When Taylor Swift released her album Reputation, she rose from the dead (she always does). Out of the spotlight and away from social media, the pop star released her sixth studio album in 2017. Despite a slew of nasty headlines and criticism, Swift regained her reputation with this edgy album.
Although the album failed to win a Grammy, Reputation remains a fan favorite. Swift and company were eagerly awaiting the release of Reputation: Swift and company were eagerly awaiting the announcement of "Reputation: Taylor's Version" on the most recent leg of the 2023 Eras tour. It is no exaggeration to say that fans are "Ready For It."
While we still can't listen to Taylor's Version album all over again, we can rewatch Taylor Swift: Reputation Stadium Tour on Netflix. Sadly, Netflix is not the end game for this popular concert film, which will leave the streaming site on December 30, 2023.
Swift's Reputation Stadium Tour kicked off in May 2018 and ended in November of the same year. During the tour, she performed 53 concerts, 40 of which were in North America. As its title suggests, the "Delicate" singer performed exclusively in stadiums throughout the entire run, making it her first all-stadium tour.
The pop icon's 20-song set list included "... Ready for It," "I Did Something Bad," "King of My Heart," and "Getaway Car," covering most of the album. Swift may not have performed her signature song "New Year's Day" during the tour, but she paid tribute to the ballad by releasing a concert video on New Year's Eve.
Exactly one month after the Reputation Tour ended, Swift released the concert movie exclusively on Netflix. The film documented the Arlington, Texas show at AT&T Stadium. Swift is known for performing a different "surprise song" at each tour stop, and she gave her fans "All Too Well," a widely loved song from her album Red,
which she performed at the concert.
In recent years, the "Call It What You Want" singer has taken charge of her own projects, from production to supervision. Paul Dugdale directed "Reputation" and Swift produced it under her own production company, Taylor Swift Productions.
More than 100,000 Swift fans cheered on their idol during the two-hour show, making it a jaw-dropping experience for both the audience and the moviegoers. Like the album, the concert movie became a kind of personal redemption for the artist. Critics were not greatly surprised by the album (they lost), but the release of the film changed the narrative.
The footage from the film Reputation Stadium Tour is truly mesmerizing. Swift's ". .Ready for It?" appropriately begins with the lyric "Baby, let the games begin," followed by her iconic entrance on a giant screen with black and red lights and flashing headlines.
But nothing compares to the graphic of a terrifyingly large 3D snake dancing with the performers during "Look What You Made Me Do." Swift and her dancers then rock back and forth on an X-shaped stage in a boat full of snakes. Swift invited opening acts Camila Cabello and Charlie XCX for her smash hit "Shake It Off," so much star power on one stage.
With functioning fountains, endless light shows, and snake-heavy costumes, the Rep tour is one of Swift's most intense and flamboyant tours to date. Of course, the concert ended with a fireworks display, accompanied by the text, "And in her death of fame, she felt truly alive." And so did the fans.
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