A NIGHT OF STORYTELLING: A REVIEW OF TAYLOR SWIFT’S MUSICAL EVOLUTION THROUGH THE ERAS TOUR : A NIGHT OF STORYTELLING: A REVIEW OF TAYLOR SWIFT’S MUSICAL EVOLUTION THROUGH THE ERAS TOUR

Pravina Manoharan

doi:10.51200/ga.v14i2.5746

A NIGHT OF STORYTELLING: A REVIEW OF TAYLOR SWIFT’S MUSICAL EVOLUTION THROUGH THE ERAS TOUR

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Pravina Manoharan School of the Arts, Universiti Sains Malaysia

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https://doi.org/10.51200/ga.v14i2.5746

Keywords:

Taylor Swift, The Eras Tour, live concert, Wembley Stadium, musical evolution

Abstract

ABSTRACT

This article is a review of Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour concert at Wembley Stadium on 16 August 2024. It presents information triangulated from first hand data gathered through interviews from concert goers, observation sessions along with review of digital material posted by Taylor Swift herself, Swifties and news portals regarding the tour. This review will provide insights into Swift's three-hour and fifteen-minute show encapsulating her musical evolution that took audiences through a fast forward journey of her life that spans 10 albums and 46 songs. The findings will show how the Eras Tour fittingly documented her evolution through numerous musical genres from Country, Synth-Pop, Indie Folk and Pop Rock to name a few and how her gift as a prolific writer served as the crux of the entire performance as she leveraged on her storytelling skills to weave together a cohesive story of her musical career.

Keywords: Taylor Swift, The Eras Tour, live concert, Wembley Stadium, musical evolution

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2024-12-13

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Pravina Manoharan. (2024). A NIGHT OF STORYTELLING: A REVIEW OF TAYLOR SWIFT’S MUSICAL EVOLUTION THROUGH THE ERAS TOUR : A NIGHT OF STORYTELLING: A REVIEW OF TAYLOR SWIFT’S MUSICAL EVOLUTION THROUGH THE ERAS TOUR . Jurnal Gendang Alam (GA), 14(2), 83–91. https://doi.org/10.51200/ga.v14i2.5746

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Vol. 14 No. 2 (2024): Gendang Alam, Jilid 14 (2), Dis 2024

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