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I Went to the First and Last Show of Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour — Here’s How It Changed (And Got Even Better)

Here's how Taylor Swift's Eras tour evolved, comparing the opening show to the closing show.

Much like The Tortured Poets Department iterated on Swift’s confessional songwriting style through examinations of arena-sized vulnerabilities, tracks like “The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived,” “Down Bad” and “Who’s Afraid of Little Old Me?” offer lyrical tones and sonic aesthetics that didn’t exist in other eras of the show. Anyone paying attention to the audience throughout the evening could not only spot bracelets getting traded to create full sleeves of beads, but compliments about outfit choices, discussions about favorite songs and eras, sing-alongs to pre-show tracks (Lady Gaga’s “Applause” was once again a big hit), kids and parents bonding over their merch selections. Now, more than a year after he and Swift started dating, he is the unwitting patron saint of the Eras Tour, based on the innumerable crowd members sporting Kansas City Chiefs garb to the final show.

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