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19 April 2024, 18:13 | Updated: 19 April 2024, 18:14
Taylor Swift announces The Eras Tour concert film with trailer
By Katie Louise Smith
What surprise songs did Taylor Swift perform on The Eras Tour? Here's the full list. (Updated live during every show)
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.)
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…
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'.
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+.
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'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'.
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:
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.
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:
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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