From Taylor Swift closing out her Eras Tour with a revival of her touring anthem “Long Live” to Bruce Springsteen devoting much of his 2024 setlist to the souls of the departed, live music stirred us once again this year in a way that few other mediums can. Here are some of the standout shows that made us feel it ain’t no sin to be glad you’ve alive (and to rack up the service fees to prove it).
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Taylor Swift at BC Place, Vancouver, B.C., Dec. 8
The final night of Swift’s year-and-a-half-long Eras Tour in Vancouver was marked by no big announcements, no special guests, no extra gimmicks, no frills — unless, of course, you take into account that this was the frilliest tour of all time,…