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All the Surprise Songs Taylor Swift Has Performed on The Eras Tour (So Far)

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 , Midnights and The Tortured Poets Department 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.

The only city that was unable to get a surprise set is Vienna, Austria, where Swift was scheduled to perform from August 8 to 10 before the shows were canceled due to a terror threat. In statement on Aug. 7, 2024, Barracuda Music, the concert promoters for the Austrian shows said, “With confirmation from government officials of a planned terrorist attack at Ernst Happel Stadium, we have no choice but to cancel the three scheduled shows for everyone’s safety. All tickets will be automatically refunded within the next 10 business days.”

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 https://t.co/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  ! https://t.co/CAq6i58Whz — The Eras Tour (@TSTheErasTour) March 26, 2023

"White Horse"

🎥| @TaylorSwift13 singing "White Horse" on piano https://t.co/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   https://t.co/HquXNUdNKB — The Eras Tour (@TSTheErasTour) April 2, 2023

Taylor Performed Clean tonight as 2nd surprise song at #ArlingtonTSTheErasTour #TSTheErasTour https://t.co/qQfOcPWzYX — 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 — 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 (@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⸆⸉✨ (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 — The Eras Tour (@TSTheErasTour) April 22, 2023

"You're Not Sorry"

You're Not Sorry, tonight #TSTheErasTour #HoustonTSTheErasTour https://t.co/qpSNpQhLZg — 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 — 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 — 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 ‎♡ benji ‧₊˚ (@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 — ᯓ★ (@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 🩵 (@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 🩵INDY N3🩵🛩️LONDON N5&N6🛩️ (@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 (@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 https://t.co/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 (@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)HEARD THE BOLTER + EXILE (@deadswift13_) May 15, 2023

happy mothers day🥹🥹🥹🥹 #PhillyTSTheErasTour pic.twitter.com/0VzNo83mER — polina! 🪩💛 (@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 — alex⸆⸉ (@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 — 🫧 Mal – Detroit 6/10 & LA 8/9🫧 (@MissMiseryMal) 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 (@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 • 🪶 (@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 🪶 (@soldeshorabaixa) 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 https://t.co/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 🥥🌴 (@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 — erastourticketz (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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Every Surprise Song Performed On Taylor Swift's Eras Tour So Far

17 September 2024, 17:27

By Katie Louise Smith

What surprise songs did Taylor Swift perform on The Eras Tour? Here's the full list. (Updated live during every show)

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Taylor Swift 's The Eras Tour is in full swing, and just as fans had hoped, Taylor has confirmed that she will be performing surprise songs on every single night of the tour.

If you've been a fan of Taylor for a while, you'll know that she always includes a surprise song or two in her tour set lists. The tradition goes all the way back to the Speak Now World Tour, where she included the surprise covers she performed during that era.

With the tour now officially underway, the surprise songs are back, back, back again! There are 45 songs in the setlist already, which means she's got well over 200 songs (!!) to choose from for the surprise slots.

Initially, Taylor told fans that she will only play each surprise song once, unless she messes it up. But she has now confirmed that she has ended that rule, and she will play whatever she wants, however many times she wants!

So, what surprise songs has Taylor Swift already performed on The Eras Tour and what can fans expect for the rest of the dates? Here's the full list. (We'll update this article live, during each show.)

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Taylor will be playing two surprise acoustic songs per show. After 66 dates in 2023, Taylor ended up playing an extra 124 songs, not including repeats or songs that weren't her own.

At the end of her 2023 Eras Tour shows, Taylor confirmed that the full list of surprise songs will be completely reset. In February 2024, she began adding mashups to the acoustic section. She has also confirmed that she will now completely scrap the 'only playing it once' rule, and will repeat songs if she feels like it. Here's the full list so far...

2024 Eras Tour surprise songs:

• Tokyo, Japan (Feb 7) - 'Dear Reader' and 'Holy Ground'
• Tokyo, Japan (Feb 8) - 'Eyes Open' and 'Electric Touch'
• Tokyo, Japan (Feb 9) - 'Superman' and 'The Outside'
• Tokyo, Japan (Feb 10) - 'Come In With The Rain' and 'You're On Your Own, Kid'
• Melbourne, Australia (Feb 16) - 'Red' and 'You're Losing Me'
• Melbourne, Australia (Feb 17) - 'Getaway Car/August/The Other Side of the Door' and 'this is me trying'
• Melbourne, Australia (Feb 18) - 'Come Back...Be Here/Daylight' and 'Teardrops On My Guitar'
• Sydney, Australia (Feb 23) - 'How You Get The Girl' and 'White Horse/Coney Island' with Sabrina Carpenter
• Sydney, Australia (Feb 24) - 'Should've Said No/You're Not Sorry' and 'New Year's Day/Peace'
• Sydney, Australia (Feb 25) - 'Is It Over Now?/I Wish You Would' and 'Haunted/Exile'
• Sydney, Australia (Feb 26) - 'Would've Could've Should've/Ivy' and 'Forever & Always/Maroon'
• Singapore, SG (Mar 2) – 'Mine/Starlight' and 'I Don't Wanna Live Forever/Dress'
• Singapore, SG (Mar 3) – 'Long Story Short/The Story of Us' and 'Clean/Evermore'
• Singapore, SG (Mar 4) – 'Foolish One/Tell Me Why' and 'This Love/Call It What You Want'
• Singapore, SG (Mar 7) – 'Death By A Thousand Cuts/Babe' and 'Fifteen/You're On Your Own, Kid'
• Singapore, SG (Mar 8) – 'Sparks Fly/Gold Rush' and 'False God/"Slut!"'
• Singapore, SG (Mar 9) – 'Tim McGraw/Cowboy Like Me' and 'Mirrorball/Epiphany'
• Paris, France (May 9) – 'Paris' and 'loml'
• Paris, France (May 10) – 'Is It Over Now?/Out Of The Woods' and 'My Boy Only Breaks His Favourite Toys'
• Paris, France (May 11) – 'Hey Stephen' and 'Maroon'
• Paris, France (May 12) – 'The Alchemy/Treacherous' and 'Begin Again/Paris'
• Stockholm, Sweden (May 17) - 'I Think He Knows/Gorgeous' and 'Peter'
• Stockholm, Sweden (May 18) - 'Guilty As Sin?' and 'Say Don't Go/Welcome To New York/Clean'
• Stockholm, Sweden (May 19) - 'Message In A Bottle/How You Get The Girl/New Romantics' and 'How Did It End?'
• Lisbon, Portugal (May 24) - 'Come Back...Be Here/The Way I Loved You/The Other Side of the Door' and 'Fresh Out The Slammer/High Infidelity'
• Lisbon, Portugal (May 25) - 'The Tortured Poets Department/Now That We Don't Talk' and 'You're On Your Own, Kid/Long Live'
• Madrid, Spain (May 29) - 'Sparks Fly/I Can Fix Him (No Really I Can)' and 'I Look In People's Windows/Snow on the Beach'
• Madrid, Spain (May 30) - 'Our Song/Jump Then Fall' and 'King of my Heart'
• Lyon, France (June 2) - 'The Prophecy/Long Story Short' and 'Fifteen/You're On Your Own, Kid'
• Lyon, France (June 3) - 'Glitch/Everything Has Changed' and 'Chloe, Sam, Sophia or Marcus'
• Edinburgh, UK (June 7) - 'Would've, Could've, Should've/I Know Places' and ''Tis The Damn Season/Daylight'
• Edinburgh, UK (June 8) - 'The Bolter/Getaway Car' and 'All Of The Girls You Loved Before/Crazier'
• Edinburgh, UK (June 9) - 'It's Nice To Have A Friend/Dorothea' and 'Haunted/Exile'
• Liverpool, UK (June 13) - 'I Can See You/Mine' and 'Cornelia Street/Maroon'
• Liverpool, UK (June 14) - 'This Is What You Came For/Gold Rush' and 'The Great War/You're Losing Me'
• Liverpool, UK (June 15) - 'Carolina/No Body, No Crime' and 'The Manuscript/Red'
• Cardiff, UK (June 18) – 'I Forgot That You Existed/This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things' and 'I Hate It Here/the lakes'
• London, UK (June 21) – 'Hits Different/Death By A Thousand Cuts' and 'The Black Dog/Come Back...Be Here/Maroon'
• London, UK (June 22) – 'thanK you aIMee/Mean' and 'Castles Crumbling' (with Hayley Williams)
• London, UK (June 23) – 'us' (with Gracie Abrams) and 'Out of the Woods/Is It Over Now?/Clean'
• Dublin, Ireland (June 28) – 'State of Grace/You're On Your Own, Kid' and 'Sweet Nothing/Hoax'
• Dublin, Ireland (June 29) – 'The Albatross/Dancing With Our Hands Tied' and 'This Love/Ours'
• Dublin, Ireland (June 30) – 'Clara Bow/The Lucky One' and 'You're On Your Own, Kid'
• Amsterdam, Netherlands (July 4) – 'Guilty As Sin?/Untouchable' and 'The Archer/Question...?'
• Amsterdam, Netherlands (July 5) – 'imgonnagetyouback/Dress' and 'You Are In Love/Cowboy Like Me'
• Amsterdam, Netherlands (July 6) – 'Sweeter Than Fiction/Holy Ground' and 'Mary's Song (Oh My My My)/So High School/Everything Has Changed'
• Zürich, Switzerland (July 9) – 'Right Where You Left Me/All You Had To Do Was Stay' and 'Last Kiss/Sad Beautiful Tragic'
• Zürich, Switzerland (July 10) – 'Closure/A Perfectly Good Heart' and 'Robin/Never Grow Up'
• Milan, Italy (July 13) – 'The 1/Wonderland' and 'I Almost Do/The Moment I Knew'
• Milan, Italy (July 14) – 'Mr. Perfectly Fine/Red' and 'Getaway Car/Out of the Woods'
• Gelsenkirchen, Germany (July 17) – 'Superstar/Invisible String' and '"Slut!"/False God'
• Gelsenkirchen, Germany (July 18) – 'Speak Now/Hey Stephen' and 'This Is Me Trying/Labyrinth'
• Gelsenkirchen, Germany (July 19) – 'Paper Rings/Stay Stay Stay' and 'it's time to go/Better Man'
• Hamburg, Germany (July 23) – 'Teardrops On My Guitar/The Last Time' and 'We Were Happy/Happiness'
• Hamburg, Germany (July 24) – 'The Last Great American Dynasty/Run' and 'Nothing New/Dear Reader'
• Munich, Germany (July 27) – 'Fresh Out The Slammer/You Are In Love' and 'Ivy/Call It What You Want'
• Munich, Germany (July 28) – 'I Don't Wanna Live Forever/imgonnagetyouback' and 'loml/Don't You'
• Warsaw, Poland (Aug 1) - 'Mirrorball/Clara Bow' and 'Suburban Legends/New Year's Day'
• Warsaw, Poland (Aug 2) - 'I Can Fix Him (No Really I Can)/I Can See You' and 'Red/Maroon'
• Warsaw, Poland (Aug 3) - 'Today Was A Fairytale/I Think He Knows' and 'The Black Dog/Exile'
• Vienna, Austria (Aug 8) - [SHOW CANCELLED]
• Vienna, Austria (Aug 9) - [SHOW CANCELLED]
• Vienna, Austria (Aug 10) - [SHOW CANCELLED]
• London, UK (Aug 15) - 'Everything Has Changed/End Game/Thinking Out Loud (all with Ed Sheeran)' and 'King Of My Heart/The Alchemy'
• London, UK (Aug 16) - 'London Boy' and 'Dear John/Sad Beautiful Tragic'
• London, UK (Aug 17) - 'I Did Something Bad' and 'My Boy Only Breaks His Favourite Toys/Coney Island'
• London, UK (Aug 19) - 'Long Live/Change' and 'The Archer/You're On Your Own, Kid'
• London, UK (Aug 20) - 'Death By A Thousand Cuts/Getaway Car' (with Jack Antonoff) and 'So Long, London'

As of August 20th, Taylor has performed 23 from 'The Tortured Poets Department', 21 from 'Red (Taylor's Version)', 17 from '1989', 14 from 'Speak Now (Taylor's Version)', 16 from 'Fearless (Taylor's Version)', 13 from 'Midnights', 13 from 'evermore', 11 from 'folklore', 11 from 'Lover', 7 from 'Taylor Swift' and 8 from 'Reputation'. Plus 'I Don't Wanna Live Forever' (twice), 'Crazier', 'This Is What You Came For', 'Carolina', her song 'us' with Gracie Abrams and Ed Sheeran's 'Thinking Out Loud' with Ed.

So far, at the 2024 shows, Taylor has performed 159 different songs.

2023 Eras Tour surprise songs:

• Glendale, AZ (March 17) - ‘mirrorball’ and 'Tim McGraw'
• Glendale, AZ (March 18) - ‘State of Grace’ and ‘this is me trying’
• Las Vegas, NV (March 24) - 'Our Song' and 'Snow on the Beach'
• Las Vegas, NV (March 25) - 'cowboy like me' (with Marcus Mumford) and 'White Horse'
• Arlington, TX (March 31) - 'Sad Beautiful Tragic' and 'Ours'
• Arlington, TX (April 1) - 'Death By a Thousand Cuts' and 'Clean'
• Arlington, TX (April 2) - 'Jump Then Fall' and 'The Lucky One'
• Tampa, FL (April 13) - 'Speak Now' and 'Treacherous'
• Tampa, FL (April 14) - 'The Great War' (with Aaron Dessner) and 'You're On Your Own, Kid'
• Tampa, FL (April 15) - 'mad woman' (with Aaron Dessner) and 'Mean'
• Houston, TX (April 21) – 'Wonderland' and 'You're Not Sorry'
• Houston, TX (April 22) – 'A Place In This World' and 'Today Was A Fairytale'
• Houston, TX (April 23) – 'Begin Again' and 'Cold as You'
• Atlanta, GA (April 28) – 'The Other Side of the Door' and 'Coney Island'
• Atlanta, GA (April 29) – 'High Infidelity' and 'Gorgeous'
• Atlanta, GA (April 30) – 'I Bet You Think About Me' and 'How You Get The Girl'
• Nashville, TN (May 5) – 'Sparks Fly' and 'Teardrops On My Guitar'
• Nashville, TN (May 6) – 'Out of the Woods' and 'Fifteen'
• Nashville, TN (May 7) – 'Would've Could've Should've' (with Aaron Dessner) and 'Mine'
• Philadelphia, PA (May 12) - 'gold rush' and 'Come Back... Be Here'
• Philadelphia, PA (May 13) - 'Forever & Always' and 'This Love'
• Philadelphia, PA (May 14) - 'Hey Stephen' and 'The Best Day'
• Foxborough, MA (May 19) - 'Should've Said No' and 'Better Man'
• Foxborough, MA (May 20) - 'Question...?' and 'Invisible'
• Foxborough, MA (May 21) - 'I Think He Knows' and 'Red'
• East Rutherford, NJ (May 26) - 'Getaway Car' (with Jack Antonoff) and 'Maroon'
• East Rutherford, NJ (May 27) - 'Holy Ground' and 'False God'
• East Rutherford, NJ (May 28) - 'Welcome To New York' and 'Clean'
• Chicago, IL (Jun 2) – 'I Wish You Would' and 'the lakes'
• Chicago, IL (Jun 3) – 'You All Over Me' (with Maren Morris) and 'I Don't Wanna Live Forever'
• Chicago, IL (Jun 4) – 'Hits Different' and 'The Moment I Knew'
• Detroit, MI (Jun 9) – 'Haunted' and 'I Almost Do'
• Detroit, MI (Jun 10) – 'All You Had To Do Was Stay' and 'Breathe'
• Pittsburgh, PA (June 16) – 'Mr. Perfectly Fine' and 'The Last Time'
• Pittsburgh, PA (June 17) – 'seven' (with Aaron Dessner) and 'The Story of Us'
• Minneapolis, MN (June 23) – 'Paper Rings' and 'If This Was A Movie'
• Minneapolis, MN (June 24) – 'Dear John' and 'Daylight'
• Cincinnati, OH (June 30) – 'I'm Only Me When I'm With You' and 'evermore'
• Cincinnati, OH (July 1) – 'ivy' (with Aaron Dessner), 'I miss you, I’m sorry' (with Gracie Abrams) and 'Call It What You Want'
• Kansas City, MO (July 7) – 'Never Grow Up' and 'When Emma Falls in Love'
• Kansas City, MO (July 8) – 'Last Kiss' and 'dorothea'
• Denver, CO (July 14) - 'Picture To Burn' and 'Timeless'
• Denver, CO (July 15) - 'Starlight' and 'Back To December'
• Seattle, WA (July 22) - 'This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things' and 'Everything Has Changed'
• Seattle, WA (July 23) - 'Message In A Bottle' and 'Tied Together With A Smile'
• Santa Clara, CA (July 28) - 'right where you left me' (with Aaron Dessner) and 'Castles Crumbling'
• Santa Clara, CA (July 29) - 'Stay Stay Stay' and 'All of the Girls You've Loved Before'
• Los Angeles, CA (Aug 3) – 'I Can See You' and Maroon'
• Los Angeles, CA (Aug 4) – 'Our Song' and 'You Are In Love'
• Los Angeles, CA (Aug 5) – 'Death By A Thousand Cuts' and 'You're On Your Own, Kid'
• Los Angeles, CA (Aug 7) – 'Dress' and 'exile'
• Los Angeles, CA (Aug 8) – 'I Know Places' and 'King of My Heart'
• Los Angeles, CA (Aug 9) – 'New Romantics' and 'New Year's Day'
• Mexico City, Mexico (Aug 24) - 'I Forgot That You Existed' and 'Sweet Nothing'
• Mexico City, Mexico (Aug 25) - 'Tell Me Why' and 'Snow on the Beach'
• Mexico City, Mexico (Aug 26) - 'Cornelia Street' and 'You're On Your Own, Kid'
• Mexico City, Mexico (Aug 27) - 'Afterglow' and 'Maroon'
• Buenos Aires, Argentina (Nov 9) – 'The Very First Night' and 'Labyrinth'
• Buenos Aires, Argentina (Nov 11) – 'Is It Over Now?/Out of the Woods' and 'End Game'
• Buenos Aires, Argentina (Nov 12) – 'Better Than Revenge' and '"Slut!"'
• Rio De Janeiro, Brazil (Nov 17) – 'Stay Beautiful' and 'Suburban Legends'
• Rio De Janeiro, Brazil (Nov 19) – 'Dancing With Our Hands Tied' and 'Bigger Than The Whole Sky'
• Rio De Janeiro, Brazil (Nov 20) – 'ME!' and 'So It Goes...'
• São Paulo, Brazil (Nov 24) – 'Now That We Don't Talk' and 'Innocent'
• São Paulo, Brazil (Nov 25) – 'Safe & Sound' and 'Untouchable'
• São Paulo, Brazil (Nov 26) – 'Say Don't Go' and 'it's time to go'

In 2023, Taylor played an additional 124 songs from her own discography as surprise songs. That includes 19 from Red (Taylor's Version), 17 from Speak Now (Taylor's Version), 16 from 1989 (Taylor's Version), 15 from Fearless (Taylor's Version), 11 from Midnights, 11 from Taylor Swift, 10 from Reputation, 10 from Lover, 8 from evermore and 6 from folklore.

Plus one soundtrack song ('I Don't Wanna Live Forever) and one extra song that's not her own ('I miss you, I'm sorry' with Gracie Abrams).

The Eras Tour concert film was recorded on August 3rd, 4th and 5th and all six surprise songs she performed at those shows will be included in The Eras Tour (Taylor's Version) on Disney+.

Taylor Swift announces The Eras Tour concert film with trailer

What surprise songs has Taylor Swift not played yet?

With Taylor performing at least two surprise songs a night, it's pretty much a given that she will perform the wide majority of her catalogue before she finishes the entire tour.

Every acoustic section is different, but fans heading to the final leg of the Eras Tour will likely end up hearing some repeats as Taylor now only has a handful of songs that have not yet been played on this particular tour. A few of them are incredibly emotional and personal so she may not even perform them at all.

Here's all the songs that Taylor Swift has not yet performed live on the Eras Tour:

• Taylor Swift : [All songs from Taylor Swift have now been performed.]
• Fearless (Taylor's Version): 'That’s When', 'Bye Bye Baby'
• Speak Now (Taylor's Version): [All songs from Speak Now (Taylor's Version) have been performed.]
• Red (Taylor's Version) : 'Girl At Home', 'Ronan', 'Forever Winter'
• 1989 (Taylor's Version) : [All songs from 1989 (Taylor's Version) have now been performed.]
• Reputation : [All songs from Reputation have now been performed.]
• Lover : 'Soon You’ll Get Better'
• Folklore : [All songs from Folklore have now been performed.]
• Evermore : [All songs from Evermore have now been performed.]
• Midnights : [All songs from Midnights have now been performed.]
• The Tortured Poets Department : 'Cassandra'

Taylor performed 'Florida!!!' with Florence Welch during London Night 8 (Aug 20) but it was performed during the main setlist, not as a surprise song. It could still pop up later down the line during the acoustic section.

Taylor has also not yet performed 'Tolerate It' as a surprise song after removing it from the official setlist.

Alongside those listed album tracks, there's also several standalone and soundtrack songs that Taylor could add into the mix: 'Only The Young', 'I Heart?', 'Beautiful Eyes', 'Beautiful Ghosts'... And of course, 'Macavity' and 'Christmas Tree Farm'. (You never know!)

There's also the small possibility that she could potentially perform the songs she's featured on, like she did with Gracie Abrams on London Night 3, maybe even with special guests: 'The Joker and the Queen', 'Two Is Better Than One', 'Renegade', 'Both of Us', 'Gasoline', 'Birch', 'Highway Don’t Care' and 'The Alcott'.

It's highly unlikely that Taylor will perform 'Soon You'll Get Better' as a surprise song. Taylor previously said that she can't perform the song live because of how difficult it is for her to "emotionally deal" with the meaning behind it, which many assume is about her mother's cancer diagnosis. She's performed it once , in a segment for Global Citizen in 2020, but is yet to sing it in front of an audience.

What surprise songs will Taylor Swift perform again?

At the start of the The Eras Tour, Taylor revealed that she had two rules when it comes to playing surprise songs more than once. Rule 1: If she messed up, she's allowed to play it again. Rule 2: Midnights songs are exempt and she can play them "however many times I want..."

However, in February 2024, she confirmed that that rule is no longer in place. She will play whatever songs she wants, however many times she wants.

So, if you're going to a London show in August, or one of the final shows in Vancouver and you're hoping to hear 'You're On Your Own, Kid'? It's now a strong possibility.

Here's a list of all the songs Taylor has performed multiple times on the Eras Tour so far:

• 'You're On Your Own, Kid' (Played 10 times)
• 'Maroon' (Played 8 times)
• 'Clean' (Played 5 times)
• ‘Out of the Woods’ (Played 5 times)
• 'Red' (Played 5 times)
• 'Death By A Thousand Cuts' (Played 5 times)
• 'Getaway Car' (Played 5 times)
• 'Come Back...Be Here' (Played 4 times)
• 'Is It Over Now?' (Played 4 times)
• 'exile' (Played 4 times)
• 'Everything Has Changed' (Played 4 times)
• 'The Other Side of the Door' (Played 3 times)
• 'How You Get The Girl' (Played 3 times)
• 'Sparks Fly' (Played 3 times)
• 'Snow On The Beach' (Played 3 times)
• 'Our Song' (Played 3 times)
• 'Fifteen' (Played 3 times)
• 'Would've, Could've Should've' (Played 3 times)
• 'Daylight' (Played 3 times)
• 'Haunted' (Played 3 times)
• 'Gold Rush' (Played 3 times)
• 'This Love’ (Played 3 times)
• 'Dress' (Played 3 times)
• 'Cowboy Like Me' (Played 3 times)
• 'Holy Ground' (Played 3 times)
• '"Slut!"' (Played 3 times)
• 'False God' (Played 3 times)
• 'Hey Stephen' (Played 3 times)
• 'this is me trying' (Played 3 times)
• 'Teardrops On My Guitar' (Played 3 times)
• You Are In Love' (Played 3 times)
• 'Ivy' (Played 3 times)
• 'Call It What You Want' (Played 3 times)
• 'I Don't Wanna Live Forever' (Played 3 times)
• 'mirrorball' (Played 3 times)
• 'New Year's Day' (Played 3 times)
• 'I Can See You' (Played 3 times)
• 'I Think He Knows' (Played 3 times)
• 'King of my Heart' (Played 3 times)
• Sad Beautiful Tragic' (Played 3 times)

Here's all the surprise songs that Taylor has played twice so far:

'Tim McGraw', 'Tell Me Why', 'Should've Said No', 'Forever & Always', 'White Horse', 'You're Not Sorry', 'Jump Then Fall', 'Untouchable', 'Today Was A Fairytale', 'Mr. Perfectly Fine', 'Mine', 'Speak Now', 'Dear John', 'The Story of Us', 'Last Kiss', 'Long Live', 'Ours', 'I Can See You', 'State of Grace', 'Treacherous', 'Begin Again', 'Stay Stay Stay', 'Starlight', 'The Moment I Knew', 'I Almost Do', 'The Last Time', 'Message In A Bottle', 'Welcome To New York', 'All You Had To Do Was Stay', 'I Wish You Would', 'I Know Places', 'Wonderland', 'New Romantics', 'Say Don't Go', 'Now That We Don't Talk', 'Suburban Legends', 'End Game', 'Gorgeous', 'Dancing With Our Hands Tied', 'This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things', 'I Forgot That You Existed', 'Paper Rings', 'Cornelia Street', 'All of the Girls You Loved Before', 'the lakes', 'Long Story Short', 'Dorothea', 'Coney Island', 'Evermore', 'Right Where You Left Me', 'Question...?', 'Labyrinth', 'Sweet Nothing', 'Paris', 'High Infidelity', 'The Great War', 'Dear Reader', 'Hits Different', 'You're Losing Me', 'Fresh Out The Slammer', 'Guilty As Sin?', 'I Can Fix Him (No Really I Can)', 'imgonnagetyouback', 'loml', 'The Black Dog', 'Clara Bow', 'The Alchemy'

Taylor also performed 'No Body, No Crime' with HAIM on the nights they supported the show. She later played it as a surprise song in Liverpool on June 15th.

Taylor performed 'Nothing New' with Phoebe Bridgers on the nights Phoebe appears as a support act. She later played it as a surprise song in Hamburg on July 24th.

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What surprise songs are in Taylor Swift's Eras Tour movie?

The Eras Tour concert film was filmed on August 3rd, 4th and 5th in Los Angeles, CA. Taylor performed six additional surprise songs, all of which were recorded for the film. In the cinema and digital releases, 'Our Song' and 'You're On Your Own, Kid' were included as the two surprise songs.

In the (Taylor's Version) edition that will begin streaming on Disney+ on March 15th, Taylor confirmed that all six songs that she performed during those shows will be included. Here's the full list:

• 'I Can See You'
• 'Maroon'
• 'Our Song'
• 'You Are In Love'
• 'Death By A Thousand Cuts'
• 'You're On Your Own, Kid'

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Taylor Swift adds surprise songs to every Eras Tour setlist. See all the songs she's played so far

One of the most anticipated moments of each night of Taylor Swift's Eras Tour is her acoustic set .

At the far end of her stage, the singer-songwriter plays two different songs, one on the guitar and one on the piano.

Throughout 2023, fans from all over the globe tuned into social media to see which songs Swift would choose . She developed rules around the set. Each song could only be played once on the tour, unless she screwed it up. Oh, and she decided to start it all over again this year.

"I decided that in 2024, when we go back on tour, I'm just gonna open back up all the songs for surprise songs,” Swift said during her final 2023 performance in Sao Paulo, Brazil . “For one year, we've really gotten through a lot of songs, so I'm just gonna make all the songs fair game when we go back on tour."

That day has arrived. Swift performed her first show of 2024 in Tokyo on Wednesday . Throughout the year, she will travel to 23 different cities around the world. Follow along here to see which surprise songs she plays at each tour stop. Below, see what she played — and didn't — in 2023.

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Year 2 of Eras Tour Surprise Set Songs

• London, Aug. 20: "Death By a Thousand Cuts"/"Getaway Car" ft. Jack Antonoff and "So Long London"
• London, Aug. 19: "Long Live"/"Change" and "The Archer"/"You’re on Your Own, Kid"
• London, Aug. 17: "I Did Something Bad" and "My Boy Only Breaks His Favorite Toys"/"Coney Island"
• London, Aug. 16: "London Boy" and "Dear John"/"Sad Beautiful Tragic"
• London, Aug. 15: "Everything Has Changed"/"End Game"/"Thinking Out Loud" ft. Ed Sheeran and "King of My Heart"/"The Alchemy"
• Warsaw, Aug. 3: "Today Was A Fairytale"/"I Think He Knows" and "The Black Dog"/"Exile"
• Warsaw, Aug. 2: "I Can Fix Him (No Really I Can)"/"I Can See You" and "Red"/"Maroon"
• Warsaw, Aug. 1: "Mirrorball"/"Clara Bow" and "Suburban Legends"/"New Year's Day"
• Munich, July 28: "I Don’t Wanna Live Forever"/"imgonnagetyouback" and "loml"/"Don't You"
• Munich, July 27: "Fresh Out The Slammer"/"You Are In Love" and "Ivy"/"Call It What You Want"
• Hamburg, July 24: "Last Great American Dynasty"/"Run" and "Nothing New"/"Dear Reader"
• Hamburg, July 23: "Teardrops On My Guitar"/"The Last Time" and "We Were Happy"/"Happiness "
• Gelsenkirchen, July 19: "Paper Rings"/"Stay Stay Stay" and "It's time to go"/"Better Man"
• Gelsenkirchen, July 18: "Speak Now"/"Hey Stephen" and "This Is Me Trying"/"Labyrinth"
• Gelsenkirchen, July 17: "Superstar"/"Invisible String" and "Slut!"/"False God"
• Milan, July 14: "Mr. Perfectly Fine"/"Red" and "Getaway Car"/"Out of the Woods"
• Milan, July 13: "The 1"/"Wonderland" and "I Almost Do"/"The Moment I Knew"
• Zürich, July 10: "Closure"/"A Perfectly Good Heart" and "Robin"/"Never Grow Up"
• Zürich, July 9: "Right Where You Left Me"/"All You Had to Do Was Stay"/" and "Last Kiss"/"Sad Beautiful Tragic"
• Amsterdam, July 6: "Sweeter Than Fiction"/"Holy Ground" and "Mary’s Song (Oh My My My)"/"So High School"/"Everything Has Changed"
• Amsterdam, July 5: "imgonnagetyouback"/"Dress" and "You Are in Love"/"Cowboy Like Me"
• Amsterdam, July 4: "Guilty as Sin"/"Untouchable" and "The Archer"/"Question…?"
• Dublin, June 30: "Clara Bow"/"Lucky One" and "You’re on Your Own, Kid"
• Dublin, June 29: "The Albatross"/"Dancing With Our Hands Tied" and "This Love"/"Ours"
• Dublin, June 28: "State of Grace"/"You’re on Your Own, Kid" and "Sweet Nothing"/"Hoax"
• London, June 23: "Us" ft. Gracie Abrams and "Out of the Woods"/"Is It Over Now?"/"Clean"
• London, June 22: "thanK you aIMee"/"Mean" and "Castles Crumbling" ft. Hayley Williams
• London, June 21: "Hits Different"/"Death By A Thousand Cuts" and "The Black Dog"/"Come Back...Be Here"/"Maroon"
• Cardiff, June 18: "I Forgot That You Existed"/"This is Why We Can't Have Nice Things" and "I Hate It Here"/"The Lakes"
• Liverpool, June 15: "Carolina"/"No Body, No Crime" and "The Manuscript"/"Red"
• Liverpool, June 14: "This Is What You Came For"/"Gold Rush" and "The Great War"/"You're Losing Me"
• Liverpool, June 13: "I Can See You"/"Mine" and "Cornelia Street"/"Maroon"
• Edinburgh, June 9: "It's Nice To Have a Friend"/"Dorothea" and "Haunted"/"Exile"
• Edinburgh, June 8: "The Bolter"/"Getaway Car" and "All Of The Girls You Loved Before"/"Crazier"
• Edinburgh, June 7: "Would've, Could've, Should've"/"I Know Places" and "'Tis The Damn Season"/"Daylight"
• Lyon, June 3: "Glitch"/"Everything Has Changed" and "Chloe or Sam or Sophia or Marcus"
• Lyon, June 2: "The Prophecy"/"Long Story Short" and "Fifteen"/"You’re on Your Own, Kid"
• Madrid, May 30: "Our Song”/“Jump Then Fall” and “King of My Heart”
• Madrid, May 29: “Sparks Fly”/“I Can Fix Him (No Really I Can)” and “I Look In People’s Windows”/“Snow on the Beach"
• Lisbon, May 25: “The Tortured Poets Department”/“Now That We Don’t Talk” and “You’re on Your Own, Kid”/“Long Live”
• Lisbon, May 24: "Come Back...Be Here"/"The Way I Loved You"/"The Other Side of the Door" and "Fresh Out the Slammer"/"High Infidelity"
• Stockholm, May 19: “Message in a Bottle”/“How You Get the Girl”/“New Romantics” and "How Did It End?"
• Stockholm, May 18: “Guilty as Sin” and “Say Don’t Go”/“Welcome to New York”/“Clean”
• Stockholm, May 17: "I Think He Knows"/"Gorgeous" and "Peter"
• Paris, May 12: "The Alchemy"/"Treacherous" and "Begin Again"/"Paris"
• Paris, May 11: "Hey Stephen" and "Maroon"
• Paris, May 10: "Is It Over Now?"/"Out of the Woods" and "My Boy Only Breaks His Favorite Toys"
• Paris, May 9: "Paris" and "loml"

Year 1 of Eras Tour Surprise Set Songs

Swift performed 17 international shows in 2024.

• Singapore, Mar. 9: "Tim McGraw"/"Cowboy Like Me" and "Mirrorball"/"Epiphany"
• Singapore, Mar. 8: "Sparks Fly"/"Gold Rush" and "False God"/"Slut!"
• Singapore, Mar. 7: "Death By A Thousand Cuts"/"Babe" and "Fifteen"/"You’re on Your Own, Kid"
• Singapore, Mar. 4: "Foolish One"/"Tell Me Why" and "This Love"/"Call It What You Want"
• Singapore, Mar. 3: "Long Story Short"/"The Story of Us" and "Clean"/"Evermore"
• Singapore, Mar. 2: "Mine"/"Starlight" and "I Don't Wanna Live Forever"/"Dress"
• Sydney, Australia, Feb. 26: "Would’ve, Could’ve, Should’ve"/"Ivy" and "Forever and Always"/"Maroon"
• Sydney, Australia, Feb. 25: "Is It Over Now?"/"I Wish You Would" and "Haunted"/"Exile"
• Sydney, Australia, Feb. 24: "Should’ve Said No"/“You’re Not Sorry” and "New Year’s Day"/“Peace”
• Sydney, Australia, Feb. 23: "How You Get the Girl" and "White Horse"/"Coney Island" ft. Sabrina Carpenter
• Melbourne, Australia, Feb. 18: "Come Back...Be Here"/"Daylight" and "Teardrops On My Guitar"
• Melbourne, Australia, Feb. 17: "Getaway Car"/"August"/"The Other Side of the Door" and "This Is Me Trying"
• Melbourne, Australia, Feb. 16: "Red” and "You’re Losing Me"
• Tokyo, Feb. 10: “Come In With The Rain” and “You’re On You’re Own, Kid”
• Tokyo, Feb. 9: "Superman" and "The Outside"
• Tokyo, Feb. 8: "Eyes Open" and "Electric Touch"
• Tokyo, Feb. 7: "Dear Reader" and "Holy Ground"

Swift performed 66 shows in 2023:

• São Paulo, Nov. 26: "Say Don't Go" and "It's time to go"
• São Paulo, Nov. 25: "Safe & Sound" and "Untouchable"
• São Paulo, Nov. 24: "Now That We Don't Talk" and "Innocent"
• Rio de Janeiro, Nov. 20: "ME!" and "So It Goes…"
• Rio de Janeiro, Nov. 19: "Dancing With Our Hands Tied" and "Bigger Than the Whole Sky"
• Rio de Janeiro, Nov. 17: "Stay Beautiful" and "Suburban Legends"
• Buenos Aires, Nov. 12: "Better Than Revenge" and "Slut!"
• Buenos Aires, Nov. 11: "Is It Over Now?"/"Out of the Woods" and "End Game"
• Buenos Aires, Nov. 9: "The Very First Night" and "Labyrinth"
• Mexico City, Aug. 27: "Afterglow" and "Maroon"
• Mexico City, Aug. 26: "Cornelia Street" and "You're On Your Own, Kid"
• Mexico City, Aug. 25: "Tell Me Why" and "Snow on the Beach"
• Mexico City, Aug. 24: "I Forgot That You Existed" and "Sweet Nothing"
• Los Angeles, Aug. 9: "New Romantics" and "New Year's Day"
• Los Angeles, Aug. 8: "I Know Places" and "King of My Heart"
• Los Angeles, Aug. 7: "Dress" and "Exile"
• Los Angeles, Aug. 5: "Death By A Thousand Cuts" and "You're On Your Own, Kid"
• Los Angeles, Aug. 4: "Our Song" and "You Are In Love"
• Los Angeles, Aug. 3: "I Can See You" and "Maroon"
• Santa Clara, California, July 29: "Stay Stay Stay" and "All of the Girls You've Loved Before"
• Santa Clara, California, July 28: "Right Where You Left Me" ft. Aaron Dessner and "Castles Crumbling"
• Seattle, July 23: "Message In A Bottle" and "Tied Together With A Smile"
• Seattle, July 22: "This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things" and "Everything Has Changed"
• Denver, July 15: "Starlight" and "Back To December"
• Denver, July 14: "Picture To Burn" and "Timeless"
• Kansas City, Missouri, July 8: "Last Kiss" and "Dorothea"
• Kansas City, Missouri, July 7: "Never Grow Up" and "When Emma Falls in Love"
• Cincinnati, July 1: "Ivy" ft. Aaron Dessner, "I Miss You, I’m Sorry" ft. Gracie Abrams and "Call It What You Want"
• Cincinnati, June 30: "I'm Only Me When I'm With You" and "Evermore"
• Minneapolis, June 24: "Dear John" and "Daylight"
• Minneapolis, June 23: "Paper Rings" and "If This Was A Movie"
• Pittsburgh, June 17: "Seven" ft. Aaron Dessner and "The Story of Us"
• Pittsburgh, June 16: "Mr. Perfectly Fine" and "The Last Time"
• Detroit, June 10: "All You Had To Do Was Stay" and "Breathe"
• Detroit, June 9: "Haunted" and "I Almost Do"
• Chicago, June 4: "Hits Different" and "The Moment I Knew"
• Chicago, June 3: "You All Over Me" ft. Maren Morris and "I Don't Wanna Live Forever"
• Chicago, June 2: "I Wish You Would" and "The Lakes"
• East Rutherford, New Jersey, May 28: "Welcome To New York" and "Clean"
• East Rutherford, New Jersey, May 27: "Holy Ground" and "False God"
• East Rutherford, New Jersey, May 26: "Getaway Car" ft. Jack Antonoff and "Maroon"
• Foxborough, Massachusetts, May 21: "I Think He Knows" and "Red"
• Foxborough, Massachusetts, May 20: "Question...?" and "Invisible"
• Foxborough, Massachusetts, May 19: "Should've Said No" and "Better Man"
• Philadelphia, May 14: "Hey Stephen" and "The Best Day"
• Philadelphia, May 13: "Forever & Always" and "This Love"
• Philadelphia, May 12: "Gold Rush" and "Come Back...Be Here"
• Nashville, Tennessee, May 7: "Would've, Could've, Should've" ft. Aaron Dessner and "Mine"
• Nashville, Tennessee, May 6: "Out of the Woods" and "Fifteen"
• Nashville, Tennessee, May 5: "Sparks Fly" and "Teardrops On My Guitar"
• Atlanta, April 30: "I Bet You Think About Me" and "How You Get The Girl"
• Atlanta, April 29: "High Infidelity" and "Gorgeous"
• Atlanta, April 28: "The Other Side of the Door" and "Coney Island"
• Houston, April 23: "Begin Again" and "Cold as You"
• Houston, April 22: "A Place In This World" and "Today Was A Fairytale"
• Houston, April 21: "Wonderland" and "You're Not Sorry"
• Tampa, Florida, April 15: "Mad Woman" ft. Aaron Dessner and "Mean"
• Tampa, Florida, April 14: "The Great War" ft. Aaron Dessner and "You’re on Your Own, Kid"
• Tampa, Florida, April 13: "Speak Now" and "Treacherous"
• Arlington, Texas, April 2: "Jump Then Fall" and "The Lucky One"
• Arlington, Texas, April 1: "Death By a Thousand Cuts" and "Clean"
• Arlington, Texas, March 31: "Sad Beautiful Tragic" and "Ours"
• Las Vegas, March 25: "Cowboy Like Me" ft. Marcus Mumford and "White Horse"
• Las Vegas, March 24: "Our Song" and "Snow on the Beach"
• Glendale, Arizona, March 18: "State of Grace" and "This Is Me Trying"
• Glendale, Arizona, March 17: "Mirrorball" and "Tim McGraw"

Songs Swift has never performed on Eras Tour

• "Fearless": "That's When" and "Bye Bye Baby"
• "Red": "Girl At Home," "Ronan" and "Forever Winter"
• "Lover": "Soon You'll Get Better"
• "The Tortured Poets Department": "Cassandra"

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Every surprise song Taylor Swift has performed on the ‘Eras Tour’ so far

During every “Eras Tour” concert, there comes a time that audiences are always waiting for: surprise-song o’clock.

This is when Taylor Swift sits down with just a guitar and a piano to play acoustic versions of two songs — sometimes mashups, sometimes not — that change between each show. And fans don’t know what songs she’s chosen that night until the surprise-song set starts.

Swift kicked off the European leg of her “Eras Tour” May 9 in Paris , fresh on the heels of releasing her 11th album, “The Tortured Poets Department,” on April 29. While the setlist saw some significant changes — including the addition of a new era — Swift upheld her tradition of performing surprise songs.

On Aug. 15, she returned to London for five shows to close out her stint in Europe after canceling her Vienna concerts due to a foiled terror plot.

Last year, Swift said she’d aim not to repeat surprise songs during the “Eras Tour,” leaving fans to track each night’s performances like detectives, watching their favorite songs get picked off in the lead up to their own concert date.

But after Swift announced that she “reset” the eligibility of all songs for 2024 and introduced twists, it’s impossible to predict what she’ll do next.

Intrepid Swifties keeping record of all the songs Swift has performed have noted that, while there are several songs that have been played multiple times, there are some songs that the singer has not at all. Those include:

"Change"

"That's When"

"Bye Bye Baby"

"Girl At Home"

"Ronan"

"Forever Winter"

"Soon You'll Get Better"

"Only the Young"

"Beautiful Ghosts"

"So Long, London"

"Florida!!!"

"Cassandra"

Here's a list of all the surprise songs Swift has performed since the start of the "Eras Tour" in March 2023.

A running list of Taylor Swift's 'Eras Tour' surprise songs

Aug. 17, London: "I Did Something Bad," and "My Boy Only Breaks His Favorite Toys" and "Coney Island" mashup.

Aug. 16, London: "London Boy," and "Dear John" and "Sad Beautiful Tragic" mashup.

Aug. 15, London: "Everything Has Changed," "Endgame" and "Thinking Out Loud" mashup with Ed Sheeran ; "King of My Heart" and "The Alchemy" mashup.

Aug. 3, Warsaw: "Today Was a Fairytale" and "I Think He Knows" mashup; "The Black Dog" and "Exile" mashup.

Aug. 2, Warsaw: “I Can Fix Him (No Really I Can)” and "I Can See You" mashup; "Red" and "Maroon" mashup.

Aug. 1, Warsaw: "Mirrorball" and "Clara Bow" mashup; "Suburban Legends" and "New Year's Day" mashup.

July 28, Munich: "I Don't Want To Live Forever" and "Imgonnagetyouback" mashup; "Loml" and "Don't You" mashup.

July 27, Munich: "Fresh Out the Slammer" and "You Are In Love" mashup; "Ivy" and "Call It What You Want" mashup.

July 24, Hamburg: "The Last Great American Dynasty" and "Run" mashup; "Nothing New" and "Dear Reader" mashup.

July 23, Hamburg: "Teardrops on my Guitar" and "The Last Time" mashup; "We Were Happy" and "Happiness" mashup.

July 19, Gelsenkirchen: "Paper Rings" and "Stay Stay Stay" mashup; "It's Time To Go" and "Better Man" mashup.

July 18, Gelsenkirchen: "Speak Now" and "Hey Stephen" mashup; "This Is My Trying" and "Labyrinth" mashup.

July 17, Gelsenkirchen: "Superstar" and "Invisible String" mashup; "Slut!" and "False God" mashup.

July 14, Milan: "Getaway Car" and "Out of the Woods" mashup; "Mr. Perfectly Fine" and "Red" mashup.

July 13, Milan: "The 1" and "Wonderland" mashup; "I Almost Do" and "The Moment I Knew" mashup.

July 10, Zurich: "Closure" and "A Perfectly Good Heart" mashup; "Robin" and "Never Grow Up" mashup.

July 9, Zurich: "Right Where You Left Me" and "All You Had To Do Was Stay" mashup; "Last Kiss" and "Sad Beautiful Tragic" mashup.

July 6, Amsterdam: "Sweeter Than Fiction" and "Holy Ground" mashup; "Mary's Song," "So High School" and "Everything Has Changed" mashup. (A combination seemingly dedicated to Travis Kelce , with the lyrics, “I’ll be 87; You’ll be 89.”)

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July 5, Amsterdam: "Imgonnagetyouback" and "Dress" mashup; "You Are In Love" and "Cowboy Like Me" mashup.

July 4, Amsterdam: "Guilty as Sin?" and "Untouchable" mashup; "The Archer" and "Question...?" mashup.

June 30, Dublin: "Clara Bow" and "The Lucky One" mashup; “You’re On Your Own, Kid .”

June 29, Dublin: "The Albatross" and "Dancing with Our Hands Tied" mashup; "This Love" and "Ours" mashup.

June 28, Dublin: "State of Grace" and "You're On Your Own, Kid" mashup; "Sweet Nothing" and "Hoax" mashup.

June 23, London: "Us" performed with Gracie Abrams; "Out of the Woods," "Is It Over Now?" and "Clean" mashup.

June 22, London: “ThanK You aIMee” and "Mean" mashup; "Castles Crumbling" performed with Hayley Williams

June 21, London: "Hits Different" and "Death by a Thousand Cuts" mashup; "The Black Dog," "Come Back... Be Here" and "Maroon" mashup.

June 18, Cardiff: "I Forgot That You Existed" and "This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things" mashup; "I Hate It Here" and "The Lakes" mashup.

June 15, Liverpool: "Carolina" and "No Body, No Crime" mashup; "The Manuscript" and "Red" mashup.

June 14, Liverpool: "This Is What You Came For" and "Gold Rush" mashup; "The Great War" and "You're Losing Me" mashup.

June 13, Liverpool: "I Can See You" and "Mine" mashup; "Cornelia Street" and "Maroon" mashup.

June 9, Edinburgh: "It's Nice To Have A Friend" and "Dorothea" mashup; "Haunted" and "Exile" mashup.

June 8, Edinburgh: "The Bolter" and "Getaway Car" mashup; "All of the Girls You Loved Before" and "Crazier" mashup.

June 7, Edinburgh: "Would've, Could've, Should've" and "I Know Places" mashup; "'Tis the Damn Season" and "Daylight" mashup.

June 3, Lyon: "Glitch" and "Everything Has Changed" mashup; "Chloe or Sam or Sophia or Marcus."

June 2, Lyon: "The Prophecy" and "Long Story Short" mashup; "Fifteen" and "You're On Your Own, Kid."

May 30, Madrid: "Our Song" and "Jump Then Fall" mashup; "King of My Heart."

May 29, Madrid: "Sparks Fly" and "I Can Fix Him (No Really I Can)" mashup; "I Look In People's Windows" and "Snow on the Beach" mashup.

May 25, Lisbon: "The Tortured Poets Department" and "Now That We Don't Talk" mashup; "You're On Your Own, Kid" and "Long Live" mashup.

May 24, Lisbon: "Come Back... Be Here," "The Way I Loved You" and "The Other Side of the Door" mashup; "Fresh Out the Slammer" and "High Infidelity" mashup.

May 19, Stockholm: "Message In A Bottle," "How You Get the Girl" and "New Romantics" mashup; "How Did It End?"

May 18, Stockholm: "Say Don't Go," "Welcome to New York" and "Clean" mashup; "Guilty as Sin."

May 17, Stockholm: "I Think He Knows" and "Gorgeous" mashup; "Peter."

May 12, Paris: "The Alchemy" and "Treacherous" mashup; "Begin Again" and "Paris" mashup.

May 11, Paris: "Hey Stephen" and "Maroon."

May 10, Paris: "Is It Over Now?" and "Out of the Woods" mashup; "My Boy Only Breaks His Favorite Toys."

May 9, Paris: "Paris" and "loml."

March 9, Singapore: "Tim McGraw" and "Cowboy Like Me" mashup; "Mirrorball" and "Epiphany" mashup.

March 8, Singapore: "Sparks Fly" and "Gold Rush" mashup; "False God" and "Slut!" mashup.

March 7, Singapore: "Death by a Thousand Cuts" and "Babe" mashup; "Fifteen" and "You're On Your Own, Kid" mashup.

March 4, Singapore: "Foolish One" and "Tell Me Why" mashup; "This Love" and "Call It What You Want" mashup.

March 3, Singapore: "Long Story Short" and "The Story of Us" mashup; "Clean" and "Evermore" mashup.

March 2, Singapore: "Mine" and "Starlight" mashup; "I Don't Want to Live Forever" and "Dress" mashup (streamed live on Swift's Instagram).

Feb. 26, Sydney: "Would've, Could've, Should've" and "Ivy" mashup; "Forever & Always" and "Maroon" mashup.

Feb. 25, Sydney: "Is It Over Now?" and "I Wish You Would" mashup; "Haunted" and "Exile" mashup.

Feb. 24, Sydney: "Should've Said No" and "You're Not Sorry" mashup; "New Year's Day" and "Peace" mashup.

Feb. 23, Sydney: "How You Get the Girl" and "White Horse" mashup; "Coney Island" and "White Horse" mashup, performed with Sabrina Carpenter.

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Feb. 18, Melbourne: "Come Back... Be Here" and "Daylight" mashup; "Teardrops On My Guitar."

Feb. 17, Melbourne: "Getaway Car," "August" and "The Other Side of the Door" mashup; "This Is Me Trying."

Feb. 16, Melbourne: "Red" and "You're Losing Me. "

Feb. 10, Tokyo: "Come In with the Rain" and "You're On Your Own, Kid."

Feb. 9, Tokyo: "Superman" and "The Outside."

Feb. 8, Tokyo: "Eyes Open" and "Electric Touch."

Feb. 7, Tokyo: "Dear Reader" and "Holy Ground."

Nov. 26, 2023, São Paulo: "Say Don't Go" and "It's Time to Go."

Nov. 25, 2023, São Paulo: "Safe and Sound" and "Untouchable."

Nov. 24, 2023, São Paulo: "Now That We Don't Talk" and "Innocent."

Nov. 20, 2023, Rio de Janeiro: "Me!" and "So It Goes."

Nov. 19, 2023, Rio de Janeiro: "Dancing With Our Hands Tied" and "Bigger Than the Whole Sky."

Nov. 17, 2023, Rio de Janeiro: "Stay Beautiful" and "Suburban Legends."

Nov. 12, 2023, Buenos Aires: "Better than Revenge" and "Slut!"

Nov. 11, 2023, Buenos Aires: "Is It Over Now?" and "End Game."

Nov. 9, 2023, Buenos Aires: "The Very First Night" and "Labyrinth."

Aug. 27, 2023, Mexico City: "Afterglow" and "Maroon."

Aug. 26, 2023, Mexico City: "Cornelia Street" and "You're On Your Own, Kid."

Aug. 25, 2023, Mexico City: "Tell Me Why" and "Snow on the Beach."

Aug. 24, 2023, Mexico City: "I Forgot That You Existed" and "Sweet Nothing."

Aug. 9, 2023, Los Angeles: "New Romantics" and "New Year's Day."

Aug. 8, 2023, Los Angeles: "I Know Places" and "King of My Heart."

Aug. 7, 2023, Los Angeles: "Dress" and "Exile."

Aug. 5, 2023, Los Angeles: "Death by a Thousand Cuts" and "You're On Your Own, Kid" ( featured in the "Eras Tour" concert film ).

Aug. 4, 2023, Los Angeles: "Our Song" (featured in the "Eras Tour" concert film) and "You Are In Love."

Aug. 3, 2023, Los Angeles: "I Can See You" and "Maroon."

July 29, 2023, Santa Clara: "Stay Stay Stay" and "All of the Girls You Loved Before."

July 28, 2023, Santa Clara: "Right Where You Left Me" (performed with Aaron Dessner) and "Castles Crumbling."

July 23, 2023, Seattle: "Message in a Bottle" and "Tied Together with a Smile."

July 22, 2023, Seattle: "This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things" and "Everything Has Changed."

July 15, 2023, Denver: "Starlight" and "Back to December."

July 14, 2023, Denver: "Picture to Burn" and "Timeless."

July 8, 2023, Kansas City: "Last Kiss" and "Dorothea."

July 7, 2023, Kansas City: "Never Grow Up" and "When Emma Falls in Love."

July 1, 2023, Cincinnati: "Ivy" (performed with Aaron Dessner); "I Miss You, I'm Sorry" (performed with Gracie Abrams); "Call It What You Want."

June 30, 2023, Cincinnati: "I'm Only Me When I'm With You" and "Evermore."

June 24, 2023, Minneapolis: "Dear John" and "Daylight."

June 23, 2023, Minneapolis: "Paper Rings" and "If This Was A Movie."

June 17, 2023, Pittsburgh: "Seven" (performed with Aaron Dessner) and "The Story of Us."

June 16, 2023, Pittsburgh: "Mr. Perfectly Fine" and "The Last Time."

June 10, 2023, Detroit: "All You Had To Do Was Stay" and "Breathe."

June 9, 2023, Detroit: "Haunted" and "I Almost Do."

June 4, 2023, Chicago: "Hits Different" and "The Moment I Knew."

June 3, 2023, Chicago: "You All Over Me" (performed with Maren Morris) and "I Don't Want to Live Forever."

June 2, 2023, Chicago: "I Wish You Would" and "The Lakes."

May 28, 2023, East Rutherford: "Welcome to New York" and "Clean."

May 27, 2023, East Rutherford: "Holy Ground" and "False God."

May 26, 2023, East Rutherford: "Getaway Car" ( performed with Jack Antonoff ) and "Maroon."

May 21, 2023, Foxborough: "I Think He Knows" and "Red."

May 20, 2023, Foxborough: "Question...?" and "Invisible."

May 19, 2023, Foxborough: "Should've Said No" and "Better Man."

May 14, 2023, Philadelphia: "Hey Stephen" and "The Best Day."

May 13, 2023, Philadelphia: "Forever & Always" and "This Love."

May 12, 2023, Philadelphia: "Gold Rush" and "Come Back... Be Here."

May 7, 2023, Nashville: "Would've, Could've, Should've" (performed with Aaron Dessner) and "Mine."

May 6, 2023, Nashville: "Out of the Woods" and "Fifteen."

May 5, 2023, Nashville: "Sparks Fly" and "Teardrops on my Guitar."

April 30, 2023, Atlanta: "I Bet You Think About Me" and "How You Get the Girl."

April 29, 2023, Atlanta: "High Infidelity" and "Gorgeous."

April 28, 2023, Atlanta: "The Other Side of the Door" and "Coney Island."

April 23, 2023, Houston: "Begin Again" and "Cold As You."

April 22, 2023, Houston: "A Place in This World" and "Today Was a Fairytale."

April 21, 2023, Houston: "Wonderland" and "You're Not Sorry."

April 15, 2023, Tampa: “Mad Woman” (performed with Aaron Dessner) and “Mean.”

April 14, 2023, Tampa: "The Great War" (performed with Aaron Dessner) and "You're On Your Own, Kid."

April 13, 2023, Tampa: “Speak Now” and “Treacherous.”

April 2, 2023, Arlington: "Jump Then Fall" and "The Lucky One."

April 1, 2023, Arlington: "Death By a Thousand Cuts" and "Clean."

March 31, 2023, Arlington: "Sad Beautiful Tragic" and "Ours."

March 25, 2023, Las Vegas: "Cowboy Like Me" (performed with Marcus Mumford) and "White Horse."

March 24, 2023, Las Vegas: "Our Song" and "Snow on the Beach."

March 18, 2023, Glendale: "This Is Me Trying" and "State of Grace."

March 17, 2023, Glendale: "Mirrorball" and "Tim McGraw."

This article was originally published on TODAY.com

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Ranking Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour Surprise Song Sets

We’ve been watching the grainy livestreams for months and have come up with the definitive, absolutely correct, and not at all subjective rankings of the 53 acoustic song sets from the Eras Tour. How did your night fare?

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Since Taylor Swift’s record-breaking Eras Tour began making its way across the country this spring, 10:30 p.m. Swift Local Time has marked the unofficial start of Surprise Song O’Clock. Maybe you’ve been lucky enough to be in the audience one of those nights and have crossed your fingers and toes in hopes that she’ll play a personal favorite deep cut or bring out a special guest. Maybe you’ve followed along every night on TikTok livestreams dutifully uploaded by on-site Swifties, making sure fans far and wide can find out which two songs not part of the Eras main set list Swift has chosen for her mini acoustic set that night.

During the early shows of the tour, Swift laid out her self-imposed rules: one song on guitar, one on piano, and she would allow herself to repeat only songs from her 2022 album, Midnights , or any other song where she’d messed up the words. (She’s largely followed her own rules, repeating only one song, “Clean,” before heading into the final stretch of shows in Los Angeles, where she has since repeated two tracks from Midnights and fan favorites “Death by a Thousand Cuts,” which she messed up the first time, and “Our Song”—which might have been performed a second time because of whatever documentary was obviously being filmed in L.A.) This isn’t the first time Swift has included surprise songs in live shows—there was one per night on the Reputation Stadium Tour, and the 1989 World Tour included surprise duets with different guests—but this has been a savvy move for a tour meant to highlight her entire discography and a way for Swift to keep every show fresh, even when some concertgoers will have seen the whole thing online months before attending in person.

Plus, it’s a showcase for one of Swift’s superpowers : the ability to make each person in a crowd of tens of thousands feel like she’s talking or singing right to them. Each surprise song set has been a special moment in its own right, but, of course, some songs were more highly anticipated than others, and now that she’s wrapped up the first U.S. leg of the Eras Tour (in epic fashion, we must add), we’ve decided to rank all 53 (!!) of them here:

1. August 9 in Los Angeles, California: “New Romantics” and “New Year’s Day”

The anticipation for this surprise song set grew with every new—and blue—outfit Swift wore throughout the closing night of her record-setting six-run stop at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles. As she ended the first U.S. leg of the Eras Tour on the ninth day of the eighth month, after more than a year of teases about 1989 (Taylor’s Version) , you just knew something epic was coming. And after crossing off “I Know Places” the night before, she picked the last 1989 track remaining on the surprise song big board: her musical Cinderella story, “New Romantics.” It started as a Target deluxe edition track, and now she’s closing tours and announcing albums with a note-perfect (yes, down to the sign) sing-along of it on the guitar, and everyone was too busy dancing to get knocked off our feet. Swift could have followed “New Romantics” with “ Monologue Song ” and this night would still have a case for the top spot (though maybe that’s a bad example—“Monologue Song” slaps), but she had more than that in store. At the piano, she surprised the star-studded crowd— hi, Karlie !—with “New Year’s Day,” which, even in August, was the perfect way to close this portion of the tour. Hold on to the memories, because every night felt just like a dream. — Nora Princiotti

2. May 26 in East Rutherford, New Jersey: “Getaway Car” With Jack Antonoff and “Maroon”

“I know you guys want to hear this one,” Swift said before introducing “Getaway Car” during the first of three shows at MetLife Stadium. She was right! “Getaway Car” as your surprise song is a Tier 1 I-was-there-when Swiftie experience. Jack Antonoff gives me low-grade social anxiety, but the fact that the performance was a nod to this footage of the two of them in an original writing session made this choice both an in-joke and a massive crowd-pleaser. We also can’t underrate the phenomenal version of “Maroon,” performed live for the first time at the piano. An all-time classic plus the chance to hear an excellent deep(ish) cut performed in a new way? I don’t know how it gets better than that. The cherry on top is that the whole crowd was expecting “Welcome to New York.” — Princiotti

3. August 5 in Los Angeles, California: “Death by a Thousand Cuts” and “You’re on Your Own, Kid”

L.A. stayed winning. With Swift apparently filming some kind of tour movie during her dates at SoFi Stadium, those shows had a little extra sizzle and great surprise song choices. Fans of the Lover: Live From Paris show know that a live acoustic set is where “Death by a Thousand Cuts” thrives. To pair it with “You’re on Your Own, Kid,” in some ways a manifesto for The Eras Tour itself, was truly special. — Princiotti

4. May 19 in Foxborough, Massachusetts: “Should’ve Said No” and “Better Man”

This is exactly what a dream surprise song set should be. “Should’ve Said No” is one of Taylor’s oldest tracks, off her debut album, which was notably absent from The Eras Tour, and it’s previously been part of an iconic live performance (the “Bad Blood” mash-up from the 2018 Reputation Tour). And I’ll argue that “Better Man” is her best vault track (apologies to fast-rising “I Can See You”). She gave “Better Man” to Little Big Town and has rarely performed it live, but that Friday night in Foxborough, she finally gave it the stadium treatment it deserved. — Lindsay Jones

5. April 1 in Arlington, Texas: “Death by a Thousand Cuts” and “Clean”

“Death by a Thousand Cuts” is basically an automatic top five. A pairing with “Clean,” which has often been a particularly emotional live song, as Swift positions it as a chance for her audience to collectively move beyond whatever challenges they’ve faced, made the surprise set at this DFW show a tour highlight. Swift did bungle a few lyrics in “Clean,” but that just meant she got to do it again further down the line. — Princiotti

6. June 24 in Minneapolis, Minnesota: “Dear John” and “Daylight”

My daughter and I were sitting in the left field bleachers at Coors Field, watching a historically awful loss by our hometown Colorado Rockies, during this particularly epic Surprise Song O’Clock. I cranked the volume on my iPhone to the max as we listened to Taylor give a long introduction to her first acoustic song, imploring fans not to “defend me on the internet against someone you think I might have written a song about.” What followed was her first performance of “Dear John” in 11 years—and sorry, Tay, we all know that song’s about John Mayer, despite your best attempts to play coy all these years later. And she paired it with “Daylight,” a song that is infinitely better when performed live on just a guitar than it was on the studio album Lover . That’s an elite surprise song set. — Jones

7. August 3 in Los Angeles, California: “I Can See You” and “Maroon”

Taylor kicked off her six-show run in L.A. with a hell of a pairing—the live debut of “I Can See You,” the best vault track from Speak Now (Taylor’s Version) , and a repeat performance of “Maroon.” With the latter, she let us all know not only that she was indeed going to repeat songs in the final stretch of the (first) American leg of The Eras Tour, but also that she was going to hit the deeper-cut fan favorites once again. — Jones

8. August 4 in Los Angeles, California: “Our Song” and “You Are in Love”

I am on record as stating that I can’t hear “You Are in Love” without thinking about Jack Antonoff and Lena Dunham making out, but that’s my problem. And there is probably no singular experience better than singing “Our Song” at the tippy top of your lungs with tens of thousands of fellow Swifties. — Princiotti

9. May 7 in Nashville, Tennessee: “Would’ve, Could’ve, Should’ve” With Aaron Dessner and “Mine”

I know Taylor said not to, but I would have egged J-hn M-yer’s house if I’d been in Nashville for “WCS.” — Princiotti

10. July 28 in Santa Clara, California: “Right Where You Left Me” and “Castles Crumbling”

It’s the much-anticipated live debut of “Right Where You Left Me” for me. This was also the night that Haim did “No Body, No Crime” in the “Bejeweled” music video dresses. Man, I want to be in Haim. — Princiotti

11. July 1 in Cincinnati, Ohio: “Ivy” With Aaron Dessner, “I Miss You, I’m Sorry” With Gracie Abrams, and “Call It What You Want”

Her only three-song acoustic set (because of severe weather in Cincinnati that caused Gracie Abrams’s opening set to be canceled), the highlight of this night was “Ivy,” my favorite deep cut from Evermore . “Call It What You Want” was lovely on piano, but I can’t help but compare her rather emotionless delivery to the way we saw her sing it to her ex Joe Alwyn in the 2020 Miss Americana documentary. — Jones

12. May 6 in Nashville, Tennessee: “Out of the Woods” and “Fifteen”

*Seventy thousand scream the “Out of the Woods” bridge in unison* — Princiotti

13. May 5 in Nashville, Tennessee: “Sparks Fly” and “Teardrops on My Guitar”

Two elite early sing-alongs worth dropping everything now for. There are plenty of OG Swifties in Nashville, and they must have been levitating. — Princiotti

14. August 8 in Los Angeles, California: “I Know Places” and “King of My Heart”

The penultimate night at SoFi Stadium was delivering VOCALS. First it was “I Know Places,” the most underrated song on 1989 , where each chorus came in stronger than the last. Then, at the piano, Swift played the excellent “King of My Heart” from Reputation , and all at once it was so much more than enough. —Princiotti

15. July 22 in Seattle, Washington: “This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things” and “Everything Has Changed”

One of the most fun songs on Reputation alongside a Red song made for acoustic sing-alongs already makes for a strong pairing, but what made this surprise set extra memorable was the elongated cackle Swift let out in the spoken-word section of “This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things,” when she faux forgives her adversaries. She can’t even say it with a straight face! Unhinged. Excellent. — Princiotti

16. July 15 in Denver, Colorado: “Starlight” and “Back to December”

We all knew “Back to December” was coming sometime after the release of Speak Now (Taylor’s Version) , and this rendition was worth waiting for. The way the Denver crowd went wild when their light-up bracelets turned from blue to purple and they realized what was coming was electric. — Jones

17. April 14 in Tampa, Florida: “The Great War” With Aaron Dessner and “You’re on Your Own, Kid”

I still can’t believe she left “You’re on Your Own, Kid” off the main set list—how loud would the line “so make the friendship bracelets” be every night? — Jones

18. June 30 in Cincinnati, Ohio: “I’m Only Me When I’m With You” and “Evermore”

I remember initially being disappointed that she chose to perform “Evermore” without Justin Vernon. Boy, was I wrong. Nearly six weeks later, I’m still seeking out her solo piano performance from Cincinnati because her vocals on both Vernon’s verse and the bridge are perfection. — Jones

19. April 15 in Tampa, Florida: “Mad Woman” With Aaron Dessner and “Mean”

And a liar! And pathetic!!!! — Princiotti

20. August 7 in Los Angeles, California: “Dress” and “Exile”

Even though this solo live version of “Exile” was unique and what Swift did with the bridge was very cool, I’ll admit I missed Justin Vernon here. — Jones

21. March 24 in Las Vegas, Nevada: “Our Song” and “Snow on the Beach”

What a weird but fucking beautiful pairing. — Jones

22. July 8 in Kansas City, Missouri: “Last Kiss” and “Dorothea”

“Dorothea” is so overlooked and such a wonderful, sweet song. Even though it’s wistful, it feels like a warm hug, which is good because this live version of “Last Kiss” was DEVASTATING—even the two vocal trip-ups, which somehow made it more special. — Princiotti

23. June 17 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: “Seven” With Aaron Dessner and “The Story of Us”

She absolutely wasn’t going to miss the chance to sing the lyric “with Pennsylvania under me” while in her home state. And that’s a nice line, but “love you to the moon and to Saturn” is the one I might get tattooed on my arm when this tour is over. — Jones

24. June 4 in Chicago, Illinois: “Hits Different” and “The Moment I Knew”

I don’t know why Swift was surprised the Soldier Field crowd knew every word to “Hits Different.” She should have known that even though she hid that track away on a CD-only version of Midnights sold at Target, we’d been streaming bootleg versions for months. — Jones

25. March 17 in Glendale, Arizona: “Mirrorball” and “Tim McGraw”

Back on the opening night of the tour, Taylor debuted the first surprise song set with “Mirrorball,” telling the crowd the song was her more eloquent way of saying, “I love you and want your attention all the time.” Well, she got it. — Jones

26. April 29 in Atlanta, Georgia: “High Infidelity” and “Gorgeous”

Do you really want to know where I was April 29? Watching TikTok feeds with extreme jealousy toward those who saw this surprise set live. This one was tasteful. — Princiotti

27. May 21 in Foxborough, Massachusetts: “I Think He Knows” and “Red”

Two great songs, and extra memorable for the fact that Swift wound up playing “Red” on the guitar because her piano was so waterlogged from the torrential downpour that soaked it the night before that it started playing itself. — Princiotti

28. May 27 in East Rutherford, New Jersey: “Holy Ground” and “False God”

“Holy Ground” has always been a perfect stadium filler and was a cool pairing with “False God,” one of Swift’s most idiosyncratic songs. I got to see this one live, and the funniest part was that she didn’t introduce “False God” at all . Really, though, what was she going to say? Tonight I thought I’d play one of my horniest songs. Please enjoy! — Princiotti

29. July 14 in Denver, Colorado: “Picture to Burn” and “Timeless”

From my years of covering the Broncos, I’ve felt Denver’s football stadium shake on dozens of occasions, but I’ve never felt it bounce quite like it did during “Picture to Burn.” And the live debut of “Timeless,” a vault track from Speak Now (Taylor’s Version) , was delightful—and truly a surprise song because so many of us with Denver Night 1 tickets clowned ourselves into believing that Hayley Williams would show up to do “Castles Crumbling” the night after Paramore played in Denver. — Jones

30. April 30 in Atlanta, Georgia: “I Bet You Think About Me” and “How You Get the Girl”

I’m just thankful we got to hear her sing the line “Oh my God, she’s insane” live. — Jones

31. May 12 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: “Gold Rush” and “Come Back … Be Here”

The verbal precision of “Gold Rush” was a cool contrast with the belting she did on “Come Back … Be Here.” — Princiotti

32. March 25 in Las Vegas, Nevada: “Cowboy Like Me” With Marcus Mumford and “White Horse”

The first surprise guest of the tour and a very horsey set. Ken approved. — Princiotti

33. June 2 in Chicago, Illinois: “I Wish You Would” and “The Lakes”

I loved this set, even though I doubt it was at the top of many wish lists. “We’re a crooked love in a straight line down” is such an evocative line in “I Wish You Would.” And real ones know the bonus tracks on Folklore and Evermore are exceptional. — Princiotti

34. March 18 in Glendale, Arizona: “State of Grace” and “This Is Me Trying”

The Glendale sets are from such a simpler time, back before we analyzed what songs were left and what she might repeat, back when we could just enjoy an epic lyric like “They told me all of my cages were mental / So I got wasted like all my potential.” — Jones

35. April 2 in Arlington, Texas: “Jump Then Fall” and “The Lucky One”

“This is about how horrible being famous is,” Swift, arguably the most famous singer in the world right now, said with a smirk as she introduced “The Lucky One” on piano. — Jones

36. April 13 in Tampa, Florida: “Speak Now” and “Treacherous”

In hindsight, it seems odd that she chose to perform the titular track for Speak Now a month before she announced the impending release of Speak Now (Taylor’s Version) . — Jones

37. May 13 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: “Forever & Always” and “This Love”

When Lena Dunham requests “Forever & Always” for her birthday, you absolutely have to play it. Those are the rules. — Jones

38. May 28 in East Rutherford, New Jersey: “Welcome to New York” and “Clean”

Genuinely good bit on Taylor’s part to wait until the last show in East Rutherford to pull out “Welcome to New York.” — Princiotti

39. May 14 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: “Hey Stephen” and “The Best Day”

This show was on Mother’s Day, so of course she was going to perform “The Best Day,” which is in essence a love letter to her mother, Andrea. It’s a sweet song, perfect for an acoustic performance, and it surely hit all the millennial moms in the audience right in the feels. — Jones

40. June 9 in Detroit, Michigan: “Haunted” and “I Almost Do”

“Haunted” is such a huge instrumental song on the studio album(s), and yet it’s somehow more, well, haunting when it’s just Swift and a guitar. — Jones

41. June 10 in Detroit, Michigan: “All You Had to Do Was Stay” and “Breathe”

The high “stays” acoustic were very cool. — Princiotti

42. June 16 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: “Mr. Perfectly Fine” and “The Last Time”

To quote Sophie Turner, “MPF” is not not a bop. — Princiotti

43. June 23 in Minneapolis, Minnesota: “Paper Rings” and “If This Was a Movie”

“Paper Rings” deserved a better partner. — Jones

44. June 3 in Chicago, Illinois: “You All Over Me” With Maren Morris and “I Don’t Wanna Live Forever”

Remember that whole Matty Healy thing? It all fizzled out right around the time of her Chicago dates, which might help explain why she picked a song with the lyric “What if I dodged a bullet or just lost the love of my life?” — Jones

45. May 20 in Foxborough, Massachusetts: “Question …?” and “Invisible”

I remember two things about this set: (1) the epic downpour in Foxborough and (2) the way Swift introduced the acoustic set, telling the crowd, “I’ve just never been this happy in my life, in all aspects of my life, and thank you for being a part of that. And it’s not just the tour, so I feel like my life finally feels like it makes sense. So I thought I’d play this song that brings me a lot of happy memories.” This was, of course, post-Joe and possibly mid-Matty, whatever that means. — Jones

46. July 7 in Kansas City, Missouri: “Never Grow Up” and “When Emma Falls in Love”

I cannot listen to “Never Grow Up” without crying, so I was honestly relieved when this one came off the big board a week before I saw The Eras Tour live. Thoughts and prayers to all the moms who were at Arrowhead that night with their children; I would not have survived it. — Jones

47. July 29 in Santa Clara, California: “Stay Stay Stay” and “All of the Girls You Loved Before”

Did you hear they named it Swiftie Clara? — Princiotti

48. April 28 in Atlanta, Georgia: “The Other Side of the Door” and “Coney Island”

Even without her cowriters from the National, “Coney Island” was surely a thrill for the Sad Dad corner of the Taylor Swift fandom. — Jones

49. March 31 in Arlington, Texas: “Sad Beautiful Tragic” and “Ours”

If you have to ask, “I’m not sure if you guys love this one or not, or if you just like it or if you’re obsessed with it,” before playing a song, as she did with “Sad Beautiful Tragic,” maybe that’s a sign that it’s not a dream surprise song. — Jones

50. July 23 in Seattle, Washington: “Message in a Bottle” and “Tied Together With a Smile”

Sure, “Message in a Bottle” is a bop, but anyone who says they had either of these picks on their surprise song big board in late July is lying. — Jones

51. April 22 in Houston, Texas: “A Place in This World” and “Today Was a Fairytale”

I can’t make a case that this acoustic set was elite, but I just want to say that I ride for “Today Was a Fairytale.” — Princiotti

52. April 23 in Houston, Texas: “Begin Again” and “Cold As You”

I mean, it’s fine. — Jones

53. April 21 in Houston, Texas: “Wonderland” and “You’re Not Sorry”

Taylor, did Houston do something? It’s not that these surprise sets weren’t enjoyable—they all were—I just don’t know how many fans had “Wonderland,” a 1989 bonus track, paired with this hurting early cut from Fearless on their wish lists. — Princiotti

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All the old Taylors came to the phone Friday night at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. For the purposes of Taylor Swift ’s Eras Tour , these past personas are all very much alive, because what died didn’t stay dead, and… well, quoting lyrics will only get you so far in describing a show that may best first be characterized by its essential stats: 44 songs in 192 minutes. For anyone in her audience who hasn’t yet crossed the bridge into middle age, this show may be like having their lives flash before their eyes, at curfew-pushing length. The elders in their midst might just call it Springsteenian.

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Given how schematic the overall concept is, there was a savviness to which album came at what point in the show, apparent only from thinking backwards from the finale. It made sense for the seven songs from the still hot-off-the-presses “Midnights” to be the last in the set — that album’s emphasis on heavy electronic programming directly preceded, for symmetry’s sake, by an acoustic-piano solo version of “Tim McGraw,” the sole pick from 2006’s “Taylor Swift.” It also made sense for the concert to kick off with a bunch of songs from the last album in a pure pop vein that is not the new one, “Lover,” to start the show. Swift considers the like-minded 2020 releases “Folklore” and “Evermore” to be separate “eras,” at least for the purposes of this outing, so their segments thus needed to be placed well apart in the setlist, less anyone spend too lengthy a single part of the show peering at forested backdrops. If her two most popular albums are “Fearless” and “1989,” one would need to be placed near the beginning and one almost at the end, for further bookending’s sake. And so on; since Swift is rarely one to explain herself any more via interviews, one does spend a lot of time wondering how the gears came to churn the way they do in something like this.

A certain type of fan might wish she would reinvent some of her catalog music for the purpose of touring, but the star who has rendered her “Taylor’s Version” renditions as exact soundalikes has never see arrangement-tweaking as much of a priority. Apart from the handful of solo songs, the music sounds almost exactly as it did on the records, even when it is freshly played by a band visible on either end of the widest big screen in the land. (Swift’s own pre-recorded stacked background vocals just about always blend in with what she and the backup singers are doing, as any listener will notice.) It’s reimagining the visuals that she cherishes, and to that end, there was no shortage of all-new production design, costuming and choreography.

Sometimes what is on the mega-Cinemascope screen directly mirrors what is happening on the stage, or the ramps, with a lot of foresight involved to capture exactly the right shots. When “Style” occurs late in the show, you get a backward-tracking shot of Swift and her eight-women-strong girl squad moving in a single line toward the camera, to the suitable-for-marching beat. In “My Tears Ricochet,” the song that she apparently wrote as a bitter elegy for the death of her relationship with Big Machine, those same women were seen on the ramp and on screen dressed in black, forming a very stylistic runway funeral procession.

At other times, there is freshly filmed studio footage to augment the live action: “Wildest Dream” has a sleeping Swift writhing alone on bedsheets; “Anti-Hero” comically imagines her as a 500-foot woman, wrecking a model cityscape like a mortified King Kong.

The most literal physical set is the cabin, complete with smoking chimney, that Swift sings from during the “Folklore” material, looking like something out of Frank Lloyd Wright’s philosophy of merging the indoor and outdoor, but with lots and lots of moss. (The green stuff has even taken over the piano she sits at for a while.) A few props pop up, although not many, as in “Blank Space,” when some of her dancers come out on what look like neon bicycles, and Swift herself takes up a glowing golf club, although, unlike in the music video, no actual physical vengeance is wreaked.

The real star of the show, design-wise, may be the giant building blocks that occasionally rise out of the center platform. Sometimes they just form an elevated place from which Swift and her crew can line up, as many as 15 strong, strike a pose. At other points they reassemble themselves, almost in Transformer style, to reform as staircases.

Technology is not something these many setpieces depend on to succeed, however. The visualization of “Tolerate It,” a number about a woman’s feelings of long-term emotional neglect, was played out with Swift standing on top of and eventually crawling across a dining room table of “Citizen Kane”-style length to literally get in the face of a disinterested partner. One of the most effective bits in the show — and, OK, the closest to overtly sexual — is during the latest album’s “Vigilante Shit,” when Swift and her dancers straddle wooden seats. As “Chicago” and other cabaret-style productions have shown, sometimes a chair is not just a chair.

One thing that’s changed in the last five years is one era-specific track going from being one of the least likely songs to show up live to it being the surest bet. “I don’t know if you can tell from the color blocking, but we are in the ‘Red’ era, currently,” she said, picking up an acoustic guitar as the rest of her crew took five. “The fact you embraced it the way you did when it came out in 2012… that blew me away, but I never could have imagined then what you would end up doing a decade later when I wanted to claim that album as my own. I wanted to play one more song from that album, if you have an extra 10 minutes to spare.” And the song that once only showed up in sets in the wild-card spot now took its place as now and probably forever the centerpiece of her set, even if “All Too Well (10 Minute Version)” did indeed take a slot that probably could have been filled with enough other mashups to take the song count closer to 50.

As much delight as there is in hearing a hit as mammoth as “You Belong With Me” or an album track as dramatically indelible as “Don’t Blame Me” again, this tour’s greatest value may be in finally giving an airing to the “Folklore”/”Evermore” nexus of contemplative material, with or without the chimney smoke. Swift seemed to take particular relish in introducing “Champagne Problems” into her live repertoire, saying that since she wrote it she’d imagined the crowd screaming a climactic passage along with her — a section that is one of those that would earn the show an R for language if it were a movie.

The show left some unanswered questions, like: Why only one song from “Speak Now,” “Enchanted”? Especially when that’s rumored as the next “Taylor’s Version” edition to be coming, that album made for a strange choice to be underrepresented. Yet the show is so overpacked as it is — with Swift going on at 8 and exiting at 11:12, there may have to be cuts made for future engagements unless she has the resources to pay some overtime fees. (She probably does.)

Hearing the clubby thump of the latest single, “Lavender Haze,” kick in as the show enters its tenth and final stretch was a kick, in a pop world where most veteran performers put their new material in the middle of a show, rather than the climax. But the “Midnights” album is still riding high as a top 10 staple five months after it came out — and it makes for a fun action finale, as it were, due to the fact that it has some of the snark and fiestiness that arose with “1989” and “Reputation” but took a back seat during the folkier albums.

The new album’s “Karma” couldn’t be a more unlikely choice for a final song — if you had this on your betting card as the number she would go out on, collect your million dollars — but it’s terrific hearing her choose an outlier song instead of an obvious or anthemic one to wrap things up. It’s redolent, actually, of how she ended the last tour with a similarly feisty and unexpected choice, “This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things.” “Karma” seemed like a throwaway to some when “Midnights” first came out, but it holds up as not just kind of a funny eff-you — and her funniest song, which is saying a lot in a catalog that includes “Blank Space” — but also a celebration of the good guys winning. Which you’d have to say is part of the big picture here, when the person who has come up with the single greatest body of pop songwriting in the 21 st century is also its most popular performer. How did the stars align that way?

One side effect, though, of grouping the songs together by album is immediately recognizing and regretting which songs from that catalog didn’t make the cut. Is it possible for a show to last more than three hours and not only not quite feel like the marathon it is, but to actually “leave ‘em wanting more,” as the old show-biz maxim advises? It is.

“Miss Americana & the Heartbreak Prince” “Cruel Summer” “The Man” “You Need to Calm Down” “Lover” “The Archer” “Fearless “You Belong With Me” “Love Story” “Tis the Damn Season” “Willow” “Marjorie” “Champagne Problems” “Tolerate It” “…Ready for It?” “Delicate” “Don’t Blame Me” “Look What You Made Me Do” “Enchanted” “22” “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together” “I Knew You Were Trouble” “All Too Well (10 Minute Version)” “Invisible String” “Betty” “The Last Great American Dynasty” “August”

“Illicit Affairs” “My Tears Ricochet” “Cardigan” “Style” “Blank Space” “Shake It Off” “Wildest Dreams” “Bad Blood” “Mirrorball” (solo acoustic — wild card slot) “Tim McGraw” (solo acoustic) “Lavender Haze” “Anti-Hero” “Midnight Rain” “Vigilante Shit” “Bejeweled” “Mastermind” “Karma”

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