TORONTO | Imagine the equivalent of two Bell Centers exploding with joy because a Canadiens player has just scored in overtime in the Stanley Cup final and you will have an idea of the delirious reception received by Taylor Swift, the greatest musical star of her generation, when she finally appeared in front of her Canadian Swifties on Thursday evening, during the first of six concerts at the Rogers Center in Toronto.
It was deafening. In this clamor there was a year of waiting, dreams and preparations that were culminating for thousands of Taylor Swift fanatics who knew, at that moment, that they were going to experience one of the most beautiful evenings of their lives.
Even if the tour show Eras no longer has any secrets after having been presented all over the world, on cinema screens and on Disney+ for a year and a half, seeing Taylor Swift allows us to better measure the extent of the phenomenon that she has become and to be caught up in its immense power of attraction.
For more than three hours, his admirers, most of whom wore a costume relating to one of their idol’s eras, sang at the top of their lungs the 45 titles (45!!!) on the program.
How many artists can make their audience sing a ten-minute piece like she does with All Too Well? Impressive!
Larger than life
The staging is at once flamboyant, elegant and ingenious, worthy of her undisputed status as queen of pop.
At the heart of this ambitious production, an oversized rectangular screen brings Taylor Swift closer to the audience while making her appear larger than life, which she is.
The projections are all, without exception, splendid, even if we confess a weakness for those of the segments devoted to albums Reputation as well as Folklore et Evermore.
The machine is perfectly oiled and the smallest element, whether the dancers’ choreographies or how Taylor Swift disappears under the stage at the end of one chapter to better reappear in a new costume at the start of the next, is rendered with admirable precision. .
Stage beast
As radiant as she can be sultry, romantic or dynamic, Taylor Swift is a gifted stage beast, who can make the crowd react with a simple gesture of the finger or with a knowing look.
On Thursday, she did not fail to emphasize her pleasure at finishing her tour, the most profitable in history, in Canada, where her Swifties are “so generous, so passionate,” she declared.
It will be interesting to see how Taylor Swift, after reaching such heights, will be able to reinvent herself. A prediction? She continues to amaze us.
Gracie Abrams: in the footsteps of…
By offering the first part of her Canadian concerts to the young Gracie Abrams, it is as if Taylor Swift had wanted to introduce us to her next generation.
In many ways, this singer-songwriter is following in the footsteps of Ms. Swift, with whom she composed and wrote her song Hush.
Her pop-folk melodies with a message that is both intimate and universal hit the mark every time, she has a major league voice, her ease on stage, in front of more than 40,000 people, is remarkable and her charisma is undeniable.
A name to remember? Certainly.
What Quebec Swifties thought
Cassandra Lamothe
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“I didn’t expect to be so emotional, but just hearing her speak brought tears to my eyes. I loved his presence and his aura. We see that she really wants to give a unique show for each crowd.”
Ariane Grenier
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“It was an incredible evening. The people around me made it even more beautiful. The atmosphere was perfect.”
Audrey Proulx
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“It was definitely worth the wait of over a year. I’ve never seen such an impressive show, it’s another level of performance and, what’s more, it lasts more than three hours.”
Arianne Lavertu
“I had not yet seen the new segment of the album The Tortured Poets Department while avoiding spoilers in the media and I was pleasantly surprised. It’s unforgettable.”
Photo provided by Arianne Lavertu
Taylor Swift sang
Lover
Miss Americana & The Heartbreak Prince
Cruel Summer
The Man
You Nedd To Calm Down
Lover
Fearless
Fearless
You Belong With Me
Love Story
Red
22
We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together
I Knew You Were Trouble
All Too Well
Speak Now
Enchanted
Reputation
…Ready For It?
Delicate
Don’t Blame Me
Look What You Made Me Do
Folklore/Evermore
Cardigan
Betty
Champagne Problems
August
Illicit Affairs
My Tears Ricochet
Marjorie
Willow
1989
Style
Blank Space
Shake It Off
Wildest Dreams
Bad Blood
The Tortured Poets Department
But Daddy I Love Him/So High School
Who’s Afraid of Little Old Me?
Down Bad
Fortnight
The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived
I Can Do It With a Broken heart
Surprise songs
My Boy Only Breaks His Favorite Toys/This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things
False God/ ’Tis The Damn Season
Midnights
Lavender Haze
Anti-Hero
Midnight Rain
Vigilante Shit
Bejeweled
Mastermind
Karma
