Daily Briefing: Taylor Swift is coming home - sort of

ALSO: Think Taylor Swift tickets were expensive? The Patriots might be giving her a run for her money. Advertisement [eNewspaper]( | [Crosswords]( | [Horoscopes]( [Read in browser]( [Read in browser]( The Daily Briefing YOUR MORNING NEWS ROUNDUP Tue May 16 2023 Will Richmond | Managing Editor Communities & R.I. [@Will_Richmond]( Good morning, I'm Will Richmond at The Providence Journal and this is the Daily Briefing. It's approximately 75 miles between Watch Hill and Foxboro so that makes Taylor Swift's upcoming performances at Gillette Stadium a vacation homecoming of sorts. Swift will be taking over the Patriots' home field on Friday, Saturday and Sunday this week, marking her only New England appearance during the Eras tour. It would also serve to expect that many Rhode Islanders will be in attendance, or at least, will be driving their kids and maybe some friends to a show. Now while we don't know if Swift will be staying at her Watch Hill home in between shows, we do know what to expect if you're going to attend one of the concerts. The Journal's Katie Landeck has rounded up all the information on everything related to the concerts so you don't have to go searching. [Syndication The Tennessean Taylor Swift The Eras Tour May 5, 2023, in Nashville] Taylor Swift performs at Nissan Stadium in Nashville , Tenn., Friday, May 5, 2023. Nicole Hester/The Tennessean/USA TODAY NETWORK Whether it's what to know about parking to what you can and can't bring into the stadium to will you need a cardigan, Katie has all the information to get you out of the woods, so you can stay, stay, stay and enjoy the shows. And that's not all. Katie also takes a look at Swift's previous concerts to try and crack the code into what the mystery songs likely to be performed this weekend could be. Her two guesses have ties to Rhode Island and Foxboro, but also fit some of the other criteria that has so far played out at Swift's concerts. Check out Katie's [what-to-know story]( and see if you agree with her [mystery songlist choices.]( Couldn't get Taylor Swift tickets? A subscription to The Providence Journal might be the next best thing. [Find our latest offer here.]( WORTH A READ • Are tiki bars offensive? [How Hawaiian bartenders are reclaiming the mai tai.]( • [Can AI predict a person's Alzheimer's risk?]( UMass Chan researchers say yes. • The New England Patriots haven't won a Super Bowl in more than four years but for 2023 [they are tops in the NFL in another category.]( [Today's Weather]( ☼ Mostly sunny and breezy. Highs in the low-80s TOP STORIES [Charlotte Lester's family believes someone took her life]( [Charlotte Lester holds one of her children almost 20 years ago. 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