday night which was my last choice of the 3 evenings (Mother's day and my kids had school the next morning).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think the issue was going N3 of a 3-concert weekend. She’s tired and probably over being in the same place. My girls were at N1 and I listened to most of the show from the parking lot and the energy was palpable and she spoke a lot. Including around the surprise songs (N1 also had the Karma video and a long intro).

Maybe that was true for NJ but not Philly. Mother’s Day on N3 was soooooo good!

I was in Philly night 3 and the crowd was just electric and she seemed to feed off it. I heard N2 was incredible and I was kind of thinking maybe she'd be tired out by night 3, but she even addressed that during the show and said they feel even more energized by N3 because they're already revved up from the past 2 nights. I have nothing to compare it to having never been to one of her shows and I was only at this one because of my daughter, but I actually liked how it seemed like a broadway production and in fact, was using that as a comparison when describing it to people. I appreciate all the detail that went into this and how well oiled of machine it is. I've seen Pink, Jlo, Janet and a few others and yes each of those artists is great, but their shows lack the production value of the Eras tour--the lighting, costumes, the stage movements, and the staging, th lighting choreography along with the little blinky wristlets--I mean the entire stadium was sparkling during Bejeweled.

[Anonymous]

OP, I would encourage you to get off Twitter and Reddit. I'm sorry you were disappointed. But I think the nitpicking on social media is only going to bring you down.

[Anonymous]

My SIL went to N3 in NJ and she wasn't impressed. She went to N1 and N2 in Nashville with me, so she had shows to compare it to.

She said she thinks Taylor is fighting a sickness or the insane schedule and long days in the recording studio are catching up to her. She mentioned her energy not being the same and a few vocal cracks.

IMO, NJ got the best merch situation. The fact that they cleared out MetLife's merch for TS merch was genius. However, I did see that the nicer merch set up caused more people to come because they didn't have to wait for hours in the heat. I know I saw several videos of fans buying as many blue crewnecks as allowed to resell with no mark up to other fans who couldn't get one. They are trying to combat the greedy markups online for those items.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My SIL went to N3 in NJ and she wasn't impressed. She went to N1 and N2 in Nashville with me, so she had shows to compare it to.

She said she thinks Taylor is fighting a sickness or the insane schedule and long days in the recording studio are catching up to her. She mentioned her energy not being the same and a few vocal cracks.

IMO, NJ got the best merch situation. The fact that they cleared out MetLife's merch for TS merch was genius. However, I did see that the nicer merch set up caused more people to come because they didn't have to wait for hours in the heat. I know I saw several videos of fans buying as many blue crewnecks as allowed to resell with no mark up to other fans who couldn't get one. They are trying to combat the greedy markups online for those items.

Everyone has bad days at "work" I get it it just sucks for everyone who paid a lot of $$$ to get a low energy show.

I wish I was able to take off work and make it out to the Thursday merch sale before the weekend. I agree it was a good set up just not enough inventory by Sunday. Hopefully I can get someone going to an upcoming show to grab one for me or she will release them on the website eventually

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wow, that is completely opposite of my experience in Philadelphia! It was one of the most incredible shows I’ve seen, and I’m not sure what will be able to beat it in the future! Yes merch lines were long, but everybody knew that you had to get their hours before. She did plenty of talking to the audience, and it was personalized as it was Mother’s Day.

Dad here who took 3 teenage girls to night 3 at Metlife. This Philly review is what I would have said for Metlife night 3. It was outstanding. Springsteen like in its song coverage and energy. I did see a drop off in energy and in her voice late in the show but you try that show 3 nights in a row. It was the best concert I have been to in years and I am not a fan, just a Dad of Swifties so I know the songs. Over the top crazy good. I did not pay face value and it was worth every penny. Merch was sold out that is true.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This all sounds like a colossal waste of money and time to me. I just don't get it. My daughter loves TS, but there's no way in hell I'd pay $500+ for tickets and doubly no way in hell I'd stand 4 hours in line for "merch." Wth.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP trying to drive down Pittsburgh tick prices? 😂

Lol.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This all sounds like a colossal waste of money and time to me. I just don't get it. My daughter loves TS, but there's no way in hell I'd pay $500+ for tickets and doubly no way in hell I'd stand 4 hours in line for "merch." Wth.

+1

People have their identity really wrapped up in this stuff. I genuinely don't get it.

[Anonymous]

I was at Nashville Night 3, which definitely wasn't low energy but that was a different situation.

Overall, I think there was less stage talk than 1989 or reputation and I did miss that, but for the me the biggest downgrade is the excessive fan participation now. The "champagne problems" ovation, "1,2,3 Let's go...," it's too much. This isn't Rocky Horror.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I was at Nashville Night 3, which definitely wasn't low energy but that was a different situation.

Overall, I think there was less stage talk than 1989 or reputation and I did miss that, but for the me the biggest downgrade is the excessive fan participation now. The "champagne problems" ovation, "1,2,3 Let's go...," it's too much. This isn't Rocky Horror.

So so much of this. The bad blood chant, summon the demons, Taylor where you going, it's too much

I do love the little claps during fearless section and heart hands.