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The Reputation Stadium Tour: Surprise Songs and Guests

The surprise songs, sometimes called secret songs or b-stage songs, they’ve become a hallmark of every Taylor Swift tour concert. It’s the time in which the Sparkly Dressed picks up the Sparkly Guitar (Sparkly Green in this era) and brings out a song from the vault. It’s a big vault, but somehow T-Swizzle has rummaged deep and brought some old cuts we thought we’d never hear again.

The surprise guests were rare but still amazing. Let’s not forget the amazing opening acts of Camila Cabello and Charli XCX.

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• May 8: University of Phoenix Stadium. Glendale, AZ. Taylor plays “All Too Well”.
• May 11: Levi’s Stadium. Santa Clara, CA. The Sparkly Dressed performs “Wildest Dreams”.
• May 12: Levi’s Stadium. Santa Clara, CA. Tay presents “The Best Day” on Mother’s Day Weekend.
• May 18: Rose Bowl. Pasadena, CA. The Princess in Red brings out Shawn Mendez to play “There’s Nothing Holdin’ Me Back” and plays “Red” on the b-stage.

• May 22: CenturyLink Field. Seattle, WA. Tay Sway gives us a rendition of “Holy Ground”.
• May 25: Sports Authority Field at Mile High. Denver, CO. The Songstress goes for “Teardrops on My Guitar”.
• June 1: Soldier Field. Chicago, IL. T-Swizzle plays “Our Song”.
• June 2: Soldier Field. Chicago, IL. The Blonde With The Sparkly Guitar was feeling “22”.
• June 8: Etihad Stadium. Manchester, United Kingdom. The Snake Queen plays “I Knew You Were Trouble”.
• June 9: Etihad Stadium. Manchester, United Kingdom. The Enchantress plays “I Don’t Wanna Live Forever”.
• June 15: Croke Park. Dublin, Ireland. The Blonde With The Green Guitar plays “Mean”.
• June 16: Croke Park. Dublin, Ireland. The Mother of Fighting Dragons performs “How You Get The Girl”.
• June 22: Wembley Stadium. London, United Kingdom. The Queen of Sparks brings out Niall Horan to play “Slow Hands”. She takes the b-stage to play “So It Goes”.

• June 30: Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium. Louisville, KY. T-Swizzle plays “Mine”.
• July 7: Ohio Stadium. Columbus, OH. The Sparkly Dressed performs “Sparks Fly”.
• July 10: FedExField. Washington, DC. The Princess in Red plays “State of Grace”.
• July 11: FedExField. Washington, DC.  The Snake Queen plays “Haunted”.
• July 13: Lincoln Financial Field. Philadelphia, PA. The Enchantress performs “Never Grow Up”.
• July 14: Lincoln Financial Field. Philadelphia, PA. The Blonde With The Guitar That Will Be Sparkly Again sang “Treacherous”.
• July 17: FirstEnergy Stadium. Cleveland, OH. Taylor sings “Babe” for the first time.
• July 20: MetLife Stadium. East Rutherford, NJ. T-Swizzle performs “Welcome To New York”.
• July 21: MetLife Stadium. East Rutherford, NJ. The Forever and Always Fearless One plays “Fearless”.
• July 22: MetLife Stadium. East Rutherford, NJ. The Enchantress plays “Enchanted”.

• July 27: Gillette Stadium. Foxborough, MA. The Fearless One sings “Change”.
• July 28: Gillette Stadium. Foxborough, MA. T-Swizzle performs “Mine”.
• August 3: Rogers Centre. Toronto, ON. The Songstress plays “Out of the Woods”.
• August 4: Rogers Centre. Toronto, ON. Taylor brings out Bryan Adams to sing “Summer of 69”. She also plays “Come Back, Be Here” live for the first time ever.
• August 7: Heinz Field. Pittsburgh, PA. The Mother of Fighting Dragons With You performs “A Place In This World”.
• August 10: Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Atlanta, GA. The Blonde With The Green Guitar Which Used To Be Sparkly plays “This Love”.
• August 11: Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Atlanta, GA. The Snake Queen plays “The Lucky One”.
• August 14: Raymond James Stadium. Tampa, FL. Taylor plays “Invisible”.
• August 18: Hard Rock Stadium. Miami, FL. The Enchantress plays “Breathe”.

• August 28: Ford Field. Detroit, MI. The Sparkly Dressed plays “Jump Then Fall”.
• August 31: U.S. Bank Stadium. Minneapolis, MN. The Blonde With The Guitar Of Indeterminate Color plays “Begin Again”.
• September 1: U.S. Bank Stadium. Minneapolis, MN. The Fearless One plays “Tied Together With A Smile”.
• September 8: Arrowhead Stadium. Kansas City, MO. The Mother of Fighting Dragons With You plays “Story of Us”.
• September 15: Lucas Oil Stadium. Indianapolis, IN. The Forever and Always Fearless One plays “Forever and Always”.
• September 18: The Dome at America’s Center. St. Louis, MO. Taylor plays “Hey Stephen”.
• September 22: Mercedes-Benz Superdome. New Orleans, LA. T-Swizzle performs “Speak Now”.
• September 29: NRG Stadium. Houston, TX. The Enchantress plays “Wonderland”.
• October 5: AT&T Stadium. Arlington, TX. T-Swizzle brings out Maren Morris to play “The Middle” and plays “White Horse” on the b-stage.

• October 19: Optus Stadium. Perth, Australia. The Blonde With the Snake Microphone sings “I Knew You Were Trouble”.
• October 26: Etihad Stadium. Melbourne, Australia. Taylor sings “I’m Only Me When I’m With You”.
• November 2: ANZ Stadium. Sydney Olympic Park, Australia. The Blonde With The Sparkly Guitar was feeling “22”.
• November 6: The Gabba. Brisbane, Australia. T-Swizzle plays “Starlight”.
• November 9: Mt Smart Stadium. Auckland, New Zealand. The Songstress plays “Out of the Woods”.
• November 20: Tokyo Dome. Tokyo, Japan. The Snake Queen sings “I Know Places”.
• November 21: Tokyo Dome, Tokyo. Japan. The Sparkly Dressed performs “Wildest Dreams”.

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All The Surprise Songs Taylor Swift Has Performed On Her "Reputation" Tour, And All The Ones She Needs To Sing

The B in B-stage actually stands for Blessed.

BuzzFeed Staff

In case you didn't know, the Queen of my Heart (otherwise known as Taylor Alison Swift) is currently living her best life on her Reputation Stadium Tour , and at every show she does an acoustic performance of a surprise song from her back catalog.

Without further ado, here are the surprise songs she's performed on her tour so far, and some others i think she ~should~ perform in my 100% expert opinion:.

Oh, and scroll all the way down for a handy playlist...

✨ THE SURPRISE SONGS SO FAR ✨

1. "all too well".

Sang in: Glendale, AZ, Pasadena, CA, and Arlington, TX

Taylor has performed "All Too Well" as a surprise song three times because she knows her own talent and she likes to play with our feelings. I was there for the Pasadena show and I spent the entire five minutes sobbing with my face in my hands because that's the power of "All Too Well".

2. "Wildest Dreams"

Sang in: Santa Clara, CA, Philadelphia, PA, and Tokyo, Japan

This was a regular B-stage surprise song in Santa Clara, but then when her flying sparkly basket broke in Philadelphia, she performed it a capella while flying in the giant snake skeleton. Queen of crisis management!

3. "The Best Day"

Sang in: Santa Clara, CA

She sang this on Mother's Day and honestly, just punch me in the face, I have too many feelings.

Sang in: Pasadena, CA

Before she sang this, Taylor was like, "I was trying to think of what song to play at the Rose Bowl, and I just went, 'Well, roses are red...'" Her mind!

5. "Holy Ground"

Sang in: Seattle, WA

Probably the second best song Taylor Swift has ever written and I am bitter that I wasn't there to see her sing it.

6. "Teardrops On My Guitar"

Sang in: Denver, CO

We love a classic!

7. "Our Song"

Sang in: Chicago, IL and Philadephia, PA

Clearly Taylor was on a ~let's play songs from the debut album~ kick during this part of the tour, and I'm not complaining at all. She also sang this a capella during the sparkly basket malfunction.

Sang in: Chicago, IL, Foxborough, MA, and Sydney, Australia

Squad member Martha Hunt suggested this one for the Chicago show, and obviously, Taylor granted her wishes, because she is a great friend.

9. "I Knew You Were Trouble"

Sang in: Manchester, UK and Perth, Australia

Before she sang this in Manchester, Taylor was like, "Even if you don't know the words, it's easy to remember this bit before the chorus". I don't know anyone who doesn't know the words to "I Knew You Were Trouble", but Taylor is just humble like that!!!

10. "I Don't Wanna Live Forever"

Sang in: Manchester, UK

A lowkey bop/collaboration with Zayn that they recorded for the Fifty Shades Darker soundtrack. Oooh!

Sang in: Dublin, IE

The only negative thing I have to say about this is that she didn't replace the green guitar with a green banjo.

12. "How You Get The Girl"

This song invented wedding vows.

13. "So It Goes..."

Sang in: London, UK

So, this is the only song from Reputation that didn't make it to the regular setlist, but then Taylor sang it as the surprise song in London, and since then she's sang it a few times in place of "Dancing With Our Hands Tied". No shade to "So It Goes...", but that's not what "DWOHT" deserves.

14. "Fifteen"

The fifteenth show of the tour, of course!!! We love a mathematician!

Sang in: Louisville, KY

I'm not going to talk too much about this one because thinking about the Speak Now Tour makes me emo .

16. "Sparks Fly"

Sang in: Columbus, OH

Again, one of the best songs Taylor has ever written and probably deserved to be on the regular setlist but it's fine I guess!!!

17. "State of Grace"

Sang in: Washington, DC

Taylor really decided to incinerate my wig when she sang "Sparks Fly" and then "State Of Grace" one after the other.

18. "Haunted"

If my wig wasn't already incinerated after she performed "State of Grace", it for sure is now!!! "Haunted" goes off!

19. "Never Grow Up"

Sang in: Philadelphia, PA

Taylor sang "Never Grow Up" in Philadelphia after spending the day at her childhood home , which is adorable. It was also my birthday and honestly, that just makes me want to cry.

20. "Treacherous"

Philadelphia was truly blessed to get "Treacherous".

Sang in: Cleveland, OH

I really thought Taylor was going to sing "Babe" when I saw her in Manchester because it was the day before the music video came out, but she sang it in Cleveland instead, and I can't pretend I'm not upset about it.

22. "Welcome To New York"

Sang in: East Rutherford, NJ

This was the first show in New-York-but-technically-New-Jersey and if she hadn't performed "Welcome To New York" the world probably would've imploded.

23. "Fearless"

The second show in NJ was a rain show, and we all know how much Taylor stans rain . Taylor singing "with you I'd dance in a storm in my best dress, fearless" in the middle of a rainstorm was honestly one of the most iconic moments of the tour so far.

24. "Enchanted"

Truly a classic. I can't believe Taylor didn't sing it earlier in the tour.

25. "Change"

Sang in: Foxborough, MA

This song always makes me super emo because it's basically the "Long Live" of the Fearless era, and I stan both of those things hard.

"Mine"'s younger sister who her parents (me) lowkey like more.

27. "Out Of The Woods"

Sang in: Toronto, ON and Auckland, NZ

We've known this was coming for a while, I'm just surprised it took this long.

28. "Come Back... Be Here"

Sang in: Toronto, ON

Taylor allegedly promised a fan in a meet and greet that she'd sing this as one of the surprise songs but I didn't want to get my hopes up enough to believe her. And then she DID IT.

29. "A Place In This World"

Sang in: Pittsburgh, PA

I honestly never even considered that we'd get to hear this song live in the year 2018 because it's 12 years old and everyone pays it dust. We love a queen who recognises her own talent!

30. "This Love"

Sang in: Atlanta, GA

The softest song on 1989 said hi in Atlanta.

31. "The Lucky One"

This song embodies the message of the Reputation era so much that I'm just surprised it took this long for it to pop up as a surprise song.

32. "Invisible"

Sang in: Tampa, FL

I never thought we'd get to hear Taylor sing this song in 2018 but she performed it at the request of a fan who told her listening to the song had helped him before he came out. You think I'm emo? You got that right!

33. "Breathe"

Sang in: Miami, FL

This is another song that Taylor has never performed live before, but she's really blessing our hearts and souls this tour. "The Moment I Knew" still has a chance!

34. "Better Man"

Sang in: Nashville, TN

It was basically guaranteed that Taylor would sing one of her more country songs in Nashville, and she didn't disappoint, blessing us all with a performance of Little Big Town's "Better Man" (which she wrote, duh).

35. " Tim McGraw "

If any show was going to get more than one surprise song, it was gonna be Nashville. "Tim McGraw" was Taylor's first ever single and not only did she sing a piano version, but she brought out the actual real-life Tim McGraw and Faith Hill to sing it with her. That's a glow up!!!!!!!

36. "Jump Then Fall"

Sang in: Detroit, MI

It's 2018 and Taylor Swift is singing songs from the Fearless Platinum Edition. Finally the attention it deserves!

37. "Begin Again"

Sang in: Minneapolis, MN

This is a soft song about letting go of the people who've hurt you in the past and allowing new people into your life, and it's exactly what Taylor deserves this era.

38. "Tied Together With A Smile"

If you haven't listened to this song from Taylor's debut album, you have to. She released it when she was sixteen, and the lyrics still make me cry at age 24.

39. "The Story Of Us"

Sang in: Kansas City, MO

According to Taylor herself, she hasn't played this song since the Speak Now Tour, and that is a tragedy.

40. "Forever And Always"

Sang in: Indianapolis, IN

Joe Jonas is shaking.

41. "Hey Stephen"

Sang in: St Louis, MO

Fearless is really getting her moment and I couldn't be more proud of her.

42. "Speak Now"

Sang in: New Orleans, LA

"Horrified looks from everyone in the room but I'm only looking at you" is actually about me screaming so loud at a Taylor Swift concert that I embarrass myself in front of everyone.

43. "Wonderland"

Sang in: Houston, TX

Taylor waited until the very end of the tour's US leg to bring out one of the best songs on 1989 and it didn't disappoint.

44. "White Horse"

Sang in: Arlington, TX

This is one of the saddest songs Taylor's written and her singing it in 2018 with a smile on her face really proved she's doing better than she ever was.

45. "I'm Only Me When I'm With You"

Sang in: Melbourne, Australia

Taylor hasn't sang this since the Fearless era and she got on that stage and sang it on a Friday night beneath the stars as if I was going to be calm about it.

46. "Starlight"

Sang in: Brisbane, Australia

I thought I was dreaming impossible things when I hoped for "Starlight" on the B-stage, but it turns out Taylor Swift can grant wishes!!!

47. "I Know Places"

Sang in: Tokyo, Japan

Taylor waited until the end of the tour to break out "I Know Places" and as much as I hated waiting for it, it was WORTH IT. Bless you, Taylor.

💖 THE SURPRISE SONGS WE NEED 💖

1. "out of the woods".

Frankly, I'm shocked that she hasn't performed this one yet. It has to be coming soon.

UPDATE: Taylor sang this in Toronto, ON

2. "The Story Of Us"

Basically just because it's a bop.

UPDATE: Taylor sang this in Kansas City, MO

3. "Better Man"

I know this is technically a Little Big Town song, but Taylor wrote it, and if she can sing "Babe" then she can sing this. Plus, I need her to bless my ears with an acoustic guitar version again.

UPDATE: Taylor sang this in Nashville, TN

Taylor already sang a little bit of "Clean" during the Reputation Tour, just because it was raining and she felt like it, but we will only see real justice once it's performed in full on the B-stage.

5. "Last Kiss"

I know Taylor is in a happy place right now and is therefore pretty much only singing happy songs (except "All Too Well" lol), but I need her to tear my heart out with "Last Kiss" at least once this tour.

6. "The Moment I Knew"

Apparently a fan in the Rep Room asked Taylor to perform this and she said no one would know the words to sing along, and I hate that because "The Moment I Knew" is an underrated classic. She needs to sing it live at least ONCE. Please, Taylor.

7. "Stay Beautiful"

Aside from the snakes, Taylor is all about being happy this era, and "Stay Beautiful" is basically the ultimate happy bop. So I'm gonna need her to sing it!

8. "The Other Side Of The Door"

We ALL deserve to hear this bridge performed live at least once.

9. "I Know Places"

I'm sorry, but this song encompasses the whole Rep era like no other, and yet we haven't seen a performance of it yet??? It's about being happily in love with a person and hiding your relationship from the media/the public, which, if you read it backwards, spells REPUTATION .

UPDATE: Taylor sang this in Tokyo, Japan

Again, we love a cute song about being in love with someone and not caring what anyone thinks about it, and we also love hearing them performed acoustically on the B-stage!

UPDATE: Taylor sang this in Foxborough, MA

11. "Picture To Burn"

I just want her to do the country accent again.

12. "I Wish You Would"

This is one of my favourite songs on 1989 so don't come for me. I love it and I want to hear it acoustic, because the lyrics are lowkey sad, and the production kind of masks that.

13. "New Romantics"

I don't know why she hasn't performed this one yet! It's coming! Watch this space!

14. "The Lucky One"

Again, this song completely encapsulates the message of this era – that Taylor is happier with her private life staying private. Also I just want more Red love.

UPDATE: Taylor sang this in Atlanta, GA

15. "You Are In Love"

I want a recreation of the 1989 tour, where she got the audience to echo the chorus back to her, because that was beautiful.

16. "Mary's Song (Oh My My My)"

I think the quality of the above image proves we need an updated performance of this adorable song from Taylor's debut album.

17. "Starlight"

I dream impossible things and those things are seeing Taylor perform "Starlight" on the Reputation Stadium Tour.

UPDATE: Taylor sang this in Brisbane, Australia

18. "All You Had To Do Was Stay"

This is one of 1989 's Holy Trinity of Bops (the other two are "I Wish You Would" and "How You Get The Girl", in case you were curious), and I think she needs to honour that.

19. "Cold As You"

Listen, Taylor KNOWS how much we all stan this song. I don't want to bring down her happy vibe, but I need her to sing "Cold As You" so I have an updated version to listen to when I'm in my feelings.

20. "Breathe"

This song is criminally underrated by Taylor herself. It's time to put that right.

UPDATE: Taylor sang this in Miami, FL

21. "Untouchable"

Imagine everyone's bracelets lit up and sparkling white while Taylor sings this on the B-stage? Iconic.

22. "Wonderland"

"Wonderland" deserves to be part of the regular setlist for every tour she ever does.

UPDATE: Taylor sang this in Houston, TX

23. "Everything Has Changed"

All I knew this morning when I woke, was I wanted Taylor to perform "Everything Has Changed" on the B-stage. She doesn't even need to invite Ed Sheeran as a special guest. I'm happy either way.

24. "Come Back... Be Here"

I NEED A LIVE PERFORMANCE OF "COME BACK...BE HERE" TAYLOR. PLEASE.

P.S. Here's a handy playlist of all the songs Taylor has performed on the B-stage so far...

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Taylor Swift’s ‘Reputation’ Tour: The 10 Best Surprise Moments

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Most stadium concerts have little space for improvisation, especially pop spectaculars that utilize dancers, confetti cannons, video screens and inflatable props. These types of shows are almost always rehearsed down to the smallest detail as if they were Broadway musicals. On Taylor Swift ‘s 2018 Reputation tour, however, she decided to reward her hardcore fans by reserving one slot a night for a surprise acoustic song. It always came on the B stage shortly after “Shake It Off” or “Dancing With Our Hands Tied.”

By the time the tour wrapped last week at the Tokyo Dome, she’d performed nearly every song she’d ever written. No song was too obscure and there was no way of knowing what the surprise selection would be on any given night until she started singing it. Picking the 10 best moments was tough, but we polled a handful of Swift super fans to assemble this list. (Many of these videos are incomplete. Taylor Swift fans either really like making short videos, or YouTube has been asked to take down complete ones.)

“All Too Well” (Glendale, Arizona; May 8th) Swift set the tone for the whole tour on opening night in Glendale, Arizona when she played the fan favorite “All Too Well,” a song that hadn’t been part of a tour since 2014. (It’s also Rob Sheffield’s favorite Taylor Swift song and he happened to be in the crowd that night .) The sad breakup song is almost certainly about the dissolution of her relationship with Jake Gyllenhaal, and obsessive fans have even pinpointed the exact scarf she references in it. Many of the surprise acoustic songs on the tour were one-offs, but this one was brought out two more times.

“Change” (Foxborough, Massachusetts; July 27th) Taylor Swift was just starting to write songs for 2008’s Fearless when she began “Change,” which chronicled her rise from obscurity up through that point in her career. She was unable to finish it until she won the Horizon Award at the CMAs in 2007. “I knew I couldn’t finish it until something like that happened,” she said. “It was absolutely the most amazing night of my life, getting to see the emotion of all the people who worked so hard for me.” The song became one of the themes for the 2008 Summer Olympics and was the last number of the main set on her Fearless tour in 2009–10, but she hadn’t touched it since a one-off in Greensboro, North Carolina, in 2013 when it appeared at a Reputation show in Foxborough, Massachusetts.

“Mean” (Dublin, June 15th) Swift sang  “Rhiannon” with Stevie Nicks at the 2010 Grammys and was perhaps a bit off-key. Some critics tore the performance to shreds, most notably industry analyst Bob Lefsetz. “Did Taylor Swift kill her career overnight?” he asked. “Taylor’s too young and dumb to understand the mistake she made. … It’s hard to be a singer if you can’t sing.” She’s never fully admitted it, but it’s almost certain that Swift read that nasty rebuke and wrote “Mean” in response. She had the last laugh when the song hit Number 11 on the Hot 100. The lone performance on the Reputation tour came in Dublin. It was the first time she’d touched it since 2015.

“A Place in This World” (Pittsburgh, August 7th) Taylor reached all the way back to her 2006 debut LP at the Pittsburgh stop of the Reputation tour when she played “A Place in This World.” When she wrote it, she was an unknown teenage singer/songwriter who had just moved to Nashville. “I don’t know what I want, so don’t ask me,” she sings. “Cause I’m still trying to figure it out.” The song was never a single, and until this year in Pittsburgh, Swift hadn’t played it since 2009.

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“Tim McGraw” (Nashville, August 25th) It’s hard to imagine a moment that could make a Nashville audience go crazier than watching the actual Tim McGraw and his wife Faith Hill join Taylor Swift for a surprise performance of “Tim McGraw,” Swift’s debut single from 2006 that she hadn’t played live in any capacity since 2013. She was just a teenage fan of Tim McGraw when she wrote the song, never dreaming that she’d even get to meet him, let alone sing this song with him at a sold-out stadium concert.

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“Holy Ground” (Seattle, May 22nd) Like many songs on Red , “Holy Ground” is a look back at a relationship that went sour. But unlike in “All Too Well,” here, Swift reflects on the past with happiness rather than sorrow. “And I guess we fell apart in the usual way,” she sings. “And the story’s got dust on every page.” She played it at a Formula 1 event in 2016, but it hadn’t been part of her show since the Red tour in 2014.

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“I Know Places” (Tokyo, November 20th) The Reputation tour wrapped up with a two-night stand at the Tokyo Dome days before Thanksgiving. By that point she’d done a very large chunk of her entire catalog, but at the penultimate show she broke out “I Know Places” from 1989 for the first time. On the 2015 tour it was an elaborately choreographed number with dancers, but for this one night it was stripped back to its bare essence.

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• 6 Setlist changes
• 7 Surprise songs
• 8 Special guests
• 10 Tour dates

Netflix original [ ]

On December 13, 2018, Taylor thanked everyone for her birthday wishes on Instagram and also announced that there was going to be a tour movie for the Reputation Stadium Tour that would be released on New Year's Eve, titled Taylor Swift: reputation Stadium Tour . It was filmed at the last Dallas/Arlington show, which was the final US leg date. It featured the surprise song " All Too Well ".

Taylor Swift designed her own stage, complete with an elevator, and a rapid changing room for her eight costumes.

The main screen was 110 feet tall and and made of 12 columns and 1,5OO LED tiles that split into 49 individual screens that moved depending on the song. The stage design is an X shape and it also features a B & C Stage that Taylor accessed with the floating constellation and snake gondolas during " Delicate " and the " Bad Blood "/" Should've Said No " mashup. The band played right behind the main screen and during certain parts of the show, the screen opened and the audience could see them.

During " Look What You Made Me Do ", there was a giant inflatable snake named Karyn on the stage as well as smaller inflatable snakes on the B & C Stage and for the show encore, a water fountain was installed on stage. There were also fire, smoke and fireworks effects throughout the show from the stage. The LED bracelets distributed to the attendees were interactive with the songs and stage visuals.

Critical review [ ]

"This might be her most astounding tour yet – even when she’s aiming for maximum stadium-rock razzle-dazzle bombast, she gives it all the vibe of a mass communion." - Rolling Stone

Awards and nominations [ ]

The Reputation Stadium Tour won five awards from eight nominations.

Set list [ ]

Official set list for the tour.

• " ...Ready For It? "
• " I Did Something Bad "
• " Gorgeous "
• " Style "/" Love Story "/" You Belong with Me "
• " Look What You Made Me Do "
• " End Game "
• " King of My Heart "
• " Delicate "
• " Shake It Off " (with Charli XCX and Camila Cabello)
• " Dancing With Our Hands Tied " (" So It Goes... " played at some shows)
• Surprise Song
• " Blank Space "
• " Bad Blood "/" Should've Said No "
• " Don't Blame Me "
• " Long Live "/" New Year's Day "
• Why She Disappeared (spoken poem interlude)
• " Getaway Car "
• " Call It What You Want "
• " We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together "/" This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things "

Setlist changes [ ]

• On July 10, July 14, July 22, and many other dates, Swift performed " So It Goes... " instead of " Dancing With Our Hands Tied ".
• On July 14, Swift performed " Our Song " and " Wildest Dreams " a cappella after the levitating gondola used during " Delicate " malfunctioned. She did not go by the first B stage or do the crowd walk, and instead did every song she would've performed on the first B stage, on the C stage.
• On July 21, Swift performed " Clean " before the " Long Live "/" New Year's Day " mashup, because it was raining.

Surprise songs [ ]

The following songs were performed by Swift after " Dancing With Our Hands Tied ". The songs changed each night. A playlist of every surprise song is featured on streaming platforms called "Reputation Stadium Tour Surprise Songs Playlist".

• Glendale: " All Too Well "
• Santa Clara night one: " Wildest Dreams "
• Santa Clara night two: " The Best Day "
• Pasadena night one: " Red "
• Seattle: " Holy Ground "
• Denver: " Teardrops on My Guitar "
• Chicago night one: " Our Song "
• Chicago night two: " 22 "
• Manchester night one: " I Knew You Were Trouble "
• Manchester night two: " I Don't Wanna Live Forever "
• Dublin night one: " Mean "
• Dublin night two: " How You Get the Girl "
• London night one: " So It Goes... "
• London night two: " Fifteen "
• Louisville: " Mine "
• Columbus: " Sparks Fly "
• Landover night one: " State of Grace "
• Landover night two: " Haunted "
• Philadelphia night one: " Never Grow Up "
• Philadelphia night two: " Treacherous "
• Cleveland: " Babe "
• East Rutherford night one: " Welcome to New York "
• East Rutherford night two: " Fearless "
• East Rutherford night three: " Enchanted "
• Foxborough night one: " 22 "
• Foxborough night two: " Change "
• Foxborough night three: " Ours "
• Toronto night one: " Out of the Woods "
• Toronto night two: " Come Back... Be Here "
• Pittsburgh: " A Place in This World "
• Atlanta night one: " This Love "
• Atlanta night two: " The Lucky One "
• Tampa: " Invisible "
• Miami Gardens: " Breathe "
• Nashville: " Better Man "
• Detroit: " Jump Then Fall "
• Minneapolis night one: " Begin Again "
• Minneapolis night two: " Tied Together with a Smile "
• Kansas City: " The Story of Us "
• Indianapolis: " Forever & Always "
• St. Louis: " Hey Stephen "
• New Orleans: " Speak Now "
• Houston: " Wonderland "
• Arlington night one: " White Horse "
• Arlington night two: " All Too Well "
• Perth: " I Knew You Were Trouble "
• Melbourne: " I'm Only Me When I'm with You "
• Sydney: " 22 "
• Brisbane: " Starlight "
• Auckland: " Out of the Woods "
• Tokyo night one: " I Know Places "
• Tokyo night two: " Wildest Dreams "

Special guests [ ]

These artists joined Taylor on stage to sing a song together as a surprise to the fans.

• May 18, 2018 - Pasadena, California - Shawn Mendes - " There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back "
• May 19, 2018 - Pasadena, California - Troye Sivan - " My My My! "
• May 19, 2018 - Pasadena, California - Selena Gomez - " Hands To Myself "
• June 22, 2018 - London, England - Niall Horan - " Slow Hands "
• June 23, 2018 - London, England - Robbie Williams - " Angels "
• July 26, 2018 - Foxborough, Massachusetts - Hayley Kiyoko - " Curious "
• August 4, 2018 - Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Bryan Adams - " Summer of '69 "
• August 25, 2018 - Nashville, Tennessee - Tim McGraw and Faith Hill - " Tim McGraw "
• October 5, 2018 - Arlington, Texas - Maren Morris - " The Middle "
• October 6, 2018 - Arlington, Texas - Sugarland - " Babe "

Gallery [ ]

Tour dates [ ].

• 1 List of Taylor Swift's ex-boyfriends
• 2 The Tortured Poets Department
• 3 The Tortured Poets Department photoshoot

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Taylor Swift likes to give her fans a little surprise during each concert. The 1989 tour was known for its surprise guests during “Style,” but the reputation tour is known for its surprise acoustic song during each show. Below is a running lists of songs that have been performed thus far, and some suggestions for new songs to add to the list.

“All Too Well”- Red Glendale, Ariz., May 8;

“Wildest Dreams”- 1989 Santa Clara, Calif., May 11

“The Best Day”- Fearless Santa Clara, Calif., May 12

“Red”- Red Pasadena, Calif., May 18

“All Too Well”- Red Pasadena, Calif., May 19

“Holy Ground”- Red Seattle, Wash., May 22

“Teardrops on My Guitar”- Taylor Swift Denver, Colo., May 25

“Our Song”- Taylor Swift Chicago, June 1

“22”- Red Chicago, June 2

“I Knew You Were Trouble.”- Red Manchester, England, June 8

“I Don’t Wanna Live Forever”- 50 Shades Darker Soundtrack Manchester, England June 9

“Mean”- Speak Now Dublin, Ireland June 15

“How You Get The Girl”- 1989 Dublin, Ireland June 16

“So It Goes…”- reputation London, England June 22

“Fifteen”- Fearless London, England June 23

“Mine”- Speak Now Louisville, Kentucky June 30

“Sparks Fly”- Speak Now Columbus, Ohio July 7

“State of Grace” -Red Landover, Maryland July 11 *Also played “So It Goes..” instead of “Dancing With Our Hands Tied”

“Never Grow Up” -Speak Now Philadelphia, PA July 13

“Treacherous” -Red Philadelphia, PA July 14 *Also played “So It Goes..” instead of “Dancing With Our Hands Tied”

“Babe”- Sugarland single Cleveland, OH July 17

“Welcome To New York” -1989 East Rutherford, NJ July 20

“Fearless”- Fearless East Rutherford, NJ July 21

“Enchanted” -Speak Now East Rutherford, NJ July 21 *Also played “So It Goes..” instead of “Dancing With Our Hands Tied”

Songs by Album, So Far

Taylor Swift -7 (counting “Tim McGraw,” which was not acoustic)

Fearless -9

Speak Now -8

Red -11 (Not counting “All Too Well” or “22” three times or “I Knew You Were Trouble” twice)

1989 -7 (Not counting “Out Of The Woods” or “Wildest Dreams” twice)

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Songs That Should Be Added To The Set

“I Almost Do” – Red

While everyone applauds “All Too Well” as Red’s saddest moment, I find “I Almost Do” as the underrated ruby of Red. The sadness of reminiscing about a lost love while also letting it go because it would hurt too much to try again is vulnerable Taylor at her best.

“Breathe” – Fearless (Finally played August 18!)

Many below think this song is about a romantic relationship, its actually about the end of a friendship.  A different territory for Taylor that should be highlighted during her concert.

“Enchanted” – Speak Now (Finally played July 22!)

What I love about this song is the journey that it takes you on. You feel that you are on the date that this song is inspired by, and I’ve always confused about why this song wasn’t a single.

“Everything Has Changed” – Red

The song is meant to be played on a guitar, and I feel like it will fit into the quiet, low key moment that the acoustic set is. Bonus points if she brings Ed Sheeran out for it.

“Hey Stephen”- Fearless (Finally played September 18!)

I always thought this was a adorable song, and I think it would be cute for the audience to sing along with the humming.

Camila Cabello is also a fan of this song, talking to TRL that it is a song that soundtracked her life.

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Ahead of her Indy tour stop this year, Taylor Swift releases her eleventh studio album

Are you ready for it?

Ahead of her concert later this year in Indy, Taylor Swift released her highly-anticipated eleventh studio album "The Tortured Poets Department" on Friday.

Still no word on "Reputation (Taylor's Version)" though (sorry, Swifties).

Here's what we know about her new album.

When does 'The Tortured Poets Department' release?

Swift's newest album, "The Tortured Poets Department" dropped at midnight on April 19. Then at 2 a.m. she released a deluxe version of the album, "The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology."

How manys songs are in 'The Tortured Poets Department'?

The original album consists of 16 songs, with four additional bonus tracks that were advertised as only available on certain vinyls or CDs. Each vinyl or CD variant includes a different one of the bonus tracks.

Making bonus tracks only available on physical copies and releasing them on streaming later is becoming a more common practice.

Swift did this with her previous album "Midnights" where the bonus track "You're Losing Me" was only available on a few CDs sold at live shows. Olivia Rodrigo recently released a deluxe version of her sophomore album "Guts," which includes all four of the bonus tracks that were originally only available on certain vinyl pressings, plus one new song.

Swift moved much quicker than that for this album.

By releasing the deluxe version of the album on streaming at 2 a.m., only two hours after the original dropped, 15 extra tracks, including the bonus tracks only on vinyl and cd, became available to stream.

So now all bonus tracks for this album are available on streaming, but not all the deluxe songs have physical copies (that we know of, yet).

When did Taylor Swift announce 'The Tortured Poets Department'?

At the Grammy Awards on Feb. 4, while accepting the award for Best Pop Vocal Album for her previous album "Midnights," Swift announced her next project, another album titled "The Tortured Poets Department."

She has been teasing fans with track titles, lyrics, videos , Apple Music playlists , and even a pop-up art installation in Los Angeles with Spotify leading up to the release.

Will 'The Tortured Poets Department' be in the Eras Tour?

It is still unsure whether or not the remaining shows on her current tour, the Eras Tour, will be updated to include songs from her newest album.

She begins the European leg of her tour on May 9 in Paris, France, making it the first concert date after the release of "The Tortured Poets Department." Fans will have to wait and see if the album gets a more permanent spot in the show's setlist beyond being played during the surprise song segment.

When is Taylor Swift coming to Indy?

Taylor Swift announced in August she is bringing her "Eras Tour" to Indianapolis at Lucas Oil Stadium for three nights, Nov. 1, 2 and 3.

Taylor Swift Indianapolis: ‘Stay Stay Stay’ at one of these hotels within a mile of the Eras Tour concert

How to get Taylor Swift tickets for Indianapolis?

You may still have a chance to see the Eras Tour in November.

Ticket sales through Ticketmaster are officially over, however, several marked-up tickets are still available for the Indianapolis shows on re-selling sites like StubHub and SeatGeek .

If you're still hoping to get tickets, they may be costly. Most tickets are priced are anywhere from $1,500 to almost $3,000 each, and the cheapest tickets are for seats near the top of the bowl.

Katie Wiseman is a trending news intern at IndyStar. Contact her at [email protected]. Follow her on Twitter @itskatiewiseman .

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Taylor Swift's Eras Tour serves two surprise songs at every stop.

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Taylor Swift ‘s Eras Tour set list features a surprise song (or two), so far performed during a mini acoustic set, on each date of the the superstar’s trek, which kicked off in March 2023.

Guitar in hand and making her way to the end of the stage’s catwalk at March 17’s Eras kickoff in Glendale, Ariz., Swift revealed her intentions for the acoustic portion of her long-awaited live show. She’ll perform a surprise song that will not be played again on this tour — probably.

“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,” she said with a small laugh, “that I have to do it over again in some other city. Send your best wishes towards me that I don’t do that.”

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The Eras Tour is her first real tour in five years, and the first time the prolific songwriter is getting to perform selections from Lover , Folklore , Evermore and Midnights to sold-out stadium crowds.

Eras Tour night one introduced a career-spanning, whopping 44-song setlist with a runtime of more than three hours, with Swift playing anywhere from one to eight tracks from all 10 of her full-length studio albums. The show’s nightly surprise is sure to keep her fans on their tallest tiptoes, waiting to hear what gem will be unveiled at their concert.

Below, check out the list of all the surprise songs she’s brought to The Eras Tour, courtesy of social media livestreams and post-concert clips uploaded by Swifties in attendance. Bookmark this page, as the list will updated regularly as the tour goes on.

"Mirrorball"

Performed at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona (March 17, 2023)

“I was thinking about the first one I would play for you,” Swift said at the very first Eras Tour concert, to a crowd of fans who were still gloriously spoiler-free about what was in store for the rest of the show. “I was thinking about what song to play first, and I was thinking about how one of the songs that I wrote with you in mind during the pandemic was one of the first songs I wrote for Folklore , and it was me writing about how badly I craved the connection that I feel from the care that you have directed in my way. I’m trying to tell you I love you, and I’m babbling,” she noted. Swift tried again: “I was trying to think of sort of an eloquent way to say that I love you and I need your attention all the time, and I came up with ‘I’m a mirrorball.'” After the wordy intro, Swift begins singing “Mirrorball” at the 2:17 timestamp in the video above.

"Tim McGraw"

“I was thinking about tonight and how special this is,” Swift explained on the opening night of The Eras Tour, and then added, “So I thought it might be kind of fun to play the very first song I ever put out.” The crowd gladly sang along to her pretty piano rendition of her debut single, nearly 17 years after it was first released. “Tim McGraw” was the only track from her first album to make the Eras setlist in Arizona.

"This Is Me Trying"

Performed at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona (March 18, 2023)

“I keep forgetting what key it’s in — one second. It’s lost all concept to me,” Swift joked before launching into the emotional Folklore track as the first of two surprise songs, at the second show of The Eras Tour.

"State of Grace"

Swift brought the Red album opener down to its roots as a piano ballad in Glendale. Her delicate vocals were echoed by a stadium of thousands joining in, making for a chilling moment of connection between a singer-songwriter and her fans.

Performed at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas (March 24, 2023)

“I do get ideas from places. I actually saw an interview that Beabadoobee did — who is our amazing, brilliant opening act tonight — and they were saying, ‘Oh, you’re going on The Eras Tour. What song might you want to hear?’ And she was like, ‘I grew up listening to songs on her first album.’ And she named a specific song. So I figured, you know what, for her first show with us, I’ll play the specific song that she said she would want to hear. So this is a song I wrote for my ninth-grade talent show. It’s called ‘Our Song.’”

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"Snow on the Beach"

“Lana Del Rey put out a new album. It’s called Did You Know That There’s a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd. Guys, it’s so good. You probably already know that, but it’s just extraordinary. I just think she’s the best that we have. I think we need to make it a priority as a group to stream, buy, support this album and this artist. She knows I’m obsessed with her, and she was kind enough to make a song with me on Midnights called ‘Snow on the Beach’ because she’s a generous king. She did that for me, and I’ll never forget how nice she’s been to me. It’s so cool when you have favorite artists and they turn out to be so nice to you. I wanted to just do some promo for her, and also, in honor of this brilliant album that she just put out, I wanted to play ‘Snow on the Beach.’”

🎥| @TaylorSwift13 debuts "Snow On The Beach" performance pic.twitter.com/K87w73cPNm — The Swift Society (@TheSwiftSociety) March 25, 2023

"Cowboy Like Me" (with Marcus Mumford)

Performed at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas (March 25, 2023)

“Las Vegas, Nevada, you are so lucky, because we do have a special guest with us tonight,” Swift told the sold-out crowd when introducing Mumford & Sons frontman Marcus Mumford. “Would you sing ‘Cowboy Like Me’ with me?” The duo paired up for the 2020 Evermore duet.

Taylor Swift and @MarcusMumford performing “cowboy like me” at #TSTheErasTour  ! pic.twitter.com/CAq6i58Whz — Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour (@TSTheErasTour) March 26, 2023

"White Horse"

🎥| @TaylorSwift13 singing "White Horse" on piano pic.twitter.com/QhaMdkXva1 — The Swift Society (@TheSwiftSociety) March 26, 2023

“Sad Beautiful Tragic”

Performed at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas (March 31, 2023)

Swift worked in “Sad Beautiful Tragic” from Red to the setlist during her acoustic portion of the Arlington show. Strumming it on just an acoustic guitar, she introduced the song saying, “I love this one. When I love a song, I don’t care what anyone says.”

🚨| Taylor Swift performing “Sad Beautiful Tragic TV” from “Red TV” at ‘The Eras Tour’! The crowd is singing along beautifully. #TSTheErasTour #ArlingtonTSTheErasTour pic.twitter.com/tNseMswsZF — The Eras Tour (@tswifterastour) April 1, 2023

🚨| Taylor Swift performing “Ours” from “Speak Now” at ‘The Eras Tour’! The crowd is singing along beautifully. #TSTheErasTour   #ArlingtonTSTheErasTour pic.twitter.com/nxbxOCQlCt — The Eras Tour (@tswifterastour) April 1, 2023

“Death By A Thousand Cuts”

Performed at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas (April 1, 2023)

Taylor Swift performing her first surprise song, “Death By A Thousand Cuts” #TStheErasTour   pic.twitter.com/HquXNUdNKB — Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour (@TSTheErasTour) April 2, 2023

Taylor Performed Clean tonight as 2nd surprise song at #ArlingtonTSTheErasTour #TSTheErasTour pic.twitter.com/qQfOcPWzYX — Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour (@TSTheErasTour) April 2, 2023

"Speak Now"

Performed at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Fla. (April 13, 2023)

“I’ve been thinking a lot about one of my albums recently. One of my albums has been on my mind a lot … lots going on in my brain about it. So I thought I might play the title track of that album.”

Taylor singing Speak Now as the first surprise song tonight in Tampa! #TSTheErasTour pic.twitter.com/saKMe95yjz — Taylor Swift Updates (@SwiftNYC) April 14, 2023

"Treacherous"

🎥| @TaylorSwift13 performing "Treacherous" pic.twitter.com/9ptkpzketV — The Swift Society (@TheSwiftSociety) April 14, 2023

"The Great War" (with Aaron Dessner)

Performed at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Fla. (April 14, 2023)

“This song really took on a new meaning when you guys made enough jokes about how you trying to get tickets for this tour felt like surviving the great war,” Swift joked prior to the debut live performance of the Midnights (3am Edition)  track.

🎶| The crowd singing 'The Great War' bridge pic.twitter.com/FVO4QyurOC — The Swift Society (@TheSwiftSociety) April 15, 2023

"You're on Your Own, Kid"

You're On Your Own, Kid tonight! #TSTheErasTour pic.twitter.com/UCnj8E39QS — Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour (@TSTheErasTour) April 15, 2023

"Mad Woman"

Performed at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Fla. (April 15, 2023)

“I have a really, really, really wonderful, incredible person in my life who I’ve been making music with,” Swift said, bringing Aaron Dessner out on her stage for a second time this tour and joining him at the piano bench. “…We wrote this song that I really love because it allowed me to get a lot off my chest, and now we’re gonna sing it for you — ’cause who doesn’t love a mad woman?”

MAD WOMAN. 💀💀💀 #TampaTSTheErasTour #TheErasTourTS @taylornation13 pic.twitter.com/MvkDCStWgA — ღMarci (It’s me. Hi.) (@loveMarci) April 16, 2023

Swift picked up the guitar for surprise song No. 2 of the night, complimenting the particularly loud Tampa crowd. She explained that she thought she’d play a song they might know and want to sing along with. “Just thought that would be nice, which is the opposite of mean,” she quipped.

WHY YOU GOTTA BE SO MEAN #TSTheErasTour #TampaTSTheErasTour @taylornation13 pic.twitter.com/nGNfqbYKV4 — allison | ERAS 4/13 & 15 💙✨ (taylor’s version) (@lovetayalatte13) April 16, 2023

"Wonderland"

Performed at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas (April 21, 2023)

Wonderland, Tonight! #TSTheErasTour #HoustonTSTheErasTour pic.twitter.com/SH0bWNAsBK — Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour (@TSTheErasTour) April 22, 2023

"You're Not Sorry"

You're Not Sorry, tonight #TSTheErasTour #HoustonTSTheErasTour pic.twitter.com/qpSNpQhLZg — Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour (@TSTheErasTour) April 22, 2023

"A Place in This World"

Performed at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas (April 22, 2023)

Going way back to her very early songwriting days, Swift introduced “A Place in This World” as a song she penned around the age of 13 — noting that she might relate to its lyrics even more 20 years later.

A Place in This World, Tonight! #TStheErasTour pic.twitter.com/ENJcQkshGr — Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour (@TSTheErasTour) April 23, 2023

"Today Was a Fairytale"

“You make every day on this tour feel like a fairytale,” Swift told her fans before performing the song, originally featured on the soundtrack for the 2010 film Valentine’s Day , on piano. (At the second of three Houston shows, she admitted that The Eras Tour has basically become her “entire personality.”)

🎥| @TaylorSwift13 for "Today Was A Fairytale" pic.twitter.com/YNc7TMunxW — The Swift Society (@TheSwiftSociety) April 23, 2023

"Begin Again"

Performed at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas (April 23, 2023)

“We’ve come to the acoustic era,” Swift said as she set up for the two surprise songs of the evening at the end of the catwalk. Before launching into the Red track, she told the crowd, “I hope that if you know it, you sing along” — and they did.

📹 | Taylor Swift singing ‘Begin Again’ tonight #HoustonTSTheErasTour #TSTheErasTour https://t.co/GNfsA40mwt — Taylor Swift News (@TSwiftNZ) April 24, 2023

"Cold as You"

“No shade to the other songs on the album,” Swift joked, expressing an utmost love for the emotional ballad from her debut album, which she played at the piano for the night three Houston audience. “Cold as You” immediately trended on Twitter while she sang the song live on tour for the first time in a decade.

Cold As You , tonight! #TSTheErasTour pic.twitter.com/HDAtoxfhkj — Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour (@TSTheErasTour) April 24, 2023

"The Other Side of the Door"

Performed at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia (April 28, 2023)

“This is one of my favorite moments in the show because it kind of keeps me on my toes,” Swift said to a wild crowd in Atlanta.

“When I was rerecording my album Fearless , I looked back and I was listening to this one … I remember when I wrote this one I was so obsessed with this sort of, like, rant I put at the end of the song,” she said, hinting at the deep cut that was to come. “And I never, I don’t think I really got to perform it live. If I ever I ever did, it was not enough times, so I’d really love to play the song. It’s called ‘The Other Side of the Door.'”

🚨| Taylor Swift performing “The Other Side of the Door (Taylor’s Version)” at tonight’s show! #TSTheErasTour #AtlantaTSTheErasTour #TSTheErasTourAtlanta pic.twitter.com/VfZUlOKvRP — The Eras Tour (@tswifterastour) April 29, 2023

"Coney Island"

A pretty long speech came before the first-ever solo (and first-ever at all) live performance of the heart-wrenching Evermore highlight, originally a duet with with Matt Berninger.

“Any time I’m gonna talk about or even reference another artist, I feel inclined to tell you that if they’re not here, they’re not here,” she warned the crowd. “No one else is here. You are stuck with me. It’s only me. But I am gonna talk about another artist. I just feel like, you know, stadiums are huge and it’s important to really communicate, so that’s what I’m doing. I’m gonna talk about another artist who has an album that just came out that is so incredible. The National just had an album come out. This band has influenced me beyond my ability to verbalize how much they’ve influenced me — just lyrically, their ability to set a scene, their ability to tell a story. And obviously, Aaron Dessner is in The National and he has completely changed my life. I was lucky enough to be able to write a song with them for their new album, which is called the First Two Pages of Frankenstein . Check it out, stream it, buy it on vinyl. I love them so much. They’ve been so kind to me. So, I’m not gonna sing the song that we have on this new album — it’s called ‘The Alcott’ — check that out, though. But I am gonna sing ‘Coney Island.'”

THANK YOU TAYLOR #AtlantaTSTheErasTour https://t.co/HUKGgpYrxU pic.twitter.com/vFzL9S3fvX — connor | ERAS TOUR 4/28 & 4/30 (@ivymidnights) April 29, 2023

"High Infidelity"

Performed at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia (April 29, 2023)

“Do you really wanna know where I was April 29th?” Swift improvised before beginning the actual song. “Atlanta, Georgia.”

🎥| @TaylorSwift13 performing "High Infidelity" pic.twitter.com/hbOUeSPtDD — The Swift Society (@TheSwiftSociety) April 30, 2023

For her second surprise song of night two in Atlanta, Swift made “Gorgeous” the first Reputation track to get the acoustic treatment this tour.

first rep era song, GORGEOUS, as the 2nd suprise song!! @TSTheErasTour @taylornation13 #AtlantaTSTheErasTour pic.twitter.com/NpJENQMWnm — KL (@kit_lamungkun) April 30, 2023

"I Bet You Think About Me"

Performed at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia (April 30, 2023)

🎵 | The surprise songs tonight are ‘I Bet You Think About Me’ and ‘How You Get The Girl’! #AtlantaTSTheErasTour #TSTheErasTour pic.twitter.com/GI9Zn34bog — Taylor Swift News (@TSwiftNZ) May 1, 2023

"How You Get the Girl"

HOW YOU GET THE GIRL pic.twitter.com/BKlB7ZytP5 — c 💌 (@celestialswiftt) May 1, 2023

"Sparks Fly"

Performed at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee (May 5, 2023)

“I’ve been planning something for a while. You know how I love to plan things. You know how I love to surprise you… It’s my love language with you,” Swift teased during her first night in Nashville on The Eras Tour. “I plot, I scheme, I plan.”

“Rather than me speaking about it,” she said with a grin, “I thought I would just show you — If you would direct your attention to the back screen.” The screen announced that Speak Now (Taylor’s Version) will be released on July 7, and Swift then launched into the album track “Sparks Fly” on acoustic guitar.

SPEAK NOW OUT JULY 7th!!!!! SPARKS FLY first secret song!!!! #NashvilleTSTheErasTour pic.twitter.com/EiZJqo0x44 — Mike Martin (@jovifan214) May 6, 2023

"Teardrops on My Guitar"

Before playing the next surprise song at the piano, a selection from her debut, Swift reflected on her early years in Nashville, noting that she’d moved to the city while in eighth grade. “I’d been writing songs since I was 12, but when I think about Nashville I think about writing all the songs that would end up on my first album,” she told the crowd.

#NashvilleTSTheErasTour TEARDROPS ON MY GUITAR!!!!! All the feels for the early Swift tonight!!!!!! Welcome home @taylorswift13 !!!!! pic.twitter.com/P44dJcfR5l — Mike Martin (@jovifan214) May 6, 2023

"Out of the Woods"

Performed at Nissan Stadium in Nashville (May 6, 2023)

“I think I saved a really good one for right now,” Swift, acoustic guitar in hand, teased the Nashville night two crowd. “You be the judge based on how loudly you scream. This one’s from 1989 .”

#NashvilleTSTheErasTour pic.twitter.com/aeaddW6445 — mckenzie ✨era’s 5/6 (@tisthedamseas0n) May 7, 2023

Sitting at the piano, Swift joked, “I feel like if I give you one piece of information you’d know exactly what song I was about to play,” before singing the Fearless classic “Fifteen” for her high school best friend Abigail, who was at the show.

Taylor Swift cantando "Fifteen" para Abigail que está no show de hoje. ❤️ #NashvilleTSTheErasTour pic.twitter.com/2ieAcXikGu — Taylor Swift Brasil 🕰 (@taylorswiftbr) May 7, 2023

"Would've, Could've, Should've"

Performed at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee (May 7, 2023)

Swift welcomed “kind, wonderful genius” Aaron Dessner to the stage on a stormy night in Nashville to join her on the surprise song from the 3AM version of Midnights . “He was warned about the rain, and he did accept the challenge anyway,” she said.

“Would’ve, Could’ve, Should’ve” was “one of our favorites when we made it,” Swift noted.

Would’ve Could’ve Should’ve sorry the rain is crazy #TSTheErasTour #TSErasTourNashville pic.twitter.com/coWazioQbC — Lindѕєy ✨NASHVILLE 5/5 & 5/7✨ (@lindzz_21) May 8, 2023

“I want to play a song that when I wrote it, I was writing about all these relationship things that hadn’t happened yet,” Swift said from her seat at the piano. She described how “it’s crazy” to go back and listen to songs that at the time were rooted in “fantasy” but at her age now are relatable, and then introduced the Speak Now track that was coming next: “This is called ‘Mine,'” Swift said.

MINE SOUNDED LIKE HEAVEN #NashvilleTSTheErasTour @taylornation13 pic.twitter.com/PNr8eE1iWC — Sydney & Mary (Nashville 5/7) (@swiftpix13) May 8, 2023

"Gold Rush"

Performed at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (May 12, 2023)

“I wanted to start out with this one in Philly because there was sort of a — I don’t know how large the debate was, but I did see the debate,” Swift told the audience, referencing the “Eagles T-shirt hanging from the door” lyrics from “Gold Rush.”

“I saw some people wondering if it was the band the Eagles or the team the Eagles,” the singer added. “And I love the band the Eagles, but guys, like, come on, I’m from Philly.”

Taylor Swift fully confirmed her status as an #Eagles fan tonight much to the delight of the crowd at the Linc. 🦅 pic.twitter.com/GJ4ppZJhTg — Eagles Nation (@PHLEaglesNation) May 13, 2023

📹 | Taylor Swift performing ‘gold rush’ as surprise song one tonight! #PhillyTSTheErasTour pic.twitter.com/C4c3cCtmpK — Taylor Swift News (@TSwiftNZ) May 13, 2023

"Come Back… Be Here"

“I take requests if they are polite and decently worded,” Swift told the sold-out crowd, adding that the request came from special guest Phoebe Bridgers.

📹 | Taylor Swift performing ‘Come Back… Be Here’ tonight as surprise song two! #PhillyTSTheErasTour pic.twitter.com/9MmcyysDBS — Taylor Swift News (@TSwiftNZ) May 13, 2023

"Forever & Always"

Performed at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (May 13, 2023)

“I have a request that I’m gonna do,” Swift teased the crowd before playing the first of two surprise songs on May 13.

“My friend Lena, it’s her birthday today,” she said, explaining that “she wanted to hear ‘Forever & Always.'”

Forever and always in 2023 #phillytstheerastour pic.twitter.com/kVtoscSw1u — Caro (@dwohthaunted) May 14, 2023

"This Love"

Heading over to her piano, Swift said she loved this night and didn’t want it to end, and then — without an introduction — played the emotional 1989 song “This Love.”

The bridge of This Love #TheErasTourPhilly pic.twitter.com/LTuNOEx0NA — Keo 🕛 | fan account (@exileoutdid) May 14, 2023

"Hey Stephen"

Performed at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (May 14, 2023)

“I had a few really nice, fun people ask me to do this one,” Swift said, and then took the crowd back almost 15 years to a Fearless classic, “Hey Stephen.”

Hey Stephen is the first surprise song for Philly night 3! #TSTheErasTour #PhillyTSTheErasTour @taylornation13 pic.twitter.com/nnwgyaFcye — Holly Caitlin (@holly_caitlin) May 15, 2023

🎥| @TaylorSwift13 for "Hey Stephen" pic.twitter.com/sZV2OzAtcT — The Swift Society (@TheSwiftSociety) May 15, 2023

"The Best Day"

Tears had to have been aplenty throughout the stadium on Mother’s Day as Swift told the story of “The Best Day” and performed it on piano.

“I secretly recorded a song on Fearless ,” she told the crowd, recalling being 16 or 17 at the time and explaining that it was very tricky to get this project done without her mother knowing. “It was very sneaky and fun,” she said.

“I wrote this song just compiling these sort of core childhood memories I had of not just her as a mother but her as a friend,” Swift said. After playing the sweet song for her mom for the first time, while showing her the video of personal family footage set to the track that she edited together herself, she asked her mom, “Did you like the song?” “It’s such a beautiful song. Where did you find it? It sounds exactly like the things we went through” Mom replied, not even comprehending that her own daughter would write a song about the two of them. “I wrote it and recorded it secretly,” Taylor told her. “It is our memories. That’s about us.” Needless to say, there were plenty of tears that day, too.

taylor talking about her mum 🥹🥹🥹🥹>>>> #PhillyTSTheErasTour pic.twitter.com/rOP7nzeeAU — liam (taylor’s version) ⸆⸉ (@deadswift13_) May 15, 2023

happy mothers day🥹🥹🥹🥹 #PhillyTSTheErasTour pic.twitter.com/0VzNo83mER — polina!🪩 TODAY!!! (@iwasmaroon) May 15, 2023

The Best Day is the second surprise song for Philly night 3! and there is not a dry eye in the stadium 🥹 #TSTheErasTour #PhillyTSTheErasTour @taylornation13 pic.twitter.com/BzvsZaBoIx — Holly Caitlin (@holly_caitlin) May 15, 2023

“Should've Said No”

Performed at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass. (May 19, 2023)

📹 | Taylor Swift playing ‘Should’ve Said No’ as surprise song one! #FoxboroughTSTheErasTour pic.twitter.com/oSuTw4yJsh — Taylor Swift News (@TSwiftNZ) May 20, 2023

"Better Man"

📹 | Taylor Swift singing ‘Better Man’ as surprise song two #FoxboroughTSTheErasTour pic.twitter.com/ExfhIhLzon — Taylor Swift News (@TSwiftNZ) May 20, 2023

“Question…?”

Performed at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass. (May 20, 2023)

Before giving this Midnights track its live debut, Swift got candid with fans about how her life’s going behind the scenes.

“I kind of just feel like telling you … I’ve just never been this happy in my life, in all aspects of my life, ever,” she gushed. “And I just want to thank you for being a part of that. It’s not just the tour, I just sort of feel like my life finally feels like it makes sense. I thought I’d play this song which brings me a lot of happy memories.” 

📹 | Taylor Swift performing ‘Question…?’ tonight as surprise song one! #FoxboroughTSTheErasTour pic.twitter.com/glbsPimISP — Taylor Swift News (@TSwiftNZ) May 21, 2023

“Invisible”

📹 | Taylor Swift singing ‘Invisible’ in the rain tonight! #FoxboroughTSTheErasTour pic.twitter.com/kD5jdsxslK — Taylor Swift News (@TSwiftNZ) May 21, 2023

"I Think He Knows"

Performed at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass. (May 21, 2023)

🎥| @TaylorSwift13 for "I Think He Knows" pic.twitter.com/bRHpsgff4d — The Swift Society (@TheSwiftSociety) May 22, 2023

For the first time in Eras Tour history, Swift performed both surprise songs on guitar. That’s because her piano took on a life of its own after getting damaged by rain during the show the night prior, causing Swift to last-minute switch over to guitar for “Red.”

“Literally, it was like a water park under the stage,” she recalled to fans at the May 21 show. “This has clearly broken my keyboard. It was literally underwater — I don’t know how any of the instruments were working last night.”

🏟️| Taylor performing Red tonight! #FoxboroughTSTheErasTour pic.twitter.com/wm2fe7ndDh — Taylor Swift Updates 🏟️💜 (@swifferupdates) May 22, 2023

“Getaway Car”

Performed at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. (May 26, 2023)

“I know you’ve wanted to hear this song,” Swift teased before her first surprise acoustic offering. And she wasn’t exaggerating. The pick was “Getaway Car,” a beloved fan fave, and for the song, frequent collaborator Jack Antonoff joined her on stage. “He’s been one of my best friends — he feels like a family member,” Swift said while welcoming “Jersey’s own” Antonoff. In addition to singing lead on a few lines, Antonoff aided Swift with some forceful acoustic strumming on the Reputation highlight.

🎥| @TaylorSwift13 and Jack Antonoff for "Getaway Car" pic.twitter.com/RjoAxNFHUB — The Swift Society (@TheSwiftSociety) May 27, 2023

Taylor Swift – Getaway Car (Surprise Song 1) (Live at The Eras Tour) (East Rutherford Night 1) #TaylorSwift  #EastRutherfordTSTheErasTour pic.twitter.com/wp7du1OycI — Taylor Swift Edits (@TSwiftEdits_13) May 27, 2023

Midnights is the most recent album to drop before Taylor’s Eras Tour, so it’s no surprise that it takes up a good portion of the setlist. Even so, the standard Eras Tour setlist doesn’t include one of the album’s absolute best songs — but the evening’s night’s crowd was in for a treat. “This is one of my favorites off Midnights , but I haven’t played it yet,” Swift said, before performing a gorgeous rendition of “Maroon” while seated at an upright piano festooned with a floral design.

WE GOT MAROON ON THE PIANO I AM NOT OKAY STILL #TSTheErasTour pic.twitter.com/YbsvfNnTvO — Taylor Swift Updates (@SwiftNYC) May 27, 2023

Taylor Swift – Maroon (Surprise Song 2) (Live at The Eras Tour) (East Rutherford Night 1) #TaylorSwift  #EastRutherfordTSTheErasTour pic.twitter.com/TaGxWG8fsn — Taylor Swift Edits (@TSwiftEdits_13) May 27, 2023

"Holy Ground"

Performed at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. (May 27, 2023)

“I’m gonna do one that’s one of my favorites, and hopefully you like it too,” Swift told the MetLife crowd of Red track “Holy Ground” Saturday night (May 27). “I feel like this is a pretty good choice for tonight. I’m pretty confident about it.”

HOLY GROUND!!!!!!!!! Also call me crazy but I think she messed up one of the lyrics so has to play again 👀🤞 #EastRuthTSTheErasTour pic.twitter.com/x560mruDqK — Angelica (Taylor’s Version) (@angelicakyria13) May 28, 2023

"False God"

Without any introduction at all, Swift launched into Lover ‘s “False God” on the piano.

FALSE GOD ON THE PIANO IS PERFECTION #EastRuthTSTheErasTour pic.twitter.com/iYnWbQZFHT — Angelica (Taylor’s Version) (@angelicakyria13) May 28, 2023

"Welcome to New York"

Performed at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. (May 28, 2023)

🎤| “Welcome To New York” is the surprise song for #EastRuthTSTheErasTour night 3! #TSTheErasTour pic.twitter.com/BAVnGtWTEy — Taylor Swift Museum (@theswiftmuseum) May 29, 2023

Taylor Swift – Welcome To New York (Surprise Song 1) (Live at The Eras Tour) (East Rutherford Night 3) #TaylorSwift  #EastRutherfordTSTheErasTour pic.twitter.com/KPXnZJtzvx — Taylor Swift Edits (@TSwiftEdits_13) May 29, 2023

Taylor Swift – Clean (Surprise Song 2) (Live at The Eras Tour) (East Rutherford Night 3) #TaylorSwift #EastRutherfordTSTheErasTour pic.twitter.com/rxNhrEcFhH — Taylor Swift Edits (@TSwiftEdits_13) May 29, 2023

🎤| “Clean” is the second surprise song for #EastRuthTSTheErasTour night 3! #TSTheErasTour pic.twitter.com/mvbB0PCD6M — Taylor Swift Museum (@theswiftmuseum) May 29, 2023

"I Wish You Would"

Performed at Soldier Field in Chicago (June 2, 2023)

Taylor Swift – I Wish You Would (Surprise Song 1) (Live at The Eras Tour) (Chicago Night 3) #TaylorSwift  #ChicagoTSTheErasTour pic.twitter.com/VT7YHAO1hK — Taylor Swift Edits (@TSwiftEdits_13) June 3, 2023

"The Lakes"

🏟️| The Lakes🥹 pic.twitter.com/pH6qXdckAF — Taylor Swift Updates 🏟️ (@swifferupdates) June 3, 2023

📹 | Taylor Swift performing “the lakes” as a surprise song #ChicagoTSTheErasTour #TSTheErasTour pic.twitter.com/RStIpy9os1 — Taylor Swift Updates (@TSwiftLAMedia) June 3, 2023

"You All Over Me" (with Maren Morris)

Performed at Soldier Field in Chicago (June 3, 2023)

For this first-ever live performance of the “From the Vault” track off of Fearless (Taylor’s Version) , Swift decided to make it all the more special for her fans in Chicago. “When I was re-recording  Fearless , I thought it would be really cool to have one of my favorite artists sing on one of the song,” she told the screaming crowd. “We are so lucky Chicago … because not only did that artist say ‘yes,’ but Maren Morris is actually here tonight.” Morris joined Swift on stage for a beautiful rendition of the ballad, later writing on her Instagram that she “won’t ever be shutting up” about getting to perform the song live.

🚨| Taylor Swift and SPECIAL GUEST Maren Morris performing “You All Over Me” at tonight’s show of ‘The Eras Tour’ in Chicago, Illinois! #ChicagoTSTheErasTour #TSTheErasTour pic.twitter.com/XyVqv0B82L — The Eras Tour (@tswifterastour) June 4, 2023

"I Don't Wanna Live Forever"

🚨| Taylor Swift performing “I Don’t Wanna Live Forever (feat. ZAYN)” at tonight’s show of ‘The Eras Tour’ in Chicago, Illinois! #TSTheErasTour #ChicagoTSTheErasTour pic.twitter.com/gjVLsqgyZ5 — The Eras Tour (@tswifterastour) June 4, 2023

"Hits Different"

Performed at Soldier Field in Chicago (June 4, 2023)

“I don’t know if you’ll know this. It’s kinda new,” Swift teased ahead of debuting one of the extra tracks from the Midnights era. Note: She did mess up the bridge at first, so maybe Swifties will have another shot at hearing this excellent breakup song live.

the hits different bridge is PERFECTION #ChicagoTSTheErasTour #TSTheErasTour @taylornation13 @taylorswift13 pic.twitter.com/6HwxLVxPYF — alexandra⸆⸉ (@alltooswiftly13) June 5, 2023

"The Moment I Knew"

With no introduction needed, Swift topped off the weekend’s surprise performances with one of her saddest songs to not make the final cut for an album. The track appeared on a deluxe edition of Red , and it’s on the Taylor’s Version rendition of the album. This night marked the first time she’s ever sang it live.

The Moment I Knew has me in TEARS #ChicagoTSTheErasTour pic.twitter.com/OvU4wIb48X — Angelica (Taylor’s Version) (@angelicakyria13) June 5, 2023

Performed at Ford Field in Detroit (June 9, 2023)

Taylor Swift singing Haunted acoustic on the guitar tonight for first surprise song in Detroit Night 1! #TSTheErasTour via @alexashouneyia pic.twitter.com/koogRj4IZ1 — Taylor Swift Updates (@SwiftNYC) June 10, 2023

“I Almost Do”

The crowd singing back so loudly to I Almost Do as Taylor Swift sings this song on the piano for the second surprise song at Detroit Night 1! #TSTheErasTour via @angelicakyria13 pic.twitter.com/arIjnxmg8i — Taylor Swift Updates (@SwiftNYC) June 10, 2023

"All You Had to Do Was Stay"

Performed at Ford Field in Detroit (June 10, 2023)

“It’s interesting ’cause it has this like really loud, really high sound in it,” Swift hinted, previewing a very familiar note she hits on this 1989 track.

ALL YOU HAD TO DO WAS STAY ACOUSTIC #DetroitTSTheErasTour #TSTheErasTour pic.twitter.com/kw9NavTWeD — justin frederic (@justinfrederic) June 11, 2023

Jumping way back to her Fearless era, Swift brought a beautiful rendition “Breathe” to life at her piano.

Breathe #DetroitTheErasTour #DetroitTSTheErasTour @reckedmaserati pic.twitter.com/w6hWQca3dr — Ellie – DETROIT 6/10 🎈 (@EllieSi51359816) June 11, 2023

"Mr. Perfectly Fine"

Performed at Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh (June 16, 2023)

Taylor Swift singing Mr. Perfectly Fine on the guitar for the first surprise song of Pittsburgh Night 1! #TSTheErasTour pic.twitter.com/uoWG7lXQ9z — Taylor Swift Updates (@SwiftNYC) June 17, 2023

"The Last Time"

Taylor Swift – The Last Time (Surprise Song 2) (Live at The Eras Tour) (Pittsburgh Night 1) #TaylorSwift #TSTheErasTour #PittsburghTheErasTour pic.twitter.com/h7N1CHT9PU — Taylor Swift Edits (@TSwiftEdits_13) June 17, 2023

🎤| “The Last Time” is the second surprise song for #PittsburghTSTheErasTour night 1! #TSTheErasTour     pic.twitter.com/1b4ap9BAA9 — Taylor Swift Museum (@theswiftmuseum) June 17, 2023

Performed at Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh (June 17, 2023)

After calling return special guest Aaron Dessner a “soulmate collaborator,” Swift shouted out all the “amazing dads here” who had brought their kids to The Eras Tour, in honor of Father’s Day weekend.

“I have a really, really incredible dad, like hasn’t missed as how type of dad,” Swift said of her own father. She also showed love for those who don’t have a good relationship with their parents and “how hard it can be for them.”

“I’ve always wanted to play this song in Pennsylvania,” she said of “Seven.”

seven (with special guest Aaron Dessner) is the first surprise song at Pittsburgh night two!!! #TSTheErasTour #PittsburghTSTheErasTour @taylornation13 pic.twitter.com/skktG2Fvqc — Holly Caitlin (@holly_caitlin) June 18, 2023

"The Story of Us"

Swift thanked her fans for being so supportive of her re-recording her albums, and rewarded them with Speak Now ‘s “The Story of Us” acoustic.

The Story Of Us is the second surprise song at Pittsburgh night two!!! #TSTheErasTour #PittsburghTSTheErasTour @taylornation13 pic.twitter.com/XDww5m9HDN — Holly Caitlin (@holly_caitlin) June 18, 2023

"Paper Rings"

Performed at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis (June 23, 2023)

🏟️| Surprise song number one tonight is Paper Rings! #MinneapolisTSTheErasTour pic.twitter.com/5TxXvdsS2r — Taylor Swift Updates 🏟️ (@swifferupdates) June 24, 2023

"If This Was a Movie"

🏟️| Surprise song number two tonight is If This Was A Movie #MinneapolisTSTheErasTour pic.twitter.com/KmyURNJA4K — Taylor Swift Updates 🏟️ (@swifferupdates) June 24, 2023

"Dear John"

Performed at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis (June 24, 2023)

Swift prefaced her “Dear John” performance by encouraging fans to show “kindness and gentleness” on the internet ahead of her  Speak Now (Taylor’s Version)  album release on July 7.

“I’m 33 years old. I don’t care about anything that happened to me when I was 19,” she said when introducing the 2010 ballad, about a toxic relationship with an older man, widely assumed to be the singer’s ex-boyfriend  John Mayer .

“I’m not putting this album out so that you can go and should feel the need to defend me on the internet against someone you think I might have written a song about 14 billion years ago.”

“Dear John” appears on Swift’s third album,  Speak Now . The track peaked at No. 54 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 2010.

🏟️| A beautiful note change in Dear John tonight 💜 pic.twitter.com/RWRmfmr1rq — Taylor Swift Updates 🏟️ (@swifferupdates) June 25, 2023

The crowd singing back so loudly during Dear John! So iconic 🥹 #TSTheErasTour via @swiftie4life27 pic.twitter.com/6awIgHA6r0 — Taylor Swift Updates (@SwiftNYC) June 25, 2023

Taylor Swift singing Daylight on the piano as the second surprise song for Minneapolis Night 2! #TSTheErasTour via @swiftieboston pic.twitter.com/rpvNVjMyLj — Taylor Swift Updates (@SwiftNYC) June 25, 2023

"I'm Only Me When I'm With You"

Performed at Paycor Stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio (June 30, 2023)

“I’m gonna play a song now that I wrote when I was 13,” Swift told the excited crowd. “I wrote this before I even thought I would ever have a first album. It’s kind of like the self-titled/debut era representation of the evening.”

She added that this moment was kind of the “middle school era” for her, and said, “This just takes me back. It makes me so grateful to be with you here tonight. Ummm… it’s called ‘I’m Only Me When I’m With You.'”

I’m Only Me When I’m With You is the first surprise song for Cincinnati night one!!! #TSTheErasTour #CincyTSTheErasTour @taylornation13 pic.twitter.com/8oeXjO1QCq — Holly Caitlin (@holly_caitlin) July 1, 2023

The songstress gifted her audience with a heart-wrenching solo performance of her Evermore title track. The album version features Bon Iver; in his absence, Swift took over his vocal section for the live debut of “Evermore.”

🎥| @TaylorSwift13 singing her part of "evermore" pic.twitter.com/zOENNDX4JG — The Swift Society (@TheSwiftSociety) July 1, 2023

EVERMORE THIS PAIN WOULDNT BE FOREVER MORE #CincyTSTheErasTour @taylornation13 pic.twitter.com/fKxSSc1czq — Sydney & Mary | CINCY HOMETOWN SHOWS (@swiftpix13) July 1, 2023

Performed at Paycor Stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio (July 1, 2023)

“Your boy is here! Aaron Dessner is here!” Swift happily announced before playing the first surprise song of the night.

Dessner joined Swift on stage and called her “the greatest living songwriter.” Swift teased, “Do you wanna play ‘Ivy’?”

📹 | Taylor Swift and @aaron_dessner singing ‘ivy’ as surprise song one! #CincyTSTheErastour pic.twitter.com/zIDaDRr2Um — Taylor Swift News (@TSwiftNZ) July 2, 2023

"I Miss You, I'm Sorry" With Gracie Abrams

“I am gonna do a thing that I really, really, really wanna do right now” Swift told the crowd, and revealed that for the first time on The Eras Tour, she’d be playing three songs during her acoustic set.

She welcomed Gracie Abrams to the stage. The pair shared a hug and vocals on Abrams’ “I Miss You, I’m Sorry,” with Swift on guitar and Abrams on piano.

Gracie performing “I miss you, I’m sorry” tonight with Taylor via Hayes Bradley ❤️ pic.twitter.com/APJ9JyxZ9V — Gracie Abrams Updates ☆ (@GracieAbrUpdate) July 2, 2023

"Call It What You Want"

Swift’s third (!) surprise song of the night in Cincinnati was a Reputation highlight performed on piano.

a Taylor pegou um facão desse tamanho e me matou cantando call it what you want, sério pic.twitter.com/g0S8uIQ9j7 — alex 🪕• the eras 19/11 (@msidnights) July 2, 2023

"Never Grow Up"

Performed at Geha Field at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo. (July 7, 2023)

Fresh off the release of her re-recorded album Speak Now (Taylor’s Version) , Swift performed “Never Grow Up” during the surprise songs portion of her set.

NEVER GROW UP, Tonight! #TSTheErasTour #KCTSTheErasTour pic.twitter.com/ihAYcTVU19 — The Eras Tour (@TSTheErasTour) July 8, 2023

“When Emma Falls In Love”

The pop star delivered the “From the Vault” track “When Emma Falls In Love,” which appears on her third re-recorded album, Speak Now (Taylor’s Version) .

🎥| @TaylorSwift13 for "When Emma Falls in Love" pic.twitter.com/34JJzP9JBs — The Swift Society (@TheSwiftSociety) July 8, 2023

"Last Kiss"

Performed at Geha Field at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo. (July 8, 2023)

During the acoustic section of her set in Kansas City, Mo., on July 8, Swift hilariously forget the words — not once, but twice — to her sorrowful 2010 Speak Now track “Last Kiss.” The third time was a charm, as she effortlessly delivered the tune without further interruption.

🎥| @TaylorSwift13 performing "Last Kiss" pic.twitter.com/kesN1AFEz7 — The Swift Society (@TheSwiftSociety) July 9, 2023

Taylor Swift – Last kiss (Surprise Song 1) (Live at The Eras Tour) (Kansas City Night 2) #TaylorSwift #TSTheErasTour #SpeakNowTaylorsVersion #KCTSTheErasTour pic.twitter.com/jCUSGHNPMe — Taylor Swift Edits (@TSwiftEdits_13) July 9, 2023

💜| Taylor before performing last kiss as a surprise song for the eras tour in Kansas City. – “it’s time to play last kiss and cry” 🥹🥹✨😭 (for real) pic.twitter.com/nPtHdA5p4d — laura 🩰 foolish one n1 stan (@lauraishaunted) July 9, 2023

Taylor singing Dorothea on the piano tonight in as the second surprise song for KC Night 2! 🥹✨ #TSTheErasTour  via @outtathewoodds pic.twitter.com/R4t3IL8d4j — Taylor Swift Updates (@SwiftNYC) July 9, 2023

Taylor Swift – dorothea (Surprise Song 2) (Live at The Eras Tour) (Kansas City Night 2) #TaylorSwift   #TSTheErasTour   #SpeakNowTaylorsVersion   #KCTSTheErasTour pic.twitter.com/STVpeK9uCc — Taylor Swift Edits (@TSwiftEdits_13) July 9, 2023

"Picture to Burn"

Performed at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver (July 14, 2023)

THE CROWD IS SO LOUD 🥹 Taylor Swift singing ‘Picture To Burn’ from her debut album as the first surprise song on the guitar for Denver Night 1 #TStheErasTour via @PetersenWill pic.twitter.com/edLpxGvpy5 — Taylor Swift Updates (@SwiftNYC) July 15, 2023

Taylor Swift – Picture To Burn (Surprise Song 1) (Live at The Eras Tour) (Denver Night 1) #taylorswift #TStheErasTour #DenverTSTheErasTour pic.twitter.com/v3Sv0Up4Z8 — Taylor Swift Edits (@TSwiftEdits_13) July 15, 2023

Taylor Swift singing Timeless on the piano as the second surprise song for Denver Night 1! 🥹 #TStheErasTour via @angelicakyria13 pic.twitter.com/S29oQ4TAgM — Taylor Swift Updates (@SwiftNYC) July 15, 2023

📹 | Taylor Swift performs “Timeless” for the first time live as a surprise song in Denver #DenverTSTheErasTour #TSTheErasTour   pic.twitter.com/8Wqp2vhUbD — Taylor Swift Updates (@TSwiftLAMedia) July 15, 2023

"Starlight"

Performed at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver (July 15, 2023)

Taylor performing ‘Starlight’ on the guitar as the first surprise song of Denver Night 2! 🥹 #TSTheErasTour via @ChrisAntonacci1 pic.twitter.com/Jc1zFyidAg — Taylor Swift Updates (@SwiftNYC) July 16, 2023

📹 | Taylor Swift singing ‘Starlight’ tonight! #DenverTSTheErasTour pic.twitter.com/yu43CU2XkW — Taylor Swift News (@TSwiftNZ) July 16, 2023

"Back to December"

The entire crowd singing back so loudly to Taylor singing Back To December as the second surprise song of Denver Night 2! #TStheErasTour via @divinityjenn pic.twitter.com/SrK0uwr8nH — Taylor Swift Updates (@SwiftNYC) July 16, 2023

📹 | The crowd when the wristbands changed to purple and they realized the surprise song on the piano was ‘Back To December’! 💜 #DenverTSTheErasTour pic.twitter.com/ksjuxjE5nQ — Taylor Swift News (@TSwiftNZ) July 16, 2023

"This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things"

Performed at Lumen Field in Seattle (July 22, 2023)

📹 | Taylor Swift singing ‘This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things’ as surprise song one! #SeattleTSTheErasTour pic.twitter.com/xBF506IG28 — Taylor Swift News (@TSwiftNZ) July 23, 2023

Taylor Swift – This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things (Surprise Song 1) (Live at The Eras Tour) (Seattle Night 1) #TaylorSwift #TSTheErasTour #SeattleTSTheErasTour pic.twitter.com/EBFIcrhno5 — Taylor Swift Edits (@TSwiftEdits_13) July 23, 2023

"Everything Has Changed"

🎵 | Taylor Swift performing “Everything Has Changed” as a surprise song #SeattleTSTheErasTour #TSTheErasTour   pic.twitter.com/18V2CZMNPS — Taylor Swift Updates (@TSwiftLAMedia) July 23, 2023

Taylor Swift – Everything Has Changed (Surprise Song 2) (Live at The Eras Tour) (Seattle Night 1) #TaylorSwift #TSTheErasTour #SeattleTSTheErasTour pic.twitter.com/Yu7JVatcDv — Taylor Swift Edits (@TSwiftEdits_13) July 23, 2023

"Right Where You Left Me"

Performed at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif. (July 28, 2023)

Swift teamed up with her frequent collaborator  Aaron Dessner  for the first live performance of “Right Where You Left Me” in Santa Clara, Calif., on July 28. Prior to the performance, Swift warned concert-goers that it was one of her more challenging songs to play live.

“Because it’s one of our favorites, there’s more pressure on it,” Swift  told  the crowd. “Also, this is one of the wordiest songs. I have been rehearsing this for weeks, OK? And I’ve never, ever gotten it 100% right. Not even one time. If this is the time that I get it right, you have no idea what kind of celebration I’m going to be exhibiting after that. And also, this goes for you. If you can get all the words right to this song, you get to pat yourself on the back. You win an imaginary prize. It’s yours. We love this song and I hope that I somewhat do it justice.”

As expected, the songstress goofed up the lyrics before laughing it off and starting again where they left off. “It was too good to be true!” she said. “I knew that I would f— that up! We really can’t let that be it, so now we’ve got to go back.”

Taylor Swift – right where you left me (Surprise Song 1) (Live at The Eras Tour) (Santa Clara Night 1) #TaylorSwift #TSTheErasTour #SantaClaraTSTheErasTour pic.twitter.com/jawCUoi6ge — Taylor Swift Edits (@TSwiftEdits_13) July 29, 2023

Taylor brought out special guest Aaron Dessner for the first surprise song “Right Where You Left Me” on the guitar for Santa Clara Night 1 🥹 pic.twitter.com/2qGvJJwQ6x — Taylor Swift Updates (@SwiftNYC) July 29, 2023

"Castles Crumbling"

Swift’s second surprise song on July 28 at Levi’s Stadium was the first live performance of “Castles Crumbling,” from her recently released album,  Speak Now (Taylor’s Version) , which  debuted at No. 1  on the Billboard 200. The studio version of the track features  Paramore ‘s  Hayley Williams , but Swift delivered the track solo on piano.

Taylor Swift – Castles Crumbling (Surprise Song 2) (Live at The Eras Tour) (Santa Clara Night 1) #TaylorSwift #TSTheErasTour #SantaClaraTSTheErasTour pic.twitter.com/o1R32PP0oq — Taylor Swift Edits (@TSwiftEdits_13) July 29, 2023

Taylor sand Castles Crumbling as the second surprise song on the piano for Santa Clara night 1! #TSTheErasTour pic.twitter.com/I6zwA9H9Uh — Taylor Swift Updates (@SwiftNYC) July 29, 2023

"Stay Stay Stay"

Performed at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif. (July 29, 2023)

Taylor Swift – Stay Stay Stay (Surprise Song 1) (Live at The Eras Tour) (Santa Clara Night 2) #TaylorSwift #TSTheErasTour #SantaClaraTSErasTour pic.twitter.com/aOh9WbKhC7 — Taylor Swift Edits (@TSwiftEdits_13) July 30, 2023

#TSErasTour first surprise song for Santa Clara: Stay, Stay, Stay ❤️ #TaylorSwift pic.twitter.com/8Q7Jok760w — Cilla Chan (@cillchan) July 30, 2023

"All of the Girls You Loved Before"

Taylor Swift – All Of The Girls You Loved Before (Surprise Song 2) (Live at The Eras Tour) (Santa Clara Night 2) #TaylorSwift #TStheErasTour #SantaClaraTSErasTour pic.twitter.com/8pLQJFfYHt — Taylor Swift Edits (@TSwiftEdits_13) July 30, 2023

#TSErasTour Second surprise song: All of the Girls You Loved Before 💜 #TaylorSwift pic.twitter.com/v4wQq3MwGS — Cilla Chan (@cillchan) July 30, 2023

"I Can See You"

Performed at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif. (Aug. 3, 2023)

“Every night is different,” she said before beginning, “and that forces me to really go back through all of my songs and play ones that it would never occur to me to play live or I’ve never played live before, and so tonight, we got one of the ones that I’ve never played live before.”

I Can See You, Tonight! #TStheErasTour #LATSTheErasTour pic.twitter.com/jqQD6DROVE — The Eras Tour (@TSTheErasTour) August 4, 2023

Performed at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif. (Aug. 3) for a second time. Swift previously delivered this as a surprise song at her May 26 show at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.

SO SCARLET IT WAS MAROON @taylornation13 #Erastour #LATSTheErasTour pic.twitter.com/lI1QM4HfDA — Julian – ERAS LA 🤠🪩🏹 (@juliansusername) August 4, 2023

Performed at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif. (Aug. 4) for a second time. Swift previously delivered this as a surprise song at her March 24 show at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.

Taylor Swift – Our Sing (Surprise Song 1) (Live at The Eras Tour) (LA Night 2) #TaylorSwift #TSTheErasTour #LATSTheErasTour #LosAngelesTStheErasTour pic.twitter.com/VPcU8gCdUz — Taylor Swift Edits (@TSwiftEdits_13) August 5, 2023

"You Are in Love"

Performed at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif. (Aug. 4)

Taylor Swift – You Are In Love (Surprise Song 2) (Live at The Eras Tour) (LA Night 2) #TaylorSwift #TSTheErasTour #LATSTheErasTour #LosAngelesTStheErasTour pic.twitter.com/ITKCbNBS6s — Taylor Swift Edits (@TSwiftEdits_13) August 5, 2023

"Death By a Thousand Cuts"

Performed at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif. (Aug. 5) for a second time. Swift previously delivered this as a surprise song at her April 1 concert at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.

Taylor Swift – Death By A Thousand Cuts (Surprise Song 1) (Live at The Eras Tour) (LA Night 3) #TaylorSwift #TSTheErasTour #LATSTheErasTour pic.twitter.com/QYrydov3x0 — Taylor Swift Edits (@TSwiftEdits_13) August 6, 2023

"You’re on Your Own, Kid"

Performed at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif. (Aug. 5) for a second time. Swift previously delivered this as a surprise song at her April 14 concert at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Fla.

Taylor Swift – You’re On Your Own, Kid (Surprise Song 2) (Live at The Eras Tour) (LA Night 3) #TaylorSwift #TSTheErasTour #LATSTheErasTour pic.twitter.com/QHfhILAicM — Taylor Swift Edits (@TSwiftEdits_13) August 6, 2023

Performed at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif. (Aug. 7)

“This is a song that I haven’t played live acoustic, but I have played it live — and I miss playing it live,” Swift said to introduce “Dress” from 2017’s Reputation .

🎥| @TaylorSwift13 performing "Dress"   pic.twitter.com/LlsPQlGg8K — The Swift Society (@TheSwiftSociety) August 8, 2023

When Swift played the opening chords of “Exile” from 2020’s  Folklore  for the second surprise song, the crowd cheered wildly and started searching the stage for her duet partner  Bon Iver . After all, the only other time Swift has performed the song live is alongside Justin Vernon when she  popped up during a Bon Iver concert in London  last year. But the singer/songwriter ended up performing the duet solo instead on Monday night – which made for an incredible communal experience when the crowd filled in for Vernon on the bridge, creating a powerful call-and-response between Swift and her ever-prepared fans.

Oh. My. Gawd. #exile pic.twitter.com/vsJnJw4eHS — ✨THE ERAS TOUR TICKETS✨ (taylor’s version) (@erastourticketz) August 8, 2023

"I Know Places"

Performed at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif. (Aug. 8)

1st surprise song: I Know Places!! 🤩✨ #LATSTheErasTour @taylornation13 @taylorswift13 pic.twitter.com/MmY5MiaqAS — Zay Hall | ERAS TOUR 08/08/23 (@zayhallmusic) August 9, 2023

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Will Taylor Swift’s ‘Eras Tour’ Setlist Change After ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ Release?

Taylor Swift ’s The Tortured Poets Department has already captivated the world , leaving her fans to wonder whether any of the new songs will pop up on her Eras Tour setlist.

Swift, 34, kicked off her three-hour concert series in March 2023 in Arizona, soon traversing the United States, Central and South America, Asia and Australia. The shows highlight most of her past albums: Taylor Swift, Fearless, Speak Now, Red, 1989, Reputation, Folklore, Evermore and Midnights . There also is a section dedicated to “surprise songs,” where Swift adds two new acoustic renditions (most recently, mash-ups) to the show.

Swift has been on hiatus since early March, weeks before The Tortured Poets Department dropped on Friday, April 19. The record, her 11th studio album, features 31 songs including “Fortnight,” “So Long, London,” “Fresh Out the Slammer,” “So High School” and “thanK you aIMee.”

Swift’s fans planning to see Eras later this year — the tour leg kicks off in Paris on Thursday, May 9 — have since taken to social media, curious if they will be able to hear any TTPD live.

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“OK listen I NEED Taylor to add ‘I Can Do It With a Broken Heart’ to the Eras Tour setlist. … Just that ONE. … PLEASE. … It was MADE for the Eras Tour !!!!!!!!!!” a social media user wrote via X.

Another added, “I am so obsessed with Taylor’s new album idk how to survive the Eras Tour (if I actually go twice I might just drop dead afterwards).”

Since Eras has sections dedicated to Swift’s previous albums , it is possible that TTPD could get its own mini-set in the lineup. Not all of her preexisting cohorts feature the same amount of songs, so Swift could cut some songs in order to add a time for Tortured Poets additions .

Spotify added further fuel to the fire on Friday as Swifties noticed the streaming platform’s official video for “I Can Do It With a Broken Heart,” a TTPD track, features footage solely from the Eras Tour.

Related: Breaking Down All of Taylor Swift's 'Eras Tour' Surprise Song Mash-Ups

Swift’s musical director David Cook , who has also been featured on several of her past LPs, also hinted that TTPD songs could make an appearance on the tour lineup.

“Not sure how much I can add to the discourse other than this album is really REALLY good. You FEEL it,” Cook wrote via Instagram on Friday, quoting “Loml” with a mind-blown emoji.

According to eagle-eyed Swifties that captured screenshots, Cook also wrote, “Wait until you hear the live versions.” The addition, however, has since been deleted.

Of course, it is also possible that Swift will drop a TTPD single in her surprise song section.

“How will The Tortured Poets Department affect the Eras Tour ? Hopefully only on surprise songs (in a good way),” an X user theorized.

While Swift has yet to address if TTPD will affect her Eras Tour setlist, she’s given fans insight into how she picks song s for the acoustic section.

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“This has become my favorite part of the show because it’s become very chaotic and it’s become a challenge for me to think of new things to do for every single city,” Swift told the crowd in Singapore in March. “And hope that I’m doing something that you guys might like. It’s been a blast!”

Per the Grammy winner, she “invented [her] crazy acoustic section,” to be able to play “as many songs” as she could way over the 44 staples at each show. Adding TTPD tracks there seems like an easy way to do just that, if you ask Us.

The Tortured Poets Department is out now and Swift’s Eras Tour resumes on Thursday, May 9.

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Taylor Swift shocker: New album, "The Tortured Poets Department," is actually a double album

By Alex Sundby , Brian Dakss

Updated on: April 19, 2024 / 10:28 PM EDT / CBS News

Anticipation was growing at a fever pitch before Taylor Swift's latest album, " The Tortured Poets Department ," dropped at midnight EDT. But the pop superstar had a huge surprise on tap: It's actually a double album.

When Part One dropped, Swift wrote on Instagram , "All's fair in love and poetry... New album THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT. Out now 🤍"

Then came the shocker, revealed in an Instagram post saying , "It's a 2am surprise: The Tortured Poets Department is a secret DOUBLE album. ✌️ I'd written so much tortured poetry in the past 2 years and wanted to share it all with you, so here's the second installment of TTPD: The Anthology. 15 extra songs. And now the story isn't mine anymore… it's all yours. 🤍."

What's Taylor Swift's new album about?

Swift described the album as "new works that reflect events, opinions and sentiments from a fleeting and fatalistic moment in time — one that was both sensational and sorrowful in equal measure."

She also said that time has been "closed and boarded up. There is nothing to avenge, no scores to settle once wounds have healed. And upon further reflection, a good number of them turned out to be self-inflicted."

"Entertainment Tonight" correspondent Denny Directo called the record some of her most vulnerable work.

"Fans were left with more questions than there were answers, so good luck trying to decipher who these songs are about, what they mean," Directo told CBS News. "… I feel like there's more heartbreak songs on this than there are love songs."

Hours ahead of the record's release, Swift said on social media that its first single was "Fortnight," featuring Post Malone, and its music video was released Friday night .

Swift praised the Grammy-nominated artist's musical experimentation and melodies "that just stick in your head forever."

"I got to witness that magic come to life firsthand when we worked together on Fortnight," Swift said in her post .

"Fortnight" isn't the only track on the album on which Swift worked with another artist. Florence and The Machine is also featured.

What's on "The Tortured Poets Department" tracklist?

Swift posted an initial tracklist to social media in February one day after she announced the album at  the Grammys , where she won for best pop vocal album. Here's the list of all 31 songs:

• "Fortnight"
• "The Tortured Poets Department"
• "My Boy Only Breaks His Favorite Toys"
• "So Long, London"
• "But Daddy I Love Him"
• "Fresh Out the Slammer"
• "Florida!!!"
• "Guilty as Sin?"
• "Who's Afraid of Little Old Me?"
• "I Can Fix Him (No Really I Can)"
• "I Can Do It With a Broken Heart"
• "The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived"
• "The Alchemy"
• "Clara Bow"
• "The Black Dog"
• "imgonnagetyouback"
• "The Albatross"
• "Chloe or Sam or Sophia or Marcus"
• "How Did It End?"
• "So High School"
• "I Hate It Here"
• "thanK you aIMee"
• "I Look in People's Windows"
• "The Prophecy"
• "Cassandra"
• "The Bolter"
• "The Manuscript"

What are Taylor Swift's concert dates for The Eras Tour?

Swift resumes her wildly successful Eras Tour next month in Europe with shows scheduled for Austria, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the U.K. until August. In the fall, the tour returns to North America with performances in Indianapolis, Miami, New Orleans, Toronto and Vancouver, British Columbia.

Here are the dates for upcoming shows:

• May 9 Paris
• May 10 Paris
• May 11 Paris
• May 12 Paris
• May 17 Stockholm
• May 18 Stockholm
• May 19 Stockholm
• May 24 Lisbon, Portugal
• May 25 Lisbon, Portugal
• May 29 Madrid
• May 30 Madrid
• June 2 Lyon, France
• June 3 Lyon, France
• June 7 Edinburgh, Scotland
• June 8 Edinburgh, Scotland
• June 9 Edinburgh, Scotland
• June 13 Liverpool, England
• June 14 Liverpool, England
• June 15 Liverpool, England
• June 18 Cardiff, Wales
• June 21 London
• June 22 London
• June 23 London
• June 28 Dublin
• June 29 Dublin
• June 30 Dublin
• July 4 Amsterdam
• July 5 Amsterdam
• July 6 Amsterdam
• July 9 Zurich
• July 10 Zurich
• July 13 Milan
• July 14 Milan
• July 17 Gelsenkirchen, Germany
• July 18 Gelsenkirchen, Germany
• July 19 Gelsenkirchen, Germany
• July 23 Hamburg, Germany
• July 24 Hamburg, Germany
• July 27 Munich
• July 28 Munich
• Aug. 1 Warsaw, Poland
• Aug. 2 Warsaw, Poland
• Aug. 3 Warsaw, Poland
• Aug. 8 Vienna
• Aug. 9 Vienna
• Aug. 10 Vienna
• Aug. 15 London
• Aug. 16 London
• Aug. 17 London
• Aug. 19 London
• Aug. 20 London
• Oct. 18 Miami
• Oct. 19 Miami
• Oct. 20 Miami
• Oct. 25 New Orleans
• Oct. 26 New Orleans
• Oct. 27 New Orleans
• Nov. 1 Indianapolis
• Nov. 2 Indianapolis
• Nov. 3 Indianapolis
• Nov. 14 Toronto
• Nov. 15 Toronto
• Nov. 16 Toronto
• Nov. 21 Toronto
• Nov. 22 Toronto
• Nov. 23 Toronto
• Dec. 6 Vancouver, British Columbia
• Dec. 7 Vancouver, British Columbia
• Dec. 8 Vancouver, British Columbia
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Alex Sundby is a senior editor at CBSNews.com. In addition to editing content, Alex also covers breaking news, writing about crime and severe weather as well as everything from multistate lottery jackpots to the July Fourth hot dog eating contest.

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Will Taylor Swift add 'Tortured Poets' to international Eras Tour? Our picks.

A double album. Thirty one songs. Two hours and two minutes. In the spaces between the international, record- breaking Eras Tour, Taylor Swift released her 11th era: "The Tortured Poets Department." But will the behemoth tour make room for the newest addition to Swift's vast catalog and how?

"The Tortured Poets Department" showcases the singer's mastery to connect words like puzzle pieces seamlessly depicting the human experience and complex themes of false wedding promises, relationship imprisonment, break-ups and drug escapism, religion versus rebellion, childhood retrospection and the duality of internally suffering while externally performing. It would be a surprise for her not to push this body of art into the spotlight.

But how it fits into the 44-song three hour and 15-minute Eras tour is anyone's guess. And we won't find out until she resumes the tour on May 9 in Paris. I'll be there.

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Whether or not she's incorporating the era has already been decided. Swift is 13 steps ahead . She plans her moves years in advance. There is a two-month break from the tour and she has been spending time in Los Angeles. Her team of dancers have not been as active on social media possibly because they're rehearsing a new set. Or maybe it's a coincidence?

The simplest path would be to absorb some of the the 31 songs into the acoustic set that comes after "Bad Blood" during the "1989" era. Swift has used the 2024 surprise songs to play mash-ups on the guitar and the piano. It's when she makes announcements and it's a custom gift to concertgoers and fans watch in envy on livestreams from around the world.

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More likely, she will add a "Tortured Poets" set. The show is segmented, allowing a new era to squeeze in. She could open the show with the new era, although "Miss Americana and the Heartbreak Prince's" opening line is a perfect opening for an artist who has released seven albums and hasn't seen fans: "It's been a long time coming." She could end the show with the set, but "Karma" is a good show closer.

Cue the confetti. If she ends the tour with "Tortured Poets," I'm guessing "I Can Do It With a Broken Heart" is the closer.

The writing shines bright like Swift's glittering sequin stars which is reminiscent of and relative to "Folklore" and "Evermore." For the flow of the concert, it makes more sense to not place "Tortured Poets" next to these albums. The show flows with a narrative that spans almost two decades with highs and lows of energy. Two areas that could be good: after "Reputation" and before "Speak Now" or after the secret songs and before "Midnights." Maybe she dives into the stage to swim to the an asylum of typewriters and tormented thoughts.

The four eras with the most amount of songs are the latest records she owned that aren't re-records: "Lover" (six songs), "Folklore" (seven songs), "Evermore" (five songs) and "Midnights" (seven songs). Will she follow that flow? Will she cut songs from these eras?

I could see her performing the lead single "Fortnight," title track "The Tortured Poets Department," Eras Tour song "I Can Do It With a Broken Heart," "Down Bad," "Who's Afraid of Little Old Me," "thanK you aIMee" and "So High School."

Swift holds the answer key. Sixty-nine shows are left on the recording shattering magnum opus for 2024.

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Which New Taylor Swift Songs Are About Matty Healy, Joe Alwyn or Travis Kelce? Breaking Down ‘Tortured Poets Department’ Lyric Clues

Taylor Swift ‘s fans are always poring over her lyrics for clues about her personal life, and things are no different with the release of her newest album, “ The Tortured Poets Department .” Before her world-famous relationship with Travis Kelce that debuted last year, Swift had a long-term romance with British actor Joe Alwyn , and then a relatively short rebound with Matty Healy , frontman of the 1975.

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1) Fortnight Who we think it’s about: A love-related song, but not necessarily about either Joe or Matty The evidence: This is one of the few songs on “Tortured Poets Department” that seems fairly vague in its reference points. Swift sings about an affair that only lasted for 14 days, if we take the title literally, though if it’s more symbolic, it could refer to the relative brevity of her known time being involved with Healy. However, the lyrics are largely concerned with the difficulties of staying friends with someone after a breakup, and even politely sharing mutual family time. The other songs indicate she is estranged from Alwyn and Healy, and that those were not especially amicable splits. It recalls the 2020 song “Invisible String,” in which Swift seemed to sing about another Joe — Joe Jonas — and said, “Cold was the steel of my axe to grind / For the boys who broke my heart / Now I send their babies presents.” But “Fortnight” seems to present a less settled flip side of the still-pals scenario. 2) The Tortured Poets Department Who we think it’s about: Being smitten with Matty The evidence: Taylor’s ode to chaotic love between two modern poets is one of her most vulnerable moments on the record, seeming to refer to Matty’s notorious ability to be “in self-sabotage mode / Throwing spikes down on the road.” The reference points in this one come fast and furious, starting with the reference in the opening verse to the subject’s love of typewriters, which she finds curious — and Healy is on record as naming the typewriter on a list of things he couldn’t do without, along with sometimes sending 1975 fans typewritten messages. “We declared Charlie Puth should be a bigger artist” is also close to a seeming dead giveaway, as there seems to be something of a mutual admiration society between Healy and Puth. The latter artist covered a 1975 song during a BBC session in the 2010s, and then Healy later expressed his love of at least two different Puth songs. “Thank u Matty!” Puth tweeted in 2018, in response to a bit of praise from Healy. 3) My Boy Only Breaks His Favorite Toys Who we think it’s about: Breaking up with Matty The evidence: Although this song is not as thick with specific references, it’s part of the throughline of numbers on the album that has to do with feeling discarded by a fickle lover. More pointedly, the “this time” in the line “There was a litany of reasons why we could’ve played for keeps this time” suggests that this was not the first time for these particular lovers… and Swift and Healy were believed to have spent time together in the mid-2010s, at least flirting, if not necessarily entering into any serious relationship at that time. 4) Down Bad Who we think it’s about: Breaking up with Matty The evidence: “How dare you think it’s romantic / Leaving me safe and stranded” indicates that the narrator in this song did not instigate the split, and is having a difficult time moving past it, which fits with what is believed to be the Healy scenario. Also, “They’ll say I’m nuts if I talk about the existence of you” could reflect the idea that the world didn’t know that the affair was such an emotionally intense one, as the commonly held wisdom at the time of the Healy relationship was that this might be more of a casual rebound hookup than the deeply-in-love situation this album would seem to indicate. 5) So Long, London Who we think it’s about: Breaking up with Joe The evidence: A no-brainer: This one is a sad sequel to “London Boy.” The title alone points to her cutting off her ties with England, aka her longtime British boyfriend Joe. The length of the relationship seems hinted at by lyrics such as “I’m pissed off you let me give you all that youth for free” and “You say I abandoned the ship, but I was going down with it / My white knuckle dying grip holding tight to your quiet resentment,” signaling the slow death of a relationship versus the apparently brief and passionate whirlwind with Matty. Perhaps the most obvious reference, as metaphors go, is “I stopped CPR, after all it’s no use / The spirit was gone, we would never come to” — a callback to the earlier song “You’re Losing Me,” which used cardiac-patient metaphors in what was clearly understood as a song about the fading of that longtime relationship. 6) But Daddy I Love Him Who we think it’s about: Being smitten with Matty The evidence: The most celebratory song on the album is about relishing in the idea of taking up with a “wild boy” who brings “chaos and revelry,” and dealing with the public disapproval of that — it comes off as a moment frozen in history, however badly things went later. “Scandal does funny things to pride, but brings lovers closer,” she sings, indicating that disapproving scorn only made an affair heat up more. She sends a message to everyone who was sending her messages to ditch the bad boy: “I don’t cater to all these vipers dressed in empath’s clothing / God save the most judgmental creeps who say they want what’s best for me / Sanctimoniously performing soliloquies I’ll never see / Thinking it can change the beat of my heart.”

Who we think it’s about: Being Taylor Swift, scary superstar The evidence: No romance in the equation in this outlier of a song. This is more along the lines of a callback to her “Reputation” period, when she was on the defense against the slings and arrows of much of the public, although those songs referenced the Kim and Kanye scandal, and this song is vaguer about what might have prompted Swift to feel under attack — except maybe for the fact that, even as America’s Sweetheart now, she still gets millions of contrarian haters. “Is it a wonder I broke? / Let’s hear one more joke / Then we could all just laugh until I cry,” she sings. First comparing herself to a circus freak, then to a feared town witch, she offers: “I want to snarl and show you just how disturbed this has made me / You wouldn’t last an hour in the asylum where they raised me.” The most obvious previous point of reference here: “Folklore’s” “Mad Woman,” to which this feels like a close cousin. 11) I Can Fix Him (No Really I Can) Who we think it’s about: Being defensive about, and then having an epiphany about, Matty The evidence: “The jokes that he told across the bar were revolting and far too loud” comes off as a direct reference to Healy’s propensity for getting himself in big trouble with his irreverent (to put it mildly) sense of humor. In particular, his appearance on “The Adam Friedland Show” was considered so risible that it alone convinced many Swifties that he was not the guy for her. In this somewhat light-hearted but pointed song, she acknowledges the scandal of being with him — “They shake their heads saying, ‘God help her’ when I tell ‘em he’s my man” — and indicates she believes she can put him on the righteous path, before concluding, at the finish, “Whoa, maybe I can’t.” 12) LOML Who we think it’s about: Falling in love with, then breaking up with, Matty The evidence: This song is rife with references to how there was some kind of possibility for romance in a previous era, but the narrator set it aside at the time in favor of going with a partner who brought stability: “I thought I was better safe than starry-eyed.” Making good on that old flirtation seemed to be headed toward a happy ending: “Who’s gonna stop us from waltzing back into rekindled flames if we know the steps anyway / We embroidered the memories of the time I was away stitching ‘we were just kids, babe’ / I said ‘I don’t mind. It takes time.'” But things go deeply south in the second half of the song, as she laments falling for the sweet talk of “Mr. Steal Your Girl, then make her cry,” and “love of my life” becomes “loss of my life.” A conclusion about the belated rekindlement: “Should’ve let it stay buried.” 13) I Can Do It With a Broken Heart Who we think it’s about: Taylor Swift as a boss… with breaking up with Matty as a sidebar The evidence: A song about being able to pull through doing the Eras Tour every night while mourning a breakup: “Lights camera bitch smile / Even when you want to die / He said he’d love me all his life.” There’s a reference to the fact that the general public didn’t know the magnitude of the love that was experienced: “I can hold my breath / I’ve been doing it since he left / I keep finding his things in drawers / Crucial evidence I didn’t imagine the whole thing.” But this is a song about her indomitability, not about her mourning: “I’m miserable, and nobody even knows!” is a point of pride. 14) The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived Who we think it’s about: Breaking up with Matty The evidence: The bitterest song on the album. “I don’t even want you back, I just want to know / If rusting my sparkling summer was the goal” seemingly refers to how the guy in question ruined, at least in the short term, what should have been a personally triumphant moment — i.e., the Eras Tour. There are drug references that will cause a lot of speculation: “You tried to buy some pills from a friend of friends of mine / They just ghosted you / Now you know what it feels like,” and “In public, showed me off / Then sank in stoned oblivion.” 15) The Alchemy Who we think it’s about: Being in love with Travis The evidence: Although her current love doesn’t seem to figure much into this album, which was seemingly largely written beforehand, “The Alchemy” has so many sports references that it’s impossible to interpret this as anything but a late-breaking update on current bliss. “Shirts off and your friends lift you up over their heads / Beer sticking to the floor / Cheers chanted cause they said there was no chance / Trying to be the greatest in the league / Where’s the trophy? / He just comes running over to me.” There’s an allusion to the fact that other recent loves were British: “Those blokes warm the benches.” There may also be a pointed reference to a previous love’s drug habits when Swift sings, “He jokes that it’s heroin but this time with an ‘E’.” 16) Clara Bow Who we think it’s about: Taylor Swift — as an archetype, not the reality The evidence: It doesn’t hurt that Swift name-checks herself in the final verse. The first two verses start with call-outs to silent film star Clara Bow and Stevie Nicks, and in all three instances, the verses “quote” an admirer who wants these figures to “promise to be dazzling”… or else, with the implication that they could be replaced. A new up-and-comer is told in the final verse: “You look like Taylor Swift / In this light / We’re loving it / You’ve got edge / She never did.” If it calls back to anything, it’s probably the duet Swift did with Phoebe Bridgers, “Nothing New,” in which she imagined being replaced by a popular successor. The Manuscript (Bonus Track)

Who we think it’s about: A love-related song, subject indeterminate The evidence: This clearly isn’t about any recent love, and may or may not be related to personal experiences. The narrator is looking back on a youthful affair with a much older man — which could be a reference to the age difference with Jake Gyllenhaal back in the day, although any parallels there aren’t obvious, as she refers to going back to dating boys her age, with dartboards on the backs of their doors. The issue is also raised as to whether the relationship was morally inappropriate, which almost feels like it refers to a professor/student relationship rather than two celebrities of different ages. Instinctively, this feels more like a “Folklore”-style bit of fiction, though as ever, attentive fans could yet turn up the clue that makes this turn out to be autobiographical.

The Black Dog (Bonus Track)

Who we think it’s about: Breaking up with Matty The evidence: The key here is probably the repeated references to the band the Starting Line. Healy was such a fan of the Starting Line that he covered one of their songs, “The Best of Me.” The intriguing first verse posits a scenario in which her recent ex has forgotten to turn off his location tracking, and so she sees him entering a bar called the Black Dog. As fans have pointed out, there’s Black Dog Tavern in Martha’s Vineyard, and also a heavy metal bar called the Black Dog in Paris, among others with that name, so it’s tougher for fans to exactly geo-locate this location than it is for Swift.

thanK you aIMee (Bonus Track)

Who we think it’s about: Kim Kardashian … with a protective bit of Mama Swift The evidence: No major points for subtlety here, as Swift has gone back to the trick from her early lyric sheets of capitalizing seemingly random letters that spell out a message… as in, here, K-I-M. So no, it’s not actually the diss track you were expecting against Aimee Mann. (Just kidding.) But any points lost for not being truly cryptic are made up for with sheer chutzpah. “A bronze spray-tanned statue of you” would seem to be a reference to Kardashian’s penchant for taking on a chemical shade. And “One day, your kid comes home singin’ a song that only us two is gonna know is about you” seems to be a callback to the time North West and her mom danced to a Swift song in a home video (although the song they used in that particular instance, “Shake It Off,” doesn’t qualify as being about Kardashian). Shout-out to mom, too: “Everyone knows that my mother is a saintly woman / But she used to say she wished that you were dead.” Now we know not to invite Kim and Andrea to the same party.

Chloe or Sam or Sophia or Marcus (Bonus Track)

So High School (Bonus Track)

Who we think it’s about: Being in love with Travis The evidence: Aside from the sheer fact that the Tay/Kelce romance feels like the ultimate homecoming king/queen gig, there are these lines: “Are you gonna marry, kiss, or kill me (Kill me) / It’s just a game, but really (Really) / I’m bettin’ on all three for us two (All three).” If Swift is singing in the present day here, as it seems she is, it’s striking enough that she’ll go out on a limb and predict this is the stuff of marriage material. But more than that, specifically, these lines would seem to refer back to an old interview Kelce did when he was asked about Swift, Ariana Grande and Katy Perry and queried who he would marry, kiss and kill. (He put down his future girlfriend at the time for a kiss.)

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