Taylor Swift marked the fourth anniversary of her lockdown album ‘Folklore’ in Hamburg, Germany on July 24. She gave a live debut to her song ‘Run,’ which features on ‘Red (Taylor’s Version).’ Swift played the second show in the European leg of her ‘Eras Tour’ at the city’s Volksparkstadion stadium.
During the ‘surprise songs’ part of her set, Swift performed an acoustic rendition of ‘The Last Great American Dynasty’ from ‘Folklore’ before switching to ‘Run.’ Swift addressed the crowd and wished her album a happy birthday before performing this unreleased song.
The ‘Eras Tour’ setlist at first included ‘The Last Great American Dynasty’ before Swift revised it to feature songs from her latest album ‘The Tortured Poets Department.’. Swift played a mash-up of ‘Nothing New’ from ‘Red (Taylor’s Version)’ and ‘Dear Reader’ from ‘Midnights’ on the piano for her Hamburg audience.
Swift performed ‘We Are Happy’ and ‘Happiness,’ both songs from ‘Evermore,’ the previous night. Other tracks making their live debuts during the tour include ‘Superstar,’ ‘Sweeter Than Fiction,’ ‘imgonnagetyouback,’ and ‘The Albatross.’
After playing three sold-out shows in June at London’s Wembley Stadium, Swift is set to return to play five more gigs at the venue in August. Support once again comes from Paramore, who fans have embraced as part of the ‘Eras’ community. As the NME’s recent review of her Edinburgh show noted, “It’s the power of Swift, an artist who’s inspired countless fans to come out and embrace being a part of the Eras family.
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