Will.I.Am admits he was skeptical about ‘Eras’ tour and its “impossible” hype

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Will.I.am has admitted that he was skeptical about Taylor Swift‘s ‘Eras Tour’ and its “impossible” hype.In an interview on radio station SiriusXM’s Hits 1 Miami With Mack & Jen, Will.i.am spoke about the Black Eyed Peas’ upcoming residency in Las Vegas, which begins in February 2025 at Planet Hollywood Live.The rapper and entrepreneur said that, if not for attending a night on the ‘Eras’ tour, the residency wouldn’t have happened.“I’m like, ‘Everybody’s talking about that Taylor Swift show,’” he told SiriusXM hosts Michael Weaver and Jennifer Morejon. “And they’re really hyping it.

Like, ‘How dope can it actually be? It’s just a show.’ When people praise stuff that much, there’s no way that it’s that dope.

It’s impossible.”The hip-hop group had been offered a Las Vegas residency by then, but the trio were reluctant to accept it.

However, a chance to watch Swift live in Italy, when they were there on tour, changed their minds.“I went… with super heavy skeptics goggles on,” the rapper said, adding that the show “was hardcore, bro.