Summary
- Ranking every era in Taylor Swift's concert movie is a challenging task, as it showcases different aspects of her impressive career.
- Taylor's Version of The Eras Tour on Disney+ is a 3.5-hour-long movie featuring additional songs not in the theatrical release.
- Each era, from Fearless to Evermore, Reputation, and beyond, highlights different emotions, talents, and stages of Taylor Swift's career.
Ranking every era in broke multiple box office records and offers a visually stunning view into Taylor Swift's incredible career.
every song that appears in the Eras Tour movie and each era highlights different moments that took place across her career.
10 1989
A Fun and Colorful Representation of Swift's Transition to Pop Music
Taylor Swift unleashes her pop side with the 1989 era. Wearing a pink crop top and skirt, she struts on stage to perform smash songs from her first pop album, which was released in 2014. Through songs like "Bad Blood", "Style" and "Shake It Off", she shows off her playful side, with bright colorful dancing and fun nods to the era, as seen with the golf club prop seen during "Blank Space."
Taylor's Version also included the bonus of her mesmerizing performance of "Wildest Dreams", which was not included in the theatrical release. It's a fun and exciting segment of the movie that represents how Swift transitioned from country to pop and proves that she never goes out of style with her music.
9 Folklore
A Whimsical and Ethereal Era That Brings Back The Iconic Cabin
The Folklore era brought a sense of calm and serenity to the show, after earlier sets that consisted of fast-paced dances and bright lights. Wearing a flowing white gown, Taylor Swift returns to the iconic cabin and staircase backdrop, made famous from her first of the two albums released during the pandemic. For this era, she wears a beautiful flowing Alberta Ferretti white gown and performs highlights including "The Last Great American Dynasty" and "My Tears Ricochet" and returns to the famous love triangle created through a trio of songs.
This era showcases Swift's impressive poetic talent and her ion for storytelling through her folk-rock songs. It brings the fictional universe she created during the pandemic to life and offers epic tales of love and loss. Through the Folklore era, she touches base with every emotion, as seen in her touching "betty" to her powerfully angry "illicit affairs."
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8 Acoustic
A Touching Return To The Beginning of Taylor Swift's Career
After the heavy-toned sets that were used in the earlier stages of the concert, Taylor Swift simply used her voice and her instruments to carry the acoustic set beautifully.
Taylor Swift surprised her fanbase when she announced an acoustic set for her concert tour. In Taylor’s Version of the Eras Tour movie, she announced more songs that were not included in the previous versions of her concert. Wearing a dark pink dress, she steps back from the dazzling lights and simply performs as herself.
Where this era shines is that it is stripped back and intimate. After the heavy-toned sets that were used in the earlier stages of the concert, Taylor Swift simply used her voice and her instruments to carry the acoustic set beautifully. It shows how, with just a guitar and a piano, she can dominate the SoFi Stadium in California, where the movie was filmed. This set truly depicts Swift’s pure talent as a performer and is an excellent return to her roots.
In Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour (Taylor's Version), Swift performs "You Are in Love", "Death by a Thousand Cuts", "I Can See You" and "Maroon" as part of her acoustic set.
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7 Evermore
Gives Classic Winter Vibes and Her Performance of Champagne Problems Is Breathtaking
The Evermore set is arguably the most emotional aspect of the entire show. Similar to her Folklore set, Evermore features beautiful songs that tell different songs. Swift pays tribute to her grandmother through her touching performance of "Marjorie" and gives a stunning rendition of "Champagne Problems" playing on a moss-covered piano. This is also the segment of the show where she interacts most closely with her fans and shows her appreciation for their .
Swift truly embraces the storytelling aspect of her songs in this era. She also adds a sense of witchcraft through the surreal and sinister performance of "Willow" with her dancers carrying glowing lights behind her as she wears an Etro cape and yellow dress. The only real negative aspect is that her song "no body no crime" remains absent from this section of The Eras Tour.
6 Lover
A Beautiful, Colorful, and Energetic Opening To The Eras Tour
The Eras Tour opens with a visually stunning Lover set, with the dancers wearing huge sunset-colored Loie Fuller-esque wings out of which Taylor Swift emerges to the tune of "Miss Americana & The Heartbreak Prince" before launching into her hit "Cruel Summer".
This set is full of catchy and upbeat songs that are the perfect opening to the show. It allows Swift the opportunity to hype up her audience further for the rest of the show, as seen by her energetic performances of "The Man" and "You Need to Calm Down."
The Eras Tour marks the first time Taylor Swift has performed songs from Lover in a concert, as the Lover Stadium Tour was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
5 Midnights
A Stunning Conclusion To The Concert
Midnights, is Swift's most recent album released and serves as the final segment of the concert. Similar to Lover, Swift returns to the dreamy theme of the show, with her rendition of "Lavender Haze", followed by an upbeat performance of "Anti-Hero", later embracing her dark pop style, wearing a dark blue bodysuit to perform "Vigilante Shit" and "Bejewelled".
This era highlights the latest stage that Taylor Swift has reached in her career and her growth as a performer. It is a thrilling and entertaining segment that ends the concert on a high note. The album-inspired fireworks and confetti in the final song "Karma" prove that this was the perfect era to bring a stunning conclusion to the show.
4 Red
A Fun and Energetic Segment That Shows Taylor's Appreciation For Her Fans
The fourth era of her career sees Taylor Swift and her dancers step into bright shades of red, paying homage to the title album. She kicks off this segment with a powerful performance of "22" which shows a touching moment between her and Kobe Bryant's daughter. Her performances of "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" and "I Knew You Were Trouble" also had powerful and fun entertainment on the set.
What makes the Red era truly stand out, however, is the awe-inspiring performance of the 10-minute version of "All Too Well," which is a fan-favorite performance. This amazing performance represents what makes Taylor Swift who she is as an artist; her incredible ability to distill pure emotion into a song.
3 Speak Now
A Beautiful Fairytale Experience For Swift Fans
In this set, Taylor Swift performs from her third album, Speak Now. In the early stages of the concert, she notably only performed one song from the album, “Enchanted”; in Taylor’s Version viewers were given the bonus of an extra performance with “Long Live”.
Where Speak Now lacks in length, it makes up its time with its beautiful staging and stunning performances. Taylor Swift enters the era in a cloud of smoke, wearing a stunning Nicola & Felicia gown in layers of different shades of purple. She is surrounded by her dancers who perform a complimentary ballet routine as she performs, adding a beautiful fairytale element to the song perfectly. Swift’s powerful performance and the subtle yet stunning staging, make Speak Now one of the most anticipated moments of the entire show.
2 Fearless
A Nostalgic Return To High School With Classic Songs
The Fearless era allows Swift to return to her country roots; the choice songs and the golden staging of this era, bring a sense of fun and nostalgia for those who grew up listening to Swift’s music.
In the second act of the show, Taylor Swift brings her audience back to high school with the Fearless era. Wearing a beautiful golden Roberto Cavallari dress, she brings viewers to the era that arguably brought her to global attention. The Fearless set consisted of three classic songs, “You Belong With Me”, “Love Story” and “Fearless”.
The Fearless era allows Swift to return to her country roots; the choice songs and the golden staging of this era, bring a sense of fun and nostalgia for those who grew up listening to Swift’s music. Her heart-hands shared with the audience and her dancing reminds viewers of a young Taylor Swift during the early stages of her career and brings back memories of her previous shows. The only negative aspect of this era is that only three songs were performed, but the songs that were chosen were some of her most listened to, fifteen years after they were originally released.
1 Reputation
Embraces The Darkest Aspect of Her Career Through Powerful Rock Songs
Swift deeply embodies the version of herself that seeks revenge for her past ordeals, and she embraces the role of the villain that the media tried to paint her as.
In the fourth act of the show, Swift effortlessly transformed from her enchanting set of Evermore to her dark snake-themed set of Reputation. The set opens with a giant snake slithering down the stage, an excellent representation of the labels given to Swift by the media. Taylor Swift performs in this era, wearing a striking Roberto Cavalli jumpsuit; she performs the songs "Ready For It", "Delicate," "Don't Blame Me" and "Look What You Made Me Do" from her sixth album.
Reputation is an era that is energetic and electric in its deliverance of the representation of the darkest moments of Swift's career. Swift deeply embodies the version of herself that seeks revenge for her past ordeals, and she embraces the role of the villain that the media tried to paint her as. Through her aggressive song performances and clever easter eggs, Taylor Swift takes Reputation to an entirely new level, making it the best era of The Eras Tour (Taylor's Version) movie.
Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour (Taylor's Version) is now available for streaming on Disney+.
