All the surprise songs performed at Taylor Swifts Eras tour
If you’re wondering just which surprise songs Taylor Swift has sung in her Eras tour thus far, we’ve got you covered with our comprehensive running list. Get ready to sing, scream, or cry to your favourite songs, on what will surely be an Enchanted evening.
Those who are getting ready to catch Taylor Swift live in action for the Eras tour are in for a treat. Closer to home this past March, the island city of Singapore spared no expense to curate an exhilarating calendar of events anchored on the upcoming tour to give visitors an experience to remember. The same standard of care is extended to all of Swift’s performances, which have now taken her to Europe.

This is certainly an inspired move; Swift, who has performed in sold-out stadiums across the United States, Latin America, Tokyo, and Australia, made her only stop in Southeast Asia in Singapore, where she performed for a total of six nights. To this end, the island city played host to hundreds of thousands of Southeast Asian Swifties.
But, beyond the high-octave carousel of Eras tour events, which included a fan sing-along at Jewel Changi Airport and friendship bracelet-making sessions, Swifties also arrived in anticipation of seeing their idol live in action. Known for putting on electric performances filled with genuine moments of human connection, extraordinary displays of vocal prowess, and the iconic inclusion of surprise songs, Taylor Swift has turned her Eras tour into a hugely successful pop culture phenomenon.
Swifties are absolutely here for it.
What are the surprise songs on Taylor Swift’s Eras tour?
Having produced 11 studio albums (with her latest being The Tortured Poets Department), Taylor Swift has an incredible discography of 243 songs. Each Eras tour concert spans about three and a half hours in length, with a setlist of 44 songs spread out over 10 distinct acts — or eras, if you will. Given the time, it is easy to conclude that some fan favourites may not make it onto the set list; and so, Taylor Swift’s iconic Eras tour surprise songs came to be.
📹| Full length video of Taylor performing “Bigger Than The Whole Sky” at the second Eras show in Rio #RioTSTheErasTour pic.twitter.com/eeRg1N4kXr
— Taylor Swift Updates 🤍 (@swifferupdates) November 20, 2023Taylor Swift’s surprise songs are two special acoustic songs that are performed in addition to the Eras tour setlist — one on the piano, and one on the guitar. Initially, Swift had committed to only performing a song once; however, since announcing the international dates for her Eras tour, the singer has rescinded her own rule, declaring a special song free-for-all for her 2024 venues.
Swift’s announcement has naturally thrown her hardcore fans into a frenzy, with international tour attendees attempting to guess the songs that the star might perform at their shows. Further changing up the tune, Swift cheekily unveiled a surprise song mash up at her Argentina show, treating fans to a mash up of Is It Over Now and Out Of The Woods. While mash ups were rare occurrences leading up to Australia, the songstress appears to have lifted the embargo on them, performing some of her greatest hits to much happy screaming and crying across her shows in Melbourne and Sydney.

It’s anybody’s guess what surprise songs Swift will perform for her upcoming Eras tour stops. Those attempting to hazard a guess, however, might find some useful clues and easter eggs in what she has performed so far.
One for the money, two for the show
Despite having a huge list of songs to choose from, Swift has opted to perform some surprise songs more than once during her Eras tour.
Most notably, the singer has sung Midnights’ Maroon a grand total of five times, four times as a full song, and last as a mash up with Forever & Always at her Sydney show on 26 February. Another song that has enjoyed Swift’s attention is You’re On Your Own, Kid, which has been played three times as a full song and a fourth and fifth as part of mash ups.

Other songs that have been performed at least twice as full songs include Clean, Death By A Thousand Cuts, Holy Ground, How You Get The Girl, Our Song, Red, Snow On The Beach, Teardrops On My Guitar, and This Is Me Trying. In the Singapore leg of her Eras tour, Swift performed Clean yet again as a mash up with Evermore, and Death By A Thousand Cuts as a mash up with Babe.
Additionally, Swift has opted to perform other songs more than one time as part of a mash up. This includes Come Back…Be Here, New Year’s Day, Should’ve Said No, White Horse and Coney Island (performed separately on different occasions, and then together as a mash up), Out Of The Woods, and Would’ve Could’ve Should’ve.
Most recently, during her last night in Stockholm on May 19, Swift performed a mash up of three songs in tribute to Swedish record producer and songwriter Max Martin, who was present in the audience. The medley included three songs that Martin worked on with Swift: How You Get The Girl, Message In A Bottle, and New Romantics.
Heartbreak and the yellow dress
Now that we’re deep in the throes of Taylor Swift’s Eras tour, international fans have begun to hypothesise about the connection between Swift’s wardrobe choices and the surprise songs of the night. According to fans, the combination of Swift’s orange dress for 1989 and yellow dress for her surprise songs is lethal — at least emotionally.
Fun Fact: Once you see Taylor Swift wearing the Orange outfit for “1989” and Yellow dress for the “Surprise Songs” it’s over. pic.twitter.com/Y8E6jDi0cH
— Taylor Swift Facts (@blessedswifty) August 8, 2023The consensus among Swifties is that the combination is a sign of upcoming heartbreak, as Swift has been said to play her most heartrending and heartbreaking songs when thusly dressed. One fan shared that Swift sang Right Where You Left Me and Castles Crumbling in the combo; another was treated to Hits Different and The Moment I Knew. While this is certainly an interesting theory, Swifties from different camps have since emerged to share their input, ultimately highlighting the unique way in which individuals connect with Swift’s music and lyrics.
🏟| Better video of Taylor Swift singing “Safe & Sound” Tonight! #SaoPauloTSTheErasTour pic.twitter.com/IIYyo9PfWL
— Taylor Swift Updates 🤍 (@swifferupdates) November 26, 2023Every surprise song that has been performed on Taylor Swift’s Eras tour
Here is every surprise song that has been played at the Eras tour. Watch this space as we’ll be updating it frequently.
2023: United States, Mexico, Argentina, and Brazil
March 17 (Glendale, Arizona) — Mirrorball, Tim McGraw
March 18 (Glendale, Arizona) — State of Grace, This Is Me Trying
March 24 (Las Vegas, Nevada) — Our Song, Snow on the Beach
March 25 (Las Vegas, Nevada) — Cowboy Like Me with Marcus Mumford, White Horse
March 31 (Arlington, Texas) — Sad Beautiful Tragic, Ours
April 1 (Arlington, Texas) — Death by a Thousand Cuts, Clean
April 2 (Arlington, Texas) — Jump Then Fall, The Lucky One
April 13 (Tampa, Florida) — Speak Now, Treacherous
April 14 (Tampa, Florida) — The Great War with Aaron Dessner, You’re on Your Own, Kid
April 15 (Tampa, Florida) — Mad Woman with Aaron Dessner, Mean
April 21 (Houston, Texas) — Wonderland, You’re Not Sorry
April 22 (Houston, Texas) — A Place in This World, Today Was a Fairytale
April 23 (Houston, Texas) — Begin Again, Cold as You
April 28 (Atlanta, Georgia) — The Other Side of the Door, Coney Island
April 29 (Atlanta, Georgia) — High Infidelity and Gorgeous
April 30 (Atlanta, Georgia) — I Bet You Think About Me, How You Get the Girl
May 5 (Nashville, Tennessee) — Sparks Fly, Teardrops on My Guitar
May 6 (Nashville, Tennessee) — Out of the Woods, Fifteen
May 7 (Nashville, Tennessee) — Would’ve, Could’ve, Should’ve with Aaron Dessner, Mine
May 12 (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) — Gold Rush, Come Back…Be Here
May 13 (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) — Forever & Always, This Love
May 14 (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) — Hey Stephen, The Best Day
May 19 (Foxborough, Massachusetts) — Should’ve Said No, Better Man
May 20 (Foxborough, Massachusetts) — Question…?, Invisible
May 21 (Foxborough, Massachusetts) — I Think He Knows, Red
May 26 (East Rutherford, New Jersey) — Getaway Car with Jack Antonoff, Maroon
May 27 (East Rutherford, New Jersey) — Holy Ground, False God
May 28 (East Rutherford, New Jersey) — Welcome to New York, Clean
June 2 (Chicago, Illinois) — I Wish You Would, The Lakes
June 3 (Chicago, Illinois) — You All Over Me with Maren Morris, I Don’t Wanna Live Forever
June 4 (Chicago, Illinois) — Hits Different, The Moment I Knew
June 9 (Detroit, Michigan) — Haunted, I Almost Do
June 10 (Detroit, Michigan) — All You Had to Do Was Stay, Breathe
June 16 (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) — Mr. Perfectly Fine, The Last Time
June 17 (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) — Seven with Aaron Dessner, The Story of Us
June 23 (Minneapolis, Minnesota) — Paper Rings, If This Was a Movie
June 24 (Minneapolis, Minnesota) — Dear John, Daylight
June 30 (Cincinnati, Ohio) — I’m Only Me When I’m With You, Evermore
July 1 (Cincinnati, Ohio) — Ivy with Aaron Dessner, I Miss You, I’m Sorry with Gracie Abrams, and Call It What You Want
July 7 (Kansas City, Missouri) — Never Grow Up, When Emma Falls in Love
July 8 (Kansas City, Missouri) — Last Kiss, Dorothea
July 14 (Denver, Colorado) — Picture to Burn, Timeless
July 15 (Denver, Colorado) — Starlight, Back to December
July 22 (Seattle, Washington) — This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things, Everything Has Changed
July 23 (Seattle, Washington) — Message in a Bottle, Tied Together With a Smile
July 28 (Santa Clara, California) — Right Where You Left Me, Castles Crumbling
July 29 (Santa Clara, California) — Stay Stay Stay, All of the Girls You Loved Before
Aug. 3 (Los Angeles, California) — I Can See You, Maroon
Aug. 4 (Los Angeles, California) — Our Song, You Are in Love
Aug. 5 (Los Angeles, California) — Death by a Thousand Cuts, You’re on Your Own, Kid
Aug. 7 (Los Angeles, California) — Dress, Exile
Aug. 8 (Los Angeles, California) — I Know Places, King of My Heart
Aug. 9 (Los Angeles, California) — New Romantics, New Year’s Day
Aug. 24 (Mexico City, Mexico) — I Forgot That You Existed, Sweet Nothing
Aug. 25 (Mexico City, Mexico) — Tell Me Why, Snow on the Beach
Aug. 26 (Mexico City, Mexico) — Cornelia Street, You’re on Your Own, Kid
Aug. 27 (Mexico City, Mexico) — Afterglow, Maroon
Nov. 9 (Buenos Aires, Argentina) — The Very First Night, Labyrinth
Nov. 11 (Buenos Aires, Argentina) — Is It Over Now? / Out of the Woods, End Game
Nov. 12 (Buenos Aires, Argentina) — Better Than Revenge, Slut!
Nov. 17 (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) — Stay Beautiful, Suburban Legends
Nov. 19 (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) — Dancing With Our Hands Tied, Bigger Than the Whole Sky
Nov. 20 (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) — Me!, So It Goes
Nov. 24 (São Paulo, Brazil) — Now That We Don’t Talk, Innocent
Nov. 25 (São Paulo, Brazil) — Safe and Sound, Untouchable
Nov. 25 (São Paulo, Brazil) — Say Don’t Go, It’s Time to Go
2024: Japan, Australia, Singapore, and more
Feb. 7 (Tokyo, Japan) — Dear Reader, Holy Ground
Feb. 8 (Tokyo, Japan) — Eyes Open, Electric Touch
Feb. 9 (Tokyo, Japan) — Superman, The Outside
Feb. 10 (Tokyo, Japan) — Come In With the Rain, You’re on Your Own Kid
Feb. 16 (Melbourne, Australia) — Red, You’re Losing Me
Feb. 17 (Melbourne, Australia) — Getaway Car / August / The Other Side of the Door, This Is Me Trying
Feb. 18 (Melbourne, Australia) — Come Back Be Here / Daylight, Teardrops on My Guitar
Feb. 23 (Sydney, Australia) — How You Get the Girl, White Horse / Coney Island with Sabrina Carpenter
Feb. 24 (Sydney, Australia) — Should’ve Said No, New Year’s Day / Peace
Feb. 25 (Sydney, Australia) — Is It Over Now / I Wish You Would, Haunted / Exile
Feb. 26 (Sydney, Australia) — Would’ve, Could’ve, Should’ve / Ivy, Forever & Always / Maroon
Mar. 2 (Singapore) — Mine / Starlight, I Don’t Want To Live Forever / Dress
Mar. 3 (Singapore) — Long Story Short / The Story of Us, Clean / Evermore
Mar. 4 (Singapore) — Foolish One / Tell Me Why, This Love / Call It What You Want
Mar. 7 (Singapore) — Death By A Thousand Cuts / Babe, Fifteen / You’re On Your Own Kid
Mar. 8 (Singapore) — Sparks Fly / Gold Rush, False God / Slut!
Mar. 9 (Singapore) — Tim McGraw / Cowboy Like Me, Mirrorball / Epiphany
May 10 (Paris, France) — Is It Over Now? / Out Of The Woods, My Boy Only Breaks His Favourite Toys
May 11 (Paris, France) — Hey Stephen, Maroon
May 12 (Paris, France) — The Alchemy / Treacherous, Begin Again / Paris
May 17 (Stockholm, Sweden) — I Think He Knows / Gorgeous, Peter
May 18 (Stockholm, Sweden) — Guilty As Sin, Say Don’t Go / Welcome To New York / Clean
May 19 (Stockholm, Sweden) — (Max Martin Medley) Message In A Bottle / How You Get The Girl / New Romantics, How Did It End
May 24 (Lisbon, Portugal) — Come Back, Be Here / The Way I Loved You / The Other Side of the Door, Fresh Out The Slammer / High Infidelity
May 25 (Lisbon, Portugal) — The Tortured Poets Department / Now That We Don’t Talk, You’re On Your Own, Kid / Long Live
(Main and featured image: Taylor Swift/Instagram)
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
– What songs are left for Eras tour surprise songs?
As of 2024, there are very few songs left that Taylor Swift has not performed as a surprise song on her Eras tour. These include: Mary’s Song (Oh My My My), A Perfectly Good Heart, The Way I Loved You, Change, Superstar, We Were Happy, That’s When, Don’t You, Bye Bye Baby, Girl At Home, Ronan, Babe, Forever Winter, Run, Sweeter Than Fiction, I Did Something Bad, London Boy, Soon You’ll Get Better, It’s Nice To Have A Friend, Hoax, Happiness, Long Story Short, Closure, Paris, and Glitch.
Following the release of The Tortured Poets Department, this list now includes: My Boy Only Breaks His Favourite Toys, So Long, London, Clara Bow, Florida!!!, I Can Fix Him (No Really I Can), The Black Dog, Imgonnagetyouback, The Albatross, Chloe or Sam or Sophia or Marcus, I Hate It Here, thanK you aIMee, I Look in People’s Windows, The Prophecy, Cassandra, Peter, The Bolter, The Robin, and The Manuscript.
– What surprise songs has Taylor Swift not played?
As of 2024, there are very few songs left that Taylor Swift has not performed as a surprise song on her Eras tour. These include: Mary’s Song (Oh My My My), A Perfectly Good Heart, The Way I Loved You, Change, Superstar, We Were Happy, That’s When, Don’t You, Bye Bye Baby, Girl At Home, Ronan, Babe, Forever Winter, Run, Sweeter Than Fiction, I Did Something Bad, London Boy, Soon You’ll Get Better, It’s Nice To Have A Friend, Hoax, Happiness, Long Story Short, Closure, Paris, and Glitch.
Following the release of The Tortured Poets Department, this list now includes: My Boy Only Breaks His Favourite Toys, So Long, London, Clara Bow, Florida!!!, I Can Fix Him (No Really I Can), The Black Dog, Imgonnagetyouback, The Albatross, Chloe or Sam or Sophia or Marcus, I Hate It Here, thanK you aIMee, I Look in People’s Windows, The Prophecy, Cassandra, Peter, The Bolter, The Robin, and The Manuscript.
– What are the extra songs on the Eras Tour movie?
Swift performed six surprise songs while the Eras tour movie was being filmed: I Can See You, Maroon, Our Song, You Are In Love, Death By A Thousand Cuts, and You’re On Your Own, Kid. However, only Our Song and You’re On Your Own, Kid made it into the final cut of the movie.
– What are the surprise songs on the Eras Tour Brazil?
Taylor Swift played these surprise songs during the Eras tour in Brazil: Stay Beautiful, Suburban Legends, Dancing With Our Hands Tied, Bigger Than the Whole Sky, Me!, So It Goes, Now That We Don’t Talk, Innocent, Safe and Sound, Untouchable, Say Don’t Go, and It’s Time to Go.
The information in this article is accurate as of the date of publication.
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