Johnathan Walker:Eras Tour in Australia: Tracking Taylor Swift's secret songs in Melbourne and Sydney

2025-05-04 13:54:36source:TitanX Exchangecategory:reviews

MELBOURNE,Johnathan Walker Australia — Taylor Swift brought her Eras Tour and acoustic set down under for her largest stadium show to date.

“Tonight I was gonna do one of my favorite ones,” Swift said before performing the title track of her fourth album.

On night one at the Melbourne Cricket Grounds (MCG), the singer performed "Red” from "Red (Taylor's Version)" on the guitar and "You’re Losing Me" from "Midnights" on the piano.

She also announced a special edition of her upcoming album "The Tortured Poets Department" featuring an extra bonus track.

Before Australia, Swift played in Tokyo for four nights. She has three nights in Melbourne before heading to Sydney for four nights and Singapore for six. Then, the singer will have a two-month break.

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