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

The B in B-stage actually stands for Blessed.

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

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

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

✨ THE SURPRISE SONGS SO FAR ✨

1. "all too well".

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

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

2. "Wildest Dreams"

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

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

3. "The Best Day"

Sang in: Santa Clara, CA

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

Sang in: Pasadena, CA

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

5. "Holy Ground"

Sang in: Seattle, WA

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

6. "Teardrops On My Guitar"

Sang in: Denver, CO

We love a classic!

7. "Our Song"

Sang in: Chicago, IL and Philadephia, PA

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

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

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

9. "I Knew You Were Trouble"

Sang in: Manchester, UK and Perth, Australia

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

10. "I Don't Wanna Live Forever"

Sang in: Manchester, UK

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

Sang in: Dublin, IE

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

12. "How You Get The Girl"

This song invented wedding vows.

13. "So It Goes..."

Sang in: London, UK

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

14. "Fifteen"

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

Sang in: Louisville, KY

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

16. "Sparks Fly"

Sang in: Columbus, OH

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

17. "State of Grace"

Sang in: Washington, DC

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

18. "Haunted"

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

19. "Never Grow Up"

Sang in: Philadelphia, PA

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

20. "Treacherous"

Philadelphia was truly blessed to get "Treacherous".

Sang in: Cleveland, OH

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

22. "Welcome To New York"

Sang in: East Rutherford, NJ

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

23. "Fearless"

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

24. "Enchanted"

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

25. "Change"

Sang in: Foxborough, MA

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

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

27. "Out Of The Woods"

Sang in: Toronto, ON and Auckland, NZ

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

28. "Come Back... Be Here"

Sang in: Toronto, ON

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

29. "A Place In This World"

Sang in: Pittsburgh, PA

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

30. "This Love"

Sang in: Atlanta, GA

The softest song on 1989 said hi in Atlanta.

31. "The Lucky One"

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

32. "Invisible"

Sang in: Tampa, FL

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

33. "Breathe"

Sang in: Miami, FL

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

34. "Better Man"

Sang in: Nashville, TN

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

35. "Tim McGraw"

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

36. "Jump Then Fall"

Sang in: Detroit, MI

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

37. "Begin Again"

Sang in: Minneapolis, MN

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

38. "Tied Together With A Smile"

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

39. "The Story Of Us"

Sang in: Kansas City, MO

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

40. "Forever And Always"

Sang in: Indianapolis, IN

Joe Jonas is shaking.

41. "Hey Stephen"

Sang in: St Louis, MO

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

42. "Speak Now"

Sang in: New Orleans, LA

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

43. "Wonderland"

Sang in: Houston, TX

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

44. "White Horse"

Sang in: Arlington, TX

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

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

Sang in: Melbourne, Australia

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

46. "Starlight"

Sang in: Brisbane, Australia

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

47. "I Know Places"

Sang in: Tokyo, Japan

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

💖 THE SURPRISE SONGS WE NEED 💖

1. "out of the woods".

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

UPDATE: Taylor sang this in Toronto, ON

2. "The Story Of Us"

Basically just because it's a bop.

UPDATE: Taylor sang this in Kansas City, MO

3. "Better Man"

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

UPDATE: Taylor sang this in Nashville, TN

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

5. "Last Kiss"

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

6. "The Moment I Knew"

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

7. "Stay Beautiful"

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

8. "The Other Side Of The Door"

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

9. "I Know Places"

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

UPDATE: Taylor sang this in Tokyo, Japan

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

UPDATE: Taylor sang this in Foxborough, MA

11. "Picture To Burn"

I just want her to do the country accent again.

12. "I Wish You Would"

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

13. "New Romantics"

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

14. "The Lucky One"

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

UPDATE: Taylor sang this in Atlanta, GA

15. "You Are In Love"

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

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

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

17. "Starlight"

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

UPDATE: Taylor sang this in Brisbane, Australia

18. "All You Had To Do Was Stay"

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

19. "Cold As You"

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

20. "Breathe"

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

UPDATE: Taylor sang this in Miami, FL

21. "Untouchable"

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

22. "Wonderland"

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

UPDATE: Taylor sang this in Houston, TX

23. "Everything Has Changed"

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

24. "Come Back... Be Here"

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

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

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It’s not a Taylor Swift show without a surprise song. The reputation stadium tour was one for the books, literally. She broke more than a handful of records (see the records  HERE ). Here’s EVERY single song Taylor Swift surprised the reputation stadium tour crowds with.

RELATED: THE COMPLETE LIST OF TAYLOR SWIFT’S SPECIAL GUESTS 

“All Too Well” Glendale, AZ May 8th

Pasadena, CA May 19th

Arlington, TX Oct. 6th

“Wildest Dreams” Santa Clara, CA May 11th

Tokyo, Japan November 21st

“The Best Day” Santa Clara, CA May 12th

READ: TAYLOR SWIFT LAST REPUTATION STADIUM TOUR RECAP 

“Red” Pasadena, CA May 18th

“Holy Ground” Seattle, WA May 22nd

“Teardrops on My Guitar” Denver, CO May 25th

“Our Song” Chicago, IL June 1st

“22” Chicago, IL June 2nd

Foxborough, MA July 26th

Sydney, Australia Nov. 2nd

RELATED: TAYLOR SWIFT PRE-CONCERT PLAYLIST FOR THE ERAS TOUR

“I Knew You Were Trouble” Manchester, England June 8th

“I Don’t Wanna Live Forever” Manchester, England June 9th

“Mean” Dublin, Ireland June 15th

“How You Get the Girl” Dublin, Ireland June 16th

“So It Goes…” London, England June 22nd

Tokyo, Japan November 20th

“Fifteen” London, England June 23rd

“Mine” Louisville, KY June 30th

“Sparks Fly” Columbus, OH July 7th

RELATED: TOP 10 TAYLOR SWIFT THE ERAS TOUR MOMENTS

State of Grace” Landover, MD July 10th

“Haunted” Landover, MD July 11th

“Never Grow Up” Philadelphia, PA July 13th

“Treacherous”  Philadelphia, PA July 14th

“Welcome to New York” East Rutherford, NJ July 20th

“Fearless” East Rutherford, NJ July 21st

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“Enchanted” East Rutherford, NJ July 22nd

“Change” Foxborough, MA July 27th

“Ours” Foxborough, MA July 28th

“Out of The Woods”

Toronto, Canada August 3rd

“Come Back… Be Here” Toronto, Canada August 4th

“A Place in This World”

Pittsburgh, PA August 7th

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“This Love” Atlanta, Ga., Aug. 10

“The Lucky One” Atlanta, GA Aug. 11th

“Invisible” Tampa, FL Aug. 14th

“Breathe” Miami, FL Aug. 18th

“Better Man” Nashville, TN Aug. 25th

READ: TAYLOR SWIFT PHOTO GALLERY AND MILESTONES OF THE REPUTATION TOUR

“Jump Then Fall” Detroit, MI Aug. 28th

“Begin Again” Minneapolis, MN Aug. 31st

“Tied Together With a Smile” Minneapolis, MN Sept. 1st

“The Story of Us” Kansas City, MO Sept. 8th

“Forever & Always” Indianapolis, IN Sept. 15th

St. Louis, MO Sept. 18th

“Speak Now” New Orleans, LA Sept. 22nd

“Wonderland” Houston, TX Sept. 29th

“White Horse” Arlington, TX Oct. 5th

“I Knew You Were Trouble” Perth, Australia Oct. 19th

“I’m Only Me When I’m With You”

Melbourne, Australia Oct. 26th

“Starlight” Brisbane, Australia Nov. 6th

“Out of the Woods” Auckland, Australia Nov. 9th

“I Know Places” Tokyo, Japan Nov. 20th

Songs she did NOT perform:

Picture To Burn

Today Was A Fairytale

Back To December

Safe and Sound

Mary’s Song

Highway Don’t Care

Sweeter Than Fiction

Everything Has Changed

The Last Time

New Romantics

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The Reputation Stadium Tour: Surprise Songs and Guests

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour: Every Surprise Song She’s Played So Far

By Ellise Shafer

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Ever since the first night of Taylor Swift ‘s Eras Tour — when the pop star announced she’d be performing two surprise acoustic songs at every show — fans have been waiting with bated breath to find out which gems from her discography will be unearthed next.

Swift kicked off the tour in Glendale, Ariz. in March with “Mirrorball” from “Folklore” and “Tim McGraw” from her 2006 self-titled debut album. Now, Swift has taken the Eras Tour worldwide, starting in Japan on Feb. 7 and continuing to Australia, Singapore and Europe in the coming months.

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Below, find all the surprise songs Swift has performed on the Eras Tour, updating live.

• March 17 in Glendale, Ariz. — “Mirrorball” and “Tim McGraw”
• March 18 in Glendale, Ariz. — “State of Grace” and “This Is Me Trying”
• March 24 in Las Vegas, Nev. — “Our Song” and “Snow on the Beach”
• March 25 in Las Vegas, Nev. — “Cowboy Like Me” with Marcus Mumford and “White Horse”
• March 31 in Arlington, Texas — “Sad Beautiful Tragic” and “Ours”
• April 1 in Arlington, Texas — “Death by a Thousand Cuts” and “Clean”
• April 2 in Arlington, Texas — “Jump Then Fall” and “The Lucky One”
• April 13 in Tampa, Fla. — “Speak Now” and “Treacherous”
• April 14 in Tampa, Fla. — “The Great War” with Aaron Dessner and “You’re on Your Own, Kid”
• April 15 in Tampa, Fla. — “Mad Woman” with Aaron Dessner and “Mean”
• April 21 in Houston, Texas — “Wonderland” and “You’re Not Sorry”
• April 22 in Houston, Texas — “A Place in This World” and “Today Was a Fairytale”
• April 23 in Houston, Texas — “Begin Again” and “Cold as You”
• April 28 in Atlanta, Ga. — “The Other Side of the Door” and “Coney Island”
• April 29 in Atlanta, Ga. — “High Infidelity” and “Gorgeous”
• April 30 in Atlanta, Ga. — “I Bet You Think About Me” and “How You Get the Girl”
• May 5 in Nashville, Tenn. — “Sparks Fly” and “Teardrops on My Guitar”
• May 6 in Nashville, Tenn. — “Out of the Woods” and “Fifteen”
• May 7 in Nashville, Tenn. — “Would’ve, Could’ve, Should’ve” with Aaron Dessner and “Mine”
• May 12 in Philadelphia, Penn. — “Gold Rush” and “Come Back…Be Here”
• May 13 in Philadelphia, Penn. — “Forever & Always” and “This Love”
• May 14 in Philadelphia, Penn. — “Hey Stephen” and “The Best Day”
• May 19 in Foxborough, Mass. — “Should’ve Said No” and “Better Man”
• May 20 in Foxborough, Mass. — “Question…?” and “Invisible”
• May 21 in Foxborough, Mass. — “I Think He Knows” and “Red”
• May 26 in East Rutherford, N.J. — “Getaway Car” with Jack Antonoff and “Maroon”
• May 27 in East Rutherford, N.J. — “Holy Ground” and “False God”
• May 28 in East Rutherford, N.J. — “Welcome to New York” and “Clean”
• June 2 in Chicago, Ill. — “I Wish You Would” and “The Lakes”
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• June 24 in Minneapolis, Minn. — “Dear John” and “Daylight”
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Every Surprise Song Performed On Taylor Swift's Eras Tour So Far

19 April 2024, 18:13 | Updated: 19 April 2024, 18:14

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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 Swift surprise songs: Every surprise song that Taylor has performed on The Eras Tour so far...

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'

As of March 9th, Taylor has performed 6 from Red (Taylor's Version) , 6 from Midnights, 7 from Speak Now (Taylor's Version), 6 from Fearless, 7 from folklore, 6 from 1989, 4 from Reputation, 5 from Taylor Swift, 4 from evermore and 3 from Lover. Plus 'I Don't Wanna Live Forever'.

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+.

What surprise songs has Taylor Swift not played yet?

With Taylor performing two surprise songs a night, it's pretty much a given that she will perform the majority of them before she finishes the entire tour. Taylor has now confirmed that she has reset the list for the 2024 dates, which means international fans heading to the Eras Tour will likely hear some repeats, as well as those she has not yet performed.

There's still plenty of tracks that Taylor has the option to perform. Here's all the songs that she has not yet performed as surprise songs:

• Taylor Swift : 'Mary’s Song (Oh My My My)', 'A Perfectly Good Heart'
• Fearless (Taylor's Version): ' The Way I Loved You', 'Change', 'Superstar', 'We Were Happy', 'That’s When', 'Don’t You', 'Bye Bye Baby'
• Speak Now (Taylor's Version): [All songs from Speak Now have been played.]
• Red (Taylor's Version) : 'Girl At Home', 'Ronan', 'Forever Winter', 'Run'
• 1989 (Taylor's Version) : 'Sweeter Than Fiction'
• Reputation : 'I Did Something Bad'
• Lover : 'London Boy', 'Soon You’ll Get Better', 'It’s Nice To Have A Friend'
• Folklore : 'Hoax'
• Evermore : 'Happiness', 'Closure'
• Midnights : 'Paris', 'Glitch'
• The Tortured Poets Department : [All 31 songs from the full Anthology version of the album have yet to be played live.]

Taylor's brand new album The Tortured Poets Department was released on April 19th, complete with a whopping 31 new songs. She's likely to perform those as surprise songs on the upcoming European leg of the tour.

Alongside those listed album tracks, there's also several standalone and soundtrack songs that Taylor could add into the mix: 'Crazier', 'Only The Young', 'Carolina', 'I Heart?', 'Beautiful Eyes', 'Beautiful Ghosts'... And of course, 'Macavity' and 'Christmas Tree Farm'...

There's also the small possibility that she could potentially perform the songs she's featured on, 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'.

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 5 times)
• 'Maroon' (Played 3 times)
• 'this is me trying'
• 'Our Song'
• 'Snow On The Beach'
• 'Death By A Thousand Cuts'
• 'Clean'
• 'The Other Side of the Door'
• 'Teardrops On My Guitar'
• 'Out of the Woods'
• 'Come Back...Be Here'
• 'Red'
• 'Getaway Car'
• 'Holy Ground'
• 'Daylight'

Taylor performed 'Nothing New' with Phoebe Bridgers on the nights Phoebe appears as a support act, but the song was not one of the two surprise songs. Taylor could now perform the song again later down the line as a surprise song.

Taylor also performed 'No Body, No Crime' with HAIM on the nights they supported the show. It's possible that Taylor will now perform that one again, solo, later down the line.

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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'
• 'You Are In Love'
• 'You're On Your Own, Kid'

Will Taylor Swift add The Tortured Poets Department songs to the Eras Tour setlist?

Just when you thought the Eras Tour would remain a celebration of Taylor's 10 albums, she goes ahead an announces her surprise 11th album!

'The Tortured Poets Department' was released on April 19th, and features 31 songs – 16 from the original tracklist as well as a further 16 on the Anthology version . We won't know for sure if Taylor will change her setlist to accommodate the new songs, but it's possible that she will perform them as surprise songs.

Watch this space – we'll update this article with more information as soon as she heads back on tour after the release.

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Taylor Swift has one of the hottest tours in history.

On opening night, the concert broke Madonna’s previous record for “the most-attended female concert in U.S. history.” And the Eras Tour is currently on track to become the highest-grossing tour of all time, according to Evie Magazine .

In 2023, Swift performed her three-hour and 15-minute set 44 times — 11 times in her Latin America shows and 33 times in the U.S. shows.

Taylor Swift The Eras Tour setlist format

During the show, Swift has the same 42-song setlist with a window where she performs an additional two “surprise songs” for concertgoers. She plays the first song on an acoustic guitar and the second she plays on the piano.

Following her first show in 2024, the show followed the same format, so fans assume it will continue throughout the rest of the tour.

“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 during the first show in Glendale, Arizona, per Billboard .

She started out with the rule of no repeats, but did end up repeating a few songs throughout the tour in 2023.

After her last shows of 2023, she did say she decided to do a hard reset for the 2024 shows.

“I decided that in 2024, when we go back on tour, I’m just gonna open back up all the songs for surprise songs,” she said, per Us Weekly .

Which albums did Taylor Swift sing the most surprise songs from in 2023?

Swift has 10 albums, or eras, as she and fans call them. She has sung surprise songs from every one of her albums so far, but has also definitely favored some over others.

“Taylor Swift” debut — 12 songs.

“Fearless” — 18 songs.

“Speak Now” — 18 songs.

“Red” — 18 songs.

“1989” — 16 songs.

“Reputation” — 9 songs.

“Lover” — 10 songs.

“Folklore” — 6 songs.

“Evermore” — 8 songs.

“Midnights” — 11 songs.

Songs written for soundtracks — 2 songs.

“Taylor Swift” debut — 1 song.

“Fearless” — 0 songs.

“Speak Now” — 2 songs.

“Red” — 1 song.

“1989” — 0 song.

“Reputation” — 0 songs.

“Lover” — 0 songs.

“Folklore” — 0 songs.

“Evermore” — 0 songs.

“Midnights” — 1 song.

Songs written for soundtrack: 1 song.

What Taylor Swift says about the surprise songs on her tour

Before she plays the song, she will often share an introduction to it or explain the meaning or background behind it.

“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,’” Swift said before introducing “mirrorball” at her first show in Glendale, Arizona in March, per Mashable .

Other times, she will perform a song at the request of one of her friends or openers. During Swift’s performance in Arlington, Texas, she played “Clean” because she heard it was Gracie Abrams’ favorite song.

“I felt so grateful to hear it in that way, so stripped and raw,” Abrams told Teen Vogue. “That song has been kind of a constant security blanket since it came out. I have so many little memories listening to that song at times when I needed it.”

Some songs have even gotten guest appearances from other artists, like when Marcus Mumford joined her to perform “Cowboy Like Me” in Las Vegas or Aaron Dessner joined her to perform surprise songs multiple nights in Tampa.

A picture of me listening to the live version of Cowboy Like Me with Marcus Mumford on repeat since I will never get to see it live. I’m completely fine. It’s fine. I’m fine. pic.twitter.com/8xDpCmUZZl — Danielle✨Eras Tour 8/4 ✨ (@folksyswift) March 26, 2023

Surprise songs Taylor Swift has sung so far at The Eras Tour in 2024

“Dear Reader” | “Midnights” album — Tokyo, Japan — Wednesday, Feb. 7.

“Holy Ground” | “Red (Taylor’s Version)” album — Tokyo, Japan — Wednesday, Feb. 7.

“Eyes Open” | “Hunger Games” soundtrack and “Red (Taylor’s Version)” album — Tokyo, Japan — Thursday, Feb. 8

“Electric Touch” | “Speak Now (Taylor’s Version)” album — Tokyo, Japan — Thursday, Feb. 8

“Superman” | “Speak Now (Taylor’s Version)” album — Tokyo, Japan — Friday, Feb. 9.

“The Outside” | “Taylor Swift” debut album — Tokyo, Japan — Friday, Feb. 9.

“Come In With the Rain” | “Fearless (Taylor’s Version)” album — Tokyo, Japan — Saturday, Feb. 10.

“You’re On Your Own Kid” | “Midnights” album — Tokyo, Japan — Saturday, Feb. 10.

“Red” | “Red (Taylor’s Version)” album — Melbourne, Australia — Friday, Feb. 16.

“You’re Losing Me” | “Midnights” album — Melbourne, Australia — Friday, Feb. 16.

“Getaway Car”/ “august”/ “The Other Side of the Door” | “reputation” / “folklore” / “Fearless (Taylor’s Version)” albums — Melbourne, Australia — Saturday, Feb. 17.

“This Is Me Trying” | “folklore” album — Melbourne, Australia — Saturday, Feb. 17.

“Come Back Be Here” / “Daylight” | “Red (Taylor’s Version)” / “Lover” albums — Melbourne, Australia — Sunday, Feb. 18.

“Teardrops on My Guitar” | “Taylor Swift” debut album — Melbourne, Australia — Sunday, Feb. 18.

“How You Get The Girl” | “1989 (Taylor’s Version)” album — Sydney, Australia — Friday, Feb. 23.

“White Horse” / “Coney Island” feat. Sabrina Carpenter | “Fearless (Taylor’s Version)” / “evermore” albums — Sydney, Australia — Friday, Feb. 23.

Which songs did Taylor Swift repeat during The Eras Tour in 2023?

Here are the songs Swift played more than once during The Eras Tour in 2023.

“Taylor Swift” debut: “Our Song.”

“1989 (Taylor’s Version):” “Clean,” “Out of the Woods.”

“Lover:” “Death by a Thousand Cuts.”

“Midnights:” “Snow on the Beach,” “Maroon,” “You’re on Your Own, Kid.”

Which songs did Taylor Swift not perform in 2023?

Here are the songs from her discography that Swift did not perform during The Eras Tour in 2023.

“Taylor Swift” debut album:

“The Outside.”

“Mary’s Song.”

“A Perfectly Good Heart.”

“Fearless (Taylor’s Version)” album:

“The Way I Loved You.”

“Come In With the Rain.”

“Superstar.”

“We Were Happy (From the Vault).”

“That’s When (From the Vault).”

“Don’t You (From the Vault).”

“Bye Bye Baby (From the Vault).”

“Speak Now (Taylor’s Version)” album:

“Superman.”

“Electric Touch (From the Vault).”

“Foolish One (From the Vault).”

“Red (Taylor’s Version)” album:

“Girl At Home.”

“Forever Winter (From the Vault).”

“Run (From the Vault).”

“1989 (Taylor’s Version)” album:

“Sweeter Than Fiction.”

“reputation” album:

“I Did Something Bad.”

“Lover” album:

“London Boy.”

“Soon You’ll Get Better.”

“It’s Nice to Have a Friend.”

“folklore” album:

“epiphany.”

“evermore” album:

“happiness.”

“long story short.”

“Midnights” album:

“Dear Reader.”

“You’re Losing Me.”

Surprise songs Taylor Swift sang at The Eras Tour in 2023

“Tim McGraw” | “Taylor Swift” debut album — Glendale, Arizona — Friday, March 17.

“mirrorball” | “Folklore” album — Glendale, Arizona — Friday, March 17.

“this is me trying” | “Folklore” album — Glendale, Arizona — Saturday, March 18.

“State of Grace” | “Red” album — Glendale, Arizona — Saturday, March 18.

“Our Song” | “Taylor Swift” debut album — Las Vegas, Nevada — Friday, March 24.

“Snow on the Beach” | “Midnights” album — Las Vegas, Nevada — Friday, March 24.

“cowboy like me” feat. Marcus Mumford | “Evermore” album — Las Vegas, Nevada — Saturday, March 25.

“White Horse” | “Fearless” album — Las Vegas, Nevada — Saturday, March 25.

“Sad Beautiful Tragic” | “Red” album — Arlington, Texas — Friday, March 31.

“Ours” | “Speak Now” album — Arlington, Texas — Friday, March 31.

“Death By a Thousand Cuts” | “Lover” album — Arlington, Texas — Saturday, April 1.

“Clean” | “1989” album — Arlington, Texas — Saturday, April 1.

“Jump Then Fall” | “Fearless” album — Arlington, Texas — Sunday, April 2.

“The Lucky One” | “Red” album — Arlington, Texas — Sunday, April 2.

“Speak Now” | “Speak Now” album — Tampa, Florida — Thursday, April 13.

“Treacherous” | “Red” album — Tampa, Florida — Thursday, April 13.

“The Great War” feat. Aaron Dessner | “Midnights” album — Tampa, Florida — Friday, April 14.

“You’re On Your Own Kid” feat. Aaron Dessner | “Midnights” album — Tampa, Florida — Friday, April 14.

“mad woman” feat. Aaron Dessner | “Folklore” album — Tampa, Florida — Saturday, April 15.

“Mean” | “Speak Now” album — Tampa, Florida — Saturday, April 15.

“Wonderland” | “1989” album — Houston, Texas — Friday, April 21.

“You’re Not Sorry” | “Fearless” album — Houston, Texas — Friday, April 21.

“A Place In This World” | “Taylor Swift” debut album — Houston, Texas — Saturday, April 22.

“Today Was A Fairytale” | “Fearless” album — Houston, Texas — Saturday, April 22.

“Begin Again” | “Red” album — Houston, Texas — Sunday, April 23.

“Cold As You” | “Taylor Swift” debut album — Houston, Texas — Sunday, April 23.

“The Other Side of the Door” | “Fearless” album — Atlanta, Georgia — Friday, April 28.

“Coney Island” | “Evermore” album — Atlanta, Georgia — Friday, April 28.

“High Infidelity” | “Midnights” album — Atlanta, Georgia — Saturday, April 29.

“Gorgeous” | “Reputation” album — Atlanta, Georgia — Saturday, April 29.

“I Bet You Think About Me” | “Red” album — Atlanta, Georgia — Sunday, April 30.

“How You Get The Girl” | “1989” album — Atlanta, Georgia — Sunday, April 30.

“Sparks Fly” | “Speak Now” album — Nashville, TN — Friday, May 5.

“Teardrops on My Guitar” | “Taylor Swift” debut album — Nashville, TN — Friday, May 5.

“Out of the Woods” | “1989” album — Nashville, TN — Saturday, May 6.

“Fifteen” | “Fearless” album — Nashville, TN — Saturday, May 6.

“Would’ve, Could’ve, Should’ve” | “Midnights” album — Nashville, TN — Sunday, May 7.

“Mine” | “Speak Now” album — Nashville, TN — Sunday, May 7.

“gold rush” | “Evermore” album — Philadelphia, PA — Friday, May 12.

“Come Back... Be Here” | “Red” album — Philadelphia, PA — Friday, May 12.

“Forever & Always” | “Fearless” album — Philadelphia, PA — Saturday, May 13.

“This Love” | “1989” album — Philadelphia, PA — Saturday, May 13.

“Hey Stephen” | “Fearless” album — Philadelphia, PA — Sunday, May 14.

“The Best Day” | “Fearless” album — Philadelphia, PA — Sunday, May 14.

“Should’ve Said No” | “Taylor Swift” debut album — Foxborough, MA — Friday, May 19.

“Better Man” | “Red” album — Foxborough, MA — Friday, May 19.

“Invisible” | “Taylor Swift” debut album — Foxborough, MA — Saturday, May 20.

“Question..?” | “Midnights” — Foxborough, MA — Saturday, May 20.

“I Think He Knows” | “Lover” album — Foxborough, MA — Sunday, May 21.

“Red” | “Red” album — Foxborough, MA — Sunday, May 21.

“Getaway Car” feat. Jack Antonoff | “Reputation” album — East Rutherford, NJ — Friday, May 26.

“Maroon” feat. Jack Antonoff | “Midnights” album — East Rutherford, NJ — Friday, May 26.

“Holy Ground” | “Red” album — East Rutherford, NJ — Saturday, May 27.

“False God” | “Lover” album — East Rutherford, NJ — Saturday, May 27.

“Welcome To New York” | “1989” album — East Rutherford, NJ — Sunday, May 28.

“Clean” | “1989” album — East Rutherford, NJ — Sunday, May 28.

“I Wish You Would“ | “1989” album — Chicago, IL — Friday, Jun. 2.

“The Lakes“ | “Folklore” album — Chicago, IL — Friday, Jun. 2.

“You All Over Me“ feat. Maren Morris | “Fearless“ album — Chicago, IL — Saturday, Jun. 3.

“I Don’t Wanna Live Forever“ | “Fifty Shades Darker” soundtrack — Chicago, IL — Saturday, Jun. 3.

“Hits Different“ | “Midnights“ album — Chicago, IL — Sunday, Jun. 4.

“The Moment I knew“ | “Red“ album — Chicago, IL — Sunday, Jun. 4.

“Haunted” | “Speak Now” album — Detroit, MI — Friday, Jun. 9.

“I Almost Do” | “Red” album — Detroit, MI — Friday, Jun. 9.

“All You Had To Do Was Stay” | “1989” album — Detroit, MI — Saturday, Jun. 10.

“Breathe” | “Fearless” album — Detroit, MI — Saturday, Jun. 10.

“Mr. Perfectly Fine” | “Fearless” album — Pittsburgh, PA — Friday, Jun. 16.

“The Last Time” | “Red” album — Pittsburgh, PA — Friday, Jun. 16.

“Seven” feat. Aaron Dessner | “Folklore” album — Pittsburgh, PA — Saturday, Jun. 17.

“The Story of Us” | “Speak Now” album — Pittsburgh, PA — Saturday, Jun. 17.

“Paper Rings” — “Lover” album — Minneapolis, MN — Friday, Jun. 23.

“If This Was a Movie” | “Fearless” album — Minneapolis, MN — Friday, Jun. 23.

“Dear John” | “Speak Now” album — Minneapolis, MN — Saturday, Jun. 24.

“Daylight” | “Lover” album — Minneapolis, MN — Saturday, Jun. 24.

“I’m Only Me When I’m With You” | “Taylor Swift” debut album — Cincinnati, OH — Friday, Jun. 30.

“Evermore” | “Evermore” album — Cincinnati, OH — Friday, Jun. 30.

“Ivy” feat. Aaron Dessner | “Evermore” album — Cincinnati, OH — Saturday, July 1.

“I Miss You, I’m Sorry” with Gracie Abrams | “Minor,” Gracie Abram’s album — Cincinnati, OH — Saturday, July 1.

“Call It What You Want” | “Reputation” album — Cincinnati, OH — Saturday, July 1.

“Never Grow Up” | “Speak Now” album — Kansas City, MO — Friday, July 7.

“When Emma Falls in Love” | “Speak Now” album — Kansas City, MO — Friday, July 7.

“Last Kiss” | “Speak Now” album — Kansas City, MO — Saturday, July 8.

“Dorothea” | “Evermore” album — Kansas City, MO — Saturday, July 8.

“Picture to Burn” | “Taylor Swift” debut album — Denver, CO — Friday, July 14.

“Timeless (Taylor’s Version) (From the Vault)“ | “Speak Now“ album — Denver, CO — Friday, July 14.

“Starlight” | “Red” album — Denver, CO — Saturday, July 15.

“Back to December” | “Speak Now” album — Denver, CO — Saturday, July 15.

“This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things” | “reputation” album — Seattle, WA — Saturday, July 22.

“Everything Has Changed” | “Red” album — Seattle, WA — Saturday, July 22.

“Message In A Bottle” | “Fearless” album — Seattle, WA — Sunday, July 23.

“Tied Together With A Smile” | “Taylor Swift” album — Seattle, WA — Sunday, July 23.

“right where you left me” feat. Aaron Dessner | “Evermore” album — Santa Clara, CA — Friday, July 28.

“Castles Crumbling” | “Speak Now” album — Santa Clara, CA — Friday, July 28.

“Stay Stay Stay” | “Red” album — Santa Clara, CA — Saturday, July 29.

“All of the Girls You’ve Loved Before” | “Lover” album — Santa Clara, CA — Saturday, July 29.

“I Can See You” | “Speak Now” album — Inglewood, CA — Thursday, Aug. 3.

“Maroon” | “Midnights” album — Inglewood, CA — Thursday, Aug. 3.

“Our Song” | “Taylor Swift” album — Inglewood, CA — Friday, Aug. 4.

“You Are In Love” | “1989” album — Inglewood, CA — Friday, Aug. 4.

“Death By A Thousand Cuts” | “Midnights” album — Inglewood, CA — Saturday, Aug. 5.

“You’re On Your Own Kid” | “Midnights” album — Inglewood, CA — Saturday, Aug. 5.

“Dress” | “reputation” album — Inglewood, CA — Monday, Aug. 9.

“Exile” | “Folklore” album — Inglewood, CA — Monday, Aug. 9.

“I Know Places” | “1989” album — Inglewood, CA — Tuesday, Aug. 8.

“King of My Heart” | “reputation” album — Inglewood, CA — Tuesday, Aug. 8.

“New Romantics” | “1989” album — Inglewood, CA — Wednesday, Aug. 9.

“New Year’s Day” | “reputation” album — Inglewood, CA — Wednesday, Aug. 9.

“I Forgot That You Existed” | “Lover” album — Mexico City, Mexico — Thursday, Aug. 24.

“Sweet Nothing” | “Midnights” album — Mexico City, Mexico — Thursday, Aug. 24.

“Tell Me Why” | “Fearless” album — Mexico City, Mexico — Friday, Aug. 25.

“Snow on the Beach” | “Midnights” album — Mexico City, Mexico — Friday, Aug. 25.

“Cornelia Street” | “Lover” album — Mexico City, Mexico — Saturday, Aug. 26.

“You’re On Your Own Kid” | “Midnights” album — Mexico City, Mexico — Saturday, Aug. 26.

“Afterglow” | “Lover” album — Mexico City, Mexico — Sunday, Aug. 27.

“Maroon” | “Maroon” album — Mexico City, Mexico — Sunday, Aug. 27.

“The Very First Night” | “Red (Taylor’s Version)” album — Buenos Aires, Argentina — Thursday, Nov. 9.

“Labyrinth” | “Midnights” album — Buenos Aires, Argentina — Thursday, Nov. 9.

“Is It Over Now?” + “Out of the Woods” mashup | “1989 (Taylor’s Version)” album — Rio de Janeiro, Brasil — Saturday, Nov. 11.

“End Game” | “reputation” album — Rio de Janeiro, Brasil — Saturday, Nov. 11.

“Better Than Revenge” | “Speak Now” album — Rio de Janeiro, Brasil — Monday, Nov. 12.

“Slut!” | “1989 (Taylor’s Version)” album — Rio de Janeiro, Brasil — Monday, Nov. 12.

“Stay Beautiful” | “Taylor Swift” debut album — Sao Paulo, Brasil — Friday, Nov. 17.

“Suburban Legends” | “1989 (Taylor’s Version)” album — Sao Paulo, Brasil — Friday, Nov. 17.

“Dancing With Our Hands Tied” | “reputation” album — Sao Paulo, Brasil — Sunday, Nov. 19.

“Bigger Than The Whole Sky” | “Midnights” album — Sao Paulo, Brasil — Sunday, Nov. 19.

“Me!” | “Lover” album — Sao Paulo, Brasil — Saturday, Nov. 20.

“So It Goes...” | “reputation” album — Sao Paulo, Brasil — Saturday, Nov. 20.

“Now That We Don’t Talk” | “1989 (Taylor’s Version)” album — Sao Paulo, Brasil — Friday, Nov. 24.

“Innocent” | “Speak Now (Taylor’s Version)” album — Sao Paulo, Brasil — Friday, Nov. 24.

“Safe & Sound” | “Red (Taylor’s Version)” album — Sao Paulo, Brasil — Saturday, Nov. 25.

“Untouchable” | “Fearless (Taylor’s Version)” album — Sao Paulo, Brasil — Saturday, Nov. 25.

“Say Don’t Go” | “1989 (Taylor’s Version)” album — Sao Paulo, Brasil — Sunday, Nov. 26.

“it’s time to go” | “evermore” album — Sao Paulo, Brasil — Sunday, Nov. 26.

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• Taylor Swift sings two surprise songs at every stop on her Eras Tour.
• The acoustic section changes from night to night with very few repeats.
• Not every pairing is created equal. Insider's senior music editor ranked each set.

Taylor Swift's Eras Tour setlist goes album by album, incorporating her biggest hits, fan favorites, and deep cuts alike to give concertgoers the full picture of her expansive career. 

But out of the three-plus-hour spectacle, it's the acoustic section that gets the most attention. At around 10:45 p.m. local time, Swift surprises each crowd with two songs that aren't meant to be replayed throughout the duration of the tour. 

There are, in Swift's own words, exceptions to this rule: she's allowing herself to repeat any "Midnights" song she desires, and she'll redo whatever she messes up. 

Some choices have been obvious ("High Infidelity" — with the lyric, "Do you really wanna know where I was April 29?" — was played on April 29, while Swift sang "The Best Day," which is about her mom Andrea Swift, on Mother's Day). Others have felt like a fresh surprise.

As Insider's senior music editor, I decided to rank all of these song pairings.

To determine the list below, I considered a variety of factors like critical and fan acclaim, lyrical quality, and how long it took to grieve the loss when I realized they wouldn't be played at my own show on May 28. 

33. "Question…?" and "Invisible"

Date:  May 20

Location:  Foxborough, Massachusetts 

My friend and I were trying to get last-minute tickets to this show. We even had a rental car booked just in case we secured them, ready to drive nearly four hours from New Jersey to Foxborough. 

Our plan failed, and I soon realized that was probably for the best. May 20 was a rain show, which meant thousands of people were standing in a torrential downpour for hours. And they were rewarded with... a just-OK "Midnights" track and one of the weakest songs from her debut album. 

I am so sorry but I do not envy this crowd in the slightest and am actively glad I didn't spend hundreds of dollars to be there.

32. "A Place in This World" and "Today Was a Fairytale"

Date:  April 22

Location:  Houston, Texas

My sincere condolences to all those in attendance on April 22, but I laughed so hard when I saw she played these two subpar tracks from her early career. 

But hey, at least anyone who got this pairing can say they experienced all 10 eras. Swift's self-titled debut album isn't represented in the standard setlist, so only audiences who get a song off "Taylor Swift" get the whole shebang. 

It also wasn't cold and wet when Houston got to witness these, so they'll always have that over Foxborough night two. 

31. "Cowboy Like Me" with Marcus Mumford and "White Horse"

Date:  March 25

Location:  Las Vegas, Nevada

I know this is going to be controversial, but I am a "Cowboy Like Me" hater. I find it excruciatingly drab and stand by my initial review that it "should've been left off the album."  

So Swift singing "Cowboy Like Me" was like opening the penny case on "Deal or No Deal."

If you were at that show and love the "Evermore" track, I am so beyond thrilled that it was you who got it, and not me. I would not have appreciated it at all. 

"White Horse" is good, but there are stronger "Fearless" tracks, too. 

30. "Sad Beautiful Tragic" and "Ours"

Date:  March 31

Location:  Arlington, Texas

When Swift introduced "Sad Beautiful Tragic," she said, "I love this one. When I love a song I don't care what anyone says."

On March 31, I sent that line to senior music reporter Callie Ahlgrim with a message that said, "That quote is a diss at me."

I also sent her another text that said, "I do like 'Ours' — no disrespect to 'Ours' — but full disrespect to 'Sad Beautiful Tragic.'"

As I wrote about the "Red" deep cut in 2019, "The song drags on — not because Swift has a lot to say like she usually does — but because she felt the need to sing a variation of the title 11 times as slowly as she could." 

29. "You All Over Me" with Maren Morris and "I Don't Want to Live Forever"

Date: June 3

Location: Chicago, Illinois

This is one of the most random pairings Swift has played throughout the Eras Tour. It's a vault track from "Fearless (Taylor's Version)" — and not even the best one, that's "Mr. Perfectly Fine" — and something from the "Fifty Shades Darker" soundtrack.

Definitely a surprise, but maybe not the one many people would have wanted. Even if I am pulling for "I Don't Want to Live Forever" to make it onto "Reputation (Taylor's Version)."

28. "Our Song" and "Snow on the Beach"

Date:  March 24

I promise this list gets better after this, but "Snow on the Beach" is so boring.

"Our Song," though, is a hit and should've been included on the actual setlist.

27. "Wonderland" and "You're Not Sorry"

Date:  April 21

The "1989" deluxe track and the "Fearless" song weren't my top picks for what I'd want to hear, but they're both pretty solid songs.

They also are both pre-"Lover" so there's an additional layer of nostalgia that would probably thrill any concertgoer who has been aching to see either song for years.

26. "Jump Then Fall" and "The Lucky One"

Date:  April 2

Location: Arlington, Texas

"The Lucky One," as Swift described it in Arlington, is about how horrible it is to be famous. Swift maneuvers that thesis well, but I stand firm that complaining about fame in a song is usually not accessible to the vast majority of people listening to it. 

That said, "Jump Then Fall" is so fun, and, as a "Fearless" deluxe track, fairly rare to hear live. 

25. "Mad Woman" with Aaron Dessner and "Mean"

Date:  April 15

Location:  Tampa, Florida

"Mad Woman" is one of the weaker tracks off "Folklore" — but it's still an exceptional song in Swift's arsenal. Throw in an appearance from Aaron Dessner and a beloved "Speak Now" track, and you've got a really solid surprise-song pairing. 

24. "I Bet You Think About Me" and "How You Get the Girl"

Date:  April 30

Location:  Atlanta, Georgia

This one's tricky because I consider "How You Get the Girl" as one of the worst songs in all of Swift's discography , but "I Bet You Think About Me" is an absolute banger. 

I was personally devastated when "IBYTAM" was crossed off the surprise-song list, but I'm glad I didn't have to hear Swift encourage some pathetic ex-boyfriend to pester a woman into getting back together with him. 

23. "High Infidelity" and "Gorgeous"

Date:  April 29

Location: Atlanta, Georgia

Further exposing my personal taste, "Gorgeous" is fun and silly and one of my favorite songs off "Reputation." It was a great way to introduce Swift's sixth album into the surprise-song segment of the tour. 

"High Infidelity," with its line "Do you really want to know where I was April 29th?" may have been predicted to be played on April 29 by just about everybody, but sometimes it's nice to know what this mastermind is going to do next. 

22. "Begin Again" and "Cold as You"

Date:  April 23

"Begin Again" and "Cold as You" are both emotive breakup songs, with the latter giving Swift's first-ever album some time to shine during the show. Can't be mad at it!

21. "All You Had to Do Was Stay" and "Breathe"

Date:  June 10

Location:  Detroit, Michigan

Swift wiped away a tear after playing "Breathe" on the piano for the crowd in Detroit. This was a very emotional pairing.

20. "Haunted" and "I Almost Do"

Date:  June 9

I know several people who fell to their knees once "Haunted" was taken out of the surprise-song rotation.

As one of my friends texted me on June 10, the "Speak Now" song "still slaps."

Swift doubled down on the heartbreak by chasing it with another gut-wrenching breakup song, "I Almost Do."

19. "Gold Rush" and "Come Back…Be Here"

Date:  May 12

Location:  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 

"Gold Rush" in Philadelphia was also expected, thanks to the lines "I see me padding 'cross your wooden floors / With my Eagles t-shirt hanging from the door."

Swift confirmed the lyric was referring to the football team, not the band. 

But just because something's predictable, doesn't mean it's bad. "Gold Rush" is killer.

Back when we reviewed "Evermore," I wrote, "There's a bustling energy that ripples through the track in a way unlike anything Swift has ever produced, elevated exponentially by the best vocal delivery of her career thus far.

Rounding out this pair was "Come Back…Be Here," an aching, yearning deluxe track from "Red," that likely thrilled several people at Swift's hometown show. 

18. "I Wish You Would" and "The Lakes"

Date: June 2

These are both two magical deep cuts — Swift even exclaimed, "Oh my God, you know it!" while performing "I Wish You Would."

In the lead-up to our own concert, both of these were thrown around as ones my friends and I would be happy to hear. 

17. "Out of the Woods" and "Fifteen"

Date:  May 6

Location:  Nashville, Tennessee

Banger after banger. These are two widely known, absolutely beloved songs that are great to scream-sing along to. Swift put her all into those Nashville shows. 

16. "Speak Now" and "Treacherous"

Date:  April 13

Oh to have been in the Raymond James Stadium when Swift sang "Treacherous."

I've already waxed poetic about the third song on "Red" before. It's a "brilliantly written song that exemplifies exactly why Swift is one of the best songwriters of her generation."

Honestly, the title track from Swift's third album is actually doing more harm than good here. If she had picked a stronger song to pair "Treacherous" with, it easily could've cracked the top 10 on this list. Some songs like "Dear John," "Clean," or "Cornelia Street" could've even elevated it to No. 1.

Regardless, that audience got one of Swift's greatest songs to date.

15. "Forever & Always" and "This Love"

Date:  May 13

Location:  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Just an incredibly strong duo. Both songs are well-written, but they're also different enough from each other to offer the audience some variety. "Forever & Always" is sassy and scathing, while "This Love" is wistful and atmospheric. 

14. "The Great War" with Aaron Dessner and "You're on Your Own, Kid"

Date:  April 14

These are two incredible songs in Swift's catalog, but they're also both from the "Midnights" era, meaning they haven't had as long to grow on fans — and have the ability to be repeated.

Since we can't ever  really lose them like we can older tracks, they're less of a loss.  

13. "Hey Stephen" and "The Best Day"

Date:  May 14

It's not often that Swift plays two surprise songs from the same album.

But for a hometown show on Mother's Day, nothing was more fitting than singing the "Fearless"-era ode to her mom, "The Best Day," and another song from her teen years.

Honestly, I would've cried if I were there.

12. "Sparks Fly" and "Teardrops on My Guitar"

Date:  May 5

The first Eras Tour stop in Nashville will go down as one of the most unhinged nights in Swiftie history.

Opener Phoebe Bridgers brought out the rest of boygenius during her set. Swift's rumored new boyfriend  Matty Healy was there to the chagrin of many fans. Swift announced the impending release of "Speak Now (Taylor's Version)."

To celebrate dropping her next rerecording on July 7, Swift sang a fan favorite from the album, "Sparks Fly." She stuck to her country roots and followed it up with "Teardrops on My Guitar." Both are wistful, nostalgic, and beyond fun to sing.

Their only downside was they were completely overshadowed by every other surprise throughout the night. 

11. "Welcome to New York" and "Clean"

Date:  May 28

Location: East Rutherford, New Jersey

I was in the audience for this show, in the first row of section seven. I was a mere few feet away, watching on as Swift opened her mouth for what we all thought would be an introduction (or "Cornelia Street"). Instead, she uttered the lines, "Walkin' through a crowd, the village is aglow."

At the moment, it felt like a sick joke. Many of us deluded ourselves into thinking she was using it as an intro to another song. There was no way she was going to welcome the MetLife crowd to New York on her final night in New Jersey. 

In hindsight, it was the funniest thing she could've possibly done and I appreciate a good joke. 

But the thing about this pairing is that if I had to rank all of Swift's songs from best to worst, the "1989" closer "Clean" would land within the top four (which also contains two songs already on the setlist.)

There may be stronger pairings on this list, but personally, there are not many single songs I would prefer to hear over "Clean." 

10. "I Think He Knows" and "Red"

Date:  May 21

Both of these songs are enjoyable and it's special that they were both played on guitar.

Due to the rain the night before, Swift's piano was malfunctioning on this Sunday so she recalibrated and gave the crowd an additional deviation from her standard fare. 

9. "Holy Ground" and "False God"

Date:  May 27

Location:  East Rutherford, New Jersey

I nearly started crying in a beer garden when I pulled up Twitter and saw she played these two songs just one night before the show I was attending.

This is an excellent pairing. No notes.

8. "Mirrorball" and "Tim McGraw"

Date:  March 17

Location:  Glendale, Arizona

The very first night of Swift's Eras Tour conned us all into believing "Tim McGraw" was on the setlist, meant to represent her first album.

Instead, her debut single was immediately lost forever to the rest of us who weren't in attendance. 

A song about being a performer and the track that started her entire career was a poetic pairing to kick off the tour with. 

7. "Getaway Car" with Jack Antonoff and "Maroon"

Date:  May 26

"Getaway Car" is a huge fan favorite and "Maroon" is one of the biggest highlights on "Midnights." This was one of those nights that devastated a million Swifties around the world.

I literally woke up on Saturday to a text from a man who has no stake in any of this that just said, "Maroon?!?!?"

6. "The Other Side of the Door" and "Coney Island"

Date:  April 28

No song has come back stronger during the rerecordings than "The Other Side of the Door." It felt like no one even knew it until "Fearless (Taylor's Version)" breathed new life into it and reminded Swifties that the outro is one for the ages. 

She followed it up with "Coney Island," one of her most stunning breakup songs ever written. 

5. "Would've, Could've, Should've" with Aaron Dessner and "Mine"

Date:  May 7

Location:  Nashville, Tennessee 

I didn't necessarily envy anyone who attended Nashville night three — that is, until Swift brought Aaron Dessner out around 1 a.m. in the pouring rain to sing "Would've, Could've, Should've."

This crowd did have to forgo an opening set from Phoebe Bridgers and sit around waiting an extra two hours for the storm to let up enough for Swift to perform, but her strongest soldiers fought for the right to scream the best "Midnights" track in the middle of the night. They deserved it. 

4. "State of Grace" and "This Is Me Trying"

Date:  March 18

The second stop of the tour knocked out two great songs before we even registered that we weren't going to get to hear many of these songs again, and that there were actually two surprise songs each night.

As I previously wrote of "This Is Me Trying," it "stings like alcohol on an open wound. It hurts as it heals. It makes no judgment about the state you're in; all it needs you to understand is 'this is me trying.'"

It stung to lose it, along with the fan favorite "State of Grace."

3. "Should've Said No" and "Better Man"

Date:  May 19

Swift woke up mad as hell on May 19 and she made it anyone who wasn't at Gillette Stadium's problem by robbing the rest of us the chance to see her perform the debut-era banger "Should've Said No" and the "Red (Taylor's Version)" scorcher "Better Man."

2. "Hits Different" and "The Moment I Knew"

Date: June 4

Location:  Chicago, Illinois

Not only did the third night of Chicago get to experience one of the biggest highlights from the "Midnights" era, but it also got the first-ever live performance of one of the most heart-wrenching tracks in Swift's entire catalog.

"The Moment I Knew" was originally released back in 2012, and it's taken 11 years for her to play it to a crowd. This audience really was the lucky one.

1. "Death by a Thousand Cuts" and "Clean"

Date:  April 1

Location: Arlington, Texas 

Instead of pranking the 70,000 people who attended the Eras Tour on her second night in Arlington, Swift decided to play the most casually cruel April Fool's joke on all of her fans who didn't secure tickets to this stop on the tour by playing two of her best songs ever written.

As I wrote earlier in this list, there are not many songs I'd rather hear than "Clean." This crowd got it  and one of the only live performances of her most screamable breakup song, "Death by a Thousand Cuts."

The Eras Tour still has plenty of dates left, but I fear it's going to be nearly impossible to top this duo. 

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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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[9 February 24] Surprise Songs Taylor Swift Eras Tour

Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour has been nothing short of a phenomenon.

The pop icon has sold out multiple nights at every stadium along her 50 city tour. Not only that, she’s selling out shows in a matter of minutes, and crashing ticket sale sites along the way.

The lucky fans who manage to snag tickets arrive adorned in costumes and friendship bracelets, ready to belt all 45 songs during the 3 hour and 15 minute set.

A fan favorite during The Eras Tour is the acoustic set, where Taylor Swift plays two surprise songs. The first song is played on guitar, and the second, piano.

Each night’s surprise songs can be from any album and are seemingly random.

The surprise element has a been a huge success, and is often the most anticipated part of the show.

By the end of the 146 (and counting) shows, Taylor has the potential to play every single song on her discography.

Below is every surprise song Taylor has played during The Eras Tour, plus a list of remaining songs.

This was written by a Swiftie, for fellow Swifties. Thank you for reading!

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Every Surprise Song Taylor Swift Has Sang On The Eras Tour

Arizona night 1 surprise songs.

Glendale, Arizona – March 17, 2023 (3/17/2023)

“Tim McGraw” “Mirrorball”

Arizona Night 2 Surprise Songs

Glendale, Arizona – March 18th, 2023 (3/18/23)

“State Of Grace” “This Is Me Trying” 

Las Vegas Night 1 Surprise Songs

Las Vegas – March 24th, 2023 (3/24/23)

“Our Song” “Snow On The Beach”

Las Vegas Night 2 Surprise Songs

Las Vegas – March 25th, 2023 (3/25/23)

“Cowboy Like Me” (with Marcus Mumford)  “White Horse” 

Arlington Night 1 Surprise Songs

Arlington, Texas – March 31, 2023 (3/31/23)

“Sad Beautiful Tragic” “Ours”

Arlington Night 2 Surprise Songs

Arlington, Texas – April 1, 2023 (4/1/23)

“Death By A Thousand Cuts” “Clean”

Arlington Night 3 Surprise Songs

Arlington, Texas – April 2, 2023 (4/2/23)

“Jump Then Fall” “The Lucky One”

Tampa Night 1 Surprise Songs

Tampa, Florida  – April 13, 2023 (4/13/23)

“Speak Now” “Treacherous”

Tampa Night 2 Surprise Songs

Tampa, Florida  – April 14, 2023 (4/14/23)

“The Great War” (with Aaron Dessner) “You’re On Your Own, Kid”

Tampa Night 3 Surprise Songs

Tampa, Florida – April 15, 2023 (4/15/23)

“Mad Woman” (with Aaron Dessner) “Mean”

Houston Night 1 Surprise Songs

Houston, Texas – April 21, 2023 (4/21/23)

“Wonderland” “You’re Not Sorry”

Houston Night 2 Surprise Songs

Houston, Texas – April 22, 2023 (4/22/23)

“A Place In This World” “Today Was A Fairytale”

Houston Night 3 Surprise Songs

Houston, Texas – April 23, 2023 (4/23/23)

“Begin Again” “Cold As You”

Atlanta Night 1 Surprise Songs

Atlanta, Georgia – April 28, 2023 (4/28/23)

“The Other Side Of The Door” “Coney Island”

Atlanta Night 2 Surprise Songs

Atlanta, Georgia – April 29, 2023 (4/29/23)

“High Infidelity” “Gorgeous”

Atlanta Night 3 Surprise Songs

“I Bet You Think About Me” “How You Get The Girl”

Nashville Night 1 Surprise Songs

Nashville, Tennessee – May 5, 2023 (5/5/23)

“Sparks Fly” (plus Speak Now TV announcement) “Teardrops On My Guitar”

Nashville Night 2 Surprise Songs

Nashville, Tennessee – May 6, 2023 (5/6/23)

“Out Of The Woods” “Fifteen”

Nashville Night 3 Surprise Songs

Nashville, Tennessee – May 7, 2023 (5/7/23)

“Would’ve, Could’ve, Should’ve” (with Aaron Dessner) “Mine”

Philadelphia Night 1 Surprise Songs

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – May 12, 2023 (5/12/23)

“Gold Rush” “Come Back… Be Here”

Philadelphia Night 2 Surprise Songs

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – May 13, 2023 (5/13/23)

“Forever & Always” “This Love”

Philadelphia Night 3 Surprise Songs

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – May 14, 2023 (5/14/23)

“Hey Stephen” “The Best Day”

Boston Night 1 Surprise Songs

Foxborough, Massachusetts – May 19, 2023 (5/19/23)

“Should’ve Said No” “Better Man”

Boston Night 2 Surprise Songs

Foxborough, Massachusetts – May 20, 2023 (5/20/23)

“Question… ?” “Invisible”

Boston Night 3 Surprise Songs

Foxborough, Massachusetts – May 21, 2023 (5/21/23)

“I Think He Knows” “Red”

New York Night 1 Surprise Songs

East Rutherford, New Jersey – May 26, 2023 (5/26/23)

“Getaway Car” (with Jack Antonoff) “Maroon”

New York Night 2 Surprise Songs

East Rutherford, New Jersey – May 27, 2023 (5/27/23)

“Holy Ground” “False God”

New York Night 3 Surprise Songs

East Rutherford, New Jersey – May 28, 2023 (5/28/23)

“Welcome To New York” “Clean”

Chicago Night 1 Surprise Songs

Chicago, Illinois – June 2, 2023 (6/2/23)

“I Wish You Would” “the lakes”

Chicago Night 2 Surprise Songs

Chicago, Illinois – June 3, 2023 (6/3/23)

“You All Over Me” (with Maren Morris) “I Don’t Wanna Live Forever”

Chicago Night 3 Surprise Songs

Chicago, Illinois – June 4, 2023 (6/4/23)

“Hits Different” “The Moment I Knew”

Detroit Night 1 Surprise Songs

Detroit, Michigan – June 9, 2023 (6/9/23)

“Haunted” “I Almost Do”

Detroit Night 2 Surprise Songs

Detroit, Michigan – June 10, 2023 (6/10/23)

“All You Had To Do Was Stay” “Breathe”

Pittsburgh Night 1 Surprise Songs

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – June 16, 2023 (6/16/23)

“Mr. Perfectly Fine” “The Last Time”

Pittsburgh Night 2 Surprise Songs

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – June 17, 2023 (6/17/23)

“seven” (with Aaron Dessner) “The Story Of Us”

Minneapolis Night 1 Surprise Songs

Minneapolis, Minnesota – June 23, 2023 (6/23/23)

“Paper Rings” “If This Was A Movie”

Minneapolis Night 2 Surprise Songs

Minneapolis, Minnesota – June 24, 2023 (6/24/23)

“Dear John” “Daylight”

Cincinnati Night 1 Surprise Songs

Cincinnati, Ohio – June 30, 2023 (6/30/23)

“I’m Only Me When I’m With You” “evermore”

Cincinnati Night 2 Surprise Songs

Cincinnati, Ohio – July 1, 2023 (7/1/23)

“ivy” (with Aaron Dessner) “I Miss You, I’m Sorry” (with Gracie Abrams)* “Call It What You Want”

*”I Miss You, I’m Sorry” was sang during the acoustic set because Gracie Abrams’ scheduled opening set was cancelled due to weather. “I Miss You, I’m Sorry” is Gracie’s song from her EP, minor .

Kansas City Night 1 Surprise Songs

Kansas City, Missouri – July 7, 2023 (7/7/23)

“Never Grow Up” “When Emma Falls In Love”

Kansas City Night 2 Surprise Songs

Kansas City, Missouri – July 8 2023 (7/8/23)

“Last Kiss” “dorthea”

Denver Night 1 Surprise Songs

Denver, Colorado – July 14, 2023 (7/14/23)

“Picture To Burn” “Timeless”

Denver Night 2 Surprise Songs

Denver, Colorado – July 15, 2023 (7/15/23)

“Starlight” “Back To December”

Seattle Night 1 Surprise Songs

Seattle, Washington – July 22, 2023 (7/22/23)

“This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things” “Everything Has Changed”

Seattle Night 2 Surprise Songs

Seattle, Washington – July 23, 2023 (7/23/23)

“Message In A Bottle” “Tied Together With A Smile”

San Francisco Night 1 Surprise Songs

Santa Clara, California – July 28, 2023 (7/28/23)

“right where you left me” (with Aaron Dessner) “Castles Crumbling”

San Francisco Night 2 Surprise Songs

Santa Clara, California – July 29, 2023 (7/29/23)

“Stay Stay Stay” “All Of The Girls You’ve Loved Before”

Los Angeles Night 1 Surprise Songs

Los Angeles, California – August 3, 2023 (8/3/23)

“I Can See You” “Maroon”

Los Angeles Night 2 Surprise Songs

Los Angeles, California – August 4, 2023 (8/4/23)

“Our Song” “You Are In Love”

Los Angeles Night 3 Surprise Songs

Los Angeles, California – August 5, 2023 (8/5/23)

“Death By A Thousand Cuts” “You’re On Your Own, Kid”

Los Angeles Night 4 Surprise Songs

Los Angeles, California – August 7, 2023 (8/7/23)

“Dress” “exile”

Los Angeles Night 5 Surprise Songs

Los Angeles, California – August 8, 2023 (8/8/23)

“I Know Places” “King Of My Heart”

Los Angeles Night 6 Surprise Songs

Los Angeles, California – August 9, 2023 (8/9/23)

“New Romantics” (plus 1989 TV announcement) “New Year’s Day”

Mexico City Night 1 Surprise Songs

Mexico City, Mexico – August 24, 2023 (24/8/23)

“I Forgot The You Existed” “Sweet Nothing”

Mexico City Night 2 Surprise Songs

Mexico City, Mexico – August 25, 2023 (25/8/23)

“Tell Me Why” “Snow On The Beach”

Mexico City Night 3 Surprise Songs

Mexico City, Mexico – August 26, 2023 (26/8/23)

“Cornelia Street” “You’re On Your Own, Kid”

Mexico City Night 4 Surprise Songs

Mexico City, Mexico – August 27, 2023 (27/8/23)

“Afterglow” “Maroon”

Buenos Aires Night 1 Surprise Songs

Buenos Aires, Argentina – November 9, 2023 (9/11/23)

“The Very First Night” “ Labyrinth “

Buenos Aires Night 2 Surprise Songs

Buenos Aires, Argentina – November 11, 2023 (11/11/23)

“Is It Over Now?” with “Out Of The Woods” mashup “End Game”

Buenos Aires Night 3 Surprise Songs

Buenos Aires, Argentina – November 12, 2023 (12/11/23) *originally scheduled for November 10, 2023, rescheduled to the 12th due to weather.

“Better Than Revenge” “‘Slut!'”

Rio de Janeiro Night 1 Surprise Songs

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – November 17, 2023 (17/11/23)

“Stay Beautiful” “Suburban Legends”

Rio de Janeiro Night 2 Surprise Songs

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – November 19, 2023 (18/11/23)

“Dancing With Our Hands Tied” “Bigger Than The Whole Sky”

Rio de Janeiro Night 3 Surprise Songs

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – November 20, 2023 (20/11/23) *originally scheduled for November 18, 2023, rescheduled to the 20th due to weather.

“So It Goes…” “Me!”

São Paulo Night 1 Surprise Songs

São Paulo, Brazil – November 24, 2023 (24/11/23)

“Now That We Don’t Talk” “Innocent”

São Paulo Night 2 Surprise Songs

São Paulo, Brazil – November 25, 2023 (25/11/23)

“Safe & Sound” “Untouchable”

São Paulo Night 3 Surprise Songs

São Paulo, Brazil – November 26 2023 (26/11/23)

“Say Don’t Go” “it’s time to go”

*At the São Paulo night 3 show Taylor announced the surprise songs would reset at the start of the 2024 leg of the tour.

Tokyo Night 1 Surprise Songs

Tokyo, Japan – February 7, 2024 (7/2/24)

“Dear Reader” “Holy Ground”

Tokyo Night 2 Surprise Songs

Tokyo, Japan – February 8, 2024 (8/2/24)

“Eyes Open” “Electric Touch”

Tokyo Night 3 Surprise Songs

Tokyo, Japan – February 9, 2024 (9/2/24)

“Superman” “The Outside”

What Eras Tour Surprise Songs Are Left?

During the São Paulo night 3 show Taylor announced the surprise songs would reset at the start of the 2024 leg of the tour.

Below are the Eras Tour surprise songs which have not been played as of the close of the 2023 leg:

Taylor Swift (Debut)

“Mary’s Song (Oh My My My)” “A Perfectly Good Heart” “I Heart ?” “Beautiful Eyes”

“The Way I Loved You” “Change” “Come In With The Rain” “Superstar” “We Were Happy” “That’s When” “Don’t You” “Bye Bye Baby” “Crazier”

“Foolish One”

“Girl At Home” “Ronan” “Babe” “Forever Winter” “Run”

“Sweeter Than Fiction”

“I Did Something Bad”

“London Boy” “Soon You’ll Get Better” “It’s Nice To Have A Friend” “Only The Young” “Beautiful Ghosts”

Of course, we can only hope to also hear “Macavity” and “Christmas Tree Farm” from this era.

“epiphany” “peace” “hoax”

“happiness” “long story short” “closure” “Carolina”

“Paris” “Glitch” “Dear Reader” “You’re Losing Me”

Additional Songs Taylor Swift Is Featured On

Below are additional songs which feature Taylor Swift. These are songs on other artist’s albums.

It’s not as likely she’ll play these, but it’s certainly not out of the question.

“Two Is Better Than One” with Boys Like Girls “Both of Us” with B.o.B “Highway Don’t Care” with Tim McGraw “This Is What You Came For” with Calvin Harris and Rhianna “Renegade” with Big Red Machine “Birch” with Big Red Machine “Gasoline” with HAIM “The Joker and the Queen” with Ed Sheeran “The Alcott” with The National

Eras Tour Surprise Songs Played Multiple Times

According to Taylor Swift herself, surprise songs which she messes up, she’ll play again.

Additionally, she’s told us she can play Midnights songs as many times as she wants.

Below are the surprise songs which have been played multiple times:

“Maroon” (3 total)

New York night 1: East Rutherford, New Jersey – May 26, 2023 (5/26/23) Played with “Getaway Car”

Los Angeles night 1: Los Angeles, California – August 3, 2023 (8/3/23) Played with “I Can See You”

Mexico City night 4: Mexico City, Mexico – August 27, 2023 (27/8/23) Played with “Afterglow”

“You’re On Your Own, Kid” (3 total)

Tampa Night 2: Tampa, Florida – April 14, 2023 (4/14/23) Played with “The Great War” (with Aaron Dessner)

Los Angeles Night 3 – Los Angeles, California – August 5, 2023 (8/5/23) Played with “Death By A Thousand Cuts”

Mexico City Night 3 – Mexico City, Mexico – August 26, 2023 (26/8/23) Played with “Cornelia Street”

“Clean” (2 total)

Arlington Night 2: Arlington, Texas – April 1, 2023 (4/1/23) mess up Played with “Death By A Thousand Cuts”

New York Night 3: East Rutherford, New Jersey – May 28, 2023 (5/28/23) Played with “Welcome To New York”

“Our Song” (2 total)

Las Vegas night 1: Las Vegas – March 24th, 2023 (3/24/23) Played with “Snow On The Beach”

Los Angeles night 2: Los Angeles, California – August 4, 2023 (8/4/23) Played with “You Are In Love”

“Death By A Thousand Cuts” (2 total)

Arlington night 1: Arlington, Texas – April 1, 2023 (4/1/23) mess up Played with “Clean”

Los Angeles Night 3: Los Angeles, California – August 5, 2023 (8/5/23) Played with “You’re On Your Own, Kid”

“Snow On The Beach” (2 total)

Las Vegas night 1: Las Vegas – March 24th, 2023 (3/24/23) Played with “Our Song”

Mexico City night 2: Mexico City, Mexico – August 25, 2023 (25/8/23) Played with “Tell Me Why”

Surprise songs which she has messed up & will likely replay:

“Speak Now” “Gorgeous” “High Infidelity” “Out Of The Woods” “Question… ?” “Hits Different” “When Emma Falls In Love” “Last Kiss” “right where you left me”

Eras Tour Songs Played With Openers

Taylor Swift is touring with artists she’s previously worked with. We do see a few songs added to the set list on the nights these artists open for her.

These aren’t official “surprise songs,” but are certainly an exciting addition for the guests in attendance.

“Nothing New” with Phoebe Bridgers

“Nothing New” was performed during the Red set with Phoebe Bridgers, on the following nights:

Nashville night 1 – May 5, 2023 (5/5/23) Nashville night 2 – May 6, 2023 (5/6/23) Nashville night 3 – May 7, 2023 (5/7/23) Philadelphia night 1 – May 12, 2023 (5/12/23) Philadelphia night 2 – May 13, 2023 (5/13/23) Philadelphia night 3 – May 14, 2023 (5/14/23) Foxborough/ Boston night 1 – May 19, 2023 (5/19/23) Foxborough/ Boston night 2 – May 20, 2023 (5/20/23) Foxborough/ Boston night 3 – May 21, 2023 (5/21/23) East Rutherford/ New York night 1 – May 26, 2023 (5/26/23) East Rutherford/ New York night 2 – May 27, 2023 (5/27/23) East Rutherford/ New York night 3 – May 28, 2023 (5/28/23)

“No Body, No Crime” with HAIM

“no body, no crime” was performed with HAIM, replacing “’tis the damn season”, during the evermore set, on the following nights:

Seattle night 1 – July 22, 2023 (7/22/23) Seattle night 2 – July 23, 2023 (7/23/23) Santa Clara night 1 – July 28, 2023 (7/28/23) Santa Clara night 2 – July 29, 2023 (7/29/23) Los Angeles night 1 – August 3, 2023 (8/3/23) Los Angeles night 2 – August 4, 2023 (8/4/23) Los Angeles night 3 – August 5, 2023 (8/5/23) Los Angeles night 4 – August 7, 2023 (8/7/23) Los Angeles night 5 – August 8, 2023 (8/8/23) Los Angeles night 6 – August 9, 2023 (8/9/23)

Eras Tour Special Guests

In addition to Phoebe Bridgers and HAIM, listed above, these are the Eras Tour special guests we’ve seen so far:

Marcus Mumford

“Cowboy Like Me” surprise song Las Vegas night 2 – March 25th, 2023 (3/25/23)

Aaron Dessner

“The Great War” surprise song Tampa night 2  – April 14, 2023 (4/14/23)

“mad woman” surprise song Tampa night 3 – April 15, 2023 (4/15/23)

“Would’ve, Could’ve, Should’ve” surprise song Nashville night 3 – May 7, 2023 (5/7/23)

“seven” surprise song Pittsburgh night 2 – June 17, 2023 (6/17/23)

“ivy” surprise song Cincinnati night 2 – July 1, 2023 (7/1/23)

“right where you left me” surprise song Santa Clara night 1 – July 28, 2023 (7/28/23)

Jack Antonoff

“Getaway Car” surprise song East Rutherford/ New York night 1 – May 26, 2023 (5/26/23)

“Karma” during Midnights set East Rutherford/ New York night 1 – May 26, 2023 (5/26/23) East Rutherford/ New York night 2 – May 27, 2023 (5/27/23) East Rutherford/ New York night 3 – May 28, 2023 (5/28/23)

Maren Morris

“You All Over Me” surprise song Chicago night 2 – June 3, 2023 (6/3/23)

Gracie Abrams

“I Miss You, I’m Sorry” extra surprise song Cincinnati night 2 – July 1, 2023 (7/1/23)

“I Miss You, I’m Sorry” was sang during the acoustic set because Gracie Abrams’ scheduled opening set was cancelled due to weather. “I Miss You, I’m Sorry” is Gracie’s song from her EP, minor .

Taylor Lautner, Presley Cash, & Joey King

The three joined Taylor Swift on stage during the “I Can See You” music video premier. Kansas City night 1 – July 7, 2023 (7/7/23)

Eras Tour Set List Changes

Below are additional Eras Tour set list changes:

“invisible string” was switched out with “the 1” in the folklore set Date of change: March 31, 2023 – present

“Long Live” added to Speak Now set after Speak Now TV was released Date of change: July 7, 2023 – present

“’tis the damn season” was replaced with “no body, no crime” featuring HAIM in evermore set. This change only occurred during shows which HAIM opened for Taylor Swift, listed above in the “Eras Tour Songs Played With Openers” section.

“Nothing New” featuring Phoebe Bridgers was added to the Red set. This change only occurred during shows which Phoebe Bridgers opened for Taylor Swift, listed above in the “Eras Tour Songs Played With Openers” section.

Dear Reader, thank you so much for being here, I hope this answered any surprise song questions you had.

Please leave a comment if you want more information! Or send me a message at   @seen.by.amy  on Instagram or  @seenbyamy  on TikTok.

What were the surprise songs during your show? Or which song do you wish to hear during your show?

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

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

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

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

“Red”- Red Pasadena, Calif., May 18

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

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

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

“Our Song”- Taylor Swift Chicago, June 1

“22”- Red Chicago, June 2

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

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

“Mean”- Speak Now Dublin, Ireland June 15

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

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

“Fifteen”- Fearless London, England June 23

“Mine”- Speak Now Louisville, Kentucky June 30

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

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

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

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

“Babe”- Sugarland single Cleveland, OH July 17

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

“Fearless”- Fearless East Rutherford, NJ July 21

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

Songs by Album, So Far

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

Fearless -9

Speak Now -8

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

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

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Songs That Should Be Added To The Set

“I Almost Do” – Red

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

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

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

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

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

“Everything Has Changed” – Red

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

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

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

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

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Taylor’s Latest Surprise Songs Have All Been Mashups

She’s basically doubling the number of surprise songs!

The Eras Tour is truly the gift that keeps on giving. Not only is Swift’s tour a hotbed for celebrities (hi, Travis Kelce ) and collecting friendship bracelets, but the setlist is packed with hits. At each show, the singer has shown love to her entire discography and some cult classics — or what she defines as “surprise songs.” No two Eras Tour shows are the same, as she changes up which two surprise tracks she’ll sing at each stop. Luckily, Swifties have shared tons of videos capturing these performances online.

During the tour’s opening night on Mar. 17, 2023 in Arizona, Swift told the crowd her setlist idea. “The plan, the goal, would be to play different songs every single night and never repeat one,” she said, adding these tracks would be performed during her acoustic set . With a lighthearted smile, she then gave a quick caveat. “Unless I mess it up so badly that I have to do it over again in another city.”

The whole year, Swift kept true to her promise and switched up the 36th and 37th songs with new surprise tracks. She occasionally repeated these performances due to minor hiccups, because ~Errors Tour.~ But these live renditions were iconic, nonetheless.

During her Nov. 26, 2023 show in São Paulo, Brazil, Swift made a major announcement about her surprise songs for 2024. “What I’ve decided is that in 2024, when we go back out on tour, I’m just going to open back up all the songs for surprise songs ,” Swift said. “I feel like for one year we’ve really gotten through a lot of songs. So I’m just going to make all the songs fair game.”

Here are all the special one-night-only Eras Tour performances, including her newest addition of medleys, that fans will always remember.

The Glendale, AZ Eras Tour Surprise Songs

Swift kicked off the surprise song tradition with an acoustic performace of her Folklore track “Mirrorball .”

She then threw it all the way back to the beginning of her career with “Tim McGraw .”

Night two saw Swift delivering a performance of “This Is Me Trying .”

She followed that up with her Red ballad “State of Grace .”

The Las Vegas, NV Eras Tour Surprise Songs

In Vegas, Swift performed another nostalgic throwback, “ Our Song .”

Then she snapped back to the present with the debut live performance of her Midnights track “Snow on the Beach .”

Swift closed out her Vegas weekend by belting “White Horse” while playing the piano.

Then she performed “Cowboy Like Me” live for the first time, alongside special guest Marcus Mumford.

The Arlington, TX Eras Tour Surprise Songs

Swift kicked off her Texas shows by wowing the crowd with “ Sad Beautiful Tragic.”

She also performed a fan-favorite Speak Now throwback: “Ours .”

For her second night in Arlington, Swift performed “Death by a Thousand Cuts ,” dedicating it to her frequent collaborator Jack Antonoff.

She then dedicated “Clean ” to opening act Gracie Abrams.

However, this marked the first night of the tour where Swift admitted she’d be redoing her surprise songs at a later date. After messing up the bridge in “Death by a Thousand Cuts,” Swift told the crowd she would be redoing the song later in the tour. She also said she wanted to try “Clean” again in a higher key .

For her final night in Arlington, Swift performed “Jump Then Fall .”

She followed up with “ The Lucky One .”

The Tampa, FL Eras Tour Surprise Songs

For her first show in Tampa, Swift performed the song many fans had been waiting for. After Swifties theorized the singer had been teasing a re-release of Speak Now , she sang the album’s title track on stage .

She also performed “Treacherous .”

Swift performed “ You’re on Your Own, Kid .”

She also had a surprise guest for this concert. She welcomed her collaborator Aaron Dessner to the stage to perform “The Great War ” with her.

Dessner performed with Swift again the next night. This time, the duo sang the folklore track “Mad Woman .”

Then, Swift busted out her Speak Now single “Mean .”

The Houston, TX Eras Tour Surprise Songs

For her first Houston show, Swift surprised the audience with “ Wonderland .”

And followed it up with “ You’re Not Sorry .”

During her second Houston show, Swift surprised the crowd with “ A Place in This World .”

She followed that up with “ Today Was a Fairytale .”

During her final Houston show, Swift performed “Begin Again ” from Red (Taylor’s Version) .

She then retired to her piano to sing “Cold As You ” from her 2009 debut album.

The Atlanta, GA Eras Tour Surprise Songs

Swift threw it back to her Fearless eras for her first Atlanta show, playing “The Other Side of the Door. ”

She also got emotional with a performance of “Coney Island .”

Every Swiftie already knew what one of the surprise songs would be for the April 29 show. Swift did not disappoint, and performed “High Infidelity ,” which features the lyric, “Do you really want to know where I was April 29th?”

Swift also sang her first surprise song from Reputation , “Gorgeous .” However, Swift messed up the performance a bit, so she revealed she’d be doing “Gorgeous” again at a later date.

At her final Atlanta show, Swift performed “ I Bet You Think About Me .”

And she also played “ How You Get the Girl .”

The Nashville, TN Eras Tour Surprise Songs

Swift fans knew she would make her Nashville shows extra special, and she definitely did by announcing the re-release of Speak Now at her May 5 concert. The whole stadium celebrated the big announcement by singing “Sparks Fly .”

Swift also threw it back all the way to the start of her career by playing “Teardrops on My Guitar .”

With Swift’s best friend Abigail Anderson in the audience, the singer dedicated a special version of “Fifteen ” to her bestie.

She also sang “Out of the Woods .” However, because she messed up the bridge , Swift confirmed she would be performing this song again at another tour date.

For her last night in Nashville, Swift brought out Dessner once again to perform her Midnights bonus track “ Would’ve, Could’ve, Should’ve ” with her.

She also performed her Speak Now single “ Mine .”

The Philadelphia, PA Eras Tour Surprise Songs

For her first hometown show, Swift sang “Gold Rush .” The Evermore track includes a Philly shoutout with its lyrics about Swift’s Eagles T-shirt .

She also performed “Come Back... Be Here ,” which was requested by opener Phoebe Bridgers .

Swift performed her Fearless track “ Forever & Always .”

She then slowed things down with her 1989 ballad “ This Love .”

Swift closed out her hometown shows by playing “Hey Stephen .”

She also performed “The Best Day .”

The Foxborough, MA Eras Tour Surprise Songs

For her first show in Massachusetts, Swift delivered an acoustic version of “Should’ve Said No .”

Then she traded the guitar for the piano to sing “Better Man .”

As rain poured down on her, Swift performed her Midnights bonus track “ Question...? ”

She followed that up with “ Invisible .”

To close out her Foxborough weekend, Swift surprised the crowd with “ I Think He Knows .”

Then she performed her hit single “ Red (Taylor’s Version) .”

The East Rutherford, NJ Eras Tour Surprise Songs

Swift kicked off her New Jersey shows by bringing her frequent collaborator Jack Antonoff on stage for a surprise “Getaway Car” duet .

Then she sat at her piano to sing “Maroon .”

Swift leaned into a bit of a religious theme for her second New Jersey show. First, she performed “Holy Ground .”

Then, she delivered a chilling rendition of “False God .”

Every NYC Swiftie who trekked over to East Rutherford was expecting the same surprise song all weekend, and Swift finally delivered it on the final night: “ Welcome to New York .”

Swift then performed her first repeat surprise song of the Eras Tour. She originally messed up her version of “Clean” a couple months earlier and promised to re-perform it, which she did in New Jersey.

The East Chicago, IL Eras Tour Surprise Songs

Swift kicked off her Chicago shows by singing “I Wish You Would .”

Then she treated the crowd to her Folklore bonus track “ The Lakes .”

Swift made her second Chicago show extra special by bringing out Maren Morris for a live duet of “You All Over Me .”

She then gave an emotional performance of “ I Don’t Wanna Live Forever .”

To celebrate her announcement that the beloved Midnights bonus track “Hits Different” would finally be released on streaming , Swift performed it in her final Chicago show .

She followed it up with “ The Moment I Knew .”

The East Detroit, MI Eras Tour Surprise Songs

The first surprise song for Detroit was “ Haunted .”

That was followed by “ I Almost Do .”

Swift’s first surprise song of the night was “ All You Had To Do Was Stay .”

Then she traded her guitar for the piano to perform “Breathe .”

The Pittsburgh, PA Eras Tour Surprise Songs

Swift kicked off her Pittsburgh shows by playing “Mr. Perfectly Fine .”

And she also surprised the audience with “ The Last Time .”

Swift welcomed Aaron Dessner back onto the stage for a surprise “Seven” duet .

Then she performed “ The Story of Us .”

The Minneapolis, MN Eras Tour Surprise Songs

For her Minneapolis shows, Swift started things off with “ Paper Rings .”

She kept the romantic vibes going with “ If This Was a Movie .”

Swift had a message for her fans before performing “Dear John .” She urged them to not “feel the need to defend me on the internet against someone you think I might have written a song about 14 billion years ago.” Of course, this was likely referencing the increased hate John Mayer received online ahead of the release of Speak Now (Taylor’s Version) .

The vibes were much brighter after that, as Swift shifted into singing “Daylight .”

The Cincinnati, OH Eras Tour Surprise Songs

Her first surprise song for Cincinnati was “ I'm Only Me When I'm with You .”

She followed that up with the title track of her ninth studio album, “ Evermore .”

Swift once again welcomed her frequent collaborator Aaron Dessner to the stage to perform a fan-favorite cut, “ Ivy .”

She also sang “ Call It What You Want .”

And, in the biggest surprise of all for the Cincinnati crowd, Swift added a third surprise song for the first time in her Eras Tour. Because opener Gracie Abrams couldn’t perform her opening set due to weather conditions, Swift brought her on stage so she could perform her song “ I Miss You, I’m Sorry ” alongside her.

The Kansas City, MO Eras Tour Surprise Songs

Naturally, Swift went all in on Speak Now songs to celebrate the release date of Speak Now (Taylor’s Version) on July 7. After inviting Taylor Lautner and Joey King to the stage to premiere the “I Can See You” video, Swift surprised the audience with " Never Grow Up ."

She then performed her newly released vault track " When Emma Falls in Love " live for the first time. Although the song was new, fans had already put together theories it may be about Emma Stone .

Since there was no July 9 tour date, Swift had to perform "Last Kiss " a day early.

She closed out her Kansas City weekend with a surprise performance of "Dorothea ."

The Denver, CO Eras Tour Surprise Songs

Swift gave the Denver crowd a true classic by performing “Picture to Burn .”

She also gave a rare live performance of "Timeless ."

For her second night in Denver, Taylor performed "Starlight ."

Along with the big Speak Now ballad, " Back to December ."

The Seattle, WA Eras Tour Surprise Songs

Swift kicked off her Seattle shows by taking it back to her Reputation era with " This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things ."

She also performed " Everything Has Changed ."

For her second night in Seattle, Swift sang "Message in a Bottle ."

As well as " Tied Together with a Smile ."

The Santa Clara, CA Eras Tour Surprise Songs

Once again, Swift brought out Aaron Dessner. This time, they two sang " Right Where You Left Me ."

She also delivered the live debut of her Speak Now (Taylor’s Version) vault track " Castles Crumbling ."

For Night Two in Santa Clara, Swift surprised the crowd with " Stay Stay Stay ."

Followed by " All Of The Girls You Loved Before ."

The Los Angeles, CA Eras Tour Surprise Songs

For the first show in the final city of the U.S. leg of her tour, Swift performed her newly released Speak Now (Taylor’s Version) vault track “ I Can See You .”

She also delivered her second Eras Tour performance of " Maroon ."

Another repeat — Swift dusted off "Our Song " for a second time after initially performing it at one of the tour’s first shows in Las Vegas.

She followed that up with " You Are in Love ."

For her third night in L.A., Swift sang her fan-favorite Lover track " Death by a Thousand Cuts ."

And had the whole crowd in their feelings during " You're on Your Own, Kid ."

The greatness continued on her fourth night in L.A. There, she performed “Dress” from Reputation . However, instead of incorporating the track’s original synths, she stripped it down to an acoustic version.

She continued the mellow vibes with her Folklore gem, “ Exile .”

Swift continued her Reputation streak on her fifth L.A. stop. She performed “King Of My Heart ” to an emotional crowd, who belted the lyrics as passionately as Swift did.

Afterward, she took a trip down 1989 with “I Know Places.” Similar to “Dress” from the night before, she swapped the original tune’s synth-y production for a guitar solo.

For Swifties, this was certainly the night *not* to miss. During her final night in the City of Angels, Swift announced her re-recording of 1989 would release on Oct. 27. She also performed some surprises.

To celebrate 1989 (Taylor’s Version) , she sang “New Romantics” from the 9-year-old album.

She then turned her attention back to Reputation and performed “New Year’s Day .”

The Mexico City, MX Eras Tour Surprise Songs

For her first international stop on the Eras Tour, Swift performed an acoustic version of “ I Forgot That You Existed .”

She also sat at her piano to perform a rendition of “Sweet Nothing .”

She gave the Mexico City crowd a serious throwback when she sang “Tell Me Why .”

Her second surprise song was “ Snow on the Beach .”

Swift made sure to give the fans what they wanted on her third night in Mexico City. She introduced her performance of “Cornelia Street ” by noting it was a song she’d been hearing a lot of requests for throughout her tour.

She then sang "You're on Your Own, Kid ," making it the first surprise song to get three performances on the Eras Tour.

The “You’re on Your Own, Kid” record didn’t last long, though. On her final night in Mexico City, Swift performed “Maroon” for the third time .

She also sang her Lover ballad “ Afterglow .”

The Buenos Aries, ARG Eras Tour Surprise Songs

After more than two months away from the Eras stage, Swift returned with her Red (Taylor’s Version) vault track “ The Very First Night .”

She also performed her Midnights song “ Labyrinth .”

These two song choices were incredibly interesting, given it was Swift’s first performance since she began dating her new boyfriend, Travis Kelce . Fans were quick to point out how both songs were about the romantic beginnings of a new relationship , with “The Very First Night” in particular having the lyric, “I was riding in the car when we both fell.” Swift and Kelce memorably drove off together after their first public appearance at one of Kelce’s games.

November 11

For the first time in the Eras Tour, Swift performed a special mashup for one of her surprise songs. She combined her newly released vault track “ Is It Over Now?” with “Out of the Woods .”

It was her second surprise song that really raised eyebrows. Swift sang her Reputation track “End Game ,” which carried extra meaning since her boyfriend Travis Kelce was in attendance . The song had become a top pick for Swifties when making romantic edits of Swift and Kelce, given the sports references in its lyrics and “big reputation” chant .

November 12

To close out her Buenos Aries dates, Swift surprised the crowd with “ Better Than Revenge .”

She then sang “Slut! ,” a vault track off her newly released 1989 (Taylor’s Version) .

The Rio De Janeiro, BRA Eras Tour Surprise Songs

November 17.

On her first night in Rio de Janeiro, Swift sang “Stay Beautiful” for the crowd.

She also treated them to the live debut of “Suburban Legends .”

November 19

After having to cancel her Saturday concert due to extreme temperatures, Swift returned to the stage on Sunday and surprised the audience with “ Dancing With Our Hands Tied .”

Then, she went to the piano to sing “ Bigger Than the Whole Sky .”

November 20

For her final night in Rio de Janeiro, Swift performed an acoustic version of her single “Me! ”

But the real conversation starter was Swift’s second surprise song. She took to the piano to sing “So It Goes... ,” which fans were quick to point out was one of the two Reputation tracks she had not yet performed on the tour. To drive the point home even more, Swift winked during the performance .

Swifties took the “So It Goes...” choice as an indication that she is about to announce Reputation (Taylor’s Version) , a project she’s been subtly teasing for a while now . The theory is that whenever Swift finally performs her last Rep song, “I Did Something Bad,” she’ll use that to announce when her re-release of the album will drop.

The São Paulo, BRA Eras Tour Surprise Songs

November 24.

For her first night in São Paulo, Swift performed her 1989 (Taylor’s Version) vault track “Now That We Don’t Talk” live for the first time .

She then took to her piano to sing “Innocent .”

November 25

She also gifted her Brazilian fans with a live performance of “Safe & Sound ,” the song she wrote for The Hunger Games .

Swift then performed “Untouchable .”

November 26

The third night of São Paulo was bittersweet for Swifties, many of whom were theorizing that Swift may use her final 2023 concert to announce Reputation (Taylor’s Version) . But ultimately, that long-awaited “I Did Something Bad” surprise song didn’t come. Instead, Swift live-debuted her recently released vault track “Say Don’t Go .”

Her final surprise song of the year was “ It’s Time to Go .”

Swift also gave the crowd a major update about her future surprise songs for 2024. She told the crowd that she would be repeating surprise songs for the next leg of her tour, making a completely blank slate to choose any song she wanted.

The Tokyo, JPN Eras Tour Surprise Songs

At long last, Swift’s Eras Tour returned in 2024 with her Tokyo shows. Fittingly, her first surprise song was “ Dear Reader, ” a nod to her recently announced 11th studio album The Tortured Poets Department .

Swift also performed “Holy Ground” for the Tokyo crowd.

Swift included a truly deep cut in her Feb. 8 show. She performed her Hunger Games single “Eyes Open” live for the first time ever .

She kept the niche love going by singing the vault track “Electric Touch” live for the first time.

For Night 3 in Tokyo, Swift sang “Superman” for her guitar section.

And after she sat down at the piano, Swift threw it all the way back to one of the first songs she’d ever written: “ The Outside .”

February 10

She closed out her Tokyo performances with the Fearless track “Come In With the Rain .”

And finally, the last song she played before jetting off to watch her boyfriend play in the Super Bowl was “ You’re On Your Own, Kid .” Swifties speculated that she chose this song as an ode to Travis Kelce , considering they met when Kelce tried to give her a friendship bracelet (an Eras staple inspired by a line in that song).

The Melbourne, AUS Eras Tour Surprise Songs

February 16.

Swift kicked off her Melbourne surprise set with her hit single, “Red .”

The first song may have been super well-known, but Swift went obscure for her second pick. After telling the crowd she’s never performed this track live before , Swift launched into her Midnights bonus track “You’re Losing Me .”

February 17

For Melbourne night two, Swift sang a mashup of songs from three different eras — Fearless , Reputation , and Folklore . She surprised crowds by combining “Getaway Car,” “August,” and “The Other Side Of The Door” on guitar.

Switching over to piano, Swift sang, “ This Is Me Trying .” She previously performed the track as a surprise song during one of her Arizona shows, but played it on guitar at the time.

February 18

Keeping with the trend of performing mashups, Swift sang a combination of “Come Back... Be Here and “Daylight” on guitar. She then performed “ Teardrops on My Guitar ” on piano.

The Sydney, AUS Eras Tour Surprise Songs

February 23

For Swift’s first Eras Tour performance in Sydney, she played “ How You Get The Girl ” on guitar. Then, Sabrina Carpenter (who’s been opening for Swift on tour) came on stage to sing a mashup of “White Horse” and “Coney Island” with her.

February 24

Sydney truly won in the surprise songs department. On her second night, Swift whipped out her guitar to perform a mix of two older tracks : “Should’ve Said No” from her self-titled debut, and “You’re Not Sorry” on Fearless . Later that night, she retired behind the piano and sang a mashup of Reputation’ s “New Year’s Day” and “Peace” from Folklore .

February 25

The Sydney mashups continued. Swift first started with a 1989 (both original and Taylor’s Version ) blend of “Is It Over Now” and “I Wish You Would.” She then darkened the setlist, performing a mix of Speak Now’ s “Haunted” and “Exile” off Folklore .

February 26

For her final night in Sydney, Swift fully leaned into her mashup era with ease. Her first blend began with “Would’ve Could’ve Should’ve” from Midnights and “Ivy” from Evermore , which felt on par with her green-hued dress. Later that night, she brought out her traditional piano and performed Fearless’ “Forever & Always” and Maroon from Midnights .

The Singapore Eras Tour Surprise Songs

Sydney wasn’t the only stop to be blessed with some surprise mashups. Swift opened her Singapore shows with a mashup of “Mine” and “Starlight .”

At the piano, she combined her songs “I Don’t Wanna Live Forever” and “Dress .”

Swift had a lot of stories to tell on her second night in Singapore. She mashed up “Long Story Short” with “The Story of Us .”

She concluded with one of her most emotional mashups yet: “Clean” x “Evermore .”

For her guitar mashup, Swift combined “Foolish One” with “Tell Me Why .”

She got extra romantic for her second surprise mashup — marrying “This Love” with “Call It What You Want .”

Swift’s first mashup on March 7 took the whole crowd by surprise. After launching into fan-favorite “Death by a Thousand Cuts,” she combined the song with her lesser-known Sugarland feature “Babe .”

Next, Swift had a message for her younger self. She got super nostalgic for her adolescence, combining “Fifteen” with “You’re on Your Own, Kid .”

This article was originally published on 03.25.23

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Music and concerts | review: nicki minaj’s pink friday concert ran hot and cold at the united center.

No, Nicki Minaj did not hurl any objects at the crowd Wednesday at the first of a sold-out two-night stand at the United Center. The feisty rapper, who made national news for forcefully throwing a bracelet back in the direction of a fan who chucked it at her head at a Sunday concert in Detroit, wisely limited her quarterback practice to tossing free T-shirts to enthusiastic admirers.

Apart from ice-cold stares and hard scans that accompanied some of her aggressive material, Minaj appeared to be in a jovial mood for most of the 140-minute event. The Queen of Rap cycled through multiple personas, organized mini-sets around loose themes and, by and large, demonstrated that her skills as a rapper still rank among the top echelon. Her aptitude as a balladeer and sense of pacing failed to match that elevated standard. Woefully so.

Accompanied by a drummer and keyboardist, Minaj performed the bulk of the show with a dance ensemble that added to the visual bling. A three-tier stage with a tall multi-screen backdrop, catwalk and dizzying array of lights matched the glam of the outfits seen throughout the audience. Dry-ice fog, fireballs, sparks, lasers and numerous props accentuated an atmosphere that suggested a cross between bougie nightclub and theme park attraction.

Or, in Minaj’s eyes, Gag City — the alternate moniker for her current Pink Friday 2 tour. The name comes from the LGBTQ+ term “gag,” which means to be awestruck. Her costumes alone gave such an impression. Metallic breastplate, formal gown, revealing bodysuit, cheerleader apparel, pink dress, robe, hooded jacket: Paired with various wigs and high-heeled boots, Minaj wore them all with sass and style.

Of course, changing into all those clothes required time and transitions. Though brief interludes are customary at arena and stadium shows, the four video-based breaks that allowed Minaj opportunities to strut her around as a fashion icon felt overly protracted. For the first half of the concert, anyway, Minaj’s engaging flow and slippery phrasing defeated those obstacles.

She kept rescuing the momentum that built from the outset on “I’m the Best.” The opening autobiographical declaration contained a blend of brashness, boldness and hubris that infused the songs Minaj sounded the most persuasive presenting — and epitomized the take-on-all-comers identity the rapper most naturally adopted. The very approach that transformed her into an international phenomenon.

During the past 15 years, few artists have dominated popular culture and influenced trends like Minaj. The Trinidadian native’s commercial feats encompass multiple firsts and reported global sales of more than 100 million units (singles, albums and features). Recognizing that her name often translates into automatic success, plenty of famous artists — Drake, Doja Cat, Post Malone, Rihanna, Ariana Grande, Lil Wayne, Ye, Madonna and Elton John among them — have sought out Minaj for collaborations.

Often one of the only women in a field crowded with men, she has won or been nominated for nearly every type of major music award imaginable. Minaj belongs to an exclusive club of musicians who count eight videos that have been streamed more than one billion times each. In addition to television and film appearances, her branding reach extends to an entrepreneurial portfolio with fragrances, snacks, clothing and accessories.

The 41-year-old rapper also maintains a robust social media presence — Minaj boasts a staggering 229 million followers on Instagram — that helps account for her ability to stay relevant amid a pop landscape that changes by the day. As does her outspokenness, which includes highly publicized feuds with hip hop contemporaries.

“You either love me or (expletive) hate me, right?” Minaj asked Wednesday, drawing attention to her polarizing reputation and hinting at the bad-girl guise she seemingly loves to embrace. Physically, Minaj used body language to project toughness, infallibility and royalty. Sonically, the rapper unloaded on enemies and wannabes with diss tracks (“FTCU,” “Beep Beep”), torrents of clever one-liners (“Barbie Dangerous,” “Big Difference”) and battle-ready braggadocio (“Win Again”).

Minaj’s forceful tones, animated deliveries and alter-ego accents translated her intent as well as the meaning of the words. Her control — she seamlessly shifted from patient, slow elocution to rapid-fire clips in a blink, machine-gunning syllables in manners that created their own rhythms — backed up her talk. The technique compensated for the fact she seldom played songs in their entirety. Covering up for an over-reliance on backing tracks proved more difficult.

However determined to stake out her territory, Minaj also indulged in risque fun and conveyed it with a wink. She struck suggestive poses on the synth-heavy “Pink Birthday.” Male members of her dance team sported cowboy hats and holster belts for the sexual “Cowgirl.” Minaj leaned on recognizable samples from Rick James and Sir Mix-a-Lot hits, respectively, to send up the exaggerated raunch of “Super Freaky Girl” and “Anaconda.”

And she shared the spotlight and provided a surprise by duetting with Chicago rapper G Herbo on “Chi-Raq.” Not to be outdone, the local singer-songwriter joined Minaj on “Favorite” and “Want Some More” — the first time the pair performed those songs together on stage. Further impact, slam and sneer arrived with the warrior-minded “Chun-Li,” trap-laden “Red Ruby Da Sleeze” and tribal pound of “Monster.” If Minaj would have only retained that sharp focus and attack.

Instead, she morphed into a singer during a solo stretch that attempted emotional vulnerability but landed on formula and blandness. “Right Thru Me” and “Save Me” came across as anonymous pop lacking grit and charisma. Abbreviated renditions of “Here I Am” and “Let Me Calm Down” fared just slightly better. Then things really nose-dived.

When Minaj departed for another anticipated interlude, R&B vocalist Monica (who opened the show) filled what amounted to a nearly half-hour intermission. The head-scratching decision to pause that far into the concert drained the energy. The prolonged setup of a prop that resembled an illuminated monorail car sapped any spirit that remained. Note to Minaj: If something causes that long of a delay, it doesn’t belong onstage. Refer to the unofficial Spinal Tap rule.

At least Minaj would re-emerge and race to a breathless finish, right? Not exactly. The rapper drifted, detouring into a monologue during which she spouted armchair psychology and motivational platitudes. Well-intended, maybe. But did everyone then deserve to endure tone-deaf fans holding Minaj’s microphone and singing the chorus of “The Night Is Still Young”?

Besides, that song’s sentiment no longer applied. By the time the rapper recalibrated her direction via the electro-pulsing bounce of “Starships” and hybrid hip-hop of the celebratory “Everybody,” midnight on a school night beckoned.

Setlist from the United Center April 24: Part 1 “I’m the Best” “Barbie Dangerous” “FTCU” “Beep Beep” “Hard White” “Press Play” “Win Again” “Chi-Raq” “Big Difference” “Beez in the Trap” “Pink Birthday” “Feeling Myself” “Favorite” “Want Some More” “Cowgirl” “RNB” “High School” “Needle” “Chun-Li” “Red Ruby Da Sleeze” “Barbie World” “Roman’s Revenge” “Monster” (Ye cover) “Fallin 4 U” “Right Thru Me” “Save Me” “Here I Am” “Let Me Calm Down”

Part 2 “Super Freaky Girl” “Anaconda” “Super Bass” “The Night Is Still Young” “Moment 4 Life” “Starships” “Everybody”

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