During every “Eras Tour” concert, there comes a time that audiences are always waiting for: surprise-song o’clock.
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 what songs she’s chosen that night until the surprise-song set starts.
Swift resumed her “Eras Tour” May 9 in Paris, fresh on the heels of releasing her 11th album, “The Tortured Poets Department,” on April 29. While the setlist saw some significant changes — including the addition of a new era — Swift upheld her tradition of performing surprise songs.
Last year, Swift said she’d aim not to repeat surprise songs during the “Eras Tour,” leaving fans to track each night’s performances like detectives, watching their favorite songs get picked off in the lead up to their own concert date.But after Swift announced that she “reset” the eligibility of all songs for 2024 and introduced twists, it’s impossible to predict what she’ll do next.
Intrepid Swifties keeping record of all the songs Swift has performed have noted that, while there are several songs that have been played multiple times, there are some songs that the singer has not at all. Those include:
“Mary’s Song”
“A Perfectly Good Heart”
“Crazier”
“Change”
“Superstar”
“We Were Happy”
“That’s When”
“Don’t You”
“Bye Bye Baby”
“Girl At Home”
“Ronan”
“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”
“Hoax”
“Happiness”
“Closure”
“Carolina”
“Glitch”
“So Long, London”
“Florida!!!”
“Clara Bow”
“The Black Dog”
“imgonnagetyouback”
“The Albatross”
“Chloe or Sam or Sophia or Marcus”
“I Hate It Here”
“ThanK You aIMee”
“Cassandra”
“The Bolter”
“Robin”
“The Manuscript”
Here’s a list of all the surprise songs Swift has performed since the start of the “Eras Tour” in March 2023.
A running list of Taylor Swift’s ‘Eras Tour’ surprise songs
June 2, Lyon: “The Prophecy” and “Long Story Short” mashup; “Fifteen” and “You’re On Your Own, Kid.”
May 30, Madrid: “Our Song” and “Jump Then Fall” mashup; “King of My Heart.”
May 29, Madrid: “Sparks Fly” and “I Can Fix Him (No Really I Can)” mashup; “I Look In People’s Windows” and “Snow on the Beach” mashup.
May 25, Lisbon: “The Tortured Poets Department” and “Now That We Don’t Talk” mashup; “You’re On Your Own, Kid” and “Long Live” mashup.
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 Only Breaks His Favorite Toys.”
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).
Feb. 26, Sydney: “Would’ve, Could’ve, Should’ve” and “Ivy” mashup; “Forever & Always” and “Maroon” mashup.
Feb. 25, Sydney: “Is It Over Now?” and “I Wish You Would” mashup; “Haunted” and “Exile” mashup.
Feb. 24, Sydney: “Should’ve Said No” and “You’re Not Sorry” mashup; “New Year’s Day” and “Peace” mashup.
Feb. 23, Sydney: “How You Get the Girl” and “White Horse” mashup; “Coney Island” and “White Horse” mashup, performed with Sabrina Carpenter.
Feb. 18, Melbourne: “Come Back… Be Here” and “Daylight” mashup; “Teardrops On My Guitar.”
Feb. 17, Melbourne: “Getaway Car,” “August” and “The Other Side of the Door” mashup; “This Is Me Trying.”
Feb. 16, Melbourne: “Red” and “You’re Losing Me.“
Feb. 10, Tokyo: “Come In with the Rain” and “You’re On Your Own, Kid.”
Feb. 9, Tokyo: “Superman” and “The Outside.”
Feb. 8, Tokyo: “Eyes Open” and “Electric Touch.”
Feb. 7, Tokyo: “Dear Reader” and “Holy Ground.”
Nov. 26, 2023, São Paulo: “Say Don’t Go” and “It’s Time to Go.”
Nov. 25, 2023, São Paulo: “Safe and Sound” and “Untouchable.”
Nov. 24, 2023, São Paulo: “Now That We Don’t Talk” and “Innocent.”
Nov. 20, 2023, Rio de Janeiro: “Me!” and “So It Goes.”
Nov. 19, 2023, Rio de Janeiro: “Dancing With Our Hands Tied” and “Bigger Than the Whole Sky.”
Nov. 17, 2023, Rio de Janeiro: “Stay Beautiful” and “Suburban Legends.”
Nov. 12, 2023, Buenos Aires: “Better than Revenge” and “Slut!”
Nov. 11, 2023, Buenos Aires: “Is It Over Now?” and “End Game.”
Nov. 9, 2023, Buenos Aires: “The Very First Night” and “Labyrinth.”
Aug. 27, 2023, Mexico City: “Afterglow” and “Maroon.”
Aug. 26, 2023, Mexico City: “Cornelia Street” and “You’re On Your Own, Kid.”
Aug. 25, 2023, Mexico City: “Tell Me Why” and “Snow on the Beach.”
Aug. 24, 2023, Mexico City: “I Forgot That You Existed” and “Sweet Nothing.”
Aug. 9, 2023, Los Angeles: “New Romantics” and “New Year’s Day.”
Aug. 8, 2023, Los Angeles: “I Know Places” and “King of My Heart.”
Aug. 7, 2023, Los Angeles: “Dress” and “Exile.”
Aug. 5, 2023, Los Angeles: “Death by a Thousand Cuts” and “You’re On Your Own, Kid” (featured in the “Eras Tour” concert film).
Aug. 4, 2023, Los Angeles: “Our Song” (featured in the “Eras Tour” concert film) and “You Are In Love.”
Aug. 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 “Tied 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’ve Said No” and “Better Man.”
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 Think About Me” and “How You 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.”
