Taylor Swift majorly revamps Eras Tour for Tortured Poet’s Department set
by Savannah Roberts @savannahsocials @wordsbysavannah
As per usual, when it comes to Taylor Swift, the TikTok sleuths called it first.
The Eras Tour has had an overhaul to make way for Swift’s eleventh album, The Tortured Poet’s Department. And yes, that means there had to be some sacrifices along the way…
On May 9, she introduced Paris’ La Défense Arena to a brand-new set. The TTPD setlist cycled through six versions (some shortened) of her recently released tracks, The new section of the show unfolded before fans could even digest all the changes (and the tens of thousands tuning in on live streams across the web – myself included).
Complete with the vampy Vivienne Westwood-esque dress, a new moving (spinning/gliding/reeling) stage, ‘Fortnight’ bed frame, and even a silent movie skit, the newest instalment of the concert has cemented itself as an entirely new era.
And it’s completely different from all the ones that came before.
Taylor Swift ushered in a new Eras Tour setlist in Paris on May 9
And no, TTPD isn’t the last set of the show. It’s sandwiched between 1989 and the acoustic set. Actually, all eras have been rejigged around with the 2020 sister albums now being just one section, Taylor tied this into a neat little bow by wearing a folklore dress in an evermore colour. Although brace yourselves – some of the cuts, well, they cut deep.
The Tortured Poet’s Department Eras Tour setlist
'But Daddy I Love Him' ('So High School' outro)
'Who's Afraid of Little Old Me?'
Down Bad
Fortnight
The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived (Shortened)
I Can Do It With a Broken Heart
* Oh, and she performed ‘loml’ on the piano in her acoustic set!
Songs cut from The Eras Tour Setlist for the European leg
‘The Archer’
‘Long Live’
‘‘tis the damn season’
‘tolerate it’ !!
‘seven’ spoken poem
‘the 1’
‘the last great american dynasty’
* you can't make an omelette without breaking some eggs.
Taylor teased a new Eras Tour setlist with some mysterious rehearsal shots on YouTube Shorts
So, it’s official. The Tortured Poet’s Department is coming to a European city near you. Only one question reamins, will Taylor switch the setlist up on us again?
My hunch is, yes.