As Taylor Swift wraps up her record-breaking Eras Tour on December 8, fans have begun to theorize whether an Eras Tour Part 2 is in the works.
Swift kicked off the final leg of her tour, on which she first embarked in March 2023, on October 18. Since then, she has dropped two "Taylor's Version" re-recordings of her albums—2010's Speak Now and 2014's 1989—as well as her entirely new 11th studio album, The Tortured Poets Department. The Eras Tour has also gone on to be the highest-grossing concert tour of all time.
Now fans are wondering what the pop superstar has in store, with some hoping that she will eventually announce another tour. During a conversation with Newsweek, Joshua Mellin, a writer and photographer who photographed Swift's Eras Tour in Chicago for People Magazine in 2023, said he thinks we will be getting "a version of Eras forever."
Newsweek emailed a spokesperson for Swift for comment on Thursday.
"I think of course she'll tour again, so many countries are building venues with the specific intention of hosting her shows. It's become far too big of a behemoth to fail," Mellin shared.
The photographer compared Swift to The Rolling Stones and the Foo Fighters.
"After Charlie [Watts] died they all said The Rolling Stones aren't The Rolling Stones without him, [but they] went right back on tour, you can say the same about Foo Fighters with Taylor Hawkins, they were back on the road in under a year [after his death]," he continued.
"Too many people's livelihoods depend on these massive artists for the money not to be there for them to tour. I don't think the Taylor demand will ever satiate because of its status for host cities and countries and will probably even have political impacts on who can secure shows versus those who can't in some regions."
Mellin told Newsweek that the Eras Tour has been such a global success, that he wouldn't be surprised if the singer did variations of this for the rest of her career.
"It's created such an expectation she may have put herself in a bit of a 'greatest hits' box forever. I would expect her to try to update it and try to carve out more space for new albums but, in general, it's going to have to be the whole discography forever," he said.
"This is almost going to become a Grateful Dead scene where it's more about the community and trading friendship bracelets and the like. The biggest threat to her schedule is probably, just like in Vienna, the state of the world and stadiums that have difficulty being secured for her performances."
This refers to the fact that in August, event organizers canceled three of Swift's shows that were set to be held at Vienna's Ernst Happel Stadium following the arrest of two people in Austria. Authorities said the two suspects were planning attacks inspired by the Islamic State militant group (ISIS). A third person was arrested shortly afterward. Mellin explained that Swift's popularity could cause some kind of revolution, as every stadium is going to be "chasing the standard" to stop interruptions like this from happening.
He continued: "There's always been that trickle-down from major artists, even as a photographer we have rules to only shoot the first 3 songs, with no flash, and that came from a Bruce Springsteen rule.
"Taylor instituted contracts where photographers don't own photos and that's trickled down to other artists. She'll have that impact on venues and the security industry too who will all sell new tech to ensure shows don't get canceled and then it will be in every little place."
Taylor Swift's Book Has Fans Spiraling
Swifties have previously theorized that the pop superstar is hinting at another upcoming project on the back cover of her The Official Eras Tour Book.
The tome, released on November 29, commemorates the singer's record-breaking tour. It also includes over 500 images, with never-before-seen photos of the tour, rehearsals, designer sketches and behind-the-scenes shots of the tour's instruments, set pieces and costumes. It also features personal reflections from Swift herself—including a note to her fans at the back, which has had internet sleuths spiraling.
In the message Swift wrote for her fans, she detailed how the Eras Tour came to be and what it meant to her. She signed it off by writing: "See you next Era," and Swifties think this could mean one of two things: there is going to be an Eras Tour part two, or she will soon be releasing TS12, the unofficial name of her next album.
Over the years, the pop superstar has preceded her album releases with Easter eggs online and during performances. As such, her every move is often taken to have extra meaning by her dedicated fanbase.
The Time Between Taylor Swift's Tours
The Eras Tour
This tour began on March 17, 2023, and is scheduled to end on December 8, 2024. The tour consisted of 152 shows in stadiums across five continents.
Lover Fest
Swift's sixth tour, which was scheduled to take place in support of her seventh studio album, Lover, was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was scheduled to begin on June 20, 2020, in Werchter, Belgium, and conclude on August 1, 2020, in Foxborough, Massachusetts.
Reputation Stadium Tour
The Reputation Stadium Tour was Swift's fifth concert tour. It was her first all-stadium tour, beginning on May 8, 2018, in Glendale, Arizona, and concluding on November 21, 2018, in Tokyo, Japan.
The 1989 World Tour
This was Swift's fourth concert tour. It started on May 5, 2015, in Tokyo, Japan and ended on December 12, 2015, in Melbourne, Australia.
The Red Tour
The Red Tour was Swift's third concert tour. It started on March 13, 2013, at CenturyLink Center in Omaha, Nebraska, and ended on June 12, 2014 in Singapore.
Speak Now World Tour
This was the pop superstar's second concert tour, which supported her 2010 album of the same name. It ran from February 9, 2011, to March 18, 2012, with 110 across 19 territories.
Fearless Tour
Swift's first headlining concert tour was the Fearless Tour, which ran from April 23, 2009 to July 10, 2010. It consisted of 118 shows in six countries and grossed over $66 million.
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