We couldn't believe it. Our wonderful friend, Katie Denis, dad has a suite at the Mercedes Benz Stadium. When Taylor tickets went on sale, I asked her to let me know if he happened to have any extra seats as I would be interested in purchasing them. We were shocked when she came back later and said he had four seats that he would love to give our family. He is incredibly kind and generous! He asked that we consider giving a donation of any size to their family's charitable organization called Brave Like Wyatt which was set up to honor a young family member who passed away several years ago of heart issues. This organization helps other families meet financial obligations when they need to be at CHOA. We were more than happy to support this.
We were so excited for April 30 to arrive! As soon as Mia finished her Annie drama performance, we headed home and changed clothes. The girls and I each went as a different album era; Mia dressed for Reputation, I dressed for Fearless, and Lily dressed for Lover.
We had a parking pass in the Silver Lot which let us quickly park and walk right into the stadium; we didn't have to wait hours in line like so many did which was super nice. We enjoyed a bite to eat in the suite, watched a lot of people come inside in some pretty fascinating outfits, and waited for the show to begin.
Soon the two minute countdown clock started which got everyone to their feet and the roar of the crowd began!
This show was absolutely incredible. One of our friends described it as a 3.5 hour super bowl halftime show, and that seems pretty spot on. The lighting, the pyrotechnics, the sound...it was all amazing. They gave each individual a bracelet when you walked in. It had some kind of tracking on it because they were randomly handed out but they would light up in different colors at different times throughout the show to form patterns and such around the stadium. So super cool. Our seats were directly on the side of the stage so we had a great vantage point of the entire stadium. The Benz has amazing surround high def monitors going all around the rim which made it very easy to see what was going on up close. I can't get over how fantastic this show was. I told the girls afterwards, "Sorry but all concerts are downhill for you from here!"
I wanted to list out all of the songs (or partial songs) that she performed so we'd remember.
From Lover: Miss Americana and the Heartbreak Prince, Cruel Summer, The Man, You Need to Calm Down, Lover, The Archer
From Fearless: Fearless, You Belong With Me, Love Story
From Evermore: Tis the Damn Season, Willow, Marjorie, Champagne Problems, Tolerate It
From Reputation: ...Ready for It?, Delicate, Don't Blame Me, Look What You Made Me Do
From Speak Now: Enchanted
From Red: Red, 22, We Are Never Getting Back Together, I Knew You Were Trouble, All Too Well (10 Minute Version)
From Folklore: Seven, The 1, Betty, The Last Great American Dynasty, August, Illicit Affairs, My Tears Richochet, Cardigan
From 1989: Style, Blank Space, Shake It Off, Wildest Dreams, Bad Blood
At each concert, she then played two different surprise songs on her piano which is very cool and makes each concert unique. Our surprise songs were I Bet You Think About Me and How You Get the Girl
From Midnights: Lavender Haze, Anti-Hero, Midnight Rain, Vigilante Shit, Bejeweled, Mastermind, Karma
44 songs over almost 3.5 hours. Just wow.
What an experience this was. Thank you Taylor!
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