All the surprise songs Taylor Swift has played so far on the “Eras Tour”
At every concert of the “Eras Tour” there comes a moment that the audience is always waiting for: the time of the surprise song.
This is when Taylor Swift sits down with just a guitar and a piano to play acoustic versions of two songs – sometimes mashups, sometimes not – that change between each show. And fans don’t know which songs she’s chosen that night until the surprise song set begins.
For the first surprise song of the evening, Swift played a mashup of Rihanna’s “This Is What You Came For” and her 2020 track “Gold Rush.”
While Swift was known for singing covers on previous tours, the singer co-wrote “This Is What You Came For” with her then-boyfriend, DJ Calvin Harris. The song was released in 2016 and featured Harris and Rihanna performing.
In a 2020 interview published by Rolling Stone, Swift confirmed her pseudonym in conversation with Paul McCartney, who has written under the names Bernard Webb and Fireman, among others.
“I wrote under the name Nils Sjöberg because those are two of the most popular names for Swedish men,” Swift said. “I wrote this song called ‘This Is What You Came For,’ which Rihanna ended up singing. And for a while, nobody knew about it.”
Swift kicked off the European leg of her Eras Tour in Paris on May 9, shortly after the release of her eleventh album, The Tortured Poets Department, on April 29. While there were some significant changes to the setlist – including the addition of a new era – Swift stuck to her tradition of playing surprise songs.
Last year, Swift said she didn’t want to repeat any surprise songs during the “Eras Tour” and left it up to her fans to follow the performances each night like detectives and watch their favorite songs being chosen in advance of their own concert date.
But after Swift announced that she would “reset” the eligibility requirements of all songs for 2024 and introduce some twists, it’s impossible to predict what she’ll do next.
Intrepid Swifties who track every song Swift performs have noticed that while there are some songs that have been played multiple times, there are also some songs that the singer hasn’t played at all. These include:
Here is a list of all of Swift’s surprise songs has performed since the start of the “Eras Tour” in March 2023.
June 29, Dublin: “The Albatross” and “Dancing with Our Hands Tied” mashup; “This Love” and “Ours” mashup.
June 28, Dublin: “State of Grace” and “You’re On Your Own, Kid” mashup; “Sweet Nothing” and “Hoax” mashup.
June 23, London: “Us” with Gracie Abrams; “Out of the Woods”, “Is It Over Now?” and “Clean” mashup.
June 22, London: “ThanK You aIMee” and “Mean” mashup; “Castles Crumbling” performed with Hayley Williams
June 21, London: “Hits Different” and “Death by a Thousand Cuts” mashup; “The Black Dog”, “Come Back… Be Here” and “Maroon” mashup.
June 18, Cardiff: Mashup of “I forgot you existed” and “This is why we can’t have nice things”, mashup of “I hate it here” and “The Lakes”.
June 15, Liverpool: “Carolina” and “No Body, No Crime” mashup; “The Manuscript” and “Red” mashup.
June 14, Liverpool: “This Is What You Came For” and “Gold Rush” mashup; “The Great War” and “You’re Losing Me” mashup.
June 13, Liverpool: “I Can See You” and “Mine” mashup; “Cornelia Street” and “Maroon” mashup.
June 9, Edinburgh: “It’s Nice To Have A Friend” and “Dorothea” mashup; “Haunted” and “Exile” mashup.
June 8, Edinburgh: “The Bolter” and “Getaway Car” mashup; “All of the Girls You Loved Before” and “Crazier” mashup.
June 7, Edinburgh: “Would’ve, Could’ve, Should’ve” and “I Know Places” mashup; “’Tis the Damn Season” and “Daylight” mashup.
June 3, Lyon: “Glitch” and “Everything Has Changed” mashup; “Chloe or Sam or Sophia or Marcus.”
June 2, Lyon: “The Prophecy” and “Long Story Short” mashup; “Fifteen” and “You’re On Your Own, Kid”.
May 30, Madrid: Mashup of “Our Song” and “Jump Then Fall”; “King of My Heart”.
May 29, Madrid: Mashup of “Sparks Fly” and “I Can Fix Him (No Really I Can)”, mashup of “I Look In People’s Windows” and “Snow on the Beach”.
May 25, Lisbon: Mashup of “The Tortured Poets Department” and “Now That We Don’t Talk”, mashup of “You’re On Your Own, Kid” and “Long Live”.
May 24, Lisbon: “Come Back… Be Here”, “The Way I Loved You” and “The Other Side of the Door” mashup; “Fresh Out the Slammer” and “High Infidelity” mashup.
May 19, Stockholm: “Message In A Bottle”, “How You Get the Girl” and “New Romantics” mashup; “How did it end?”
May 18, Stockholm: “Say Don’t Go”, “Welcome to New York” and “Clean” mashup; “Guilty as Sin”.
May 17, Stockholm: “I Think He Knows” and “Gorgeous” mashup; “Peter”.
May 12, Paris: “The Alchemy” and “Treacherous” mashup; “Begin Again” and “Paris” mashup.
May 11, Paris: “Hey Stephen” and “Maroon”.
May 10, Paris: “Is It Over Now?” and “Out of the Woods” mashup; “My boy just breaks his favorite toy.”
May 9, Paris: “Paris” and “loml.”
March 9, Singapore: “Tim McGraw” and “Cowboy Like Me” mashup; “Mirrorball” and “Epiphany” mashup.
March 8, Singapore: “Sparks Fly” and “Gold Rush” mashup; “False God” and “Slut!” mashup.
March 7, Singapore: “Death by a Thousand Cuts” and “Babe” mashup; “Fifteen” and “You’re On Your Own, Kid” mashup.
March 4, Singapore: “Foolish One” and “Tell Me Why” mashup; “This Love” and “Call It What You Want” mashup.
March 3, Singapore: “Long Story Short” and “The Story of Us” mashup; “Clean” and “Evermore” mashup.
March 2, Singapore: “Mine” and “Starlight” mashup; “I Don’t Want to Live Forever” and “Dress” mashup (streamed live on Swift’s Instagram).
February 26, Sydney: “Would’ve, Could’ve, Should’ve” and “Ivy” mashup; “Forever & Always” and “Maroon” mashup.
February 25, Sydney: “Is It Over Now?” and “I Wish You Would” mashup; “Haunted” and “Exile” mashup.
February 24, Sydney: Mashup of “Should’ve Said No” and “You’re Not Sorry”; Mashup of “New Year’s Day” and “Peace”.
February 23, Sydney: “How You Get the Girl” and “White Horse” mashup; “Coney Island” and “White Horse” mashup, performed with Sabrina Carpenter.
February 18, Melbourne: “Come Back… Be Here” and “Daylight” mashup; “Teardrops On My Guitar”.
February 17, Melbourne: “Getaway Car”, “August” and “The Other Side of the Door” mashup; “This Is Me Trying.”
February 16, Melbourne: “Red” and “You’re Losing Me”.
February 10, Tokyo: “Come In with the Rain” and “You’re On Your Own, Kid”.
February 9, Tokyo: “Superman” and “The Outside”.
February 8, Tokyo: “Eyes Open” and “Electric Touch”.
February 7, Tokyo: “Dear Reader” and “Sacred Ground”.
November 26, 2023, São Paulo: “Say Don’t Go” and “It’s Time to Go.”
November 25, 2023, São Paulo: “Safe and sound” and “Untouchable”.
November 24, 2023, São Paulo: “Now that we’re not talking” and “Innocent”.
November 20, 2023, Rio de Janeiro: “Me!” and “So It Goes.”
November 19, 2023, Rio de Janeiro: “Dancing with Tied Hands” and “Bigger Than the Whole Sky”.
November 17, 2023, Rio de Janeiro: “Stay Beautiful” and “Suburban Legends”.
Nov. 12, 2023, Buenos Aires: “Better than revenge” and “Bitch!”
November 11, 2023, Buenos Aires: “Is it over now?” and “Endgame”.
November 9, 2023, Buenos Aires: “The Very First Night” and “Labyrinth”.
August 27, 2023, Mexico City: “Afterglow” and “Maroon”.
August 26, 2023, Mexico City: “Cornelia Street” and “You’re on Your Own, Boy.”
August 25, 2023, Mexico City: “Tell Me Why” and “Snow on the Beach”.
August 24, 2023, Mexico City: “I forgot you existed” and “Sweet Nothing”.
August 9, 2023, Los Angeles: “New Romantics” and “New Year’s Day”.
August 8, 2023, Los Angeles: “I Know Places” and “King of My Heart”.
07.08.2023, Los Angeles: “Dress” and “Exile”.
August 5, 2023, Los Angeles: “Death by a Thousand Cuts” and “You’re On Your Own, Kid” (featured in the concert film “Eras Tour”).
August 4, 2023, Los Angeles: “Our Song” (featured in the concert film “Eras Tour”) and “You Are In Love”.
August 3, 2023, Los Angeles: “I Can See You” and “Maroon”.
July 29, 2023, Santa Clara: “Stay, Stay, Stay” and “All of the Girls You Loved Before.”
July 28, 2023, Santa Clara: “Right Where You Left Me” (performed with Aaron Dessner) and “Castles Crumbling.”
July 23, 2023, Seattle: “Message in a Bottle” and “Held Together with a Smile.”
July 22, 2023, Seattle: “This is why we can’t have nice things” and “Everything has changed.”
July 15, 2023, Denver: “Starlight” and “Back to December”.
July 14, 2023, Denver: “Picture to Burn” and “Timeless”.
July 8, 2023, Kansas City: “Last Kiss” and “Dorothea”.
July 7, 2023, Kansas City: “Never Grow Up” and “When Emma Falls in Love”.
July 1, 2023, Cincinnati: “Ivy” (performed with Aaron Dessner); “I Miss You, I’m Sorry” (performed with Gracie Abrams); “Call It What You Want.”
June 30, 2023, Cincinnati: “I’m Only Me When I’m With You” and “Evermore.”
June 24, 2023, Minneapolis: “Dear John” and “Daylight”.
June 23, 2023, Minneapolis: “Paper Rings” and “If This Was A Movie”.
June 17, 2023, Pittsburgh: “Seven” (performed with Aaron Dessner) and “The Story of Us.”
June 16, 2023, Pittsburgh: “Mr. Perfectly Fine” and “The Last Time”.
June 10, 2023, Detroit: “All You Had To Do Was Stay” and “Breathe”.
June 9, 2023, Detroit: “Haunted” and “I Almost Do”.
June 4, 2023, Chicago: “Hits Different” and “The Moment I Knew”.
June 3, 2023, Chicago: “You All Over Me” (performed with Maren Morris) and “I Don’t Want to Live Forever.”
June 2, 2023, Chicago: “I Wish You Would” and “The Lakes”.
May 28, 2023, East Rutherford: “Welcome to New York” and “Clean.”
May 27, 2023, East Rutherford: “Holy Ground” and “False God.”
May 26, 2023, East Rutherford: “Getaway Car” (performed with Jack Antonoff) and “Maroon.”
May 21, 2023, Foxborough: “I think he knows” and “Red.”
May 20, 2023, Foxborough: “Question…?” and “Invisible.”
May 19, 2023, Foxborough: “Should have said no” and “Better person.”
May 14, 2023, Philadelphia: “Hey Stephen” and “The Best Day.”
May 13, 2023, Philadelphia: “Forever & Always” and “This Love”.
May 12, 2023, Philadelphia: “Gold Rush” and “Come Back… Be Here”.
May 7, 2023, Nashville: “Would’ve, Could’ve, Should’ve” (performed with Aaron Dessner) and “Mine.”
May 6, 2023, Nashville: “Out of the Woods” and “Fifteen”.
May 5, 2023, Nashville: “Sparks Fly” and “Teardrops on my Guitar”.
April 30, 2023, Atlanta: “I Bet You’re Thinking About Me” and “How to Get the Girl.”
April 29, 2023, Atlanta: “High Infidelity” and “Gorgeous”.
April 28, 2023, Atlanta: “The Other Side of the Door” and “Coney Island”.
April 23, 2023, Houston: “Begin Again” and “Cold As You”.
April 22, 2023, Houston: “A Place in This World” and “Today Was a Fairytale.”
April 21, 2023, Houston: “Wonderland” and “You’re Not Sorry”.
April 15, 2023, Tampa: “Mad Woman” (performed with Aaron Dessner) and “Mean.”
April 14, 2023, Tampa: “The Great War” (performed with Aaron Dessner) and “You’re On Your Own, Kid.”
April 13, 2023, Tampa: “Speak Now” and “Treacherous”.
April 2, 2023, Arlington: “Jump Then Fall” and “The Lucky One.”
April 1, 2023, Arlington: “Death by a Thousand Cuts” and “Clean.”
March 31, 2023, Arlington: “Sad, Beautiful, Tragic” and “Ours.”
March 25, 2023, Las Vegas: “Cowboy Like Me” (performed with Marcus Mumford) and “White Horse”.
March 24, 2023, Las Vegas: “Our Song” and “Snow on the Beach”.
March 18, 2023, Glendale: “This Is Me Trying” and “State of Grace”.
March 17, 2023, Glendale: “Mirrorball” and “Tim McGraw”.
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