Taylor Swift surprised her fans with a unique twist during her Eras Tour concert in New Orleans on Saturday night, thrilling the crowd with an unexpected guest appearance. Wearing an orange outfit, she announced a change to her surprise set: instead of singing one of her own songs, she would perform one by a special guest. Swift then started playing Espresso by Sabrina Carpenter, sending the 65,000 fans into a frenzy.
Before starting the song, Swift told the audience, “I think tonight I’m going to do something completely different, which is that I’m going to sing a song that’s not mine, but it’s somebody that I really love.” After hearing the crowd’s enthusiastic response, she added, “So you really love that song as much as I do?” Swift continued, “I know I’m just going on a tangent because I love my friend, and I’m just so proud of Sabrina and the year she’s had.”
Swift then pulled out her phone, calling Carpenter on speaker and saying, “I’m really somewhere really loud, I’m in New Orleans on the Eras Tour.” She added, “I just wanted to call and tell you that I sang a little bit of Espresso and they said every word so loud. And I just wanted to say we all love you so much. What are you doing? Why aren’t you here with us?” Carpenter replied from her own location, “I’m somewhere where everyone is screaming so loud.” Swift playfully asked, “Can you come down to the stadium real quick? Ballpark, how long would that take you?” Carpenter teased back, saying, “It would probably take me five seconds,” and as fans cheered, Carpenter made a surprise entrance onto the stage, as reported by USA Today.
The two pop stars launched into an acoustic rendition of Espresso, and after the first chorus, Carpenter exclaimed, “Holy Sh**, New Orleans!” Swift then joined in on the next verse, saying, “Can I do it?” before diving into the lyrics, “I’m working late, ’cause I’m a singer.” Following this, they continued with Is It Over Now and Please Please Please from Carpenter’s latest album.
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Taylor Swift and Sabrina Carpenter performing ‘Espresso’ together at the Eras Tour in New Orleans. pic.twitter.com/W7aUOD7ef6
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Swift wrapped up by expressing gratitude to Carpenter for her surprise performance, saying, “She had literally one day off. She is on tour. This is crazy she came to perform for us. Will you please give it up for Sabrina Carpenter?” Carpenter exited the stage amid applause as Swift moved to her piano to begin a mashup of Hits Different and Welcome to New York.
