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

@KitKatChunki You seem upset that people have a different perspective of Taylor Swift. Last I checked, this was a discussion board and it certainly was not a fan club forum. If you want an echo chamber, I’m sure there must be fan forums and Mumsnet threads where Taylor Swift can do no wrong.

It’s just really weird, isn’t it? I wonder what’s behind their need to post over and over to be unkind, just because she doesn’t meet their taste in music? Or is there more to it?

Are they unhappy in their own lives? Do they have an issue with successful women? Do they just not like seeing others do well? Are they intolerant of others tastes in general? Do they dislike that someone brings others joy?

Because it doesn’t really make sense to post/talk obsessively about someone who just make songs that you just happen to not like.

Right, so why did you tell the OP to STFU over a really mild opinion that the show was too long?
Just why?

Well said.

I don't care for Billy Eilish. I think she has a lovely voice but her music style is not to my taste but I'm not going to start a thread slagging her off.

Agreed. She’s no Joni Mitchell or Carole King. Remains to be seen whether her songs will still be being played on golden oldie radio shows 50 years down the line.

All major artists of the day get major kickback, especially when they’re at an especially high-profile point in their career.

Some TS fans act like no other artists are ever criticized. It’s so bizarre.

Your billionaire gal will be just fine.

So many people who never liked her anyway posting because it somehow means so much!
😅

I can't sit through 3 and a half hours of anything to be fair. My cousin's dd is a true Swiftie. He's been to 3 concerts with her, stood in line for hours for merch, been to a 4 hour film, and god knows how many hours trapped in a car listening to albums. He's a hard-core gangster rap fan so no idea how he manages it 😁

Her show is very similar actually. Think of Tina, Jersey Boys, Queen of the Night, We Will Rock You. Singing, dancing, costume changes, story telling....

It's like watching a few people having some kind of group stroke isn't it?
Even the OP who decided to start her very first thread about this because it was so pressing...

Can you imagine the ticket costs for that? Wonder if there'd be a VIP package.
Best register for the presale now.

Doesn't she lip sync for various songs in the show? I assume that's why she can last over 3 hours on stage.

I’d be interested to understand the mentality of spending time online saying negative things about an artist, who doesn’t seem to have done anything terrible, but you just don’t rate their music.

I can’t imagine making multiple posts about an artist that I’m just not into. If I’m not into someone, but others are snd the artist seems perfectly pleasant, I’m not interested in commenting.

mind you - he did do that freaking Acoustic version of born to run on the 1988 tour. I wanted to storm the stage and Have Serious Words with him (Sheffield, brammal lane). Now THAT was tedious.

You have never seen Bruce Springsteen I guess :-)

Super fans are a bit scary. It’s just Taylor’s world domination moment that’s all. I’d still rather be sitting in my pants eating crisps.

It's a pop concert! It's mass market bubblegum music for teenagers, not a life-saving miracle or the Second Coming of Jesus Christ! (Not that I'd be particularly interested in that either!)

You sound like you worship your famous overlords. Other people feel free to have preferences, and don't think pop artists are infallible.

I'm more critical of her cult fans, I have no issue with normal fans (the ones who accept we all like different things). I find TS mediocre and don't buy into her image but accept that others can have different takes. 😬

@KitKatChunki is not bullying you whatsoever. Simply also pointing out the bizarre fact that you are obsessively posting over someone that you claim to dislike

Wow. A Netflix documentary in the works.

The post was opening a sort of bland comment chat - not really most of MN in my own experience but I tend to read the more interesting stuff.
Good hairdressers are the unsung angels of this world- I could never do what they do. Maybe my gripe is that people seem a little too quick to criticise what they couldn’t do themselves. Who knows? I don’t really care, it’s sunny, life’s short 🙂

I don’t think she’s disposable. I often wonder which artists and songs we will still be hearing in 20,30,40 years. I reckon Taylor will be one. And I think Adele will be another. Maybe Harry Styles? Not sure about anyone else. Like, I don’t think Ed Sheeran will stand the test of time, not sure why as I know he’s popular and seems like a lovely person, but I just don’t think he will for some reason.

Having said that, people were mad about One Direction and I haven’t heard one of their songs played on the radio for a long time.

OP I get it. I went to see a band I'd wanted to see so much at the Royal Albert Hall and it was really amazing but it did drag on a bit at the end. Still a great evening.

You realise you're exhibiting typical TS cult behaviour (and bullying)?
Carry on though, you're exemplifying the point many of us are making.
You even jumped on @Fromthenotorious, an actual fan, because she dared to voice her opinion.

And about 5 posts per minute, amazing isn't it, all the hate and skepticism, almost too fast for a human to type even.