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Taylor Swift's Parents' Emotional Moment During Eras Tour Mashup
2024-12-10
During Taylor Swift's Dec. 6 Eras Tour show in Vancouver, a heartwarming moment unfolded as her parents, Andrea and Scott Swift, shared an emotional experience in the audience. As Taylor performed a mashup of Speak Now's "Never Grow Up" and her Fearless track "The Best Day," Andrea, 66, was seen seemingly wiping away tears while watching her daughter on stage. When the star transitioned to her Fearless track, which she wrote as a tribute to her mom, Andrea turned to face Scott, 72, and they shared a long embrace. Taylor's brother Austin, 32, also joined in, wrapping his arms around Scott.
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At the Dec. 6 show, the "Karma" singer not only performed a mashup of Speak Now's "Haunted" and 1989's "Wonderland" during the surprise song section but also played "The Best Day" during her Mother's Day performance. Taylor recalled the first time she showed the song to Andrea and explained how her mom reacted. "I wrote this song just compiling these sort of core childhood memories I had, of not just her as a mother, but her as a friend," Taylor said. "She said, 'It's such a beautiful song. Where did you find it? It sounds exactly like the things we went through.' I was like, 'Mom, I wrote it and recorded it secretly, it is our memories.' It was the sweetest thing ever because I just think she couldn't have comprehended that I would write a song about the two of us." Once Andrea realized it was a tribute to her, she immediately broke down in tears.During the record-breaking tour that ended on Dec. 8, emotions ran high. After 152 shows, Taylor reflected on her journey onstage. "We have toured the entire world… we have had so many adventures," she said during her opening Lover set. "It has been the most exciting, powerful, electrifying, intense, most challenging thing I've ever done in my entire life. We've gotten to perform for over 10 million people on this tour." Then, right before closing out the show with "Karma" one last time, she told the crowd, "I want to thank every single one of you for being a part of the most thrilling chapter of my entire life to date — my beloved Eras Tour."On Dec. 10, a source told PEOPLE that she's "exhausted, but obviously so, so grateful" to mark the end of her massive tour. With her birthday on Dec. 13 and the holidays with boyfriend Travis Kelce ahead, she has much to look forward to.