{"id":218727,"date":"2025-12-06T15:25:14","date_gmt":"2025-12-06T15:25:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/218727\/"},"modified":"2025-12-06T15:25:14","modified_gmt":"2025-12-06T15:25:14","slug":"6-questions-we-hope-are-answered","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/218727\/","title":{"rendered":"6 Questions We Hope Are Answered"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"article-excerpt \/\/ a-font-secondary-xl u-font-size-22 u-margin-t-0.875  u-word-spacing-0031 u-margin-b-17px lrv-u-text-align-center u-max-width-848 lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-u-padding-lr-1@desktop-xl\">The six-part documentary series premieres Dec. 12 on Disney+.<\/p>\n<p>\t12\/5\/2025\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/sound-taylor-swift-eras-tour-billboard-2024-bb19-06-1548.jpg\" alt=\"Taylor Swift is joined on stage by Travis Kelce (R), during &quot;Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour&quot; at Wembley Stadium on June 23, 2024 in London, England. (Photo by Gareth Cattermole\/TAS24\/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management )\"   height=\"\" width=\"\" decoding=\"async\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tTaylor Swift is joined on stage by Travis Kelce (R), during &#8220;Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour&#8221; at Wembley Stadium on June 23, 2024 in London, England.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGareth Cattermole\/TAS24\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/taylor-swift\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Taylor Swift<\/a>, can we ask you a question? Or several, really.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tAs the days count down to the premiere of Taylor Swift: The End of an Era, there are a few lingering thoughts in our minds about the record-breaking tour that dominated from 2023 to 2024.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tLuckily, Swift \u2013 whose latest release The Life of a Showgirl spent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/chart-beat\/taylor-swift-life-of-a-showgirl-number-1-billboard-200-7-week-1236120681\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">its first seven weeks at the top of the Billboard 200<\/a>, while its lead single \u201cThe Fate of Ophelia\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/lists\/taylor-swift-hot-100-the-fate-of-ophelia-eight-weeks\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">currently reigns at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 in its eighth week<\/a> \u2013 is gifting us with the six-part documentary the day before her birthday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tFrom the clips that have already premiered, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/lists\/taylor-swift-end-of-an-era-documentary-trailer-new-facts\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">we\u2019ve already learned a lot<\/a>. At least one dancer gives an interview. A personal message gets projected right before she goes onstage. Travis Kelce met her under the stage. Andrea Swift talks. Taylor signed a lot of albums after shows because she couldn\u2019t sleep just yet. She breaks down a mashup \u2013 in this case it was the final mashup in Vancouver of \u201cNew Year\u2019s Day,\u201d \u201cLong Live\u201d and \u201cThe Manuscript.\u201d (And we\u2019ve known for a long time that yes, she did use the janitor\u2019s cart to get from her dressing room prior to each concert\u2019s start.) But there\u2019s more we\u2019re really curious about. (With all due respect, of course.)<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tTaylor Swift: The End of an Era premieres Dec. 12, 2025 on Disney+ along with The Eras Tour: The Final Show \u2013 which includes never-before-seen high-definition footage of The Tortured Poets Department set. Read below for the questions we hope are answered during the documentary series.\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul class=\"pmc-fallback-list-items lrv-a-unstyle-list lrv-u-margin-t-2\">\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<p>\tWhy did Taylor Swift not have its own era?<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tTrending on Billboard\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tif ( !window.pmc.harmony?.isEventAdScheduledTime() ) {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\tpmcCnx.cmd.push(function() {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tpmcCnx({<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tsettings: {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tplugins: {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tpmcAtlasMG: {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tiabPlcmt: 2,<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t},<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tplayerId: &#8216;4057afa6-846b-4276-bc63-a9cf3a8aa1ed&#8217;,<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tplaylistId: &#8216;190d23fd-88b6-41bd-92b4-50d96f566e9a&#8217;,<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}).render(&#8220;connatix_contextual_player_div&#8221;);<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t});<br \/>\n\t\t\t} else {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\/\/ This should only be get called when page cache is not cleared and it&#8217;s event time.<br \/>\n\t\t\t\twindow.pmc.harmony?.switchToHarmonyPlayer();<br \/>\n\t\t\t}<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe pop superstar played plenty of songs from her 2006 debut album during the acoustic sections, but none made it to the everyday set list, while every other album had its own showcase \u2013 at least for the first leg. (folklore and evermore were combined once she added The Tortured Poets Department.)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<p>\tWhose idea was it first for Travis to jump on stage?<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tTrending on Billboard\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tif ( !window.pmc.harmony?.isEventAdScheduledTime() ) {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\tpmcCnx.cmd.push(function() {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tpmcCnx({<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tsettings: {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tplugins: {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tpmcAtlasMG: {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tiabPlcmt: 2,<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t},<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tplayerId: &#8216;4057afa6-846b-4276-bc63-a9cf3a8aa1ed&#8217;,<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tplaylistId: &#8216;190d23fd-88b6-41bd-92b4-50d96f566e9a&#8217;,<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}).render(&#8220;connatix_contextual_player_div&#8221;);<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t});<br \/>\n\t\t\t} else {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\/\/ This should only be get called when page cache is not cleared and it&#8217;s event time.<br \/>\n\t\t\t\twindow.pmc.harmony?.switchToHarmonyPlayer();<br \/>\n\t\t\t}<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tAnd just how did that conversation go?<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<p>\tWhy weren\u2019t some of the 1989 color combos used?<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tTrending on Billboard\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tif ( !window.pmc.harmony?.isEventAdScheduledTime() ) {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\tpmcCnx.cmd.push(function() {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tpmcCnx({<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tsettings: {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tplugins: {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tpmcAtlasMG: {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tiabPlcmt: 2,<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t},<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tplayerId: &#8216;4057afa6-846b-4276-bc63-a9cf3a8aa1ed&#8217;,<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tplaylistId: &#8216;190d23fd-88b6-41bd-92b4-50d96f566e9a&#8217;,<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}).render(&#8220;connatix_contextual_player_div&#8221;);<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t});<br \/>\n\t\t\t} else {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\/\/ This should only be get called when page cache is not cleared and it&#8217;s event time.<br \/>\n\t\t\t\twindow.pmc.harmony?.switchToHarmonyPlayer();<br \/>\n\t\t\t}<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tFans meticulously cataloged which outfits she wore every night. And during the European shows in the 1989 set, she varied the combinations of her top, skirt and shoes. But according to internet sleuths, she never wore green on green or the green top with the yellow skirt.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<p>\tHow did she pick the order of songs?<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tTrending on Billboard\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tif ( !window.pmc.harmony?.isEventAdScheduledTime() ) {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\tpmcCnx.cmd.push(function() {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tpmcCnx({<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tsettings: {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tplugins: {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tpmcAtlasMG: {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tiabPlcmt: 2,<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t},<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tplayerId: &#8216;4057afa6-846b-4276-bc63-a9cf3a8aa1ed&#8217;,<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tplaylistId: &#8216;190d23fd-88b6-41bd-92b4-50d96f566e9a&#8217;,<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}).render(&#8220;connatix_contextual_player_div&#8221;);<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t});<br \/>\n\t\t\t} else {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\/\/ This should only be get called when page cache is not cleared and it&#8217;s event time.<br \/>\n\t\t\t\twindow.pmc.harmony?.switchToHarmonyPlayer();<br \/>\n\t\t\t}<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThat seems like a pretty big ordeal.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<p>\tWhy didn\u2019t she play \u201cGirl at Home\u201d?<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tTrending on Billboard\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tif ( !window.pmc.harmony?.isEventAdScheduledTime() ) {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\tpmcCnx.cmd.push(function() {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tpmcCnx({<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tsettings: {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tplugins: {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tpmcAtlasMG: {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tiabPlcmt: 2,<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t},<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tplayerId: &#8216;4057afa6-846b-4276-bc63-a9cf3a8aa1ed&#8217;,<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tplaylistId: &#8216;190d23fd-88b6-41bd-92b4-50d96f566e9a&#8217;,<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}).render(&#8220;connatix_contextual_player_div&#8221;);<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t});<br \/>\n\t\t\t} else {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\/\/ This should only be get called when page cache is not cleared and it&#8217;s event time.<br \/>\n\t\t\t\twindow.pmc.harmony?.switchToHarmonyPlayer();<br \/>\n\t\t\t}<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tA few of her tracks never made it to the surprise acoustic section \u2013 some we can guess might have been too sensitive or personal to play. But not \u201cGirl at Home.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<p>\tWhat was the deal with the Reputation body suit?<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tTrending on Billboard\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tif ( !window.pmc.harmony?.isEventAdScheduledTime() ) {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\tpmcCnx.cmd.push(function() {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tpmcCnx({<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tsettings: {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tplugins: {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tpmcAtlasMG: {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tiabPlcmt: 2,<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t},<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tplayerId: &#8216;4057afa6-846b-4276-bc63-a9cf3a8aa1ed&#8217;,<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tplaylistId: &#8216;190d23fd-88b6-41bd-92b4-50d96f566e9a&#8217;,<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}).render(&#8220;connatix_contextual_player_div&#8221;);<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t});<br \/>\n\t\t\t} else {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\/\/ This should only be get called when page cache is not cleared and it&#8217;s event time.<br \/>\n\t\t\t\twindow.pmc.harmony?.switchToHarmonyPlayer();<br \/>\n\t\t\t}<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tUntil the Miami shows in 2024, Taylor only donned one black-and-red Reputation outfit, while all other eras had multiple changes from night to night. However, on Oct. 18, 2024 \u2013 well into her time on the road \u2013 she surprised the audience with the black-and-gold version.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<p>\tHow did Taylor write not one but two albums while on tour?<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tTrending on Billboard\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tif ( !window.pmc.harmony?.isEventAdScheduledTime() ) {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\tpmcCnx.cmd.push(function() {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tpmcCnx({<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tsettings: {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tplugins: {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tpmcAtlasMG: {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tiabPlcmt: 2,<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t},<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tplayerId: &#8216;4057afa6-846b-4276-bc63-a9cf3a8aa1ed&#8217;,<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tplaylistId: &#8216;190d23fd-88b6-41bd-92b4-50d96f566e9a&#8217;,<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}).render(&#8220;connatix_contextual_player_div&#8221;);<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t});<br \/>\n\t\t\t} else {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\/\/ This should only be get called when page cache is not cleared and it&#8217;s event time.<br \/>\n\t\t\t\twindow.pmc.harmony?.switchToHarmonyPlayer();<br \/>\n\t\t\t}<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tDuring the 2024 Grammys, Swift announced the April 2024 release of her 11th studio album The Tortured Poets Department and noted she had been working on it for two years. So she didn\u2019t write it entirely while on tour \u2013 but footage of her during her breaks before TTPD came out put her at Electric Lady Studios. And she\u2019s admitted she made The Life of a Showgirl by flying back and forth from Sweden to collaborate with Max Martin and Shellback while also performing. In the words of her mom, \u201cthat\u2019s complicated.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\t<a class=\"c-logo lrv-a-unstyle-link u-display-inline-flex lrv-u-width-100p  u-max-width-100 u-height-26 u-max-width-130px@mobile-max u-margin-t-040@mobile-max\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/\" title=\"Billboard\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"c-tagline  a-font-accent-l@desktop u-font-size-1205 a-font-accent-xs@mobile-max u-font-size-15@mobile-max u-line-height-22px@mobile-max lrv-u-text-align-center@mobile-max u-letter-spacing-0030@mobile-max lrv-u-padding-t-025 lrv-u-margin-a-00 u-padding-t-0125@mobile-max u-padding-b-0063@mobile-max\">Get weekly rundowns straight to your inbox<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"c-link  lrv-a-unstyle-button lrv-u-cursor-pointer lrv-u-display-inline-flex lrv-u-background-color-brand-primary lrv-u-background-color-black:hover lrv-u-color-black lrv-u-color-brand-primary:hover u-padding-lr-0.875 u-padding-tb-10 lrv-u-flex-shrink-0 u-align-items-center a-font-basic-fancy-xs u-margin-t-0.188 u-margin-b-0188 u-margin-b-040@mobile-max\" href=\"https:\/\/cloud.email.billboard.com\/signup\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\tSign Up<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tThe Daily\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-tagline   lrv-u-margin-t-00 lrv-u-margin-b-1 a-font-accent-xl\">A daily briefing on what matters in the music industry<\/p>\n<p>\t\tBy providing your information, you agree to our <a href=\"https:\/\/pmc.com\/terms-of-use\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Terms of Use<\/a> and our <a href=\"https:\/\/pmc.com\/privacy-policy\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Privacy Policy<\/a>.<br \/>\n\t\t\t\tWe use vendors that may also process your information to help provide our services. \/\/ This site is protected by reCAPTCHA Enterprise and the Google <a href=\"https:\/\/policies.google.com\/privacy\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Privacy Policy<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/policies.google.com\/terms\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Terms of Service<\/a> apply.\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The six-part documentary series premieres Dec. 12 on Disney+. 12\/5\/2025 Taylor Swift is joined on stage by Travis&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":218728,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[264],"tags":[18,117,1883,19,17,337,2624,22637],"class_list":{"0":"post-218727","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-music","8":"tag-eire","9":"tag-entertainment","10":"tag-genre-pop","11":"tag-ie","12":"tag-ireland","13":"tag-music","14":"tag-music-news","15":"tag-tv-film"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@ie\/115673322906404098","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/218727","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=218727"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/218727\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/218728"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=218727"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=218727"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=218727"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}