The bright lights on the stage start to flicker as the countdown is up and Taylor Swift is ready to fulfill everyone’s wildest dreams at “The Eras Tour” concert at Arrowhead Stadium on July 7. Swift’s lyrics memorized and concert ‘fits planned, seniors Amelia Likens and Ava Gartelos are prepping for the night of their lives.

Likens, entering her last era of high school, went through the well-known horrors of Ticketmaster to acquire concert tickets.

“The day the tickets were going on sale, I stayed home from school,” Likens said. “I was on Ticketmaster for eight hours, and I got floor tickets.”

Both are lifelong Swifties, attending concerts even as young children. Gartelos is excited to see Swift for the first time since the “reputation” stadium tour.

“I have liked Taylor since I went to the ‘Speak Now’ concert, which was in 2010,” Gartelos said. “I have liked her for 13 years.”

While Likens has her whole outfit planned, incorporating every era into a small part of her outfit, Gartelos is still trying to solidify her main look.

“I’m going to either dress up in the ‘Lover’ or ‘Fearless’ era,” Gartelos said. “[I’ll] probably [wear] a dress and cowboy boots or a skirt.”

Being named “The Eras Tour,” fans get to hear songs pulled from every single album, all consolidated into a three-hour show. Likens looks forward to hearing some of her favorite songs performed live for the first time in a while.

“I’m most excited for hearing ‘The Archer’ and also just hearing all of the music live because I did go to the ‘Speak Now’ tour but I don’t really remember that,” Likens said. “I haven’t been to a concert in so long, so I’m really excited to hear my favorite person in concert. I’ve seen a lot of clips online and it looks amazing.”

In addition to the official setlist, Swift plays two surprise songs at each concert, which are different every time. Gartelos has her hopes up for many of her favorites.

“I have a list — I want her to either replay ‘Death by a Thousand Cuts’ or ‘Sparks Fly,’” she said. 

With all of the excitement, however, Likens is still nervous about possible interferences of the night.

“I’m nervous that I’m going to have to go to the bathroom during the concert or that the merch lines are going to be really long and I’m not going to get merch,” Likens said. “[I’m nervous that] I’m going to get sick the day before. I would go if my legs got chopped off, I would go no matter what. I’ll be standing the entire time — some people like to sit down during the concert — not me.”

For Likens, sparks will definitely fly once she finally gets to see her idol in concert once more. In her eyes, though, it is much more than just a concert.

“This concert means everything to me,” Likens said. “I was talking to my mom about it and I was planning my outfit already and she was like, ‘Isn’t it in several months — why do you have to plan your outfit?’ This is the most important day in my life. This concert means everything to me. The outfit needs to be perfect — everything needs to be perfect — because this is bigger than my wedding day. It’s bigger than everything.”