PARIS, France — Who’s afraid of little old Taylor Swift adding an additional set to her already extensive Eras Tour setlist? The singer revivified her magnum opus in La Défense Arena adding seven songs from “The Tortured Poets Department.”
Swift rearranged the majority of the show, leaving only the “Lover,” “Fearless” and “Midnights” eras in their original spots. “Folklore” and “Evermore” joined forces in one eight-song set. Swift also debuted several new outfits and cut some songs from the set list.
Toward the end of her show, Swift officially launched the long-awaited “The Tortured Poets Department” section of the tour after the 1989 era.
Live from Paris:Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour begins again in France
Swift performed the track “But Daddy I Love Him” off the April 19 album for her ecstatic fans while wearing a new beige dress with cursive letters.
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A road spiraled down the catwalk in an animation to initiate the era. The background animation showed a deserted road while large cages animated and fell on the road.
“Oh my god you should see your faces,” she sang.
She quickly segwayed into a brief moment of “So High School,” the beloved track speculated to be about her romance with Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce. She then performed the powerhouse anthem “Who’s Afraid of Little Old Me.”
Swift switched to “Down Bad” before seamlessly transitioning into the lead single “Fortnight.” Stage production recreated an asylum that resembled the music video for the song with Post Malone, whose recorded harmony played concluding the song.
Dancers entered the stage in a marching band style format playing drums as she performed the wrath-fueled song “The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived.” Dancers Jan Ravnik and Kameron Saunders then revived Swift in a jazzy skit to set up “I Can Do With A Broken Heart,” where she debuted another new outfit.
“The End” text displayed wrapping up the era that’s likely here to stay. Other beloved tracks like “Guilty As Sin” and “Florida!” did not make the cut.
At the start of the secret set, Swift described the “Tortured Poets” set as “Female Rage: The Musical.” Fans then got to hear another song from the new album as she played heartbreaking ballad “loml” on the piano as part of her acoustic set.
Set list:Taylor Swift unveils new Eras Tour in Paris with ‘Tortured Poets’ tracks
Swift added these seven new songs from “Tortured Poets” to her set list:
Swift switched up the order of her eras in the set list. Here’s how the new show proceeds:
Check out the entire new set list here.
Swift gave a preview of the songs cut from her show in the first release of her Eras Tour movie. To be fair, she incorporated opening act Paramore during the “Speak Now” set to sing “Castles Crumbling” after “Enchanted.”
The tortured poet debuted the new set in front of 40,000-plus fans at La Défense Arena in Paris.
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