Taylor Swift is a class act. We had an absolute blast at her concert in Philadelphia. She is a polished performer and she is fun to watch. Taking the girls to see her in concert was a fantastic thing for us to do together. The girls received the tickets for Christmas presents, I found out about a pre-sale and lucked into floor seats! We had such a great time and even got to spend an extra two hours together since there was a weather delay!
Taylor had three opening acts. I was impressed by this. Lots of entertainment while waiting for the headliner to start.
The first, Joel Crouse we hadn’t heard of, but he is a singer/songwriter and his music was enjoyable.
Next was Austin Mahone, I didn’t know his name but the girls did. Stefanie and Rachel were thrilled to find out he had joined the tour and to watch him perform because he. is. so. hot! He sang well, did some fun dance moves and lived up to his image. Watch out Justin Bieber.
Ed Sheeran, Taylor’s official opening act was next. Stefanie and Rachel love his music as did many of the young girls around us in the audience. While he wouldn’t be described as a typical heartthrob the teens in the audience all seemed to be convinced that they were his number one fan.
As I watched my girls and the rest of the teens and tweens in the audience it got me thinking about who was my Ed Sheeran? Who did I think I loved more than anyone else, knew more of his songs, was his BIGGEST fan? I went to a lot of concerts throughout high school and college. It was hard to pick but I think I’ll go with Paul Young. I would have picked the lead singer of Hipsway since I got grounded for going to that concert but I don’t remember his name! Clearly I was not his biggest fan!
After Ed it was time for Taylor. The girls could not wait. It was a hot night and there was a major chance of thunderstorms but the weather had seemed to hold so we were psyched. At exactly 8:45 when Taylor was supposed to start performing an announcement was made in the stadium. We actually couldn’t hear it the first time because all the screaming made us think the concert was beginning but no, it was an announcement that severe weather was approaching and for our safety we needed to clear the stadium. Oh no.
30 minutes later the stadium was empty and the lightening and thunder and rain started. It poured and poured and poured. People were sitting everywhere in the concourse hoping the storm was going to pass through in the predicted 25-45 minutes. We made friends with a family we were sitting near and chit chatted about life. Finally, 90 minutes after the first announcement, the storm passed and we were allowed back into the stadium.
I was seriously impressed that 30 minutes later everyone was back in their seats! The staff at the Lincoln Financial Field did a great job getting everyone moving. I also must mention our seats were dry.
At 10:45, two hours after she was scheduled to begin Taylor Swift started her show. It was worth the wait. She sang the girls favorites, she came out into the crowd, she danced and she played the guitar and piano. The show flowed nicely between songs with good connectors between costume changes. The sound was wonderful. We have only ever heard her live on awards shows and this was much better than any of those performances. We are glad we went and would highly recommend her concert if you are a fan!
Getting Dominic to West Point did take a village. Steve's sister Vicki picked him up at the airport in Albany. He stayed at her house for two days and then my sister Melanie picked him up in Albany and took him to West Point. Steve flew in for the closing ceremony, then he took Dominic from NY to Delaware for Boys State.
