Will Swift add the Tortured Poets Department to her setlist? Join us live as the show begins again at La Défense Arena in Paris
Will Swift add the Tortured Poets Department to her setlist? Join us live as the show begins again at La Défense Arena in ParisWelcome to a special edition of the Guardian Europe blog, coming to you from outside the Paris La Défense Arena in France.will be performing here in front of an enthusiastic international crowd, on the first evening of the Europe leg of her Eras tour.
Many of the fans here today are in their late teens or early 20s. Most appear to be longtime Swifties – and very well-versed in Taylor’s music. Margaux, a 16-year-old from Paris, said she has been a Swift fan since 2021-2022, listening first to the pandemic-era album Folklore. But she now loves Taylor’s new album, The Tortured Poets Department , as well.“I hope she’s not going to stop doing the surprise song, because that’s the best part of the concert,” she said.
Standing nearby in the line, her 21-year-old cousin, Pauline, joked: “when she was babysitting me at my grandma’s house, she would force me to watch Taylor Swift… so we grew up together watching that.”Ahead of the show, waiting outside in the sunshine, many fans spent time making friendship bracelets and exchanging them. Some already came prepared.Welcome to a special edition of the Guardian Europe blog, coming to you from outside the Paris La Défense Arena in France.
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