Taylor Swift kicks off “1989” tour in Tokyo

Taylor Swift

Taylor Swift started her 1989 Tour at Tokyo Dome in the city's Suidobashi district on Tuesday night. The 55,000 seat cylindrical stadium was packed to the hilt, and organisers placed light-emitting wristbands on every seat so the entire crowd illuminated and changed colors in unison.

Swift opened with “Welcome to New York”, using a mock NYC backdrop and featuring her retinue of all-male dancers. For the third track, Swift launched into “Blank Space” and extended the number by using a vocal loop of her singing to repeat the word “Tokyo” and harmonize with herself.

Swift explained her decision to start the tour in Tokyo: “This year changed my life and I wanted to come here to say thank you.”

Later in the show, Swift ventured out on to the walkway, elevated high above the crowd. Standing alone with an acoustic guitar, Swift mused, “A lot of people find themselves with these blurred lines or mixed messages, not knowing if the person loves them back. In a perfect world it's like you tell your love simply. You only have two options…either you leave…or you stay.” With that she leapt into “You Are in Love” solo with her steel string.

Still up on the crane, the singer then let loose with “Love Story”, and the crowd reacted loudly. Back on the main stage, Taylor broke out her electric guitar for “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together” as the Dome rocked.

Switching instruments, she sat down at the piano and told the crowd, “I'm looking out at an ocean of people that have been singing along all night and that's so beautiful that you would do that even if you don't speak English! It makes me feel so wistful and romantic that you would do that.” 

All the dancers and Taylor boogied on the catwalk high above the floor as it rotated and moved forward for the finale “Shake It Off”. Confetti rained on the audience more than once, bringing to a close to the nearly two-hour performance.

Source: Yahoo! News