


So, I’m not gonna sing the song that we have on this new album - it’s called ‘The Alcott’ - check that out, though. Check it out, stream it, buy it on vinyl. I was lucky enough to be able to write a song with them for their new album, which is called the First Two Pages of Frankenstein. And obviously, Aaron Dessner is in The National and he has completely changed my life. This band has influenced me beyond my ability to verbalize how much they’ve influenced me - just lyrically, their ability to set a scene, their ability to tell a story. I’m gonna talk about another artist who has an album that just came out that is so incredible. I just feel like, you know, stadiums are huge and it’s important to really communicate, so that’s what I’m doing. But I am gonna talk about another artist. “Any time I’m gonna talk about or even reference another artist, I feel inclined to tell you that if they’re not here, they’re not here,” she warned the crowd. Performed at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia (April 28, 2023)Ī pretty long speech came before the first-ever solo (and first-ever at all) live performance of the heart-wrenching Evermore highlight, originally a duet with with Matt Berninger. Image Credit: John Shearer/GI for TAS Rights Management Swift tried again: “I was trying to think of sort of an eloquent way to say that I love you and I need your attention all the time, and I came up with ‘I’m a mirrorball.'” After the wordy intro, Swift begins singing “Mirrorball” at the 2:17 timestamp in the video above. I’m trying to tell you I love you, and I’m babbling,” she noted. “I was thinking about what song to play first, and I was thinking about how one of the songs that I wrote with you in mind during the pandemic was one of the first songs I wrote for Folklore, and it was me writing about how badly I craved the connection that I feel from the care that you have directed in my way. “I was thinking about the first one I would play for you,” Swift said at the very first Eras Tour concert, to a crowd of fans who were still gloriously spoiler-free about what was in store for the rest of the show. Performed at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona (March 17, 2023)
