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Taylor Swift isn’t even halfway through her May 9 Eras Tour show in Paris, and she’s already changed up the setlist, her costumes and more on the opening night of the European leg of the tour — and fans are literally (and virtually!) screaming.
As fans have suspected ever since the April release of her new album The Tortured Poets Department, Swift has already incorporated the new record into her Thursday, May 9 show — adding the TTPD era to the big screen at the opening of the show with visuals of gray to represent the record.
She also cut “The Archer” (off of Lover) from the setlist, sported multiple new costumes — including a cherry red bodysuit for the Lover portion of the show, a black and gold fringe dress for “Fearless,” a new T-shirt for Red (that this time says “This is not Taylor’s Version”) — and went straight into the Red era from “Fearless,” temporarily passing over Evermore, Reputation and Speak Now.
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Fans, understandably, are losing their minds over the big changes — and the concert isn’t even over yet.
“WHY IS TAYLOR MAKING SO MANY CHANGES TO THE ERAS TOUR SETLIST AND OUTFITS IM SO F****** SCARED RIGHT NOW YOU SHUT UP,” one fan wrote via X (formerly known as Twitter) in all-caps.
“ttpd added to the intro, new lover bodysuit, new ‘the man’ blazer, the archer cut from the setlist, new fearless dress, red era moved on the setlist, new ’22’ shirt (this is NOT taylor’s version), oh it’s ON #ParisTSTheErasTour,” another person tweeted.
CHANGES SO FAR AT #ParisTSTheErasTour 🚨
– new lover bodysuit / jacket
– the archer was cut
– new fearless dress
– fearless -> red (AKA skipped over evermore, reputation, and speak now)
– new 22 shirtshe’s definitely restructuring the show to fit TTPD in nicely pic.twitter.com/NsqwdP5wvK
— em (taylor’s version) (@inezbythelakes) May 9, 2024
“As a swiftie whose favorite song is “The Archer”, i will not be emotionally available for a long time. goodbye. #ParisTSTheErasTour,” commented a third user.
“With all these changes, Taylor should rename it the Eras Tour (Europe’s Version) 🤣 #TSTheErasTourParis #ParisTSTheErasTour,” a fourth person joked.
Another fan used the viral photo of Swift talking to Selena Gomez at the Golden Globes earlier this year to express what they believed to be behind the “Maroon” singer’s plan.
“so get this!! I’m gonna cut ‘The Archer’ from the Lover set, change all of my outfits, wear an old Fearless outfit that transports everyone back to 2009. Also going to change the order of the eras, and cause mass chaos. SURPRISE,” they tweeted.
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