Taylor Swift bid farewell to the Eras Tour last night, including the beloved surprise song segment of the tour. For her final surprise song, Swift actually showcased five numbers tracks, “A Place in This World,” “New Romantics,” “Long Live,” “New Year’s Day,” and “The Manuscript.”
The singer kicked off the segment with her acoustic guitar to play “A Place in This World,” from her self-titled debut album, and “New Romantics” from 1989. Watch here.
Swift then sat down at her piano to perform “Long Live,” off her 2010 album Speak Now. She slightly adjusted the emotional lyrics to fit the moment, singing, “It was the end of an era/ But the start of an age.” She then went into “New Year’s Day,” from 2017’s Reputation, and “The Manuscript,” a track off her latest LP, The Tortured Poets Department. Watch here.
The singer brought her long-running Eras Tour to an end in Vancouver at BC Place, performing the last concert on Sunday, Dec. 8. During the show she acknowledged both the success of the tour and its ending, telling the audience, “You know we have toured the entire world with this tour. We have had so many adventures it has been the most exciting, powerful, electrifying, intense, most challenging thing I’ve ever done in my entire life.”
One of fans’ favorite moments from the Eras Tour each night has been the surprise song, thanks in part to the fact that Swift has largely stuck to a set-list and script for the rest of the tour. For her penultimate night on Saturday, also in Vancouver, Swift once again brought out her friend and opening act Gracie Abrams to perform alongside her for the surprise song segment. The duo delivered a mash-up of Abrams’ “I Love You, I’m Sorry” with the Swift ballad “Last Kiss.”
The Eras Tour kicked off on March 17, 2023 in Glendale, Arizona. The global trek has been hosted to many memorable moments and special guests in the months since, including Travis Kelce himself, who made an appearance at London’s Wembley Stadium.
