Taylor Swift performs on stage at the Groupama Stadium as part of The Eras Tour, in Decines-Charpieu, eastern France, on June 2, 2024. Photo: AFP
Taylor Swift celebrated the 113th show of her record-breaking Eras Tour on July 9 by sharing four of her “favourite songs” with the crowd in Zurich.
The pop icon, 34, told the audience the show marked a special milestone because it included the number 13, which she famously considers to be her lucky number for a variety of reasons.
“This is actually our 113th show of the Eras Tour, and that’s my favourite number, which I never mention,” she joked with the audience, in a quote obtained by People Magazine. “I just thought since it was my favourite number, I’d do some of my favourite songs for the acoustic section.”
Swift then surprised fans with a mashup of Right Where You Left Me from her album Evermore and All You Had To Do Was Stay from 1989.
She followed it up with a piano mashup of Last Kiss from Speak Now and Sad Beautiful Tragic off Red, telling the audience “Happy July 9th to those who celebrate.”
The Bad Blood singer was apparently referencing another milestone – the one-year anniversary of the release of Speak Now (Taylor’s Version), the rerecorded version of her 2010 album.
The date, July 9, is notable in Swift’s discography as referenced in Last Kiss, in which she sings, “That July 9th/ the beat of your heart/ It jumps through your shirt/ I can still feel your arms.”
Tuesday’s show was also significant in that it marked Swift’s first-ever performance in Switzerland during her 18-year career.
During her previous tour stop in Amsterdam, she was joined by boyfriend and Super Bowl champ Travis Kelce, who appeared to wipe tears away from his face during one acoustic song mashup that included a nod to his 87 jersey number. – New York Daily News/Tribune News Service
