Taylor Swift kicked off her eagerly awaited “The Eras Tour” (tickets available here) with a memorable 44-song, three-hour extravaganza at the State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona last Friday evening.
True to the tour’s moniker, Swift’s performance traversed her entire career, ensuring representation from each of her 10 studio albums. Given this was her first tour in half a decade, many tracks from her most recent albums — Lover, folklore, evermore, and Midnights — were presented live for the first time.
The evening commenced with tracks from her 2019’s Lover, featuring hits like “Miss Americana & the Heartbreak Prince,” “Cruel Summer,” “The Man,” “You Need to Calm Down,” “Lover,” and “The Archer.” Swift then dialed back to 2008 with Fearless, where she reintroduced the album’s title track after over ten years, accompanied by “You Belong to Me” and “Love Story.”
As the concert unfolded, Swift gracefully navigated between her albums: from 2020’s evermore to 2017’s reputation, followed by 2010’s Speak Now, 2014’s Red, 2020’s folklore, and 2014’s 1989. Notably, the lone song from Speak Now was “Enchanted,” likely making space for an extended rendition of Red’s “All Too Well” shortly thereafter.
Nearing the conclusion, Swift shared she’d be incorporating a unique acoustic track for every show. For Phoenix’s inaugural night, it was “mirrorball” from folklore.
She wrapped up the concert with songs from her latest, Midnights, belting out tunes like “Lavender Haze,” “Anti-Hero,” “Midnight Rain,” “Vigilante Shit,” “Bejeweled,” “Mastermind,” and capping with “Karma.”
The extensive setlist was matched by a grand stage setup, boasting a full-scale Lover house, an extensive catwalk, myriad costume switches, synchronized choreographed scenes, fireworks, and expansive LED displays. A highlight saw Swift simulate a dive offstage, swimming “underwater”, only to resurface on a platform for “Lavender Haze”. In another dramatic turn, she set the Lover house ablaze.
Below, the complete “Eras Tour” setlist and footage from the tour’s opening night are available. Swift is back on stage this Saturday for a consecutive night at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, before she heads to Las Vegas.
Taylor Swift’s “The Eras Tour” Setlist:
Lover
Miss Americana & the Heartbreak Prince (Live debut)
Cruel Summer (Live debut)
The Man
You Need to Calm Down
Lover
The Archer
Fearless
Fearless (Electric version, first time since 2012)
You Belong With Me
Love Story
evermore
’tis the damn season (Live debut)
willow
marjorie (Live debut)
champagne problems (Live debut)
tolerate it (Live debut)
reputation
…Ready for It?
Delicate
Don’t Blame Me
Look What You Made Me Do
Speak Now
Enchanted
Red
22
We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together
I Knew You Were Trouble
All Too Well (10 Minute Version)
folklore
invisible string
betty
the last great american dynasty
august
illicit affairs
my tears ricochet
cardigan
1989
Style
Blank Space
Shake It Off
Wildest Dreams
Bad Blood
mirrorball (Acoustic)
Taylor Swift (Debut)
Tim McGraw (Acoustic)
Midnights
Lavender Haze (Live debut)
Anti-Hero
Midnight Rain (Live debut)
Vigilante Shit (Live debut)
Bejeweled (Live debut)
Mastermind (Live debut)
Karma (Live debut)