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

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Fromthenotorious · 24/06/2024 07:12

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?

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TheTwirlyPoos · 27/06/2024 08:25

Im out. I can't be fucked. I need to go choose an Eras outfit.

'Omg u have to wear an outfit?? '

randoname · 27/06/2024 08:23

@TheTwirlyPoos 😂

Alwaysthesun24 · 27/06/2024 08:22

TheTwirlyPoos · 27/06/2024 08:18

Newsflash.

Not everyone is the same as you.

Honestly I just don't get it. It's like me starting a thread saying 'I don't get why David Grohl doesn't change outfits, must be so boring'. But I don't because that's patently thick.

Perhaps read line 2 of your comment. 🤣

Alwaysthesun24 · 27/06/2024 08:22

TheTwirlyPoos · 27/06/2024 08:20

Honestly save your breath. I wish I had. They will just snipe and bitch and then wide eyed say they aren't. It's utterly baffling.

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How come you only see one side as sniping and bitching? The cult TS do a lot of that too. 😬

Alwaysthesun24 · 27/06/2024 08:21

@OnAndOnAndonAgain I mean there's quite a few interesting winners of that award.....Hitler, Stalin (2x), Churchill, Adenauer, Merkel, Thunberg....all undoubtedly more impactful, albeit not always in a good way!

TheTwirlyPoos · 27/06/2024 08:20

randoname · 27/06/2024 08:18

Barely took breath- each costume change took a couple of minutes if that. The music never stopped, there were dancers, set changes etc.
I’ve been to dozens of concerts and operas including at the Sydney Opera House, Covent Garden, festivals where the setting took your breath away, religious festivals of 100,000s of people and I’ve never had such an intense experience.

re The Beatles. I was there the night McCartney was there and really hoped he wouldn’t make a guest appearance. I was very glad he didn’t as the Beatles leave me absolutely cold- I find them soulless, their music doesn’t move me. But guess what- the fact that they’re so insanely popular and have been for so long means I’m the outlier- it certainly doesn’t mean millions of people are wrong and I’m right!
People like different things!

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Honestly save your breath. I wish I had. They will just snipe and bitch and then wide eyed say they aren't. It's utterly baffling.

TheTwirlyPoos · 27/06/2024 08:18

Newsflash.

Not everyone is the same as you.

Honestly I just don't get it. It's like me starting a thread saying 'I don't get why David Grohl doesn't change outfits, must be so boring'. But I don't because that's patently thick.

randoname · 27/06/2024 08:18

ClemFandangoCanYouHearMe · 27/06/2024 08:09

Wait she changed outfits? Why?

I must have been to hundreds of gigs and concerts and all the artists have managed to last with the clothes they came in with.

What did the audience do while she was getting changed?

Barely took breath- each costume change took a couple of minutes if that. The music never stopped, there were dancers, set changes etc.
I’ve been to dozens of concerts and operas including at the Sydney Opera House, Covent Garden, festivals where the setting took your breath away, religious festivals of 100,000s of people and I’ve never had such an intense experience.

re The Beatles. I was there the night McCartney was there and really hoped he wouldn’t make a guest appearance. I was very glad he didn’t as the Beatles leave me absolutely cold- I find them soulless, their music doesn’t move me. But guess what- the fact that they’re so insanely popular and have been for so long means I’m the outlier- it certainly doesn’t mean millions of people are wrong and I’m right!
People like different things!

Alwaysthesun24 · 27/06/2024 08:18

TheTwirlyPoos · 27/06/2024 08:12

They must be much better than Taylor then

This is just cringe.

What's cringe exactly?

ClemFandangoCanYouHearMe · 27/06/2024 08:16

TheTwirlyPoos · 27/06/2024 08:12

They must be much better than Taylor then

This is just cringe.

Better at singing and playing maybe, because that is what people go to see (not clothes)

ClemFandangoCanYouHearMe · 27/06/2024 08:13

IfIHadAHeart · 26/06/2024 18:57

Were they good? I’m going tomorrow!

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Saw then earlier this year in New Zealand and I thought they were great. I took 12 year old DD who is a big fan - it was my first time seeing a stadium gig so I was a bit dubious, but I insisted we got standing tickets and we had an absolute blast.

A great set and David Grohl was lovely and managed to stay in the same clothes throughout.

TheTwirlyPoos · 27/06/2024 08:12

They must be much better than Taylor then

This is just cringe.

ClemFandangoCanYouHearMe · 27/06/2024 08:09

Wait she changed outfits? Why?

I must have been to hundreds of gigs and concerts and all the artists have managed to last with the clothes they came in with.

What did the audience do while she was getting changed?

OnAndOnAndonAgain · 27/06/2024 08:05

Time person of the year, bloody hell , a pop star apparently has done more to influance the events of the year than anybody else .

I find that absolutely bloody ridiculous

TheTwirlyPoos · 27/06/2024 08:01

'it's really not that significant to lots of folk'

That's fine. It doesn't have to be. Doesn't change anything though.

TheTwirlyPoos · 27/06/2024 08:00

I wonder why people are saying you're coming across as rude?

Alwaysthesun24 · 27/06/2024 07:58

TheTwirlyPoos · 27/06/2024 07:56

Only musician ever to have been awarded Time person of the year. You can carry on saying 'she's just not that important' but the evidence suggests she is...

Read what I actually wrote, that might help.

TheTwirlyPoos · 27/06/2024 07:56

Only musician ever to have been awarded Time person of the year. You can carry on saying 'she's just not that important' but the evidence suggests she is...

TheTwirlyPoos · 27/06/2024 07:41

Butit is that significant to lots of people. And when they say that they get taken the piss out of?

I'm sure lots of people weren't fussed hy the Beatles. And yet that hasn't changed the legacy. So let's see.

Alwaysthesun24 · 27/06/2024 07:37

TheTwirlyPoos · 27/06/2024 07:34

See that's it isn't it, it's the pass-agg hands behind the face.

Like it or not she's the biggest artist around by a significant margin. I feel like the 'I just don't get it' is the same as what people did when the Beatles were around.

It's the biggest concert ever in Scotland and I'm sure it will be the same elsewhere. That will be remembered. Im delighted to be part of it.

Her influence - again whether u like it or not - is nowhere never comparable to Britney, Megan Trainor etc. This is way, way bigger. It's our version of beatle mania.

Time will tell who is right about her longevity but given eighteen years in she's doing pretty well I don't expect her to disappear anytime soon.

Passive aggressive? Sure.
The biggest concert doesn't mean anything, concerts are getting bigger and more elaborate.
Folk enjoy it, I get it, but it's really not that significant to lots of folk.

TheTwirlyPoos · 27/06/2024 07:34

See that's it isn't it, it's the pass-agg hands behind the face.

Like it or not she's the biggest artist around by a significant margin. I feel like the 'I just don't get it' is the same as what people did when the Beatles were around.

It's the biggest concert ever in Scotland and I'm sure it will be the same elsewhere. That will be remembered. Im delighted to be part of it.

Her influence - again whether u like it or not - is nowhere never comparable to Britney, Megan Trainor etc. This is way, way bigger. It's our version of beatle mania.

Time will tell who is right about her longevity but given eighteen years in she's doing pretty well I don't expect her to disappear anytime soon.

Devonbabs · 27/06/2024 07:09

I’ve been to a lot of live shows in my time, Irrespective of whether or not she is singing live or there is a band playing it’s very clear there’s a lot of backing tracks playing a heavy part in the show from what I’ve seen.

Alwaysthesun24 · 27/06/2024 06:58

BeckiBoBecki · 27/06/2024 00:44

You were lucky enough to go to a generationally defining tour and you’re bored?

christ.

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Generationally defining? 🫣

Devonbabs · 27/06/2024 06:54

BeckiBoBecki · 27/06/2024 00:44

You were lucky enough to go to a generationally defining tour and you’re bored?

christ.

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A “generationally defining tour”?????

BeckiBoBecki · 27/06/2024 00:44

Fromthenotorious · 24/06/2024 07:12

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?

You were lucky enough to go to a generationally defining tour and you’re bored?

christ.