Taylor Swift: The End of an Era (2025) s01e06 Episode Script
Remember This Moment
1
[The Manuscript (instrumental) playing]
[reporter 1] It's the music tour
that changed the industry.
[crowd cheering]
Changed entire economies,
at least temporarily.
And if you ask some Super Swifties,
may have even changed some lives.
[reporter 2] The Eras Tour
has danced through sold-out stadiums
in fifty cities on five continents.
The highest grossing tour of all time,
stretching 633 days.
And rocketing Swift
from megastar to cultural phenomenon.
[reporter 3] It is the end of an era,
if you can believe it.
Taylor Swift will end her
record-shattering Eras Tour this weekend.
[reporter 4] We are just one day away
from Taylor Swift kicking off
her final Eras Tour shows.
[Taylor Swift] Are you ready for it?
[indistinct chatter]
-Got it. You're welcome.
-Thank you.
[Taylor sighs]
[exhales softly]
Three left.
That's it.
I don't know how I'm gonna feel,
but I also really don't know
-how other people are gonna feel.
-[Austin chuckles]
But they're gonna need me to respond
in a way that supports
however it is that they feel
-at any given moment.
-[Austin] Hmm.
So I'm just sort of
bracing myself for
I feel so proud, but so ready.
Like, so ready for this.
This is the perfect ending.
[Paper Rings (instrumental) playing]
This show created a bonding experience
for, like, 70,000 people, all at once.
And I don't know how that happened.
[Paper Rings (instrumental) continues]
There are times
where you make something so cool,
and you know it's cool
and you're really proud of it,
but you're flying into the wind,
and you're just always up
against some friction.
Then there's times,
these very rare instances
where you make something
and the wind is at your back.
Somehow, culture and timing
and whatever mood there
is out in the world
about you that you can't control,
all lines up for this to go well.
[singing Paper Rings]
I like shiny things ♪
But I'd marry you with paper rings ♪
Uh huh, that's right ♪
Darling, you're the one I want ♪
And I hate accidents
Except when we went from friends to this ♪
Uh huh, that's right ♪
Darling, you're the one I want ♪
In paper rings ♪
In picture frames ♪
In dirty dreams ♪
Oh, you're the one I want ♪
"So many unbelievable
memories on this tour,
but my favorite one is seeing you
in concert for the first time.
Being memorized,
mesmerized and swept off my feet
by a woman who doesn't
even know me." [chuckles]
[sighs]
"I selfishly say thank you
for creating this legendary tour
and to Robert for making you
stop through Kansas City, Missouri.
That night, too, in KC, was the beginning
of me meeting the love of my life."
Oh, my God.
So much for no emotions
on the last three shows, huh?
[sighs]
Less than cozy.
-It honestly, it looks the same.
-But guess what?
It looks th-- Three more.
-Three more, dude.
-Three more.
That's it. Your hair looks phenomenal.
-Why, thank you, ma'am.
-Yeah, really love it.
-[Andrea groans]
-I think I--
I just feel like
I'm just preparing for tears
in a way that's making me feel confused.
-[Andrea] I totally agree.
-Do you know what I mean?
Like, I'm prepared
for happy tears and gratitude.
But I'm like, "This is not supposed
to bring anyone sadness."
[Andrea] No.
Even though it's never
gonna happen again, like th--
So, I guess it is sad.
I'm getting weird jitters.
They're weird. They're strange.
I know.
[Andrea] Because there's an end in sight.
Change, it kinda messes with people.
[playing piano]
This is one that you requested,
this mash up.
[Andrea] Tonight?
Yeah, I think so.
[Andrea] Oh. Now I'm gonna cry again.
Little hands wrapped around my finger ♪
And it's so quiet in the world-- ♪
[normal voice] Oh, sorry,
the key needs to be higher.
-[chuckles] So quiet in the world tonight.
-[Andrea chuckles]
Little eyelids flutter
'Cause you're dreamin' ♪
So I tuck you in,
Turn on your favorite night light ♪
To you, everything's funny ♪
You got nothing to regret ♪
Give all I have, honey ♪
Just try to never grow up ♪
I'm five years old ♪
It's getting cold ♪
I've got my big coat on ♪
[Andrea] Oh.
I hear your laugh ♪
And look up smiling at you ♪
You can't do this to me.
[chuckles] I can't fucking
do it either, dude. [sniffles]
[chuckles] Fuck.
[both laugh]
-[Taylor] I'm going to
-Damn it.
-record that and just talk it through.
-[Andrea laughs]
-Hi, buddy.
-[Austin] Hey.
-Oh, my God.
-I'm just gonna talk it through.
-'Cause I don't wanna do that again.
-Wrecked me.
-[chuckles softly]
-[Andrea] Brother and the dad
-are standing in the background.
-That's a very upsetting situation.
We're taking it in.
-Oh. That's tough, but it's cool.
-[Andrea] Oof.
[Andrea] Yikes, man.
I have an excellent father ♪
His strength is making me stronger ♪
God smiles on my little brother ♪
Inside and out, he's better than I am ♪
I grew up in a pretty house ♪
And I had space to run ♪
And I had the best days with you ♪
Take pictures in your mind
Of your childhood room ♪
Memorize what it sounded like
When your dad gets home ♪
Remember the footsteps,
Remember the words said ♪
And all your little brother's
Favorite songs ♪
And I had the best day with you ♪
Today ♪
-[sighs] So that's the piano one.
-[Scott] The tickets
-Those tickets should come with a warning.
-[laughs] They really should.
They should just be printed on tissues.
That's ridiculous. [sniffles]
-[Scott] Oh, my God.
-Ah.
-[Scott] That was amazing.
-Thanks, Dad. [chuckles]
[Scott chuckling] Holy mackerel.
[It's Nice to Have a Friend
(instrumental) playing]
-[laughing]
-[interviewer laughs]
-All right.
-[interviewer] All right.
Oh, my God. We're here.
-[Karina laughs]
-[interviewer laughs]
One word to describe
the Eras Tour, "magical."
I might not have one, but maybe a few.
It would be, "remarkable"
and [chuckles] "phenomenal."
[Natalie] It's just joyous.
It's just like a celebration
of all that's happy in the world.
[Melanie] This is
an unprecedented big.
I don't k-- You know, indescribable.
[laughs]
[Karen] Everything that
we've experienced, it'll live forever.
In my mind, in my heart,
in my physical body.
It forever.
[Jan] What I'm gonna miss most
[sighs] Um
Family.
-[indistinct chatter]
-[Sydney] The family dynamic
is, like genuinely,
like something I've never--
Um Oh, no. [chuckles]
[Natalie] I've completely
changed and grown
just being around
so many positive examples.
I feel like I have
lifelong connections with everyone.
I didn't expect to get close
with this many people.
There's not a person
that you won't get along with,
and there's not a person
that you can't be alone with
and still have the best time.
[Amanda] I have the most
supportive team I could ever have.
You can't really ask for much more.
This was an amazing group of dancers,
and the chemistry with the band.
And we were all very aware of the magic
that this tour was able to capture.
[Mike] I'm gonna miss
going on stage every night
with this band
that I've known for 15 years.
Being able to be up there
with this group of people,
spreading all this joy and positivity.
It is a joy fest,
and I'm here for it. [laughs]
[Audrey] We're so proud to be here,
to be working with Taylor,
to be working with each other.
[Whyley] We are in this together.
That's what she said to us
on that first day,
just shaking hands
and saying, "Hi, I'm Taylor."
She is, like, a legend.
[Tori] This tour, this boss,
has, like, made us feel seen,
worthy, and, like,
treated with the utmost respect.
[singing] It's nice to have a friend ♪
[background singers vocalizing]
[dancers gasp]
No way! Stop.
[both laugh]
[indistinct chatter, laughter]
-[Banks] Yeah.
-[Yoshimura] One of my main pictures.
-[Lecznar] I look amazing.
-[Yoshimura] Yeah.
[Ravnik] I remember my first show
[crowd cheering]
and Taylor said to me,
"Jan, you're gonna be the first one
who's gonna open. Just be ready for that."
I'm waiting, and all you can see,
it's the doors going up
I'm, like,
still confident walking forward.
And when I open
[crowd screaming]
And people were screaming
and all you can see is just lights.
It's like
I can't even describe it.
I know that I was holding my tears
the first time. [laughs]
I never felt this energy before,
and it's weird to say,
and I know that after every job,
when you're done, you're saying,
"Oh, that was the one, that was the one."
But I think this one is the one.
[dancers whooping, clapping]
[indistinct chatter, laughter]
[Taylor] Okay.
You guys, this is our last
first show of the weekend.
[dancers gasp]
-For me, this is our victory lap.
-Yeah.
We did the hard shit, the scary things,
the ups, the downs. We did all that.
I couldn't be happier to get
to play this last first night with you.
Probably the happiest
I've been on a first night.
-[dancers] Aww.
-Yeah, yeah.
-'Cause it's the last one.
-[all laughing]
[DePiano] Oh, God. Here we go.
One, first thing, deep breath, everybody,
'cause I know we're all feeling
a little buzzy. So in.
[all inhaling sharply]
And out. [exhaling sharply]
Okay. [chuckles]
I was, you know, thinking about change,
and we have a big one coming up,
which is the end of this. [sniffles]
But when I think about what change means,
that's what eras are.
Um, eras are evolutions
-Hmm.
-Hmm.
and they are meant to come
to an end in some ways.
But this will always
have been our Eras era.
I'm just so proud of you guys,
and I can't believe that we've done it.
It's just so amazing. I love you guys.
[screams] Let's fucking do it!
[all clapping, whooping]
Okay, so let's go out there and
[all chant] Fuck shit up! Fuck it up!
Up! Up! Up! Up! Up! Up! Up! Up!
[all screaming]
[guitar music playing]
This tour will live on
as probably the pinnacle,
foremost, important thing that I've done.
I get very depressed about
pop culture's obsession
with youth culture,
and we designate extremely young people
to be the ones who have to tell us
where culture is going.
And then the idea that an artist had,
in my case, the privilege of developing
to the point where you're in your thirties
and you do know yourself a bit more
and then you were able to make
the thing that they'll know you for.
There's something very special about that.
[indistinct chatter]
Show day. Show day.
[Taylor] This was a seismic,
momentous period of time in my life,
and in the lives of the performers
and the crew members
and anyone who this tour touched.
-We've arrived. Oh, it's official.
-All right.
And it's never gonna
happen again this way.
[indistinct chatter]
Isn't she the best?
Love you guys.
[all cheering]
[Gorman] I think for most of us,
this is bigger than
we ever thought it would be.
When I went through treatment
and I was away from it,
I would play the show all the time.
I would watch it on TV and I'd sing along
and remember the good feels
that I felt when I was there.
It's more than just a job.
It's more than just a show.
It's what we are, and just the joy
and the magic that happens in that space,
it's just magical.
I think it's just such
a beautiful blessing
that we all get to do, and
Yeah, I never want it to end.
[chuckles]
[music reverberating in distance]
[Andrea speaking Spanish] Dos Mas.
Me and Gracie are gonna
do another duet 'cause we just can't stop.
-Hi. [chuckles]
-[Gracie] Hey, Taylor.
-How you doing?
-I'm really good. Mm-hmm. [sighs]
And that's just the way life goes ♪
Joyriding down our road ♪
Lay on the horn to
Prove that it haunts me ♪
I love you, I'm sorry ♪
-Do you wanna do your bridge again?
-Sure.
-Uh, right, like--
-Sure.
-Like, um
-Do you wanna--
Is it-- Will it be too much to--
-I like doing the harmony on the bridge.
-Okay, perfect, okay.
But that's just the way-- ♪
[Gracie] And both on "life".
How crazy is that?
I never planned on you changing your mind,
but that's just the way life goes.
full, like, full chills.
[both] Joyriding down our road.
Lay on the horn
to prove that it haunts me.
I love you, I'm sorry.
Then you do the harmony.
You were the best,
but you were the worst ♪
As sick as it sounds,
I loved you first ♪
I was a dick, it is what it is ♪
-A habit to kick, the age-old curse ♪
-Age-old curse ♪
Wrong again ♪
I'll watch your life in pictures ♪
Like I used to watch you sleep ♪
[both singing]
And I feel you forget me ♪
Like I used to feel you breathe ♪
And I'll keep up with our old friends ♪
Just to ask them how you are ♪
Yeah, just like
[both singing]
Hope it's nice where you are ♪
-Then
-And I'll leave that for you.
I love you, I'm sorry ♪
-[screams]
-[screams, laughs]
I'm getting full body sweats.
This is disgusting.
[Gracie] I know, I know, I know,
-I know, I know.
-I feel, uh, it's really,
it's so disgusting under my shirt.
-Ooh. It's so good.
-I'm so excited.
-This is better than any
-This is it.
-of the ones we've done.
-Yeah.
That's why-- That's why our bodies
are reacting this way.
-It's a chemical reaction.
-They're completely--
They're completely just like
-"Guys"
-Oh, God, okay.
We saved the best for last. Oh, my God.
I know it's gross to hug
-at this point, but--
-No, it's good. I love you.
-Gonna be so fun.
-I love you.
[Gracie] The light and the joy
that she has provided
There's just been nothing like this
cultural phenomenon in a tour ever.
It's, like, changed people's lives.
[Taylor] The people
who came to these shows
wanted to have a good experience
and wanted others
to have a good experience, too.
There's something very pure about that.
[Andrea] Those fans,
seeing them get dressed
the way that they do,
seeing them make the effort
to commune with each other,
to help each other.
It is that sense of truly
connecting with each other.
I think that's the thing
that compelled people
to make such a big deal
out of the Eras Tour.
Yes, it's a pretty freaking cool show.
But you know what else
is really cool about it?
Everybody who comes to it.
[Taylor] Hearing the stories about
the positivity rush that people felt.
Talking about how they
blacked out during the show.
And they just got this
euphoric rush of joy that felt chemical.
I specifically created this tour
on a molecular level
to make people feel that sense of escape.
But to have it land like that,
you're like, "Yes!"
[Robert] I perhaps spend more time
looking at the audience
than I do looking at the show.
It's really fulfilling, and her outreach
and the fan base and community
that she's grown,
what more could you ask for in a career?
[22 (Taylor's Version)
(instrumental) playing]
Every person in that audience, hopefully,
is being shaped positively in some way
by something that they see
or something that they hear
or something that they feel
during that three and a half hours.
The "22" moment stems from a hat
that I wore on the Red Tour.
So I wanted to really
bring back that moment of,
just kinda like,
have a moment with a fan
where I, actually like,
get close with them.
What's so interesting about
that moment every night
is I never know what kid I'm gonna meet.
I've got people in the audience
scouring the crowd
for the first couple of Eras,
trying to find a kid who knows
every single word to the songs
and having the time of their life
at this show.
Because that kid basically
is like a representative
of every kid in that crowd that night.
It could be, like,
a little kid that gets really shy
when all of a sudden they're seeing
60,000 people for the first time.
Or it could be, there are kids that just,
like, bloom under the bright lights,
and they're just like,
"Oh, my God, I'm a pop star now."
[singing 22]
It feels like one of those nights ♪
You look like bad news ♪
I gotta have you ♪
[Taylor] It's always so wild to be,
like, in this moment with this person
that I've never met before,
this little kid.
And everything's going on around us,
and somehow we're able to just, like,
have this moment be completely between us.
We're just kind of, like,
meeting each other,
and everyone else
kind of disappears for a second.
It just reminds me why I do it.
The hat girl.
-The kid that got the hat
-[Austin] Okay.
really, like, shook my reality.
Like, I came up to her, I hug her,
and she goes,
[whispering] "Is this real life?"
[in normal voice] And she really
was wondering.
And I was, like
And it just made me be, like,
"Actually, I don't know."
Do you know what I mean?
[Snow On The Beach (feat. Lana Del Ray)
(instrumental) playing]
[fan] And here we are,
the last day of the tour.
The Eras Tour is coming to an end today.
[sighs]
[flight attendant] Let's see
how many of you are going. Show of hands.
-Oh, wow!
-[passengers laugh]
[flight attendant] Okay.
-I hope you guys have an amazing time.
-[passenger] Aw.
If you're friends with a Swiftie,
please call them and check on them
and make sure they're okay today.
Because today is the last day
of the Eras Tour, and we are in mourning.
I'm not ready. I'm not ready!
I can't believe the end is here.
[speaking Arabic]
I have met so many amazing people
and made so many new friends over this.
Don't let anyone make you feel small
or make you feel silly
for being sad right now.
You're not grieving the loss
of some silly little pop star performance.
You're grieving the loss of a big event
that gave you joy and distraction
and hope and camaraderie
at a time where it feels like
none of those things
should be able to exist.
[sighs]
Last day.
-[muted cheers]
-Oh, my God.
[Andrea] I hope the fans know
that this has been her giving them
everything she had.
Guess what day it is.
Sunday! [chuckles]
[Andrea]
And she never stops writing music,
so they have more to look forward to.
But right now, I hope they honor
that little bit of time. Just for her.
[singing] Happy last show day ♪
[singing] It's the last one.
It's the last one. ♪
[Taylor] You got the game on?
-Yeah.
-Oh, yes.
[Taylor] I think that after this tour,
it would be nice to grow back
some of the things
that I've had to cut out of my life.
You just don't have any energy
for anything that seems optional.
Hey, Erica, guess what?
[Erica] Happy last show day!
-Yeah! You beat me to it.
-[laughing]
Happy last show day.
-Mm.
-Oh, my God, I cannot believe it.
[Taylor] And so I'm interested
in regaining some of that,
'cause I know I used to have hobbies
and, like, a personality
outside of this tour.
I can't remember what they were.
I'll let you know. [chuckles]
-[Scott] Oh, my God.
-Oh, my God. Oh, my God. Oh, my God.
-Go for it. [laughs]
-Please!
[Taylor] Thank you, sir.
I need them to keep
-running away with this.
-So this is your last day,
but, uh, we're play-- Watching football.
Did you ever think this was gonna--
It's-- [stutters] I never thought that
you and I would talk about sports
-in my life ever.
-Yeah. Yeah.
I thought-- I mean, it hadn't happened
by the time I was 32.
I just kind of waited.
[Taylor singing] Get another touchdown.
Get another touch-- ♪
-[Scott] Yeah. [groans]
-Ah, ah, ah, ah! Damn it!
This is amazing.
I know. [chuckles]
Well, but you-- It's-- Keep that on.
-[Scott] Yeah, I'll keep
-I can prioritize both things. [chuckles]
[singing] Baby,
I'm just a girl on a mission ♪
But I'm ready to fly
I'm alone-- ♪
That's pass interference.
Did they get a flag for that?
[singing] Trust me, mine is better ♪
[normal voice] Get this first down please.
[singing] We need love
But all we want is danger ♪
We team up ♪
[yelling] Throw it!
[singing] Switch sides-- [screams]
[Scott laughs]
[Taylor] Touchdown!
[chuckling] Yes. Oh, shit.
If this goes my way [chuckles]
the kind of day I'm about to have
[singing] I said remember this moment ♪
In the back of my mind ♪
The time we stood
with our shaking hands ♪
The crowds in stands went wild ♪
You held your head like a hero ♪
On a history book page ♪
[sniffles]
It was the end of a decade ♪
But the start of an age ♪
Long live the walls we crashed through ♪
How the kingdom lights shined
just for me and you ♪
I was screaming,
"Long live all the magic we made" ♪
Bring on all the pretenders ♪
One day we will be remembered ♪
[Andrea] I have an idea.
Instead of "The end of a decade,"
say, "It was the end of an era."
What?
Instead of "The end of a decade,"
say, "It was the end of an era."
[gasps] That's a great idea!
[singing] It was the end of a decade ♪
[normal voice] No.
[singing] It was the end of an era ♪
-Oh, yeah.
-[squeals]
[singing] But the start of an age ♪
[both chuckle]
The only thing that's left
is the manuscript ♪
One last souvenir
from my trip to your shores ♪
Now and then I reread the manuscript ♪
But the story isn't mine anymore ♪
[Andrea] Oh,
that's a gorgeous way to finish it.
-Right?
-Yeah.
So it goes, Long Live verse and chorus,
New Year's Day verse and chorus,
Manuscript bridge into Long Live bridge,
into the down verse of Long Live,
into Please Don't Ever For--
Become A Stranger
Whose life I Could Recognize Anywhere,
into Hold On To The Memories,
They Will Hold On To You,
into Long Live chorus,
but slowed down to halftime
with the New Year's Day chords
underneath it,
into the last verse
of the Manuscript. Okay.
That's complicated.
[fans singing] 'Cause the players gonna
play, play, play, play, play ♪
And the haters gonna hate,
hate, hate, hate, hate ♪
Baby, I'm just gonna shake,
shake, shake, shake, shake ♪
I shake it off, I shake it off ♪
[indistinct chatter]
[Never Grow Up (Taylor's Version)
(instrumental) playing]
This tour has completely
pushed the boundaries of excellence.
What's unique about it is that it's not
just one genre of movement or music.
It's a variety of things that allows me
to showcase different sides of myself.
It's a reminder that we're multitudes.
We have all these aspects
of our personalities
that get to come out within the show.
And it helps people
connect with it even more.
It's truly been the most special thing
that I've been able to be a part of.
[TV broadcasters speaking]
I've been preparing for the end of this
for about six months.
Every single day, I've known
we're this much closer with this--
Like, I've been very in-the-moment about
knowing how much closer
we were getting to the end of it.
[TV broadcaster speaking]
I think the football game is like,
taking my mind off
of any kind of, like, nerves I have.
[sighs]
Use the mechanisms
we have at our disposal at the time.
[TV broadcasters speaking]
[Taylor] I've been holding my breath
for a year and eight months,
just hoping that we'd be safe.
We wouldn't be injured.
No harm would come to the tour.
For me, it's just overwhelming.
Just feeling thankful.
Okay, is it time for me
to get in my little outfit?
[cheering]
[indistinct chatter]
-Thank you, Kamilah, darling.
-You smell good!
-Thank you. It's my show scent. [groans]
-Okay, bye.
[it's time to go (instrumental) playing]
[Kam] Taylor's impact is limitless.
A lot of this
I would have never imagined for myself.
She has celebrated us in our moments
in such big ways
that her fan base knows us by name.
That does not happen for dancers.
Because you did that,
the type of people that are showing up
are of different sizes,
are of different ages,
are of different races,
are of different background experiences,
and can come to this show
for three and a half hours
and feel the same.
You leave it different.
You leave it better. You leave it warmer.
You leave it more giving,
more kind, more tolerant.
That is the stuff of legend.
[TV broadcaster speaking]
[Erica] So, our
-[Andrea] Honey? Honey?
-Three nights at BC Place
-and the last time--
-Break a leg. I love you.
[Taylor] Yeah.
-Is it time?
-[Erica] Yeah. It's time.
-Mom? Mom.
-Yeah? Yeah.
-Did I do the thing?
-No.
-Here you go. Love you.
-I love you. Have a good show.
-See ya.
-See ya.
-[male crew] One last time.
-[Andrea] One last time.
[cheering, clapping]
-[Taylor chuckles]
-[Tori] No!
-[Sam] Holy shit. Holy shit. Okay.
-[Tamiya] Here we go.
[Taylor] All right. Okay, you guys.
[breathes heavily]
I wanna say that I'm constantly reminded
of one of my favorite quotes
which is that "Everyone's jealous
of what you've got.
"No one is jealous
of what you had to do to get it."
[Eliotte] Mm
Everyone likes to talk
about phenomenons like "The Eras Tour"
almost as if it was pieces falling
into place in some sort of destined,
accidental confluence of events
that just happened, right?
When I'm thinking about the people
that are in this circle,
I don't think about it
as pieces that fell into place.
I think of each of you as, like,
tectonic plates on the earth.
And "The Eras Tour" wasn't when
all the pieces fell into place.
That was just when every single one of us
who had done so much work
to where this tour
was just when we all clicked together.
[Jeslyn] Mm.
[Taylor]
We have traveled the entire world.
We've gone through America twice.
We have set every attendance record
-in every huge stadium.
-[Jeslyn] Wow.
We have broken every single record
you can break with this tour.
The only thing left is to close the book.
-For one last time.
-[Banks] Yeah.
[all cheering]
[Kam] Taylor, we love you!
I love you guys so much. All right.
-Let's go out there and fuck shit up!
-[chanting] Fuck shit up!
-Fuck it up! Up! Up! Up! Up! Up! Up! Up!
-Fuck it up! Up! Up! Up! Up! Up! Up! Up!
-Up!
-Up!
[engines revving]
[inaudible]
[crowd cheering]
[sighs]
[fans continue cheering]
[cheering intensifies]
It's been a long time coming ♪
It's been a long time coming ♪
It's been a long time ♪
It's you and me ♪
It's been a long time coming ♪
It's been a long time coming ♪
What if I told you I'm back?
It's fearless ♪
It's been a long time coming ♪
Big reputation ♪
And they said, "Speak now" ♪
It's been a long time coming ♪
Into folklore ♪
My name is Taylor
and I was born in 1989 ♪
Straight from the tortured
poets department ♪
[crowd cheering]
[Long Live/New Year's Day/The Manuscript
(live performance)]
[crowd cheering]
[singing] I said remember this moment ♪
[crowd cheering]
In the back of my mind ♪
And we stood with our shaking hands
The crowds in stands went wild ♪
[crowd cheering]
We were the kings and the queens ♪
And they read off our names ♪
It was the end of an era ♪
But the start of an age ♪
You held your head like a hero ♪
On a history book page ♪
And I was screaming,
"Long live the walls we crashed through" ♪
How the kingdom lights shined
just for me and you ♪
I was screaming,
"Long live all the magic we made" ♪
And bring on all the pretenders ♪
One day we will be remembered ♪
And hold on to the memories ♪
They will hold on to you ♪
Hold on to the memories ♪
They will hold on to you ♪
Hold on to the memories ♪
They will hold on to you ♪
[crowd cheering]
The only thing that's left
is the manuscript ♪
One last souvenir
from my trip to your shores ♪
Now and then I reread the manuscript ♪
But the story isn't mine anymore ♪
[crowd cheering]
We love you, Taylor!
[crowd cheering]
I have very clear distinctions
about being the leader of this show
that's this mass exodus
of emotional catharsis.
What's interesting is like
there's some joy in the show,
but there's also a lot of like, snarling,
angry bitterness,
despondent, heartbroken,
wistful theatrical magic.
And I think being able to feel
those things and scream those lyrics,
there's something
that brings you joy in doing that.
People come to the show
who have different lived experiences
and have different beliefs, and we can
have these moments of connectivity.
I think it's about passion,
and I think it's about the show
being accepting of all kinds of passion
that we feel
throughout our human experience.
There's something so unifying about that.
[crowd cheering]
[mouthing] Oh, my God.
[fireworks exploding]
I'm used to doing tours
that are successful.
I've never been a part
of a phenomenon before.
[all cheering]
-You're beautiful. Congratulations.
-[Taylor] I love you so much.
I love you.
-It's history.
-Girl, you did it.
-I love you so much.
-Love you.
[crowd cheering]
-The Chiefs won, honey.
-The Ch-- [laughs]
It's been such a good day.
-Your mom's been crying.
-I ca-- [laughing] Aw.
[all cheering]
-We did it! Yeah!
-[cheering]
We did it!
[cheering]
[breathes deeply] Oh, my God.
We really all did it.
You have to just take life, you know,
one era at a time. See what happens.
[happiness playing]
Honey, when I'm above the trees ♪
I see this for what it is ♪
But now I'm right down in it ♪
All the years I've given
Is just shit we're dividing up ♪
Showed you all of my hiding spots ♪
I was dancing when the music stopped ♪
And in the disbelief
I can't face reinvention ♪
I haven't met the new me yet ♪
There'll be happiness after you ♪
But there was happiness because of you ♪
Both of these things can be true ♪
There is happiness ♪
Past the blood and bruise ♪
Past the curses and cries ♪
Beyond the terror in the nightfall ♪
Haunted by the look in my eyes
That would've loved you for a lifetime ♪
Leave it all behind ♪
And there is happiness ♪
There'll be happiness after me ♪
But there was happiness because of me ♪
Both of these things I believe ♪
There is happiness in our history ♪
Across our great divide ♪
There is a glorious sunrise ♪
Dappled with the flickers of light
From the dress I wore at midnight ♪
Leave it all behind ♪
Oh, leave it all behind ♪
Leave it all behind ♪
And there is happiness ♪
[crowd cheering]
[The Life of a Showgirl (feat.
Sabrina Carpenter) (instrumental) playing]
[The Manuscript (instrumental) playing]
[reporter 1] It's the music tour
that changed the industry.
[crowd cheering]
Changed entire economies,
at least temporarily.
And if you ask some Super Swifties,
may have even changed some lives.
[reporter 2] The Eras Tour
has danced through sold-out stadiums
in fifty cities on five continents.
The highest grossing tour of all time,
stretching 633 days.
And rocketing Swift
from megastar to cultural phenomenon.
[reporter 3] It is the end of an era,
if you can believe it.
Taylor Swift will end her
record-shattering Eras Tour this weekend.
[reporter 4] We are just one day away
from Taylor Swift kicking off
her final Eras Tour shows.
[Taylor Swift] Are you ready for it?
[indistinct chatter]
-Got it. You're welcome.
-Thank you.
[Taylor sighs]
[exhales softly]
Three left.
That's it.
I don't know how I'm gonna feel,
but I also really don't know
-how other people are gonna feel.
-[Austin chuckles]
But they're gonna need me to respond
in a way that supports
however it is that they feel
-at any given moment.
-[Austin] Hmm.
So I'm just sort of
bracing myself for
I feel so proud, but so ready.
Like, so ready for this.
This is the perfect ending.
[Paper Rings (instrumental) playing]
This show created a bonding experience
for, like, 70,000 people, all at once.
And I don't know how that happened.
[Paper Rings (instrumental) continues]
There are times
where you make something so cool,
and you know it's cool
and you're really proud of it,
but you're flying into the wind,
and you're just always up
against some friction.
Then there's times,
these very rare instances
where you make something
and the wind is at your back.
Somehow, culture and timing
and whatever mood there
is out in the world
about you that you can't control,
all lines up for this to go well.
[singing Paper Rings]
I like shiny things ♪
But I'd marry you with paper rings ♪
Uh huh, that's right ♪
Darling, you're the one I want ♪
And I hate accidents
Except when we went from friends to this ♪
Uh huh, that's right ♪
Darling, you're the one I want ♪
In paper rings ♪
In picture frames ♪
In dirty dreams ♪
Oh, you're the one I want ♪
"So many unbelievable
memories on this tour,
but my favorite one is seeing you
in concert for the first time.
Being memorized,
mesmerized and swept off my feet
by a woman who doesn't
even know me." [chuckles]
[sighs]
"I selfishly say thank you
for creating this legendary tour
and to Robert for making you
stop through Kansas City, Missouri.
That night, too, in KC, was the beginning
of me meeting the love of my life."
Oh, my God.
So much for no emotions
on the last three shows, huh?
[sighs]
Less than cozy.
-It honestly, it looks the same.
-But guess what?
It looks th-- Three more.
-Three more, dude.
-Three more.
That's it. Your hair looks phenomenal.
-Why, thank you, ma'am.
-Yeah, really love it.
-[Andrea groans]
-I think I--
I just feel like
I'm just preparing for tears
in a way that's making me feel confused.
-[Andrea] I totally agree.
-Do you know what I mean?
Like, I'm prepared
for happy tears and gratitude.
But I'm like, "This is not supposed
to bring anyone sadness."
[Andrea] No.
Even though it's never
gonna happen again, like th--
So, I guess it is sad.
I'm getting weird jitters.
They're weird. They're strange.
I know.
[Andrea] Because there's an end in sight.
Change, it kinda messes with people.
[playing piano]
This is one that you requested,
this mash up.
[Andrea] Tonight?
Yeah, I think so.
[Andrea] Oh. Now I'm gonna cry again.
Little hands wrapped around my finger ♪
And it's so quiet in the world-- ♪
[normal voice] Oh, sorry,
the key needs to be higher.
-[chuckles] So quiet in the world tonight.
-[Andrea chuckles]
Little eyelids flutter
'Cause you're dreamin' ♪
So I tuck you in,
Turn on your favorite night light ♪
To you, everything's funny ♪
You got nothing to regret ♪
Give all I have, honey ♪
Just try to never grow up ♪
I'm five years old ♪
It's getting cold ♪
I've got my big coat on ♪
[Andrea] Oh.
I hear your laugh ♪
And look up smiling at you ♪
You can't do this to me.
[chuckles] I can't fucking
do it either, dude. [sniffles]
[chuckles] Fuck.
[both laugh]
-[Taylor] I'm going to
-Damn it.
-record that and just talk it through.
-[Andrea laughs]
-Hi, buddy.
-[Austin] Hey.
-Oh, my God.
-I'm just gonna talk it through.
-'Cause I don't wanna do that again.
-Wrecked me.
-[chuckles softly]
-[Andrea] Brother and the dad
-are standing in the background.
-That's a very upsetting situation.
We're taking it in.
-Oh. That's tough, but it's cool.
-[Andrea] Oof.
[Andrea] Yikes, man.
I have an excellent father ♪
His strength is making me stronger ♪
God smiles on my little brother ♪
Inside and out, he's better than I am ♪
I grew up in a pretty house ♪
And I had space to run ♪
And I had the best days with you ♪
Take pictures in your mind
Of your childhood room ♪
Memorize what it sounded like
When your dad gets home ♪
Remember the footsteps,
Remember the words said ♪
And all your little brother's
Favorite songs ♪
And I had the best day with you ♪
Today ♪
-[sighs] So that's the piano one.
-[Scott] The tickets
-Those tickets should come with a warning.
-[laughs] They really should.
They should just be printed on tissues.
That's ridiculous. [sniffles]
-[Scott] Oh, my God.
-Ah.
-[Scott] That was amazing.
-Thanks, Dad. [chuckles]
[Scott chuckling] Holy mackerel.
[It's Nice to Have a Friend
(instrumental) playing]
-[laughing]
-[interviewer laughs]
-All right.
-[interviewer] All right.
Oh, my God. We're here.
-[Karina laughs]
-[interviewer laughs]
One word to describe
the Eras Tour, "magical."
I might not have one, but maybe a few.
It would be, "remarkable"
and [chuckles] "phenomenal."
[Natalie] It's just joyous.
It's just like a celebration
of all that's happy in the world.
[Melanie] This is
an unprecedented big.
I don't k-- You know, indescribable.
[laughs]
[Karen] Everything that
we've experienced, it'll live forever.
In my mind, in my heart,
in my physical body.
It forever.
[Jan] What I'm gonna miss most
[sighs] Um
Family.
-[indistinct chatter]
-[Sydney] The family dynamic
is, like genuinely,
like something I've never--
Um Oh, no. [chuckles]
[Natalie] I've completely
changed and grown
just being around
so many positive examples.
I feel like I have
lifelong connections with everyone.
I didn't expect to get close
with this many people.
There's not a person
that you won't get along with,
and there's not a person
that you can't be alone with
and still have the best time.
[Amanda] I have the most
supportive team I could ever have.
You can't really ask for much more.
This was an amazing group of dancers,
and the chemistry with the band.
And we were all very aware of the magic
that this tour was able to capture.
[Mike] I'm gonna miss
going on stage every night
with this band
that I've known for 15 years.
Being able to be up there
with this group of people,
spreading all this joy and positivity.
It is a joy fest,
and I'm here for it. [laughs]
[Audrey] We're so proud to be here,
to be working with Taylor,
to be working with each other.
[Whyley] We are in this together.
That's what she said to us
on that first day,
just shaking hands
and saying, "Hi, I'm Taylor."
She is, like, a legend.
[Tori] This tour, this boss,
has, like, made us feel seen,
worthy, and, like,
treated with the utmost respect.
[singing] It's nice to have a friend ♪
[background singers vocalizing]
[dancers gasp]
No way! Stop.
[both laugh]
[indistinct chatter, laughter]
-[Banks] Yeah.
-[Yoshimura] One of my main pictures.
-[Lecznar] I look amazing.
-[Yoshimura] Yeah.
[Ravnik] I remember my first show
[crowd cheering]
and Taylor said to me,
"Jan, you're gonna be the first one
who's gonna open. Just be ready for that."
I'm waiting, and all you can see,
it's the doors going up
I'm, like,
still confident walking forward.
And when I open
[crowd screaming]
And people were screaming
and all you can see is just lights.
It's like
I can't even describe it.
I know that I was holding my tears
the first time. [laughs]
I never felt this energy before,
and it's weird to say,
and I know that after every job,
when you're done, you're saying,
"Oh, that was the one, that was the one."
But I think this one is the one.
[dancers whooping, clapping]
[indistinct chatter, laughter]
[Taylor] Okay.
You guys, this is our last
first show of the weekend.
[dancers gasp]
-For me, this is our victory lap.
-Yeah.
We did the hard shit, the scary things,
the ups, the downs. We did all that.
I couldn't be happier to get
to play this last first night with you.
Probably the happiest
I've been on a first night.
-[dancers] Aww.
-Yeah, yeah.
-'Cause it's the last one.
-[all laughing]
[DePiano] Oh, God. Here we go.
One, first thing, deep breath, everybody,
'cause I know we're all feeling
a little buzzy. So in.
[all inhaling sharply]
And out. [exhaling sharply]
Okay. [chuckles]
I was, you know, thinking about change,
and we have a big one coming up,
which is the end of this. [sniffles]
But when I think about what change means,
that's what eras are.
Um, eras are evolutions
-Hmm.
-Hmm.
and they are meant to come
to an end in some ways.
But this will always
have been our Eras era.
I'm just so proud of you guys,
and I can't believe that we've done it.
It's just so amazing. I love you guys.
[screams] Let's fucking do it!
[all clapping, whooping]
Okay, so let's go out there and
[all chant] Fuck shit up! Fuck it up!
Up! Up! Up! Up! Up! Up! Up! Up!
[all screaming]
[guitar music playing]
This tour will live on
as probably the pinnacle,
foremost, important thing that I've done.
I get very depressed about
pop culture's obsession
with youth culture,
and we designate extremely young people
to be the ones who have to tell us
where culture is going.
And then the idea that an artist had,
in my case, the privilege of developing
to the point where you're in your thirties
and you do know yourself a bit more
and then you were able to make
the thing that they'll know you for.
There's something very special about that.
[indistinct chatter]
Show day. Show day.
[Taylor] This was a seismic,
momentous period of time in my life,
and in the lives of the performers
and the crew members
and anyone who this tour touched.
-We've arrived. Oh, it's official.
-All right.
And it's never gonna
happen again this way.
[indistinct chatter]
Isn't she the best?
Love you guys.
[all cheering]
[Gorman] I think for most of us,
this is bigger than
we ever thought it would be.
When I went through treatment
and I was away from it,
I would play the show all the time.
I would watch it on TV and I'd sing along
and remember the good feels
that I felt when I was there.
It's more than just a job.
It's more than just a show.
It's what we are, and just the joy
and the magic that happens in that space,
it's just magical.
I think it's just such
a beautiful blessing
that we all get to do, and
Yeah, I never want it to end.
[chuckles]
[music reverberating in distance]
[Andrea speaking Spanish] Dos Mas.
Me and Gracie are gonna
do another duet 'cause we just can't stop.
-Hi. [chuckles]
-[Gracie] Hey, Taylor.
-How you doing?
-I'm really good. Mm-hmm. [sighs]
And that's just the way life goes ♪
Joyriding down our road ♪
Lay on the horn to
Prove that it haunts me ♪
I love you, I'm sorry ♪
-Do you wanna do your bridge again?
-Sure.
-Uh, right, like--
-Sure.
-Like, um
-Do you wanna--
Is it-- Will it be too much to--
-I like doing the harmony on the bridge.
-Okay, perfect, okay.
But that's just the way-- ♪
[Gracie] And both on "life".
How crazy is that?
I never planned on you changing your mind,
but that's just the way life goes.
full, like, full chills.
[both] Joyriding down our road.
Lay on the horn
to prove that it haunts me.
I love you, I'm sorry.
Then you do the harmony.
You were the best,
but you were the worst ♪
As sick as it sounds,
I loved you first ♪
I was a dick, it is what it is ♪
-A habit to kick, the age-old curse ♪
-Age-old curse ♪
Wrong again ♪
I'll watch your life in pictures ♪
Like I used to watch you sleep ♪
[both singing]
And I feel you forget me ♪
Like I used to feel you breathe ♪
And I'll keep up with our old friends ♪
Just to ask them how you are ♪
Yeah, just like
[both singing]
Hope it's nice where you are ♪
-Then
-And I'll leave that for you.
I love you, I'm sorry ♪
-[screams]
-[screams, laughs]
I'm getting full body sweats.
This is disgusting.
[Gracie] I know, I know, I know,
-I know, I know.
-I feel, uh, it's really,
it's so disgusting under my shirt.
-Ooh. It's so good.
-I'm so excited.
-This is better than any
-This is it.
-of the ones we've done.
-Yeah.
That's why-- That's why our bodies
are reacting this way.
-It's a chemical reaction.
-They're completely--
They're completely just like
-"Guys"
-Oh, God, okay.
We saved the best for last. Oh, my God.
I know it's gross to hug
-at this point, but--
-No, it's good. I love you.
-Gonna be so fun.
-I love you.
[Gracie] The light and the joy
that she has provided
There's just been nothing like this
cultural phenomenon in a tour ever.
It's, like, changed people's lives.
[Taylor] The people
who came to these shows
wanted to have a good experience
and wanted others
to have a good experience, too.
There's something very pure about that.
[Andrea] Those fans,
seeing them get dressed
the way that they do,
seeing them make the effort
to commune with each other,
to help each other.
It is that sense of truly
connecting with each other.
I think that's the thing
that compelled people
to make such a big deal
out of the Eras Tour.
Yes, it's a pretty freaking cool show.
But you know what else
is really cool about it?
Everybody who comes to it.
[Taylor] Hearing the stories about
the positivity rush that people felt.
Talking about how they
blacked out during the show.
And they just got this
euphoric rush of joy that felt chemical.
I specifically created this tour
on a molecular level
to make people feel that sense of escape.
But to have it land like that,
you're like, "Yes!"
[Robert] I perhaps spend more time
looking at the audience
than I do looking at the show.
It's really fulfilling, and her outreach
and the fan base and community
that she's grown,
what more could you ask for in a career?
[22 (Taylor's Version)
(instrumental) playing]
Every person in that audience, hopefully,
is being shaped positively in some way
by something that they see
or something that they hear
or something that they feel
during that three and a half hours.
The "22" moment stems from a hat
that I wore on the Red Tour.
So I wanted to really
bring back that moment of,
just kinda like,
have a moment with a fan
where I, actually like,
get close with them.
What's so interesting about
that moment every night
is I never know what kid I'm gonna meet.
I've got people in the audience
scouring the crowd
for the first couple of Eras,
trying to find a kid who knows
every single word to the songs
and having the time of their life
at this show.
Because that kid basically
is like a representative
of every kid in that crowd that night.
It could be, like,
a little kid that gets really shy
when all of a sudden they're seeing
60,000 people for the first time.
Or it could be, there are kids that just,
like, bloom under the bright lights,
and they're just like,
"Oh, my God, I'm a pop star now."
[singing 22]
It feels like one of those nights ♪
You look like bad news ♪
I gotta have you ♪
[Taylor] It's always so wild to be,
like, in this moment with this person
that I've never met before,
this little kid.
And everything's going on around us,
and somehow we're able to just, like,
have this moment be completely between us.
We're just kind of, like,
meeting each other,
and everyone else
kind of disappears for a second.
It just reminds me why I do it.
The hat girl.
-The kid that got the hat
-[Austin] Okay.
really, like, shook my reality.
Like, I came up to her, I hug her,
and she goes,
[whispering] "Is this real life?"
[in normal voice] And she really
was wondering.
And I was, like
And it just made me be, like,
"Actually, I don't know."
Do you know what I mean?
[Snow On The Beach (feat. Lana Del Ray)
(instrumental) playing]
[fan] And here we are,
the last day of the tour.
The Eras Tour is coming to an end today.
[sighs]
[flight attendant] Let's see
how many of you are going. Show of hands.
-Oh, wow!
-[passengers laugh]
[flight attendant] Okay.
-I hope you guys have an amazing time.
-[passenger] Aw.
If you're friends with a Swiftie,
please call them and check on them
and make sure they're okay today.
Because today is the last day
of the Eras Tour, and we are in mourning.
I'm not ready. I'm not ready!
I can't believe the end is here.
[speaking Arabic]
I have met so many amazing people
and made so many new friends over this.
Don't let anyone make you feel small
or make you feel silly
for being sad right now.
You're not grieving the loss
of some silly little pop star performance.
You're grieving the loss of a big event
that gave you joy and distraction
and hope and camaraderie
at a time where it feels like
none of those things
should be able to exist.
[sighs]
Last day.
-[muted cheers]
-Oh, my God.
[Andrea] I hope the fans know
that this has been her giving them
everything she had.
Guess what day it is.
Sunday! [chuckles]
[Andrea]
And she never stops writing music,
so they have more to look forward to.
But right now, I hope they honor
that little bit of time. Just for her.
[singing] Happy last show day ♪
[singing] It's the last one.
It's the last one. ♪
[Taylor] You got the game on?
-Yeah.
-Oh, yes.
[Taylor] I think that after this tour,
it would be nice to grow back
some of the things
that I've had to cut out of my life.
You just don't have any energy
for anything that seems optional.
Hey, Erica, guess what?
[Erica] Happy last show day!
-Yeah! You beat me to it.
-[laughing]
Happy last show day.
-Mm.
-Oh, my God, I cannot believe it.
[Taylor] And so I'm interested
in regaining some of that,
'cause I know I used to have hobbies
and, like, a personality
outside of this tour.
I can't remember what they were.
I'll let you know. [chuckles]
-[Scott] Oh, my God.
-Oh, my God. Oh, my God. Oh, my God.
-Go for it. [laughs]
-Please!
[Taylor] Thank you, sir.
I need them to keep
-running away with this.
-So this is your last day,
but, uh, we're play-- Watching football.
Did you ever think this was gonna--
It's-- [stutters] I never thought that
you and I would talk about sports
-in my life ever.
-Yeah. Yeah.
I thought-- I mean, it hadn't happened
by the time I was 32.
I just kind of waited.
[Taylor singing] Get another touchdown.
Get another touch-- ♪
-[Scott] Yeah. [groans]
-Ah, ah, ah, ah! Damn it!
This is amazing.
I know. [chuckles]
Well, but you-- It's-- Keep that on.
-[Scott] Yeah, I'll keep
-I can prioritize both things. [chuckles]
[singing] Baby,
I'm just a girl on a mission ♪
But I'm ready to fly
I'm alone-- ♪
That's pass interference.
Did they get a flag for that?
[singing] Trust me, mine is better ♪
[normal voice] Get this first down please.
[singing] We need love
But all we want is danger ♪
We team up ♪
[yelling] Throw it!
[singing] Switch sides-- [screams]
[Scott laughs]
[Taylor] Touchdown!
[chuckling] Yes. Oh, shit.
If this goes my way [chuckles]
the kind of day I'm about to have
[singing] I said remember this moment ♪
In the back of my mind ♪
The time we stood
with our shaking hands ♪
The crowds in stands went wild ♪
You held your head like a hero ♪
On a history book page ♪
[sniffles]
It was the end of a decade ♪
But the start of an age ♪
Long live the walls we crashed through ♪
How the kingdom lights shined
just for me and you ♪
I was screaming,
"Long live all the magic we made" ♪
Bring on all the pretenders ♪
One day we will be remembered ♪
[Andrea] I have an idea.
Instead of "The end of a decade,"
say, "It was the end of an era."
What?
Instead of "The end of a decade,"
say, "It was the end of an era."
[gasps] That's a great idea!
[singing] It was the end of a decade ♪
[normal voice] No.
[singing] It was the end of an era ♪
-Oh, yeah.
-[squeals]
[singing] But the start of an age ♪
[both chuckle]
The only thing that's left
is the manuscript ♪
One last souvenir
from my trip to your shores ♪
Now and then I reread the manuscript ♪
But the story isn't mine anymore ♪
[Andrea] Oh,
that's a gorgeous way to finish it.
-Right?
-Yeah.
So it goes, Long Live verse and chorus,
New Year's Day verse and chorus,
Manuscript bridge into Long Live bridge,
into the down verse of Long Live,
into Please Don't Ever For--
Become A Stranger
Whose life I Could Recognize Anywhere,
into Hold On To The Memories,
They Will Hold On To You,
into Long Live chorus,
but slowed down to halftime
with the New Year's Day chords
underneath it,
into the last verse
of the Manuscript. Okay.
That's complicated.
[fans singing] 'Cause the players gonna
play, play, play, play, play ♪
And the haters gonna hate,
hate, hate, hate, hate ♪
Baby, I'm just gonna shake,
shake, shake, shake, shake ♪
I shake it off, I shake it off ♪
[indistinct chatter]
[Never Grow Up (Taylor's Version)
(instrumental) playing]
This tour has completely
pushed the boundaries of excellence.
What's unique about it is that it's not
just one genre of movement or music.
It's a variety of things that allows me
to showcase different sides of myself.
It's a reminder that we're multitudes.
We have all these aspects
of our personalities
that get to come out within the show.
And it helps people
connect with it even more.
It's truly been the most special thing
that I've been able to be a part of.
[TV broadcasters speaking]
I've been preparing for the end of this
for about six months.
Every single day, I've known
we're this much closer with this--
Like, I've been very in-the-moment about
knowing how much closer
we were getting to the end of it.
[TV broadcaster speaking]
I think the football game is like,
taking my mind off
of any kind of, like, nerves I have.
[sighs]
Use the mechanisms
we have at our disposal at the time.
[TV broadcasters speaking]
[Taylor] I've been holding my breath
for a year and eight months,
just hoping that we'd be safe.
We wouldn't be injured.
No harm would come to the tour.
For me, it's just overwhelming.
Just feeling thankful.
Okay, is it time for me
to get in my little outfit?
[cheering]
[indistinct chatter]
-Thank you, Kamilah, darling.
-You smell good!
-Thank you. It's my show scent. [groans]
-Okay, bye.
[it's time to go (instrumental) playing]
[Kam] Taylor's impact is limitless.
A lot of this
I would have never imagined for myself.
She has celebrated us in our moments
in such big ways
that her fan base knows us by name.
That does not happen for dancers.
Because you did that,
the type of people that are showing up
are of different sizes,
are of different ages,
are of different races,
are of different background experiences,
and can come to this show
for three and a half hours
and feel the same.
You leave it different.
You leave it better. You leave it warmer.
You leave it more giving,
more kind, more tolerant.
That is the stuff of legend.
[TV broadcaster speaking]
[Erica] So, our
-[Andrea] Honey? Honey?
-Three nights at BC Place
-and the last time--
-Break a leg. I love you.
[Taylor] Yeah.
-Is it time?
-[Erica] Yeah. It's time.
-Mom? Mom.
-Yeah? Yeah.
-Did I do the thing?
-No.
-Here you go. Love you.
-I love you. Have a good show.
-See ya.
-See ya.
-[male crew] One last time.
-[Andrea] One last time.
[cheering, clapping]
-[Taylor chuckles]
-[Tori] No!
-[Sam] Holy shit. Holy shit. Okay.
-[Tamiya] Here we go.
[Taylor] All right. Okay, you guys.
[breathes heavily]
I wanna say that I'm constantly reminded
of one of my favorite quotes
which is that "Everyone's jealous
of what you've got.
"No one is jealous
of what you had to do to get it."
[Eliotte] Mm
Everyone likes to talk
about phenomenons like "The Eras Tour"
almost as if it was pieces falling
into place in some sort of destined,
accidental confluence of events
that just happened, right?
When I'm thinking about the people
that are in this circle,
I don't think about it
as pieces that fell into place.
I think of each of you as, like,
tectonic plates on the earth.
And "The Eras Tour" wasn't when
all the pieces fell into place.
That was just when every single one of us
who had done so much work
to where this tour
was just when we all clicked together.
[Jeslyn] Mm.
[Taylor]
We have traveled the entire world.
We've gone through America twice.
We have set every attendance record
-in every huge stadium.
-[Jeslyn] Wow.
We have broken every single record
you can break with this tour.
The only thing left is to close the book.
-For one last time.
-[Banks] Yeah.
[all cheering]
[Kam] Taylor, we love you!
I love you guys so much. All right.
-Let's go out there and fuck shit up!
-[chanting] Fuck shit up!
-Fuck it up! Up! Up! Up! Up! Up! Up! Up!
-Fuck it up! Up! Up! Up! Up! Up! Up! Up!
-Up!
-Up!
[engines revving]
[inaudible]
[crowd cheering]
[sighs]
[fans continue cheering]
[cheering intensifies]
It's been a long time coming ♪
It's been a long time coming ♪
It's been a long time ♪
It's you and me ♪
It's been a long time coming ♪
It's been a long time coming ♪
What if I told you I'm back?
It's fearless ♪
It's been a long time coming ♪
Big reputation ♪
And they said, "Speak now" ♪
It's been a long time coming ♪
Into folklore ♪
My name is Taylor
and I was born in 1989 ♪
Straight from the tortured
poets department ♪
[crowd cheering]
[Long Live/New Year's Day/The Manuscript
(live performance)]
[crowd cheering]
[singing] I said remember this moment ♪
[crowd cheering]
In the back of my mind ♪
And we stood with our shaking hands
The crowds in stands went wild ♪
[crowd cheering]
We were the kings and the queens ♪
And they read off our names ♪
It was the end of an era ♪
But the start of an age ♪
You held your head like a hero ♪
On a history book page ♪
And I was screaming,
"Long live the walls we crashed through" ♪
How the kingdom lights shined
just for me and you ♪
I was screaming,
"Long live all the magic we made" ♪
And bring on all the pretenders ♪
One day we will be remembered ♪
And hold on to the memories ♪
They will hold on to you ♪
Hold on to the memories ♪
They will hold on to you ♪
Hold on to the memories ♪
They will hold on to you ♪
[crowd cheering]
The only thing that's left
is the manuscript ♪
One last souvenir
from my trip to your shores ♪
Now and then I reread the manuscript ♪
But the story isn't mine anymore ♪
[crowd cheering]
We love you, Taylor!
[crowd cheering]
I have very clear distinctions
about being the leader of this show
that's this mass exodus
of emotional catharsis.
What's interesting is like
there's some joy in the show,
but there's also a lot of like, snarling,
angry bitterness,
despondent, heartbroken,
wistful theatrical magic.
And I think being able to feel
those things and scream those lyrics,
there's something
that brings you joy in doing that.
People come to the show
who have different lived experiences
and have different beliefs, and we can
have these moments of connectivity.
I think it's about passion,
and I think it's about the show
being accepting of all kinds of passion
that we feel
throughout our human experience.
There's something so unifying about that.
[crowd cheering]
[mouthing] Oh, my God.
[fireworks exploding]
I'm used to doing tours
that are successful.
I've never been a part
of a phenomenon before.
[all cheering]
-You're beautiful. Congratulations.
-[Taylor] I love you so much.
I love you.
-It's history.
-Girl, you did it.
-I love you so much.
-Love you.
[crowd cheering]
-The Chiefs won, honey.
-The Ch-- [laughs]
It's been such a good day.
-Your mom's been crying.
-I ca-- [laughing] Aw.
[all cheering]
-We did it! Yeah!
-[cheering]
We did it!
[cheering]
[breathes deeply] Oh, my God.
We really all did it.
You have to just take life, you know,
one era at a time. See what happens.
[happiness playing]
Honey, when I'm above the trees ♪
I see this for what it is ♪
But now I'm right down in it ♪
All the years I've given
Is just shit we're dividing up ♪
Showed you all of my hiding spots ♪
I was dancing when the music stopped ♪
And in the disbelief
I can't face reinvention ♪
I haven't met the new me yet ♪
There'll be happiness after you ♪
But there was happiness because of you ♪
Both of these things can be true ♪
There is happiness ♪
Past the blood and bruise ♪
Past the curses and cries ♪
Beyond the terror in the nightfall ♪
Haunted by the look in my eyes
That would've loved you for a lifetime ♪
Leave it all behind ♪
And there is happiness ♪
There'll be happiness after me ♪
But there was happiness because of me ♪
Both of these things I believe ♪
There is happiness in our history ♪
Across our great divide ♪
There is a glorious sunrise ♪
Dappled with the flickers of light
From the dress I wore at midnight ♪
Leave it all behind ♪
Oh, leave it all behind ♪
Leave it all behind ♪
And there is happiness ♪
[crowd cheering]
[The Life of a Showgirl (feat.
Sabrina Carpenter) (instrumental) playing]