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Party Like It's 1989

The lowdown on Taylor Swift's 1989 World Tour.

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Party Like It's 1989

Have you ever loved an artist or band so much so that when you finally get the chance to see them live and up close you just start crying? I have and I'm not afraid to admit it. And, I'm really not ashamed to say that I cried three times at Taylor Swift's concert last Saturday. I've been a fan of Taylor since she released her debut album "Taylor Swift" in 2006. I remember scream-singing along to "Picture to Burn" and "Should've Said No" on the playground of my elementary school. Sadly, it's taken me nine years to finally see her in concert, but I did it. And, it was so much more than what I was expecting.

I always say that about concerts. "Oh, it was so much more than what I was expecting," and that's because most of the time, it's true. You don't realize how much a person loves their job until you watch them do it. And, you can really tell Taylor adores her job. She's so energetic on stage and she doesn't stop smiling for even a minute. She's managed to make every show on her world tour unique so that her fans don't all have the same exact story to share. She's performed with a different artist every night and she's worked in one of her older songs into every setlist. At her concert Saturday, she added "Fifteen" to the setlist and she brought Tove Lo on stage.

When she performed "Fifteen," it was absolutely incredible. It was just her and her acoustic guitar and 60,000 people singing along. The echo of the crowd felt like being wrapped up in a big blanket on a cold day. As cheesy as it sounds, it felt like home. For those four minutes, it felt like I was at home. She brought out "Tove Lo" not long after that. I had already known who her special guest was so it wasn't a surprise, but at the same time it really was a surprise. They both looked like complete badasses when they were singing "Talking Body."

While Taylor makes each concert unique, she's also managed to make every single person feel connected to one another. Like Coldplay did during their "Mylo Xyloto" tour, Taylor gave each fan a wristband. At first, a lot of people didn't know what to do with them but as soon as Taylor came out on stage they began to light up and throughout the rest of the night they lit up in time with the songs (FYI: it's been a week now and mine still lights up when I tap it). During "Bad Blood," they were glowing red; and, while everybody was dancing around to "Shake it Off," the wristbands mimicked confetti, flashing pink purple blue green. These bracelets really made me feel like I was involved and like I was part of the show. It was a really important part of the concert for a lot of people.

Another thing that makes Taylor's concerts so fun and different is that she keeps the audience on their toes at all times. She's constantly changing costumes and bringing out these really intricate sets for certain songs. The most notable is the scene during "How You Get The Girl" and the costume she wears while she performs it. The entire stadium is dark and she comes on stage in pink, glow-in-the-dark dress wielding a glow in the dark umbrella. Every little aspect of her performances and sets and costumes is so meticulously planned out. She also takes some of her older songs and tweaks them to fit her newer style. She performs a newer rock version of "We Are Never Getting Back Together" and you would hardly recognize the song if they were played back to back. You can really tell her music has evolved and matured with her just by listening to the rendition of that song.


I have never danced so hard at a concert and had so much fun. If I had to pick one word to describe the entire concert it would be fun.

Everything was just so much fun, from the wristbands to the costumes to all of the amazing choreography.

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