“By no means in my wildest desires did I think about attending to play a track for 80,000 folks.”
Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour has been underway for over a 12 months now and each night time brings a brand new shock. Whether or not it’s a track she’s by no means performed earlier than or a particular superstar visitor, Taylor is at all times maintaining her followers on their toes.
All through the tour’s run, Taylor has introduced out a handful of shock friends, starting from her musical collaborators to her boyfriend Travis Kelce! Who is aware of what she has deliberate subsequent — however for now, right here’s all of the friends she’s introduced out to date.
Have a look again on all the Eras Tour superstar friends…
1. Travis Kelce
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Taylor shocked followers when her boyfriend Travis Kelce joined her on stage throughout one in all her latest exhibits in London. As Taylor carried out, Travis and two different dancers rose from the middle of the stage because the intro to “I Can Do It With a Damaged Coronary heart” started. Decked out in a tux and high hat, Travis swooped Taylor off the bottom and carried her throughout the stage as she feigned being handed out. Travis fully dedicated to the skit and even pretended to use make-up on Taylor in a while within the efficiency.
“I’m nonetheless cracking up/swooning over @killatrav’s Eras Tour debut By no means going to overlook these exhibits,” Taylor later wrote on her Instagram.
2. Hayley Williams
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Hayley Williams and her band Paramore could also be opening for Taylor nevertheless it had been over a decade for the reason that pair had carried out collectively. Throughout Taylor’s second efficiency in London, Hayley joined her throughout the acoustic section to sing their Communicate Now (Taylor’s Model) vault monitor “Castles Crumbling.” The duo sat side-by-side on the piano, the place Hayley wore a gown harking back to the one which Taylor had worn the final time they took the stage collectively.
“I acquired to sing ‘Castles Crumbling’ with @yelyahwilliams for the primary time – hadn’t carried out along with her since 2011 and man my coronary heart was simply so full of affection for her and our friendship,” Taylor wrote in an Instagram post.
3. Gracie Abrams
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London acquired one other deal with when the “impossibly gifted and fantastic” Gracie Abrams — one in all Swift’s opening acts — took the stage with Taylor to carry out their collaboration “Us” for the very first time. Earlier than they started, Taylor defined that the track was written late at night time whereas the buddies had been hanging out and consuming wine.
“We wrote this track once we had been fairly hammered. We’d had a bunch of cosmos at dinner after which we got here dwelling and opened wine. And we had been simply speaking about your life. And speaking about your life was this track,” Taylor said on stage.
4. Ice Spice
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Early on within the American leg of the Eras Tour, Taylor invited Ice Spice to affix her on stage in New Jersey — on the identical day that she introduced the discharge of a remixed model of “Karma” that includes the rapper. The pair carried out the track collectively and Ice Spice ended up becoming a member of Taylor for all three Jersey exhibits.
“Final night time in Jersey was !!! The best way the entire stadium screamed when Ice actually popped up unannounced,” Taylor wrote on the primary night time of their on stage collaboration.
On the final night time, she added, “@icespice i really like youuuu and I’m nonetheless buzzing from attending to sing with you all three nights! This tour has turn out to be my total persona.”
5. Jack Antonoff
Throughout one in all her New Jersey exhibits, Taylor was additionally joined on stage by her frequent collaborator and producer Jack Antonoff. With so many songs to select from, the duo opted to carry out “Getaway Automobile” off of Taylor’s album Fame, which Jack helped write and produce.
Whereas reflecting on the night time, Taylor wrote that she liked getting to listen to the gang “shout the lyrics.”
6. Haim
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In July 2023, throughout a tour cease in California, Taylor introduced out the Haim sisters: Alana, Danielle and Este. The trio, who had been additionally opening the present, joined Taylor on stage for a efficiency of their collaboration “no physique, no crime” whereas they had been carrying their costumes from the “Bejeweled” music video.
“Santa Clara this weekend was a partyyy, each crowds had been so loud and rowdy. And I’ll always remember when @alanahaim @estehaim and @daniellehaim emerged carrying their robes from the Bejeweled video ,” Taylor later wrote on Instagram.
7. Phoebe Bridgers
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In Could 2023, Taylor took the Eras Tour to Nashville and Phoebe Bridgers formally joined her on the street as an opener. That night time, the buddies carried out their collaboration “Nothing New,” a vault monitor off of Pink (Taylor’s Model). It marked the primary of many collabs for the pair, who additionally carried out the track collectively in Pennsylvania, Massachusetts and New Jersey.
“Bought to carry out ‘Nothing New’ with boss genius/child angel face @phoebebridgers for the primary time, and have been so moved by these lovely, beneficiant Nashville crowds!!!! I simply can’t consider it,” Taylor wrote on social media after their first efficiency collectively.
8. Aaron Dessner
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Taylor has introduced her collaborator Aaron Dessner on stage along with her fairly just a few instances all through the Eras Tour. The pair first took the stage collectively throughout a tour cease in Florida, the place they carried out “The Nice Conflict” for the primary time. The following night time, he returned to play “Mad Girl.” Then in Nashville, they’d the possibility to sing “Would’ve, Might’ve, Ought to’ve” in the midst of the pouring rain. In July, Aaron returned as soon as once more for a efficiency of “Ivy” in his hometown, Cincinnati.
“By no means in my wildest desires did I think about attending to play a track for 80,000 folks on acoustic guitar with @taylorswift eternally grateful for all of the music we now have made and your friendship,” Aaron wrote on Instagram. “The #tstheerastour is the best present I’ve ever seen!!!!!”
9. Marcus Mumford
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Marcus Mumford stopped by one of many very first Eras Tour exhibits when Taylor carried out in Las Vegas in March 2023. Whereas on stage collectively, the duo carried out “Cowboy Like Me” off of Taylor’s album Evermore — a lot of which was recorded at Marcus’ dwelling recording studio. Whereas Marcus solely sang harmonies on the album monitor, he carried out a full verse in live performance.
“Final night time in Vegas Marcus Mumford confirmed up and shocked the gang with ‘Cowboy Like Me’ so like ! Thanks to @marcusmumford and that wonderful crowd,” Taylor wrote on Instagram.
10. Maren Morris
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In June 2023, the Eras Tour made a cease in Chicago and through one of many exhibits, Maren Morris joined Taylor on stage. The duo carried out their track, “You All Over Me,” a vault monitor from Fearless (Taylor’s Model). On TikTok, Maren thanked Taylor for having her, writing, “Your generosity to me in these final 7 years is insurmountable.”
On Instagram, she added, “We lastly acquired to play ‘You All Over Me’ and I gained’t ever be shutting up about it. Love you @taylorswift and love you at all times, Chicago.”
11. Joey King & Taylor Lautner
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Taylor celebrated the discharge of the music video for her Communicate Now (Taylor’s Model) vault monitor “I Can See You” throughout a tour cease in Missouri. To mark the event, she introduced the celebs of the music video, Joey King and Taylor Lautner, on stage along with her.
“Was any of this actual??? Did this truly occur?” Joey wrote on Instagram. “Taylor, you’ve been such an enormous determine in my life since we met once I was 9 years outdated. I’ve recognized you longer than I haven’t, and I really feel so fortunate for it. You might be actually probably the most magical particular person. I like you perpetually.”
