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Ed Sheeran turned up during on the first night of Wembley’s August Eras Tour shows – what could be in store for the rest?
Written by Annie McNamee
Contributor, Time Out London and UK
Since the Eras tour began last March, it’s been through a lot of changes. When the Tortured Poet’s Department came out it had an entire set added to the show at the expense of Evermore (still not over it), and, of course, every night Taylor plays two exclusive surprise songs, which have become mashups ever since Australia.
The surprise set is both the most exciting and nerve-wracking part of the show. You could get your absolute favourite song of all time, or you could get the acoustic version of ‘ME!’, and there’s no way to know which way it’s going to go until it happens. If you’re really lucky, you might even get a guest or the ever-elusive Reputation (Taylor’s Version) announcement. Originally, Taylor said she wasn’t going to repeat any of these tracks, but she’s since thrown this rule out, so it is truly unpredictable now.
Taylor’s been known to really treat her London crowds. On the first night (August 15) Ed Sheeran popped in to play their collabs ‘Everything Has Changed’ and ‘End Game’ as well as a snippet of ‘Thinking Out Loud’. At the second show (August 16) she played ‘London Boy’ and a medley of ‘Dear John’ and ‘Sad, Beautiful Tragic’, and at the third (August 17) she played ‘I Did Something Bad’ and ‘My Boy Only Breaks His Favourite Toys/Coney Island’. Back in June she was joined by Gracie Abrams and Hayley Williams during the surprise set.
Basically, anything could happen at the rest of London’s Eras Tour shows. The only safe bet is that both of her songs with London in the title – ‘London Boy’ and ‘So Long, London’ – will make an appearance before this five-show run is over.She alsohasa few other songs which feature London, which you can learn about here.
Although it’s almost certain Taylor will pull a few tricks out of her top-hat, the setlist will remain largely unchanged fromthe singer’s European dates. This is what you can expect to hear without a doubt if you catch her at Wembley this August.
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Lover
- Miss Americana and the Heartbreak Prince
- Cruel Summer
- The Man
- You Need to Calm Down
- Lover
Fearless
- Fearless
- You Belong With Me
- Love Story
Red
- 22
- We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together
- I Knew You Were Trouble
- All Too Well (10-minute version)
- Speak Now
- Enchanted
Reputation
- … Ready For It?
- Delicate
- Don’t Blame Me
- Look What You Made Me Do
Folklore/Evermore (now combined into one Era)
- cardigan
- betty
- champagne problems
- august
- illicit affairs
- my tears ricochet
- Marjorie
- willow
1989
- Style
- Blank Space
- Shake It Off
- Wildest Dreams
- Bad Blood
The Tortured Poets Department
- But Daddy I Love Him
- So High School
- Who’s Afraid of Little Old Me?
- Down Bad
- Fortnight
- The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived
- I Can Do It With A Broken Heart
Surprise songs
A fewsongs are yet to make the cut as of August 7. They are:
- FromFearless (Taylor’s Version): ‘Change’, ‘That’s When’, ‘Bye Bye Baby’
- FromRed (Taylor’s Version): ‘Girl At Home’, ‘Ronan’, ‘Forever Winter’
- FromLover: ‘Soon You’ll Get Better’
- FromThe Tortured Poets Department: ‘So Long, London’, ‘Florida!!!’, ‘Cassandra’
Some fans speculated that‘I Did Something Bad’was being saved for the announcement of Reputation (Taylor's Version). However, that tune was played on August 17 and the new record wasn’t announced.
Additionally, it’s unlikely that Taylor will play‘Ronan’ without Maya Thompson,whose blogs about her son’s battle with cancer inspired the track, present to honour his memory.
Midnights
- Lavender Haze
- Anti-Hero
- Midnight Rain
- Vigilante Shit
- Bejewelled
- Mastermind
- Karma
And these are the songsthat have been removed
- The Archer (from Lover era)
- Long Live (from Speak Now era)
- the 1 (from folklore era)
- the last great american dynasty (from folklore era)
- ’tis the damn season (from evermore era)
- tolerate it (from evermore era)
Surprise songs Taylor has played in London so far
June 21
- Hits Different x Death By A Thousand Cuts
- The Black Dog x Come Back, Be Here x Maroon
June 22
- thanK you aIMee x Mean
- Castles Crumbling (feat. Hayley Williams)
June 23
- us (feat.Gracie Abrams)
- Out of the Woods/Is It Over Now?/Clean
August 15
- Everything has Changed xEnd Game x Thinking Out Loud (feat. Ed Sheeran)
- King of my Heart x The Alchemy
August 16
- London Boy
- Dear John/Sad, Beautiful Tragic
August 17
- I Did Something Bad
- My Boy Only Breaks His Favourite Toys/Coney Island
August 19
- Long Live x Change
- The Archer x You're On Your Own, Kid
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