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reyswiftwalker · 6 years

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Taylor Swift’s reputation Stadium Tour: Indianapolis

First off, I want to start by saying that I’ve been waiting for this for 3 years. I wanted to see her 1989 World Tour but sadly, I couldn’t. So, I vowed that I would go to her next tour no matter what. Even if it meant driving 9 hours to get there (which it did).

And so, without further ado, these are my thoughts:

Opening Acts

Charli XCX & Camila Cabello

I am impressed with both of them. Very well done. Charli XCX proves she is able to get the crowd going with Boom Clap and Camila Cabello is a natural on stage, sporting a Indianapolis Colts jersey.

While watching her, I get the feeling that I am watching the beginning of something BIG. I have a feeling she will never be opening for another artist again.

The Introduction

I HAVE NEVER SEEN A MORE EPIC WAY TO START A CONCERT.

We get a jarring, yet beautiful black and white video comprised of clips of Taylor spanning back to when she was twelve-years-old to her 1989 Tour. The voices of news reports eco through the stadium rattling off countless headlines that are equally as familiar as they are outrageous.

“This is the first time photographers have caught T Swift on film in SIX WEEKS!”

“reputation”

“Is there bad blood?”

“reputation”

“Taylor Swift is on top of the world, but has she done some sketchy things to get there?”

“reputation”

“I felt like she was a little angry.”

“reputation”

“She holds too many grudges.”

“reputation”

“I can understand needing to keep your relationship to yourself in the beginning, or needing some time to work on your craft, but COME ON!”

“reputation”

“Taylor voluntarily bringing attention to herself with her donation.”

“REPUTATION”

The stadium goes completely dark aside from the red glow of exit signs and the screens of cell phones. All cameras pointed toward the stage.

The two giant screens split and a beam of light washes over thousands of screaming fans. The screaming is deafening. It can only be compared to that of Beatlemania. Then, a completely silhouetted Taylor Swift is pushed forward on a moving walk way.

The bright white light is replaced by a blood red one as Taylor raises her microphone to her mouth. Then:

“Are you ready for it?”

The Setlist

1. Ready For It...?

2. I Did Something Bad

3. Gorgeous

4. Style/Love Story/You Belong With Me

Look What You Made Me Do Video Interlude

5. Look What You Made Me Do

6. End Game

7. King Of My Heart

8. Delicate

9. Shake It Off

10. Dancing With Our Hands Tied (Acoustic)

11. Forever & Always (Acoustic)

12. Blank Space

13. Dress

14. Bad Blood/Should’ve Said No

15. Don’t Blame Me

16. Long Live/New Year’s Day

Why She Disappeared Video Interlude

17. Getaway Car

18. Call It What You Want

19. We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together/This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things

55,729

That’s the record-breaking number of people who attended the show. Taylor’s 13th show in the state of Indiana.

But the most amazing part is Taylor’s uncanny ability to make a show of that size feel like an intimate experience. You feel like she’s talking just to you, even when you’re surrounded by thousands of other fans. She’s relatable and she knows how to connect with an audience.

Look What You Made Me Do

There is nothing sweeter for a Swiftie to see than Taylor ascending to a throne, surrounded by snakes, and winking the opening chime to LWYMMD. The song has been iconic since the clock struck midnight on August 24th, 2017, but Taylor found a way to make it even more iconic. Maybe it was the tilted stage, maybe it was the enormous inflatable snake, or maybe it was the sound of Taylor’s impressive vocals, but, to me, that song has never been more epic than it was that night.

Delicate

Taylor starts her longest speech of the evening thanking the audience for the surreal experience of getting to play in this stadium.

“The only time that I’ve played in this room before was when I played at an FFA conference... it had to have been a decade ago, but I remember thinking that night... like oh my god, I don’t even want to imagine what it would be like to play in this room on tour as a concert because I was like ‘that’s impossible... that’s completely unattainable.’”

But yet again, Taylor Swift proves that nothing is unattainable for her. Including getting four nominations for the American Music Awards which she thanks the audience for as well.

Artist of The Year

Tour of The Year

Favorite Female Artist - Pop/Rock

Favorite Album - Pop/Rock

After doing some research, I discover that if she were to win all four of them she would be the second most decorated AMA artist in history. Only behind Michael Jackson by one award.

She continues to speak a little about what the word reputation means to her. How, when your reputation and reality don’t match up, it can leave you feeling pretty powerless. But her biggest fear...

“What if something fake, like a bad reputation, or a rumor somebody spreads about you - what happens if something fake like that, gets in the way of something real, like you finding real friends? Or someone who really gets you? Or someone who really sees you? ... When you start getting afraid of that stuff... everything starts feeling really... delicate.”

The Outfits

I had a feeling that I would see some great outfits and I am not disappointed. Tons of people paint a green 13 on their hands. There are snakes everywhere. One guy near me dresses up as “The Nick Of Time” sporting a name tag that reads “Hello my name is, Nick” and a clock necklace. I even saw two folks dressed head-to-toe as snakes. And let’s not forget the many classic quotes printed on t shirts as well. Some of my favorites include,

“I support my wife’s Taylor obsession”

“repuTAYtion”

“I would very much like to be excluded from this narrative.”

The B-Stage

This is the closest I get to Taylor all evening. Shake It Off plays. A song that, I believe, will be on her setlist for every tour now on. The iconic single is followed by two acoustic songs: Dancing With Our Hands Tied, the eleventh song from her album reputation and Forever & Always, the “surprise song” of the evening.

If I’m being honest, Forever & Always was never on my list of favorite Taylor Swift songs. It is on my “Best Of Taylor Swift Playlist” though. I find part of me wishing that she had played The Way I Loved You. A chronically underrated song off her second studio album, Fearless.

Don’t Blame Me

From the first time I heard this song, I knew that it is going to be epic live. This song is MEANT to be played live in a stadium. Taylor completely slays her vocals, making it one of the most memorable performances of the night.

The Mashups

If I had to say something bad about this concert (and I really don’t want to), it’s that the mashups were probably the weakest part of the show. That is not Taylor’s fault though. In fact, it is her extraordinary success that it to blame. She has so many hit songs, so many fan favorites, that she can’t possibly play them all in one night. Thus, we get mashups. And their flaw is that they don’t convey the whole message.

Anyone who has listened to Taylor’s music can tell you that each song tends to have a message or basic plot line. Whether lyrically or musically. And these mashups interrupt the flow of that message. The only one that really works well, in that it still conveys the emotion it’s meant to, is the Long Live/New Year’s Day mashup. It is utterly beautiful the way she seamlessly blends them together. And I personally believe that they are stronger together than they are apart.

Why She Disappeared

Like many Swifties, I bought Taylor’s reputation magazines when they were released last November. I flipped through the pages and looked at the pictures and read the poems.

But the addition of the visuals to this one, makes it better than it ever was before. Taylor’s epic, omnipresent voice ecos through the stadium,

“Whatever you say, it is not right

Whatever you do, it is not enough

Your kindness is fake

Your pain is manipulative

...

May your heart remain breakable

But never by the same hand twice”

Beautiful visuals of sweeping nature light up the screen. There has been mass speculation that Getaway Car will be Taylor’s fifth single off reputation. And as I watch the video, I can’t help but wonder if we’re getting a sneak peek to the music video without even knowing it.

Getaway Car

It shocks me, but it takes the title of my favorite performance of the night. A song that isn’t one of my favorites going in, becomes one going out. If Getaway Car does become a single, I find myself hoping that the visuals are similar to the ones we saw here.

Call It What You Want

I call it my favorite song on this album. From the first time I heard it, I loved this song. To this day it is still my favorite from the reputation era. So satisfying to finally here it live.

This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things

Taylor goes out with a bang! This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things has always been a banger, but when you add a fully-functioning, three-tier fountain and put Taylor Swift at the top, somehow it gets just a little bit better.

Confetti goes flying into the air, and I am lucky to be close enough to one of the canons to snag a few pieces. I shake my head in amazement as I look down at the pieces: tiny little newspapers with the words “reputation” and “Taylor Swift” all over. Why does it not shock me?

Conclusion

This is by far the best concert that I have ever attended and Taylor achieved her goal, because, from now on, I will never miss another tour that she puts on.

I remember at one point Taylor pauses at the piano to look out at sea of people to her right. She looks introspective. Looks as though she is soaking all of this in. And a chill goes up her spine. She shivers at the grander of it all. One of history’s most influential musical artists of all time is stunned that people are here for her. A genuine smile spreads across her face eliciting a huge cheer from the audience.

“I love you guys,” she says simply. “A lot.”

And when it comes down to it, that is why she continues to sell millions of albums. It’s why she continues to sell out stadiums. And it’s why people (including myself) love her. Because even though she’s debatably the biggest star in the world, she still is the same sweet, adorkable girl she has always been. And that truly is the best thing about Taylor Swift.

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