Taylormania
Sutton Coldfield Town Hall
Thursday 9th January 2025
By : Nigel Gambles
Photography by : Studio 55 Photography
Taylormania returned to Sutton Coldfield Town Hall for two sellout shows, featuring Katy Ellis a self confessed “Swiftie”
The auditorium was full glitter, sequins and cowboy hats the anticipation was unbearable for the waiting audience of mainly young girls and boys, mums and in some cases dads. The house lights went down and the screams of joy went up, first the band entered the stage followed by four excellent and energetic dancers and then Katy Ellis looking every bit as good as Taylor. The costumes were custom made based on Taylor Swift’s Tours and music videos, and within 15 minutes we had been through three changes, I was told that Katy likes to change costumes in the show as much as she can. They are all amazing and Katy wears them well.
Through out the show Katy covers all the hits you would expect to hear “Blank Space”, “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together,” “Bad Blood ” “I knew You Were Trouble,” “Cruel Summer,” “Shake It Off,” and one of Katys favourites from the Red era the full 10 minute version of “All Too Well” finally rounding the show off with Love Story.
What more can I say this is one of the most professional and well staged tribute acts I have seen, the lighting was first class teamed with some great pyrotechnics, the sound loud and spot on the dancers and Katy were second to none.
The audience had managed to surround the front of the stage and were singing along to every song word perfect at the tops of their voices and totally immersed in the phenomenon that is Taylor Swift. I managed to ask a few of the audience hat they thought of the show and they were totally captivated by the whole night.
