By Alyssa Book

Since the cancellation in July, Kentuckiana has been anxiously awaiting country superstar Taylor Swift to come back to a rescheduled performance at the KFC Yum! Center on Oct. 10.

Miss Swift had to reschedule her Speak Now concert in Louisville because she was feeling ill the morning of the performance. Tears and cow girl boots exited the Yum! Center that night, but it only created two more months of excitement to fester inside the prized ticket holders.

The moment the red curtain pulled back, the sold out crowd was up on their feet clapping and awing in the presence of a Grammy award-winning artist.

Wearing a flashy gold dress and her signature cow girl boots, Taylor opened with the track Sparks Fly, and as the chorus set in, fireworks erupted out from stage and that set the bar for the rest of the show.

Swift’s concert stage was set up with a balcony and a winding staircase, which was covered at every point in the show by her and her back up dancers. Her band being dressed in black made her multiple dresses, which all included sparkles and red lips, stick out and exude the look of a true superstar.

Songs had fans screaming in excitement, and dancing was inevitable as songs like Better Than Revenge and Mean had every girl in the house feeling like Taylor’s songs were written specifically for their lives.

My favorite part of the concert was when Enchanted played and Swift sang along with violins and glitter poured out  into the mesmerized audience. Her voice was flawless and the ballerinas swaying across the stage made it feel like a complete fairytale.

The concert ended with an encore performance of her hit ; Love Story.  As she flew over the crowd in a hanging balcony piece, you realized this was way more than a concert. It was a country musical. The set, dancers, and wardrobe brought you inside the imagination of Taylor Swift.

The Speak Now tour was everything I imagined it to be and more. It left me wishing  every night could be filled with fireworks and girl empowering anthems. Taylor Swift  left her crowd “Enchanted” and the standing ovation at the end confirmed why she is the leading lady of country music.