Taylor Swift Hits Academy Gala With Four Songs in Her First Band Performance Since the Eras Tour
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Taylor Swift gave her first full-band performance since the Eras Tour at the Academy Museum’s sixth annual gala on Saturday, playing four songs for a black-tie audience. The appearance marked her first live performance of “The Fate of Ophelia” and put two awards-contending songs before an audience of film and music figures.
Swift opened with “Blank Space” and closed with “Love Story”. In between, she played “The Fate of Ophelia”, released on 3 October 2025, and “I Knew It, I Knew You” from Toy Story 5, her first full-band performance of that song. The latter is eligible for the 2027 Oscars and is entered in several Grammy categories; “The Fate of Ophelia” is expected to contend for record of the year at the 2027 Grammys. Her backing group included regular band members, four singers and two saxophonists.
- Swift played four songs at the Academy Museum gala.
- It was her first full-band show since the Eras Tour.
- She performed “The Fate of Ophelia” live for the first time.
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The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles celebrates the history and craft of film. Its annual gala brings together people from the film and music industries, and can put songs connected to films in front of audiences with links to awards.
Taylor Swift is a singer-songwriter whose Eras Tour ran for nearly two years and featured music from across her career. She has also recorded songs for films, including “I Knew It, I Knew You” for Toy Story 5, making her work relevant to both music and film awards.