After taking the Eras Tour to Asia, Australia, and Europe, Taylor Swift will kick off the second North American leg of her Eras Tour with three concerts at Hard Rock Stadium from October 18 to 20. The highest-grossing tour of all time already stopped in Florida once before, in April 2023, when Swift played three shows at Tampa's Raymond James Stadium. But she's altered the setlist since then after releasing two re-recorded studio albums, and the release of her latest record, The Tortured Poets Department, has fans speculating the three-and-a-half-hour show could run even longer by the time she plays Miami. Given that she put an entire song about Florida on the new record, Miami crowds may be in store for some special surprises.
Still, scoring tickets to the sold-out Eras Tour was notoriously difficult, and many local fans were left empty-handed when tickets went on sale back in August. A handful of promoters are meeting that demand with a spate of Taylor Swift dance parties — a trend that's becoming a small industry in and of itself. If you're a Swiftie in search of consolation, screaming along to her music in a room full of fellow fans might help. Here is a list of Swiftie events to hold you over until she returns to "Florida!!!"
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Le Petite Fete will return to Gramps with the Eras Party on Saturday, May 18.
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The Eras Party by Le Petite Fete
Orlando-based party promoters Courtney Gibson and Caitie Phillips, known for their pop-culture-themed events, have been putting on Taylor Swift parties since 2021 — first across the state and now all around the country. Their events range from dance parties to brunches to pre-concert tailgates to album first-listens, with past themes including Y2K, Barbie, Mean Girls, boy bands, and Olivia Rodrigo, but Taylor Swift is their bread and butter. After hosting album Miami listening parties for 1989 (Taylor's Version) and The Tortured Poets Department in recent months, Le Petite Fete returns to Gramps for the Eras Party, a celebration of all of Swift's music, including her latest. Expect lip-synch battles, a costume contest, photo walls, merch, and (likely) a hundreds-strong sing-along to "I Can Do It With a Broken Heart." 7 p.m. Saturday, May 18, at Gramps, 176 NW 24th St., Miami; gramps.com. Tickets cost $20 via eventbrite.com.A Starlit Tribute to Taylor Swift
Swift's career-shifting Folklore and Evermore albums would likely never have happened without the period of isolation resulting from the pandemic. As it turns out, that time also proved creatively fruitful for musician Bernard Scahill, whose Concerts Under the Stars series was born out of a need for live performances in an open-air setting. As the world shifted into a new normal, the shows stuck around and expanded to cities across the country, from Seattle to Miami. A Starlit Tribute to Taylor Swift at the waterfront Spinnaker Pool Grill at the Conrad Fort Lauderdale Beach will feature live covers of Swift's catalogue. The tentative program includes newer songs like "Anti-Hero" alongside Swift standards like "Love Story." 6 and 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 29, at Spinnaker After Dark at Conrad Fort Lauderdale Beach, 551 N. Fort Lauderdale Beach Blvd., Fort Lauderdale; hilton.com. Tickets cost $15 to $49 via feverup.com.Not Taylor's Version by Lost Girls Theatre
The extended edition of Swift's latest album, The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology, closes with a song called "The Manuscript," in which the narrator tells of taking inspiration from her lived experience to write a document, ostensibly a film script. It's a heartbreaking song about taking emotional pain and converting it into beautiful art, one that mirrors Swift's career as well as that of the author she plays in her All Too Well short film. Local playwrights will take on a similar challenge for Not Taylor's Version, an evening spotlighting plays inspired by Swift's songwriting. Andie Arthur, cofounding artistic director of Lost Girls Theatre, says an open call back in February yielded hundreds of submissions. The theater production company narrowed those down to six plays, including one written by Arthur, a resident playwright at Lost Girls. "It isn't a full production," says Arthur. "The actors won't be off-book [and] there won't be sets or props, but there will be some flourish and fun — not just actors at a table." A brief set of Swift covers and original music by singer-songwriter Krystal Millie Valdes will precede the readings, and a Swiftie dance party will close out the night. 7 p.m. Saturday, June 1, at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Miami; 7701 SW 76th Ave., Miami; lostgirlstheatre.com. Advance tickets cost $15 via web.ovationtix.com. Tickets cost $20 at the door.The Tay Tay Dance Party with DJ Swiftie
One major reason Swift's Eras Tour has become such a phenomenon is that it's as much a feast for the eyes as it is for the ears. There's skin-singing pyro. There are lightning-fast costume changes. At one point, Swift appears to dive into the stage and swim to the backstage area. The stage itself is a reactive LED spectacle to behold. The Tay Tay Dance Party with DJ Swiftie can't match a billionaire's production value, but it complements Swift's music with an elaborate display of synchronized lasers and lights. Bring your friendship bracelets and your family — this party welcomes Swifties of all ages. 5 p.m. Sunday, June 2, at Knight Concert Hall at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, 1300 Biscayne Blvd., Miami; arshtcenter.org. Tickets cost $20 to $50 via arshtcenter.org. 6 and 9:30 p.m. Saturday, July 20, at Abdo New River Room at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts, 201 SW Fifth Ave., Fort Lauderdale; browardcenter.org. Tickets cost $20 via ticketmaster.com.![The planetarium at the Frost Museum of Science in Miami](https://media1.miaminewtimes.com/mia/imager/u/blog/19821792/frost_science-44_1_1_.jpg?cb=1715265021)
Laser Evenings at the Frost Museum of Science now features the music of Taylor Swift.
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