METALHEAD REACTS: TAYLOR SWIFT Intro+Ready For It (Reputation Tour) 

All the media in the beginning in the intro, she invited them to her concert put them front row and then played that for them . She’s so savage.

It's honestly so refreshing to see a metalhead being supportive of a woman doing the kind of music he's not usually into

Apparently TS gave out $55 MILLION in BONUSES to the truck drivers, lighting, dancers, musicians etc... TS made sure bonuses got to ALL HER PEOPLE B4 CHRISTMAS... TS wrote Thank you notes to everyone INDIVIDUALLY.... She put her mama in charge to make sure it got done right... She's done it right & i respect the h3ll outta this WOMAN...

“stop making the drama. just let her be.” …”i like those shoes” LOL instant sub!!! i appreciate men like you for not playing into the culture of negatively nitpicking women/trying to decide if they’re “likable” like the media still weirdly does. thanks for treating women artists as the equal that they are!

Miss Swift runs on a treadmill and sings through her playlist as she is doing so for breath control. There are other forms of training as well, choreography, costumes, etc. She's a real performer, not just a singer.

The US govt is suing Ticketmaster for adding on extraneous fees for Taylor's concerts. By her direction. That's how much pull she has

Metalhead swiftie here. I went to the eras tour last week and my god this song went even harder. Id never call taylor my guiltily pleasure because i dont feel guiltily about enjoying an artist that takes their work to the next level every single time!!

I went to this tour. Every seat was full. Everything went hard. And it was insane 🎉

hiphop/metalhead here as well and since 3 years proud Swiftie man. Can't explain it, but she and her music saved my life 3 years ago during a still ongoing depression. what a journey and if you think about it, this little gir and her journey, what she went through and how she conquered it all. I have the biggest respect here. and i will go see her live on July 9th, absolutely fallen in love with her and her music.

I'm sure you know that she is currently on her world tour called Erar's Tour which has outsold every concert ever! The crowds can be as large as 90,000 per night and she will perform 5 nights in a row at some of the stadiums she performs in. She just finished a 4 or 5-night performance in Paris and will be in Sweden this Friday. A year before this tour began she started singing the entire show on the treadmill! She walked fast in the slow songs and ran for the fast ones so she would be prepared! She takes no breaks during the concert and sings and dances and plays the guitar and piano for 3 hours and 15 minutes. Originally she sang 44 songs, I think in some shows she sings even more! She is also very punctual and starts her concerts on time, unlike some other stars. I've been to every concert since her first one in 2006 when she was only 16. She was a star then but she's almost superhuman now! The Erars tour was life-changing. It's on Disney Plus if you want to watch it sometime?!! Love your videos and that you gave Taylor a chance! Oh, and you definitely have to watch The Long Pond Studio Session/Folklore on Disney Plus also. Completely different genre and you get to hear her voice live acoustically, the real advantage of watching that special is that she talks with her producers before each song and explains why she wrote the song and what it means to her. It's amazing!

I went to this tour! I was lucky enough to go to one of the London shows at Wembley Stadium. Can confirm that every show on this tour was this scale, with all the pyro etc - it wasn’t just for the one they recorded for the concert film. It was the most incredible experience - Taylor’s energy and performance was amazing, and she had such stage presence. In a crowd of 90 000 people, it felt like she was singing to you. And I can’t describe what it felt like to be in a crowd that size with everyone in such a jubilant mood, all scream-singing along to every lyric. Honestly the best atmosphere I’ve ever experienced at a show. I’m going to the Eras Tour this summer and I can’t wait!!

New subscriber! I'm a lifelong metalhead, 47 years, cried when Randy's plane crashed, cried when Satch shredded in front of my eyes, cried seeing Megadeth and Opeth for the first time, and absolutely THRASHED when I discovered Taylor a couple years ago. Love it, love this, love your content! Can't wait to see what's coming!

She's been in the Guiness World bool of Records 118 times. Already. She's only 34. It's on her very long list of awards and nominations.

The choreography of her Reputation Stadium Tour was a direct hit back against the numerous critics who said that Taylor couldn’t dance. She shut them down so hard with her moves in this show that they are still reeling. She SLAYED the choreography… hell, she slayed everything on this tour. The Netflix special of this performance converted SO many people to Swifties, myself included. The entire show was a MASTERPIECE.

So I'm unsure of the specific numbers for the Reputation tour, but currently with the Eras Tour, it's costing about $790,000 to put on the show every time it is put on! Literally, $750k each night!🤯 A lot of naysayers will roll their eyes and be like "Well of course she can spend that much cuz she makes so much money from her fans" but it's not that. It's that she's always put so much into creating her tours and her music for the fans and that has led to everything getting more and more expanded! For Taylor, giving back to the fans is what she loves to do the most after making music! When she was still a teenager she actually did a 13-hour meet and greet! Swifties are so lucky because the artist that we love the most is constantly feeding us ( and I don't know if we always deserve it, but we'll take it)🖤

You can always count on the Swifties to provide lore & context to anything you give us

This concert was taped in Texas at the end of the USA leg of her tour. This was just another night on the tour. She was this great every night. Thank you for reacting to this awesome Taylor live performance.

Im not sure if anyones told you this or not yet, All the light up bracelets on peoples wrists? those are in sync with the show, so not only are the fans a part of the lights, Taylor can see every single light from the stage so she can connect with the fans because she likes to see everyone there.

her 13Management Company is hers, run in part by her parents; she also runs Taylor Swift Productions, which produces her tour films, and music videos. Then there's TAS Rights Management (her middle name is Alison) --- which handles trademarks, and licensing things. They needed to countersue Evermore Park in Utah which sued her for her album title, Evermore. It was a stupid money grab, because an album isn't a park, and because she can afford a lawyer. (and they were then found to be playing her music constantly, without paying the licensing fees for commercial use). I don't know what the stage cost to set up, but she always has had a hand in designing her stages; the Reputation Tour stage was estimated to be larger than a 747. The Eras Tour stage is larger, and has a lot of robotics, insane sound systems, a video display stage floor, and her fireworks, pyro, steam, etc.. Also, she has two of them; one for where she is this weekend, the other en route to the next location. For Reputation, including her band and singers, she had a crew of around 400; this time around, it is over 500. Just before she wrapped up the US leg of the Eras tour (in Santa Clara, before Sofi and the film) she gave out $55 million in bonuses to all her personnel and others traveling with the tour --- including $100K to each of the 50 or so truck drivers. In the past, she would release an album in the fall, have release week promotions on morning and evening talk shows, television special, extending to her birthday and Christmas, a few different versions of Jingle Bell Balls to round things out; after New Years, she'd settle into work with her band and their tour music director for how to arrange the music on the album for live performances; interstitial music for the set changes and costume changes, costumes and makeup, and choreography. And, getting a crew of dancers. Lighting and pyro and steam and elevators need to be planned out. Figure 3 months, plus some drill time for the riggers and techs to make sure everything works, and get all the timing down. Band, backup singers and some dancers tend to come back when she is touring; it is her extended family. With 5 albums to tour, she's made this an enormous Greatest Hits sort of concert; she trains for it by singing the entire setlist on a treadmill, fast for fast songs, slower for slow songs. 44 songs is almost 3 1/2 hours (or longer on the nights she released Speak Now and 1989 and showed music videos). She used to hate exercise in her teen years; now, she's probably a better athlete than some of the pros. While touring, she recorded and released two of her older albums, and now this double album. She used to do an album about every 2 years; since the pandemic, it has been about 2 per year. And videos. When they talk about donations in the intro: she donated $1M to flood relief in Nashville after a storm in 2010; something similar to Houston aid agencies after a hurricane (Mom's hometown). She's donated to women's shelters, cancer research, GLAAD, wildlife conservation in Africa, and promotes the World Health Organization's food banks. Also, she's given to random acts of kindness out of the blue to fans; signed thousands of cd's and sent them to small records shops in the US and UK for Record Shop Day to help keep them in business. also, in 2010 or so: a $4M music education center at the Country Music Hall of Fame, around $25K worth of books and instruments to the NYC school system when she bought her apartment there in 2014; a hefty donation to area food banks in every city on her Eras Tour in 2023.

Reputation might be my all time favorite Taylor swift album but folklore makes it hard to say that with certainty. I went to the reputation stadium tour - every show was like this, not just for the recording of it. You should react to “August” from folklore!

She trains HARD. She runs a treadmill while singing, to prep for this. The Eras tour is three hours. Not only was she selling out the stadiums, but 10k+ people would gather OUTSIDE them to enjoy the music. It is wild, and I love it, and love her.

I didn’t see if it was mentioned, but one senior member of her management company, 13 Management, is Robert Allen, who started out as tour manager for his younger brother’s band back in the late 70’s. You probably know them, a little group called Def Leppard. Robert is drummer Rick Allen’s older brother and joined Taylor at the beginning of her career. Not sure if it was her first ever tour or her first headlining tour, which was for her second album. Def Leppard even did her CMT Crossroads with her during that time (2009-ish). Robert still tours with Taylor to this day, though I think he oversees the tour managers now and doesn’t handle the minutiae any longer. A good chunk of her band has been with her for years. It says a lot about a performer when she retains her people for as long as Taylor does.

I became a serious Swiftie a little less than a year ago. Her music has had the most positive impact on my life of any artist. She's truly life changing. I'm glad you loved this.

Thank you for reacting! I’m a rocker & a Swiftie! Reputation & Red are my favorite albums of hers, though I go back & forth on my favorite of the two! My husband and I have been lucky enough to see her Reputation Stadium Tour as well as her Eras Tour. We were in nosebleed both times, but they were so worth it! I would love to see you react to her era by era. She’s incredible at everything she does.

she's absolutely killing it right now. her shows being 4 hours long? that some serious performance.

She has 368 people just for staging, lighting, and pyro. Does not include the band, dancers and background singers. They all travel with her, and she treats them all very well !

I’d say it’s ’snake skin’. You will see in the rest of the tour 😉

Subscribed! So refreshing to see a take that isn't "she tries too hard" or "I just hate everythinf she does for no real reason." Story time! Multiple exes of mine hated on Taylor Swift without even listening to her music. My current boyfriend was starting to do the same, so I made a playlist of her best songs that you dont hear on the radio. Then, I made sure that playlist was on while I was cooking dinner one night. He came into the kitchen. "This is pretty good. Who is it?" He no longer disses my music without actually listening first.

The production on this video was so improved, GREAT work as usual!!!

The reputation tour she was under different management etc for paying for the tours. For the eras tour, she now has her own company. She owns it all.

GenX Swiftie and former pro singer here. I can't begin to tell you how much I appreciate you being so open to enjoying different types of music and letting TayTay into your world. She is everything I would want to be if I were still performing. From her lyrics to the music, stage performance and sheer presence to the kindness and generosity she so abundantly provides everyone around her, I have the upmost respect for her. You absolutely need to see the Eras Tour movie if you haven't already. It will change your life. 🥰 I subscribed to see more of your authentic reactions!

When this played in Edinburgh at the concert murrayfield stadium the local earth quake sensors detected movement. The atmosphere, the crowd singing and dancing were insane. It was brilliant

This reaction was fire! I love that you said she was "Nat 20" in her outfit 😂. That was perfect. I only have 1 suggestion. There's so much flow in Taylor's music, and even more so in her video and performances, that I would back up 10 seconds or so after a pause so you don't lose some of the impact. There are lines or moves/scenes that just hit so much harder coming right on the heels of what went before.

This was filmed at Dallas cowboys stadium over two nights. It was sold out both nights

You’re at 744 subs now bc me and 4 other ppl just watched this and we all subscribed! We’re hard core swifties. We can pull amazing numbers on anything Taylor Swift! Thanks for doing this. We’re looking forward to seeing your reactions on this journey. Buckle up my guy. lol Keep shining ✨

As a metal head by trade, 2008 I was dabbling in Country and Drum and Bass. I was won over by Pendulum in the DnB world and Taylor Swift in country. Always said I’d go and see her, I saw her on the 1989 Tour in 2015 in the smallest venue she played with just over 11,000 folk in the SSE Hydro here in Glasgow, her only Scottish date till this year. I’ve seen Slipknot, Children of Bodom, Lamb of God and Gojira. None go as hard as Taylor. Her guitar player Paul Sidodi can solo as well as Jim Root or Mark Morton. Her band is superior to many metal bands out there. They are locked in. I’m going to say this, she has her My Chemical Romance moment in her new era with My Boy Only Breaks His Favourite Toys. Very Black Parade from the live streams I’ve seen from Paris this past weekend. The Poets era is going to be massive, the band I think will shred my clothes off at Murrayfield. Yes, I’m away again. I can’t wait till I see her one more time. I’m getting a whole new show from her, folk from the US are offering £30,000 for two tickets. The production is crazy. Even her production crew is crazy, she has a build crew and tear down crews are over 150 strong. There’s about 150 folk involved in the production of the show, I think I read an article that it’s all about 500 folks in total with all reporting to her. She has her own tour company now, Taylor Swift Touring. She does it all, only uses Ticketmaster or AXS as ticket agents. Post Ticketmaster controversy in 2022, I’m half expecting her to do tickets in her next tour. The fact that was the Rep tour and she got 85,000 into AT&T Stadium. Makes me wonder how the Cowboys feel that there’s more folk supporting her winning than the Cowboys do each year. I still think the US leg last year could have been booked a little better with more dates. Here in Europe, we have an Olympics and a Euro football tournament as well this year so she is not doing some of the larger stadiums. Also Barcelona FC are renovating their stadium. I’d reckon that she has left probably a million, maybe even two million tickets on the table across the world. My booking would probably have seen it extended into 2025. Rumours that it may still do that are out there. The 3 Scottish dates had 5.8 million signal they want to go to them. There are 222,000 tickets for those nights. Paris has 31 million applications for just 180,000 tickets. Madrid had similar for 160,000 tickets. Demand is crazy.

She prepared mentally and physically six months prior to her tour. Her training regimen included running on the treadmill every day while singing the entire setlist aloud-”Fast for fast songs, and a jog or a fast walk for slow songs”-following a specialized strength, conditioning, and weights program at her gym, Dogpound, and doing three months of dance lessons.

TS also donated to each city that her tour stops in for the Eras tour. She has shown up at fans homes with gifts. She invites fans to her homes for group listening parties. She showed up at fans Weddings, bridal showers/ wedding showers, birthday parties. She picks which fans by “stalking” them on socials media 😂. She also held a “Swiftmas” every year and picked a handful of fans to send personalized Christmas presents. TS has the most dedicated fans because she stays connected to them. Oh and if she sees a fan walking on the street while wearing her merchandise, she will approach them. She treats her staff and fans amazingly so it’s easy to appreciate her as a person as well as an artist.

As someone who has just been made aware of Taylor’s multi-faceted talents…I had the very same reaction after being coerced to see her perform her newly arranged Eras Tour 😂….but was NOT expecting this! Respect for staying true to music, of any kind 🤜🏻🤛🏻

"Yeah she's nat 20'ing in her wardrobe right now" INSPIRATION FOR YOU, good sir. 😆

I don’t know if anyone else said this, but she goes hard on training to do these shows for the ERAS TOUR she ran on a treadmill for three hours at a time singing the Setlist

As a swiftie and metalhead HELL YEAH i’m subbing

As someone who was initially NOT AT ALL into Taylor Swift in her debut (around Middle school for me) and even through her early career, the best i could say was that she clearly had talent and a following, with a few of her more popular songs from the radio getting me to sing along, but that was it.. When this was on Netflix (fuckingRIP😭) i took a chance and was undeniably, unequivocally, dumbfoundedly shooketh to the nth degree at the dedication and production this woman puts towards creating performances of this caliber AND putting this show on for sold out stadiums EVERY EFFING NIGHT😳 The amount of effort and production value, not to mention her stamina and love for her fans driving her to put forth this quality in her live performance is truly insane. Its corny as hell, but i do not kid you when i say that seeing this on Netflix changed my entire perspective and I'm almost tempted to say life.. this woman truly deserves every accolade shes ever been awarded. I'll stand for Taylor every time. Swifties are the luckiest fans in the world, hands down. Super sick to see someone clearly more passionate about a very different variety of music willing to give credit where its due. This opening of her tour did the same for me🥹

this made me so happy 😭 its so wholesome

Oh if you loved this one you should definitely do more from reputation. Don’t blame me and I did something bad would be great!! Think you’ll really love those two

YOU HAVE TO REACT TO "WE ARE NEVER EVER GETTING BACK TOGETHER 1989 WORLD TOUR (ROCK VERSION)!!!

Another thing that one has to consider is that before reputation she had at best "Bad Blood" for a more darker side. She was gone for a year after the 1989 album. The singles were Bad Blood, New romantics, out of the woods, wildest dreams, Style, Blank Space and Shake it off. That was her vibe. Then radio silence. The first thing we hear after that "Look what you made me do" so everyone sprints to get the album and this is the first track.

Her concerts are always sold out stadiums of up to 70k+ fans. Every night. She just did 4 shows in a row in Paris, all sold out. Her concerts are so incredible and life altering when you experience all that energy and she is epic. 🥰

In prepping for the Eras tour. She did the entire 3+hour long show every single day to get ready. Very devote to her craft. I. Have heard she used to coregraph her own shows… but that is when she started at 16

Great reaction! Thanks appreciate your launch! Good luck bud!

Swift owns her own stages and props, her second stage is identical to this one and her roadies put up the next stage for her next venue as she is on her tour! It’s all hers!!!

Fun watching your reaction! I also like some of your questions...that luckily got answers from the Swifties! Thanks everyone!

If anyone could dual class a bard with a rogue, it would be her, and her a pen would double as a soulknife 😂 As a Swiftie and DND lover, when you started making those references, it made me as happy as this song does 😊 Taytay definitely rolls a nat 20 every time she picks up her dice 🫶🏼🎲

Her concerts are put on by Taylor Swift Productions. So, I would assume that she pays for it all. Not sure if that is how it was during the rep tour...but it was that way with the Eras tour...she even gave all of the truck drivers bonuses. She's good people

I super love this reaction! You just got a new subscriber 😁

I teased my 12 year old and her friends about their Swiftie obsession. Then I read a lot about her and learned there really aren’t any better role models out there right now! She is an incredible person doing everything right these days.

“Why is she so cool!” My thoughts every time I watch her stuff 😅

I am glad to see you doing these reactions. I am a rocker. I love blues and rock. But, it is the reaction people like you who introduced me to Taylor. I heard of her. I did not dislike her. I just did not pay attention to her assuming she was just light pop. I know it's popular to diss this woman. But, it is based on ignorance and just following the crowd. Not based on her music or her. Finding her music because of reactors like you I found her music to be very impressive. And her live videos to be stunning. I have watch several over and over several times because they are so good. I have always loved the dance and music of Old Hollywood musicals. They are just so fun and really very entertaining. Also some of the videos of the old Big Bands. Seeing the choreography of someone like the Nicolas Brothers. Breathtaking. So seeing Taylor and her dancers and the videos I've seen I am just so impressed by her. She is highly talented. One thing I don't understand is this impression by people or where it comes from that she cannot sing well. She is one of the best singers of this era. She writes, sings and dances and does all very well. And given how popular she is with those who see her it is sad to see her so dissed and underrated when she is on par with Beyonce.

I studied TS touring when I was in college for music business. She is a whole business, and to tour at this scale and not go bankrupt is huge. Lady Gaga went bankrupt on her Monster tour, due to her manager/team of that tour. TS has a solid team and I totally believe her and her managers are fully in control.

To get physically fit for tour she ran on a treadmill every day while singing her entire 3 hour set

Wait till you see the rest 😊 this album hits hard and is so good but didn’t get the acclaim it deserved.

I was at this tour in Wembley, England and honestly it's one of my favourite gigs I've ever been to. Unreal.

As a metalhead switftie this is awesome ☺

I love how you're just jamming to the song. Making me smile!!

I upgraded the sound system when I bought my car specifically for this song. I do not regret it.

Yes, many people reacting to the whole Reputation album have said the exact same thing, that they feel rap vibes and it's more "danceable"

I would absolutely LOVE to see your reaction to the “I Did Something Bad” reputation stadium tour version!!! It’s SOOOO good!

I'm so happy this video came up in my suggestions.

I am usually listening to metal and more electronic stuff. I am a 31 year old dude. I was judgemental about her music because of what others said and how it was bad etc. So i got insecure about her. My GF however is the biggest Swiftie I know and we decided to get tickets to her Eras tour and we scored. Saw her yesterday and its the best concert I have ever seen. A swiftie was born yesterday. Taylor rocks!! Some reaction to some of her new songs, from the latest album!

This show, the production level and every aspect, was the same at every single tour stop!! It was an epic experience to see it in person. Her stage alone was 13 stories tall

You should do “I Did Something Bad” from the Reputation tour

this was such a fun reaction video to watch!!!!!

She does this for 3 hours! No breaks.

Please your reaction is such a cool one « ahhh! Why is she so cool » lmao I love both you and taytay

I love this song. The beat and then it is broken by soaring lyrics, she so colors out side of the lines and it’s frigging wonderful.

This is my go to song to start a road trip. It’s my absolute favorite TS song. So glad you liked it!

I knew you’d dig this show. Just do the playlist. It’s so good!!! Also, you sound great 👍🏼 great job 🫶🏼 Also We are never getting back together live in Paris is Taylor as a Rock goddess. Tyce DiOrio did the choreography. He’s so fantastic. They said she couldn’t dance so, she proved them wrong again. You really gave me something to smile about tonight after a sh!t day so thanks for that. 😉🫶🏼

So in high school for a very low key play we would have a whole week of production before a show - I can only imagine the gruelling process to get ready for something like this.

Good for you for being open minded because it really limits people when they won’t broaden their perspectives. When my daughters were growing up and listened to rap, I was like; what the hell? But I opened my mind and saw the depth of talent and that it takes a special kind of talent and skills to rap(especially freestyle) It’s always a good thing to be open minded.

This is so wholesome

My personal favorite songs from her are Haunted from Speak Now and New Romantics off 1989. I’ve been listening to her since 2011, she’s come such a long way!

"why is she so fucking cool" - what i ask myself everytime i see her perform

The most fire concert opening still mmmmmmmhhhhh 🖤🖤🖤🖤💥💥💥

My first video of yours. I LOVE Reputation. It’s an amazing record

He just said glitches with no idea of the significance. I love it.

She sold out this whole stadium tour with absolutely NO media hype whatsoever AND after disappearing from the spotlight for over a year. That how BOSS she is!

“She’s more metal than me.” 👏 subbed sir

Thx for your reaction, I enjoyed watching with you!

This is the first video I've seen of yours, 1 you're hilarious, 2, welcome to the world of being a Swiftie, 3, please keep making videos I needed a laugh and to see this intro again. They took this tour off Netflix! 😢🐍🖤 Thanks for the great video! 🎉

Backstory: Taylor had been shamed into seclusion and nobody saw her for a year. This was her comeback. “They” said she couldn’t sing or dance. So, she proved them wrong. I’m not sure about training for Rep Tour, but for Eras, on top of choreography, she ran on the treadmill every day for 6 months, singing the entire set list for a 3.5 hour show.

First Taylor Swift song I got my kid to play on his subs 😂

Can’t wait for you to watch the Eras tour version of ready for it.

Saw this live. It was insane.

SUPER AWESOME REACTION

Metalhead & fan of Taylor's music here, too :)

I was there with my best friend, such a special memory 🖤

"why is she so fucking cool?!" yeah we all ask ourselves the same question 😂

A production company works for her and basically rents the equipment necessary for the production as well as providing the best of the best workpower. The only thing she technically owns is the stage structure as it was custom built for this tour by StageCo

Even though her style of music isn’t exactly your cup of tea I’m so appreciative you are looking at and appreciating different aspects of her music and not just flat out bitchy about her. If you haven’t already react to I did something bad live a reputation stadium tour (I just look back and realized you did I did something bad like 2 videos ago)

It’s said she runs on a treadmill singing her songs for the tour. I read where she pays all the people involved with her show, around 55 million dollars.