The Eras Tour

She’s truly a mastermind.

By CECILIA CHENG, A&E EDITOR & INGALLS WITTE, MULTIMEDIA EDITOR

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TIME FOR A LITTLE REVENGE

Celeste Lara (‘23) dresses up as “Speak Now” Taylor. The signature color for the album is purple. Photo Courtsey of C.

Kaly Mabe (‘25) dresses in all black as “Reputation” Taylor. Swift’s reputation era happened after her disappearance from the internet. Photo Courtsey of K. Mabe

YOU’RE MY LOVER Catie Powell (‘25) makes a heart with her fingers. Powell dresses in in a neon pink shirt and white pants to represent Swift’s “Lover” of C.

I AM A MIRRORBALL Lauren Yoakum (‘23) dresses up in a silver dress to represent “folklore” Taylor. Photo Courtsey of L. Yoakum

BEST BELIEVE I’M STILL BEJEWELED Maddie Llewellyn (‘23) dresses in a navy dress with silver fringe to portray “Midnights” Taylor. “Midnights” is Swift’s most recent release.

SWIFTSBOROUGH COUNTY Raymond James Stadium hosts Taylor Swift for three nights in a row. The stadium has over 75,000 seats. Photo Courtsey of Heather Melton the show.

In addition to prom, there was one event many knights had been excitingly awaiting for: Taylor Swift’s The Eras Tours. From Thursday, April 13 to Saturday, April 15, Swift performed three sold-out shows at Raymond James Stadium here in Tampa, Fla. After five new releases and two re-re cordings, Swift was ready to show the world her journey through the different eras of her career.

The Eras Tour is Swift’s first tour since 2018. To no one’s surprise, seats sold out within minutes, leaving many ecstatic fans disappointed. As a result, Swift announced 26 additional shows, including two more to the original Tam pa show.

“Getting tickets was extremely difficult,” Heath Berman (’26) said. “In the original sale, I managed to get tickets to a show in Minneapolis. But for the show I went to in Tampa, I had to hunt for tickets on third-party resale apps.”

Thousands of fans filed into the stadium in their themed outfits for all three nights. The show lasted three hours with Swift performing 44 songs with no breaks in between. Long-time Swiftie Sabrina Gonzalez (’24) had the opportunity to experience Swift’s tour close and upfront in floor seats on her first night in Tampa.

“I loved Taylor since I was, like, in first grade, so I guess I love her for the nostalgia of her older popular music, but her recent stuff is just really good lyrically and also in composition,” Gonza-

FROM THE INSIDE lez said. “I have never been to a concert, so I thought experiencing all the eras of Taylor in one long concert sounded pretty cool.”

With so many people coming to Tampa for the tour, one can imagine getting around to be a disaster. Although it could be beneficial for some businesses in the city, many are stuck in traffic for hours just trying to get home after a long day of work.

“We got there not super early, at 4 p.m.,” Gonzalez said. “The traffic was really bad, but we got dropped off so we wouldn’t have to scramble for a parking space. A lot of the roads were closed.”

Not to mention, a crucial component of any concert is the outfit. Ever since the announcement of the tour, Swifies have been flooding the internet with potential outfit concepts. All sorts have ideas have been thought of, from a champagne bottle to a refrigerator. Catie Powell (’25), a “Lover” stan, decided to attend the concert dressed in bright pink.

“This album is a great summer album and Taylor always seems to be having a lot of fun when she’s performing it. I also love the colors for the album,” Powell said.

No matter the number of challenges there were and the amount of preparations everyone did, it was all worth it in the end as these Robinson students gather with other Swifties to enjoy

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Swift opened Miss Americana & the Heartbreak Prince” from her “Lover” album and ended the show with “Kar ma” from her most recent album, “Midnights.” All the eras except for her debut era were represented, with a heavier emphasis on her newer releases.

“My experience was absolute ly incredible. We were so close to the stage and could see every thing. There was even one point when Taylor’s dad handed us guitar picks. I loved the mix of old and new songs and the energy sur rounding the entire stadium. I honestly don’t think I will ever be able to top this concert,” Maya Tahiri (’23) said.

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SHE HAD A MARVELOUS TIME RUINING EVERYTHING Swift gets emotional as she performs “my tears ricohet,” a fan favorite from “folklore,” Swift’s tenth studio album. Photo Courtsey of C. Powell

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