We survived the Great War and were lucky enough to be able to enjoy Taylor Swift's historic "The Eras Tour" concert in Madrid 🌟
But... what many have been asking us these last few weeks:
🎫 How did we get tickets to see Taylor?
It is no surprise to anyone to know how complicated it is to get tickets for Taylor Swift, it was experienced in the same way all over the world and particularly from Spain with Tomi we experienced it that way:
Taylor announces the "Europe Leg" and among the cities he will be playing in is Madrid on 30 May. → Twitter explodes, we all go crazy with joy.
Since the announcement, Ticketmaster gives 72hs to register on a form. → Basically if you weren't on Twitter you didn't know about it.
Months later you might (or might not) be lucky enough to receive a magic link and code to access ticket sales. → As you can imagine... I didn't get one. Tristeza nao tem fin.
They enable tickets ONLY for people with a code. → Which, by the way, only those who had registered within 72 hours could receive it.
The tickets are sold out in a matter of hours. → We lose all hope of seeing Taylor.
There is hope! They manage to move a game that was at the Bernabeue and announce a new date for May 29th.→ Once again I receive no code....
In the midst of the chaos of these new mails, Tomi finds out that a colleague at work HAS A CODE and she manages to get us 2 tickets for the 29th. → Wtf are we going to see Taylor? WE'RE GOING TO SEE TAYLOR!!!✨🎉
👢How was the preparation before the concert?
After the emotional ups and downs we went through, the date of the concert was approaching and we had to define two crucial aspects for it:
1 - The Outfit
We know that this recital is an ideal opportunity for all those fashionistas and seamstresses who literally build works of art to wear these days, but I regret to inform you that this was not our case.
Not having this kind of talent, we made do with going "colour coded" and dressing in the colours we like the most.
For those of you who like to browse this kind of stuff: Tomi went lilac for "Speak Now" and I went blue for "Midnights" 💜💙.
2- The friendship bracelets
We couldn't be without friendship bracelets to exchange at the recital. So we went in search of beads and beads of letters to make our own. We got what we were looking for in the Action and Tedi shops.
We had several get-togethers with friends, in cafes and homes, with Taylor playlists, where we enjoyed spending time together and, most importantly, making lots and lots of bracelets to exchange.
✨I share with you photos of the bracelets I made for this day:
🏟️ The long-awaited day has arrived
We went to the concert in full enjoyment mode and we didn't plan beforehand to record videos for Reels or Youtube in order to be present in the moment.
Buuut as the concert progressed we found ourselves recording little clips of cute moments, like Taylor's entrance to the stage, the torches of the mobile phones in Marjorie, or the colourful light project of the Eras in My Tears Ricochet.
It wasn't until several days after the concert, that we were watching again the videos we had recorded that day and decided to share them on our Youtube channel to share a little piece of that joy with more people.
We share with you our favourite moments from Taylor Swift's concert.
Taylor's entrance to the stage - Eras Tour Madrid N1
We were very quiet waiting for the recital to start until we saw the famous "cleaning box" in which everyone knows what goes inside Taylor and from then on the screaming didn't stop until 3 and a half hours later.
All too well - The Eras Tour Madrid N1
One of the songs that goes into my top 5 Taylor songs without a doubt. The arms were not going to resist 10 minutes of recording, but I tried to record my favourite part when it starts with "And maybe we got lost in translation, maybe I asked for too much".
Don't blame me - The Eras Tour Madrid N1
Iconic. I wanted to record the mega note that Taylor hits in this song, I ended up recording the transition from "Don't blame me" to "Look what you made me do". It wasn't intentional, but we appreciate it 🙌🏻
Willow - The Eras Tour Madrid N1
This song is simply magical. And you know what the worst thing is? I heard this song for the first time when I saw the Eras Tour in the cinema. Until then, although I knew it existed, I hadn't heard it. It was a before and after and just like that it became one of my top 5.
Style - The Eras Tour Madrid N1
I wanted to record the colour combination of Taylor's outfit in Era 1989 because it had the colours of the Spanish flag!
And it couldn't miss the famous strut (or walk) that Taylor does in this song, queen 💅🏻.
But Daddy I love him - The Eras Tour Madrid N1
At the Europe Leg we were treated to a glimpse of Taylor's new Era with 7 songs from "The Tortured Poets Department" or as they call it in my TL "The Tortured Poets". In this video I put together 3 fragments of the beginning of the era and parts of the song.
Who's afraid of little old me? - Eras Tour Madrid N1
My favourite from the TTPD album. As this era wasn't in the film version I didn't want to spoil anything online until I saw it live, and I'm glad I filmed it because eeh, the eyes at the end?!? Nono, it's just all good.
Fortnight - The Eras Tour Madrid N1
Can we talk about the fact that there is a bed spinning on the stage? I didn't notice it at the time, but then watching the video again I noticed that the bed structure has the initials of the TTPD album on it. I love the details that the people who put the show together have, they are in everything.
I can do it with a broken heart - Eras Tour Madrid N1
It always makes me feel upset to enjoy this song with its undertones, but Tay manages to transform her pain into art with astonishing ease. Did you notice that within the song you can hear the cues from her in-monitor?
By the way, this video is courtesy of Tomi, who recorded 100% of this song.
Lavender Haze - The Eras Tour Madrid N1
This is the only song I filmed 100% complete and you know why? Because it's Tomi's favourite (aww💜) and I wanted him to be able to have the recording to watch as many times as he wants after the show. So if you like the video you know who we have it thanks to.
Karma - The Eras Tour Madrid N1
The end of the night is approaching at the Bernabeu and everyone is shouting "karma is a cat". The atmosphere is super festive, all the dancers dressed in colourful costumes, lots of confetti and even mini fireworks.
✨ Definitely the best closing for this +3 hours of recital!
Canciones Varias - The Eras Tour Madrid N1
As I mentioned in the intro of this section, it all started by filming small fragments of beautiful moments of the concert. As they were so short, 20 or 40 seconds, we decided to compile it all into a "mixed" video.
🎶 In this video you have mini clips of: Cruel Summer, Betty, August, My Tears Ricochet, Marjorie y Shake it Off.
This was our experience of seeing Taylor in Madrid!
Honestly, it was a total pleasure and we are very grateful to have had the opportunity to see her live. I feel it's a concert that will go down in history, like Queen or Beatles in their time, and one day I'll be able to tell my grandchildren that we saw it in person.
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Question section for our swiftie readers:
Did you go to The Eras Tour concert? Which is your favourite era?
Which surprise song would you have liked to hear?
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