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Ever since Taylor Swift kicked off her Eras Tour, fans have had questions about the infamous cleaning cart — and now we’re getting answers.
For the uninitiated, Swift, 34, is transported to the stage via an unassuming black “cleaning cart” before popping out to perform. However, it is not an ordinary place to store brooms and mops.
As seen in her Official Eras Tour Book, which hit Target shelves on Friday, November 29, the cart has been decked out for Swift’s comfort. There is a cushioned seat and a green handle on the roof to hold onto.
There are also several cat posters — Swift is a famed feline aficionado, owning three purr-fect pets herself — affixed inside. One is a homemade “Animal of the Day” sign, which in the book, bestowed the honor to Swift’s pet Meredith Grey.
In addition to the cat memorabilia, there was also a postcard image of a waterfront city. Eagle-eyed social media sleuths deduced that it was a picture of Cardiff, Wales, where Swift performed this past summer.
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“I did not expect Taylor to have a picture of Cardiff in the cleaning cart,” one fan wrote via TikTok.
Other Swifties speculated that Swift and her team rotate postcards based on the city in which they are performing at the time. (Swift’s Eras Tour started in March 2023 and wraps later this month, traversing multiple continents.)
Swift wrote her Eras Tour Book to break down the show from her point of view.
Kate Green/Getty Images It’s been a long time coming. With Taylor Swift gearing up to say goodbye to her Eras Tour — a record-breaking show that spanned the globe for nearly two years — she’s taking a retrospective look at her favorite on stage moments, behind-the-scenes secrets and more in her Taylor Swift: The Eras […]
“I’ll never forget the call when I explained my idea of the concept for The Eras Tour to my team,” she penned in the prologue. “At the time, I was working on the Midnights album and if we were to do what I’ve always done, I would’ve embarked on planning The Midnights Tour. But there’s nothing I hate more than doing what I’ve always done.”
She added, “My goal was for every fan to leave that show knowing I gave them absolutely everything I had. I made a promise to myself to be physically and mentally tougher than I ever had been before. To be more disciplined and committed to my health, fitness, and stamina. Thankfully, I’m surrounded by my incredible crew, band, singers, and dancers who all matched my dedication to the massive scale and challenges of this show.”
In the book, Swift charts how she conceptualized each “era” of the setlist, and shared never-before-seen pictures from backstage.