Will Taylor Swift perform every song from her studio albums before the Eras Tour concludes this Sunday in Vancouver, Canada? Will she surprise fans with special guests? And will she revisit fan-favorite “You’re On Your Own, Kid” one more time?
“Welcome to the acoustic set,” Swift announces with a radiant smile to a sold-out crowd each night of the tour.
Fans eagerly anticipate this moment, with livestream countdowns and notifications set to alert them as the acoustic set begins. Each performance is unique, featuring Swift playing one song or mashup on the guitar and another on the piano—a ritual that has become a nightly highlight and a consistent source of headlines (I’ve covered 89 of them).
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Taylor Swift surprises fans with unique songs in every Eras Tour setlist. Here’s a look at the tracks she’s performed so far.Occasionally, Swift uses these moments to make major announcements, such as revealing Speak Now (Taylor’s Version) in Nashville or 1989 (Taylor’s Version) in Inglewood, California.
She sometimes brings out special guests, like Sabrina Carpenter in New Orleans or Gracie Abrams in Toronto.
At times, the song choices carry a message for the audience. For example, during her final U.S. concert in Indianapolis, she blended “Cornelia Street” and “The Archer,” creating the poignant line: “I don’t want to lose you / I hope it never ends / but she was leaving / and it felt like freedom.”
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Out of Swift’s 11 studio albums, there are six tracks she has yet to perform: “That’s When” and “Bye Bye Baby” from Fearless (Taylor’s Version); “Girl At Home,” “Ronan,” and “Forever Winter” from Red (Taylor’s Version); and “Soon You’ll Get Better” from Lover.
With an average of four songs per night and three Canadian shows remaining, the Eras Tour headliner may not manage to play every track before the confetti falls on the Sunday crowd at BC Place. This is especially true considering one of the songs she has previously stated she would never perform live.
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During a YouTube live session with fans, Swift discussed Track 12, “Soon You’ll Get Better,” a poignant song featuring The Chicks, about the emotional toll of frequent hospital visits while her mother, Andrea, fought cancer.
“We decided as a family to include this on the album,” she shared in the livestream. “It’s something I’m really proud of, but it’s incredibly difficult. I can’t bring myself to sing it—it’s just too emotionally heavy. You’ll understand what I mean in a couple of hours.”
The singer emphasized the emotional weight of the song during a SiriusXM Town Hall Q&A with fans.
“That’s a song I’m not sure I’ll ever perform live,” she said. “It’s really difficult for me. Writing it was hard, singing it is hard, and listening to it is hard for me too. But sometimes music is like that—it’s not always about the pleasant emotions.”
In 2020, Swift did perform the deeply moving track during the live broadcast of Global Citizen’s “One World: Together at Home” benefit concert, which supported healthcare workers and the World Health Organization.
