A Full Running List And Videos of Taylor Swift The Eras Tour 2024 Surprise Songs

So you're looking for the Eras Tour 2024 surprise songs. One of the most beloved traditions Taylor Swift has on tour is the surprise song. While it was the Eras Tour that truly publicized this it's actually been going on for much of Taylor's career. This tradition got its roots during the Speak Now Tour (2011)  when she began to sing a cover song acoustic of an artist from the city or state where she was. Somehow even though I saw 3 full shows and a festival performance of this tour I never got a cover song. I did however get one of the first true surprise songs. It was Never Grow Up at the Speak Now Tour stop in Raleigh, NC. Taylor chose to sing this song as one of her childhood friends was at the show. It's still one of my favorite Taylor Swift concert memories.

By the Red Tour, the surprise song had a permanent spot on the setlist, and it has ever since. What is a Taylor Swift surprise song? It's a song that is not on the permanent setlist that she sings acoustic. And the best part? We get not one surprise song but two every night on the Era's Tour.

Typically these songs aren't repeated. However Taylor did wipe the slate clean for the international dates. These technically began in 2023 in Mexico and South America. She has such a vast discography at this point, it wouldn't make sense to repeat. So I expect a new song each night in 2024.  I've been very lucky with the surprise songs I have gotten throughout the years, including one she played specifically for me. And it's always fun to speculate on which song(s) she will play. And with so many songs written, it allows her to play a variety of songs.

I do plan on going to one or two of the US shows this fall and I'm honestly not sure at this point if I'd rather have an old song that I assume I'll never hear live again. Or if I want a song I've never heard live. At this point, I uncharacteristically am leaning towards the latter. You're On You're Own Kid is my top wish right now. It was featured in the Eras Tour movie and inspired the friendship bracelet phenomenon so I doubt it makes it that long!

I got up early this morning to watch a livestream the first Tokyo Show (at least the surprise songs) because of course I did. So if you are trying to keep track, or find out which song could be played at your show keep reading. Below you'll find a list and videos night by night of The Eras Tour surprise songs in 2024. At the end, you'll find a breakdown by album that has permanent setlist songs and surprise songs noted. May the odds be in your favor for your favorite song! View the 2023 list here.

The first surprise song of the 2024 Eras Tour was "Dear Reader" This Midnights 3am track hadn't been played live before. It was also the first song after she announced The Tortured Poets Department and yes I'm reading something into that- choice of "reading" used intentionally.

I had chills watching this performance. One of my favorite songs on one of my favorite albums is Holy Ground and somehow it's exponentially better acoustic. And those vocals? Girl.

Taylor pulled out a true surprise with this unexpected track that was featured in the Hunger Games Soundtrack. She played the sister track to Eyes Open in 2023 so not shocking, but certainly not expected!

The two "E" songs seem like a random coincidence to me. But this slowed-down version of the Speak Now Valut Track Electric Touch was powerful and gave a whole new light to the track. This leaves "Foolish One" as the lone Speak Now Track to have never been performed live.

Taylor started off with "Superman" a Speak Now Deluxe Edition track that hadn't yet been played on The Eras Tour. One line says "he's not all bad like his reputation" and fans that still think Reputation Taylor's Version is coming sooner rather than later (perhaps even before The Tortured Poets Department) definitely read into this.

This was one of the deepest pairs of surprise songs we've seen. Taylor rarely ever has played "The Outside" a track on her debut album about struggling to fit in, being on "The Outside". She reminded us that she wrote this song when she was 12 years old which may as well be "175 years ago" at this point. 175 days from now is Friday, August 2nd and if Taylor Swift Taylor's Version is released or announced that day I would not be the slightest bit surprised. The performance showcased the growth of her vocals, and a song she wrote about middle school still resonates today.

This Fearless Platinum Edition track is now crossed off the "never performed live" list. It's been a personal favorite of mine since the OG Fearless days. And will go down as an underrated surprise song!

Taylor can sing this as a surprise song as often as she likes. It's clearly a favorite- it was featured in the Eras Tour Film. And it's the only song to at this point have been performed three times. It's one of my favorites (and most related to Taylor tracks ever), inspired the friendship bracelet trend, and perhaps even her relationship with Travis Kelce. (I'm not crying you're crying).

Taylor chose to break out the title track to her 4th album on the guitar. It's a solid choice, though wouldn't be my dream song as it's one I've personally heard live several times. She does it well though and an acoustic version of any track reigns supreme. Plus you know, loving him really was red this week with the Chiefs big win.

This is the one I've been waiting for. Begging for. And finally it has happened. The performance was just as haunting as I imagined, and the crowd screaming the bridge "I wouldn't marry me either a pathological people pleaser who only wanted you to see her" is something I must experience in my life. My love of this song is infinite.

Who knew a mashup was an option? Especially a mashup that included a song on the permanent setlist. Fans are interpreting this combination of songs as confirmation that Joe Alwyn cheated on Taylor. And I can see it. Also, this combination of songs is elite. Melbourne you win.

I can't decide my favorite track from Folklore or even the most relatable track, but "This Is Me Trying" is right up there. This was actually one of my surprise songs on night two in Glendale just over 11 months ago. That may factor into my love of the song as well. Everyone can relate to the idea of doing their best but it's not good enough and no one notices. And this track shines on piano.

Taylor again opted for a mashup. This one between the RED bonus track "Come Back Be Here" and Lover's "Daylight". I kind of love this trend, it's telling the songs from different Eras that Taylor relates to each other. And her ability to combine them seems effortless. Plus it personalizes the experience even more. I hope this trend continues. Also, I'm going to need official audio of every song and mashup on the entirety of this tour. That's a must.

I'm still salty that this and "Tim McGraw" weren't included on the setlist. Two of my favorite Taylor Swift songs and two songs that mean so much to me. Teardrops was the first song I ever heard from Taylor, the second single off of her debut album that somehow did not get a place in the setlist. Hearing this song 17 years later will always give me the feels. I'm not crying. Nope.

Sydney's first surprise song was this 1989 track "How You Get The Girl". Perhaps inspired by Travis's first appearance at the Eras Tour in 2024? Regardless who wouldn't be happy about this upbeat song being performed at their show!

Bet this one wasn't on your bingo card. Not only did Taylor continue her trend of doing a mashup of songs (that I feel are a reflection of the direction of her coming album The Tortured Poets Department, but she also brought out a special guest. It's been a while since we've had one! She choose to have opener Sabrina Carpenter join her on stage for this performance of the Fearless track 5 "White Horse" and evermore's "Coney Island".

Taylor took it back to the early days with this mashup of Debut's 'Should've Said No' and Fearless's "You're Not Sorry". Both songs reflect the direction we expect The Tortured Poets Department to go. Stories of a relationship that ended badly presumably by the partner's infidelity.

Oh my heart. This mashup is fascinating to me. On the one hand, New Years Day is about the comfort of being with someone that you love the little moments, not just the parties or the highlights. In contrast, Peace is about the fears that Taylor's life couldn't give someone (in this case Alwyn) "Peace" because of who she is. So on the one hand she's singing about having that comfort but never being able to truly give it to someone else. The way her mind works is fascinating.

The mashups appear to be the way of surprise songs now. The first one of Sydney Night 3 included two 1989 tracks. One was an originally included track "I Wish You Would" and the other a vault track "Is It Over Now". Both detail different emotions of presumably the same relationship.

Taylor woke up and chose violence with this mashup of Speak Now's "Haunted" and folklore's "Exile". Try as I might the only word I can use to fully describe this performance is ironically "haunting". These are two fan-favorite tracks that I would have never paired together but they compliment each other so well. So we are going to get a 200+ song live album of every one of these songs and mashups right? This is a need.

She just keeps upping the bar. "Would've Could've Should've" is a Midnights 3am Edition track widely assumed to be about John Mayer. "Ivy" off of 2020's evermore is a song full of layers. I'll never get tired of seeing the songs Taylor draws parallels between. And I'll be analyzing this one for weeks.

Perhaps it's because of the costume and chair props Taylor used during her performance of "Forever + Always" on the Fearless Tour but I've always associated this track with the color red. Even years before RED was an album/track. So to pair it with a track given the title of a different shade of red- "Maroon" my head is spinning. (Again this woman's mind will never cease to amaze me).

Taylor continued her mashup trend, and while I adore the musicality and seeing the parallels she makes, I still think there is a meaning to is. The "twos" mean something as they have been present not just in the surprise songs but in a lot of her actions lately. This combination of two songs that never fail to make me smile Speak Now's lead single "Mine" and RED's "Starlight" about Ethel and Bobby Kennedy is just a happy light. I would have never paired them together, but it makes oh so much sense.

Taylor is known for her "easter eggs" or the hints she drops about upcoming things. She also knows how deep fans go into solving these and I suspect gets a lot of enjoyment out of fans "clowning". We all thought that it was Reputation Taylor's Version being announced when instead it was The Tortured Poets Department. People still suspect Reputation TV is coming sooner rather than later. A lot of people even guessed Singapore Night One. So when Taylor went live on Instagram just to play these two songs, the theories started flying. "I Don't Wanna Live Forever "wasn't on Reputation, instead it was on the 50 Shades Darker Soundtrack, but it was during the "Rep Era" and then "Dress" of course was on the album. I'll spare you my deep thoughts on this matter for now. But if you are a Reputation fan this mashup was everything.

I don't see all the combinations of songs coming, but this one just made too much sense to not predict. Evermore's "Long Story Short" and Speak Now's "The Story of Us". The parallels are more than just the "story" in the titles. And "Long Story Short" was been on repeat for me a lot lately, so I was entirely happy to watch this on a live stream.

Listen all of these mashups have been incredible. But this one, which followed the announcement of the final The Tortured Poets Department edition/bonus track ("The Black Dog") is nothing short of elite. Clean is a fan-favorite track off of 1989 about getting through a trying time that can be interpreted as many things and finally being "Clean". This song means a lot to a lot of people. And then if you haven't seen the original "Evermore" secret song performance, specifically Taylor singing the second chorus and the bridge, well you're missing out. It's quite simply one of the best live performances of her career. I'll be watching this on repeat until the end of time.

I have been WAITING for "Foolish One" live since the release of Speak Now Taylor's Version in July. Selfishly I was a little sad that it was going to be in a mashup, until I realized that it was paired with "Tell Me Why" one of the best tracks on my favorite album of all time Fearless. Would I have ever paired these two songs together? No. But do I know get it? Yes.

Was I watching this on a livestream sitting in my car before I walked into work this morning? Yes, yes I was. Call It What You Want is one of my favorite songs for her to play acoustically (the clip of her writing it during the Miss Americana documentary is everything). It's also interesting as it was one of the first love songs about Joe. Paired with a track called "This Love". A nod to her feelings about Travis perhaps?

When I tuned in to one of the worst live streams I've watched throughout this tour and was finally able to make out she was singing "Babe" I was thrilled. This is a track written by Taylor but recorded originally by country duo Sugarland. She included her version of the track on Red (Taylor's Version) and if I recall correctly this is the first time she has performed it solo. Sugarland joined her once in Nashville for a performance of the track. But that's not enough because we are in the worst of mashups these days and Taylor chose to pair "Babe" with Lover's "Death By A Thousand Cuts". A song with one of her best bridges ever. And one of the places where Lover shines brightest. I love this pairing!

Ok I thought "Babe/DBATC" was elite. This is it. I don't think these mashups get topped for me after this one. The only way would involve "Tim McGraw" somehow but I'm truly not sure what she could put it with that beats this. "Fifteen" off her sophomore album Fearless and "You're Own You're Own Kid" a retrospective track that created the friendship bracelet tradition off of Midnights. I've been saying since the beginning of the tour "YOYOK" was my dream surprise song. It's only competition? "You're Losing Me" once that song was released and my all-time favorite Taylor song that isn't on the setlist "Tim McGraw". So anything with "YOYOK"  is elite. But you pair that song with another in my top 10, one that contains my favorite lyrics of all time "Fifteen". I was not ready for this one. But I will be listening to it on repeat for the rest of the day. It's all downhill from here sorry Taylor. I don't doubt you, but I do not see how this one is topped for me.

I wouldn't have pegged this mashup between Speak Now's "Sparks Fly" and evermore's "Gold Rush". But as soon as she transitioned it made perfect sense.

Nothing can top the previous night in Singapore for me. But this was, this one is GOOD. "False God" is off of Lover and a fan-favorite track that is a hidden gem on the album. Paired with the 1989 vault track "Slut!" a track that is honestly the opposite of what I pictured when I first hear the title?

To absolutely no one's surprise the first surprise song in Paris was you guessed it "Paris". I love this track and it may be part of why I wanted to attend these shows so bad. I can only imagine screaming "we were in Paris" while in Paris at the Eras Tour. If you got to do that? I wish I was you!

I expect Taylor to make her way through the tracklist of The Tortured Poets Department fairly quickly. But the first surprise song she chose to sing from her latest release? The heartbreaking "loml".

The mashups are back, and this time it's a combination of songs she has previously done. Both these 1989 tracks (one originally released in 2014 and the other a Taylor's Version addition) are presumably about the same individual so they fit together like a glove.

In a stunning new blue dress, Taylor gives us an acoustic version of The Tortured Poets Department Track "My Boy Only Breaks His Favorite Toys". This marks the second TTPD surprise song in as many nights.

While it's a track I adore (and have wonderful memories of on The Fearless Tour) Hey Stephen always seems like a random choice for a surprise song for me. But Taylor chose to sing this track on guitar in Paris. I'd never complain about hearing this live!

Maroon has been one of Taylor's favorites to play on The Eras Tour (and a fan favorite as well). She forgo new material night 3 in Paris for another rendition of this Midnights standout.

With Travis in attendance "The Alchemy" seemed a likely choice. But to mash it up with "Treacherous", this one had people talking for sure.

Once wasn't enough for Taylor to perform the song named after this city. For her second performance, she chose to mash it up with a song off of RED, the music video for which also took place in Paris. I see what you did there Taylor!

I love this combination of Lover's "I Think He Knows" and reputation's "Gorgeous". Both songs give off a similar vibe in my opinion so they work well together.

Taylor returned to making her way through TTPD, in Stockholm. This time choosing a solo rendition of The Anthology's "Peter". I may love the live version of this track better than the original.

The line "what if he's written mine on my upper thigh" is infectious. Taylor chose "Guilty as Sin" to perform in full on the second night in Stockholm.

This show marked the 89th show of The Eras Tour so Taylor marked the occasion by doing a medley of three 1989 tracks. Is this the first time "Welcome To New York" has been performed as a surprise song outside of the greater New York area? I think so! "Clean" remains a favorite and one of the most played surprise songs.

Collaborator and Swedish pop LEGEND Johan Shellback was in attendance at this show, so in his honor Taylor performed a medley of three tracks he co-wrote/produced with her. These tracks included RED Vault track "Message In A Bottle", and 1989's "How You Get The Girl" and "New Romantics".

Heartbreaking. That's the only way I can describe this performance of The Tortured Poet's Department's "How Did It End?". The performance speaks for itself.

A mashup of some tracks underrated fan-favorite tracks. This was the first time "The Way I Loved You" had been performed since the Fearless Tour back in 2010. I'm emotional.

These two tracks were just meant to be mashed up. Though hearing "High Infidelity" performed not on April 29th is a bit of a shock. The theme is similar though, and I love the combination.

I'm not going to lie, I would have preferred the full song of "The Tortured Poets Department" to a mashup in this case. We've gotten multiple "Now That We Don't Talk" performances and while I do see the correlation between the two I love the title track so much I want it to have it's own moment.

Yeah, I'm not ok. I've said time and time again "You're On Your Own Kid" is one of my dream surprise songs. I adore it. And now we mash it up with "Long Live"? If you need me I'll be watching this on an endless loop.

Included on the setlist are italicized

Sung as a surprise song are bolded

Tim McGraw

Picture To Burn

Teardrops On My Guitar

A Place In This World

Cold As You

The Outside

Tied Together With A Smile

Stay Beautiful

Should've Said No (Mashup with You're Not Sorry)

Mary's Song (Oh My My My)

Our Song x2

I'm Only Me When I'm With You

Invisible

A Perfectly Good Heart

Fearless

Fifteen (Mashup with You're On You're Own Kid)

Love Story

Hey Stephen

White Horse (Mashup with Coney Island)

You Belong With Me

Breathe

Tell Me Why (Mashup with Foolish One)

You're Not Sorry (Mashup with Should've Said No)

The Way I Loved You (Mashup with Come Back Be Here and The Other Side of The Door)

Forever & Always (Mashup with Maroon)

The Best Day

Change

Jump Then Fall

Untouchable

Come In With The Rain

Superstar

The Other Side Of The Door (Mashup with Getaway Car and August), (Mashup with Come Back Be Here and The Way I Loved You)

Today Was A Fairytale

You All Over Me

Mr. Perfectly Fine

We Were Happy

That's When

Don't You

Bye Bye Baby

Mine (Mashup with Starlight)

Sparks Fly (Mashup with Gold Rush)

Back To December

Speak Now

Dear John

Mean

The Story Of Us (Mashup with Long Story Short)

Never Grow Up

Enchanted

Better Than Revenge

Innocent

Haunted (Mashup with Exile)

Last Kiss

Long Live (Mashup with You're On You're Own Kid)

Ours

If This Was A Movie

Superman

Electric Touch

When Emma Falls In Love

I Can See You

Castles Crumbling

Foolish One (Mashup with Tell Me Why)

Timeless

State of Grace

Red

Treacherous (Mashup with The Alchemy)

I Knew You Were Trouble

All Too Well (10 Minute Version)

22

I Almost Do

We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together

Stay Stay Stay

The Last Time

Holy Ground

Sad Beautiful Tragic

The Lucky One

Everything Has Changed

Starlight (Mashup with Mine)

Begin Again (Mashup with Paris)

The Moment I Knew

Come Back...Be Here (mashup with Daylight), Mashup with The Way I Loved You and The Other Side Of The Door 

Girl At Home

Ronan

Better Man

Nothing New (sung in Red set when Phoebe Bridgers is opening the show)

Babe (Mashup with Death By A Thousand Cuts)

Message In A Bottle (Mashup with How You Get The Girl and New Romantics)

I Bet You Think About Me

Forever Winter

Run

The Very First Night

Welcome To New York (Mashup with Say Don't Go and Clean)

Blank Space

Style

Out of The Woods (Mashup with Is It Over Now)

All You Had To Do Was Stay

Shake It Off

I Wish You Would (Mashup with Is It Over Now)

Bad Blood

Wildest Dreams

How You Get The Girl (again in mashup with Message In A Bottle and New Romantics)

This Love (Mashup with Call It What You Want"

I Know Places

Clean (Mashup with Evermore, Mashup with Say Don't Go and Clean)

Wonderland

You Are In Love

New Romantics (Mashup with Message In A Bottle and How You Get The Girl)

Slut! (Mashup with False God)

Say Don't Go (Mashup with Welcome To New York and Clean)

Now That We Don't Talk (Mashup with The Tortured Poets Department)

Suburban Legends

Is It Over Now (Mashup with I Wish You Would, Mashup with Out Of The Woods)

...Ready For It

End Game

I Did Something Bad

Don't Blame Me

Delicate

Look What You Made Me Do

So It Goes...

Gorgeous (Mashup with I Think He Knows)

Getaway Car (Mashup with August and The Other Side Of The Door)

King of My Heart

Dancing With Our Hands Tied

Dress (Mashup with This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things)

This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things

Call It What You Want (Mashup with This Love)

New Year's Day (Mashup with Peace)

I Forgot That You Existed

Cruel Summer

Lover

The Man

The Archer

I Think He Knows (Mashup with Gorgeous)

Miss Americana & The Heartbreak Prince

Paper Rings

Cornelia Street

Death By A Thousand Cuts (Mashup with Babe)

London Boy

Soon You'll Get Better

False God (Mashup with "Slut!"

You Need To Calm Down

Afterglow

ME!

It's Nice To Have A Friend

Daylight (Mashup with Come Back Be Here)

All Of The Girls You Loved Before

the 1 

cardigan

the last great american dynasty

exile (Mashup with Haunted)

my tears ricochet

mirrorball

seven

august

this is me trying

illicit affairs

invisible string

mad woman

epiphany

betty

peace (Mashup with New Years Day)

hoax

the lakes

willow

champagne problems

gold rush (Mashup with Sparks Fly)

'tis the damn season

tolerate it

no body, no crime (added to the Evermore set for the shows Haim is opening)

happiness

dorthea

coney island (Mashup with White Horse)

ivy (Mashup with Would've Could've Should've)

cowboy like me

long story short (Mashup with Story Of Us)

marjorie

closure

evermore (Mashup with Clean)

right where you left me

it's time to go

Lavender Haze

Maroon (Mashup with Forever + Always, solo) 

Anti-Hero

Snow On The Beach

You're On You're Own Kid (Performed solo and in a mashup with Fifteen, Mashup with Long Live)

Midnight Rain

Question...?

Vigilante Shit

Bejeweled

Labryinth

Karma

Sweet Nothing

Mastermind

The Great War

Bigger Than The Whole Sky

 Paris (solo, and mashup with Begin Again)

High Infidelity (Mashup with Fresh Out The Slammer)

Glitch

Would've, Could've, Should've (Mashup with Ivy)

Dear Reader

Hit's Different

You're Losing Me

Fortnight

The Tortured Poets Department

My Boy Only Breaks His Favorite Toys

Down Bad

So Long, London

But Daddy I Love Him

Fresh Out The Slammer (Mashup with High Infidelity)

Florida!!!

Guilty As Sin?

Who's Afraid Of Little Old Me?

I Can Fix Him (No Really I Can)

loml

I Can Do It With A Broken Heart

The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived

The Alchemy

Clara Bow

The Black Dog

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The Albatross

Chloe or Sam or Sophia or Marcus

How Did It End?

So High School

I Hate It Here

thanK you aIMee

I Look In People's Windows

The Prophecy

Cassandra

Peter

The Bolter

Robin

The Manuscript

I Don't Wanna Live Forever ( Mashup with Dress)

Crazier

Eyes Open

Safe & Sound

Only The Young

Beautiful Ghosts

Macavity

Carolina

Renegade

The Alcott

Gasoline

Both Of Us

Highway Don't Care