Don't miss these six Eras Tour moments if you're going to see Taylor Swift in Dublin

29/06/2024

So you think you're ready for the Eras Tour? You've got your cowboy boots, your sparkly dress, and made 100 friendship bracelets - but have you done your Taylor Swift homework for the concert?

The resident Swifties at EVOKE will be some of over 150,000 fans set to descend on the Aviva Stadium when Taylor brings her Eras Tour to Dublin this Friday, Saturday, and Sunday and, luckily, we have done the homework for you.

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The three-and-a-half-hour-long Eras Tour set is a fully immersive experience with fan chants and rituals to take part in - and still Taylor never fails to surprise us at every show, like when her boyfriend Travis Kelce joined her on stage in London.

don't miss these six eras tour moments if you're going to see taylor swift in dublin

Taylor Swift is joined on stage by Travis Kelce at Wembley Stadium. Pic: Gareth Cattermole/TAS24/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management

Here are a few things you need to know before this weekend so you can fully take part in the whole Eras Tour experience - and some surprises not to miss!

1. Eras Tour chants

Taylor Swift during The Eras Tour in Madrid, Spain. Pic: Xavi Torrent/TAS24/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management

There are many, many chants that fans across the globe have been shouting back at Taylor during specific songs. Here's a quick roundup of five of the most popular ones to know and when to yell them:

Delicate - During the intro when Taylor sings, 'We can't make any promises now, can we, babe? But you can make me a drink', fans reply with 'One, two, three, let's go b*tch!'
Anti-Hero - After Taylor sings, 'Did you hear my covert narcissism I disguise as altruism, like some kind of congressman?', the crowd sings 'Taylor, you'll be fine.'
Bejeweled - When Taylor sings the words 'And by the way...' during the pause, the crown yells, 'Where are you going Taylor?' and she finishes the lyric, saying: 'I'm going out tonight!'
Bad Blood - During the bridge, after Taylor sings, 'Band-aids don't fix bullet holes, you say sorry just for show, if you live like that, you live with ghosts', fans yell, 'You forgive, you forget, but you never let it go.'
Style - Just before Taylor starts singing the lyrics to Style, fans ask 'What time is it Taylor?' and she sings, 'Midnight, you come and pick me up, no headlights.'

2. What will the dancer say in Never Ever Getting Back Together?

Taylor Swift and her dancers during We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together. Pic: Gareth Cattermole/TAS24/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management

Taylor's backing dancer Kam Saunders has become something of a celebrity at the Eras Tour for his sassy delivery of the line 'Like, ever' in We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together.

During the international Eras Tour shows, Kam has started changing it up to something local from each country. In Melbourne, he delivered a hilarious, 'Yeah, naur', in Wales he said 'Ych a fi' meaning 'gross' in Welsh, and he attempted a Scouse accent in Liverpool with, 'Eee get on yer bike'.

In Dublin, watch out for something as Gaeilge perhaps, or as one Irish TikToker has predicted: a thick Dublin accent, suggesting lines such as, 'Ye tick' and Aoife McGregor's infamous line from her viral voice note, 'The NECK of you!'

3. An Irish welcome for Taylor

There's a fan project in the works and if it is pulled off, it'll turn the Aviva Stadium green, white and orange!

Fans have been encouraged to light up the stadium with the Irish flag during the song Marjorie, with different colours based on where you are sitting. Fans on the left of the stadium will hold up orange, the middle section will hold up white, and the right side of the stadium will hold up green.

Taylor Swift. Pic: Gareth Cattermole/TAS24/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management

If you want to take part, download the app Concert Lights or wePix Arena on your phone. Click on the bulb icon, choose your colour (green, white, or orange) based on your seating section and hold up your phone to show Taylor!

4. Show Taylor some love

Apart from screaming your lungs off, there are two special parts of the concert where you can show Taylor your appreciation.

Fans have been putting their hands up in a heart shape after the bridge in Fearless. Taylor usually does it herself, so you can follow her lead!

Taylor Swift puts her hands in a heart during Fearless at The Eras Tour. Pic: Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management

A new fan ritual started during the The Tortured Poets Department set. When Taylor plays the song I Can Do It With A Broken Heart fans have been turning the flash on on their phone to show their support.

And seeing as she'll be in Ireland, we're sure she'll get an 'Ole Ole Ole' at some point as well!

5. Surprise guests for Dublin

Taylor Swift and Gracie Abrams perform on stage at Wembley. Pic: Gareth Cattermole/TAS24/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management )

From Hayley Williams to Gracie Abrams, Taylor has brought out amazing surprise guests to duet with during her Eras Tour and there are some predictions for Ireland too.

Fans are anticipating an appearance from Irish musician Gary Lightbody, the lead singer of Snow Patrol, to perform The Last Time, a song he wrote with Taylor. Another possible duet could be with Stevie Nicks, who is rumoured to be in Dublin this weekend ahead of her own concert at the 3Arena on July 3.

Fans are predicting a Stevie Nicks duet for the song Clara Bow, which name checks the Fleetwood Mac singer with the lyrics: 'You look like Stevie Nicks / In '75, the hair and lips / Crowd goes wild at her fingertips'.

6. A potential nod to the Irish flag with her top and skirt

Taylor Swift wore the colours of the Welsh flag as she performed in Cardiff. Pic: Shirlaine Forrest/TAS24/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management

One of the many outfit changes on the tour is a 1989-era crop top and skirt that Taylor has worn in a range of different colour combinations.

In Wales, she wore the green and red, the colours of the Welsh flag and fans are hoping to see something similar for the Irish tour dates. We wouldn't be surprised to see Taylor wear green and orange in a nod to the tricolour.

After all, her great-great-great-grandparents are Irish!