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… Ready for it? We are not sure. We might be okay, but we’re not doing well at all.

After 149 concerts, Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour is coming to an end. Spanning 18 years of music, the two-year adventure brought happiness and magic as the singer crossed five continents.

For one last time, let’s do a grainy livestream, exchange the friendship bracelets, and watch as potential surprises unfold.

Monday comes in a blink of an eye and most of us wonder how it ended?

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After her first song, “Risk,” Gracie Abrams read from a piece of paper to share her thoughts with the crowd.

“I wrote something because that’s how my brain works and I just wanted to read it because I don’t know the next time we’re going to be in the same room together,” she said as fans went aww in the audience.

“I’m not ready for it to be over,” she said of the Eras Tour. “I’m not saying this because I have the privilege of being one of her lucky openers, I’m saying this because like all of you I grew up with Taylor’s songs and magically I need a moment in my life , as I I don’t think anyone else could understand or know or pain or urn or love or lost, and yet she knew it.”

Last call for Gracie Abrams! The 25-year-old donned a cardigan and lace silk dress on Sunday night. She parted her hair on the side and added a voluminous style. Abrams has been with Swift since October 18 in Miami, Florida. In 2023, she toured with the Eras Tour 30 times. Last night, the singer joined Swift during the surprise set. They performed Abrams’ “I Love You, I’m Sorry” and Swift’s “Last Kiss.”

Taylor Swift played the last song from “Reputation” and the 92,000 fans in Wembley Stadium in August screamed so loud and thought it would lead to the re-release of the singer’s sixth album. She has yet to say when, but fans say the Easter eggs point to tonight.

The clowning for the remake has taken much of the tour as fans theorize what date it will be based on which Reputation-era bodysuit Swift wears if it appears to lose sequins and other theories. At least after tonight the clowning will end – or move from the tour and just to the socials!

Production crews have moved cameras, including the massive jib, into BC Place Stadium again tonight. For the past two days, fans have noticed an increase in film cameras. That’s why the singer has worn the same outfits two nights in a row. Christian Cubacub, a TikTok influencer, has followed the production elements closely. He posted several TikToks explaining the setup of night three.

If Swift comes out in a blue-and-gold bodysuit and dons a black blazer, don’t be surprised. It is for the continuity of a possible concert film or documentary.

BC Place Stadium is at about half capacity with fans still trickling inside. The behind-the-scenes videos of “Bejeweled” and “Too Well – The Short Film” play on the back screen. Gracie Abrams should begin her opening act in about ten minutes.

Looks like Santa and Buddy the Elf are fans of the Eras Tour. Swifties sitting backstage snapped a photo of the two taking photos before the show.

Do we think it’s a bit much? Anyone want to bet it’s Jason Kelce, Travis Kelce’s brother? His broadcasting gig for ESPN is for Monday Night Football. Or maybe it’s Swift’s brother Austin who dressed up as Santa at the Chiefs Christmas game last year.

Number 87 will not be at the final show in Vancouver. Travis Kelce is at Arrowhead Stadium for a home game against the Los Angeles Chargers. Kick-off started at 8:20 PM ET / 5:20 PM PT. And we already checked if he could fly at the last minute after the match. It’s a six and a half hour trip at best, even on a private jet.

Do you think he sees the grainy live stream between plays? Or has its own feed?

Kelce has hit 14 shows as Swift’s boyfriend (15 if you count his very first Kansas City concert in July). Every single time Kelce has been in attendance, the singer has changed the lyrics to “Karma is the guy on the Chiefs coming straight to my house.”

Swift has also sung these lyrics two other times with Travis not in the crowd: on October 20 in Miami and on October 27 in New Orleans. He had two games those days and the Chiefs won. So don’t be surprised if she says the line again tonight!

USA TODAY national music writer Melissa Ruggieri attended and reviewed the very first night of the Eras Tour in March 2023 in Glendale, Ariz.

While Ruggieri is in Vancouver, Canada, for the final show, here’s what she wrote before the Eras Tour grew into what it is now.

“Not since Bruce Springsteen’s most energetic days and his legendary live concerts has a mainstream artist packed so much music into one show,” Ruggieri wrote at the time.

“But more than just a roll call of her ubiquitous smash singles and fan-favorite album cuts, Swift’s show is as ambitious as a Broadway musical. Numerous moving sets, teams of dancers and backup singers, a parade of quick-change costumes , confetti. , pyro, synchronized flashing bracelets and a beautiful curved video screen to cover her ever-smiling face to those in the farthest rafters complemented her songs while her multi-faceted band sat discreetly on a corner of the stage,” she wrote.

Ruggieri wrote this about the Folklore era: “While her voice easily swung from gentle to robust throughout the show, Swift’s vocals on the poignant “Betty” with its singalong chorus soared as one of her best of the night.

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Taylor Swift last wrapped up a leg of her tour in London on August 20, when she surprised audiences with special guest appearances from Florence Welch and Jack Antonoff and debuted her “I Can Do It With A Broken Heart” music video.

On Saturday night, Swift brought out her friend and opening act Gracie Abrams to perform a mashup of “I Love You, I’m Sorry” and “Last Kiss,” telling the crowd, “Tonight is the last chance that Gracie and I will perform together on this tour.”

Fans are guessing who will be the show. Could Post Malone, her Fortnight collaborator, make an appearance?

Why was it the last option and what surprises are in store? We will be watching with you tonight to share.

If you want to attend the Sunday show at the last minute, there is still the option of reselling tickets. At last check, the cheapest ticket on StubHub.com was a seat with an obstructed view behind the stage for $900. The most expensive seat was on the floor and cost almost $12,000.

Where did Eras tickets cost the most? See which city got $3,000 per seat

As the official Taylor Swift reporter for The Tennessean, part of the USA TODAY network, I’m not being hyperbolic when I say that the Eras Tour has been my job — and really, my life — for the past 13 months. I’ve posted 501 articles, made 42 TV appearances, published 974 photos, edited 38 videos, filmed a documentary, and written a book about Swift.

It all started with USA TODAY’s viral job posting for the world’s first full-time, dedicated Taylor Swift reporter in the summer of 2023. The memories I’ve made may be unique to me, but the overarching themes are common to anyone who went to one or more Eras Tour shows.

You can read what it was like to travel four continents with this trip in a personal reflection here.

And even though this chapter is coming to an end, Swift is already working on her next project. In the preface to her official concert book, she wrote: “See you in the next era.” It’s one I plan to cover.

Bryan West shares everyone I spent a year covering Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour around the world. Here’s how it was

While fans may be reeling and asking, “Is it over now?” The answer is yes. Well, at least according to Swift. She has said several times that Vancouver will be the last show.

Saturday, Swift said: “I just feel so happy that we decided to spend our last few shows in Vancouver. You are so incredible. I love you so much. Oh, my face hurts from laughing. Thank you for that moment. You guys are the best!”

During the “All Too Well” segment of the 100th Era Tour show in Liverpool, Swift told the audience: “This is the very first time I’ve ever acknowledged to myself and admitted that this tour ends in December.” The last night will be Sunday.

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Just north of False Creek in downtown Vancouver, Canada is BC Place Stadium. The British Columbia arena – with the largest cable-supported retractable roof in the world – opened in 1983 and seats more than 50,000 fans. Swift is the first performer to sell out three shows on a single tour. At the front of the stadium is a 140-foot inflatable friendship bracelet. Shawn Kolodny, a contemporary artist and sculptor, designed the jewelry for Caesars Superdome in New Orleans. The art then carried over to subsequent shows in Indianapolis, Toronto and now Vancouver.

Taylor Swift released her own official Eras Tour book, including 500+ photos from the show and new insight into the production. According to Circana’s BookScan, which tracks the majority of sales in the print market, 814,000 copies of the book sold in the first week. That makes the behind-the-scenes collectible the second highest-grossing adult nonfiction release behind Barack Obama’s memoir “A Promised Land,” which sold 816,300 copies in 2020.

Complementing Swift’s tome is the USA TODAY Network’s “This Swift Beat,” which follows the news, impact and fans of the songwriter’s magnum opus. We haven’t sold anywhere near 800,000 copies, but we haven’t given up hope!

You can also do what we did: Watch the Eras Tour concert film.

The third version of the film released with unlimited viewings to Disney+ subscribers included “Cardigan” and four acoustic bonus songs eliminated from version two released on Swift’s birthday last year, December 13. The streaming service even customized its menu with the singer’s 10 albums and movies and shows to fit each era. And parents, remember that curse words are not uttered.

Up-and-coming singer-songwriter Gracie Abrams has opened for Taylor Swift on the final North American leg of the Eras Tour.

The two collaborated on the song “Us”. on Abrams’ album “The Secret of Us”.

On night 2 in Vancouver, Swift invited Abrams to join her on stage for the penultimate acoustic set of the record-breaking tour.

“You guys met my friend Gracie earlier, didn’t you?” Swift teased that Abrams has been opening for her on and off throughout the tour. “She’s also my friend, and when I went on the Eras Tour, I kind of made this invisible decision that I wanted to invite artists on this tour that felt like family.”

Swift invited the 25-year-old star, wearing a shimmering black dress, to join her for a mashup of two of their songs. They mixed Abrams’ “I Love You, I’m Sorry” and Swift’s “Last Kiss.” This is the fourth time Abrams has joined Swift on stage during the acoustic section.

Unless you’re on the Pacific Coast, it’s going to be a late night!

Here are the approximate times when opening act Gracie Abrams will take the stage, Taylor Swift will perform and the surprise chants should happen.

  • PT: 6:45 p.m. | 19:50 | 22:35
  • MT: 19:45 | 20:50 | 23:35
  • CT: 8:45 p.m. | 21:50 | 12:35 p.m
  • ET: 9:45 p.m. | 22:50 | 01:35