Forgot password
Enter the email address you used when you joined and we'll send you instructions to reset your password.
If you used Apple or Google to create your account, this process will create a password for your existing account.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
Reset password instructions sent. If you have an account with us, you will receive an email within a few minutes.
Something went wrong. Try again or contact support if the problem persists.
GLENDALE, ARIZONA - MARCH 18: Editorial use only and no commercial use at any time. No use on publication covers is permitted after August 9, 2023. Taylor Swift performs onstage during "Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour" at State Farm Stadium on March 18, 2023 in Swift City, ERAzona (Glendale, Arizona). The city of Glendale, Arizona was ceremonially renamed to Swift City for March 17-18 in honor of The Eras Tour.
Photo by John Shearer/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management

Taylor Swift just changed the game for Swifties attending the Eras Tour in 2024, but what does her announcement mean?

International Swifties, we can all rest a little easier with this reassurance.

Great news, European and Asian Swifties! You might get a chance to hear any of the songs Taylor Swift has already performed in the “surprise song” segment of her tour again.

Recommended Videos

The singer announced she would be resetting the count in the new year as she wrapped up the Eras Tour for 2023 with her last show in Brazil. “When we go back out on tour, I’m just going to open back up all the songs for surprise songs,” she told the crowd in São Paulo on Sunday, and around the world fans of the dozens of songs they thought they had lost cheered and celebrated.

For Swifties, their favorite Taylor Swift song is something that can be incredibly personal, so the prospect of not having theirs as a possible “surprise song” at their show, because it’s been performed so many times on tour already, can be devastating. For me, it was “You’re on your own, kid,” which Taylor had performed three times already, so the announcement definitely put a smile on my face.

What does Taylor Swift’s “surprise song” announcement mean for the remainder of the Eras Tour?

INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA - AUGUST 09: EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NO BOOK COVERS. Taylor Swift performs onstage during "Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour" at SoFi Stadium on August 09, 2023 in Inglewood, California.
Photo by Kevin Winter/TAS23/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management

To put it into perspective, Taylor has performed a total of 124 unique surprise songs across 66 tour dates. That leaves 34 songs she has not played from her 10 studio albums, without including any music that falls outside of that, such as soundtracks like “Carolina” or, God forbid, her songs from the movie Cats (not you, “Beautiful Ghosts,” we love you).

While the “Anti-Hero” singer’s announcement means all songs are fair game again, it makes sense that she will go back to these 34 survivors. Some of the most highly anticipated songs from this list include Reptutation‘s “I Did Something Bad,” which people suspect Taylor is saving for when she announces the release of that album’s “Taylor’s Version.”

Fearless (Taylor’s Version) remains the album with the most songs left to be featured on the Eras Tour (eight), among which “The Way I Loved You” is the most beloved. After these two bangers, “Peace” from Folklore and “Dear Reader” from Midnights are the most requested.

London Swifties can probably expect “London Boy” to be performed at one of the whopping eight shows Taylor is set to put on in the British capital. Meanwhile, fans of the singer attending one of her four Paris dates are most likely hearing “Paris” live, too.

There’s also the very real possibility that Reputation (Taylor’s Version) and even Taylor Swift (Taylor’s Version) will come out while Taylor tours the world in 2024, instantly making any “Vault” tracks from either of those albums fair game as well.

“Castles Crumbling” featuring Hayley Williams might join the setlist for all of the shows with Paramore as the supporting act, much like “No Body No Crime” or “Nothing New” did when Haim and Phoebe Bridgers were opening the tour. This will not count as a surprise song, however.

The Eras Tour will come back in full force Feb. 7 in Tokyo, Japan, and will then move on to Australia, Singapore, Europe, and then back to North America at the end of the year. One of this tour’s most exciting parts has been the expectation of finding out which devastating duo of songs Taylor carefully picked each night, and now that she has a pool of almost 200 songs to choose from again, it’s back to chaos and heartbreak. But she better save “You’re on your own, kid” for me. Just saying.


We Got This Covered is supported by our audience. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn a small affiliate commission. Learn more about our Affiliate Policy
Author
Image of Francisca Tinoco
Francisca Tinoco
Francisca is a pop culture enthusiast and film expert. Her Bachelor's Degree in Communication Sciences from Nova University in Portugal and Master's Degree in Film Studies from Oxford Brookes University in the UK have allowed her to combine her love for writing with her love for the movies. She has been a freelance writer and content creator for five years, working in both the English and Portuguese languages for various platforms, including WGTC.