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

[Fromthenotorious]

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?

i wish people would stop slagging her off though - she does an energetic show, and friends who have been tell me the costume changes are done really fast while the dancers do the intro to the next song.

I saw elton John (at a festival so shorter than normal anyway) in the 90s. He changed his colourful blazer (no funky costumes, black trousers, black shirt and colourful jacket - perhaps he was inspired by Angela Merkel) for each sodding song. went to the side of the stage and changed jacket. It was only when my DCs were adults that one pointed out he was probably having a snort, and the jacket change was the excuse.

When i go to a gig i want all the songs i want to hear. No wittering endlessly, no tiny movements that you can't see from the back of a crowd, no endless noodling of new stuff that i don't know. Midnight Oil were perfect - most songs are shorter than 4 minutes, and they powered through 22 a night - and on a tour only about 10 were the core songs, the other 11-12 changed every night. (and they're all pushing pension age if not over it, and their last gig was 40 songs over 3.5 hours)

I would have been flagging by 1 hour but I’m not a Swiftie. My 10yo DD definitely is and is desperate to go but have had no luck. I’m not paying £300+ per ticket either. To me, it’s a show my DD wants to see so I will do what I can for her but not to the point of falling victim to a scam or putting ourselves in debt. It’s only Taylor Swift. I’d say the same for any artist.

However, I think 3+ hours is great value for money. The outfit changes are all part of the spectacle and my DD would have loved that. Everyone I know who has been has only had good things to say about it.

Being truthful isn't nasty.

This adult human couldn’t really give a shit about TS - projecting much @Iaskedyouthrice? I am however very sympathetic to the 1000s of parents and young girls being scammed out of ££££ as they are so desperate to get tickets. If you don’t want to see her then just don’t go, leave it to someone who actually wants to be there.

I think it’s the fact that if people aren’t a fan of her music, they seem to have to tell you and then they often start saying more and more and it ends up in an attack. Why is that? Obviously then, some fans will defend her because it feels very nasty.

I’m not into lots of people’s music, but I don’t feel the need to tell everyone, ask how others can possibly like them, and attack everything the artist does, including attacking their fans.

OK so you'd go to her show and not look at the stage? It's a spectacle for the eyes as well as the ears

And you don't need to say 'eh?' Who says that in real life?

Being desperate doesn't make someone more deserving. Parents need to manage expectations and help inject a dose of reality. Will people enjoy seeing TS? Yes. Does anyone need to see TS? No.

It's just become so tired. I see no other threads on here constantly questioning another artist like they do Taylor, and then roll in tne 'oh I vent listen to three minutes!' it's just so dull.

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Of course that’s not abuse. But what his fans say to other people who aren’t fans, the death threats they put to her exes and sometimes her exes new partners - that’s abuse. My point was a comment on some of her fans and their behaviour and the fact that if you say ‘Gald you love her, she’s just not for me’ suddenly it’s okay for people to say what they want to or about you. It’s not normal at all.

We all like different things and that’s great. If someone told me they didn’t like a band I liked I’d say ‘Oh okay’ I wouldn’t tell them they have shit taste in music or that they weren’t a ‘girls girl’ or were obviously a bad person.

It’s okay for the OP to say she enjoyed the gig but it was a bit long for her without people having a go at her saying she didn’t deserve to go or should shut up and be grateful. If that’s your response, you are not okay.

I've looked at the artist on the stage of every concert I've been to, and ones viewed on tv etc. Never once have I wondered when they'll change their outfit.
As for saying 'eh?' in real life, it's a fairly common expression so.....

I’m not a fan but found out at the weekend that my granddaughter is, so we spent the weekend singing and dancing to Taylor Swift. (For context her mum likes metal / rock so would never willingly admit that her daughter likes TS as it’s not cool 🤣). We had such a lovely time while maungy DD sat with a cats bum face 🤣

Even if I’d known in time that she was we wouldn’t have been able to get tickets, I’ve been looking for tribute acts to take her to. I reckon she’d love it. Has anyone seen any good ones?

is this aimed at me?

someone who enjoy taylor’s music, think she’s great but just became a bit restless towards a more than 3 hour set?

Stop gloating on here and think of what you've just witnessed

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Perhaps because there's so much hype about her, her concerts, concert tickets, her outfits, how she's such a role model etc etc.

Nope, not the same thing. People don’t defend her, they go wild. The two current Taylor Swift related threads on trending are perfect examples of that. Two people have posted threads not saying they didn’t like her music but that they thought the gif was a bit long or that the tickets weee difficult and the responses have been utterly out of context from fans. It’s insane. You’re not allowed to say ‘Oh she’s not for me’ which is the extent of my feeling on it without being told you’re wrong or you’re ‘attacking Taylor Swift’ or you’re a misogynist. It’s extreme.

Hmmm.... Taylor.
A good performer, perhaps.
The music doesn't do anything for me and
I wouldn't attend such a concert if it was me getting paid.
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The thing is OP, you know she gets a lot of negativity here by people that just love to hate. It seems very odd that you would start a thread that would inevitably attract those sorts of people if you actually like her. So I’m calling bullshit.

Your DD may need to grow up a bit for the sake of her own DD. A so called parent that can’t even allow her poor child a bit of harmless enjoyment?

It's attracted a lot of overinvested fans too though.....

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Of course, someone can’t start a thread saying they had a great time but it was a bit long for them as it’s longer than a standard concert without it being goady and ‘bullshit’ - this is exactly what we’re talking about. You can’t have a single criticism without it being a deliberate attack or trolling.

You fans need help.

because i wanted to know whether anyone thought the same? it was superb and fun but i just felt it could have been cut by thirty mins and been even better

Not seen yet but I’ve got tickets for Taylormania which gets good reviews.

So people can’t start a thread expressing a moderate view in case it attracts more extreme views? Come on.

Yeah, this response was even healthier. Some people got tickets and some didn't. I know a huge group that managed to go who werent bothered either way, they just like going to gigs. The lass can't tour forever, bet she's knackered.

If you’re so offended @FromBackHome , maybe this isn’t the thread for you and you shouldn’t read it?