Taylor Swift fans—otherwise known as Swifties—have pointed out how much the singer’s performance of a particular song has changed in a year.
The 34-year-old pop superstar has had a phenomenal run since she started her impressive Eras Tour last March. It became the highest-grossing live music tour long before it hit the halfway point of its 152 shows worldwide and is set to conclude in December 2024.
Fans have pointed out how much more “confident” the singer-songwriter has become since she started the tour.
TikTok user @thetaylorswiftofitall shared a side-by-side video of Swift performing the song “Vigilante S***” during her record-breaking tour. On the left-hand side is her performing the song on May 26, 2023, at the MetLife stadium in New Jersey. On the right is her performing it in Lisbon on May 25, 2024.
Not only does Swift look more confident in the latest video, but people have pointed out that her outfit has become more “cheeky.” At the time of writing, the video had been viewed 1.4 million times.
Newsweek emailed Swift’s publicist for comment on Wednesday.
Fans took to the comments to highlight the differences, with one person writing: “I love that she’s wearing her hair more natural and looks even more confident lately!”
A third added: “It’s gotten cheeky!”
The video was then shared to X (formerly Twitter) by the user @thisisvertrying. Here, it has been viewed 563,500 times.
Once again, people have noticed how sure of herself the singer-songwriter has become: “I love her growth of confidence over the past year!”
“THE CONFIDENCE, FEEL GOOD LOOK GOOD, THE TAN OMGGG BARBIE,” said another X user.
“She is looking so good in this light!!! (the happiness, confidence, love, and the sexyness she’s feeling) has never looked better on her! Our girl is in Looooove!!” someone else wrote, while another added: “The bodysuits got more and more cheeky and i am so here for it.”
This isn’t the first time fans have pointed out the difference in Swift’s confidence levels, as they previously said she seemed more self-assured since she started dating Travis Kelce. The singer went public with her relationship with the Kansas City Chiefs tight end in September and confirmed they had been dating for a couple of months before that. Prior to that, Swift dated English actor Joe Alwyn for about six years, but they broke up in early 2023, just before she was due to start her Eras Tour.
Eventually, Swifties compared performances of the tour and claimed they could spot when she was visibly emotional, taking it as a sign of her heartbreak after the split from Alwyn.
Several TikTok accounts posted a clip from the second night of her Chicago Eras shows in June 2023 against footage from a March 2024 show in Singapore. Swift sings two surprise songs at every concert and on these two nights she sang “I Don’t Want To Live Forever.”
According to fans, at the time of the Chicago concert, Swift teared up when singing the line: “I’m wondering if I dodged a bullet or just lost the love of my life.” But during her performance of the same song in Singapore, Swift was smiling and looking around the crowd as they sang along.
Swift is performing in Dublin from June 28 to June 30 and after the final show, she will continue her tour in Europe, visiting countries such as Switzerland, Italy, Poland and Germany. She will also perform shows in England.
After completing the European leg of her tour in the middle of August, she will make a few appearances in American cities, including Miami, New Orleans and Indianapolis. She’s scheduled to end her tour in Canada, with multiple shows in November and December. The tour is expected to conclude on December 8 in Vancouver, five days before her 35th birthday on December 13.
