Gracie Abrams Recalls the 'Out of Body' Experience of Debuting 'Us' with Taylor Swift at Wembley Stadium

Mar. 15, 2025

Gracie Abrams; Taylor Swift.Photo:Gilbert Flores/Billboard via Getty; Gilbert Flores/Billboard via Getty

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Gracie Abramshad an “out of body” experience when she debuted herTaylor Swiftcollaboration “Us” during theEras Tour.

In a cover story fromWho What Wearon Wednesday, Sept. 4, the “Risk” hitmaker, 24, opened up aboutdebutingThe Secret of Ustrack livewith the pop star, 34, at Wembley Stadium in London in June.

“We wrote it the way that we played it at Wembley,” Abrams told the publication.

She added: “To see somebody have the ability to, in a stadium, make it feel like you and her are the only two people there, that was hugely important for me to see.”

Taylor Swift and Gracie Abrams perform during night two of the Eras Tour at Paycor Stadium on July 1, 2023 in Cincinnati.TAS2023 via Getty

TAS2023 via Getty

The “Close to You” performer also reflected on how the Eras Tour inspired her latest album — and being able to perform it live on the Eras Tour next month.

Elsewhere in the interview, the “Mess It Up” singer revealed how performing on the Eras Tour helped her conquer her fear of being onstage.

“I avoided it at all costs,” Abrams told the publication.

Once she was able to get in front of the crowd “that rewired a huge chunk of my brain.”

“Not just in terms of performing and stage fright and that kind of s— but in my life,” Abrams said. “I told myself that I knew I would hate performing. I knew I would be uncomfortable every second that I was onstage, and I didn’t end up feeling that way at all.”

For the “Blowing Smoke” singer, “it was really lovely to be wrong.”

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Taylor Swift and Gracie Abrams in New York City in November 2023.Gotham/GC Images

Gotham/GC Images

In January,Abrams told PEOPLEthat opening up for the “Fortnight” musician was an experience “beyond my wildest dreams.”

“Being a part of that tour in a tiny way has changed the course of my life in so many ways,” she said.

Abrams called Swift an “unbelievable performer and the most generous friend.”

“It’s not lost on me that her belief in me has really just… done a lot. So, I’m deeply grateful to her, forever,” she said.

source: people.com