Crazy outfits, the rotating stage, hot backup dancers, even hotter celebrity friends: WE’VE GOT IT ALL.
Taylor Swift's 1989 world tour is this summer's hottest ticket...but what are you really in for if you've snagged a coveted seat? And what if you WON'T be able to see Taylor at one of her sold-out shows?
That's what I wanted to figure out when I saw Taylor live on August 26 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. What does Taylor have in store for her fans? Here's what I experienced...
She kicks things off with "Welcome to New York."
Everyone screams the lyrics and the arena is ROCKING. But should she really be opening the show with this song? I mean, her stage with the New York backdrop and street signs WAS awesome, but it was a little weird being welcomed to New York...in California. There are SO many songs she could have opened with, but she chose this one.
And the cherry on top of the sundae: She probably will NEVER sing this song on this tour in NYC unless she adds new dates at Madison Square Garden — her New York tour dates were actually at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. PROBLEMATIC.
I rest my case.
Then she launches into the SEVERELY underrated "New Romantics."
"New Romantics" is amazing. It's only on the deluxe edition of 1989 but real music fans KNOW it should be a single, and hearing it live only confirmed that notion. It's peppy, upbeat, and will have you shaking your booty. HEED OUR PLEAS, TAYLOR!!!
"Blank Space" is her third song of the night, and it's a good, if not knock-your-socks-off performance.
It's pretty good live, but not the performance you remembered at the end of the night — especially because the sets and choreography are less colorful and impressive compared to what you'll see the rest of the night. The 1989 stage, you'll quickly learn, is the perfect amount of "awesome" without distracting from Taylor's performance.
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