Taylor Swift’s fans received the surprise of their wildest dreams at her final Los Angeles Eras Tour show on Wednesday.
During the acoustic portion of her show, the pop superstar — who hadsported new costumesin various blue hues (the color palette of her2014 album1989) throughout the evening — announcedthe upcoming Oct. 27 re-releaseof her first Grammy-winning pop album.
Taylor Swift performs in Los Angeles in August 2023.Kevin Winter/TAS23/Getty
Kevin Winter/TAS23/Getty
Taylor Swift announces ‘1989 (Taylor’s Version)’ in Los Angeles in August 2023.Kevin Winter/TAS23/Getty
“And so now, here we are on the last night of theU.S. leg of the Eras tourin the eighth month of the year on the ninth day. You might have noticed there are some new outfits in the show. There’s something that I’ve been planning for a really, really, really ridiculously, embarrassingly long time, and instead of telling you about it, I think I’ll just sort of show you,” she said, unveiling the cover art and release date for1989 (Taylor’s Version)on the big screen before launching into “New Romantics,” a fan-favorite track off the deluxe edition of her record.
Minutes later, Swift shared some more details about the upcoming release on her Instagram account. “To be perfectly honest, this is my most FAVORITE re-record I’ve ever done because the 5 From the Vault tracks are so insane,” she wrote. “I can’t believe they were ever left behind. But not for long!”
Earlier in the night, the singer joked with the audience that they would have to “deal with my emotions” surrounding her final show on the current run of her tour. “I don’t know if you’ve heard about this or not, but I have a lot of them,” she said. “So here’s why: this has been the most extraordinary, fun, wonderful, magical experience of my entire life being on this tour with these people on this stage.”
After singing “Champagne Problems” at the piano during theevermoreportion of the show, Swift drew a deafening eight-minute-long standing ovation from her fans.
“What are you doing? People have emotions. You’re playing with them right now. I love you so much,” she said onstage, overwhelmed. “So generous … you’re doing it still? What are you doing? This show’s going to be seven hours long because we’re going to scream for half of it. I love you, I love you, I love you. That was so nice.”
Swift — who sources confirm recently gavebonuses totaling over $55 millionto every person working on her shows —kicked off her highly anticipated tour in March, dazzling fans with a 44-song setlist spanning 17 years of her songwriting career.
Throughout the run of her tour, Swift’s shows have drawn aslew of famous attendees, includingGigi Hadid, Meghan Markle,Reese Witherspoon,Channing Tatumand more.
source: people.com
