Taylor Swift continued her history-making Eras Tour on Friday night time (March 31), kicking off three reveals by means of Sunday in Arlington, Texas.
Although followers and media who caught the tour at its first cease in Glendale, Ariz., and subsequent reveals in Las Vegas have already revealed key particulars concerning the in depth 3 hour and 15 minute set listing, elaborate costumes, and extra, Friday’s live performance held some particular shock moments for Swifties.
Main as much as the night time, native information retailers made a slew of bulletins that urged residents to watch out for Eras Tour-induced site visitors jams and parking points in Arlington, which sits proper in between Dallas and Fort Price and boasts a lot of the metroplex’s main amusements, together with Globe Life Area, Six Flags Over Texas and the Dallas Cowboys’ AT&T Stadium — the place Swift carried out — however many concertgoers seemingly averted the common rush by arriving early, planting themselves in line for merchandise and entrance to the live performance.
So what made Swift’s first Arlington present stand out from the earlier Eras reveals? Learn beneath for some brand-new moments from the Friday night time live performance.
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Self-Titled Debut Skipped on Night time 1
One of many notable adjustments in Swift’s evolving Eras Tour setlist on Friday was the omission of songs from Taylor Swift on night time 1 in Arlington. Within the opening night time of every of the earlier weekends up to now, one music from her self-titled mission made it into the acoustic portion of her present. The primary night time in Glendale, she performed her debut single “Tim McGraw,” and night time 1 in Las Vegas, she performed crowd favourite “Our Music.”
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Three Songs Get Their Eras Tour Debut
After taking part in “The 1” — a swap-out for her common Folklore opener “Invisible String” — Swift admitted, “You already know, I’ve by no means performed that music stay earlier than,” making its efficiency each a debut on the Eras Tour setlist and a stay debut generally.
She additionally labored in “Unhappy Stunning Tragic” from Pink to the setlist throughout her acoustic portion. Strumming it on simply an acoustic guitar, she launched the music saying, “I like this one. After I love a music, I don’t care what anybody says.”
To observe it up, Swift moved over to an upright piano on the finish of the stage and started taking part in “Ours” from Converse Now. One other shock for followers: “Ours” grew to become the second Converse Now reduce to make it onto the setlist, the primary being “Enchanted,” which has been performed each night time of the tour up to now.
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MUNA Joins as an Opening Act
Los Angeles-based trio MUNA joined the Eras Tour on Friday for his or her first efficiency, following fellow opener GAYLE. Comprised of Katie Gavin, Josette Maskin and Naomi McPherson, the Saddest Manufacturing facility-signed band made full use of the stage, parading up and down the catwalk whereas performing various songs from their 2022 self-titled album. “They’re throughout each playlist of mine,” Swift stated of MUNA in a break after singing “Lover.” “They completely killed it.”
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Swift Says to Anticipate the Surprising
After shocking the group along with her first-ever efficiency of “The 1,” Swift grabbed the mic, smiling as she teased her followers: “You suppose you’ll be able to simply scroll the setlist? You suppose you’ll be able to simply come ready? Let or not it’s stated about The Eras Tour … there’s excessive jinks.” The taunt could not simply be a reference to the Arlington set and might be an general message for the remainder of the U.S. stadium tour.
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Arlington Night time 1 Full Setlist
Miss Americana & The Heartbreak Prince
Merciless Summer season
The Man
You Have to Calm Down
Lover
The Archer
Fearless
You Belong With Me
Love Story
‘Tis the Rattling Season
Willow
Marjorie
Champagne Issues
Tolerate It
…Prepared for It?
Delicate
Don’t Blame Me
Look What You Made Me Do
Enchanted
22
We Are By no means Ever Getting Again Collectively
I Knew You Had been Bother
All Too Properly (10-Minute Model)
The 1
Betty
The Final Nice American Dynasty
August
Illicit Affairs
My Tears Ricochet
Cardigan
Model
Clean House
Shake It Off
Wildest Desires
Dangerous Blood
Unhappy Stunning Tragic (acoustic)
Ours (acoustic)
Lavender Haze
Anti-Hero
Midnight Rain
Vigilante Shit
Bejeweled
Mastermind
Karma
