ALL AT ONCE TOUR NIGHT #18: TOYOTA CENTER, HOUSTON
Taylor Swift's All At Once Tour continued tonight in Houston at the Toyota Center. To an audience of 18,000 people, sold out, Swift sang songs from her latest record 'All At Once' that's in stores now to the wild audience who were loud and proud to be there with Swift. With opening acts Sky Ferreira and Natalia Kills it was a jammed back show of talent She put on amazing show full of dancing, and intimate performances that despite being jammed back in a stadium, made it feel as intimate as if you were in a theater with Swift. Her vocals were lovely and she did nothing but impress and give the audience a great show. Swift's next tour date as a part of the All At Once Tour will take place on the 7th, in Houston.
Setlist:
On Fire:
The first song of the long set was 'On Fire'. A melodic guitar riff filled the sold out arena as the crowd broke out into a roar. The stage was massive with a catwalk leading onto two more walkways that stretched out into the crowd. The stage material clear, a reddish-orange light started blinking, illuminating the entire stage. It was entirely epic and just visually stunning. The rocky instrumental of On Fire started and the titantrons on stage lit up in a vivid red... It continued for about fourty seconds until it went black, cutting off the instrumental, lights and everything else. Silence filled the arena before a low bass could be heard before a big blast of fire lined the front stage a massive explosion of fire thundering through the arena. Swift was seen standing at the top of a staircase, fire lining around her and the sides of the staircase going down. She began singing and the crowd went wild. Dancers with some kind of flamethrowers began dancing on stage as Taylor sang 'On Fire'. When the chorus hit Swift retreated down the staircase the flames rising higher as Swift moved in her black hat and blouse. She hit the catwalk as the instrumental had guitar riffs, the flames shooting on sync with the riffs as Swift served vocals on the rock song that echoed through the arena. She got to the center of the stage, a stunning visual as her dancers behind her on the catwalk and main stage were dancing with fire. At the final chorus of the song flames were about fifteen feet high, making Swift look as if she was singing in front of a wall of fire. The song ended and Swift disappeared after everything went black.
Sparks Fly
Hell On Earth
In Her Eyes
You Looked At Me
Girl With The Red Lipstick:
The first song of the third act was Girl With A Red Lipstick. The stage was lit dimly by a red light and a little piano melody was playing. Up at the top of the staircase was Taylor looking into a mirror, looking at herself. Her was straight and she was brushing it before she put down the brush and pulled out her red lipstick. She applied some layers as the synth and dance oriented beat of Girl With The Red Lipstick started. She puckered in the mirror before she pulled out her red mic and started singing as she wore a long black lace dress. Tilting her head a bit she got up and punched the mirror, breaking the glass. The stage going black again, when it lit Swift was seen in her long black dress with two dancers wearing the same but in red. She began singing as shirtless male dancers lined the staircase. The pre-chorus was one and in Swift's hands were two tubes of red lipstick. Walking down the stairs she ran the two lipsticks against the guys chest as they lined her on either side. At the bottom of the staircase a sound of a buildup of Girl With The Red Lipstick was added and lights started flashing as the male dancers surrounded them, pulling off Taylor's long black dress to reveal a black lace corset piece. The same was done with the dancers but theres was red as Swift continued singing, She did a lot of intimate interactions with her dancers, spelling out the words "I'm not a *****" on their chests before smirking and the stage turning red as a dubstep breakdown bridged the gap between the bridge of the song and the final chorus. During the final chorus Swift sang before her background vocalists took over as she began strutting down the runway applying red lipstick, her dancers on either side of her. When she reached the end, Taylor threw the lipstick behind her, it landing on the stage as a big red explosion with smoke filled the stage as it went dark, the stage empty again
I Knew You Were Trouble:
The performance of the biggest single off Swift's album RED started off with Swift coming out of the stage with some dancers as the crowd went wild as she smirked in her sexy black corset. She sang as her dancers did innovative acrobatics around her before the chorus hit and she started doing a choreographic routine with them. She then moved to the catwalk during the second chorus where they all lined up and would fall when Swift would pass them. During the pre-chorus- the stage under them lit up in quick colors before the second chorus hit and she moved further out on to the stage. When she got to the bridge she served some vocals before a dubstep breakdown hit and she and her dancers began doing more dancing. The lights flashed wildly as she danced and her dancers then picked her up where she sat on their shoulders as they carried her back to the main stage. There she sang the final chorus as black smoke hit the stage.
Serenity
All At Once
Taylor performed the title track of the album with just her and the mic stand, a spotlight over head as she owned the song with amazing vocals. Possibly the best vocal performance of the night, she sent chills down people's spines, surprising the world with vocals that no one had ever heard from her. She slayed the hell out of the song, the country power ballad perhaps the best performance of the night
Doesn't Feel Like Home with Miley Cyrus
Taylor performed the only collab on her album Doesn't Feel Like Home. With the instrumental beginning, the stage was lit in a heaven like hint of pink and out of nowhere Miley and Taylor rose from the stage in beautiful pink dresses that matched the stage. Miley sang first, sounding flawless. And then Taylor sang her verse and chorus. They absolutely slayed the bridge with adlibs, both sounding like country legends on the country anthem. The end was beautiful as the visuals were gorgeous as both superstars slayed vocally. They held hands and walked down the catwalk, hitting high notes on the way before bowing.
Red
Holy Ground
You Belong With Me
Dark Blue Tennessee
Dear John
Enemy
Silence
All Too Well
My Goodbye To You
Find Myself
She Loves You Better Than I Do
Taylor performed her official second single She Loves You Better Than I DoDressed in a dark red printed dress, Taylor sat center stage with just a microphone to sing the fragile ballad. Swifts vocals were raw and emotional on the performance, those in the audience and the ones at home hearing in the pain in her voice. The former flame who was the inspiration of the song was assumed to be in the audience when Swift performed. Swift made it to the bridge before she started to get upset, tearing up. By the end of the performance Taylor had began fully crying, everyone giving her a standing ovation, putting a slight smile on her face before all faded to black
Surprise Song: Speak Now
Tattooed Lines
The last song of Swift's long set was Tattooed Lines. All the screens turned to black and it was just Taylor and a spotlight, Swift wearing a dress and cowboy boots. Her hair was curled and it was literally a flashback to 2006. Swift ended the show with the emotional ballad, her vocals emotional and stunning. Before ending the show she teared up a bit and thanked the audience for coming.
No. The big kii was Lily singing some wrong lyrics and then adding "IN ALL YOUR GLAMOUR AND CRUELTY" and then realizing the beginning lyrics weren't from "ARTPOP".
No. The big kii was Lily singing some wrong lyrics and then adding "IN ALL YOUR GLAMOUR AND CRUELTY" and then realizing the beginning lyrics weren't from "ARTPOP".
You all know that becoming a host of this game has been a complete honor for me, and working with Dan & Disco have been nothing but fantastic. However recently, there has been a lot of hate, drama and talk that I will not tolerate - not even a bit. It also saddens me that I cannot get my own **** together, which further proves my point of me not being a perfect host. A few occasions have had action taken, but this level of hate and immaturity has just gotten to a pathetic and disgusting point. I really don't understand how you can go tell someone you've never met to kill themselves - ****ing unacceptable and disgusting. Also, constantly bashing people is not appropriate and it is rather sad and pathetic. This does not go along the lines of being an internet persona, but being an actual human being. Think about this - are these words really how you want to represent yourself in real life? I know this isn't real life, we're living, but we're on the internet. But just because this is the internet does not mean you have the right to act the way that most of y'all are. I cannot say I'm doing so much better myself, but at least I can apologize and rise up to take responsibility for my actions. At least some of you are beginning to take responsibility, and for that am I grateful considering y'all are acting like ****ing eleven year old shady, cliquy, wannabe people right now.
Furthermore, I am just done with this drama going on. This is an online game all about creativity and passion for music, and of course competition is a factor to it - but it is not the most important part about this game. Do you think you'll be more remembered for having a 3X Platinum single and being a bitch, or for being a total supportive sweetheart with a few Top Three peaks and success? The choice is 100% up to you to make. But if you guys are going to continue to act this way, then I cannot continue being your host, and I will not be able to have CAL3: TR-U up and running anymore, as we can just move along to the next season shortly. I was looking forward to an amazing comeback with promotion starting this week, but this behavior is clearly more important to resolve. Therefore...
As of this moment, the game is on lockdown until 11/8 (Friday.) During this time period, I expect you to vent in this thread (there are lines, don't cross them) about the situation. I am honestly trying my 100% hardest to pull this together and drag it out until 12/31 as best as I can, but you guys need to meet me halfway. And that is why we are taking the time to do so right now. If most goes well, the game will resume with some adjustments for the week. However if not, it won't hurt me to announce that the season would end before 12/31, hell even before 12/1 depending on what happens.
It's up to you guys now, it's your game as much as it is mine and you have the power now to see how the season will go because I will not be a dictator and make 100% all of the decisions for myself. And to Dan, I apologize for not consulting this with you beforehand, but I feel it is important to get this done now (and the different time zone thing sucks). Alright guys, good luck.
Wait, he's the hottest... The cutest? Goerge? 
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