Taylor Swift started the concert by diving headfirst right onto the stage, as if it were a swimming pool, disappeared under it and swam to the other side of the hall.
Fans and casual viewers are now discussing how this trick actually works. Noah Glenn Carter made a TikTok that gave an answer, but his explanation was quickly questioned.
“Today I found out how Taylor Swift floats on stage. So, Taylor Swift is currently on tour, and she has a really cool effect when she floats on stage. After seeing this, I became very curious how she managed to achieve such an effect,” Noah said in his TikTok.
He then went on to explain that she was being pulled by a “rocket sled,” showing a video of Taylor with the contraption. The comments section exploded with users explaining that this is a video from her tour that took place a few years ago, and that she is currently using some other trick to crank the entrance.
Fans argue about how Taylor Swift turned the entrance to the concert
So, the construction of the theory and the search for answers began. Some TikTok users of Noah claim that the “rocket sled” shown in Noah’s video is too dangerous for the current trick.
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“This rocket sled clip is from the Reputation tour, not from this tour. She can still use it, but she didn’t land on this pad in any way,” said one user, referring to the fact that Taylor first dived face—first under the stage, and the old sled did not fully protect her from such a dive.
Other fans scoff at the idea that she has developed some brand new technology or trick specifically for this tour.
“She is not going to use new technologies in every tour. Same thing with obviously a lot of padding,” another user commented.
It seems that fans of Taylor Swift and stage “tricks” will have to wait for some kind of documentary or behind-the-scenes of her Eras Tour.
