Taylor Swift performs at the Paris Le Defense Arena as a part of her Eras Tour concert in Paris, Thursday, May 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Lewis Joly) Lewis Joly Taylor Swift performs at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans on Oct. 25, 2024, as part of The Eras Tour.
By SOPHIA GERMER | Staff photographer Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save After more than a year of anticipation, Taylor Swift’s The Eras Tour finally came alive in New Orleans on Friday for the first of her unprecedented three sold-out shows at the Caesars Superdome. To the deafening screams of the 55,000 or so Swifties in attendance, the woman upon whose shoulders rests a billion-dollar industry emerged on her elaborate, multi-part stage just after 8 p.m.
With that, she, her band and dancers opened the portion of the show devoted to her “Lover” album with "Miss Americana & the Heartbreak Prince." She followed with "Cruel Summer." For the next three hours, she will preside over a highly theatrical showcase of her recorded history with Broadway-worthy sets, choreography and, of course, huge, singalong choruses.
Opening night at the Dome fell nearly 18 years to the day after the release of her self-titled debut album – the only one of her studio albums not given its own “era” in The Eras Tour show. Swift previously played the largest room in New Orleans on Sept. 22, 2018, during her Reputation Tour.
Since then, she's only grown more popular. She could have sold out six nights this t.
