Taylor Swift in First of Two Nights at Acrisure Stadium (Fri., 6/16/23)

Friday, June 16 & Saturday, June 17

Taylor Swift returns to Pittsburgh for two concerts on her Eras Stadium Tour. Swift has evolved and expanded her talents over the different eras of her career. She started out, and grew a large fan base as a country music performer. Swift even opened for Brad Paisley on his 2007 tour. Reputation, her sixth studio album, was released in 2017. The lead-off single, “Look What You Made Me Do,” and its accompanying music video, had some fans mourning the “old Taylor Swift.” You know, the one who cleaned up at the pop music game with her fifth studio album, 1989, which included the number one singles “Shake It Off” and “Blank Space.” That album marked the point where she left her country roots somewhat behind her. It also spawned the epic revenge fantasy video for “Bad Blood,” which was studded with Swift’s celebrity pals, from Lena Dunham to Cindy Crawford. After a movie-style build-up to its “world premiere” on May 17, 2015, the video broke Vevo records with 20 million views in 24 hours. Swift had a major falling out with her record company, Big Machine, and in 2018 signed a contract with Republic Records. Subsequent albums, Lover, Folklore, Evermore, and Midnights achieved even higher levels of sales and success. She has also been re-recording her past albums that are on Big Machine records to take back control. Her re-recording of Speak Now is due out next month. Winning 12 Grammy Awards (three for Album of the Year), puts Swift in a tie for the most by any artist. Taylor also finds inspiration from bad romantic relationships she’s had. This could be the impetus for her “Karma” video (see above) with Ice Spice. She is also a very kind and caring person who’s involved with many causes and charities. Special guests are Girl in Red, Gracie Abrams, and OWENN. Sorry Swifties, the concerts are sold out, but some tickets may be available via the resale market. 6:30 p.m. Acrisure Stadium, 100 Art Rooney Ave., North Shore. (C.M., R.H.)

Taylor Swift on her Reputation Stadium Tour at CenturyLink Field (Seattle) in 2018. (photo: Ronald Woan and Wikipedia)

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