Bill Clinton Says 'I Get It Now' After Taking Granddaughter and Friends to Taylor Swift's Eras Tour: 'I Was Fascinated'

The former president, who attended Swift's tour alongside thousands of other fans, admitted that he "probably couldn't have" gotten his family backstage at the show even if he tried

Bill Clinton is buying into the Taylor Swift hype.

The former president took his daughter, Chelsea; his granddaughter, Charlotte; and their friends to see Swift's Eras Tour, he admitted on Live with Kelly and Mark on Monday, Nov. 25. Clinton appeared on the show to promote his new memoir, Citizen: My Life After the White House.

"I'd never been to one of her concerts before, and it was — I get it now," Clinton said. "I understand why she has such an impact on people and why a lot of these young girls are so captivated."

And it was a captivating experience for Clinton himself, too. He recalled watching his group of family and friends — who were a wide range of ages — unite over Swift's songs.

"I was fascinated watching our crowd of kids, especially our granddaughter, standing there with the wife of one of Chelsea's friends from 20-plus years ago, and her daughters — and all of them up there singing and they all knew the words to the songs. It was great," the former president said.

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Clinton was impressed by Swift's ability to perform for three hours straight — a "very respectful thing to do for the audience," he said.

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He and his family were just a few among nearly 50,000 people in attendance at the concert, Clinton estimated.

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Kelly Ripa wondered if any of Clinton's guests asked him to "get us backstage" during their visit.

"Actually, they didn't," he said, "and I probably couldn't have."

Swift is currently on her final leg of her Eras Tour, which began in March 2023 and was the first tour ever to gross over $1 billion in ticket sales. The tour will end with her third and final show in Vancouver on Dec. 8.