Page 15 | Did anyone enjoy Taylor but felt at 3.5 hours it…. dragged a little?

Fromthenotorious · 2024-06-24T06:12:31+00:00

I admit that i’m not her biggest fan and it was a bit of a fluke that i got a ticket to go with friends. I enjoy her music and think she’s amazing but a dedicated Swiftie… I am not! I just felt that it could have been at least thirty mins shorter and would have been more enjoyable. Even amongst the hardened Swifties around us, I sensed a little restlessness. Anyone else agree?

Cornishpasty342 · 24/06/2024 08:04

Alwaysthesun24 · 24/06/2024 07:55

I was just about to say that.

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She barely left the stage to change her outfits. It was truly worth every penny paid, she was fantastic. The show she puts on is incredible and I say that as a huge Springsteen fan. He is also incredible but they are not comparable, their gigs are totally different but both work their weight in gold!

I think it’s fine for people not to be a fan of her music but you cannot say that she is overhyped or disregard something because it’s not to your taste. The fact she is bringing in 300million to the UK economy speaks for itself. She is clearly doing something right, whether you like it or not!

Alwaysthesun24 · 24/06/2024 08:02

TinySmol · 24/06/2024 08:01

Bruce Springsteen does equally long concerts.

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....and is, without doubt, more talented, interesting and probably a nicer human.

Ndd135632 · 24/06/2024 08:02

TheTartfulLodger · 24/06/2024 07:54

Yep, inspiring a whole generation of girls to parade about in ridiculous outfits getting laughed at...

Oh ffs. Women can’t ever win can they lol

Greenlittecat · 24/06/2024 08:02

Alwaysthesun24 · 24/06/2024 08:00

There's a ridiculous amount of PR behind TS image. Lots of us see through it.
BE is 100x more interesting - her new album is amazing.

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I know! It's mad isn't it?! I always thought she was a nice, normal girl but her dad has basically bought her career. The leaked emails are something else

That said, i do enjoy her music!

Alwaysthesun24 · 24/06/2024 08:01

Ndd135632 · 24/06/2024 08:00

But she is ! That’s what she is doing !

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Again, that's what her and the ridiculous PR machine want you to think. 🫣

Iaskedyouthrice · 24/06/2024 08:01

The worse posters are the ones that start by saying 'I'm not really a fan but' then later reveal themselves to be absolutely batshit superfans. I say worse, they are my favourites.

TinySmol · 24/06/2024 08:01

Sendinsanity · 24/06/2024 07:19

We were there last night. Couldn't see anyone flagging and there was enough energy to make Wembley shake with the surprise songs. Only Taylor Swift can pull off a 3 hour show like that.

Bruce Springsteen does equally long concerts.

Ndd135632 · 24/06/2024 08:00

Alwaysthesun24 · 24/06/2024 07:53

I can see that's what she wants us to think. I'm not 100% convinced she is that.

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But she is ! That’s what she is doing !

Alwaysthesun24 · 24/06/2024 08:00

Greenlittecat · 24/06/2024 07:58

Yeah she is so not a girls girl. I like TS but she has rereleased her latest album so many times, always inline when someone else (Billie Eilisjmh off the top of my head) releases their new ones to stop them getting the top spot.

She does a lot of shady stuff behind the secenes

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There's a ridiculous amount of PR behind TS image. Lots of us see through it.
BE is 100x more interesting - her new album is amazing.

EmmaGrundyForPM · 24/06/2024 07:59

JuneSoon · 24/06/2024 07:24

A YouTuber who styles himself The Swiftologist agrees with you and has selected various segments that would benefit from being shorter.

Springsteen used to do 5 hour gigs!

I'm seeing Springsteen at Wembley in July. I love him but a 5 hour gig would be far too long - plus we'd miss the last train home and I need to work the next day!

Greenlittecat · 24/06/2024 07:58

Alwaysthesun24 · 24/06/2024 07:53

I can see that's what she wants us to think. I'm not 100% convinced she is that.

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Yeah she is so not a girls girl. I like TS but she has rereleased her latest album so many times, always inline when someone else (Billie Eilisjmh off the top of my head) releases their new ones to stop them getting the top spot.

She does a lot of shady stuff behind the secenes

Alwaysthesun24 · 24/06/2024 07:58

RampantIvy · 24/06/2024 07:57

Goodness. The posters who think they have superior music tastes are out in force

What do you get out of sneering at other people's music preferences?

I quite like Taylor Swift, but I'm not a particular fan. I could listen to Bruce Soringsteen, Fleetwood Mac and Dire Straits all day and love classical music, but I don't look down my nose at other acts and display faux naivety at why other people might prefer TS.

I don't think I'm superior.
I do think that putting TS and her music on a pedestal is a tad OTT.

Whitelightcircle · 24/06/2024 07:58

KitKatChunki · 24/06/2024 07:33

Goodness - you get tickets to the gig of the year then slag it off?
Stop gloating on here and think of what you've just witnessed. So many people were desperate to see her and have your experience and you sound thoroughly ungrateful.

For goodness sake, get a little perspective! This thread is about someone going to a light entertainment evening.

You are talking like she had a life saving transplant, that hundreds are on the waiting list for, and then moaned about the recovery time being a bit longer than she expected.

Sue152 · 24/06/2024 07:58

Fromthenotorious · 24/06/2024 07:53

i didn’t spend hundreds

i spent £75

OMG don't tell them that they'll want to kill you!

I was listening to the charts in the car recently when TS had just released her latest 500 songs and the were all completely meh to my ear. I do like some of her big songs but this was like she was just spamming the charts. Do less but better would be my advice - I guess some would say the same about the gig.

'Think what you have just witnessed' - it wasn't the second coming for Christ's sake.

Lilacapples · 24/06/2024 07:57

I guess if you were a dedicated swiftie then it wouldn’t be too long. I couldn’t sit through an hour let alone 3 but with a band I liked I definitely could.

Newmum395 · 24/06/2024 07:57

lol sorry newbie here and posted my question on your thread!!

RampantIvy · 24/06/2024 07:57

Goodness. The posters who think they have superior music tastes are out in force

What do you get out of sneering at other people's music preferences?

I quite like Taylor Swift, but I'm not a particular fan. I could listen to Bruce Soringsteen, Fleetwood Mac and Dire Straits all day and love classical music, but I don't look down my nose at other acts and display faux naivety at why other people might prefer TS.

Alwaysthesun24 · 24/06/2024 07:57

TheTartfulLodger · 24/06/2024 07:54

Yep, inspiring a whole generation of girls to parade about in ridiculous outfits getting laughed at...

We shouldn't be laughing at girls/women based on what they wear, much as I don't like TS, expressive and creative clothing is fab! Of course there are also other better sources of inspiration than TS.

OnAndOnAndonAgain · 24/06/2024 07:56

I always thought she had really shit taste in men, although that may not be a recent thing I suppose

comedycentral · 24/06/2024 07:55

I think for the price some people have paid, it's a generous performance time.

Alwaysthesun24 · 24/06/2024 07:55

Everygrain · 24/06/2024 07:53

I must admit I would rather listen to artists just sing rather than keep changing their clothes.

I was just about to say that.

PressPauseontheMenopause · 24/06/2024 07:54

I agree OP...a fantastic night, but we left 3 songs before the end to beat the rush (along with lots of others) - I felt I'd had my money's worth by that point and was ready for my bed!

TheTartfulLodger · 24/06/2024 07:54

Yep, inspiring a whole generation of girls to parade about in ridiculous outfits getting laughed at...

Alwaysthesun24 · 24/06/2024 07:53

Ndd135632 · 24/06/2024 07:44

@Alwaysthesun24 I love to see women thriving and inspiring and holding it together. She is a resilient successful woman who is inspiring a whole generation of girls. That’s what she stands for. Can’t you see that ? I don’t even like her music but I see that.

I can see that's what she wants us to think. I'm not 100% convinced she is that.

Everygrain · 24/06/2024 07:53

I must admit I would rather listen to artists just sing rather than keep changing their clothes.