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Taylor Swift’s Record-Breaking Eras Tour: See the Setlist

by Lorie Liebig August 10, 2023, 5:18 pm

On Wednesday (August 9), the extensive first leg of Taylor Swift ‘s career-spanning Eras Tour came to a triumphant close. During the final performance of six straight nights at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, the 33-year-old hitmaker announced that a re-recorded version of her 2014 album  1989  will be released on October 27.

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The news is just the latest in a sea of special announcements and surprises that have coincided with Swift’s first headlining tour in five years. Since kicking off on March 17 in Glendale, Arizona, The Eras Tour has been Swift’s platform to share news directly with her dedicated fans. Along with the release dates for Speak Now (Taylor’s Version) and the extended edition of her 2022 album Midnights , she debuted her music videos for “Karma” and “I Can See You” from the stage. 

The special connection that Swift has fostered with her massive fanbase has helped land The Eras Tour in the history books. The U.S. Justice Department launched a formal investigation into Ticketmaster after unpredicted demand for the tour caused the site to crash during its initial pre-sale.

On a more positive note, sales of beads and craft supplies rose due to thousands of fans creating Swift-themed friendship bracelets to exchange at show dates. The Eras Tour is also on track to become the highest-grossing concert tour in history , breaking a sales record previously held by Elton John.

[RELATED: Taylor Swift Reveals the Release of  1989 (Taylor’s Version)  After Final Eras Show]

If you didn’t get to see Swift’s visual spectacle, which includes vignette performances of songs from each of her past albums, you’re in luck. Additional U.S. dates were recently announced for 2024 , with more dates expected to be unveiled in the coming months.

If you don’t have your tickets to the Eras Tour yet, you can get them on StubHub , where orders are 100% guaranteed through StubHub’s FanProtect program. StubHub is a secondary market ticketing platform, and prices may be higher or lower than face value, depending on demand.

Check out the full setlist of Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour below:

Taylor Swift Eras Tour Setlist

• “Miss Americana & the Heartbreak Prince”
• “Cruel Summer”
• “The Man”
• “You Need to Calm Down”
• “Lover”
• “The Archer”

Fearless Era:

• “Fearless”
• “You Belong With Me”
• “Love Story”

Evermore Era:

• “’tis the damn season” (replaced with “No Body, No Crime” ft. HAIM on July 22)
• “willow”
• “marjorie”
• “champagne problems”
• “tolerate it”

Reputation Era:

• “…Ready for It?”
• “Delicate”
• “Don’t Blame Me”
• “Look What You Made Me Do”

Speak Now Era:

• “Enchanted”
• “Long Live” (added July 7)
• “22′
• “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together”
• “I Knew You Were Trouble”
• “Nothing New” (performed only on dates with Phoebe Bridgers as support)
• “All Too Well (10 Minute Version)”

Folklore Era:

• “invisible string” (replaced by “the 1” on March 31)
• “betty”
• “the last great american dynasty”
• “august”
• “illicit affairs”
• “my tears ricochet”
• “cardigan”
• “Style”
• “Blank Space”
• “Shake It Off”
• “Wildest Dreams”
• “Bad Blood”

Surprise Set:

• Surprise song #1, played on guitar
• Surprise song #2, played on piano

Midnights Era:

• “Lavender Haze”
• “Anti-Hero”
• “Midnight Rain”
• “Vigilante Shit”
• “Bejeweled”
• “Mastermind”
• “Karma”

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Taylor Swift Eras Tour: The Full Setlist From Opening Night

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Are you ready for it? Taylor Swift ‘s Eras Tour is finally here.

The 52-date trek kicks off Friday night in Glendale, Ariz., at State Farm Stadium with openers Gayle and Paramore. This marks Swift’s first tour since the Reputation Stadium Tour in 2018, as her 2020 Lover Fest was canceled before it even began due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Since then, Swift has released three studio albums — “Folklore” and “Evermore” in 2020 and “Midnights” in October 2022 — in addition to re-recording “Fearless” and “Red” (which both came with bonus tracks) in 2021.

Overwhelming demand for tickets when they went on sale in November caused Ticketmaster to crash, resulting in disappointment for hundreds of thousands of fans. The tour broke the record for the most concert tickets sold by an artist in one day with 2.4 million, and the Ticketmaster debacle even led to a hearing in Congress over the lack of competition in the ticketing industry. Long story short, those seeing Swift perform tonight are on holy ground — and the rest will just have to tolerate it.

See the full setlist for opening night of the Eras Tour below (updating live).

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Visualizing Taylor Swift Eras Tour's epic 44-song set list and tracking its surprise songs

The eras tour encompasses 44 songs across taylor swift's 10 albums over a three-hour set..

Taylor Swift opened The Eras Tour, her first tour concert since 2018 , on March 17 in Glendale, Arizona, which was temporarily, but officially, renamed Swift City for two days. 

The tour runs through Aug. 9, and was originally slated for 52 shows across 20 U.S. cities. In June, Swift announced an additional show in Los Angeles for Aug. 7.

She also announced over 50 more shows for the international leg of the tour that will run from August of this year through August 2024, and take place in at least 18 countries.

MORE: Visual look at The Eras Tour stage

Cities on the tour

Each of her shows ran for over three hours and included a 44-song set list. Of those 44, 42 songs were on the main set list and are expected to be played at every show. They include songs from nine of her 10 studio albums.

Songs from main set list by album in order they're played

And the remaining two songs on the 44-song setlist included two surprise songs that were unique to each show. As she explained on opening night before playing the track "mirrorball":

“The plan, the goal, would be to play different songs every single night and never repeat one. Right? So that when you heard one on this tour, you would know it’s the only time that I was going to play it in the acoustic set, unless – caveat – unless I mess it up so badly that I have to do it over again in some other city. Send your best wishes toward me that I don’t do that.”

Each show's surprise songs by album

Swift's discography includes 199 songs from her 10 studio albums, including vault tracks and tracks from deluxe editions, but not additional versions of songs. With 42 of those on the main set list, that leaves over 150 songs as possibilities for surprise songs on the tour, not including songs she's written that aren't on her studio albums.

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Here’s The Complete ‘Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour (Taylor’s Version)’ Songs Setlist

Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour concert film has reached its final form (for now, at least): Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour (Taylor’s Version) is now streaming on Disney+. This edition of the Swift movie adds some new songs: “Cardigan” is now part of the main set, while acoustic versions of “I Can See You,” “Death By A Thousand Cuts,” “You Are In Love,” and “Maroon” are included as a post-credits bonus.

ALL three and a half hours of Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour (My Version), including “cardigan” and FOUR new acoustic songs, are now YOURS to stream anytime you want on @DisneyPlus 🫶 https://t.co/EJoVNJhCEm pic.twitter.com/8ifDP12byF — Taylor Swift (@taylorswift13) March 15, 2024

Check out the movie’s full setlist below.

Taylor Swift’s Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour (Taylor’s Version) Songs Setlist: Lover era

1. “Miss Americana & The Heartbreak Prince” 2. “Cruel Summer” 3. “The Man” 4. “You Need To Calm Down” 5. “Lover” 6. “The Archer”

Taylor Swift’s Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour (Taylor’s Version) Songs Setlist: Fearless era

7. “Fearless” 8. “You Belong With Me” 9. “Love Story”

Taylor Swift’s Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour (Taylor’s Version) Songs Setlist: Evermore era

10. “Willow” 11. “Marjorie” 12. “Champagne Problems” 13. “Tolerate It”

Taylor Swift’s Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour (Taylor’s Version) Songs Setlist: Reputation era

14. “Ready For It?” 15. “Delicate” 16. “Don’t Blame Me” 17. “Look What You Made Me Do”

Taylor Swift’s Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour (Taylor’s Version) Songs Setlist: Speak Now era

18. “Enchanted” 19. “Long Live”

Taylor Swift’s Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour (Taylor’s Version) Songs Setlist: Red era

20. “22” 21. “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together” 22. “I Knew You Were Trouble” 23. “All Too Well (10 Minute Version)”

Taylor Swift’s Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour (Taylor’s Version) Songs Setlist: Folklore era

24. “The 1” 25. “Betty” 26. “The Last Great American Dynasty” 27. “August” 28. “Illicit Affiars” 29. “My Tears Ricochet” 30. “Cardigan”

Taylor Swift’s Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour (Taylor’s Version) Songs Setlist: 1989 era

31. “Style” 32. “Blank Space” 33. “Shake It Off” 34. “Wildest Dreams” 35. “Bad Blood”

Taylor Swift’s Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour (Taylor’s Version) Songs Setlist: Surprise songs

36. “Our Song” 37. “You’re On Your Own Kid”

Taylor Swift’s Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour (Taylor’s Version) Songs Setlist: Midnights era

38. “Lavender Haze” 39. “Anti-Hero” 40. “Midnight Rain” 41. “Vigilante Shit” 42. “Bejeweled” 43. “Mastermind” 44. “Karma”

Taylor Swift’s Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour (Taylor’s Version) Songs Setlist: Credits

45. “Long Live (Taylor’s Version)” (studio recording)

Taylor Swift’s Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour (Taylor’s Version) Songs Setlist: Bonus acoustic songs

46. “I Can See You” 47. “Death By A Thousand Cuts” 48. “Our Song” 49. “You Are In Love” 50. “Maroon” 51. “You’re On Your Own, Kid”

Here Are All the Songs in ‘Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour’ Movie

Find out which songs from the tour setlist were cut

Taylor Swift’s “The Eras Tour” concert film premiered in October to an enthusiastic crowd of celebrities, fans and of course Taylor’s team, with the star of the film in attendance. As one of the first to see the film, TheWrap got the scoop on which songs from the wildly popular tour made the film, and which songs were cut.

After making speeches in multiple auditoriums for separate audiences, Swift, clad in a sky blue floral-patterned dress (probably in theme for “1989 (Taylor’s Version) with her hair pinned up like the signature bob she had when that album first came out), sat back to enjoy the film’s premiere in one of the IMAX screening rooms with her background vocalists and publicist Tree Paine.

The documentary runs 2 hours and 48 minutes, slightly shorter than Swift’s three-hour setlist and performance, which she has brought to 17 of the United States so far in addition to Mexico. The European leg will kick off in November, with Swift returning for 15 more U.S. shows in October and November of 2024. And now you can rent “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour” on digital to watch at home. Read on for the 41 songs that made the cut to truly represent all 10 of Swift’s eras.

Now that the film is heading exclusively to Disney+ for streaming , additional acoustic surprise songs will make it into the film, all of which were filmed during the Los Angeles SoFi shows.

Here are all the songs in “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour”:

Lover (5 songs)

• “Miss Americana & the Heartbreak Prince”
• “Cruel Summer”
• “You Need to Calm Down”

Fearless (3 songs)

• “You Belong With Me”
• “Love Story”

Evermore (4 songs)

• “Champagne Problems”
• “Tolerate It”

Reputation (4 songs)

• “Ready for It”
• “Don’t Blame Me”
• “Look What You Made Me Do”

Speak Now (1 Song)

• “Enchanted”

Red (4 Songs)

• “We Are Never Getting Back Together”
• “I Knew You Were Trouble”
• “All Too Well (10-Minute Version)”

Folklore (6 Songs)

• “Last Great American Dynasty”
• “Illicit Affairs”
• “My Tears Ricochet”

1989 (4 Songs)

• “Blank Space”
• “Shake It Off”
• “Bad Blood”

Surprise (1 Guitar & 1 Piano)

• “Our Song” (Guitar)
• “You’re on Your Own Kid” (Piano)

Midnights (7 Songs)

• “Lavender Haze”
• “Anti-Hero”
• “Midnight Rain”
• “Vigilante Shit”
• “Bejeweled”
• “Mastermind”

* “Long Live (Taylor’s Version)” plays in the credits.

Songs From the Concert That Aren’t in the Film

• “The Archer”
• “Tis the Damn Season” which was later swapped for “No Body No Crime (Feat. Haim)”
• “Invisible String”
• “Cardigan” *
• “Wildest Dreams”

* “Cardigan” will be included in the version of the film that arrives on Disney+.

Surprise Songs Filmed (in Los Angeles at SoFi Stadium)

• “I Can See You”
• “You Are in Love”
• “Death by a Thousand Cuts”
• “You’re on Your Own Kid”

Songs Added Back Into the “Eras Tour” Film for the Digital Release

• “Long Live”

4 Secret Song in “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour (Taylor’s Version)” on Disney+

• “Maroon” from “Midnights”
• “Death By a Thousand Cuts” from “Lover”
• “You Are in Love (Taylor’s Version)” from “1989 (Taylor’s Version)”
• “I Can See You (Taylor’s Version)” from “Speak Now (Taylor’s Version)”

Read here for a full list of all the surprise songs Swift has performed so far.

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Taylor Swift has created a setlist of dreams for The Eras Tour! Here is every song she performs in concert broken down era by era (including her surprise changes)...

Taylor Swift finally got back on the road in 2023 and she's been wowing ludicrously large audiences at stadiums all over the world. The Eras Tour is the gift that keeps on giving – it's even available to stream and watch worldwide after Taylor announced The Eras Tour Film , which is now on Disney+.

The 34-year-old songstress blew everyone away when she stepped out to a 69,000-strong crowd on the opening night and delivered a 44-song performance across 10 different sets – fans were not expecting such a massive set list, including songs from every era, from ' Speak Now ' to ' Reputation '.

Each and every night, Taylor surprises the audience with two acoustic songs that she's never performed before on the tour and won't repeat again.

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The aptly named tour – which has been made into a concert film – celebrates not just Taylor's most recent release but all of the album cycles that have come before it, meaning there is a mind-bogglingly huge collection of songs the star could have drawn from when curating her setlist.

And from April 19th there will be even more songs on the set list, as her brand new album 'Tortured Poets Department ' comes out then.

So here's every song Taylor sings on The Eras Tour, complete with all the surprise switch-ups she makes to her setlist...

Taylor Swift's Eras Tour set list

Taylor's show is divided into 10 eras that signify every single one of her albums, with each set came a wave of nostalgia, self-referential looks and smash-hits that span her 17-year-long career. Read the full list below:

• 'Miss Americana & the Heartbreak Prince'
• 'Cruel Summer'
• 'The Man'
• 'You Need to Calm Down'
• 'Lover'
• 'The Archer'
• 'Fearless'
• 'You Belong With Me'
• 'Love Story'
• ''tis the damn deason'
• 'willow'
• 'marjorie'
• 'champagne problems'
• 'tolerate it'
• '…Ready for It?'
• 'Delicate'
• 'Don’t Blame Me'
• 'Look What You Made Me Do'

The Speak Now Era

• 'Enchanted'
• 'Long Live'

The Red Era

• '22'
• 'We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together'
• 'I Knew You Were Trouble'
• 'Nothing New' featuring Phoebe Bridgers (during shows she's a support act)
• 'All Too Well (10 Minute Version)'

The Folklore Era

• 'invisible string' / 'the 1'
• 'betty'
• 'the last great american dynasty'
• 'august'
• 'illicit affairs'
• 'my tears ricochet'
• 'cardigan'

The 1989 Era

• 'Style'
• 'Blank Space'
• 'Shake It Off'
• 'Wildest Dreams'
• 'Bad Blood'

The Surprise Acoustic Set

• Surprise song on guitar
• Surprise song on piano –  Read the full list of acoustic songs here

The Midnights Era

• 'Lavender Haze'
• 'Anti-Hero'
• 'Midnight Rain'
• 'Vigilante Shit'
• 'Bejeweled'
• 'Mastermind'
• 'Karma'

Prior to The Eras Tour, Taylor hadn't toured since 2018 when she embarked on her 'Reputation World Tour'. She has since released 'Lover' in 2019, 'Folklore' and 'Evermore' in 2020, her re-recorded albums ' Fearless (Taylor's Version) ' and ' Red (Taylor's Version) ' in 2021, and of course ' Midnights ' at the end of 2022 – wow!

There were a lot of tunes that fans were theorising that Taylor would bring to the stadium stage, with many guesses ringing true on opening night!

Since 2019, Taylor has released 72 brand-new tracks and a further 15 from 'The Vault' as part of her re-releases – so it comes as no surprise that she's packed in as many songs as she could with her setlist!

In total, the songwriter has released 10 studio albums and two re-recordings and she even announced 'Speak Now (Taylor's Version)' live in concert in Nashville! Who knows what other secrets she'll reveal whilst on tour...

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Your Complete Guide to the Eras Tour Set List — Including the Changes For the Movie

Updated on 10/12/2023 at 11:01 AM

The first leg of Taylor Swift's Eras Tour ended this August, but fans get to relive the magic of the show thanks to the Eras Tour film . In the movie, released Oct. 13 in theaters worldwide, fans can experience Swift's live show on the big screen (and tickets are a lot cheaper).

During the tour, which started back in March, Swift has sampled songs from throughout her career. While fans always knew her set list was never going to be able to include the entirety of her vast catalog, the musician did her best to give fans a song from almost every one of her eras (only her debut album, "Taylor Swift," didn't get its own official section of the set list). And before wrapping up her first set of US dates, Swift revealed the imminent arrival of "1989 (Taylor's Version)," which will be released Oct. 27.

And if the Swifties in your life seem a little intense about deciphering clues in the set list and Swift's tour outfits, you can't blame them. The Grammy winner has a proven record of dropping clues for her fans to find. For example, on Aug. 9 she debuted new blue versions of her Eras Tour costumes to celebrate the "1989 (Taylor's Version)" reveal at the end of the show. And earlier in the tour, Swift removed "Invisible String" — which is believed to be about boyfriend Joe Alwyn — from her set list days before news broke that the pair had split .

As you head to the Eras Tour film (or look forward to tour dates to come in late 2023 and 2024), we've rounded up every track she's performed during the Eras Tour so far, organized by album. That includes surprise songs and special guests like Phoebe Bridgers , Ice Spice, HAIM, and Maren Morris. Ahead, check out all of the songs Swift has played on her Eras Tour, as well as each set list change and surprise track.

Taylor Swift Eras Tour Debut Album Set List

Swift hasn't been playing any songs from her self-titled debut consistently, but she brought out "Tim McGraw" on March 17 in Glendale and "Our Song" on March 24 in Las Vegas as acoustic surprises. On April 22, she surprised Houston fans by playing "A Place in This World," and the following night she performed "Cold as You." She also played "Teardrops on My Guitar" in Nashville on May 5.

On May 19, Swift played "Should've Said No" from her debut album in Foxborough, MA. The following night, she performed another song from her debut, "Invisible." On June 30 in Cincinnati, she performed "I'm Only Me When I'm With You." On July 14 in Denver, she sang "Picture to Burn." During the July 24 show in Seattle, she performed "Tied Together With a Smile." On Aug. 4, she once again played "Our Song."

Taylor Swift Eras Tour "Fearless" Set List

Swift's set list includes three songs from her "Fearless" era: "You Belong With Me," "Love Story," and "Fearless."

She also surprised fans with "Jump Then Fall" at her April 2 show in Arlington, TX, and "You're Not Sorry" at her April 21 performance in Houston. On April 28, she wowed fans in Atlanta with a rendition of "The Other Side of the Door," and on May 5 she graced Nashville fans with "Fifteen."

Swift took a special request from her friend Lena on May 13 and played "Forever & Always" for her Philadelphia fans. Also in Philadelphia, on May 14, the Grammy winner performed "Hey Stephen" for the crowd, before honoring her mom for Mother's Day by breaking out "The Best Day."

On June 3, she brought special guest Maren Morris on stage to perform "You All Over Me." On June 10, she performed "Breathe." Vault track "Mr. Perfectly Fine" made its live debut on June 16, and Swift sang "If This Was a Movie" on June 23. On Aug. 25, she performed "Tell Me Why."

Taylor Swift Eras Tour "Speak Now" Set List

Swift has consistently played one song from "Speak Now" at all of her shows — "Enchanted."

She also added the song "Ours" at her March 31 tour stop in Arlington, TX, and performed the titular song from the album during her April 13 performance in Tampa, FL. She went on to play "Mean" on April 15, also in Tampa. She also played "Sparks Fly" and "Mine" at her May 5 and May 7 shows in Nashville. She then sang "Haunted" on June 9, "The Story of Us" on June 17, and "Dear John" on June 24.

On July 7 and 8 in Kansas City, Swift celebrated the release of "Speak Now (Taylor's Version)" by adding "Long Live" to the "Speak Now" portion of the set list, and it seems to be a permanent addition to the concert. For the surprise songs on July 7, Swift sang "Never Grow Up" and "When Emma Falls in Love." Then on July 8, she performed "Last Kiss."

On July 14 in Denver, Swift performed the vault track "Timeless," and the next night she performed "Back to December." On July 28, she sang the vault song "Castles Crumbling," and on Aug. 3, she performed another song from the vault, "I Can See You."

Taylor Swift Eras Tour "Red" Set List

Swift has played "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together," "22," and "All Too Well (10 Minute Version)" from "Red" at each of her shows so far. She also brought out Phoebe Bridgers to play "Nothing New" from "Red (Taylor's Version)" in Nashville on May 5 and 6, and she and Bridgers performed the show every night that Bridgers opened in May.

Swift also surprised fans with "State of Grace" on March 18 in Glendale, AZ; "Sad Beautiful Tragic" on March 31 in Arlington, TX; "The Lucky One" on April 2, also in Arlington; and "Treacherous" on April 13 in Tampa, FL. She then brought out "Begin Again" in Houston on April 23 and played "I Bet You Think About Me" in Atlanta on April 30.

On May 12, she took a special request from her guest performer Bridgers and performed "Come Back... Be Here" during her Philadelphia show. Then on May 19, in Foxborough, MA, she pulled a song from the vault and performed "Better Man" from "Red (Taylor's Version)."

After her piano was damaged due to rain exposure, Swift performed "Red" on her guitar during the May 21 show in Foxborough. A few days later, on May 26 in East Rutherford, NJ, she surprised the crowd with "Holy Ground."

In June, Swift performed quite a few "Red" songs during the surprise portion of the show. On June 4, she did "The Moment I Knew." On June 9, she performed "I Almost Do," and on June 16, she sang "The Last Time." The next surprise song on "Red" came July 15 when she sang "Starlight." On July 22, she sang "Everything Has Changed" (without collaborator Ed Sheeran ), and on July 23 she sang "Message in a Bottle." On July 29, she sang "Stay Stay Stay."

Taylor Swift Eras Tour "1989" Set List

Swift has been playing "1989"'s "Blank Space," "Style," "Shake It Off," "Bad Blood," and "Wildest Dreams" at all of her shows.

She also played "Clean" on April 1 in Arlington, TX, and "Wonderland" on April 21 in Houston. She then surprised fans with "How You Get the Girl" in Atlanta on April 29 and performed "Out of the Woods" in Nashville on May 6. On May 13, she played "This Love" near the end of her Philadelphia show, and on May 28, she performed "Clean" and "Welcome to New York" in New Jersey.

The pop star then kicked off June in Chicago with a June 2 performance of "I Wish You Would." And on June 10, she performed "All You Had to Do Was Stay." On Aug. 4, Swift sang "You Are in Love," and on Aug. 8 she sang "I Know Places." Then on Aug. 9, she performed "New Romantics" as the surprise song, making "1989" the first album to have all its songs performed on the Eras Tour.

Taylor Swift Eras Tour "Reputation" Set List

Swift's "Reputation" picks include "...Ready For It?," "Don't Blame Me," "Delicate," and "Look What You Made Me Do."

She also surprised fans with "Gorgeous" on April 29 in Atlanta. Later, on May 26, she brought surprise guest Jack Antonoff on stage during her May 26 concert in East Rutherford, NJ, to perform "Getaway Car." On July 1 in Cincinnati, Swift sang "Call It What You Want." On July 22, she sang an acoustic version of "This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things." On Aug. 7, she sang "Dress," and on Aug. 8 she performed "King of My Heart." The next day, she performed "New Year's Day" as the surprise song.

Taylor Swift Eras Tour "Lover" Set List

Swift has played the "Lover" tracks "Cruel Summer," "Lover," "The Man," "The Archer," "Miss Americana & the Heartbreak Prince," and "You Need to Calm Down" at all of her shows.

She also played "Death by a Thousand Cuts" on April 1 in Arlington, TX. Then, on May 21, she treated Foxborough, MA, fans to a performance of "I Think He Knows." She dipped back into her "Lover" album on May 27 when she performed "False God" in East Rutherford, NJ. And Swift performed two "Lover" tracks during her time in Minneapolis. On June 23, she sang "Paper Rings," and on June 24, she sang "Daylight." On July 29, she sang the bonus track "All of the Girls You Loved Before." On Aug. 5, she once again performed "Death by a Thousand Cuts."

In Mexico City, Swift played three "Lover" tracks for the first time on the tour. On Aug. 24, she sang "I Forgot That You Existed." Two nights later on Aug. 26, she performed fan-favorite "Cornelia Street." And during the final Mexico City date on Aug. 27, she performed "Afterglow."

Taylor Swift Eras Tour "Folklore" Set List

From "Folklore," Swift has performed "Cardigan," "The Last Great American Dynasty," "My Tears Ricochet," "August," "Illicit Affairs," and "Betty" at all of her shows. She played "Invisible String" at her first three shows and switched to playing "The 1" on March 31 in Arlington, TX.

She also surprised fans with "Mirrorball" in Glendale, AZ, on March 17 and "This Is Me Trying" on March 18. On April 15, she played "Mad Woman" for fans in Tampa, FL. After taking a break from surprising fans with "Folklore" songs, Swift performed "The Lakes" in Chicago on June 2 and "Seven" on June 17. On Aug. 7 she sang "Exile," turning the duet into a solo.

Taylor Swift Eras Tour "Evermore" Set List

From "Evermore," Swift has been playing "Willow," "Champagne Problems," "'Tis the Damn Season," "Tolerate It," and "Marjorie." During the July 23 and 24 shows, Swift got rid of "'Tis the Damn Season" and replaced it with "No Body, No Crime," which she performed with the opener, Haim. It seems that change will remain in place during shows opened by the band.

She also played "Cowboy Like Me" on March 25 in Las Vegas, and on April 28, she performed "Coney Island" live for the first time in Atlanta. On May 12, she delighted fans in Philadelphia by playing "Gold Rush" in honor of the city's NFL team, the Eagles. In Cincinnati, she sang "Evermore" on June 30, and "Ivy" on July 1. Then on July 8, she sang "Dorothea." On July 28, she sang "Right Where You Left Me."

Taylor Swift Eras Tour "Midnights" Set List

Swift's "Midnights" selections are "Lavender Haze," "Anti-Hero," "Midnight Rain," "Vigilante Sh*t," "Bejeweled," "Karma," and "Mastermind."

She also played "Snow on the Beach" on March 24 in Las Vegas, and on April 14, in Tampa, FL, she surprised fans with a performance of "The Great War" with The National's Aaron Dessner. The same night, she debuted "You're on Your Own, Kid." She then played "High Infidelity" on April 29 in Atlanta. On May 7, she treated Nashville fans to a rendition of "Would've, Could've, Should've."

During her May 20 stop in Foxborough, MA, Swift performed "Question...?" live for the first time. She then served up another live debut for New Jersey fans when she played "Maroon" during the May 26 show. On all three nights in New Jersey, she also brought out Ice Spice to perform "Karma (Remix)" together. On June 4, Swift debuted "Hits Different" — a bonus track — live for the first time, and she brought back "Maroon" on Aug. 3. On Aug. 5, she sang "You're on Your Own, Kid" for a second time.

In Mexico City, she performed "Sweet Nothing" for the first time on Aug. 24. On Aug. 25, she played "Snow on the Beach" again, on Aug. 26 she repeated "You're on Your Own Kid," and on Aug. 27, she played "Maroon" again.

Taylor Swift Eras Tour Set List Surprise Songs

So far, Swift's surprise songs have included:

• "Mirrorball"
• "Tim McGraw"
• "This Is Me Trying"
• "State of Grace"
• "Snow on the Beach"
• "Cowboy Like Me"
• "White Horse"
• "Sad Beautiful Tragic"
• "Death by a Thousand Cuts"
• "Jump Then Fall"
• "The Lucky One"
• "Speak Now"
• "Treacherous"
• "The Great War"
• "You're on Your Own, Kid"
• "Mad Woman"
• "Wonderland"
• "You're Not Sorry
• "A Place in This World"
• "Today Was a Fairytale" (from the "Valentine's Day" soundtrack)
• "Begin Again"
• "Cold as You"
• "The Other Side of the Door
• "Coney Island"
• "High Infidelity"
• "I Bet You Think About Me"
• "How You Get the Girl"
• "Sparks Fly"
• "Teardrops On My Guitar"
• "Out of the Woods"
• "Would've, Could've, Should've"
• "Gold Rush"
• "Come Back... Be Here"
• "Forever & Always"
• "This Love"
• "Hey Stephen"
• "The Best Day"
• "Should've Said No"
• "Better Man"
• "Question...?"
• "Invisible"
• "I Think He Knows"
• "Getaway Car"
• "Holy Ground"
• "False God"
• "Welcome to New York"
• "I Wish You Would"
• "The Lakes"
• "You All Over Me"
• "I Don't Wanna Live Forever" ("Fifty Shades Darker" Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
• "Hits Different"
• "The Moment I Knew"
• "All You Had to Do Was Stay"
• "Mr. Perfectly Fine"
• "The Last Time"
• "The Story of Us"
• "Paper Rings"
• "If This Was a Movie"
• "Dear John"
• "I'm Only Me When I'm With You"
• "I Miss You, I'm Sorry" (Gracie Abrams cover with Abrams)
• "Call It What You Want"
• "Never Grow Up"
• "When Emma Falls in Love"
• "Last Kiss"
• "Picture to Burn"
• "Starlight"
• "Back to December"
• "This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things"
• "Everything Has Changed"
• Message in a Bottle"
• "Tied Together With a Smile"
• "Right Where You Left Me"
• "Castles Crumbling"
• "Stay Stay Stay"
• "All of the Girls You Loved Before"
• "I Can See You"
• "You Are in Love"
• "I Know Places"
• "King of My Heart"
• "New Romantics"
• "New Year's Day"
• "I Forgot That You Existed"
• "Sweet Nothing"
• "Tell Me Why"
• "Cornelia Street"
• "You're on Your Own Kid"
• "Afterglow"

The Eras Tour Movie Set List Changes

After the movie's world premiere on Oct. 11, early viewers reported that changes had been made to the set list for the film. According to The New York Times , performances of "The Archer," "Cardigan," "Wildest Dreams," and "No Body No Crime" were cut from the film. Fans also reported online that "'Tis the Damn Season" also didn't make the cut. "Long Live" takes place not during the "Speak Now" set, but during the credits of the film. The two surprise songs in the movie are "You're on You're Own, Kid" and "Our Song." Swift's Eras Tour film was filmed during some of the shows in Los Angeles in August.

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Taylor Swift's Eras Tour Night 2 setlist: Here's how it differed from Night 1

Taylor Swift told us on opening night of The Eras Tour at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, that she planned to shake it up — not off — at each stop on her tour with the two-song acoustic set that comes near the end of her performance.

On opening night, we heard "Mirrorball," one of eight songs she performed from "Folklore," and "Tim McGraw," the only song she played from her debut.

On Saturday, her second sold-out show at State Farm Stadium in Swift City, she subbed in "This Is Me Trying" from "Folklore" and "State of Grace" from "Red."

Like opening night, the first of those songs featured Swift on acoustic guitar and while the second one was done while seated at the piano.

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Taylor Swift's Eras Tour Night 2 setlist

“Lover” album:

• “Miss Americana & The Heartbreak Prince.”
• “Cruel Summer.”
• “You Need To Calm Down.”
• “The Archer.”

“Fearless (Taylor’s Version)” album:

• “Fearless.”
• “You Belong With Me.”
• “Love Story.”

“Evermore” album:

• “’Tis The Damn Season.”
• “Marjorie.”
• “Champagne Problems.”
• “Tolerate It.”

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“Reputation” album:

• “… Ready For It?”
• “Delicate.”
• “Don’t Blame Me.”
• “Look What You Made Me Do.”

“Speak Now” album:

• “Enchanted.”

“Red (Taylor’s Version)” album:

• “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together.”
• “I Knew You Were Trouble.”
• “All Too Well (10 Minute Version).”

“Folklore” album:

• “Invisible String.”
• “The Last Great American Dynasty.”
• “Illicit Affairs.”
• “My Tears Ricochet.”
• “Cardigan.”

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“1989” album:

• “Blank Space.”
• “Shake It Off.”
• “Wildest Dreams (Taylor’s Version).”
• “Bad Blood.”

Wild card — two different acoustic song each show

• "This is Me Trying."
• State of Grace."

“Midnights” album:

• “Lavender Haze.”
• “Anti-Hero.”
• “Midnight Rain.”
• “Vigilante (expletive).”
• “Bejeweled.”
• "Mastermind."

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The Dream Setlist for Taylor Swift’s ‘Eras’ Tour

With the superstar officially touring stadiums in 2023, here is the ideal, career-spanning sequence of her many gems.

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How is Taylor Swift going to pull this off? 

Her new “Eras” tour, promising a journey “through all the musical eras of my career,” was announced Tuesday (Nov. 1) and will visit U.S. stadiums beginning in March 2023. But to consider what this tour’s setlist might resemble is like trying to understand the true size of our galaxy — there’s just so much … of everything.

There are synth-pop bangers, the acoustic slow burns, the twangy throwbacks, the fan-worshiped deep cuts — not to mention the fact that Swift has dropped six No. 1 albums totaling 86 new or previously unreleased songs since her last roadshow, the Reputation Tour, in 2018. 

Where does one even begin to cobble together an ideal setlist that can represent her prolific catalog and celebrate her latest world-beater in Midnights ? Right here, that’s where!

Below is our dream setlist, which visits all 10 of her studio albums, keeps past tour tendencies in mind, and still makes the spectacle somewhat manageable. By our count, she could blast through all these hits and medleys in about two-and-a-half hours — a reasonable show length, considering it’s her first trek in nearly five years. 

This set would surely bring incredible highs and torrents of tears — what more could a Swiftie want? Until then, we’ll keep dreaming!

ACT I: ‘Midnights’

After weeks, months and years of anticipation, the stadium lights finally drop. The crowd shrieks in elation and relief, shaking the concrete. A montage begins to play on the massive video screens of Swift through the years, from the country-pop teen years all the way through smoldering Midnights . She winks at the camera and the video screen cuts to black, it’s silent for a moment, and then we hear “It’s me. Hi.” The crowd erupts again. But “Anti-Hero” doesn’t begin. Instead the screens begin to part, light purple smoke pouring through, and the bass kicks in … 

“Lavender Haze”

In line with her 1989 and Reputation tours, Swift launches into her marathon set with the bumping opening track of her most recent album. Instantly, it’s a spectacle of maximalist pop fury: A dozen dancers, in full choreo, with Swift at the center, swaying her hips, donning some sort of purple and black sequined one-piece. The heavy bassline quakes the stadium as 55,000 LED wristbands flash lavender, keeping time. A fever pitch is reached immediately, and many fans burst into tears. It’s finally happening. She’s here. 

"Vigilante Shit"

She’s hunting early, out for blood. The bass drops again, the crowd is a volcano. Swift struts her troupe of dancers down onto the single runway, which bisects the stadium floor and leads to an empty B-stage (more on that later). At the center of the runway, Swift is all business; stone face, steely glances. The runway is lit crimson red. “Lately I’ve been dressing for revenge,” she croons, the crowd howling in chorus. 

The mood lightens, she returns to the main stage for this new banger, complete with kitschy visuals on the screen — her three kitties appear, of course, for the “Karma is a cat” line. A backup dancer dons a feline mask, Swift pats him on the head. 

"Bejeweled"

Still in glittery pure-pop bliss, Swift tears through the tune, rocking a jewel-studded cane or hat (or both!), and on the line “I can still make the whole place shimmer,” a wave of flickering, gem-reflective light flows through the LED wristbands. Technology! 

"Anti-Hero"

The first act ends with the already beloved Midnights single, with leagues of similarly self-loathing fans absolutely belting, “It’s Me. Hi. I’m the problem, it’s me.” The moment is massive, cathartic, and fuels an influx of therapy bookings as soon as the concert finishes. 

ACT II: ‘Fearless’ / ‘Taylor Swift’

As Swift trots off the change costumes, a video interlude plays, ethereal at first, then with some flickers of twang  — echoes of “Fifteen,” “White Horse” and “Teardrops on My Guitar.” Fans slowly realize what’s next. She’s taking them all the way back. 

“Hey Stephen” / “The Way I Loved You” / “Fearless” / “Mr. Perfectly Fine”  

A big, fun, full-band mash-up of uptempo Fearless tunes kicks off the mini-set. Guitarist, bassist, drummer and violinist all trot out, reminiscent of Swift’s earlier tours (the dancers take a break backstage). Swift is donning some sort of knee-length dress. It finishes with “Mr. Perfectly Fine,” the hella-hooky vault track included last year on the Fearless (Taylor’s Version) , nodding to the album’s past and present. 

“Tim McGraw” / “Picture to Burn” / “Our Song” / “Should’ve Said No” 

The Swiftie lifers — the ones who still wear cowboy boots to her shows and bemoaned the lack of self-titled stuff on her last two tours — get their moment in the spotlight during this big, bright mash-up. Swift thanks the fans who’ve been with her from the VERY beginning. The pop stans don’t know these songs well and run to the bathroom. The line is too long. They snag another hard seltzer. 

“You Belong With Me” / “Love Story”

She reprises the mash-up of her two monster Fearless hits as she did on the Reputation tour. It played great then, it’s even better now. Swift is bouncing around, solo on the center ramp, the band jamming hard behind her. She strolls back to center stage and descends into the floor, as fans who’ve been with her for 15 years consider their own mortality. 

ACT III: ‘Reputation’

Another interlude, but this time it’s just a black screen and a low, faceless hum. The crowd doesn’t know what to make of it, until the back of Swift’s head appears on the screen. She turns around, brings her hand to her cheek. There’s a slithering snake ring on her finger. “Are you ready for it?” she asks the camera. The screen cuts to black, columns of fire blast on the main stage, and Swift rises from the smoke … 

“Look What You Made Me Do”

No towering inflatable snake this time, but the dauntless lead single off Reputation still goes hard. The dancers are back, matching Swift’s black and gold get-up, like a goddess of war. The deafening bass vibrates the hair on 110,000 arms. 

“I Did Something Bad” / “Don’t Blame Me” 

The thrilling medley sears with more bursts of flame and full choreography. The dancers lift Swift up and carry her around for a while, giving her feet a break from the knee-high heeled boots. 

“King of My Heart” / “Delicate” (piano versions)

The show slows down for a few minutes as Swift plinks through a solo version of “King of My Heart” on the black baby grand piano that’s appeared at center stage. She plays a verse and chorus before a quick transition into the more swelling “Delicate.” With the heavy synth pulled off Swift’s vocal, the track achieves newfound vulnerability. The platform on which the piano sits lifts about 20 feet high for a small spectacle and then descends back into the stage, Swift still sitting there.

ACT IV: ‘Speak Now’

At this point, the crowd understands the game: Every time Swift leaves the stage, a new album era is soon to follow. But which one is next? The answer comes soon as the stage lights up — in purple. The interlude hits “Dear John” and “Haunted,” the heavy strings cutting off to begin … 

“Sparks Fly” / “Mine” / “Long Live”

Swift is back out with the band, glamorous in a purple mini-dress, guitar in her hand for this epic medley, which crests on the triumphant chorus of “Long Live,” the crowd delirious with joy, belting along. Somewhere high above the stadium, a pilot asks his co-pilot, “Hey, did you hear that?”  

“Mean” (rock version) / “Better than Revenge” 

The teeth come out. No banjo but electric guitar, as “Mean” gets a pop-punk treatment that feeds right into “Better than Revenge,” which is practically a Paramore song. Everyone thinks of their ex and shouts along. 

"Enchanted"

Swift jams the full, original version, chugging on her six-string, down on the center ramp — but look, the ramp lifts into a mechanical arm that carries Swift around the stadium, singing her heart out as fans in the cheap seats get a closer look. Luckily, “Enchanted” is almost six minutes long, giving the contraption enough time to swing all the way around. 

ACT V: ‘Folklore’ / ‘Evermore’

All night, fans have glanced back at the B-stage at the opposite end of the stadium floor, wondering when it would be used. Now is the time, as an extended interlude of Swift ambling through grayscale scenes of pine trees and meadows plays on the screen. Pieces of “The 1,” “Invisible String,” “Champagne Problems” and “No Body, No Crime” can be heard.

“Cardigan” / “August” / “Betty” 

The stage platform lifts into view, revealing a cozy, lamp-lit auxiliary stage with a three-piece band: Drummer, pianist and Swift on guitar, hair pulled into a loose braid, wearing a chic jacket. Did it just get colder in here? They dutifully play the trio of tunes bound to the Folklore main characters of Betty, Inez and James, and fans who spent most of quarantine trying to unpack the twisted story lines squeal with glee. 

“Exile” (with Justin Vernon) 

It seems like it’s just the pianist and Swift at the old-fashioned microphone for this beast of a duet, but then, trotting up the side stairs that lead to the small stage, it’s none other than Justin Vernon of Bon Iver to repay the favor Swift did him, emerging to perform “Exile” at his London show last month. Will this happen every tour night? No, but this is OUR dream setlist, and on this night, it happens! 

Vernon leaves and Swift rekindles some of the magic of her 2021 Grammy Awards performance, merging the campfire jaunt of “Willow” with stadium swell. The vibes are many levels beyond immaculate. 

ACT IV: ‘1989’

While the crowd has been lulled into a state of tranquil folk-pop euphoria, the energy begins to build again, especially as people realize which albums have yet to be touched — and all the smashes they contain. Suddenly, the drum claps and bright synth of “Welcome to New York” start to pulse from the PA, giving way to “Out of the Woods.” The party is back on. 

"Blank Space"

Swift returns to the main stage, rocking a shining silver leotard and red lipstick, and as soon as “Blank Space” kicks in, the crowd collectively loses its mind. The encompassing human noise of 55,000 fans screaming “Nice to meet you, where you been” sets off local seismographs and some fans’ cell phones alert them they are experiencing an earthquake. Worth it. 

All swagger and glitz, Swift walks the runway with her dancers. It doesn’t quite match her 2015 gig at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, where Heidi Klum and the Women’s U.S. Soccer Team trailed behind her, but it’s still epic. 

"Wildest Dreams"

Unlimited vibes. Bottomless aesthetic. BOGO joy and rapture. 

"Shake It Off"

Swift is dancing, the dancers are dancing, the crowd is dancing, the concession workers are dancing, the dutiful dads in the audience — who know this song from their niece’s wedding — are dancing. Pure, goofy glee. 

ACT VII: ‘Lover’

Swift leaves again, the stadium goes dark again. No one wants to leave but people do begin to wonder which era will close the show — the most dramatic one, or the one that never got its due. But then they see it, it starts in the pit and rises through the stadium. The LED wristbands … they’ve all turned pink. 

"Cruel Summer"

Remember in summer 2020, when all anyone wanted was a “Cruel Summer” music video, and then Folklore happened, rerouting the course of Swift’s career? Well, the long-awaited bop of all bops is finally performed live — Swift is in pink and magenta, hair pulled into a ponytail — and the pure pop stans revel in the monster bridge: “He looks up grinning like a devil!” 

"You Need To Calm Down"

The heavy thump continues, as Swift pulls out a version of the choreography she did at the MTV Video Music Awards in 2019, her dancers scantily clad. The visuals on screen are rainbow camp; pride flags are seen waving around the stands. Swift is handed one from a fan in the pit and drapes it around her. Massive cheers. 

“Death by a Thousand Cuts” (acoustic)

Guitar, microphone, solo on the center ramp. Maybe the finest piece of songwriting on all of Lover gets its moment, as the tongue-twisting (but effing amazing) bridge separates the diehard fans from the posers. 

“Lover” (acoustic)

Still solo, still on the center ramp, it’s a sweeping, tender moment. She dedicates the song to all the lovers in the building, or anyone who’s ever loved anyone, or something. Couples hug, forgetting the argument in traffic on the way in. 

ACT VIII: ‘Red’

It’s late. Fans are so overwhelmed with emotion they can barely tweet. But everyone does the math and realizes which is the last era standing. Oh god, it’s — everything goes red. Pieces of the title track, of “22,” of “I Knew You Were Trouble” play through the interlude. They are ready to be hurt again. 

“State of Grace”

The live band is back, the drums kick in and it’s on — bounding pop-rock ecstasy. Swift’s final costume? You guessed it, all red, as she wails through the surging album opener. 

“We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together” 

Swift slings on an electric guitar, as she has in past tour versions of this smash — her first-ever No. 1 Hot 100 single — and tears apart the rock-heavy version. As fans cheer and sing in unison on the final chorus, their wristbands blinking red, torrents of broken-heart-shaped confetti are sprayed from cannons, covering the floor and lower bowl. Some people think the show’s over — the dads motion to the stairs, gotta beat the traffic! — but Swift never leaves the stage. Everyone knows what still has to happen. 

“Nothing New” (with Phoebe Bridgers)

But first, a bridge to melancholia — featuring opener and empress of emo Phoebe Bridgers! To commemorate the huge re-release of Red in fall 2021,  Swift and Bridgers stand beside each other to perform this slow-burning vault track, which is a brilliant duet and a glorious, bleeding bummer. 

“All Too Well” (10 Minute Version)

Swift hugs Bridgers before she exits and then walks back to the center ramp, where she’s handed a guitar for the last time. Single spotlight, she speaks into the microphone, thanking everyone for coming, for waiting, for sticking with her all this time. And she urges them to sing along once more as she begins to strum. A few cell phone lights appear, then more and soon the stadium is a night sky. Fans try to sing quietly so they can still hear Taylor, but as the song builds to “maybe we got lost in translation,” no one can hold it any longer. Unbridled, feral bedlam. Open weeping. Puddles of tears forming on the stadium floor. Everyone is emotionally ruined, but overjoyed at all they’ve witnessed this night. It’s truly been a journey through the eras, a banner cross-section of Swift’s luminous career so far, and all they have left to wonder is, “What’s next?” 

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7 the tortured poets department songs that must be added to taylor swift: the eras tour.

Certain songs on Taylor Swift's new double album, The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology, were made to be performed live on The Eras Tour.

• Taylor Swift accompanied the release of her eleventh studio album, The Tortured Poets Department, with a surprise second installment containing 15 extra songs.
• Assuming Taylor Swift incorporates the new album into The Eras Tour set list, some songs from The Tortured Poets Department are better suited to be performed live than others.
• Songs like "But Daddy I Love Him" and "Who's Afraid Of Little Old Me?" would make for thrilling, captivating performances on The Eras Tour.

If Taylor Swift decides to incorporate her new double album, The Tortured Poets Department, into her shows on The Eras Tour , there are certain songs she must add to the set list. Two hours after Swift's highly anticipated eleventh studio album was released at midnight on April 19, 2024, the songstress dropped a surprise second instalment containing 15 brand-new songs. Combined with the 16 original tracks, there are 31 songs on The Tortured Poets Department : The Anthology double album.

Now that she's embarked on this new musical era, The Tortured Poets Department will have to be incorporated into the live show somehow when Swift goes back on The Eras Tour on May 9, 2024. It's unlikely that she will add a whole extra set considering The Eras Tour concert is already three-and-a-half hours long , but she may adjust the existing set list to make room for TTPD. At the very least, Swift is guaranteed to perform some selections from TTPD as surprise songs during her acoustic sets on tour.

If Swift does incorporate The Tortured Poets Department into the permanent set list, though, the Folklore and Midnights sets are the most at risk of receiving cuts since they're tied for the longest eras with seven songs each. As the maximum for any set on The Eras Tour right now, seven is the most songs Swift can reasonably be expected to add from TTPD to the set list. For her selections, these seven songs from The Tortured Poets Department would translate best to a live performance on The Eras Tour.

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7 but daddy i love him, written by taylor swift & aaron dessner.

On "But Daddy I Love Him," Swift seems to be responding to the general public's unsolicited disapproval of her dating certain men using the trope of a stubborn teenager rebelling against her disapproving parents. The song gives off Fearless vibes, particularly the Romeo & Juliet -centered "Love Story" due to their shared forbidden love narrative, and resembles "august" from Folklore in terms of the production, both of which make for great performances on The Eras Tour.

Many fans have speculated that this song might be about Swift's short-lived public relationship with The 1975 frontman, Matty Healey, in the spring of 2023.

Of every song on The Tortured Poets Department, "But Daddy I Love Him" feels the most fit to be performed live . While listening to the theatrical track, it's easy to visualize what a live performance would look and sound like. The lively, melodramatic chorus and post-chorus were made to be sung in a stadium in front of thousands and the end of the bridge conjures images of Swift frolicking around onstage à la "august" if the instrumental was extended.

Since she borrowed the title from Ariel in The Little Mermaid, a version of which Allie quotes in The Notebook, Swift could include an intro of these characters reciting the titular line before performing "But Daddy I Love Him."

This song also presents so many opportunities for Swift to create a memorable concert experience. Since she borrowed the title from Ariel in The Little Mermaid , a version of which Allie quotes in The Notebook , Swift could include an intro of these characters reciting the titular line before performing "But Daddy I Love Him" or even reference them in her costume. Swift teasing the audience with " you should see your faces " after the fake out about " having his baby " is also poised to become an instantly iconic moment if she performed this song on The Eras Tour.

10 Taylor Swift Songs I Really Wish Were In The Eras Tour Movie

6 florida (featuring florence + the machine), written by taylor swift & florence welch.

Of the two tracks with featured artists on The Tortured Poets Department, "Florida!!!" featuring Florence + The Machine blows the album opener "Fortnight" featuring Post Malone out of the water. This ode to the Sunshine State is already an intoxicating song to listen to on the album, and it would be ten times more exhilarating to experience live on The Eras Tour.

Even if she doesn't add it to the set list, Swift is guaranteed to perform "Florida!!!" as a surprise song during the acoustic set at one of her Miami shows, though.

If Swift added "Florida!!!" to the set list, the crowd stomping their feet along with the heavy drums on the chorus before belting out the titular lyric in unison, exclamation points and all, would be an unforgettable moment every night on The Eras Tour. The line " f**k me up, Florida " that repeats on the bridge and serves as the final lyric of the song would also feel liberating to shout out loud in a crowd setting, especially for the attendees at Swift's three stops in Miami, Florida, between October 18 to 20, 2024.

Sadly, Swift is unlikely to add "Florida!!!" to the permanent set list since Florence + The Machine will not be joining her on The Eras Tour. She could still perform the song solo and sing Florence's parts herself, but this is a long shot since there are no songs on the set list that originally have featured artists. Even if she doesn't add it to the set list, Swift is guaranteed to perform "Florida!!!" as a surprise song during the acoustic set at one of her Miami shows, though.

Swift has brought out opening acts like Phoebe Bridgers and HAIM to perform their duets with her ("Nothing New" and "no body, no crime," respectively) during the main show on The Eras Tour, but these were not permanently added to the set list.

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5 who's afraid of little old me, written by taylor swift.

While most of the songs on The Tortured Poets Department most fit for a live performance are more on the upbeat and lighthearted side, "Who's Afraid of Little Old Me?" is the polar opposite. On this haunting track, Swift ruminates on her experience in the spotlight and the treatment she's received as a public figure, calling out the hypocrisy of those who villainize her.

The whole song would make for a chilling, powerful live performance, but hearing Swift scream the titular lyric on the chorus of "Who's Afraid of Little Old Me?" would be on another level.

"Who's Afraid of Little Old Me?" is delivered with the same exasperated rage underneath a devilish grin as most of the songs from Swift's Reputation era , especially the pre-chorus, " If you wanted me dead, you should've just said/Nothing makes me feel more alive ." The whole song would make for a chilling, powerful live performance, but hearing Swift scream the titular lyric on the chorus of "Who's Afraid of Little Old Me?" would be on another level.

The song is both sonically and thematically similar to "mad woman" from Folklore, as well. Though Swift does not perform "mad woman" on The Eras Tour, a good basis for comparison for how "Who's Afraid of Little Old Me?" would feel live is Swift's harrowing performance of "my tears ricochet" from the Folklore set, which the TTPD track also resembles. All of these songs that bear similar themes, subject matter, and overall vibe as " Who's Afraid of Little Old Me?" show how the TTPD track would translate perfectly to a live performance.

4 Imgonnagetyouback

Written by taylor swift & jack antonoff.

On "imgonnagetyouback" from the second installment of The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology, Swift schemes to get her ex back, though she's uncertain of her intentions for doing so. "Imgonnagetyouback" isn't necessarily a stand-out track on the album, but the playful song lends itself well to a live performance that's fun and entertaining for Swift and the audience alike. If executed properly, the lyrics on the bridge, " even if it's handcuffed, I'm leavin' here with you " and " pick your poison, babe, I'm poison either way, " and the lead into the final chorus could all be huge moments during the live performance.

By amping up the production and accompanying the song with some fun choreography, "imgonnagetyouback" has the potential to deliver a performance in line with the 1989 era. In fact, the line on the chorus about smashing up the subject's bike is reminiscent of Swift smashing her boyfriend's fancy car in the "Blank Space" music video, which she referenced via Easter egg on the Eras Tour by wielding a neon golf club during her performance.

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3 so high school.

On the joyous and nostalgic "So High School," Swift gushes about how her adult relationship makes her feel like a lovestruck teenager in the best way. She references teen-centric media like American Pie and Grand Theft Auto and games like "Kiss, Marry, Kill," Spin the Bottle, and Truth or Dare. These details and the premise of the song as a whole provide endless possibilities for different high school-themed costumes, props, set pieces, and even choreography in a live performance of "So High School" on The Eras Tour.

It's also widely speculated that "So High School" is about Swift's relationship with her current boyfriend, Kansas City Chiefs player Travis Kelce, mostly because of the lyric, " you know how to ball, I know Aristotle ." She already shouts him out on The Eras Tour by changing the lyric on "Karma" from " guy on the screen " to " guy on the Chiefs, " but it would be a sweet gesture to include a song that's (supposedly) about Kelce on the set list, especially for the shows where he's in attendance.

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2 thank you aimee.

On "thanK you aIMee," Swift reflects on how she was ruthlessly tormented by the titular Aimee and realizes that the hell Aimee put her through pushed her to prove herself and succeed. The song is seemingly directed at a mean girl who bullied Swift in school but the deliberately capitalized letters in the title suggest that "thanK you aIMee" is actually a subtle jab at Kim Kardashian and their famous feud. Given this additional context, it might be controversial to include this song on The Eras Tour set list.

Hearing Swift call out bullies and sing about finding her strength would be such a significant experience for all the young children attending The Eras Tour who might be going through the same thing.

As a standalone song separate from any (unconfirmed) lore, "thanK you aIMee" is an empowering anthem about perseverance and overcoming bullying. Hearing Swift call out bullies and sing about finding her strength would be such a significant experience for all the young children attending The Eras Tour who might be going through the same thing.

The production on "thanK you aIMee" is quite understated on the album, but the instrumentals can be bulked up to create more of an atmosphere during the live performance. Given the deeply personal subject matter (whether it's about Kardashian or a real childhood bully, or both), performing "thanK you aIMee" onstage every night would probably be a cathartic experience for Swift , especially the lyric, "I built a legacy that you can't undo ."

1 The Bolter

A bit of a deep cut on The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology, "The Bolter" tells the tale of a woman who bolts (hence the title) at the first sign of trouble in a relationship. The third-person, unraveling narrative is reminiscent of the detached, fictionalized approach Swift took on Folklore , which has proved fruitful in delivering compelling performances on The Eras Tour.

The vast melodic diversity of "The Bolter" also creates sonic distinctions between the verses, chorus, post-chorus, and bridge, which would naturally translate to an engaging live performance.

Though it comes toward the end of the lengthy double album, "The Bolter" stands out due to Swift's vivid storytelling and the varying pitches she sings in throughout the song. The vast melodic diversity of "The Bolter" also creates sonic distinctions between the verses, chorus, post-chorus, and bridge, which would naturally translate to an engaging live performance. Performing "The Bolter" would also provide Taylor Swift with the opportunity to whip out her acoustic guitar during The Tortured Poets Department set on The Eras Tour.

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Madonna returns to Austin after 40 years with sweaty, sexy Celebration Tour at Moody Center

“It took 40 years to invite me back,” Madonna told an Austin audience on Sunday night. “Should I take that personally?”

The Queen of Pop indeed last performed in the Live Music Capital in 1985 at the Erwin Center. Strange, but true (blue).  Perhaps the mistress of reinvention, ever looking for the new, waited until that venue was demolished and she could pack in two nights at Moody Center . She’ll perform again on Monday.

Regardless, Austin has missed a lot of Madonna over four decades. That made her retrospective Celebration Tour all the more spectacular — and if the cradle of weird can appreciate anything, it's a spectacle. 

Madonna postponed her original September dates following a health scare, and pent-up fan pride runneth over. Before the show, material girls and leather daddies filed through the corridors of the arena. Blonde Ambition-era high ponytails mingled with “Lucky Star” hair bows. Local drag artists like Brigitte Bandit — in full “Like a Virgin” regalia — posed for photos a few steps away from a Trisha Yearwood-branded nacho stand. On the floor, a group of middle-aged ladies in tulle skirts and fishnet gloves chatted next to a row of bears in decades-old concert tees. Accessorization was key. If you forgot your chunky silver cross pendant, hopefully someone could lend you their riding crop.

The air conditioner took the night off. The show had an 8:30 p.m. start time, but the main event didn’t get going until 10:30 p.m., when tour emcee Bob the Drag Queen emerged wearing the rosy contents of Marie Antoinette’s closet. 

“It’s showtime,” Bob said with a tongue pop. 

Her Madgesty lived up to her name, appearing as a holy apparition, much more exciting than her namesake’s various cameos on pieces of toast. Cloaked in a dark kimono with giant sleeve cutouts, Madonna donned a headpiece equal parts crown and halo to sing late-’90s techno earworm “Nothing Really Matters.”  A giant lighting rig circled above like an even larger hat from heaven. It’s right there in the name, folks.

“Nothing takes the past away/ Like the future,” she sang. The song made a fitting icebreaker for the mother of all pop music: “Everything I give you/ All comes back to me.”

Then it was off to the time machine — though as the star admitted later in the show, the setlist made emotional sense, if not always the chronological kind. First stop: Danceteria. Madonna conjured her early 1980s it-girl era with “Everybody” and “Into the Groove.” Dancers swarmed around her in thrift store finery and spotted the singer in a backbend. There was a lot of crotch work.

“I’m about to share the story of my life with you,” Madonna said during the first of several rambling, prickly stretches of crowd work that skirted right up to coherence but instead opted for a middle finger. Joined by a masked dancer dressed as her past self, she asked if everyone knew what a metaphor was. An audience member asked who her next boyfriend would be. “My next boyfriend is me,” she cracked.

Then, Madonna offered a sage bit of advice for the next two hours: “Embrace the confusion.”

The singer astral projected into CBGB with an electric guitar as her guide, shredding through “Burning Up” and spewing Budweiser at the front rows. (Shout out to the stage tech responsible for wiping up Ms. Ciccone’s beer spit immediately afterward.) 

So much of Sunday’s party hinged on awe-inspiring choreography. For “Open Your Heart,” Madonna and company made iconic use of a few chairs and the laps that went on top of them. For “Holiday,” the singer and her crew became a many-headed disco hydra massed around a mirror ball the size of New Jersey.

A trip through time also invited sorrow. At the end of “Holiday,” a dancer fell to the ground as Madonna gazed mournfully. She entered a floating picture frame rigged to the ceiling, one of the night’s most oft-used set pieces, for a gorgeous rendition of “Live to Tell.” Around her, photos memorialized icons lost to AIDS — Freddie Mercury, Keith Haring, Robert Mapplethorpe, Arthur Ashe, Cookie Mueller and more. An affecting vigil from a pioneering activist.

But this was a Madonna show, so then shirtless men in lace gimp masks came out to writhe around glowing crosses. Robed monks, rosary beads, a Catholic censer and a snippet of Sam Smith’s “Unholy” helped usher in “Like a Prayer.” One of her most controversial pop culture moments, the song played like a thumping salute to sacrilege and gymnastics.

Madonna put on a Marlene Dietrich wig and thrusted her way into the 1990s: “Erotica,” “Justify My Love” and “Bad Girl.” In the middle there, she squeezed in 2005’s “Hung Up,” which might have felt like an awkward fit for that act if not for the fleet of topless dancers.

Of course, Madonna couldn’t curate her legacy without two things: cone bras and “Vogue.” Bob the Drag Queen took the stage with a glittery bowler hat and a houndstooth fan to take Austin to the ballroom. Clips of the tour’s “Vogue” segment have gone viral for months, and it was just as joyful in person. A conically breasted Madonna always welcomes a special guest to help her judge a cavalcade of runway looks. For Sunday’s show, she brought up drag superstar Trixie Mattel , and the pair gave their 10s and chops as appropriate. A gay ol’ time.

The dancers weren’t the only ones falling into dips on stage. The setlist meandered a bit after Ginger Rogers danced on air and Rita Hayworth gave good face. “Human Nature” and “Crazy For You” led into James Bond theme “Die Another Day,” a song this reviewer appreciates for nostalgic reasons but admits is an oddball cut for a four-decade hit parade. If you longed to see Madonna dressed like a character from Alejandro Jodorowsky’s “The Holy Mountain” while dropping mainstream music’s foremost reference to Sigmund Freud, congrats.

The wide-brimmed hats kept coming. Madonna stripped to full cowgirl leathers, boot-scooted and strummed out “Don’t Tell Me” from the “Music” album. For “Mother Father,” she brought out son David Banda to sing and play guitar. (She also welcomed daughters Mercy and Estere onstage to perform during “Bad Girl” and “Vogue,” respectively.)

“People don’t get tired in Texas, do they?” Madonna asked after picking up her fallen cowboy hat with her foot. More freewheeling Madge moments: bragging on the kids, talking about forgiving herself for mistakes, berating an audience member for not lighting up his phone upon her command. 

“It’s so important you understand the concept of light,” she said while vamping about darkness and such. Madonna led the “boys and girls and theys and thems” in a campfire singalong to an acoustic “Express Yourself.” 

During “La Isla Bonita,” she projected jumbo photos of cultural revolutionaries like Sinead O’Connor, Che Guevara and Martin Luther King Jr. Not sure what the thematic connection between song and imagery was, but RIP Malcolm X — you would have loved dreaming of San Pedro, I guess.

As Madonna rounded the home stretch, she changed into a pink wig and textured silver catsuit that evoked Jane Lynch performing “Super Bass” on that one episode of “Glee.” Nevermind the sartorial critique: As Madonna soared above the arena in her aerial frame and doused the crowd in lasers during “Ray of Light,” she truly was goddess of her universe.

“Take a Bow” led into a questionable amount of time devoted to a Michael Jackson tribute. But there wasn’t much time to marinate on that, as Madonna stormed the stage flanked by her cadre of dancers, all dressed in recreations of some of her most famous looks. The finale: “Bitch I’m Madonna,” of course. 

Super Bowl Madonna strutted next to “Frozen” Madonna. If you’d sealed an Austin fan in a cryogenic tube for the decades since the pop icon last came to town, the multiversal procession might have driven them to madness.

But, then again … the American-Statesman’s review of Madonna’s 1985 show praised the “slick, polished, contemporary Las Vegas-style production.” The critic also wrote: “Madonna may be considered by some music critics as a fleeting pop star and her penchant for lingerie and erotic posturing understandably irritates feminists. Nevertheless, Madonna is a formidable, timely talent.” 

Erotic posturing. Formidable talent. She might be the living avatar of reinvention, but Madonna never lost her own plot. That’s something worth waiting 40 years to celebrate.

Eric Webb is an award-winning culture writer based in Austin. Find him at www.ericwebb.me .

Taylor Swift's The Tortured Poets Department is here, but it could be a logistical nightmare for the Eras Tour

Get ready for another Taylor Swift era.

The Tortured Poets Department (TTPD) is the superstar's 11th studio album and is being released around the world today.

It'll be dropping the second the clock hits midnight on the east coast of America, which will be this afternoon in Australia.

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• 1:30pm ACST : Northern Territory and South Australia
• 12pm AWST : Western Australia

So far, we know the album is a whopping 16 songs (not including bonus vinyl tracks) and features multiple collaborations, including with Florence + The Machine.

We also know the first single will be Fortnight featuring Post Malone, with a music video dropping tomorrow morning as well.

Despite no singles being released in its lead up, clues point to TTPD seemingly being inspired by the five stages of grief : denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance.

Plus, many fans have speculated that the album title is a reference to the name of a group chat Swift's ex was part of – The Tortured Man Club.

And while The Tortured Poets Department could very well set new streaming records, it also poses a logistical nightmare for Taylor Swift's Eras Tour: how do you include yet another album into a show that is over three hours long?

Below, two ABC reporters and Swifties weigh up the likelihood of how the megastar might adapt her sell-out tour when it recommences in Europe next month.

We could lose some songs from every era to make room

Jessica : This seems like the most likely course of action. To put things into perspective, the Eras Tour includes songs from nine albums, but their airtime varies wildly. Lover, Folklore and Midnights have at least six songs, while Speak Now gets just two. So this might be a chance to balance things out?

Georgie : It would make the most sense to me. I can't imagine a tour that doesn't spend at least some time on the freshest music. But, this is a unique scenario. You have an artist who is essentially doing a greatest hits tour at the age of 34 while she is still churning out new music.

If she does cut music to make room for Tortured Poets, it will be very divisive. Every fan has their favourite era. But, I think if she was to I would hope she cuts songs she has already toured. You have to remember she put out four (now five) albums since her last tour and I imagine it would make the most sense for her to give more air time to Lover, Folklore, Evermore, Midnights and TTPD.

Jessica : If you were in charge of Taylor Swift's setlist, which songs would you cull? I'd ditch The Archer from the Lover era so it ends with, well, Lover. I'd be ruthless and cut most of the songs from the Red era as nothing compares to All Too Well (10 Minute Version). But keep the Reputation portion as is! It's perfect.

What if smaller eras, like Fearless and Speak Now, got cut altogether?

Jessica : I love chaos so I would not bat an eye if Taylor Swift dropped the entire Speak Now era from her tour. (But Enchanted is such a core memory for a lot of fans.) I know this might be a wild concept but there's not one song from her self-titled debut album in the Eras Tour (justice for Our Song!), so make of that what you will.

Georgie : I think this will cause a major generational divide. The beautiful part about the Eras Tour is you have fans new and old coming together. Taylor has been making music since 2009 and the Eras Tour has been a chance for people in their twenties and thirties to dress up in glitter and be teenagers again while sharing the new music with teenagers today. I'm a folklore girl through and through so I am hoping if any eras get sacrificed it's the older ones. But I can't lie, it's pretty special to belt out Love Story with thousands of other people.

Could we lose the two surprise songs for a few Tortured Poets hits?

Georgie : Controversial opinion but I would be ok with this. Although, take this as you want because I have experienced the Eras Tour. But the section is a gamble anyway. You never know what she's going to play and someone is always disappointed or their top pick is played another night. If you cut this section, no-one gets hurt. Maybe she subs it out for three best songs from TTPD?

Jessica : I missed out on tickets for the Eras Tour altogether so I was taken aback seeing fans who did score tickets complaining about which night got "better" surprise songs. You can't please everyone! I agree, this would level the playing field and take the comparison factor out of the tour… but I wonder if that uniqueness is a marketing factor as some super fans attend multiple concerts in the same city.

Imagine if she just… didn't play her new album

Georgie : Don't say it or it might come true!

Jessica : I think this would be the riskiest option. Imagine the disappointment on the first night when the tour recommences in Paris on May 9. But some fans, especially in America, who witnessed the Eras Tour last year before this album was announced feel it's unfair if other countries get a different experience. But that's what happens with the passage of time!

Georgie : I see your point but you have to remember we're in an age where many people have watched the Eras Tour happen through TikTok and the cinema release. So is it really missing out when it's been inescapable for over a year? This could be a chance for the people who have waited so long for the Europe leg – who have basically watched the tour on streaming and all over TikTok – to have something unique and worth the cash.

Or she could just include the new album and make the show nearly *four hours* long?

Jessica : I think this option would please the most fans, but I genuinely don't know how she performs for hours on end each night and then travels through different time zones. Oh,  to be a billionaire with a whole team taking care of everything all the time.

Georgie : I don't see this happening. Costs would skyrocket and many stadiums have a noise curfew. That's new costumes, sets and dance routines.

Jessica : But I would eat up new costumes, sets and dance routines! A four-hour concert is outrageous, which makes me think she might very well pick this option. Time will tell.

Georgie : I'm obviously a Swiftie but when I found out about the new album and what that might mean for the tour I just felt… overwhelmed. I'm still processing the release of four albums and two Taylor's Versions in four years. And now she's putting out new music? It's simply too much! The concert is a marathon but if I did have to go to a four-hour show, I'd do it for Ms Swift.

The worst option: Swapping All Too Well (10 Minute Version) for the radio edit to save time

Jessica : Sacrilegious.

Georgie : The people would riot. Jake Gyllenhaal would be thrilled though.

Final thoughts

Jessica : With everything going on in the world, I think this is a fun problem to ponder, and an interesting one for Taylor to tackle. I wish her well in whatever form the Eras Tour takes, because fans are going to have strong opinions either way.

Georgie: I worry that Taylor needs a holiday but, as you said, she's a billionaire now so I think she'll be fine. I hope she tours future albums but I also support her having a rest. Go chill with the cats and Travis. You've danced in high heeled boots for two years.

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Nicki Minaj conquers the United Center in long-awaited return to Chicago

Minaj had some good company for her united center kickoff, bringing out two of chicago’s own for special guest spots: rapper g herbo and singer-producer jeremih..

Nicki Minaj performs March 30 during her Pink Friday 2 World Tour at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The artist played the first of two shows in Chicago on Wednesday night at the United Center.

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Queen Sleeze has been ruling Chicago this week. After bringing her family to hang with penguins at the Shedd Aquarium and waxing about Chicago pizza on socials, Nicki Minaj finally got down to business of music Wednesday night at the United Center, where the chart-topping rapper arrived with her Pink Friday 2 World Tour in tow. It offered a two-and-half-hour, 34-song super trip through the conceptual cyberspace village known as Gag City, that made you want to move there and claim residency.

The United Center spectacle — full of costume and wig changes, a backup dancer army, high-def video displays and fire towers — was the first of two very sold-out shows (in fact, her record-breaking 28 th and 29 th consecutive sell-outs). It was also the first time the Trinidadian-born rapper-singer has had a proper show in Chicago in about a decade (most recently bowing out of 103.5 KISS FM’s Jingle Ball last December).

Nicki Minaj is joined by special guest Jeremih on “Favorite” during her show Wednesday night at the United Center in Chicago.

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The wait was worth it, as the long incubation period has served its purpose, allowing Minaj to morph into the dominating force she is today, a larger-than-life performer and savvy rhyme slinger who is considered the modern-era Queen of Hip-Hop with the most No. 1 hits on the Billboard 200 by any female rapper.

The latest, a remix of the “Pink Friday 2” track “FTCU” (featuring Travis Scott, Chris Brown and Sexxy Red), is only a week old but has been delivered like a veteran classic on tour. Its catchy backbeat — aided by a fantastic live duo on drums and synths — was a highlight of the night that stood up to time-tested power singles “Super Bass,” “Anaconda” and “Starships” that were delivered in rapid-fire succession at the end of the set.

Minaj had some good company for her United Center kickoff as well, bringing out two of Chicago’s own for special guest spots. Rapper G Herbo joined for a blitzkrieg version of “Chi-Raq,” while Jeremih tagged in for “Favorite” and “Want Some More,” with Minaj asserting it was the first time she had ever performed the songs live with the latter.

Monica performs onstage during Nicki Minaj’s Madison Square Garden concert in New York in March, part of the Pink Friday 2 World Tour.

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For someone who’s often swimming in headlines for her beefs with fellow rappers, Minaj has showcased her alliances on this tour, also getting Tyga, Big Sean and Sada Baby for previous dates. Monica has also been a special guest for multiple nights on the trek, though in a very ill-timed placement within the evening’s lineup. The “Angel of Mine” singer appears some 30 songs into Minaj’s own set, abruptly delivering a five-song break that disrupted the flow of the Gag City escape and added unnecessarily to a very long night (Wednesday’s concert let out at midnight).

Regardless, Minaj posted on her social accounts that it was, “Perfect. Absolutely. Positively. Perfect. From start to finish. Complete perfection.” And there’s no doubt her Barbz (as her diehard cult of fans are known) would agree. The epitome of “we wear pink” on this Wednesday, they came dressed head to toe in a cotton candy explosion of fabrics, rhinestones and Western wear, the perfect visual blend of Minaj’s “Barbie World”/”Barbie Dangerous” cartoonishness and her pre-“Cowboy Carter” curveball track “Cowgirl.”

Minaj showed her gratitude to the denizens, throwing out a few branded Pink Friday 2 T-shirts while offering “blessings” and thanking the fans for “f- - - - -g with me all these years,” adding, “you either love me or f- - - - -g hate me, right?” She then handed over her microphone to a few of them situated in the SRO pit area around the thrust stage, baiting them to do their best vocal take on “The Night Is Still Young,” though quickly, thankfully, cutting off the less-than-successful karaoke. Minaj’s excellent backup singer Keisha Renee then showed the crowd how it was done.

Nicki Minaj performs onstage during her Pink Friday 2 World Tour at New York’s Madison Square Garden in March.

The life journey Minaj has been on since she started flipping mixtapes in 2007 has not been lost on her in her latest arena tour. The rapper pays homage to her origin story on the set list opener, “I’m The Best,” and she also adds in a cover of Ye’s (formerly Kanye West) 2010 hit “Monster,” which was her gateway into the scene. (The latter connection happened after being discovered by Lil Wayne, whose Young Money imprint released her debut album “Pink Friday” that same year.)

No doubt the Barbz and everyone else are hoping it’s not another 10 years before we see Minaj on a local stage again.

• I’m The Best
• Barbie Dangerous
• Chi-Raq (with G Herbo)
• Big Difference/Beez in the Trap
• Pink Birthday

Nicki Minaj performs at the United Center on Wednesday, April 24, 2024.

• Favorite (with Jeremih)
• Want Some More (with Jeremih)
• High School
• Red Ruby Da Sleeze
• Barbie World (Aqua cover)
• Roman’s Revenge
• Monster (Ye cover)
• Right Through Me
• Let Me Calm Down
• Super Freaky Girl
• The Night Is Still Young
• Moment 4 Life

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