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No two Eras shows are ever exactly the same — but Taylor Swift brought out some big surprises for her first concert since her canceled shows in Vienna.
On Thursday, August 15, Swift took to the stage for the first time since a foiled terrorist attack led to the cancellation of Swift’s three Eras shows in Austria, which were slated for August 8, 9 and 10. Though she didn’t address the canceled shows or the planned acts of terrorism — which saw three teens arrested in connection with the plot — Swift made sure that her first of five nights at Wembley Stadium was one to remember.
The most viral moment of the night was when the 14-time Grammy winner brought out longtime friend and fellow A-list musician Ed Sheeran for a mashup of their duets, marking the first round of surprise songs. The pair performed their two album collaborations — “Everything Has Changed” from Red and “End Game” from Reputation — as well as Sheeran’s own hit, “Thinking Out Loud.”
Taylor Swift performs on stage during the “Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour” at Wembley Stadium on August 15, 2024 in London, England. The pop star has several surprises up her sleeve during the show that night.
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For her second surprise song of the night, Swift performed what many fans have now dubbed the “Travis [Kelce] mashup,” which consisted of “King of My Heart” and “The Alchemy” on piano. (“The Alchemy” is one of two songs about Kelce on The Tortured Poets Department, while “King of My Heart” is a love song off of the aptly titled Lover.)
Other unexpected moments at the show included the crowd’s timed LED wristbands lighting up in different colors than usual (including green for Multiply, the Sheeran album featuring “Thinking Out Loud”).
Kam Saunders, one of Swift’s fan-favorite backup dancers, also switched up his comeback during “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together,” which he changes at every performance. On Thursday, he asked “Are you mad?” into the mic. (During the “Anti-Hero’s singer’s first Eras shows at Wembley last month, Saunders incorporated British slang into the “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together” routine, asking “Why don’t you just bug off?” at one London show and yelling “Wanker!” at another.)