Before the show began, Swift met with Scott Borchetta, head of her label Big Machine Records, back stage for a pre-show party. After Borchetta finished telling the crowd comprised of Nashville journalists and Music Row executives that “there’s not a better show anywhere, ever,” Swift chided him for setting expectations too high.
“I’m going to have to set myself on fire tonight,” she quipped.
“You’re not doing the fire tonight,” he asked, feigning surprise.
“I’m not doing the fire tonight,” she shot back. “I only do that on odd numbered days.”