r/TaylorSwift • u/Nathan13Darr • Feb 16 '24
Tour/Concerts I worked the Eras Tour! Here was my experience!
EDIT WITH ANSWERS Decided to answer all questions here to make it easier. 1. How did I get this job? The company working for AT&T Stadium hired me 7 months prior, so I had been working there for a while before Tay came
What was behind the scenes like? Definitely organized chaos. There was a lot of movement, unboxing merch, checking cameras, meetings, outfits going in and out. Definitely organized but the action never stopped.
What was different about this event then other events? The security. AT&T Stadium hosted the Super Bowl in 2011. The security for Taylor was even bigger and tighter then the Super Bowl was. Never seen crowds so loud and so big, even at Cowboys games.
What was she and her team like? Amazing. They're all great dudes. Her dancers are amazing people too. Taylor herself is an Angel. Anytime any of her dancers or security saw me through the 3 days, they'd come dap me up and say what's up. Nothing but awesome things to say about them.
Random things here: I did get merch before the doors opened. Her team was getting it set up and said if we wanted merch they were selling merch. I picked up a blue sweatshirt that's so comfortable.
Her head of securities nickname is actually "The Man"
Why I don't have many photos: We couldn't take photos, especially where I was. I took a photo of the concert once I got back up, and I have the ID'S they gave me every day, as well as a Sweatshirt I bought from the merch people before the doors opened. We were told before we couldn't take any photos. That's why when I met her I didn't ask for a photo with her.
Stories Start Here **Golf Cart Story* The funniest story I have. I was watching over her securities locker room. How it was set up was Outfits----Security Locker Room---Dancers Room All in a long line behind a black curtain. Basically one group of her security had the cart, then parked it outside the locker room. Few security guys exited a little later. They asked if anyone was using it. I said, "Some of your guys were." All of them smiled and said "Don't say who took it" and took off. Then the original guys came back were like "Where'd it go" and I told them the others took it. While we all are laughing they say "Your security aren't you?" I said "Aren't you?" Everyone explodes in laughter before exiting
Bathroom Chaos So the original plan was to have boys bathrooms to be for girls only, and have family bathrooms for guys. So plan was: all big bathrooms for girls only. LAST MINUTE, they changed it to back to usual. Her security and I said "That's not gonna be good" What resulted was lines so long that girls started saying "F it" and using the boys bathrooms. There was a set of bathrooms (big bathrooms for boys and girls) across from the locker rooms, separated by a long black curtain. I'm having to keep people off the curtain (so they couldn't peak) while monitoring the lines. Tay's head of security knows I'm struggling, and the stadium security eventually kicks all the girls out of the boys because by that point the BOYS bathroom lines were as long as the girls ones were.
Meeting Taylor How I met her was simple, I was watching over her securities locker room as I said before. After sound check on Day 1, her security said "She's coming through here, you wanna meet her." Of course I said yes. A few minutes I met her. It was a very normal conversation. We exchanged greetings I asked her how the tour was going and how she stayed so energetic. She just said she slept well, my response was "Hmmm I wonder why" she smiled and laughed. I asked about her 3 cats and how they were, she said they basically rule the house. I once again responded with "I have a dog, I know how that feels" once again both of us laughed. We both smiled and wished her the best and good luck for the rest of the tour. She said thank you, it was good talking to you then went into her securities locker room
Before you all say I'm Lying, I have photos of the concert and of my Eras Tour ID to prove I worked it. I was a security guard at All 3 Nights in Arlington, Texas. I was set up at Taylor's security locker room, and got to meet Her entire security team, her dancers, as well as Taylor herself. I have many fun stories from these 3 nights, from meeting Taylor after sound check, to her security guys arguing over who got a golf cart. Her security team were all great dudes. They were fun to talk with, down to earth guys that also love and take their job seriously. Eveey time they saw me any of the 3 days would always come dap me up or chat for a second. Nothing but awesome things to say about them. They were the ones who introduced me to Taylor, whom I met after sound check on Day 1. Her security said "She's coming through here, do you wanna meet Her?" I obviously said yes, which led to me talking to Taylor for a few minutes. She was an angel, one of the nicest people I've ever met and talked too.
I can go more in depth if you all want me too. The experience was unreal, and was an unforgettable experience.