AUSTRALIA, — Taylor Swift's The Eras Tour is in Australia with four shows in Sydney after she performed three shows in Melbourne last weekend.
In Sydney, Swift is performing Friday, Feb. 23; Saturday, Feb. 24; Sunday, Feb. 25; and Monday, Feb. 26 at Accor Stadium with Sabrina Carpenter as a special guest. Carpenter didn't perform her act during the first night in Sydney due to weather delays, but she joined Swift during the surprise song portion.
Kansas City Chiefs Tight End Travis Kelce attended the show in Sydney and Swift changed a lyric in "Karma" to "Karma is the guy on the Chiefs" instead of "Karma is the guy on the screen," which she had done at a previous show he attended on the tour.
On this tour, Swift is performing two (or more) surprise songs at each tour date, and fans are tracking which songs are performed at each show.
During her U.S. dates, Swift said she wouldn't be repeating songs unless she messed up. She has performed repeats of several songs, partially due to the filming of her concert film, and said the list of songs she could pull from would reset in 2024.
But during her third show in Melbourne, Swift said she would be removing the surprise song rule that prevents her from repeating songs.
"I've been thinking like I want to be as creative as possible with the acoustic set moving forward. I don't want to limit anything and I don't want to just say like 'oh I played this song before I can't play it again.' So from now on I'm just going to like — I don't want to take any paint colors out of the paint box of colors. I don't want to take any tools out of the toolbox. What's the metaphor I'm looking for? I want to be able to play songs more than once if I feel like it and I want to be able to make changes to songs," Swift said.
Sydney Surprise Songs
Surprise Songs Sydney Night 1
- Guitar: "How You Get The Girl" from 1989
- Piano: Mashup of "White Horse" from Fearless and "Coney Island" from Evermore (with Sabrina Carpenter)
Taylor Swift also announced a new edition of her new album "The Tortured Poets Department" with an exclusive bonus track called "The Albatross." It's available for pre-order until 11 a.m. on Feb. 26 while supplies last.
Melbourne Surprise Songs
Surprise Songs Melbourne Night 3
- Guitar: Mashup of “Come Back... Be Here” from Red and “Daylight” from Lover
- Piano: "Teardrops on My Guitar” from Taylor Swift
Surprise Songs Melbourne Night 2
- Guitar: Mashup of "Getaway Car" from Reputation, "August" from Folklore and "The Other Side of The Door" from Fearless
- Piano: "This is me trying" from Folklore
Surprise Songs Melbourne Night 1
- Guitar: "Red" from Red
- Piano: "You're Losing Me" from Midnights
She performed at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Friday, Feb. 16; Saturday, Feb. 17; and Sunday, Feb. 18. Sabrina Carpenter is a special guest. These are the largest shows she's performed of her career so far with about 96,000 people in attendance per night.
The Melbourne Cricket Ground is the largest sports stadium in Australia with an official capacity of 100,000, according to its website. Though, Ed Sheeran performed at MCG in March 2023, with 109,500 people in attendance.
This was the first time she performed "You're Losing Me" live. On Feb. 16, she also announced a new album variant of "The Tortured Poets Department: The Bolter Edition" with an alternate cover and an exclusive bonus track called "The Bolter."
The Eras
On her Eras Tour, Swift takes fans on a journey through her musical periods with costume changes to match the 10 albums she features. Here are the eras represented in the show:
- Taylor Swift (Debut)
- Fearless
- Speak Now
- Red
- 1989
- Reputation
- Lover
- Folklore
- Evermore
- Midnights
Swift announced her 11th studio album, "The Tortured Poets Department," will be released on April 19. Fans are waiting to see if this era will be added to later tour dates, or if some songs may debut as surprise songs on tour. Fans will just have to wait and see.
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