Taylor Swift performed the same surprise songs as ‘Eras Tour’ night 1 during last show before hiatus

During every “Eras Tour” concert, there comes a time that audiences are always waiting for: surprise song o’clock.

The Swiftie shorthand term refers to the point when Taylor Swift ditches the production of each era and returns to the stage with just a guitar and a piano. Onstage, Swift often refers to this as the “acoustic set.” Usually, this consists of two songs that aren’t part of the show’s set list and differ each night of the tour.

For the last “Eras Tour” show before a weeks-long break — and the release of her 11th album “The Tortured Poets Department” — Swift’s surprise songs were a throwback to the very first night of the tour, with some added flair.

Like her inaugural show in Glendale, Arizona, on March 17, 2023, Swift performed “Tim McGraw” and “Mirrorball” during the acoustic set. But this time, she mashed up “Tim McGraw” with “Cowboy Like Me,” and “Mirrorball” with “Epiphany.”

Swift’s next album comes out April 19, and she’ll resume the “Eras Tour” May 9 in Paris.

Originally, 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 — like three surprise songs or mashup performances — 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 played as a surprise track. Those include:

• “Mary’s Song”
• “A Perfectly Good Heart”
• “Crazier”
• “The Way I Loved You”
• “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”
• “Paris”
• “Glitch”

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

• 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).