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Fun fact: most people don’t know that this is a cover Larely because Taylor made so many changes to it that she still earned a writing credit for the Fearless track “Untouchable” has been played twice on tour, most recently in Amsterdam on July 4th It’s a song that works really well on guitar or piano, so it has double the mash-up potential
Another Speak Now (Taylor’s Version) vault track, “Foolish One” was played in Singapore in March The vault tracks from the re-recordings of Speak Now and 1989 have had less time to shine since they were released during tour, but the 1989 tracks have gotten a lot more surprise song airplayDespite its title, this is one of the saddest (but hopeful) songs on Evermore It didn’t make the cut for the 2023 shows, but she played it in Hamburg on July 23rd
I don’t anticipate seeing it again, but I also can’t think of a particular reason for her to avoid itGiven the song’s refrain is, “I miss you like it was the very first night,” I think there is a very good chance Taylor will play this again before the end of tour She’s only played it once before—her first night in Buenos Aires in Nov 2023
Funnily enough, that was the first of her final nine shows of 2023 Perhaps Toronto on Nov 14, 2024, the first of her final nine shows on tour, would be a fitting parallel?Another Ed Sheeran collab! This vault track was not part of Taylor and Ed’s mash-up in London and has only been played once, in Hamburg without him on July 24th In my opinion, it’s the least interesting of Ed’s features and the weakest of the Red (Taylor’s Version) vault tracks
Considering it took 121 shows for Taylor to perform it the first time, I don’t expect to see it in the final nineTaylor and Emma Stone have been friends for over a decade While neither of them have confirmed that this vault track is about that Emma, when Taylor played it in Kansas City on July 7th, she told the audience, “This song is about one of my best friends” Seems pretty cut and dry
This song is just so relatable When Folklore was released in July of 2020, this was the first song that I, and many other former gifted children, were initially drawn to We’re all just trying our best! However, “This Is Me Trying” has been performed during the acoustic set four times, including on this leg of the tour in Miami on Oct 18th which may mean it has finished its run
This Speak Now track has been performed twice on the Eras tour, most recently in Zurich on July 9th To Swifties, July 9th is considered Last Kiss Day because the lyrics mentioned the date The previous performance of this song was on July 8th, 2023 in Kansas City—the closest tour date to the unofficial holiday—and coincided with the release of Speak Now (Taylor’s Version) the day beforeAnother fan favorite! This one has been played six times, making it one of the most frequent tracks to grace the acoustic set
However, Taylor just played it for the final US show in Indianapolis on Nov 3rd Don’t waste your money
So, I set out to figure out the best way to approach choosing a strong bet I made an eight tab spreadsheet analyzing the over 400 surprise songs she’s played so far by year, album, percentage, tour leg, and more I searched for patterns, increases, repeated songs, etcOn the one hand, “Our Song” was one of Taylor’s first singles and one of the most well-known tracks from her self-titled debut album—the re-recording of which Swifties are convinced Taylor has been leaving more Easter eggs for than ever
On the other hand, one of those suspected Easter eggs is that she’s played so many more debut songs on the final leg of tour, including this one in New Orleans on Oct 25thWell, for one thing it’s literally the damn season This track has a complicated history with the Eras Tour
After the addition of The Tortured Poets Department, the Folklore and Evermore sets were combined and a number of songs were cut “‘Tis The Damn Season” was originally part of the Evermore set but was replaced with the Haim feature “No Body No Crime” for the shows the band opened, and then cut completely So, we’ve seen the song more often than any other song on this list, but only once as a surprise song on June 7th in EdinburghThis was played in Lisbon on May 24th in a rare three song mash-up
No real reasons for or against its return, honestly It’s a fun song with lots of mash-up potential, so I wouldn’t be surprised to hear it, but I wouldn’t expect it eitherI was in the crowd the night in London when she finally played it and until that moment I did not know the true meaning of “the crowd went wild” In my video, you can very clearly scream to my sister that, “I’m having a cardiac event!!” (I wasn’t; that’s just the sort of thing I say
)Another underrated gem from the back half of the album “Hoax” made its only appearance on the Eras Tour in Dublin in June Again, I think its themes would pair well with tracks from The Tortured Poets Department, but it feels less likely than “Peace” simply because we’ve heard it more recentlyFor some reason, “So It Goes” has always been the neglected stepchild of Reputation
It was the only album track not included on the permanent Reputation Stadium Tour setlist, and Taylor’s only performed it once on the Eras Tour November 20th in Rio was a long time ago, so you’d think it was due for a comeback, especially if she wants to perform every Reputation song this year pre-announcement If that’s not her goal, however, it’s a risky bet
So, we’ve seen the song more often than any other song on this list, but only once as a surprise song on June 7th in Edinburgh.This was played in Lisbon on May 24th in a rare three song mash-up. No real reasons for or against its return, honestly. It’s a fun song with lots of mash-up potential, so I wouldn’t be surprised to hear it, but I wouldn’t expect it either.I was in the crowd the night in London when she finally played it and until that moment I did not know the true meaning of “the crowd went wild.” In my video, you can very clearly scream to my sister that, “I’m having a cardiac event!!” (I wasn’t; that’s just the sort of thing I say.)Another underrated gem from the back half of the album. “Hoax” made its only appearance on the Eras Tour in Dublin in June. Again, I think its themes would pair well with tracks from The Tortured Poets Department, but it feels less likely than “Peace” simply because we’ve heard it more recently.For some reason, “So It Goes” has always been the neglected stepchild of Reputation. It was the only album track not included on the permanent Reputation Stadium Tour setlist, and Taylor’s only performed it once on the Eras Tour. November 20th in Rio was a long time ago, so you’d think it was due for a comeback, especially if she wants to perform every Reputation song this year pre-announcement. If that’s not her goal, however, it’s a risky bet.
