Ellise Shafer Anticipation hung in the air inside Paris’ La Défense Arena on Thursday night as a clock counted down to Taylor Swift‘s first European date of the Eras Tour.
Yes, the record-breaking tour had been running for over a year and was very well-documented — Swift even released a concert film of it in October that is now streaming on Disney+ — but tonight was different.
Just under a month ago, during a break from the tour, Swift had released her 11th studio album, “The Tortured Poets Department,” and this show would mark its live debut.
No one could be sure of how it would fit into her set — would it be an entirely new era or just included in the “surprise songs” portion?
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