Rocket sleds, stunts and a $100M budget: Inside Taylor Swift’s ‘unbelievable’ Eras Tour

Taylor Swift has had a street re-named after her ahead of her shows which kick off in Arlington tonight (March 31).The singer-songwriter is set to perform three concerts in a row at the AT&T Stadium in the Texas city as part of her North American ‘Eras Tour’.To celebrate her arrival “Taylor Swift Way” has temporarily replaced Random Mill Road and the city is set to light up its four story steel sculptures in front of city hall red from today through to Sunday (April 2).Swift will also be presented with a key to the city by Mayor Jim Ross.Arlington Government says that they are participating in a friendly competition with other U.S. cities in hosting Taylor Swift’s The Eras Tour “Arlington is participating in a friendly competition with other U.S.

Taylor Swift is heading into her third weekend of shows for The Eras Tour and she’ll be performing three shows in Arlington, Texas.

Taylor Swift has shared an acoustic version of her recent single ‘Lavender Haze’ – listen to it below.The original song appears on the pop star’s 10th and most recent studio album, the record-breaking ‘Midnights’, which came out last October.Swift today (March 31) released a stripped-back rendition of the track on streaming platforms. It comes after she dropped a series of official remixes of ‘Lavender Haze’ by the likes of Jungle and Tensnake.Last November, Swift shared an acoustic version of the ‘Midnights’ lead single ‘Anti-Hero’.‘Lavender Haze’ peaked at Number Three on the UK singles chart, per the Official Charts.

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interview started gaining attention after Emily Ratajkowski reshared a TikTok calling out the sexist nature of the questions Taylor was asked. The interview clip in question was  and shows a young Taylor Swift, whose media narrative at the time was centered around the boys she did or did not date, trying to refuse participation in a game Ellen Degeneres proposes. The “game” required the singer to watch a slideshow of herself with famous men and ring a bell at the sight of a current or former boyfriend.After polite attempts to mask her discomfort, a clearly flustered Taylor says, “I don't know if I'm gonna do this.” Then, as the photos shuffle on the screen, Taylor awkwardly remains still, not ringing her bell for any of them before eventually shouting at Ellen to stop the game.

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Taylor Swift has made a young fan’s dream come true by responding to a letter given to her during a live show.The moment happened during the pop star’s performance in Las Vegas, held as part of her ongoing ‘Eras’ tour.Ahead of the show, seven-year-old fan Bella wrote Swift a letter and set out on a mission to have it delivered to the singer-songwriter during the concert. Bella’s mother, Gina Lanzino, then shared on TikTok details of the letter and Swift’s response.According to the update, the letter asks the singer what her favourite colour is and shows a drawing made by Bella: “‘Dear Taylor, I’m your biggest fan.

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Taylor Swift shows.For Swift’s third weekend of her ‘Eras Tour,’ she’ll play her three biggest concerts yet on March 31, April 1 and April 2 at Arlington, TX’s 80,000-seat AT&T Stadium, which also happens to be the home of the Dallas Cowboys.And if you’re thinking that ticket prices are cheaper because a) she’s playing more shows than she typically does over a single weekend and b) there are more seats at the venue, well, bless your heart.At the time of publication, the cheapest tickets we could find on Taylor Swift ‘Eras Tour’ tickets in Arlington, TX start at $454 before fees on Vivid Seats.That being said, seeing Swift live might be worth it just for the people watching alone.Swift’s past few gigs have seen celebrities like Laura Dern, Emma Watson, Shania Twain, JJ Watt, Cara Delevigne and more pop up in the crowd.Plus, of course, you’ll be treated to a show-stopping, career spanning performance from Tay Tay herself along with sets from opening acts Muna, Gayle, beabadoobe and Gracie Abrams on select dates.Want to know more about which show makes the most sense to attend?Here’s everything you need to know.We broke down all upper deck, lower deck and floor seats below.(Note: The New York Post confirmed all above prices at the publication time.

Taylor Swift embarked on The Eras Tour two weeks ago, but she was one of the many celebrity names invoked in Gwyneth Paltrow's ski collision trial in Park City, Utah. The 50-year-old Goop lifestyle brand founder took the stand Friday to defend herself in a lawsuit filed by Terry Sanderson who claimed Gwyneth not only crashed into him causing traumatic injuries, but also skied away after the crash on the slopes at the Deer Valley ski resort in 2016.  He initially sued Paltrow for $3.1 million, but a judge dismissed the claim and removed the exclusive resort and a ski instructor from the lawsuit before Sanderson proceeded with the $300,000 suit.

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Taylor Swift's impact continues to be felt.On Monday, the singer-songwriter received the Innovator Award at the 2023 iHeartRadio Music Awards -- an honor bestowed upon artists who have «impacted global pop culture throughout their career.» Swift accepted the award onstage at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles from presenter and tourmate, Phoebe Bridgers following a video tribute, which saw everyone from Dolly Parton, Justin Timberlake, Selena Gomez, Ed Sheeran and others praising the «Anti-Hero» singer.After telling Bridgers that she loved her and shouting out everyone who contributed to the tribute video, Swift, who dazzled in a midnight blue sparkling hooded number, joked about being deemed an innovator.«The innovator award — I never, a single time woke up in the morning and thought, 'You know what I'm gonna do today? I’m gonna go innovate some stuff. Things need to be innovated and I'm gonna be the one that does it,'» Swift quipped.She continued, «But what I did do, was try to make the right decision for me, at the time — whether or not it had ever been successfully done before.

Taylor Swift has been presented with the 2023 iHeartRadio Innovator award.Swift was presented with the award at the 2023 iHeartRadio Music Awards, which took place at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on March 27. The Innovator award was presented to Swift by Phoebe Bridgers.In her introductory speech, Bridgers shared that she had discovered Taylor Swift while listening to country radio while with her mother: “I heard a girl not much older than me singing a song about her own life, and that song was really good.

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Taylor Swift is pulling out all the stops on her Eras Tour!Taking the stage in Las Vegas, Nevada Saturday, Swift treated the sold-out crowd at Allegiant Stadium to a special surprise from Marcus Mumford. The «Anti-Hero» singer was joined on stage by the Mumford & Sons singer for a special performance of «Cowboy Like Me,» off Swift's 2020 release, e.Explaining the origin for e to her fans, Swift revealed that it was Mumford who lent his home studio to her during the COVID-19 pandemic, to help her record the sister album to folklore.«I could not find a studio, essentially, and so Aaron was like, 'OK, let me call around and see if there's anyone who's cool and nice and generous and might be willing to offer up their home studio — if you do the right amount of testing, you're totally locked down, you're fully quarantined,» Swift shared. «So I was like 'Please, I really hope somebody comes through.

Taylor Swift teamed up with Marcus Mumford last night (March 25) at Las Vegas’ Allegiant Stadium.The pair performed her ‘Evermore’ track ‘Cowboy Like Me’ for the first time on her ‘Eras’ tour during her second show at the venue. You can view footage below.“Las Vegas, Nevada, you are so lucky, because we do have a special guest with us tonight,” she told the crowd before introducing the Mumford & Sons frontman and asking him “Would you sing ‘Cowboy Like Me’ with me?”.Mumford previously provided backing vocals on the track from her 2020 album, which was recorded at his Scarlet Pimpernel Studios.

LIVE – Updated at 13:15Gwyneth Paltrow says she briefly thought a 2016 ski collision was in fact a sexual assault and “froze” when a set of skis suddenly “forced my legs apart. ”Terry Sanderson, 76, has accused the Hollywood star of crashing into him on a ski slope at the Deer Valley resort in Park City, Utah, in February 2016, leaving him with “permanent traumatic brain injury, four broken ribs, pain, suffering, loss of enjoyment of life, emotional distress and disfigurement”. Meanwhile, Paltrow claims it was Mr Sanderson who crashed into her — and that he told his daughter afterwards that he was “famous.

Taylor Swift is making "generous" donations to food banks in the cities which she's visiting during her Eras Tour – just another of her numerous good deeds from over the years.Ahead of her first performance in Las Vegas on March 24, the Three Square Food Bank Las Vegas revealed via Instagram that the Folklore artist had made a donation to aid their work.A post shared by Three Square Food Bank (@threesquarelv)Three Square Food Bank's Instagram post from WednesdayAs mentioned, this is not the first time Taylor has made sure others benefit from her continued success. From her inspiring messages in her songs such as 'You Need To Calm Down' and 'Only The Young' to financial gifts and other charitable donations, Taylor has done a lot over the years to help individuals across the world.The singer's long list of charitable donations has even led to her featuring on HELLO!'s Kindlist several times.WATCH: Taylor Swift gifts tour merchandise to charityIn 2011, the 33-year-old participated in UNICEF’s Tap Project Initiative by joining other celebrities in selling water from their homes in order to raise more than $2.5 million for people worldwide who do not have access to clean water.READ: Taylor Swift Eras tour: A bejeweled return for the world's biggest pop starThe 'Speak Now' singer has also given millions of her fortune away to other causes.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic When it comes to the surprise-songs portion of each night’s show on the Eras Tour, Taylor Swift fans probably should have seen one of Friday night’s two picks coming. Of course she was going to honor the opening day of release for her friend Lana Del Rey’s new album by performing the song that the two of them wrote together for Swift’s most recent album. But before she did that, Swift gave Del Rey’s Friday release, “Did You Know That There’s a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd,” all the “promo” that a fellow artist could ask for, calling it “brilliant” and urging the approximately 60,000 fans gathered at Las Vegas’ Allegiant Stadium to stream or buy the new album.

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