Taylor Swift fans erupt over Melbourne moment: ‘WTF is this?’

It’s part of the highest-grossing tour of all time – but not all Swifties are happy about Taylor Swift’s Aussie performances.

It’s part of the highest-grossing tour of all time and a cultural phenomenon – but some Taylor Swift fans watching the Aussie leg of her tour unfold from elsewhere around the globe appear increasingly irritated by what they’re seeing.

Namely, the bonus extras that the megastar has been doling out across the first two nights of her sold-out run of shows at the Melbourne Cricket Ground – including previously-skipped tracks and the first reveal of a bonus version of her upcoming album.

Swift adds “surprise songs” at every stop on her tour – but her decision to gift Melbourne with a mashup of Getaway Car, The Other Side Of The Door and August into one song seemingly sent those who weren’t there spiralling.

does taylor owe australia money or something wtf is this https://t.co/73yBkp1I8b

— Taylor Swift Wallpapers (@kubaswift) February 17, 2024

the rest of the world watching melbourne getting getaway car x august x the other side of the door mashup pic.twitter.com/i1LzFeTjYx

— ivy (@ohhhhherewego) February 17, 2024

Hell, I was wondering what's up when they got "You're Losing Me" and a new album announcement! 😄😄

— D O'Keefe (@OKeefeDm) February 17, 2024

WHAT WAS THISSS WHAT POSESSED HER TO DO THIS😭😭😭😭😭😭????????? GETAWAY CAR X AUGUST X OTHER SIDE OF THE DOOR????? SHE KILLED MILLIONS TONIGHT pic.twitter.com/ZuYMsAOnMR

— YJ💭(TTPD💌) (@miapudding) February 17, 2024

MASHUP DI GETAWAY CAR/ AUGUST & THE OTHER SIDE OF THE DOOR + THIS IS ME TRYING?!?!?!?!?!! I’M DONE WITH TAYLOR SWIFT!pic.twitter.com/hmFvpKsSOJ

— 𝓳𝓮𝓷𝓷𝔂⸆⸉ poeti torturati era🤍🖋️ (@controsensooo) February 17, 2024

"taylor swift performs getaway car from reputation as the first surprise song"
pic.twitter.com/cXN9ko9Eqr

— sude â™± (@maggiecult) February 17, 2024

It came after fans on the first night of Swift’s Melbourne show went wild as she announced that the special edition of The Tortured Poets Department would feature a new song called The Bolter.

The singer then shared the heartbreaking reason the album was so special to her, confessing it was a “lifeline” during a particularly difficult period.

Swift has kicked off the Aussie leg of her Eras tour in Melbourne. Picture: Graham Denholm/TAS24/Getty Images

“I’m very excited for April 19th. I can’t wait for you to hear all the songs. Tortured Poets is an album I think, more than any album I’ve made, is one I needed,” Swift told the crowd.

“It was a lifeline for me. It reminded me why songwriting is something that gets me through life.”

Earlier, a clearly jubilant Swift had opened the second night of her Eras Tour in Melbourne to a 96,000-strong crowd – matching the numbers seen the night before, which marked her biggest audience to date.

“What a joy and what an honour to say this words to you tonight, Melbourne, welcome to the Eras Tour!” she gushed.

“I am standing here on the stage, trying to wrap my mind around the fact that there are 96,000 people that wanted to hang out with us on a Saturday night.”

Swift added: “I feel like a contest winner, like I won a contest to get to have this memory of looking at you an singing with you.

“I’m having a very strange experience in my head.

“I don’t know if you know how many 96,000 is – like, if we were to start counting, we’d never get there.

“I am so grateful to you for wanting to spend this time with us, and just the passion I’m feeling from you already, I promise you – we are going to give you absolutely everything we have tonight.”

Originally published as Taylor Swift fans erupt over Melbourne moment: ‘WTF is this?’