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By Julia Hunt
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In this series, Newsweek is recapping every show Taylor Swift has performed on the Eras Tour, city by city.
Swift called for tissues on stage as she battled through a cold on the first night of her Eras Tour shows in Detroit.
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The "You Belong With Me" singer told fans at the June 9, 2023, concert that she was just recovering and was worried things were about to get "messy." Swift was sat at the piano onstage at Ford Field and was about to sing "Champagne Problems" when she paused and announced that she needed to blow her nose.
"I am going to make a very annoying request that somebody maybe bring me a tissue," she said. "I am kind of at the end of a cold. I just, it's getting to the point where I, it's gonna get messy for me on the piano!"
Spotting a crew member heading her way, she exclaimed: "OK, somebody is bringing my tissue!"
Asking fans to hang on for "one second" she ducked down out of sight and quickly blew her nose, before sitting back up and going on with the show.
Swifties were impressed with the star's vocals given that she was feeling unwell at the concert.
"She was battling a cold and never missed a beat," one TikTok user wrote as another agreed: "Most artists would cancel their shows if they had the slightest inkling of a cold... not Taylor, she battles through to give us powerful performances."
"The show must go on, I admire that," commented a third user as others sent get-well-soon messages to the singer. "What's the starting bid on the tissue?" joked another.
Swift performed a second show at the venue the following night, later saying on Instagram that she'd had "so much fun" in Detroit.
"First time I performed at Ford Field was singing the anthem there in 2006 and I remember thinking it felt impossible for a place to be that big, I was sooo insanely nervous - Thanks to those crowds this weekend for your endless energy and extremely loud scream-singing, you made us feel right at home," she wrote.
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Taylor Swift's Surprise Songs in Detroit
June 9: "Haunted" and "I Almost Do"
June 10: "All You Had to Do Was Stay" and "Breathe"
Learn more about all the record-breaking, sentimental and just downright hilarious moments from Swift's Eras Tour with Newsweek's interactive timeline and map here.
Were you at any of Swift's Detroit shows? Tell us your favorite moment in the comments!
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