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Taylor Swift Finally Announces Canadian Dates – And All Six Are In Toronto!

Taylor Swift performs at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., on July 28. (JESSICA CHRISTIAN/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS)

By The Canadian Press

TORONTO — Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour will make its way to Canada next year with six nights booked at Toronto’s Rogers Centre. 

The singer-songwriter announced on Thursday that she will perform Nov. 14 to 16, and Nov. 21 to 23, 2024 — the only Canadian city with stops on her schedule. 

Rogers Communications, which is a presenting sponsor, says the “Cruel Summer” singer is the first artist to perform six nights at the stadium in a single tour. 

Tickets go on sale Aug. 9, with verified fan registration open now through Saturday.

Minutes after the announcement went live, Ticketmaster reported “heavy traffic” on their Verified Fan webpage, which the platform says is meant as a protective measure against online scalper bots.

Swift began her tour earlier this year, performing songs from her chart-topping career against the backdrop of an elaborate stage design for each album. 

Demand for tickets has led to outages on Ticketmaster and led to significant spikes in tourism in the markets she visits.

When an earlier tour date announcement didn’t include any Canadian dates, many Swifties expressed their outrage online leading some observers to wonder why the performer would skip over the country when she hadn’t performed here since 2018. 

Swift’s perceived snub even reached the House of Commons, with a Conservative MP saying he would file an “official” grievance “on behalf of all Swifties,” while Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made a plea on social media for the singer to come to Canada.

Rogers says they helped arrange the Toronto stop.

“We’ve been working on this for weeks and we’re thrilled to bring her tour to Canada,” said Terrie Tweddle, chief brand and communications officer at Rogers Communications, in a statement. 

The hitmaker is set to wrap the U.S. leg of her tour next week with six shows in Los Angeles, after which she heads abroad.

As part of Thursday’s announcement, Swift also announced dates in Miami, New Orleans, and Indianapolis.

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Taylor Swift Adds Extra Shows to Canadian Leg of Eras Tour

The new dates will all be set in Vancouver.

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Taylor Swift will be spending a little extra time up north next year. Three months after announcing that her ongoing global Eras Tour will open for several shows in Toronto in 2024, the 33-year-old pop star has now added a trio of additional dates to her Canadian leg.

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All of the new shows will be held in Vancouver, British Columbia, at BC Place, with Swift set to perform three consecutive nights from Dec. 6 to 8. The Vancouver shows are slated to follow six Eras Tour offerings at Rogers Centre in Toronto.

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Swift is currently on the last few days of a two-month break from touring , having finished out her first round of U.S. and Mexico shows in late August. Starting Nov. 9, she’ll pick right back up with a string of performances in Argentina and Brazil.

After that, she’ll spend pretty much all of 2024 on the road, with Eras shows planned for Asia, Europe and Australia before swinging back around to the States next October. Already, the trek has reportedly made Swift a billionaire , as projected by Bloomberg last week.

Registration for Ticketmaster’s Verified Fan presale is already open for Swift’s new Vancouver dates. Find more information here .

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Taylor Swift Adds More Canadian Dates, Extending ‘Eras Tour’ Through End of 2024

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Taylor Swift will be taking her “ Eras Tour ” to Vancouver next December. The singer has added three dates at the BC Place in British Columbia on Dec. 6, 7, and 8, with Gracie Abrams standing as the opening act.

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Tickets for Swift’s Vancouver “Eras Tour” shows will go on sale Nov. 9 via Ticketmaster. Registration is currently open for fans to apply for a chance to purchase tickets. For those unable to make it to a concert, Swift’s blockbuster “Eras Tour” film is still playing in theaters through January 2024.

Canadian Eras Tour Dates

11/14 – Toronto, ON @ Rogers Centre + 11/15 – Toronto, ON @ Rogers Centre + 11/16 – Toronto, ON @ Rogers Centre + 11/21 – Toronto, ON @ Rogers Centre + 11/22 – Toronto, ON @ Rogers Centre + 11/23 – Toronto, ON @ Rogers Centre + 12/06 – Vancouver, BC @ BC Place + 12/07 – Vancouver, BC @ BC Place + 12/08 – Vancouver, BC @ BC Place +

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Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour coming to Canada with six nights at Toronto’s Rogers Centre

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Taylor Swift performs at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., on July 28. Jessica Christian/The Associated Press

Taylor Swift ’s Eras Tour will make its way to Canada next year with six nights booked at Toronto’s Rogers Centre .

The singer-songwriter announced on Thursday that she will perform Nov. 14 to 16, and Nov. 21 to 23, 2024 – the only Canadian city with stops on her schedule.

Rogers Communications, which is a presenting sponsor, says the Cruel Summer singer is the first artist to perform six nights at the stadium in a single tour.

Tickets go on sale Aug. 9, with Verified Fan registration open now through Saturday at 5 p.m.

Minutes after the announcement went live, Ticketmaster reported “heavy traffic” on their Verified Fan webpage, which the platform says is meant as a protective measure against online scalper bots.

Ms. Swift began her tour earlier this year, performing songs from her chart-topping career against the backdrop of an elaborate stage design for each album.

Demand for tickets has led to outages on Ticketmaster and led to significant spikes in tourism in the markets she visits.

When an earlier tour date announcement didn’t include any Canadian dates, many Swifties expressed their outrage online, leading some observers to wonder why the performer would skip over the country when she hadn’t performed here since 2018.

Ms. Swift’s perceived snub even reached the House of Commons, with a Conservative MP saying he would file an “official” grievance “on behalf of all Swifties,” while Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made a plea on social media for the singer to come to Canada .

Rogers says they helped arrange the Toronto stop.

“We’ve been working on this for weeks and we’re thrilled to bring her tour to Canada,” said Terrie Tweddle, chief brand and communications officer at Rogers Communications, in a statement.

The hitmaker is set to wrap the first U.S. leg of her tour next week with six shows in Los Angeles, after which she heads abroad.

As part of Thursday’s announcement, Ms. Swift also announced dates in Miami, New Orleans and Indianapolis.

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Update: November 2, 2023

New dates added at BC Place in Vancouver!

Friday, December 6, 2024

Saturday, December 7, 2024

Sunday, December 8, 2024

Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour Verified Fan Onsale is using registration to ensure more tickets get into the hands of fans who want to go to the shows, not buyers looking to resell them.

Only fans that receive an email confirming their access will be able to join the queue for this Verified Fan Onsale. Fans who are selected will receive additional instructions on Wednesday, November 8. All others will be put on a waitlist.

Tickets for these shows will be in high demand, therefore, a limited number of fans will get access to the Verified Fan Onsale while others will be placed on the waitlist as described below. Access to the Verified Fan Onsale does not guarantee tickets. Tickets will be available on a first-come, first-served basis while currently-available inventory lasts.

Registration is open from Thursday, November 2 at 8:00 a.m. PT through Saturday, November 4 at 5:00 p.m. PT .

Key Dates to Know

Thursday, November 2 – Registration opens Saturday, November 4 @ 5:00 p.m. PT – Registration closes Wednesday, November 8 – Fans will receive confirmation if they will have access to the Verified Fan Onsale or if they have been placed on the waitlist.

Thursday, November 9 – Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour Verified Fan Onsale (only fans that received an email confirming their access will be able to join the queue for this sale). All shows will be assigned specific on-sale windows, which will be communicated prior to the start of the sale.

How Will This Sale Work?

Ticketmaster is helping artists give their fans a better opportunity to purchase tickets by creating an extra line of defense against bots and professional resellers who are looking to sell tickets for profit. The process includes three steps:

Step 1: Registration

By registering for the Verified Fan Onsale, you are letting us know that you’re interested in purchasing tickets. From the registration page, you sign into or create your account, select your preferred show(s) and register your email and phone number. Once completed, you’ll automatically receive a confirmation email letting you know that we got your request. It’s quick, easy and free to sign up.

Step 2: Verification

Next, Ticketmaster vets each request by confirming it belongs to an individual — not a bot — and that it hasn’t been tied to irregular behaviors that could be a sign of a professional seller attempting to access the sale.

Step 3: Access Code or Waitlist

When demand exceeds availability, a limited number of registered Verified Fans will get access to the sale and others will be placed on a waitlist. You’ll receive an email on Wednesday, November 8 letting you know which group you’re in. If selected to get access to the sale, you’ll receive a unique access code and purchase link via text message the day prior to your Verified Fan Onsale.

While no system can guarantee that all fans will get tickets to the show(s) they’re interested in, the Verified Fan program works to significantly block bots and professional resellers from competing against fans for tickets during the sale.

Common Questions

How do i register.

• To register, please visit: HERE
• Sign in using your My Account or create an account if you don’t have one.
• Tell us what show you’re interested in and submit your registration; we’ll keep you up to date with all the latest information.

We’ll send you a confirmation email to let you know your registration was successful and what you can expect next.

If I receive access to the Verified Fan sale, am I guaranteed tickets?

No. Access means you have an opportunity to join the Verified Fan sale but it is not a guarantee you’ll be able to purchase tickets. Tickets are available on a first-come, first-served basis while currently-available inventory lasts.

If I received access to the Verified Fan sale, how do I purchase tickets?

• At the specified time, click the link you were sent.
• You’ll enter the Smart Queue. To keep your place in line, stay on the page and don’t refresh. Do not open more than one browser window.
• Once it’s your turn, shop for tickets by using your unique access code. Tickets are available on a first-come, first-serve basis while currently-available inventory lasts and aren’t guaranteed. Each event has a strict four (4) ticket limit per customer.
• Then checkout!

How many tickets can I buy with my code?

You can purchase up to 4 tickets for the one show indicated in the text you received.

When will the Waiting Room open?

The Waiting Room will open 30 minutes before the designated Verified Fan sale window begins. When the Verified Fan sale begins, fans in the Waiting Room are assigned a spot in line. Once you reach the end of the queue, you’ll have an opportunity to shop for tickets. Stay on the page and don’t refresh or you may lose your spot in line.

You must use the same Ticketmaster account that you registered with to join the Waiting Room.

How do I join the queue?

Sign in through the link that we texted to the phone number you provided during registration to access the queue.

What can I do to prepare?

If you’ve been selected to participate in the Verified Fan sale, we recommend that you prepare by signing into your Ticketmaster account before the Verified Fan sale to make sure your billing information is up to date. This will help speed up the checkout process after you’ve selected the tickets you want to buy.

My link isn’t working. What should I do?

If you registered and received access to shop for tickets through text or email from Ticketmaster, but the link’s not working, try checking these things first:

• Make sure the event is on sale. Links are sent out before the event goes on sale but won’t work until the event is actually on sale.
• You must be signed in with the same email address you used to register for the Verified Fan sale.

Will there be other ways to buy Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour tickets?

The only official way to get Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour tickets is through the Ticketmaster Verified Fan Onsale or through certain other limited tour-sponsored onsale opportunities for specific shows. Be on the lookout for information on these other opportunities where available.

I got an email saying I’m on the waitlist. What does that mean?

If you’re currently on the waitlist, stay tuned — you may still have an opportunity to shop for tickets.

When there are more fans than there are tickets, a limited number of fans will get access to join at the start of the Verified Fan sale and others will be placed on the waitlist.

More fans may get access to join the Verified Fan sale based on ticket availability. If you’re selected, you will receive a text with a link to join the Verified Fan sale. Please note, moving off the waitlist does not guarantee access to tickets. Tickets will be sold on a first come, first served basis while currently-available inventory lasts.

Can I register more than once to increase the likelihood that I am able to purchase tickets ?

Registering more than once for a specific event does not increase the likelihood that you are able to purchase tickets . If you want to change the event date you selected after you’ve registered, you can make those edits while the registration window is still open. We only keep the last registration you submitted.

I received a confirmation email after I registered, what does that mean?

The email is simply to inform you that we have received your registration and will be working to verify your account. It doesn’t guarantee that you will be selected for the Verified Fan sale access. A second email will be sent on Wednesday, November 8 letting you know if you will get access to the sale or if you’ve been placed on the waitlist. If selected, the day prior to your Verified Fan sale you’ll receive a text message with a unique access code and link to use.

I’m a real fan of this artist, and not a bot or reseller. Why didn’t I get access?

Selection is not a measure of how big a fan anybody is. Sometimes there simply aren’t enough tickets for everyone. When demand exceeds availability, a limited number of fans get access to the Verified Fan sale, and others must be placed on the waitlist. The number of fans who receive access depends on the number of tickets currently available — this is done to help create a less crowded ticket shopping experience for fans.

How will I know if I’ve been granted access to the Verified Fan sale after I’ve been placed on the waitlist?

If selected, you will receive a text with a unique access code and link to the ticket sale. In the event of any SMS/texting delivery issues, we’ll email your unique access code and link to the email address associated with your Ticketmaster account that you used to register. Access to the Verified Fan Onsale does not guarantee tickets. Tickets are sold on a first come, first served basis while currently-available inventory lasts. If you’re sent a unique access code and link you should join the Verified Fan sale as soon as possible for your opportunity to purchase tickets.

Update: August 3, 2023

Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour Verified Fan Onsale is using registration to ensure more tickets get into the hands of fans who want to go to the show, not buyers looking to resell them.

Only fans that receive an email confirming their access will be able to join the queue for this Verified Fan Onsale. Fans who are selected will receive additional instructions on Tuesday, August 8. All others will be put on a waitlist.

Registration is open from Thursday, August 3 at 10:00 a.m. ET through Saturday, August 5 at 5:00 p.m. ET.

Thursday, August 3 – Registration opens

Saturday, August 5 @ 5:00 p.m. ET – Registration closes

Tuesday, August 8 – Fans will receive confirmation if they will have access to the Verified Fan Onsale or if they have been placed on the waitlist.

Wednesday, August 9 through Friday, August 11 – Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour Verified Fan Onsale (only fans that received an email confirming their access will be able to join the queue for this sale). All shows will be assigned specific on-sale windows, which will be communicated prior to the start of the sale.

When demand exceeds availability, a limited number of registered Verified Fans will get access to the sale and others will be placed on a waitlist. You’ll receive an email on Tuesday, August 8 letting you know which group you’re in. If selected to get access to the sale, you’ll receive a unique access code and purchase link via text message the day prior to your Verified Fan Onsale.

The only way to get Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour tickets is through the Ticketmaster Verified Fan Onsale or through certain other limited tour-sponsored onsale opportunities for specific shows. Be on the lookout for information on these other opportunities where available.

The email is simply to inform you that we have received your registration and will be working to verify your account. It doesn’t guarantee that you will be selected for the Verified Fan sale access. A second email will be sent on Tuesday, August 8 letting you know if you will get access to the sale or if you’ve been placed on the waitlist. If selected, the day prior to your Verified Fan sale you’ll receive a text message with a unique access code and link to use.

Info subject to change at any time.

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Taylor Swift Taps Paramore for European Eras Tour Run

Taylor Swift knows we need more — so she’s giving us just that. The singer has added 14 more shows to the European/U.K. leg of her Eras Tour , and announced that Paramore will provide support throughout the trek.

“Really can’t contain my excitement because… we’re adding 14 new shows to The Eras Tour,” Swift wrote on Twitter Wednesday, July 5. “And I get to travel the world doing shows with @paramore !! Hayley and I have been friends since we were teens in Nashville and now we get to frolic around the UK/Europe next summer??? I’m screaming???”

Really can’t contain my excitement because… we’re adding 14 new shows to The Eras Tour. And I get to travel the world doing shows with @paramore !! Hayley and I have been friends since we were teens in Nashville and now we get to frolic around the UK/Europe next summer??? I’m… pic.twitter.com/kl1aijxR2o — Taylor Swift (@taylorswift13) July 5, 2023

Last month, Swift added dozens of shows to her Taylor Swift: The Eras stadium tour — bringing the total count of shows to a whooping 104 nights . She also extended her run at Los Angeles’ So-Fi Stadium with a sixth show scheduled for Aug. 7.

The new addition comes after the singer announced shows in Japan, Australia, Singapore, and Europe earlier this week. (See below for the full tour dates.)

“EXCUSE ME HI I HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY 🙋‍♀️,” she wrote on Instagram. “I can’t wait to see so many of you on The Eras Tour next year at these new international dates!”

She also added more dates to her already-announced Latin America tour. After wrapping her U.S. dates in Los Angeles on Aug. 9, Swift will head to Mexico City for four straight shows at Foro Sol starting Aug. 24. She’ll then stop in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and both Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo in Brazil in November.

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Joining the artist on her Latin America run and shows in Singapore and Australia will be “sweet angel princess” Sabrina Carpenter.

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Swift first announced the tour last October after she completely took over the Billboard Hot 100 top 10 with Midnights . The added dates, which follow the addition of eight new shows last week, were slotted in “due to unprecedented demand,” according to the singer’s camp.

“Good Morning America, it’s Taylor,” Swift said during the announcement. “I wanted to tell you something that I’ve been so excited about for a really long time and I’ve been planning for ages, and I finally get to tell you I’m going back on tour. The tour is called the ‘Eras’ tour, and it’s a journey through all of my musical eras of my career.”

The tour began on March 17 in Glendale, Arizona and extends through Aug. 9, where the singer will wrap with a fifth night at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles. Swift still has stops left in Detroit, Minneapolis, Cincinnati, Seattle, and Santa Clara.

She gave us 8 shows last week, honey, but we want ‘em all. 💕 Due to unprecedented demand for tickets to #TSTheErasTour , Taylor has added 17 more shows in the US! https://t.co/ebjX0GgXTu pic.twitter.com/1NQeUZ7vml — Taylor Nation (@taylornation13) November 11, 2022

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Across the tour, Swift is being supported in select cities by a combination of special guests including Paramore, beabadoobee, Phoebe Bridgers, girl in red, MUNA, HAIM, GAYLE, Gracie Abrams, and OWENN.

The Eras tour follows the cancelation of her planned 2020 Lover Fest tour, which was originally going to see her make stadium stops in Los Angeles, Boston, and New York, along with Brazil, Denmark, Norway, and Poland. “This is an unprecedented pandemic that has changed everyone’s plans and no one knows what the touring landscape is going to look like in the near future,” she wrote in 2021.

Swift last went the road in 2018 for her massive Reputation Stadium Tour , which saw Swift accompanied by the likes of Charli XCX and Camila Cabello across the United States, the United Kingdom, along with Australia, New Zealand, and Japan. The tour was the highest-grossing music tour by a female artist that year.

Since her last tour, Swift has released four albums and two re-releases: Lover , Folklore , Evermore , Midnights , and Taylor’s Version editions of Fearless and Red with additional songs. In total, she’s dropped 90 tracks of new material, not including collaborations with the likes of Haim and Big Red Machine.

Fans have long wondered what music she’ll be performing on the road, with some theorizing that she’d host a residency in Las Vegas or a music festival where she’d perform different “eras” on different nights.

Along with packing her setlist with songs from Reputation in 2018, she surprised each city with an acoustic rendition of fan favorites like “Red,” “Holy Ground,” and “Wildest Dreams.” At select shows, she also brought out special guests. Shawn Mendes, Selena Gomez, Hayley Kiyoko, and Maren Morris were among the artists to be brought out by Swift.

The stadium tour was accompanied by a concert film released on New Year’s Eve that year.

She previously took her 1989 album on the road for 85 dates, where she was accompanied by the likes of Mendes, James Bay, Vance Joy, and Haim. Before then was The Red Tour in 2013 and 2014, and her Speak Now World Tour from 2011 to 2012.

Feb. 16 – Melbourne, AUS @ Melbourne Cricket Ground Feb. 17 – Melbourne, AUS @ Melbourne Cricket Ground Feb. 23 – Sydney, AUS @ Accor Stadium Feb. 24 – Sydney, AUS @ Accor Stadium Feb. 25 – Sydney, AUS @ Accor Stadium March 2 – Kallang, SGP @ Singapore National Stadium March 3 – Kallang, SGP @ Singapore National Stadium

May 9 – Paris, FRA @ Paris La Défense Arena May 10 – Paris, FRA @ Paris La Défense Arena May 12 – Paris, FRA @ Paris La Défense Arena May 17 – Stockholm, SWE @ Friends Arena May 19 – Stockholm, SWE @ Friends Arena May 24 – Lisbon, POR @ Estádio da Luz May 25 – Lisbon, POR @ Estádio da Luz May 30 – Madrid, ESP @ Santiago Bernabéu Stadium June 2 – Lyon, FRA @ Groupama Stadium June 3 – Lyon, FRA @ Groupama Stadium June 7 – Edinburgh, SCO @ BT Murrayfield Stadium June 8 – Edinburgh, SCO @ BT Murrayfield Stadium June 9 – Edinburgh, SCO @ BT Murrayfield Stadium June 13 – Liverpool, ENG @ Anfield June 14 – Liverpool, ENG @ Anfield June 15 – Liverpool, ENG @ Anfield June 18 – Cardiff, WAL @ Principality Stadium June 21 – London, ENG @ Wembley Stadium June 22 – London, ENG @ Wembley Stadium June 23 – London, ENG @ Wembley Stadium June 28 – Dublin, IRL @ Aviva Stadium June 29 – Dublin, IRL @ Aviva Stadium June 30 – Dublin, IRL @ Aviva Stadium July 4 – Amsterdam, NED @ John Cruyff Arena July 5 – Amsterdam, NED @ John Cruyff Arena July 6 – Amsterdam, NED @ John Cruyff Arena July 9 – Zürich, SUI @Letzigrund July 13 – Milan, ITA @ San Siro July 14 – Milan, ITA @ San Siro July 17 – Gelsenkirchen, GER @ Veltins-Arena July 18 – Gelsenkirchen, GER @ Veltins-Arena July 19 – Gelsenkirchen, GER @ Veltins-Arena July 23 – Hamburg, GER @ Volksparkstadion July 27 – Munich, GER @ Olympiastadion Aug. 1 – Warsaw, POL @ PGE Narodowy Aug. 2 – Warsaw, POL @ PGE Narodowy Aug. 8 – Vienna, AUT @ Ernst-Happel-Stadion Aug. 9 – Vienna, AUT @ Ernst-Happel-Stadion Aug. 10 – Vienna, AUT @ Ernst-Happel-Stadion Aug. 15 – London, ENG @ Wembley Stadium Aug. 16 – London, ENG @ Wembley Stadium Aug. 17 – London, ENG @ Wembley Stadium

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Taylor Swift The Eras Tour Second Round Additional Dates (Latest Addition Bolded) March 17 – Glendale, AZ @ State Farm Stadium March 24 – Las Vegas, NV @ Allegiant Stadium March 31 – Arlington, TX @ AT&T Stadium April 13 – Tampa, FL @ Raymond James Stadium April 21 – Houston, TX @ NRG Stadium April 23 – Houston, TX @ NRG Stadium April 30 – Atlanta, GA @ Mercedes-Benz Stadium May 7 – Nashville, TN @ Nissan Stadium June 4 – Chicago, IL @ Soldier Field June 9 – Detroit, MI @ Ford Field June 16 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Acrisure Stadium June 23 – Minneapolis, MN @ U.S. Bank Stadium June 30 – Cincinnati, OH @ Paycor Stadium July 7 – Kansas City, MO @ GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium July 14 – Denver, CO @ Empower Field at Mile High Aug. 7 – Los Angeles, CA @ SoFi Stadium Aug. 8 – Los Angeles, CA @ SoFi Stadium Aug. 9 – Los Angeles, CA @ SoFi Stadium

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Taylor Swift announced an additional 14 shows on Wednesday morning as part of her international  The Eras Tour in 2024 , and it looks like Canadian Swifties will have to sit this one out — once again. 

The new dates include additional shows in Paris, Stockholm, Lisbon, Lyon, Edinburgh, Liverpool, London, Dublin, Amsterdam, Milan, Gelsenkirchen, Warsaw, and Vienna, with Toronto and other major Canadian cities noticeably left out. 

Really can’t contain my excitement because… we’re adding 14 new shows to The Eras Tour. And I get to travel the world doing shows with @paramore !! Hayley and I have been friends since we were teens in Nashville and now we get to frolic around the UK/Europe next summer??? I’m… pic.twitter.com/kl1aijxR2o — Taylor Swift (@taylorswift13) July 5, 2023

At this point, the majority of Canadian Swifties are convinced that there might be an underlying beef between the American singer-songwriter and the country, with "Taylor Swift vs. Canada" jokes making rounds on social media. 

Dreams of witnessing the superstar perform live in Canada were crushed back in June, when Swift left Toronto out of an extensive international tour that included stops in Europe, Japan, Australia, and Singapore.

Taylor Swift added 14 new shows!!! …. None in Toronto #ErasTour pic.twitter.com/vnYDHwX86D — TheLeafs&JaysFan97 (@LeafsSince97) July 5, 2023

The sixth headlining concert tour by Swift takes you through all of her past "musical eras," and has been met with unprecedented demand, even crashing Ticketmaster's website after presale tickets for the U.S. leg went live on Nov. 15, 2022. 

ADD TORONTO DATES PLEASE IM BEGGING YOU — 🌷emma🌷⸆⸉ (@taylorsluver13) July 5, 2023

During the U.S. run, Canadian Swifties who were desperate to see the artist live were forced to take road trips out to nearby cities and battle out American fans for coveted tickets. 

Everyday Taylor Swift wakes up and yells “Fuck Canada” My God WHAT DID WE DO — B (@seven7heavens) July 5, 2023

"Did Taylor forget Canada exists? I’m so confused,"  one fan wrote .

i have a one sided beef with taylor swift what is her issue with canada pic.twitter.com/sPsuTO3z80 — mar (@ameliasvancamp) July 5, 2023

"Girl be so f*cking SERIOUS are you actually not even adding ONE date in Canada?" another person asked .

WHAT DID CANADA DO TO TAYLOR SWIFT TO DESERVE THIS? — ⭒Veridian⭒ (@__veri_) July 5, 2023

The European leg of The Eras Tour kicks off in Paris on May 9, 2024 and concludes in London on Aug. 17, 2024. 

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As part of her 2024 North American tour, Taylor will also be performing in Miami, Florida (Hardrock Stadium), and New Orleans, Louisiana (Caesars Superdome), with the tour slated to commence on October 18.

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All the proof Taylor Swift is making first major change to Eras Tour

Welcome to The Tortured Poets Department (Eras Tour Version).

It looks like Taylor Swift 's Eras Tour is getting a brand new era, straight from The Tortured Poets Department .

Since the announcement of her new 11th studio album ( which dropped April 19 ), fans have been anxiously waiting to see if her worldwide, career-spanning tour would get a shakeup to accommodate the new music. While Swift is remaining mum, and a rep for the singer didn't respond to an EW request for comment, a new YouTube Short posted to Swift's account seems to provide all the clarity Swifties needed that a change is imminent.

In the video, which is part of Swift's #ForAFortnightChallenge tied to the album's first single, "Fortnight," the 14-time Grammy winner can be seen rehearsing for tour with her backup dancers. While some shots are obviously from the Folklore , Lover , and other existing "eras" of the show, several blink-and-you'll-miss-it moments have never been seen before.

In one, Swift, clad in workout gear, appears to be wearing the same boots seen in her "Fortnight" video . She's holding on to a banister that looks like it has the Tortured Poets Department emblem on it — the "P" and the "D" can just be made out.

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Although the video is in grayscale, and therefore exact colors are impossible to identify for sure, several shots feature what looks like a new white-ish mic, which has never been seen before. The new era's color, of course, is also an off-white hue.

Perhaps the most interesting moment of the new clip, though, is one that features what looks like new choreography and costumes. Swift's backup dancers can be seen in top hats and dancing with canes, while she sings in the front middle of the group — choreography and props which have so far not been featured in the concert.

This is all speculative until the tour resumes in Paris, France, on May 9, of course, but if Swift is adding a whole new era, it would mark the first major change to the setlist since Swift began performing it last March.

Throughout the tour, she's made little swaps here or there: She added performances with some of the artists who opened for her like HAIM or Phoebe Bridgers, and she added "Long Live" to the Speak Now section when that re-recorded album released during tour. She also swapped out "Invisible String" for the "The 1" in the Folklore section after news of her split with Joe Alwyn broke.

But, nothing has majorly been added or subtracted from the show, which is already a whopping three-and-a-half hours long. Now, if anyone could pull off adding more runtime to Eras, it's the "Mastermind" herself, but it's more likely that some songs will be getting cut to make room for new material. Fans have theorized that the tracks that didn't make it into the VOD rental of the Eras Tour concert film — "The Archer," "Wildest Dreams," "Cardigan," and "Long Live" — could be first on the chopping block, but we'll just have to wait and see what Ms. Swift has up her cryptic and Machiavellian sleeve.

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It's only April, but it's hard to imagine any album will be heard more this year than Taylor Swift's The Tortured Poets Department .

The album took less than 12 hours to break this year's record for most single-day Spotify streams, and is projected to sell two million units in its first week. On Thursday, Spotify announced it had broken the record for the most pre-saved album in the platform's history.

Swifties have known it was coming since February, when the singer announced it while accepting a Grammy Award for her previous album, Midnights . But Swift surprised fans after its midnight E.T. release by dropping an additional 15 tracks at 2 a.m. Friday.

"It's a 2 a.m. surprise: The Tortured Poets Department is a secret DOUBLE album," Swift wrote on Instagram. "I'd written so much tortured poetry in the past two years and wanted to share it all with you, so here's the second instalment of TTPD: The Anthology. 15 extra songs. And now the story isn't mine anymore … it's all yours."

Fans stayed up all night 

Swift had cryptically teased a 2 a.m. countdown as part of an elaborate marketing campaign in the lead-up to the album, which even included a physical "library installation" in Los Angeles, curated with items that dropped hints and references to the inspirations behind the songs.

The hype boiled over after tracks from the album leaked online Wednesday, causing a frenzy on social media.

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Karleena Squires in Grand Falls-Windsor, N.L., a self-declared Swiftie, the nickname for the singer's fanbase, says she stayed up for the album drop at 1:30 a.m. Newfoundland time Friday. She said she was surprised by the announcement of the additional tracks, which also she stayed up to listen to, two hours later.

Squires told CBC News she loves The Tortured Poets Department , saying it is different from Swift's past releases, but with hints and callbacks to older albums.

"This one feels like it's truly completely from her heart, for probably one of the first times ever, where the full album is really a deep dive into what she's been going through for the last few years," Squires said.

The album has been met with plenty of critical acclaim, with Rolling Stone calling it "wildly ambitious and gloriously chaotic," although some critics called it a weak effort — Exclaim! called  it "mud-tier" synthpop with "mushy and monotonous production."

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Fans have been fervently speculating online about the meaning behind the songs, and specifically, who they were written about. Some assumed the album would focus on Swift's six-year relationship with British actor Joe Alwyn that ended last year, while others pined for dirt on The 1975 lead singer Matty Healy, whom she briefly dated last summer. Both camps appear to have been satisfied, as fans have picked out potential references to both men.

The lyrics have also been met with mixed reviews. Many Swifties said they deeply resonated with the themes, while others poked fun at lines like, "You smoked then ate seven bars of chocolate; we declared Charlie Puth should be a bigger artist; I scratch your head, you fall asleep; like a tattooed golden retriever." Many have speculated that bit, taken from the title track, to be about Healy, a tattooed smoker whose band has a song called Chocolate .

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So Long, London , meanwhile, could be about Alwyn, whom she lived with in the U.K. "Thinkin', how much sad did you think I had, did you think I had in me? Oh, the tragedy," she sings. "So long, London, you'll find someone."

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Fans have said they believe the track thanK you aIMee , from the 2 a.m. release, to be a jab at socialite and fellow billionaire Kim Kardashian, with lines like, "All that time you were throwin' punches, I was buildin' somethin'," and "I can't forgive the way you made me feel."

Swift has been known to hide messages in the capitalization of certain letters, in this case spelling out "Kim." She and Kardashian have a long-running feud that started when rapper Kanye West, whom Kardashian later married and has since divorced, interrupted her onstage at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards to declare that singer Beyoncé should have won the award Swift was receiving.

The references are not limited to the living. The final track from the midnight release is titled Clara Bow , after the superstar actress from the silent film era of the 1920s.

"You look like Stevie Nicks in '75, the hair and lips," Swift sings. "Crowd goes wild at her fingertips, half moon shine a full eclipse." Nicks, who rose to stardom with the band Fleetwood Mac and has also had a successful solo career, contributed directly to The Tortured Poets Department , writing a poem featured prominently in the liner notes.

Swift, who was added to Forbes magazine's annual new billionaires list earlier this month, released the album while on a short break from her globe-spanning Eras Tour, also the subject of a Disney+ concert film.

The Tortured Poets Department is her 11th studio album.

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It’s the dawn of a new era — a new Taylor Swift Era, that is.

This week, the 14-time Grammy Award-winning artist will release her 11th studio album, “The Tortured Poets Department,” which she first announced at the Grammys in February.

While accepting the pop vocal album award for “Midnights” — her first of two wins that night — Swift thanked her fans by divulging “a secret that I’ve been keeping from you for the last two years, which is that my brand new album comes out April 19.”

The announcement came as a shock to Swifties, who had theorized that the singer would instead announce “Reputation (Taylor’s Version)” at the awards ceremony. (That the albums seem to share a B&W aesthetic didn’t help).

And while she may have intentionally thrown fans off the scent, “ All’s fair in love and poetry .” So here’s what we know so far:

When does ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ come out?

Following a whirlwind promotional week, “The Tortured Poets Department” will arrive at 9 p.m. Pacific on Thursday. Her “April 19” announcement in February was referring to the album’s East Coast ETA.

Swift began making the album directly after she turned in “Midnights,” and it took her about two years to complete, she said during her first Eras Tour show in Japan on Feb. 7.

“I kept working on it throughout the U.S. tour, and when it was perfect — in my opinion when it’s good enough for you — I finished it and I am so, so excited that soon you’ll get to hear it,” she told the crowd.

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What genre is it?

In Target’s product description for “The Tortured Poets Department” vinyl , the album is classified as pop, but the singer herself has not indicated where the album lands with respect to genre.

Instead, the self-proclaimed “chairman of the Tortured Poets Department” has released successive batches of lyrics, including “Crowd goes wild at her fingertips / Half moonshine, / full eclipse” — posted on the day of the April 8 solar eclipse .

Still, clues about the album’s potential sonic characteristics may lie with two of its credited songwriters, Aaron Dessner and Jack Antonoff, who have each produced large swaths of Swift’s discography.

If the two producers’ generally dissimilar sounds — Dessner leans pastoral, and Antonoff, synthetic — both inflect the record, it could be anything from folk to indie pop.

How many songs? Any guest artists?

Swift revealed the track list for “The Tortured Poets Department” in a Feb. 5 Instagram post , listing the following 16 titles:

• “Fortnight” (feat. Post Malone)
• “The Tortured Poets Department”
• “My Boy Only Breaks His Favorite Toys”
• “So Long, London”
• “But Daddy I Love Him”
• “Fresh Out the Slammer”
• “Florida!!!!” (feat. Florence + The Machine)
• “Guilty as Sin?”
• “Who’s Afraid of Little Old Me?”
• “I Can Fix Him (No Really I Can)”
• “I Can Do It With a Broken Heart”
• “The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived”
• “The Alchemy”
• “Clara Bow”

Additionally, there are four different confirmed editions of the album, each named after the bonus track it will include: “The Bolter,” “The Albatross,” “The Black Dog” and “The Manuscript.”

Post Malone and Florence and the Machine are also credited as songwriters on their respective tracks.

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What promotional activity has gone on?

After the initial announcement at the Grammys, Swift was relatively quiet. In recent weeks, though, she’s gone back to her internet-breaking behavior.

It started with an Apple Music collaboration that saw Swift releasing five different playlists on the platform, each consisting of songs from her catalog and representing one of the stages of grief: denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance. The playlists were titled with track names and lyrics from “The Tortured Poets Department.”

Then, on Saturday, Apple Music marked the final countdown to the album with a digital scavenger hunt.

“A word a day til the @taylorswift13 album drops,” the music service wrote in its bio on X (formerly Twitter) .

Soon after, fans discovered that the secret words were hidden within song lyrics on Apple Music. Thus far, they’ve parsed the words “hereby,” “conduct,” “this,” “post” and “we,” and while many have their theories , the meaning of the incomplete word jumble is still unknown.

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The festivities have also moved offline, to Spotify’s “The Tortured Poets Department” library installation at the Grove in L.A., which debuted Tuesday and is open through Thursday from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.

“Fans will be able to explore a poetry library, highly curated to represent the new record,” the event description on the Grove’s website reads. “The shelves will be packed with books and visual surprises for fans to enjoy.”

Visitors also seem to be finding a number of Swift’s trademark Easter eggs throughout the installation, including an upside-down “So Long, London” title — which fans suspect is a nod to her year-ago breakup with British actor Joe Alwyn — and a clock set to 2.

The former visual also appeared in a video Swift posted Tuesday on Instagram. Captioned “The TTPD Timetable,” the cryptic clip guides viewers from a “Midnights”-style room into “The Tortured Poets Department,” where a wall calendar teases a Friday music video release.

How can I listen to the new album?

“The Tortured Poets Department” is available to pre-order (and pre-save on Spotify or Apple Music) on Swift’s website , and is currently being offered in vinyl, cassette, CD and digital album formats to be released April 19. It will also start streaming on that date — which for West Coasters means at 9 p.m. Pacific Thursday.

The four versions of the album are also available to pre-order on Swift’s website, but CD and vinyl versions of the album are also available at Target. Currently, there is no version of the album, digital or physical, that will contain all four bonus tracks.

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When does 'The Tortured Poets Department' release? All about Taylor Swift's new album

Just one week after the once-in-a-lifetime total solar eclipse , people around the world are once again counting down the minutes to another highly-anticipated date: April 19 – the day Taylor Swift releases her 11th original studio album,  "The Tortured Poets Department."

The "Anti-Hero" singer threw her devoted fan base for a loop during the 2024 Grammys , when she announced her plans for the album while accepting the award for best pop vocal album for "Midnights." Leading up to the awards show, many speculated the superstar was teasing the release of the re-recorded version of her sixth album, "Reputation," given her official website was suffering a calculated glitch.

So what exactly does Swift's "Tortured Poets" era entail? And when does the album come out? Here's everything to know.

When does Taylor Swift's 'The Tortured Poets Department' album come out?

"The Tortured Poets Department" will release on vinyl, cassette, CD and digital album Friday, April 19 . It will also be available to stream on Apple Music and Spotify at midnight on Friday.

Pre-orders and  pre-saves are available now  on Swift's website .

Swift's website also has a timer counting down to 2 p.m. ET Thursday. It's unclear what is in the plans for that time.

What is 'The Tortured Poets Department' about?

In the weeks since the album announcement, Swift has captivated fans with small teasers alluding to its contents. During the Melbourne, Australia, stop of her Eras Tour , she revealed, "Tortured Poets is an album − I think more than any of my albums that I’ve ever made − I needed to make it. It was really a lifeline for me."

Some fans have theorized the album centers around Swift's ex-boyfriend Joe Alwyn. The pair dated for six years before breaking up last year.

In support of their theory, fans dug up a video the English actor did withVariety in December 2022, alongside Paul Mescal, during which they said they had a WhatsApp group chat called “the Tortured Man Club."

Others have highlighted the album release date, which is exactly one year after Swift’s friends and brother potentially unfollowed Alwyn on Instagram . Swift was  photographed  having dinner with Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively that night – who both reportedly unfollowed Alwyn as well.

After Swift shared the track list for the album Feb. 5, fans immediately zeroed in on song No. 5, “So Long, London,” as likely being about Alwyn, who was raised in London, England.

Where to buy 'The Tortured Poets Department'

The physical album will be sold at Barnes & Noble, Walmart and a selection of local record stores . An exclusive, clear vinyl version of the album will be sold at Target.

'The Tortured Poets Department' track list

Just one day after the album announcement, Swift released the track list on Instagram.

The track list is as follows:

• "Fortnight (feat. Post Malone)."
• "The Tortured Poets Department."
• "My Boy Only Breaks His Favorite Toys."
• "Down Bad."
• "So Long, London."
• "But Daddy I Love Him."
• "Fresh Out the Slammer."
• "Florida!!! (Florence + the Machine)."
• "Guilty as Sin?"
• "Who’s Afraid of Little Old Me?"
• "I Can Fix Him (No Really I Can)."
• "I Can Do it with a Broken Heart."
• "The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived."
• "The Alchemy."
• "Clara Bow."
• Bonus Track: "The Manuscript."

Swift has since announced three more bonus tracks: "The Bolter," "The Albatross" and "The Black Dog."

What does LOML mean?

One track listed on "The Tortured Poets Department" is "LOML," which has led to many people asking what that means.

LOML typically stands for "love of my life."

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Cincinnati native Aaron Dessner , founder of the band The National, is a colleague of Swift's, having worked on multiple projects with her that include "Folklore," "Evermore" and "Midnights."

According to  USA TODAY , Dessner is credited with five "Tortured Poets" tracks: "So Long, London," "But Daddy I Love Him," "loml," "The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived" and "Clara Bow."

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I f there's one thing Taylor Swift will do, it's surprise her fans with something new. That was certainly the case when the superstar this week dropped not one, but two new albums: The Tortured Poets Department and its surprise expanded version, The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology. Now the video for the album's first single Fortnight, featuring Post Malone, is out, with Swift dropping it Friday night. 

In total, Swifties got 31 new songs to stream in the wee hours of Friday morning, including the four bonus tracks that were previously exclusive to the CD variant editions of Tortured Poets.  Swift described  Tortured Poets on her Instagram as a reflection of "a fleeting and fatalistic moment in time -- one that was both sensational and sorrowful in equal measure." Tortured Poets is already breaking records: It's the most streamed album in a single day in 2024,  Billboard reports . 

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Swift announced The Tortured Poets Department in February, after winning her 14th Grammy award. Since then, she's unveiled four variants of The Tortured Poets Department, during the most recent leg of The Eras Tour . Additionally, a mysterious  YouTube Short  was posted to Taylor's account, encouraging fans to join the "For a Fortnight Challenge." 

Here's everything you need to know about listening to The Tortured Poets Department. We'll keep updating this story with any of the last-minute announcements and surprises Swift undoubtedly has in store. For more, here's how to stream The Eras Tour concert film and here's our list of the  best music streaming services of 2024 . 

How to stream Taylor Swift's new album, The Tortured Poets Department

You can stream The Tortured Poets Department on your streaming service of choice. Both Spotify and Apple Music subscribers are currently able to stream The Tortured Poets Department, as well as users of YouTube Music, Amazon Music, Pandora and Tidal. 

That includes The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology, which contains all 31 new songs. You can see all the options at Swift's link tree here .

Tracks and collaborators on The Tortured Poets Department

The Tortured Poets Department has 16 brand-new songs and four variant-specific bonus tracks. Post Malone and Florence & The Machine both appear on the album, and Swift teamed up with long-time friend Jack Antonoff and recent collaborator Aaron Dessner on her latest record. 

This record has several solo writing credits for Swift. My Boy Only Breaks His Favorite Toys and Who's Afraid of Little Old Me were both penned solely by the superstar. With the release of TTPD: The Anthology, Swift adds The Black Dog, imgonnagetyouback, Peter and The Manuscript to her solo songwriting credits. 

The standard tracklist for the album is as follows:

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

The first 16 songs were expected as part of the release of The Tortured Poets, but at 2 a.m. on April 19, Swift surprised fans with a double album release. Songs 17 through 31 make up the second half of The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology.

How to find The Tortured Poets Department on CD and vinyl

There are four confirmed variant editions of TTPD, named after the bonus track each will include: The Bolter , The Albatross , The Black Dog and The Manuscript . While the variants are available for sale on Swift's website, fans can also find them at Target. These do not include the extra 15 songs included in TTPD: The Anthology.

The majority of the variant editions are available as CDs, including The Bolter, The Albatross and The Black Dog. The fourth variant edition, named after the bonus song The Manuscript , is available as a CD and on vinyl in phantom clear or ghost white colors only at Target. Swift also held preorders for vinyl bundles of the other variant editions (The Bolter, The Albatross and The Black Dog) that included a deluxe CD and cassette, but those were only available until April 12. 

In every social media post that Taylor Swift has made, she includes the same preorder link , which includes other retailers besides her website and Target, like Barnes & Noble. At Target, you can buy each CD individually for $14, and The Manuscript vinyl is $46. There is not currently a place where you can find all four of the bonus songs on the same CD, which is why completists and collectors ought to be prepared to drop some cash .

How do I stream bonus songs and The Tortured Poets Anthology?

Good news: As part of the 2 a.m. double album release, the four confirmed bonus songs are included in TTPD: The Anthology. So now you don't need to buy each of the four variant editions on CD and vinyl to listen to The Bolter, The Albatross, The Black Dog and The Manuscript. TTPD: The Anthology is available wherever you stream music.

The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology has yet to see a physical release, though there is a digital download available for $15 on Swift's website. So fans and collectors will still need to buy the variant physical copies of the album if you want to hear the four bonus tracks. We'll update this story if Swift releases a physical version of TTPD: The Anthology. You may hear clips of the album on TikTok as Swift recently agreed to allow some of her songs back on the app.

This isn't how Swift has previously handled bonus song releases. With her last original album Midnights in 2022, she dropped songs in stages: the original album, a 3 a.m. release with seven more songs, then haphazardly released singles on CD and vinyl. There are three versions of the album on streaming, but there still isn't one central album -- on streaming, CD or vinyl -- where you can listen to all of the songs from the Midnights era. So it's safe to say that Swift took the shorter route this tiime.

What to know about the alleged leak of The Tortured Poets Department

On April 18, just a day before the album was due to drop, the BBC reported that there had allegedly been a leak of Swift's latest album. The leak has not been confirmed or denied by Swift's camp, but fans online have encouraged one another not to listen to the new album until the official release by Swift. In addition, X (formerly Twitter) has banned  searches for "Taylor Swift leak" much like the platform did when AI-generated explicit images of Swift circulated earlier this year. 

While some fans online claimed to have listened to the leak, we recommend that you stream the album on Spotify or Apple. Not Clicking on links advertising a leaked copy of the album might not be  safe . Bad actors are likely to capitalize on fans' excitement for the album, and those links could potentially be dangerous viruses or explicit content. 

For more, check out why one Swiftie won't be streaming the Eras Tour film and the  best headphones for 2024 .