What will Taylor Swift play at her next Texas shows? Eras Tour set includes surprise songs

Taylor Swift will return to Texas this week with three shows at NRG Stadium in Houston for her 2023 Eras Tour.

Swift played AT&T Stadium earlier this month, becoming the first artist to perform three straight nights there, to a total of 210,607 fans.

The 2023 Eras Tour kicked off with two nights in Glendale, Arizona, and two in Las Vegas.

After performing three nights in Tampa, Florida, last week, Swift will return to the Lone Star State Friday through Sunday.

The Eras Tour set includes 44 songs from across Swift’s ten albums. She will play her Houston shows with openers beabadoobee and Gracie Abrams all three nights.

Whether you secured a ticket for her Houston shows or plan to watch through social media posts, here’s what to know ahead of Swift’s Texas takeover.

Taylor Swift performs The Man during her first sold-out concert of three nights at AT&T Stadium in Arlington on Friday, March 31, 2023.
Taylor Swift performs The Man during her first sold-out concert of three nights at AT&T Stadium in Arlington on Friday, March 31, 2023.

How long is the Eras Tour concert?

The Eras Tour concert lasts over three hours and includes multiple outfit and set changes.

J. J. Watt, retired NFL defensive end who played primarily with the Houston Texans, praised Swift for her athleticism and ability to perform consistently without a halftime.

“You can tell when somebody does something at the top of their game and is trying to do the right way for their fans,” he said in a video post on Instagram. “This is done the right way for the people paying money to come and see her.”

What songs are on the Eras Tour setlist?

Swift is expected to play 44 songs, which includes two different ones each night.

The songs on the tour setlist:

  1. Miss Americana & the Heartbreak Prince

  2. Cruel Summer

  3. The Man

  4. You Need to Calm Down

  5. Lover

  6. The Archer

  7. Fearless

  8. You Belong With Me

  9. Love Story

  10. ‘tis the damn season

  11. willow

  12. marjorie

  13. champagne problems

  14. tolerate it

  15. ...Ready for It?

  16. Delicate

  17. Don’t Blame Me

  18. Look What You Made Me Do

  19. Enchanted

  20. 22

  21. We Are Never Getting Back Together

  22. I Knew You Were Trouble

  23. All Too Well (10 Minute Version)

  24. invisible string [Glendale; Las Vegas] / the 1 [Arlington; Tampa]

  25. betty

  26. the last great american dynasty

  27. august

  28. illicit affairs

  29. my tears ricochet

  30. cardigan

  31. Style

  32. Blank Space

  33. Shake It Off

  34. Wildest Dreams

  35. Bad Blood

  36. [Surprise Song #1]

  37. [Surprise Song #2]

  38. Lavender Haze

  39. Anti-Hero

  40. Midnight Rain

  41. Vigilante Shit

  42. Bejeweled

  43. Mastermind

  44. Karma

Taylor Swift performs “Cruel Summer” at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, in March. Fans in Kansas City have asked Mayor Quinton Lucas to honor her by changing the city’s name when she performs at Arrowhead Stadium in July.
Taylor Swift performs “Cruel Summer” at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, in March. Fans in Kansas City have asked Mayor Quinton Lucas to honor her by changing the city’s name when she performs at Arrowhead Stadium in July.

What surprise songs has Taylor Swift played on Eras Tour?

Early into the tour, fans realized the setlist includes two surprise songs each night that are usually not been repeated at other shows.

On April 1, Swift said that she would only replay a surprise song if she messed it up. Later during her Tampa, Florida, shows, Swift said she could also repeat surprise songs if they were off her latest album, “Midnights.”

These are the surprise songs Swift played at her Eras Tour shows so far:

  • mirrorball

  • Tim McGraw

  • this is me trying

  • State of Grace

  • Our Song

  • Snow on the Beach

  • cowboy like me

  • White Horse

  • Sad Beautiful Tragic

  • Ours

  • Death by a Thousand Cuts

  • Clean

  • Jump Then Fall

  • The Lucky One

  • Speak Now

  • Treacherous

  • The Great War

  • You’re on Your Own, Kid

  • mad woman

  • Mean

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