Taylor Swift Surprises Fans with Special Guests at Final London Show

Image Credit: Getty Images Taylor Swift had a few surprises up her sleeve as she closed out the final night of the European leg of

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Taylor Swift had a few surprises up her sleeve as she closed out the final night of the European leg of her Eras tour.

On Tuesday, Florence Welch of Florence + the Machine joined Swift on stage for the debut performance of their collaboration, โ€œFlorida!!!,โ€ which appears on Swiftโ€™s most recent album, The Tortured Poets Department.

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But the surprises didnโ€™t end there.

Fans at the show were treated to a special performance with Jack Antonoff, as he and Swift performed a mash-up together. Additionally, Swift delivered the first live performance of โ€œSo Long, Londonโ€ since the Eras Tour launched in March 2023.

For the live debut of โ€œFlorida!!!,โ€ Welch joined Swift on stage, belting out the chorusโ€”โ€œSay itโ€™s unforgivable/What a crash, what a rush/F**k me up, Florida!โ€โ€”to a crowd of more than 90,000 roaring fans.

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The โ€œDog Days Are Overโ€ singer, 37, co-wrote โ€œFlorida!!!,โ€ and since its release on April 19, the album The Tortured Poets Department has held onto the No. 1 spot on Billboardโ€™s 200 albums list for most of the year.

โ€œThank you, Taylor,โ€ Welch posted to Instagram Stories early Wednesday.

LONDON, ENGLAND โ€“ AUGUST 20: EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NO COVERS. Taylor Swift and Jack Antonoff perform onstage during โ€œTaylor Swift | The Eras Tourโ€ at Wembley Stadium on August 20, 2024 in London, England. (Photo by TAS2024/Getty Images)

Following the first surprise duet, Antonoff, 40, joined Swift, 34, for a mash-up of โ€œDeath By a Thousand Cutsโ€ from her Lover album and โ€œGetaway Carโ€ from Reputation.

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โ€œI think a lot about why Iโ€™m lucky enough to get to do a show like the Eras Tour, and itโ€™s because Iโ€™ve been fortunate enough to find friendships over the years that have been incredibly collaborative and creative,โ€ Swift told the crowd while introducing her friend and producer. โ€œI get to make music with one of my best friends in the world, and heโ€™s here tonight.โ€

She added that the songs they would be performing were some of their โ€œfavorite ones that weโ€™ve done together.โ€

Swift then traded her guitar for a piano and debuted โ€œSo Long, London,โ€ which is widely believed to be about the end of her relationship with actor Joe Alwyn, whom she split from last year.

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โ€œYou know, we have done a lot of shows on this tour, so itโ€™s kind of rare to have a song that Iโ€™ve never performed live before,โ€ she said before playing. โ€œAnd yet here we are.โ€

The lyrics include: โ€œI left all I knew, you left me at the house by the Heath/ I stopped CPR, after all, itโ€™s no use/ The spirit was gone, we would never come to/ And Iโ€™m pissed off you let me give you all that youth for free.โ€

Swift will return to the U.S. in October for shows in Miami, New Orleans, Indianapolis, Toronto, and Vancouver.

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