The 26-year-old artist, suffering from a cold but otherwise not showing one iota of rust after a nearly 11-month break from performing live, tore up the stage at Circuit of The Americas in Austin, Texas, positively thrilling the announced crowd of at least 80,000 fans lucky enough to be witnessing in person Swift’s first and only concert of 2016. “I’m Taylor—and welcome to F1 on a Saturday night!” she strutted down stage in a bedazzled black romper, her legs looking a mile long (a bit like the line of people that snaked around the venue who were hoping for a glimpse of the headliner while the Formula 1 United States Grand Prix qualifying was still underway). After blazing through “New Romantics,” “22” and “Blank Space,” Swift took a moment to catch her breath—and wipe her nose, much to the fans’ delight both in person and online. “So here we are tonight in Austin…I have missed you so much,” Taylor said. “I haven’t played a show since we ended the 1989 World Tour last year—and this is going to be my only show of 2016. I got a cold three days ago, so I have to take a tissue break. I’ll sound 40 per cent better after this,” she promised, though judging by the feedback from anyone who was there, she sounded just fine to begin with.