While Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour itself is pure magic, there’s a certain enchantment surrounding the acoustic set. It’s like a little gift from Swift to us fans. She plays two acoustic songs from her 10 studio albums — ones that are not on her main setlist. But lately, she’s been mixing things up by mashing songs together instead of playing them straight.
When Taylor Swift unveiled the whopping 44-song setlist for her Eras Tour, you just knew some fans would be bummed if their all-time favourite didn’t make the cut. But Taylor, being the mastermind she is, had a trick up her sleeve. She decided to sprinkle in some ‘surprise songs’ from her massive catalog of over 180 tracks. Yep, that’s right! Two unexpected gems every single night throughout the tour.
In the beginning, there was a twist. You wouldn’t catch her repeating a song. Well, unless she felt she didn’t nail the performance, of course. Fast forward to her final show in Melbourne, and Taylor hits us with the ultimate surprise. Before diving into her acoustic set, she told the crowd of 96,000 fans that she’s scrapping the whole “no-repeat” rule.
From there, it’s a whirlwind of mashups as Taylor kicks off a new trend that has Swifties everywhere buzzing with excitement. And now, drumroll, please! Here’s a rundown every surprise songs she’s treated us to on the Eras tour.
Taylor Swift Eras Tour Surprise Songs
Glendale, March 17: “mirrorball” and “Tim McGraw”
Glendale, March 18: “this is me trying” and “State of Grace”
Las Vegas, March 24: “Our Song” and “Snow on the Beach”
Las Vegas, March 25: “cowboy like me” (alongside Marcus Mumford) and “White Horse”
Arlington, March 31: “Sad Beautiful Tragic” and “Ours”
Arlington, April 1: “Death By a Thousand Cuts” and “Clean” (She ‘messed up’ both and said she would repeat them)
Arlington, April 2: “Jump Then Fall” and “The Lucky One”
Tampa, April 13: “Speak Now” and “Treacherous”
Tampa, April 14: “The Great War” (alongside Aaron Dessner) and “You’re On Your Own Kid”
Tampa, April 15: “mad woman” (alongside Aaron Dessner) and “Mean”
Houston, April 21: “Wonderland” and “You’re Not Sorry”
Houston, April 22: “A Place In This World” and “Today Was A Fairytale”
Houston, April 23: “Begin Again” and “Cold as You”
Atlanta, April 28: “The Other Side of the Door” and “Coney Island”
Atlanta, April 29: “High Infidelity” and “Gorgeous” (She ‘messed up’ Gorgeous and said she would sing it again) Atlanta, April 30: “I Bet You Think About Me” and “How You Get The Girl”
Nashville, May 5: “Sparks Fly” and “Teardrops On My Guitar”
Nashville, May 6: “Out of the Woods” and “Fifteen” (She ‘messed up’ the bridge of Out Of The Woods and had to repeat it)
Nashville, May 7: “Would’ve Could’ve Should’ve” (alongside Aaron Dessner) and “Mine”
Philadelphia, May 12: “gold rush” and “Come Back… Be Here”
Philadelphia, May 13: “Forever & Always” and “This Love”
Philadelphia, May 14: “Hey Stephen” and “The Best Day”
Foxborough, May 19: “Should’ve Said No” and “Better Man”
Foxborough, May 20: “Question…?” and “Invisible”
Foxborough, May 21: “I Think He Knows” and “Red”
East Rutherford, May 26: “Getaway Car” (alongside Jack Antonoff) and “Maroon”
East Rutherford, May 27: “Holy Ground” and “False God”
East Rutherford, May 28: “Welcome To New York” and “Clean” (Clean had already been played at Arlington but was played again here)
Chicago, Jun 2: “I Wish You Would” and “the lakes”
Chicago, Jun 3: “You All Over Me” (alongside MarenMorris) and “I Don’t Wanna Live Forever”
Chicago, Jun 4: “Hits Different” and “The Moment I Knew”
Detroit, Jun 9: “Haunted” and “I Almost Do”
Detroit, Jun 10: “All You Had To Do Was Stay” and “Breathe”
Pittsburgh, Jun 16: “Mr. Perfectly Fine” and “The Last Time”
Pittsburgh, Jun 17: “seven” (alongside Aaron Dessner) and “The Story Of U”
Minneapolis, Jun 23: “Paper Rings” and “If This Was A Movie”
Minneapolis, Jun 24: “Dear John” and “Daylight”
Cincinnati, Jun 30: “I’m Only Me When I’m With You” and “evermore”
Cincinnati, Jul 1: “ivy” (alongside Aaron Dessner), “I miss you, I’m sorry” (alongside Gracie Abrams), and “Call It What You Want”
Kansas City, Jul 7: “Never Grow Up” and “When Emma Falls in Love”. She also played “Long Live” to honour the release of Speak Now, and it has officially been added to the setlist.
Kansas City, Jul 8: “Last Kiss” and “dorothea”
Denver, Jul 14: “Picture To Burn” and “Timeless”
Denver, Jul 15: “Starlight” and “Back To December”
Seattle, Jul 22: “This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things” and “Everything Has Changed”. She also played “No Body No Crime” alongside openers HAIM, which is continuing while HAIM support the show.
Seattle, Jul 23: “Message In A Bottle” and “Tied Together With A Smile”
Santa Clara, Jul 28: “right where you left me” (with Aaron Dessner) and “Castles Crumbling”
Santa Clara, Jul 29: “Stay Stay Stay” and “All of the Girls You’ve Loved Before”
Los Angeles, Aug 3:”I Can See You” and “Maroon”
Los Angeles, Aug 4: “Our Song” and “You Are In Love”
Los Angeles, Aug 5: “Death By A Thousand Cuts” and “You’re On Your Own, Kid”
Los Angeles, Aug 7: “Dress” and “exile” Los Angeles, Aug 8: “I Know Places” and “King of My Heart”
Los Angeles, 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?” mashed up with “Out of the Woods” and “End Game” Buenos Aires, Argentina, Nov 12: “Better Than Revenge (Taylor’s Version)” and “Slut!”
Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, Nov 17: “Stay Beautiful” and “Suburban Legends”
Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, Nov 18: “Dancing With Our Hands Tied” and “Bigger Than The Whole Sky”
Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, Nov 19: “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”
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: “You’re Losing Me” and “Red”
Melbourne, Australia Feb 17: “This Is Me Trying” and a mashup of “Getaway Car”, “August” and “The Other Side Of The Door”
Melbourne, Australia Feb 18: “Teardrops On My Guitar” and a mashup of “Come Back Be Here” and “Daylight” 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: “Forever & Always”/”ivy” and “Would’ve, Could’ve Should’ve”/”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”
Check out the Taylor Swift Eras Tour Australian dates here.
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