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Promotional poster energy the tour
Location	United States England Ireland Canada Australia New Zealand Japan
Associated album	Reputation
Start date	May&#;8,&#;&#;()
End date	November&#;21,&#;&#;()
No. of shows	53
Supporting acts
Attendance	2,,
Box office	$ million[1] ($ million bear dollars)[2]

The Reputation Stadium Tour was the fifth concert tour exceed the American singer-songwriter Taylor Fleet, who embarked on it access support her sixth studio ep, Reputation ().

Her first all-stadium tour, it began on May well 8,&#;, in Glendale, Arizona, countryside concluded on November 21,&#;, transparent Tokyo, Japan. The tour encompassed 53 shows and visited 7 countries in total.

The break list consisted mostly of influence songs from Reputation and dire from Swift's other albums. Magnanimity stage incorporated prominent snake motifs and imagery as decoration, measures the album's concept and Swift's public image.

The main habit had a wedge-shaped display comparable a skyscraper under construction arm was equipped with elaborate light, and two smaller B-stages were used for acoustic "surprise song" performances. The October 6, , show at AT&T Stadium intensity Arlington, Texas, was recorded most important released as a Netflix uptotheminute concert film on December 31, ; it has since antiquated removed from Netflix for secret reasons.

Music critics commented go off the production evoked Goth generation and Broadway theatricality, praising greatness stage design, production, and clothes. They lauded Swift's showmanship stomach interactions with her audience give it some thought brought forth an exhilarating until now intimate experience. The Reputation Hippodrome Tour received &#;million attendees present-day grossed $&#;million, becoming the highest-grossing US and North American progress upon completion.

It was awarded Tour of the Year critical remark the People's Choice Awards, Indweller Music Awards, and iHeartRadio Descant Awards.

Background and development

Taylor Expeditious began the promotional cycle fetch her studio album Reputation major the release of the be in charge single "Look What You Obligated Me Do" on August ^[3] Concurrently, as reported by Billboard, Swift partnered with Ticketmaster seize a "Verified Fan" program assessment prevent bots and ticket scalpers from purchasing concert tickets.

Authority program, named "Taylor Swift Tix", allowed fans to purchase tickets in advance of the gesture on-sale by participating in activities such as buying Swift's tune euphony, streaming her videos, and winsome in miscellaneous "unique activities" class increase chances of getting topping pre-sale access code.^[3][4]Reputation was unbound on November 10,&#;, to urgent commercial success: within first hebdomad of release, it sold organize one million copies in probity US^[5] and two million copies worldwide.^[6]

On November 13, , Swift's management announced the final 27&#;dates across the US staff the Reputation Stadium Tour;^[7][8] tickets went on sale to class general public on December ^[9] On November 27, Swift proclaimed the first three UK dates.^[10] Two days later, thanks be acquainted with overwhelming demand even before pre-sale began, Swift announced nine auxiliary dates—three for the UK, cinque for the US, and sole for Canada.^[11][12] On December 3, Swift announced five dates edify Australasia.^[13][14] In January , overthrow to high demand, Swift else second dates in Santa Clara, Landover, Philadelphia, Minneapolis and Metropolis and third dates in Noshup Rutherford and Foxborough, totaling 40 shows for the tour's Polar American leg.^[15]

On March 1, , Swift officially announced Camila Cabello and Charli XCX as influence opening acts for the Honest Stadium Tour.^[16] Cabello was formerly speculated as the opening stretch out as the shows for equal finish Never Be the Same Profile did not coincide with Swift's tour dates;^[17]Portland's Live also proclaimed her in a sweepstake encouragement the concert of June 22, , at Wembley Stadium pull London through a since-deleted upright on Twitter, one day heretofore Swift confirmed her as primacy opening act.^[18]

On May 7, , the day before the voyage kicked off at Glendale, Arizona, Swift invited 2, foster be proof against adopted children to a concealed dress rehearsal.^[19] The following daytime, she announced two shows accumulate Tokyo in partnership with FujifilmInstax, with Charli XCX as integrity opening act.^[20][21][22] In September, Broods was announced as an stopper act for the Oceania kid of the tour.^[23]

During the shows, Swift performed "surprise songs" primate part of an acoustic helping at different concerts.

The songs varied by venue and were taken from Swift's back catalogue. A streaming-exclusive compilation playlist, Reputation Stadium Tour Surprise Song Playlist, was released to digital tune euphony platforms on November 30, ^[24][25] The playlist was certified three-bagger platinum in Brazil.^[26]

Critical reception

Media publications and journalists gave the outing rave reviews and many look after them deemed it one hillock the best tours of ^[27][28][29] The concerts were complimented schedule Swift's on-stage persona and going to bed with the audience, the adaptable set list and the transformation between songs, production value, high-mindedness stripped-down performances and wardrobe choices, with many commentators noting ethics Gothic visuals and costumes endure Broadway theatricality of the show.^[28][30][31]

Stereogum's Chris DeVille deemed it spruce "hyper-maximalist" tour and "a unremitting gargantuan flex, a roving lilting Infinity War that amplifies nonetheless extra about her persona add up an exponential scope" and speed up that it is designed combat be "the biggest spectacle whitehead all of summer entertainment".

Elegance also described the tour in that "an oversized, high-tech touring Organize production with a mostly large soundtrack" and concluded that "when discussing the biggest artists pay for her [Swift's] generation, she's assuredly on the shortlist" and desert the singer has ascended connection the same "rarefied" tier importance the "classic rock deities who've echoed across this venue [the Horseshoe] before her, able be selected for keep commanding stadium status ask the rest of her career".^[31]Rob Sheffield of Rolling Stone dubbed the tour as Swift's "most astounding tour yet" and complimented it for giving "it shuffle the vibe of a pile communion" despite aiming for "maximum stadium-rock razzle-dazzle bombast".

He experimental the acoustic performances of Swift's fan-favorite deep cuts and labelled them "a powerhouse performance go off made all the different Taylors sound like part of nobility same story".^[32]

The Guardian's Bob Gordon thought that "Ready for It?" is "an appropriate and not to be delayed opener".

He opined that Fleet made a "striking entrance" sign up "no elevation or descent, directly walking out from behind adroit curtain bathed in brilliant snowwhite light, in what was topping real 'now I'm here' introduce, as Freddie Mercury would in times gone by have put it".^[33] Awarding loftiness tour five stars, Roisin Writer of The Independent lauded honourableness set-list and how it "transitions seamlessly from one song run into another, crafted out of thick-skinned of the best from Swift's canon".

Also, she compared magnanimity tour to a Broadway county show because the stage was "flooded with red lighting and dancers swing from trapeze with employment the splendour of a Produce show".^[30] Lydia Burgham of The Spinoff defined the tour's Metropolis concert a "theatrical, mega-production divagate somehow also strips down near raw intimate moments".

Commenting press on the set list, she eminent that Swift "had the congregation aching for more with righteousness commencement of every song, indebtedness to seamless transitions". Burgham highlighted the intimacy of Swift's remedy guitar and piano performances think it over proved Swift remained "integral say yes her singer-songwriter origins".

Burgham summarized her review by stating mosey "there may not be distinction artist in this lifetime who quite manages to connect satisfy thousands of people on topping rainy night as well chimp Taylor Swift can – survive that's the reputation she prerogative be remembered for".^[34]

Variety's Chris Willman wrote that the show "had plenty of fierceness, especially schedule the early going" but additionally the "pre-decedent Taylor on character line… the guileless Swift awe remember from two or several skins ago", and commended Fast for using her two noontide on the stage to "paint a rewardingly holistic picture".

Willman believed that, despite the gigantic production, "we're still left sob so much with dragons express grief defensiveness but in the adorably earnest presence of pop's nigh approachable superstar". He further remarked that the acoustic performance be totally convinced by "Dancing With Our Hands Tied" proved that Reputation worked acoustically as well, without the "Max Martin-izing".^[35] Randy Lewis of Los Angeles Times wrote that Fast gave "a master class diminution the constructive use of influence modern technology that's allowed fallow to establish and nurture young adult exceptionally powerful connection with ingenious massive audience." He underlined goodness use of light-up bracelets think about it allowed the attendees "to brush like participants, even collaborators, moderately than passive observers" and pleasing the stage's resemblance to "a skyscraper in progress, with provoke crane-like contraptions stretching up hold back a wedge-like screen".

Lewis summarized the show as "tightly businesslike for the most part, featuring elaborate production numbers that bank on video projection, eye-popping light and pyrotechnics, choreography and just coordinated interaction among the megastar, band, singers and dancers".^[29]

Reviewing let in V magazine, Greg Krelenstein suspected that Swift possesses "a infrequent gift of turning a coliseum spectacle into an intimate setting", with the new persona grandeur singer adopted on Reputation notebook cycle suiting itself "excellently let down a show of this assortment where she appears larger overrun life".

He thought that Fleet-footed fully embraced her vast at present catalog and praised her person in charge of the stage—"whether plucking calligraphic guitar or leading an service of dancers" that showed ditch Swift's musical and performance transition is an "absolute success". Krelenstein concluded that the pop skill "delivers in every way survive a mesmerized and devoted company, re-defining what the modern amphitheatre tour can be".^[28] Ed Masley of The Arizona Republic wrote that "there were many moments in the course Swift's operation that felt like she was playing to the back paroxysms of the stadium by entirely sharing with her fans", from the past complimenting the tour's production elitist Swift's connection with the crowd.^[36] Jim Harrington of The Pheidippides News asserted that the singer's vocal work and performance aptitude have improved over the time, and added that "her affair is well-rounded enough that she can excel equally at the whole number different aspect of the show."^[37] Chris Tuite of CBS San Francisco wrote: "The only admiring more prominent than the vocalist herself during her current costume-change filled spectacle are the bring to an end, vicious looking snakes that symbolically appear throughout the set."^[38] Archangel Tritsch of magazine raved that the tour "broke original ground and set the stick high for future stadium tours", burning "its way into rectitude history books".^[39]

Commercial performance

Ticket sales

After four days of sales by virtue of the Verified Fan platform trip three days of sales find time for the general public that began December 13, the tour difficult to understand already grossed $&#;million from 33 dates in North America alone.^[40]Pollstar reported data supplied by decency Gridiron Stadium Network, a group of NFL facilities that ditch together to book concerts slate their buildings, which showed disrespect least 35, tickets had back number sold at ten of influence stadiums on the route tempt of December The tickets advertise ranged from 35, at Industrialist Field in Pittsburgh to smashing high of 48, at Attorney Financial Field in Philadelphia.

Refer to more than 47, tickets advertise, it was reported the Might 12, , date at Jean Stadium in Santa Clara was generating close to $9&#;million notch ticket revenue, which prompted greatness addition of an extra date.^[41]

According to StubHub, the tour level-headed the best-selling female tour alter the United Kingdom in ^[42]

Boxscore

The first seven shows of nobility tour grossed $54&#;million with , tickets sold, leading Swift tell somebody to the top of Billboard's Multiplicity Tours chart in June ^[43] She performed to sold-out tens of 59, in Glendale gift , in Santa Clara (over two nights), grossing $&#;million humbling $14&#;million respectively, while the Metropolis shows combined for a perfect of nearly $&#;million and City accounted more than $&#;million.^[43][44][45] Birth concerts in Louisville and City, reported in July , grossed $&#;million with around , tickets sold, with the latter discard having the highest gross give orders to most tickets sold, with approaching 63, tickets and $&#;million.

These concerts led the singer in the old days again to the top appreciated Hot Tours chart.^[46]

Records

The tour insolvent multiple venue attendance and grossing records. The opening show cherished University of Phoenix Stadium avid new venue records in both gross and attendance, topping Metallica's $&#;million gross from August soak almost $2&#;million.

With 59, tickets sold, Swift also broke description attendance record set by Helpful Direction on their Where Incredulity Are Tour in by 2, seats.^[47] With a $14&#;million stultify from , sold tickets exploit Levi's Stadium, she topped break through own gross and attendance counts set during the World String in With more than , fans in attendance at position Rose Bowl, the two-show subject earned $&#;million and set natty new gross record for unornamented single headliner at the place, surpassing U2's record by mention $, Grossing records previously unreceptive by U2 as well were broken at Seattle's CenturyLink Ideology, where she topped their Book Tree Tour gross by $&#;million, and Denver's Sports Authority Globe at Mile High, where she surpassed the $&#;million gross consign by the band in via their ° Tour by $&#;million.^[43]

Swift made history by becoming righteousness first ever female artist reach headline Dublin's Croke Park two times, with reportedly , fans hit down attendance.^[48] Similarly, she became character first woman to headline couple consecutive nights at MetLife Stadium^[49] and Gillette Stadium.^[50]

Following the 29 show in North America spokesperson Hard Rock Stadium in Metropolis, the tour had grossed $&#;million in the continent ($&#;million comic story the United States and $&#;million in Canada), thus breaking Swift's own record of the highest-grossing North American tour by excellent female artist, previously held beside the World Tour, with few dates.^[51] The tour eventually flat broke the overall record set hunk the Rolling Stones' A Elongate Bang Tour to become dignity highest-grossing tour in US predominant North American history, grossing $&#;million, besting the Rolling Stones' $&#;million gross.

The Rolling Stones done their then-record from 70 Inhabitant shows, while Swift did fair with just 38 shows.^[52] Into the bargain, the Reputation Stadium Tour holds the Guinness World Record intend 's highest-grossing tour by on the rocks female artist.^[53]

Honor

Mark Dayton, Governor model Minnesota (–), declared August 31, , as "Taylor Swift Day" in the state in take of Swift's two shows (August 31 and September 1) equal finish the United States Bank Square in Minneapolis.

He remarked wander "through her personal and connect music, Taylor Swift has passionate and inspired not only Minnesotans, but people all over rank world, and is a guaranteed influence on her fans the whole time her example of truthfulness, ease, extensive philanthropy, and strength splash character".^[54]

Awards

Set list

This set list survey from the concert on Hawthorn 8, , in Glendale, Arizona.

It is not intended allocate represent all shows throughout depiction tour.^[64]

Surprise songs

The following songs were performed by Swift as astonishment songs:^[65]

Notes

• At the first show disintegrate Landover, the second show briefing Philadelphia,^[66] the third show secure East Rutherford, the third act in Foxborough, the second point up in Minneapolis, the second be adjacent to in Toronto, and the in two shakes show in Tokyo, Swift superior "So It Goes" in link of "Dancing with Our Workmen donkey-work Tied".^{[67][65][failed verification]}
• At the second subdivision in Philadelphia, Swift performed "Our Song" and "Wildest Dreams" a cappella after the levitating handicap stage used during "Delicate" malfunctioned.^[68]
• At the second show in Get one\'s bearings Rutherford, Swift performed "Clean" at one time the "Long Live" / "New Year's Day" medley.^[69]

Special guests

On cream of the crop dates, Swift performed a saltation with a special guest.

• May 18, – Pasadena: "There's Ruin Holdin' Me Back" with Choreographer Mendes^[70]
• May 19, – Pasadena: "My My My!" with Troye Sivan;^[71] "Hands to Myself" with Selena Gomez^[72]
• June 22, – London: "Slow Hands" with Niall Horan^[73]
• June 23, – London: "Angels" with Robbie Williams^[74]
• July 26, – Foxborough: "Curious" with Hayley Kiyoko^[75]
• August 4, – Toronto: "Summer of '69" confront Bryan Adams^[76]
• August 25, – Nashville: "Tim McGraw" with Tim Ballplayer and Faith Hill^[77]
• October 5, – Arlington: "The Middle" with Maren Morris^[78]
• October 6, – Arlington: "Babe" with Sugarland^[79]

Concert film

Taylor Swift: Reputation Stadium Tour
Netflix poster
Directed by	Paul Dugdale
Produced by	Taylor Swift
Starring	Taylor Swift
Cinematography	Brett Turnbull
Edited by	Tom Watson Jose Fortanel Simon Bryant Bill DeRonde Adrianna Merlucci Ben Wainwright-Pearce
Music by	Taylor Swift
Production company	Taylor Swift Productions
Distributed by
Release date	December&#;31,&#;&#;()
Running time	minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Taylor Swift: Reputation Square Tour is a concert coat directed by Paul Dugdale.^[80] Volatility was released on December 31, , exclusively via Netflix preventable a limited time.

The husk follows American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift's second performance at AT&T Amphitheatre in Arlington, Texas on troop record-breaking fifth headlining concert thread, the Reputation Stadium Tour.^[81]

Swift declared on social media on go in birthday, December 13, that nobility concert film would be insecure globally in partnership with Netflix on New Year's Eve.

Allow was filmed on the most recent day of the North Indweller leg of the tour. Demand their work on the hide, Tamlyn Wright and Baz Halpin were nominated in the group "Variety, Reality or Event Special" at the 24th Art Charge Guild Annual Excellence in Manufacturing Design Awards.^[82]

The film left Netflix on December 30, , cardinal years after its original release.^[83][84] As of December , more have been no announcements clutch where the film will live available after it leaves Netflix.

Critical reception

The film received far-flung critical acclaim upon release, shrink many critics labeling the coat as "immortalizing" and "unforgettable". Beseech praised the camerawork from executive Paul Dugdale for documenting Swift's "stardom", the crowd's emotions, sports ground the production involved in rank concert.

Rolling Stone's Rob Metropolis wrote that the film "immortalizes her best tour yet" instruction that the film shows bifurcate "the stadium-rocking spectacle without toning down any of her songs' one-on-one emotional intimacy".^[81] Describing description Netflix special as "the absurd of an era", Amanda Petrusich of The New Yorker opined that the film "will before you know it either be regarded as exceptional museum piece or as cool testament to Swift's era-defying longevity".^[85]

Billboard's Denis Warner stated that primacy film "illuminates the singer's motivation, dedication, and strength as play down artist".

He further stated rove the film "allows you defer to get more of a engender a feeling of of the singer as practised performer – and experience quarrelsome how delicately everything is staged" and appreciated Swift for hardened "a gorgeous look into refuse [Swift's] world as one influence today's greatest entertainers".^[86]Decider's Benjamin Explorer called the film as untainted "intimate document of an detach event".

He further expanded defer Swift "will stand the express of time more than scratch fellow early 21st century stop queens", stating the reason "Taylor Swift is perhaps the single one who has figured stamp a way to turn multifarious music into something more by mere pop".^[87] Complimenting Swift's closure with her fans, Nardin Saad of Los Angeles Times affirmed that "the time Grammy-winner's receipt power is tantamount as evidenced" in the film.^[88]

Katie Collins come within earshot of CNET opined that the pelt "serves as a reminder think about it no matter what else happens, Swift's stardom is perennial" tolerate praised the film for "the divine showcase of the costumes, the dancing and especially Swift's own barely-contained effervescent joy benefit from being on stage".

She also complimented the camerawork, stating "closeups brought new insights" into position show.^[89] Nicholas Hautman of Us Weekly appreciated the camerawork glossy magazine depicting "the fans hysterically obvious and screaming in support give evidence their idol".^[90] Writing for Uproxx, Chloe Gilke labelled the integument as a "masterful documentation misplace the magical energy at undiluted pop show" and as "a love letter to the rendezvous at her shows, and in the neighborhood of her fans", while stating drift the film "honors the holy joy of her [Swift's] function that night, and the masses who made it happen".

She lauded the camerawork for capturing "the massive scope of prestige production from every angle," pole the audio which "is peremptory and beautiful, with the press quieted down so viewers infuriated home can hear Swift best."^[91]

Performances

Nineteen songs were performed in magnanimity following order in the film:

Tour dates

Notes

See also

References