Taylor Swift‘s first stadium tour in half a decade is here!
The highly-anticipated ‘Eras Tour’ kicks off in the United States tonight in Glendale, Arizona, after months of press coverage!
After months of headlines and attention concerning ticket sales and resulting lawsuits, ‘Swifties’ are ready to celebrate Swift’s groundbreaking body of work!
The Blast has covered many elements concerning the tour, from Ticketmaster’s response to the overwhelming amount of ticket-related traffic to the “All The Girls You Loved Before” singer’s gift to her fans before the tour’s kickoff!
Swifties are (naturally) beside themselves in celebration of Swift’s landmark tour; let’s take a look at how they are commemorating the ‘Very First Night’ of the Eras Tour!
Swift Proclaims She Is In Her ‘Eras Era’ On Social Media Ahead Of Opening Night!
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The mistress of ceremonies took to her social media accounts on Thursday night to commemorate her latest career milestone!
The 33-year-old songstress posted a series of live performance photos to Instagram and Twitter. To say Swifties were excited would be a massive understatement!
Many fans pointed out the different colored nail polish in a photo of Swift’s nails; the colorful combination presumably represents the color scheme of each Swift release.
NBC News reporter Doha Madani tweeted, “we’re all in your eras era [crying emoji] have an amazing opener!”
“Everyone drop everything now. The Eras era is beginning. Excuse me while I become feral at midnight,” Raleigh Bowman tweeted.
‘Swifties’ Have A Great Reason To ‘Become Feral’ At The Stroke Of Midnight!
Swift’s fanbase had even more reason to ‘go feral’ on Friday morning!
The “Speak Now” songstress commemorated the beginning of the Eras Tour by releasing four previously unreleased tracks, including a ‘Taylor’s Version’ of a “Speak Now” deluxe edition track, “If This Was A Movie.”
According to our report about the newly released tracks, Swift was able to enlist the help of a reunited Civil Wars for Taylor’s Version of “Safe & Sound.”
Swift’s contribution to the first “Hunger Games” film, “Eyes Open,” was also released!
The final track, “All The Girls You Loved Before,” was written and recorded for 2019’s “Lover” but was ultimately left off of the final tracklisting.
Glendale, Arizona Becomes ‘Swift City!’
📜 | The City of Glendale, Arizona has temporarily changed its name to ‘Swift City’ in honor of opening weekend of the #TSErasTour!
— Read the official proclamation below. pic.twitter.com/k4OQRfex9s
— Taylor Swift News (@TSwiftNZ) March 13, 2023
Several hashtags related to the Eras Tour are trending on Twitter today!
SECURED THE GOODS #GlendaleTSTheErasTour #TSTheErasTour pic.twitter.com/5seJeHb4PN
— isabelle ♡ opening weekend!!! (@youdrewstars) March 17, 2023
Swifties are sharing their outfits for opening night, travel pics, and overall reactions to the big day!
The city of Glendale is also gearing up for Swifties to take over the city; Glendale has been temporarily renamed “Swift City” in celebration of the Eras Tour.
The proclamation reads, “Taylor Swift is one of the most influential and ‘bejeweled’ musicians of her generation, with sales of more than 114 million digital and physical albums worldwide, making her one of the best-selling artists of all time; and whereas Glendale is so ‘enchanted to meet’ her as she kicks off The Eras Tour at State Farm Stadium on March 17th and 18th…”
It concludes, “…all Swifties are encouraged to share their smiles ‘that could light up this whole town’ on all social media platforms because ‘the best people in life are free,” following the official declaration of Glendale being officially renamed Swift City!
Swift Twitter fan account @Swift World posted a picture outside of the venue, showing that filming is happening at State Farm! They also reported that the merchandise stand is now open for business.
The Eras Tour merchstand is open! #TSTheErasTour #TSTheErasTourGlendale pic.twitter.com/04LLZvDQVC
— Swift World (@swiftworld13_) March 17, 2023
“I forgot how exciting opening night of tour is in the fandom,” a Swiftie tweeted, “I’m not even going and I am BUZZING with excitement omg”
“Absolutely losing my mind that it’s opening night, but I can’t decide whether I want to stalk the internet for details or if I want it to be a surprise for my own show. But could I make it a whole month without spoilers?”, a Swiftie asked.
MY TEARS RICOCHET LIVE WOULD BE THE DEATH OF ME I CANNOT #TSErasTour pic.twitter.com/8uB46SXfOC
— zia (@chaefict) March 17, 2023
Other Swifties shared the songs they want to hear most on the Eras Tour setlist! Earlier this week, Taylor Nation took to their social media accounts to ask fans what their favorite songs were from each of Swift’s albums!
Hulu has also gotten in on the magic; their “Live TV” tier recently aired a compilation of Swift’s most beloved music videos to celebrate the opening night!
The Eras Tour US leg will run through August 5th in Los Angeles!
