Several songs from the original setlist were cut from Swift’s May 9 show in Paris.
Each concert in the record-breaking “Eras Tour,” , has typically run for three hours and 15 minutes. The was made up of songs from each of Swift’s albums except her 2006 debut.
But at her first Paris show of the tour, Swift introduced a new “era” to represent her latest album.
The tour intro, featuring purple and pink waving pieces of fabric, notably features a medley of Swift singing the names of her albums, before kicking off her first song, “Miss Americana and the Heartbreak Prince.”
On May 9, the concert opening featured a new black-and-white onscreen background, the addition of a choral “The Tortured Poets Department” and a new orange and red bodysuit, foreshadowing several notable costume changes to come.
Taylor Swift performs on a new set piece.Kevin Mazur/TAS24 / Getty Images for TAS Rights Mana
The era introduced a new set piece — a mirrored box that allowed Swift to glide and seemingly levitate — across the stage as she belted out the album’s powerful lyrics. She also seemingly re-created the sterile asylum-like set of
After “The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived,” Swift seemingly laid lifeless on the stage until two dancers carried her over to a red heart shaped box. She changed costumes as a jazzy, theatrical instrumental track played before performing “I Can Do It With A Broken Heart,” juxtaposing the rousing beat with devastating lyrics.
After the era, Swift went into the acoustic set, and told the crowd that her nickname for the “Tortured Poets” section is “female rage, the musical.”
