“Joy Blackouts” And Post-Concert Amnesia: How Taylor Swift Knew The “Eras” Tour Was Next-Level

“Joy Blackouts” And Post-Concert Amnesia: How Taylor Swift Knew The “Eras” Tour Was Next-Level

>> Stephen: WELCOME BACK,
EVERYBODY. GIVE IT UP FOR LOUIS CATO
AND THE BAND! ALL RIGHT. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. MY GUEST TONIGHT IS A
14-TIME GRAMMY AWARD-WINNING GLOBAL SUPERSTAR. [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] YOU
KNOW HER BECAUSE EVERYBODY DOES. PLEASE WELCOME TO “THE LATE
SHOW,” TAYLOR SWIFT! [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] ♪ ♪
THERE YOU GO. [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] LADIES
AND GENTLEMEN, PLEASE. IT’S SO — >> Taylor: THAT WAS SO NICE. >> Stephen: THEY ARE SO
EXCITED. IT’S SO LOVELY TO HAVE YOU. WE’VE MET BEFORE, YOU’VE
BEEN ON THE SHOW A FEW YEARS AGO, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME
WE’VE HAD A CHANCE TO SIT DOWN AND CHAT. HEY, TAYLOR. >> Taylor: HEY, STEPHEN. >> Stephen: I’M SURE WHAT IT
FELT LIKE WHEN THE BEATLES CAME TO THE ED SULLIVAN
THEATER. >> Taylor: I DON’T KNOW, I
THINK THEY HAD THE WHOLE THING GOING. THAT WAS SO NICE AND
WONDERFUL AND YOU’VE BEEN SO SUPPORTIVE OVER THE YEARS. EVEN VERY EARLY IN MY
CAREER, YOU WOULD JUST SAY THE NICEST THINGS. YOU ARE SO SUPPORTIVE OF
PEOPLE, YOU’RE SO PASSIONATE ABOUT WHAT YOU DO, IT’S A
JOY TO GET TO WATCH YOU AND A REAL HONOR TO ACTUALLY SIT
HERE. >> Stephen: WELL, THAT IS SO
LOVELY. I’M A LONGTIME FAN AND I’M
SO GLAD WE CAN DO THIS. YOUR FANS MOVE MOUNTAINS FOR
YOU ALMOST LITERALLY. I LOVE THIS HEADLINE
“SEATTLE SWFITIES SWFITSWIFTIES MATCH 2.3
MAGNITUE EARTHQUAKE AT TAYLOR SWIFT ERAS TOUR.” I’M CURIOUS, WHEN YOU ARE
PERFORMING TO A EARTHQUAKE LIKE THAT, DO YOU FEEL THAT
ON STAGE? >> Taylor: YES, IT’S INSANE. THE ENTIRE TOUR, THERE WERE
JUST THESE ARE OUT OF CONTROL, OUT OF BODY
EXPERIENCES WE’D HAVE ON STAGE AND I’D HAVE THE SAME
BED, MOST OF MY BAND HAS BEEN WITH ME SINCE I WAS 16
YEARS OLD. WE KIND OF LOOK AT GH WE
KIND OF LOOK AT G EACH OTHER AND GO WOW. THIS IS THE MOST PHENOMENAL
FEELING EVERY SINGLE NIGHT BEING ON THE TOUR AND I’M SO
GLAD WE GET TO RELIVE IT BECAUSE WE HAVE THIS CONCERT
FILM AND DOCUSERIES COMING OUT ON THE 12TH ABOUT THE
ERAS TOUR. >> Stephen: WELL, I WANT TO
GET TO THAT. YOUR ERAS TOUR WRAPPED
ALMOST ONE YEAR AGO. I’VE BEEN HOSTING A
LATE-NIGHT SHOW FOR 21 YEARS. I’VE GOT SIX MONTHS LEFT
HERE APPROXIMATELY. ANY ADVICE ON WHAT TO DO
BECAUSE WE HAVE TO COME DOWN FROM A TWO YEAR TOUR LIKE
THAT I’M SURE THERE’S A LITTLE BIT OF TRANSITION. ANY ADVICE FOR ME? >> Taylor: FOR THE SPECIFIC
SITUATION, NO, BUT I CAN SORT OF SEE FROM AFAR,
RIGHT? I THINK I CAN SPEAK FOR BOTH
OF US, TO SAY THAT WE ARE BOTH VERY PASSIONATE
HYPERACTIVE PEOPLE, RIGHT? >> Stephen: I LIKE THE
GRIND. >> Taylor: IT’S LIKE LET’S
NOT SAY WORKAHOLIC, PASSIONATE, HYPERACTIVE
PEOPLE. >> Stephen: WE ARE WORK
OPPORTUNISTS. >> Taylor: WE LIKE IT. SO I THINK WHEN I TAKE TIME
OFF, IT’S ALMOST LIKE I CAN’T SLOW DOWN THE FACT
THAT I NEED TO GET UP AND DO A LOT OF THINGS TODAY. BUT I CAN CHANGE WHAT THOSE
THINGS ARE, LIKE — LIKE I CAN FIGURE OUT HOW TO CHILL
OUT, BUT I’M NEVER GOING TO BE A CHILL PERSON. >> Stephen: YOU’RE GOING TO
CHILL OUT WITH INTENTION — >> Taylor: LIKE I BECAME —
LIKE I’M BREAD GIRL NOW. [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] OR
LIKE YOU KNOW, THIS ISN’T GOING TO CROSS STITCH
ITSELF, KNOW WHAT I MEAN? HOBBIES ARE KIND OF
INCREDIBLE AND YOU LOVE — YOU LOVE TO DO A MILLION
THINGS TO PREPARE FOR THIS AND YOU GIVE EVERYTHING TO
THE PEOPLE THAT WATCH YOUR SHOW. YOU CAN GIVE THAT TO YOUR
FRIENDS AND FAMILY, YOUR COMMUNITY, — >> Stephen: MY
FRIENDS AND FAMILY DON’T CHAT MY NAME, TAYLOR. YOU TALKED ABOUT THE NEW
DOCUMENTARY BECAUSE I’M SPECIAL OF C AND TWO
EPISODES OF IT ALREADY AND WHEN I DIDN’T REALIZE IS TO
TEAR UP IN BOTH EPISODES. YOUR FANS, IT’S SEEING
ESPECIALLY THOSE YOUNG GIRLS AND WHAT YOU MEAN TO THEM. YOU KNOW IMMEDIATELY LIKE WE
STARTED THOSE TOUR THAT THIS IS GOING TO BE SOMETHING
DIFFERENT? WHEN DID IT HIT YOU THAT
WE’VE ACTUALLY CREATED SOMETHING THAT’S REALLY
ABOVE AND BEYOND YOUR EXPECTATIONS HERE? >> Taylor: IT TOOK A SECOND. I THINK WHEN I FOUND IN THE
BEGINNING, WE WERE SEEING ALL THIS INSANE DEMAND FOR
THE TOUR, BUT I CHALKED IT UP TO I’VE PUT OUT FIVE
ALBUMS. I HAVEN’T GOTTEN TO TOUR ANY
OF THEM AND THEIRS BUILT UP DEMAND. WE ARE REALLY LUCKY TO HAVE
THIS PASSIONATE RESPONSE FROM THE FANS. I DIDN’T REALIZE IT WAS
GOING TO BE THIS UNTIL YOU START HEARING ABOUT PEOPLE’S
EXPERIENCES AT THE SHOW, BECAUSE MY WHOLE LIFE I’VE
BEEN TRYING TO STUDY LIKE HOW DO YOU NOT JUST — NOT
JUST ENTERTAIN PEOPLE, BUT REALLY TRANSPORT THEM OUT OF
THEIR PROBLEMS, THEIR LIFE, THEIR STRESSES? HOW DO YOU REALLY CREATE A
SENSE OF ESCAPE? AND WHEN I WAS READING
ARTICLES WHERE MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS ARE DIAGNOSING
SEVERAL — YOU KNOW, ALL THESE FANS WHO CAME TO THE
ERAS TOUR WITH LIKE POST CONCERT AMNESIA? THEY WERE GETTING LIKE JOY
BLACK OUTS AND I LIKE, OH, OH, MAN, I THINK THIS ONE IS
DIFFERENT, I THINK THE TOUR IS DIFFERENT. IT WAS ULTIMATELY BECAUSE OF
THE FANS CONNECTING WITH WHAT WE CREATED THAT MADE
THE ERAS TOUR WHAT IT IS. SO THANK YOU GUYS, SO MUCH. >> Stephen: WE HAVE TO TAKE
A QUICK BREAK, WE’LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH MORE TAYLOR
SWIFT, EVERYBODY, STICK AROUND!

14-time GRAMMY-winner Taylor Swift joins Stephen Colbert for a four-part conversation that begins with a look at her extraordinary globe-trotting “Eras” tour and the effect it had on her fans. Stick around for three more segments with Taylor Swift and watch “The End of an Era” and “Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour | The Final Show” premiering Friday on Disney+.

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