Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour is famous for many reasons, but among them is her surprise set of feature tracks. Since the Eras Tour kick start in March 2023, Swift has surprised her fans with a mini acoustic set performance. On each show, Taylor Swift holds her guitar in her hand and makes her way to the end of the stage.
No doubt, her fans go gaga over this, but Taylor Swift lately revealed her intention to add acoustic and piano elements to her long-awaited live show. Taylor revealed that the plan would be to sing different songs every night. She didn’t want to repeat all sections until she messed up with the lyrics.
The Eras Tour started with a 44-song setlist, with Swift playing almost eight tracks from her career-spanning ten full-length studio albums. Among these, her surprise elements keep her fans on their toes as they wait for which song is meant for them. Below is the list of Taylor Swift’s 20 best tracks she has sung as special songs in her Eras Tour. Keep reading.
1. Tell Me Why
Taylor Swift kicked off her performance in Mexico City with a surprising track, “Tell Me Why.” She performed the song on the first day at Foro Sol in Mexico as her surprise song 1, but the concertgoers also got a surprise performance the next day as Taylor Swift performed the track “Tell Me Why” Live at The Eras Tour.
2. You’re On Your Own, Kid
“You’re On Your Own, Kid” seems like Taylor Swift’s favorite song. She has performed this track plenty of times on the Eras Tour and combined it with her other hit songs to deliver a heartwarming performance.
She first delivered this track as a surprise song at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida (April 14, 2023). Later, she performed at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California (August 5, 2023) and Foro Sol in Mexico City (August 26, 2023).
3. End Game
Reputation’s “End Game” features Future and Ed Sheeran verses. However, the track sounded at its best when Taylor Swift performed it in Buenos Aires on her piano. She gave a sweeter version of the romantic track as she performed it at Estadio River Plate in Buenos Aires, Argentina (November 11, 2023).
4. Holy Ground
Taylor Swift performed the Red “Holy Ground” track at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo (February 7, 2024). But it was her second time performing the track in Japan. She previously surprised her fans with “Holy Ground” as her surprise track at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey (May 27, 2023).
5. Electric Touch
Taylor Swift didn’t leave her Tokyo fans with just one surprise track. She delivered her Speak Now From the Vault (Taylor’s Version) track “Electric Touch” as her second surprise song for her second night.
6. Red
After a year-long wait, Taylor Swift finally surprised her fans in Melbourne with her 2012 Billboard 200 No. 1 album track. On February 16, 2024, Taylor Swift performed at Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne, where her first surprise song was turned out to be “Red.”
7. Getaway Car/ August/ The Other Side Of The Door
Taylor Swift decided to make things bigger for her second surprise track on her second day in Melbourne. On February 17, 2024, Swift performed a medley of her three best-ever songs: “Getaway Car,” “August,” and “The Other Side of the Door.”
She delivered the best of three tracks at Melbourne Cricket Ground. While the songs were totally mesmerizing, the pop star told her fans that she only wanted them happy. So, she figured out that they might want to hear these tracks.
8. Teardrops On My Guitar
Taylor Swift had great plans for her Melbourne concertgoers. Swift dropped her second surprise song, “Teardrops On My Guitar,” on her piano for the second night at Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne.
9. White Horse/ Coney Island (With Sabrina Carpenter)
Her first night in Sydney was a bang. Taylor Swift surprised her Australian fans by delivering two surprise songs, “Coney Island” and “White Horse” from Evermore and Fearless. Well, it came out as a huge surprise, as Swift made a surprising announcement just before delivering such pretty tracks with Sabrina. She announced another edition of The Tortured Poets Department, “The Albatross.”
10. Forever & Always/ Maroon
For her final show at Accor Stadium, Taylor Swift again mixed up her two popular tracks. She combined her Fearless track with Midnight’s melody on the piano as she delivered “Forever & Always” and “Maroon.”
11. Mine/ Starlight
Taylor Swift kicked off her Singapore show with an insanely soothing acoustic section. At night one of six in Singapore, Swift dropped a mashup of Speak Now‘s “Mine” and Red’s “Starlight.” Not only this, she also encouraged the fans to sing along. Taylor Swift performed her crazy tracks at the National Stadium in Singapore (March 2, 2024).
12. I Don’t Wanna Live Forever/ Dress
Taylor Swift left her fans in awe as her official Instagram livestream dropped the mashup of piano and acoustic set of “I Don’t Wanna Live Forever” and “Dress.” Both the tracks are from the same era. While the Swifties were all over the songs, Taylor Swift’s caption left them in a frenzy as it read, “A message from the department,” referring to her latest album, The Tortured Poets Department.
13. Long Story Short/ The Story Of Us
For the first surprise track at the National Stadium in Singapore, Taylor Swift dropped the mashup of “Long Story Short” and “The Story Of Us.” While it marked the debut of the former track, Swift didn’t hesitate to drop more surprises.
She swiftly announced the fourth and final variant of her latest album, The Tortured Poets Department. “Old habits die screaming…” File Name: The Black Dog, written on X.
14. Clean/ Evermore
On March 3, 2024, Taylor Swift picked the mashup of 1989’s “Clean” and “Evermore” for her second surprise track in the evening.
15. This Love/ Call It What You Want
During her third night, Taylor Swift decided to go romantic as she performed “This Love” and “Call It What You Want.” The surprise mashups undoubtedly took her fan’s hearts.
16. Fifteen/ You’re On Your Own, Kid
Taylor Swift gave the biggest ever surprise to her Singapore fans. On March 7, 2024, Swift melded “Fifteen” and “You’re On Your Own Kid,” marking the fifth time Swift performed the latter track.
17. Tim McGraw/ Cowboy Like Me
For her surprise track, Taylor Swift picked the mashup of “Tim McGraw” and “Cowboy Like Me.” She performed the track at the National Stadium in Singapore (March 9, 2024).
18. Is It Over Now?/ My Boy Only Breaks His Favorite Toys
After the release of The Tortured Poets Department, Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour was just hit with a bang at Paris La Defense Arena in Paris (May 10, 2024). Swift revealed that there used to be rules for her acoustic section. However, she had decided to follow her heart. Later, Taylor dropped the mashup of “Out of the Woods” and “My Boy Only Breaks His Favorite Toys.”
19. The Alchemy/ Treacherous
During her performance at Paris La Defense Arena (May 12, 2024), the pop star combined her TTPD’s “The Alchemy” and Red’s “Treacherous” for the final night in the city.
20. The Tortured Poets Department/ Now That We Don’t Talk
During her Estadio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica performance in Lisbon, Portugal (May 25, 2024), Taylor Swift surprised her fans with the never thought ever mashup. Swift told the audience that in this part, she would be very creative. She debuts the title track of the TTPD album. The creativity came when she mixed “The Tortured Poets Department” with her 1989’s “Now That We Don’t Talk.”
This is all about Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour performance so far. Stay with Soap Opera Daily for more such updates.
