Taylor Swift has surprised fans on the Eras Tour by switching up the setlist – and her most recent additions, Clean and Death by A Thousand Cuts, has sent fans spinning.
Just under a month into the Eras Tour across North America, Taylor Swift is proving this is one of her most unpredictable ventures yet.
In keeping with the tour theme, the show is divided up into 10 acts, largely representing the 10 studio albums Taylor has released over the years. But the penultimate act switches up the set, as it has been reserved for two surprise songs. The two songs performed will be revealed on the night and are often fan-favorites pulled from Taylor’s music archive.
The latest song to be added to the ‘surprise songs’ pool is Clean, taken from 1989 (Deluxe).
Taylor Swift revives Clean during Eras Tour
A track taken from a deluxe album might not be well-known amongst all Swifties, but Clean is an exception. On Saturday, April 1, Taylor Swift introduced Clean as one of the surprise songs at Arlington, Texas’ AT&T Stadium. The entire stadium was flooded with fans singing along to the piano ballad, which Taylor sat down to play herself.
This was the first time Taylor Swift has performed Clean since the Reputation tour (2018). It was also the first time Taylor has performed the song in full since 2015.
The other surprise song added to the set was Death By A Thousand Cuts, taken from Lover (2019).
Taylor dedicates Clean to Gracie Abrams
In her surprise song performances on the Eras Tour so far, Taylor Swift has dedicated some to her support act.
At AT&T Stadium on April 1 and 2, Gracie Abrams appeared as a support act, as did Beabadoobee. Taylor dedicated Clean to Gracie. “I texted her and she was like ‘I’m so excited for the tour’… and I was like, ‘Oh by the way, I do an acoustic set’ and she was like ‘*Gasp* Would you play Clean?’,” Taylor explained.
Following the release of her debut studio album last month, Gracie is joining the Eras Tour for 30 shows across the US.
What other surprise songs has Taylor Swift performed on Eras Tour?
Seven performances into the Eras Tour and three venues down, Taylor Swift has already featured a variety of surprise songs. Here are all of the songs added to the set as well as the dates they were performed:
- Glendale (Mar 17) – Mirrorball and Tim McGraw
- Glendale (Mar 18) – This Is Me Trying and State Of Grace
- Las Vegas (Mar 24) – Our Song and Snow On The Beach
- Las Vegas (Mar 25) – Cowboy Like Me and White Horse
- Arlington (Mar 31) – Sad Beautiful Tragic and Ours
- Arlington (Apr 1) – Death By A Thousand Cuts and Clean
In other news, Taylor Swift adds Clean to Eras Tour surprise setlist thanks to Gracie Abrams
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