Taylor Swift was the ultimate pop powerhouse on Thursday night for the first of six sold-out concerts in Los Angeles as part of her Eras Tour.

The multi-Grammy Award-winner, 33, belted out her greatest hits at the SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California — that has a capacity of just over 70,000.

Before taking the stage, fans were treated to opening act performances from Este, Danielle, and Alana Haim of the band Haim and singer-songwriter Gracie Abrams.

A slew of celebrities turned out for the big show, including actress Sofia Carson and Outer Banks star Madelyn Cline. 

It’s been rumored that Swift’s LA shows are being filmed for a possible Eras Tour as some fans have spotted a professional film crew at the venue.

According to TMZ, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department have extensive security measures in place to help them deal with the massive crowds for all six concerts.

The precautions rival those that were put in place ahead of last year’s Super Bowl LVI at the venue, which seats 70,240 guests.

A statement from the LAPD issued Tuesday read that ‘the Department is providing a similar level of visibility as the 2022 Superbowl in order to ensure the safety of the public throughout the Metro System.’

According to the LA Times, Swift’s concerts are predicted to bring ‘$150 million in spending to the area’ as an estimated half a million people are expected to attend.

Swift first appeared in a dazzling rhinestone bodysuit with matching Christian Louboutin boots with the luxury brand’s famous red bottom.

She sported her signature black winged liner and a bright red lip paired with plenty of pink blush.

The ex-girlfriend of Harry Styles wielded a pale pink guitar and sang into a pastel purple microphone with a mic stand that pays homage to her 2019 album Lover.

For her next sparkling look, Swift emerged in a flapper-inspired gold dress with beaded fringe.

She paraded around in a gold variant of her designer rhinestone boots.

The Mean hitmaker traded in her pink guitar for a sparkly silver one that she bedazzled herself the night before her first show in March. 

Swift brought out Haim for a duet midway through the sold-out show.

She and the trio performed their song ‘no body, no crime’ which is featured on Swift’s album Folklore (2020).

For the performance, Swift changed into a ruffled yellow dress with a flirty floral pattern.

She kept the dress on as she sat at the piano to play some of her fan-favorite ballads.

Swift kicked off her stadium tour’s North American leg in Glendale, Arizona in March and it was supposed to wrap up in LA on August 9.

But on Thursday, the Anti-Hero hitmaker added 15 more dates for that will see her return to Indiana, Florida, Louisiana and Ontario, Canada.

‘Turns out it’s NOT the end of an era,’ Swift wrote on Twitter. ‘Miami, New Orleans, Indy and Toronto: The Eras Tour is coming to you in 2024 with @gracieabrams!’

She included an Eras Tour flyer revealing the dates and locations for all the added shows.

Since tour kick off, Swift has been having venue staff hand out light up wristbands to each attendee to wear through the three-hour concert.

But on Thursday night, fans noticed that there was a change to the protocol.

Instead of receiving their bracelets at the stadium’s entrance, concertgoers discovered that the bracelets were placed on every seat in the venue.

Some concertgoers also reported that the wristbands have a slightly different look with a brighter lights.

Swift announced she would be going on tour for the first time in four years last June ahead of the release of her tenth studio album Midnights.

She previously described the tour as a ‘journey’ through all of her musical eras as she’s explored country, pop and folk over the span of her 17-year career. 

After months of excitement, tickets went on sale in November 2022.

But Ticketmaster’s catastrophic pre-sale debacle left pre-verified fans waiting in a virtual line for hours and others unable to purchase tickets at all.

Swift spoke out amid the chaos, telling her devout fanbase that she was just as ‘pissed off’ as everyone else is.

‘It goes without saying that I’m extremely protective of my fans,’ she began in the lengthy post on Instagram. 

‘We’ve been doing this for decades together and over the years, I’ve brought so many elements of my career in house.’

Taylor went on to explain – without mentioning the company by name – that she chose to use Ticketmaster’s Verified Fan system because she thought it would ‘improve the quality of her fans’ experience,’ despite it being ‘really difficult’ for her to ‘trust an outside entity.’

‘I’ve done this SPECIFICALLY to improve the quality of my fans’ experience by doing it myself with my team, who care as much about my fans as I do,’ she continued.

‘It’s really difficult for me to trust an outside entity with these relationships and loyalties, and excruciating for me to just watch mistakes happen with no recourse.’

The Cardigan songstress added that there were ‘multiple reasons why people had such a hard time trying to get tickets’ and that she’s currently ‘trying to figure out how the situation can be improved moving forward.’

‘I’m not going to make excuses for anyone because we asked them, multiple times, if they could handle this kind of demand and we were assured they could,’ she said.

‘It’s truly amazing that 2.4 million people got tickets, but it really pisses me off that a lot of them feel like they went through several bear attacks to get them.’

She concluded her message with a note to those who weren’t able to get their hands on a ticket, writing, ‘All I can say is that my hope is to provide more opportunities for us all to get together and sing these songs.’

It was recently revealed that Swift awarded a whopping $55million in bonuses to those working for her on tour, including her backup dancers, rigging professionals, sound technicians, catering personnel and truck drivers.

The host of this week’s US Open, Los Angeles Country Club, is nestled in the heart of Hollywood but on the course you won’t find a single famous face in sight. That’s because the Beverly Hills course is so exclusive, even celebrities need not apply.

The US Open is returning to LA for the first time in 75 years and heading to LACC for the first time ever this week but the major championship had to fight its way onto the club’s fairways.

For most golf clubs, hosting a major would be an honor but LACC has turned down the US Open time and time again, making it arguably an even more private venue than the host of The Masters, Augusta National.

The closest it ever came to opening its doors to the US Open was in 1986 when pleading factions led to a vote on whether to allow the prestigious course onto the public stage. It was shot down, five votes to four.

While Augusta is renowned for its restricted, exclusive membership of 300 with an invite your only ticket in, LACC’s membership is its best kept secret.

LACC has an extremely selective membership and has long been known for keeping even ‘Hollywood types’ – LA’s most common feature – out of its ranks. If you’re making headlines, you’re likely not making it in.

That’s not to say they’ve tried. Many famous faces of Tinseltown have attempted to muscle their way past the doors. 

Bing Crosby, who famously lived alongside the 14th hole, wasn’t welcomed due to his celebrity status. 

Silver screen regular Randolph Scott also wanted to obtain elusive membership but was spurned.

The tale, according to the book ‘Golf in Hollywood,’ goes that the club informed Scott that they didn’t accept actors, to which he responded, ‘I’m not an actor and I have 50 films to prove it.’ 

Of course, celebrities aren’t short of options in Hollywood. Hillcrest, the famous Jewish club in LA, welcomed the Marx Brothers and George Burns. 

Riviera, which hosts the Genesis Invitational, has the likes of Larry David, Adam Sandler and Sylvester Stallone as members. 

While Justin Timberlake plays his golf at Lakeside as Bob Hope did back in the day in the shadow of the Warner Brothers Studios. 

Bel-Air Country Club, home of many other stars, even allowed some scenes from Tarzan to be filmed on site. 

But as ever, celebrity wants what it can’t have. 

That’s not to say the A-Listers don’t try to get close – but the best view they’re getting is a peek through the hedges. 

The course is bordered by the sprawling mansions of the rich and famous. 

Lionel Richie’s palace, previously owned by Cher, resides by the fourth green. Famed TV producer Aaron Spelling had a 123-room French chateau-inspired property built alongside the 14th hole in 1985. 

Spelling and his family, including his Beverly Hills, 90210 star daughter Tori, no longer reside at the property but they join a notable group of LACC’s former neighbors, which features Hugh Hefner. 

Hefner spent decades throwing his lavish parties by the 13th, where the infamous Playboy Mansion resided. 

Local legend has it that Hefner wanted to build a helipad at the mansion but was shot down by the club, who wouldn’t allow it. He reportedly even offered to join the club in the hope of paving the way to his helipad but club also shot down that request. 

But the Playboy magnate got his own back. Instead of a helipad, he built a zoo filled with monkeys, cockatoos and other exotic birds. 

The incessant chirping and screeching coming from the exhibit adjacent to the 13th green wasn’t the soundtrack the country club would have been looking for. Perhaps they’d have rather the helicopters after all.

Most of LACC’s blue-blooded membership no doubt turned their noses up at Hefner and his frivolities but others appeared to see some perks. 

‘You used to be able to see straight into the backyard,’ member Biff Naylor told Sports Illustrated in 1995. 

‘Early tee times Sunday morning were quite popular because you could look in on all of Saturday night’s partyers passed out by the pool. And occasionally there was even a scantily clad lady to be seen.’ 

However, one name did manage to make it above a locker in the clubhouse – former President Ronald Regan.

Former Dodgers owners Walter and Peter O’Malley, broadcaster Keith Jackson, former football stars Gene Washington and Pat Haden and World Golf Hall of Famer Fred Couples are also among the few who managed to sneak their way in. 

LACC’s membership restrictions didn’t just apply to celebrities either. It didn’t admit any Jewish members until the 1970s, and the first Black member wasn’t admitted until 1991, according to The Athletic. 

Even if you do make the cut, you’d better have deep pockets. 

Members must pay initiation fees ranging from $300,000 to $500,000 and annual dues of $20,000 to $30,000, according to AS.  

And as unrelenting as it is towards its membership criteria, LACC is as equally stubborn when it comes to its rules.

In recent years, golf has seemingly realized we’re now in the 21st century. Most clubs have relaxed their rules, allowing jeans in the clubhouse bar, the use of electronic devices on the property and, god forbid, even hoodies on the course.

But LACC is having none of it. The club has a reputation for being buttoned up, and it is very well-earned.

Members and guests alike must adhere to the club’s strict rules detailed on the Guest Information page of the club’s website in a brief, 1,071 words. 

Trousers are required for men all year round, not matter the weather, and not only are shorts a no-go, the trousers can’t just be whipped off the rack in the pro shop. No, they must be of a ‘tailored nature.’ It also goes without saying that shirts must be tucked in. 

And if you’ve got a late tee time, don’t forget your dinner jacket because after 6pm you’ve got to slip it on inside the clubhouse. 

The women face even tougher requirements. Slacks must be of a tailored nature and must be ankle length or longer, while you’d better have your measuring tape handy if you want to wear a skirt as they must be no shorter than four inches above the knee.

Golf caps are not allowed inside the clubhouse for both men and women but the ladies are permitted a brimmed hat, permitting it co-ordinates with their outfits. No color clashing, please. 

It is a slight improvement from previous rules. Women were reportedly required to play in skirts or dresses until roughly the turn of the century. 

And for the children – yes, that’s right, even children aren’t escaping the rules – under-seven-year-olds ‘must maintain a conservative and modest attire,’ while eight and older must follow the same rules as their parents. Have you ever seen an eight-year-old in a dinner jacket before? 

It goes without saying that denim, clogs, flipflops, jerseys, shorts and leggings are out of the question.  

And once you get past the dress code, you mustn’t forget your electronic devices etiquette. 

Discreetly checking messages on the North and South Courses and Course Cafes is allowed but the use of phones is not permitted on club premises, except in your car or in the Phone Room or ‘Phone Booths’ inside the locker rooms. 

But taking your phone out to snap a photo for your Instagram feed will not be tolerated. 

Identifying the club on any form of social media, including photos, hash tags, comments, posts, location check-ins and more is forbidden, while members and guests are not allowed to discuss membership, events, policies, rules, by-laws or activities on online platforms. 

But all that is set to change this week. The course that has tried to hide itself in plain sight in the middle of the see-and-be-seen crowd Tinseltown, will finally have its moment in the spotlight.

And ironically, with the US Open will come the exact people LACC has been trying to keep out.

Stan Kroenke, owner of the L.A. Rams, Denver Nuggets, Colorado Avalanche and Arsenal, has bought out the entire LACC pro shop for the week to serve as his private suite overlooking the first tee, according to The New York Post. 

Meanwhile, NBC leaned into the Hollywood theme for the advertisement of its coverage of this week’s major. The network rolled out ‘Arrested Development’ actors Jason Bateman and Will Arnett to promote the US Open at LACC. 

And of course, the general public will come traipsing in in their shorts, wielding their cell phones with LACC’s rules not applying to US Open spectators.  

LACC has gradually been unfurling itself to the rest of the world. It hosted the 2017 Walker Cup, when a Scottie Scheffler and Collin Morikawa-led US team routed Great Britain and Ireland 19-7. 

But its US Open hosting duties have burst the dam wide open. The course will continue to put itself on the stage and screen with the 2032 US Women’s Open and the men’s US Open again in 2039.

As much as its tried to shroud itself in mystery, LACC can’t hide this week. All eyes will finally be on the exclusive club when Rory McIlroy and Co. rock up to tinseltown. 

The Chanel Cruise 2023/24 show in Los Angeles on Tuesday was a magnificent affair, with a number of stars dazzling on the red carpet. 

Newlywed Sofia Richie, 24, glowed in a white Chanel blazer, featuring a pale pink feather trim, and lace-trim shorts.

Sofia – who is a big fan of the brand and wore three different Chanel dresses during her wedding weened last moth – styled her blonde tresses halfway brushed back, and opted for delicate makeup.

Lionel Richie‘s daughter was accompanied by her new husband music executive Elliot Grainge, 29, who looked handsome as ever in a dark suit over a cream sweater.

Creative director of Chanel Virginie Viard presented the star-studded cruise collection on the Paramount lot.

The French house recently opened a new store in Beverly Hills, spanning over 30,000 square feet and four levels, making it the largest Chanel boutique in the United States. 

Sofia finalized her outfit with pink Chanel earrings and classy two-toned heels. 

Elle Fanning, 25, showed a glimpse of her toned midriff in a silver and black vest, which was only buttoned on top.

The Maleficent star paired the look with black sequin pants and boots.

The actress wore her long blonde tresses cascading down her shoulders in a straight style.

Kris Jenner, 67, was stylish as ever in a black and white houndstooth pattern blazer and skirt, paired with a black quilted Chanel bag. 

Milla Jovovich, 47, opted for an elegant look in a creamy white blouse tucked into a black mini skirt.

The Resident Evil star teamed the black stockings with classy black pumps and a black purse with white pearl details.

Mila showed off her new halfway shades hairdo as she posed for the shutterbugs.

The beauty accentuated her visage with a touch of blush, pink and black eyeliner, and red lipstick.

Riley Keough, 33, thrilled in a form-fitting black, purple ad white bodysuit, which she paired with black platform heels. 

The Brown Bunny star Chloë Sevigny, 48, showed off her effortlessly cool style in a metallic gold bodysuit and a black trench coat. 

The former Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Lisa Rinna, 59, rocked an all-black sequin ensemble. The reality TV star paired the outfit with a chunky Chanel lock chain and gold belt.

Singer H.E.R., 25, showed off her unique style in a a colorful top and matching bell-bottom pants. 

Andra Day, 38, was chic in a black bodysuit and black and red print Chanel co-ord. The songstress paired the ensemble with a matching purse.

Actress Christina Milian, 41, looked red hot in a vibrant puffer jacket worn over a black bra and black leather pants. 

She wore her dark tresses in long braids and opted for a red-hue eyeshadow palette to match her jacket. 

Laura Love shoed off her endless legs in a pair of black shorts and a colorful sweater with gold buttons. 

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Published: 23:44 EDT, 4 May 2023 | Updated: 00:56 EDT, 5 May 2023