The two-hour show contained a little bit of everything: a state-of-the-art video wall, a large group of male dancers, about a dozen costume changes and much more.

See the iParty photo gallery from the concert.

The show did not include a surprise special guest to grace the stage with Swift, which has been a staple at most of the “1989” tour stops. (Swift has a chance to right this with her second show on Tuesday night.)

Despite the surprise of no surprise, Swift still easily commanded the Scottrade stage Monday, where she showed her confidence with every strut. She even sounded more assured vocally at times.

The highly choreographed show is a well-oiled piece of machinery, one in which Swift moves expertly from set piece to set piece on a big open stage, featuring props that moved in and out, and an extension that veered far out into and above the arena floor.

Swift opened with “Welcome to New York,” the first single from her blockbuster “1989” album, followed by “New Romantics” (from the deluxe version of the album) and “Blank Space” all big razzle-dazzle productions seemingly inspired by old Hollywood musicals.

For at least half of the concert, she kept things in “1989” mode, performing the majority of the album and little-to-none from early albums like “Taylor Swift” (2006) and “Fearless” (2008).

In fact, there was little sign of early country Swift. Her concert, like her more recent music, continues her dedicated move away from the genre that made her a star, a move that has worked for her. She’s behind some of today's catchiest pop songs.

She said it was nice seeing the strong reaction from the crowd during her first three songs and that’s what keeps her coming back to St. Louis on every tour. Of course, she has family roots here as well. She said her entire family was in the house at the show and that she has spent many a Thanksgiving here. (Swift’s mother was spotted several times walking up and down the arena floor.)

“Thank God we’re playing here (another night),” she said at one point. “I don’t want to leave.”

“I Knew You Were Trouble,” her first non-”1989” track performed, was given a twist, initially performed torch song-style while she sat on the catwalk back-to-back with a shirtless dancer, then reverting to its original style as several other shirtless dancers joined them for perhaps the night’s sole steamy-ish routine.

For all the talk of the bad blood between Swift and fellow pop singer Katy Perry, their shows are similar from the perspective of how mostly family-friendly they are.

“How You Get the Girl” was pure Gene Kelly-inspired featuring the dancers prancing with lighted umbrellas throughout the mock rainy set while Swift performed in a lighted dress. Dancers donned blinged out face masks and darted in and out of rotating doors on “I Know Places.”

She kept it simple for the quieter “You Belong With Me,” “Clean” and “Love Story” — if performing the song at the end of a rotating lift high above the crowd can be called simple. Everyone from Drake to Justin Timberlake has employed a similar stunt on tour.

Swift retreated back to the main stage for “Style,” in which the dancers donned shoes with wheels built into the heels for some roller skating action. They all cavorted in an industrial playground for “Bad Blood.” Swift rocked out on electric guitar for “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together,” one of the night’s most electrifying moments, and then settled into one of the calmest times, seated at piano for “Wildest Dreams” with a bit of “Enchanted” fused in.

Naturally, “Shake It Off” had fans shaking in place in front of their seats as Swift and the dancers took off again on the spinning lift.

Every sold-out seat in Scottrade Center had a plastic bracelet taped to its back that lit up in synchronized fashion as dictated by Swift’s tech crew, creating a wearable special effect for fans.

The young sisters of rock band HAIM, Este, Danielle and Alana Haim, were a good fit for the show, as young empowered women doing it their way. The group told the big crowd to imagine it was in its living room and they were just going to have a jam session, and that’s what it felt like. The song “Forever” was dedicated to Swift.

Promising talent Vance Joy opened with “Riptide,” “Wasting Time” and more from his “Dream Your Life Away” album, along with a capable cover of Sam Smith’s “Stay With Me.”

Taylor Swift, HAIM, Vance Joy

When 7:30 p.m. Tuesday • Where Scottrade Center • How much Sold out • More info Ticketmaster

Taylor Swift setlist, Sept. 28, Scottrade Center

“Welcome to New York”

“New Romantics”

“Blank Space”

“I Knew You Were Trouble”

“I Wish You Would”

“How You Get the Girl”

“I Know Places”

“You Belong With Me”

“Clean”

“Love Story”

“Style”

“Bad Blood”

“We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together”

“Wildest Dreams”

“Out of the Woods”

“Shake It Off”