Taylor Swift did not announce Fame (Taylor’s Model) Saturday evening, however she did lastly carry out the album’s “I Did One thing Dangerous” on The Eras Tour. At her Aug. 17 present, the tune — a private favourite, Swift mentioned — obtained its tour debut throughout the acoustic set at London’s Wembley Stadium.
“The entire tour I’ve achieved 100s of songs, however I’ve not achieved considered one of my favourite ones,” teased Swift, guitar in hand in entrance of 92,000 folks, “as a result of I used to be ready for the fitting crowd.”
After which got here “I Did One thing Dangerous” for the primary time in 2024 — a pointy, acoustic model of considered one of Fame‘s massive pop pillars.
Swift’s Eras rendition of the tune nonetheless was a thrill, constructing as much as a bridge that had her scream-singing the final “Gentle me up!”
After all, it was a thrill to Swifties not simply in a musical sense, however in getting hopes excessive that Swift’s much-anticipated Fame (Taylor’s Model) could be this-much-closer to materializing.
With solely two re-recorded album releases remaining in Swift’s queue, Fame and her self-titled debut, and with the tip final December that Rep‘s beforehand unheard vault tracks are “fireplace” (it’s what Swift mentioned), enjoying a Rep rarity, which many followers guessed could be saved to align with an album announcement, is an attention-grabbing alternative. “I Did One thing Dangerous” hasn’t been carried out reside by Swift since 2018.
Swiftstorians may recall that it was virtually precisely seven years in the past, on Aug. 18, 2017, when Swift cryptically went darkish on socials forward of the unique Fame album’s announcement. With out rationalization, on Aug. 21, 2017, one submit confirmed up on her feed: the primary slither of the now-iconic snake imagery related along with her sixth studio album.
“I DID SOMETHING BAD” surfaced as a trending matter on social media into the late hours of Saturday, with fan memes aplenty. (Scroll by means of them under.)
In Saturday evening’s acoustic set, she additionally performed a piano mashup that pulled on the heartstrings: “My Boy Solely Breaks His Favourite Toys,” from The Tortured Poets Division, and “Coney Island,” from Evermore. Swift has two extra Wembley exhibits earlier than wrapping her run of London tour dates.
Preserve monitor of the entire shock songs carried out on The Eras Tour on Billboard‘s full checklist, after you watch “I Did One thing Dangerous” and scroll by means of the final response Swifties had on-line.