Taylor Swift's remaining surprise songs: What you still might hear on the Eras Tour

KiMi Robinson, USA TODAY
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For Taylor Swift fans around the world, the best time of day is “surprise song o’clock.”

That’s when, 30-some songs into her Eras Tour show, Swift shakes off her dancers and band members after the "1989" era to perform two acoustic songs. To the delight of her sold-out stadium crowds and countless social media livestream viewers, she plucks songs from her discography to play on the guitar, then on an upright piano before continuing with the rest of her set list.

So far, Swift has performed a mix of repeat and first-time surprise songs in Los Angeles' SoFi Stadium during her final U.S. shows this year: "I Can See You" and "Maroon" (Aug. 3), "Our Song" and "You Are In Love" (Aug. 4), "Death By A Thousand Cuts" and "You're On Your Own, Kid" (Aug. 5) and "Dress" and "Exile" (Aug. 7).

If you want to see whether your favorite Taylor Swift song still has a chance of being performed during the surprise set, you’ve come to the right place. Here’s the list of songs that haven’t been performed yet during The Eras Tour or are otherwise still eligible.

Taylor Swift performers during the first night of the Cincinnati stop of the Eras Tour at Paycor Stadium in downtown Cincinnati on Friday, June 30, 2023.
Taylor Swift performers during the first night of the Cincinnati stop of the Eras Tour at Paycor Stadium in downtown Cincinnati on Friday, June 30, 2023.

Note: The songs marked with an asterisk are tracks that Swift has sung but made a mistake during their performance, meaning they are eligible — by her own rules, which admittedly seem to change day-to-day — for a redo.

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‘Taylor Swift’ album

  • “The Outside”

  • “Stay Beautiful”

  • “Mary’s Song (Oh My My My)”

  • “A Perfectly Good Heart”

‘Fearless (Taylor’s Version)’ album

  • “Tell Me Why”

  • “The Way I Loved You”

  • “Change”

  • “Untouchable”

  • “Come in With the Rain”

  • “Superstar"

  • “We Were Happy”

  • “That’s When”

  • “Don’t You”

  • “Bye Bye Baby”

‘Speak Now (Taylor’s Version)’ album

  • “Speak Now”*

  • “Better Than Revenge”

  • “Innocent”

  • “Last Kiss”*

  • “Superman”

  • “Electric Touch"

  • “When Emma Falls In Love”*

  • “Foolish One”

‘Red (Taylor’s Version)’ album

  • “Girl at Home”

  • “Ronan”

  • “Babe”

  • “Forever Winter”

  • “Run"

  • “The Very First Night”

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‘1989’ album

  • “Out of the Woods”*

  • “I Know Places”

  • “New Romantics”

‘reputation’ album

  • “End Game"

  • “I Did Something Bad”

  • “So It Goes…”

  • “Gorgeous”*

  • “King of My Heart”

  • “Dancing With Our Hands Tied”

  • “New Year’s Day”

‘Lover’ album

  • “I Forgot That You Existed”

  • “Cornelia Street"

  • “Death By a Thousand Cuts”*

  • “London Boy”

  • “Soon You’ll Get Better”

  • “Afterglow”

  • “ME!"

  • “It’s Nice to Have a Friend”

‘folklore’ album

  • “epiphany”

  • “peace”

  • “hoax”

‘evermore’ album

  • “gold rush”*

  • “happiness”

  • “long story short”

  • “closure”

  • “it’s time to go”

  • “right where you left me”*

‘Midnights’ album

Swift has previously said that she can perform "Midnights" tracks "however many times I want," meaning she can repeat songs — like she did with "Maroon" on Aug. 3. But here are the tunes that she hasn't yet sung.

  • “Question…?”*

  • “Labyrinth”

  • “Sweet Nothing”

  • “Bigger Than the Whole Sky”

  • “Paris”

  • "High Infidelity"*

  • “Glitch”

  • “Dear Reader”

  • “Hits Different”*

  • “You’re Losing Me”

Bonus songs (not included on an album)

Swift has occasionally pulled tracks, such as “I Don’t Want to Live Forever” and “All of the Girls You’ve Loved Before," that aren't on one of her albums. Here are her collaboration, EP and soundtrack songs that could potentially find themselves on an Eras Tour setlist.

  • “Eyes Open (Taylor’s Version)”

  • "Safe & Sound (Taylor's Version)"

  • "If This Was a Movie (Taylor's Version)"

  • “Christmas Tree Farm”

  • “Crazier”

  • “Only the Young”

  • “Carolina”

  • “Beautiful Ghosts”

  • “Sweeter Than Fiction”

  • “Beautiful Eyes”

  • “I Heart ?”

  • “Two Is Better Than One”

  • “Christmases When You Were Mine”

  • “Christmas Must Be Something More”

  • “Renegade” (with Big Red Machine)

  • “Gasoline” (with HAIM)

  • “The Alcott” (with The National)

  • “Highway Don’t Care” (with Tim McGraw and Keith Urban)

  • “Both Of Us” (with B.o.B)

  • “The Joker and the Queen” (with Ed Sheeran)

  • “Best Days of Your Life” (with Kellie Pickler)

  • “Half of My Heart” (with John Mayer)

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