Taylor Swift Says Final Eras Tour Stops Were Picked for the ‘Passionate, Enthusiastic’ and ‘Fun’ Crowds

Mar. 15, 2025

Taylor Swift performs at the Miami Eras Tour show on Oct. 19.Photo:TAS2024/Getty

TAS2024/Getty

For her last fewEras Tourstops,Taylor Swiftwanted crowds who scream the lyrics to “every single song!”

During her second Miami show on Saturday, Oct. 19, the pop superstar, 34, explained to the Hard Rock Stadium crowd how she decided on her final Eras Tour locations.

Just before diving into “Lover,” the 14-time Grammy winner explained that the historic tour has been “all over the world” this year, including Australia, Asia and Europe. The tour initially started stateside in March 2023.

“We decided, if we’re going to end this tour, eventually it has to happen, we gotta pick the crowds and the cities and the places where the crowds are going to be passionate, enthusiastic, screaming the words to every single song, like the most fun crowds imaginable,” Swift explained.

Taylor Swift performs at the Miami Eras Tour show on Oct. 19.TAS2024/Getty

“So,” Swift continued, “there was only one conclusion for how to kick off this last leg, and that is Miami, Florida!”

On Friday and again on Saturday, the star fittingly brought out her collaboratorFlorence Welchto perform “Florida!!!” fromThe Tortured Poets Departmenttogether.

Swift and Welch, 38, also shared a sweet onstage moment at the end of the Friday performance, with Welch holding Swift’s head before embracing her with a hug,fan-captured footageshows.

Florence Welch and Taylor Swift perform “Florida!!!” in Miami.John Shearer/TAS24/Getty

John Shearer/TAS24/Getty

The Oct. 18 show comes after the “Love Story” singermarked her return to the Eras Tour with a sweet videofeaturing another very special guest: one of her three cats, Olivia.

Ahead of her Friday show, Swift shared avideoof herself walking around the empty floor of the Miami stadium before stopping to pet Olivia and take her sunglasses off in slow motion.

“Back in the office 😎,” the superstar captioned the clip, which was set toGloRillaandSexyy Red’s “WHATCHU KNO ABOUT ME.”

On Sunday, Oct. 20, Swift will conclude herthree-night stintat Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium before traveling to New Orleans, Indianapolis and later Canada to wrap up the Eras Tour.

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During her downtime in between tour legs, Swift hgas kept busy, mostly with her boyfriend, Kansas City Chiefs tight endTravis Kelce.

source: people.com