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After five months of nonstop touring, the first US leg of Taylor Swift's phenomenal Eras Tour has come to an end. Closing out the first batch of shows with six sold-out performances in Los Angeles, Taylor gave a final LA performance last night that was one for the history books.
With this batch of shows ending on Aug. 9, aka 8/9, fans have been speculating for weeks about whether that meant she'd be announcing 1989 (Taylor's Version) at the final LA show.
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And yesterday marked 8 years, 9 months, and 13 days since 1989 was released in 2014.
Before the big announcement at last night's concert, the clues just kept coming too, with Taylor wearing blue versions of several Eras Tour outfits — like a blue dress during the Speak Now and Folklore sections.
Then Taylor took the stage before the surprise song portion of the set list, saying, "Since I was a teenager, I've wanted to own my own music, and the way to do that was to rerecord my albums. So now, here we are on the last night of the US leg of the Eras Tour, in the eighth month of the year, and the ninth day."
She added, "There’s something that I’ve been planning for a really, really, really, ridiculously embarrassingly long time. And I think instead of just, like, telling you about it, I think I’ll just sort of show you something I’ve been excited to show you."
Taylor then revealed the 1989 (Taylor's Version) cover art and the release date: Oct. 27, 2023.
The original version of 1989 was released Oct. 27, 2014, with this new version — that Taylor finally owns — coming out nine years after the iconic pop album.
Taylor also took to social media to share her excitement about 1989 (Taylor's Version). In an Instagram post she wrote, "Surprise!! 1989 (Taylor’s Version) is on its way to you 🔜! The 1989 album changed my life in countless ways, and it fills me with such excitement to announce that my version of it will be out October 27th."
She continued, "To be perfectly honest, this is my most FAVORITE re-record I’ve ever done because the 5 From The Vault tracks are so insane. I can’t believe they were ever left behind. But not for long!"
As you can imagine, fans were freaking out following the 1989 (Taylor's Version) announcement. So here are some of the best reactions to the news:
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Personally, I will be hoping and praying for "Style (Feat. Harry Styles) (Taylor's Version)," and I just know "Clean (Taylor's Version)" is going to be amazing.
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