Taylor Swift Achieves Major Evermore Milestone on ‘Eras’ Tour

Taylor Swift has added a historic milestone to her “Eras” tour.

During a performance on July 23, 2024, in Hamburg, Germany, Swift played a medley of “We Were Happy” and “Happiness.” The latter was the only song from her album Evermore that had not been performed live yet. With this rendition, Swift completed live performances for all 15 songs from the main Evermore album.

During the Hamburg show, fans were also treated to three other songs from Evermore: “Champagne Problems,” “Marjorie,” and “Willow.” The “Eras” tour is unique in that it features songs from almost all of her albums each night. Both Folklore and Evermore are combined into one eight-song segment. Despite this, Evermore has fewer songs typically performed, which explains why it has taken over 100 shows for all its songs to be featured live.

Evermore is Taylor Swift’s ninth studio album and was released on December 11, 2020, a swift follow-up to her acclaimed eighth album, Folklore. For its creation, Swift collaborated again with Aaron Dessner, with whom she worked closely on Folklore. Released on July 24, 2020, during the pandemic, Folklore earned widespread praise and won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year.

In contrast to many albums, Evermore didn’t have any pre-release singles. The first track from the album, “Willow,” was released as a single on December 11. Following this, “No Body, No Crime” and “Coney Island” were released in January 2021. While Evermore received critical acclaim and a Grammy nomination for Album of the Year, it ultimately lost to Jon Batiste’s We Are.

The “Eras” tour stands as Swift’s most ambitious project to date. The tour encompasses songs from nearly all her albums, bringing a diverse array of her hits to the stage. Amid the tour, Swift also released several albums, including two Taylor’s Version re-releases (Speak Now and 1989) and The Tortured Poets Department. The tour itself serves to celebrate other recent releases that didn’t get their own tours, such as Lover, Folklore, Evermore, and Midnights.

Kicking off on March 17, 2023, in Glendale, Arizona, the tour’s initial phase saw Swift performing in North America’s biggest stadiums throughout most of that year. Toward the end of 2023, she expanded her reach, playing shows in Mexico, Argentina, and Brazil.

In early 2024, Swift resumed her tour in Tokyo, Japan, followed by performances in Australia and Singapore. After a brief break, on May 9, she started the European leg in Nanterre, France. Since then, she has been traveling across Europe, recently performing her fourth of seven shows in Germany on July 23.

Following her shows in Germany, Swift’s next stops include Poland, Austria, and England. The European segment will conclude with five performances at London’s Wembley Stadium.

The “Eeras” tour is poised to become the biggest tour ever, surpassing records held by artists like Ed Sheeran, Coldplay, and U2. In addition to the live performances, the tour was commemorated with a concert film, Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour, grossing over $260 million globally and becoming the highest-grossing concert film in history. This film, recorded during her six-night stay at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, in August 2023, also has an extended version available on Disney+.

Source: Clutch Points, USA TODAY