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The roar of the crowd at the SoFi Stadium parking lot when it's still light outside in Los Angeles. We knew this wasn't going to be just ordinary con- cert when we arrived at the venue and heard karaoke versions of every single one of Taylor Swift's songs being sung by the crowd. This is definitely one of those experiences that you will tell your grandchildren about. The merch queue, where fans camped out since dawn to be among the first inside and purchase items signed by Taylor, was equally mind-blowing.
At last, as we enter, the audience is excited to see the entertainment begin.
It was only the beginning of the night, but already I could tell that the stages were something special.
One thing you can definitely count on at a Taylor Swift concert is a good time. There were world-class performances and the best experiences money could buy, and while I am not the type of person who listens to Taylor Swift's music, I can say that it was exciting to see for myself what all the fuss was about.
Kicking off the event was "Miss Ameri- cana & the Heartbreak Prince," which declared that the audience was now in the Lover period.
The event jumped about between re- cord cycles, or "eras," with humorous interludes that hinted at the following period through visuals. Lover gave way to Fearless with a shower of golden sparks, Fearless ushered in the period of evermore with images of forests and trees, and my personal favorite era, Red, was inaugurated with a red box and a dancer who opened it sev- eral times.
The massive dining table Swift crawls across in "tolerate it," the swarm of dancers dressed as different eras of Taylor trapped in clear boxes during "Look What You Made Me Do," and the wooden folklore cabin she dances around in "last great American dy- nasty" are among the night's stand- out sets. Swift openly sings "I had a marvelous time" with a broad grin, motioning towards the audience, dur- ing the later.
EVEN IN A STADIUM FILLED WITH SWIFT HAS THE ABILITY TO TOUCH THE HEARTS OF ALL 70,000 LISTENERS.11
Each time, parts of Red song escape. Sleeper smash "Cruel Summer" with its bombastic, expansive bridge, throw- back ballad "Fearless" with its aggres- sive guitar beginning, and wonderfully composed track "no body, no crime" with opener HAIM joining in were high- lights.