Dear Reader,
It’s been a long time coming to get to the Eras Tour. Literally, it was over a year. After not being selected for any presale codes for the US shows (which essentially guarantees you weren’t getting tickets), I was THRILLED when she announced her European tour, Munich was on the list, and I managed to get a presale code! Never in my Wildest Dreams did I think the tickets would still sell out before I could get into the shop. By the time I made it through the queue, only VIP general admission floor seats were available for the most money I’ve ever paid for a concert ticket in my life. I wasn’t going to do it. I couldn’t pay that much money; I’d be down bad crying at the gym. But, Shane saw the future. If Taylor came to Munich and I wasn’t going? Then, darling, I’d be a nightmare dressed like a daydream. So, I bought them.
and I don’t know how it gets better than this!
To give some perspective on our location, the venue posted this picture on Instagram, and you can see us! That’s us in the red circle! So, don’t blame me, Tay made me crazy!
This was actually my third Taylor concert. My sister and I first saw her in Nashville during the Red tour, then Shane and I went to Amsterdam during the 1989 tour. Little side note, my sister and I paid $200 per ticket during the Red tour to be in the pit, where we could literally touch the stage. 🤯 Never again will that happen.
Anyway, we missed the Reputation tour (the biggest regret of our lives) and vowed never to miss another one! So, originally, we bought three tickets for my sister, her best pal, and myself. However, someone had to go and eff up the timeline with a baby (her words, not mine!), so we ended up selling one ticket (in less than an hour, btw), and Shane and I took the other two.
I had made a purposeful decision to avoid watching as much as possible about the show on the internet, and I never streamed the Eras Tour movie for the same reason. We paid a lot of money for those tickets, and I wanted to be surprised!
As you can imagine, the night was sparkling! I only teared up twice, during Marjorie (you should just go listen to that song if you don’t know it) and Betty (RIP Meatball, iykyk). I also literally jumped for joy during the acoustic set surprise songs (Fresh Out the Slammer + You Are In Love mashup and Ivy + Call It What You Want). Ivy is one of my all-time favorites, but one I never expected to hear live. Regardless of your level of Taylor-crazy, it’s impossible to go to her show and not have a good time. You don’t need to know the songs to enjoy the performances and soak up the crowd’s energy!
Also, the crowd was wild. The stadium itself held 74,000, but an estimated 40,000 people also flocked to the surrounding park and Olympiaberg, a hill that overlooks the stadium, to listen (pictures of it are here). It was incredible!
And although my sister couldn’t come, my cousin made sure that she was with us in spirit! They had an Eras Tour movie viewing party with Cleo, costumes included. 🥰
So, all in all. Do I regret that VIP ticket purchase? Definitely not.
Long live the magic we made!
Tschüss,
The Shwits 