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.