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Every Celebrity Cameo in Taylor Swift’s ‘Eras Tour’ Docuseries So Far

Tons of celebrities attended Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour throughout its nearly two-year run — and some of them also pop up in her new Disney+ docuseries, Taylor Swift: The End of an Era.

The six-part special debuted on Disney+ December 12 and features cameo appearances from Swift’s family members as well as some of her more famous pals. In the first episode, for example, the pop star’s longtime friend and collaborator Ed Sheeran appears before her London show.

When Swift played at London’s Wembley Stadium in August 2024, Sheeran joined her during the surprise song portion of the set, and the duo performed two of their duets: “Everything Has Changed” and “End Game.”

The End of an Era chronicles the latter half of The Eras Tour, which kicked off in Glendale, Arizona, in March 2023. After 149 shows in 51 cities across five continents, Swift wrapped up the tour in Vancouver, Canada, in December 2024. A separate documentary chronicling the last concert, titled The Eras Tour: The Final Show, also dropped on December 12.

Biggest Revelations From Episodes 1 and 2 of Taylor Swift’s ‘End of an Era’

Additional episodes of The End of an Era will premiere each Friday on Disney+ through December 26.

Keep scrolling to see which celebrities have appeared in Taylor Swift: The End of an Era so far.

Travis Kelce

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Swift’s now-fiancé, Travis Kelce, doesn’t appear on camera in the first two episodes, but his voice is audible during two scenes in episode 1 where they talk on the phone before and after her first concert after her Vienna shows were canceled because of a planned terror attack.

In episode 4, Kelce appeared in behind-the-scenes footage as he rehearsed his cameo appearance during one of Swift’s London shows. “The lights are never too bright for Travis,” Swift gushed. “As a player, he can, like, slow down time in the most stressful moments, and that’s exactly what we saw on stage. He got out there and was the most charming, delightful performer you could ever be on the stage with. Like, his instincts, he’s just so magically entertaining.”

Ed Sheeran

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Swift’s longtime friend and collaborator appears in the first episode, meeting her backstage before her first August 2024 London date to briefly rehearse before his surprise appearance later in the evening. When Swift confesses that she felt “hunted” after the Vienna situation, Sheeran offers words of support.

“I feel like people have forgotten that, like, you’re a human being amongst all of this as well,” he tells his friend before they start practicing “Everything Has Changed.”

Florence Welch

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Florence + The Machine frontwoman Florence Welch joined Swift on stage for the final London Eras show, and episode 2 reveals how they quickly added “Florida!!!” to the set. Welch, who reveals she had “never done” a stage lift in her career before The Eras Tour, was initially shocked by the scale of her surprise appearance.

“I have performed on big stages, but this is not [the same],” Welch admits in a confessional interview. “I thought I’d just show up and I’d run around, because that’s what I do at my own shows. I just show up and I just run around. … When I got there, it was like, ‘OK, now this is your choreo.’ I was like, ‘Oh, no, no, wait, wait, you have me confused, I don’t do this. I’m gonna f*** this up.’”

Later, Welch explains why she and Swift connect as friends, saying, “We’re similar in that the persona is huge but the person is soft, and so I think that’s why we get along. Externally, the thing is really big, but when we’re together, we’re just, like, silly and goofy.”

Seeing her friend on stage, however, showed Welch the difference between the person she knows in real life and the star.

“The feeling of coming up for the first time in that lift, it was kind of like landing on Mars. Because I’d never seen the stage lit up before, the sound of the crowd. That was really extraordinary,” Welch recalls. “You see this cultural moment from the outside, and I suddenly was, like, inside of it. It was wild but it was really fun and completely terrifying. Also, Taylor’s my friend, and I know her as this, like, very cozy person, and I came out of that lift and I was like, ‘Oh, my God, it’s f***in’ Taylor Swift.”

Sabrina Carpenter

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Former Eras Tour opener Sabrina Carpenter appeared in episode 4 of the docuseries to rehearse her surprise song cameo with Swift (which happened at one of the New Orleans shows in October 2024). The duo performed a mashup of Carpenter’s hits “Please Please Please” and “Espresso” and Swift’s “Is It Over Now?”

“I felt like a real big idiot ’cause the first time you sent me the first version, which was so genius, it didn’t process that the ‘takeout coffee’ line [from ‘Is It Over Now?’] really fits with ‘Espresso’ until I literally was in the car on the way here, and I was like, ‘She’s so smart,’” Carpenter told her friend. “But yeah, that was a big blonde moment for me. It took me a day.”

Swift, meanwhile, was quick to praise the younger pop star’s talents and rapid rise to fame following the release of “Espresso” in 2024.

“Sabrina is just like a shooting star. She’s so smart, she knows exactly how to entertain people in the way that they want, in the moment that she’s in,” Swift said. “She’s just, like, battling herself for No. 1 on the charts all summer. And when you see that happen, you’re just like, ‘Go! Fly higher!’ And then it’s even cooler when someone like this will circle back and bless us with their magic.”

Every Celebrity Cameo in Taylor Swift’s ‘Eras Tour’ Docuseries So Far

Tons of celebrities attended Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour throughout its nearly two-year run — and some of them also pop up in her new Disney+ docuseries, Taylor Swift: The End of an Era.

The six-part special debuted on Disney+ December 12 and features cameo appearances from Swift’s family members as well as some of her more famous pals. In the first episode, for example, the pop star’s longtime friend and collaborator Ed Sheeran appears before her London show.

When Swift played at London’s Wembley Stadium in August 2024, Sheeran joined her during the surprise song portion of the set, and the duo performed two of their duets: “Everything Has Changed” and “End Game.”

The End of an Era chronicles the latter half of The Eras Tour, which kicked off in Glendale, Arizona, in March 2023. After 149 shows in 51 cities across five continents, Swift wrapped up the tour in Vancouver, Canada, in December 2024. A separate documentary chronicling the last concert, titled The Eras Tour: The Final Show, also dropped on December 12.

Biggest Revelations From Episodes 1 and 2 of Taylor Swift’s ‘End of an Era’

Additional episodes of The End of an Era will premiere each Friday on Disney+ through December 26.

Keep scrolling to see which celebrities have appeared in Taylor Swift: The End of an Era so far.

Travis Kelce

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Swift’s now-fiancé, Travis Kelce, doesn’t appear on camera in the first two episodes, but his voice is audible during two scenes in episode 1 where they talk on the phone before and after her first concert after her Vienna shows were canceled because of a planned terror attack.

In episode 4, Kelce appeared in behind-the-scenes footage as he rehearsed his cameo appearance during one of Swift’s London shows. “The lights are never too bright for Travis,” Swift gushed. “As a player, he can, like, slow down time in the most stressful moments, and that’s exactly what we saw on stage. He got out there and was the most charming, delightful performer you could ever be on the stage with. Like, his instincts, he’s just so magically entertaining.”

Ed Sheeran

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Swift’s longtime friend and collaborator appears in the first episode, meeting her backstage before her first August 2024 London date to briefly rehearse before his surprise appearance later in the evening. When Swift confesses that she felt “hunted” after the Vienna situation, Sheeran offers words of support.

“I feel like people have forgotten that, like, you’re a human being amongst all of this as well,” he tells his friend before they start practicing “Everything Has Changed.”

Florence Welch

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Florence + The Machine frontwoman Florence Welch joined Swift on stage for the final London Eras show, and episode 2 reveals how they quickly added “Florida!!!” to the set. Welch, who reveals she had “never done” a stage lift in her career before The Eras Tour, was initially shocked by the scale of her surprise appearance.

“I have performed on big stages, but this is not [the same],” Welch admits in a confessional interview. “I thought I’d just show up and I’d run around, because that’s what I do at my own shows. I just show up and I just run around. … When I got there, it was like, ‘OK, now this is your choreo.’ I was like, ‘Oh, no, no, wait, wait, you have me confused, I don’t do this. I’m gonna f*** this up.’”

Later, Welch explains why she and Swift connect as friends, saying, “We’re similar in that the persona is huge but the person is soft, and so I think that’s why we get along. Externally, the thing is really big, but when we’re together, we’re just, like, silly and goofy.”

Seeing her friend on stage, however, showed Welch the difference between the person she knows in real life and the star.

“The feeling of coming up for the first time in that lift, it was kind of like landing on Mars. Because I’d never seen the stage lit up before, the sound of the crowd. That was really extraordinary,” Welch recalls. “You see this cultural moment from the outside, and I suddenly was, like, inside of it. It was wild but it was really fun and completely terrifying. Also, Taylor’s my friend, and I know her as this, like, very cozy person, and I came out of that lift and I was like, ‘Oh, my God, it’s f***in’ Taylor Swift.”

Sabrina Carpenter

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Former Eras Tour opener Sabrina Carpenter appeared in episode 4 of the docuseries to rehearse her surprise song cameo with Swift (which happened at one of the New Orleans shows in October 2024). The duo performed a mashup of Carpenter’s hits “Please Please Please” and “Espresso” and Swift’s “Is It Over Now?”

“I felt like a real big idiot ’cause the first time you sent me the first version, which was so genius, it didn’t process that the ‘takeout coffee’ line [from ‘Is It Over Now?’] really fits with ‘Espresso’ until I literally was in the car on the way here, and I was like, ‘She’s so smart,’” Carpenter told her friend. “But yeah, that was a big blonde moment for me. It took me a day.”

Swift, meanwhile, was quick to praise the younger pop star’s talents and rapid rise to fame following the release of “Espresso” in 2024.

“Sabrina is just like a shooting star. She’s so smart, she knows exactly how to entertain people in the way that they want, in the moment that she’s in,” Swift said. “She’s just, like, battling herself for No. 1 on the charts all summer. And when you see that happen, you’re just like, ‘Go! Fly higher!’ And then it’s even cooler when someone like this will circle back and bless us with their magic.”

Taylor and Travis Share Intimate Phone Call in Docuseries: ‘I Love You So Much’

For fans who’ve ever wondered what Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce talk about, her Eras Tour docuseries delivered a behind-the-scenes peek at one of their private conversations.

The first episode of The End of an Era — which premiered on Disney+ on Friday, December 12 — showed the pop star, 35, and the NFL player, 36, chatting on the phone with each other. In their first conversation, filmed before Swift’s first Eras performance in London after her Vienna concerts were canceled because of a planned terror attack, Swift filled Kelce in on her preparations for Ed Sheeran’s imminent appearance during the surprise songs portion of the set.

“How are you guys so good?” Kelce asked. “You can just do a little, like, in-the-back-room rehearsal and then go do this in front of everyone.”

Swift appreciated the compliment, replying, “I love you. I don’t know, how do you remember 36,000 plays that are all tactical missions and then just go do it? It’s the same. It’s basically the same job! I got songs to remember, you got plays to remember.”

Kelce then quipped, “You got teammates, I got teammates,” before Swift added, “You’ve got Coach [Andy] Reid, I’ve got my mom,” as they both burst into laughter.

Taylor Swift Cries in Doc Over ‘Horrible’ Terror Plot, Kids’ Dance Attack

The duo then talked about how much Kelce wished he could be there for the show, with Swift jokingly lamenting, “Why do you have to be in the NFL?”

Kelce assured his then-girlfriend that he would be “scouring the internet” for videos of her performance, adding, “I love you so much, babe.”

After Swift noted she loves him “so much” too, Kelce replied, “Thanks for making my life better.”

Swift agreed with the sentiment, telling him, “I know, this was like, some people get a vitamin drip, I got this conversation.”

Later in the episode, Swift called Kelce shortly after the August 2024 concert to tell him that it went “so great” and she was “so happy” after feeling nervous.

“Oh, I can hear it in your voice so much,” Kelce replied.

“I’m so relieved,” Swift added. “Baby, it’s like the crowd knew that I needed a pick-me-up. When I walked out on stage, they were wilder than I’ve ever seen.”

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Kelce agreed, saying, “They definitely did.”

The End of an Era offers an unprecedented glimpse of not only Swift’s record-breaking Eras Tour but also her relationship with Kelce, which began in the summer of 2023. The first two episodes of the docuseries debuted on Friday, with two installments set to be released on both December 19 and December 26.

The Eras Tour holds special significance for the couple, who announced their engagement in August. Kelce famously tried to meet Swift at one of her Kansas City, Missouri, concerts in July 2023. After his plan to give her a friendship bracelet with his phone number on it failed, he spoke publicly about their missed connection on his “New Heights” podcast with brother Jason Kelce, which led Swift to reach out to Travis.

During Swift’s “New Heights” debut in August, Travis explained the role the tour played in jump-starting his romance with Swift.

“As much as you wanna give ‘New Heights’ credit, I give The Eras Tour credit,” he told Swift at the time. “Because if I would’ve never gone to that show and been mesmerized and just been captivated and then left with such a desire to want to meet you, I would’ve never went on here and told everybody how butthurt I was. I’d never just been so engulfed in the curiosity of who you were.”

Not only was Travis swept away by Swift’s onstage persona, but he was just as enchanted by her behind closed doors.

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“You see you on the stage and you see how crazy you can get an entire stadium going, and then I get you in a room and it’s like I’ve known you forever,” he gushed. “It was just the easiest conversation I ever had, and it was just so much fun that it just knocked my socks off.”

He added: “She blew me away. I had never experienced something so mesmerizing on stage and then so real and so beautiful in person.”

Travis later joined Swift during her travels for her international tour dates, giving the pair an opportunity to spend time together when she wasn’t performing.

“When we first started dating, he was like, ‘I always wanted to go and really vacation in Europe and see Australia and go to Asia,’ and I was like, ‘Well, I’ve got a tour for that. It’s coming up,’” Swift recalled. “We got to travel the world and have vacations and adventures when I wasn’t on stage, which was really fun because Europe was so fun, Australia’s amazing. It was great.”

The first two episodes of The End of an Era are now streaming on Disney+.

Taylor Swift Cries in Doc Over ‘Horrible’ Terror Plot, Kids’ Dance Attack

Taylor Swift broke down in her Eras Tour docuseries while reflecting on a foiled terror attack at her concert and the “horrible” fatal stabbings of three of her young fans.

The pop star, 35, opened up about the devastating events during the first episode of The End of an Era, which premiered on Disney+ on Friday, December 12.

“It’s just kind of a weird feeling going into these last five shows in Europe,” she told the camera from her London hotel room. “We’ve done, like, 128 shows so far, but this is the first one where I feel like I’m skating on thin ice or something. We’ve had a series of very violent, scary things happen to the tour — like, we dodged a massacre situation, so I’ve just been kind of all over the place.”

Swift brought her record-breaking Eras Tour to venues around the world from March 2023 to December 2024. While performing throughout Europe in the summer of 2024, Swift endured back-to-back tragedies.

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First, a group of young fans attending a Swift-themed dance class in Southport, England, in July 2024 were attacked by 17-year-old Axel Rudakubana, who fatally stabbed three girls: Alice Da Silva Aguiar, 9, Elsie Dot Stancombe, 7, and Bebe King, 6. Rudakubana also injured eight other girls ranging in age from 7 to 13, as well as the teacher of the class and a local businessman who intervened. In January, Rudakubana was sentenced to a minimum of 52 years in prison.

“It was little kids,” Swift noted in the docuseries before choking up. “I’m gonna, like, meet some of these families tonight and put on a pop concert, you know? It’s gonna be fine because I’m not gonna do this [cry]. I swear to God, I’m not gonna do this. I’m gonna be smiley. So any of this gets out of the way before you ever go on stage. You lock it off. [For] three and a half hours, they don’t have to worry about you.”

She continued, “You’re like a pilot flying the plane, and if you were like, ‘Oh, there’s turbulence up ahead. I don’t know if we’re actually gonna land in Dallas. I’m gonna try hard, but I don’t know if I can actually figure out how to land through this turbulence.’ Everyone on the plane is going to freak out. You just have to have a calm, cool, collected tone of like, ‘We will be landing in Dallas at 6:05 p.m. Got a little turbulence up ahead, but it’s nothing we haven’t seen before. Just keep your seatbelts fastened, and welcome to The Eras Tour!’”

After the attack, Swift shared her condolences in an emotional statement via her Instagram Story.

“The horror of yesterday’s attack in Southport is washing over me continuously, and I’m just completely in shock … The loss of life and innocence and the horrendous trauma inflicted on everyone who was there, the families and first responders,” she wrote at the time. “These were just little kids at a dance class. I am at a complete loss for how to ever convey my sympathies to these families.”

The following month, Swift was forced to cancel her three scheduled concerts in Vienna due to a terrorist threat. Two individuals were arrested at the time on suspicion of planning attacks inspired by the Islamic State group.

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The End of an Era shows the Grammy winner talking to her longtime friend and collaborator Ed Sheeran backstage at Wembley Stadium in London in August 2024 after the plot.

“I was on the plane headed [to Vienna when we found out],” she told Sheeran. “I just need to do this show, remember the joy of it. … I get two months off after this, which I need. I need more than anything.”

Cameras later captured Swift bursting into tears again just before she returned to the stage in London.

“From a mental standpoint, I just do live in a reality that is very unreal a lot of the time, but it’s my job to kind of be able to handle all of these feelings and then perk up immediately to perform. That’s just the way it’s got to be,” she explained.

Later that month, after wrapping the European leg of her tour, Swift addressed the cancellation of the Austrian concerts in a social media post.

“Having our Vienna shows cancelled was devastating,” she wrote via Instagram. “The reason for the cancellations filled me with a new sense of fear and a tremendous amount of guilt because so many people had planned on coming to those shows. But I was also so grateful to the authorities because thanks to them, we were grieving concerts and not lives. I was heartened by the love and unity I saw in the fans who banded together.”

Swift then explained how she had moved forward with the tour after the foiled terror plot.

“I decided that all of my energy had to go toward helping to protect the nearly half a million people I had coming to see the shows in London,” she noted. “My team and I worked hand in hand with stadium staff and British authorities every day in pursuit of that goal, and I want to thank them for everything they did for us.”

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As for why she did not immediately make a public statement about the Vienna situation, Swift emphasized her focus on safety.

“Let me be very clear: I am not going to speak about something publicly if I think doing so might provoke those who would want to harm the fans who come to my shows,” she added. “In cases like this one, ‘silence’ is actually showing restraint and waiting to express yourself at a time when it’s right to. My priority was finishing our European tour safely, and it is with great relief that I can say we did that.”

The first two episodes of The End of an Era are now streaming on Disney+.

Building Bridges For The Next Wave of Cape Town Creatives

A Cape Town organisation, Bridges for Music, is nurturing the next wave of young creatives from under-resourced communities through innovative programmes in music, entrepreneurship, and mental wellness.

By bridging opportunity and talent, this organisation is transforming lives and shaping South Africa’s cultural future. We look at what’s on offer:

Harnessing the Power of Music to Uplift Communities

Tucked away on Washington Street in Langa, Cape Town’s oldest township, Bridges For Music stands as a beacon of hope and creativity. The state-of-the-art facility provides a safe and inspiring environment dedicated to nurturing talent and creating pathways to success.

Founded in 2013 by Valentino Barrioseta and Thulani Headman, the organisation has welcomed the support and visits of global music icons Black Coffee, Ed Sheeran, Skrillex, Msaki, and Zakes Bantwini. Their belief in the power of music as a force for good fuels the academy’s mission: changing lives through creative education.

A Holistic Learning Environment

Each day at the academy begins in the Ubuhlanti Room, a tranquil space where students set their intentions for the day. Meditation and journaling sessions are encouraged, fostering mindfulness and emotional resilience. An

in-house counsellor is also available to offer support when needed. Their Work Readiness Programme equips students with essential life and employment skills, including CV writing and interview techniques, leadership, communication, and project management. The academy partners with both local and international organisations to connect graduates with opportunities in the creative sector.

Destination Langa

Bridges for Music also offers curated tours and experiences for guests, allowing visitors to engage meaningfully with the academy’s work.

These include a range of immersive experiences, which include the Academy Tour to explore the campus and mission; hands-on Afrohouse/Amapiano DJing and dance workshops; the traditional AmaGwijo and drumming session; a guided Langa Heritage Tour; and a beading workshop celebrating local craft. The experiences are tailored to individual or group interests.

The organisation aims to expand these offerings and host more events to foster cross-cultural exchange and community collaboration. You may reserve tours in advance or request one using the booking form.

How To Get Involved

Bridges For Music depends entirely on the generosity of donors, volunteers, and supporters to continue its work. Whether you choose to donate, help raise funds in your community, or offer your time and skills, every action plays a part in empowering the next generation of creatives. You can also get involved by attending one of their events; a chance to connect with like-minded individuals, discover emerging talent, and witness the powerful role music and creativity play in uplifting youth from under-resourced communities.

Contact Details

To learn more or get involved, visit the Bridges For Music website or email connect@bridgesformusic.org

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South Africa based artist to be in Malawi on February 12, promises more fireworks

BLANTYRE-(MaraviPost)—Blantyre music fans are expected to be treated to a delicious concert on February 12 by South Africa-based violinist and musician, Lucent Gamphani Shaba.

According to the Daily Times, the 23-year-old director of Lucent Nukas String Studio, which is situated in Rosebank, Johannesburg, South Africa, said that he has decided to temporarily stop offering music theory and stringed instrument lessons at his studio to perform to a live audience.

“I have organised a pop and R&B concert in Blantyre on February 12. The aim of the event is to expose my talent and my friends’ talent to the Malawian people. It is important that Malawians should appreciate our music,” Shaba said as quoted by the paper.

South Africa-based artist Shaba

He will be accompanied by a string quartet called Black Canon, as well as a pianist called Simion.

The artist added that he wants to use the concert to dispel some notions about lack of dancing antics at classic music concerts.

“Most people think that it is impossible to dance to classic music but that is not the case with us. We promise to make people dance at the concert. For your information, trending and popular love songs such as the compositions of Justin Bieber, John Legend, Pharel Williams, Adele, Ed Sheeran have been rearranged, in terms of instruments, by Lucent Shaba and other great music arrangers, for the pleasure of Malawians.

“It is music for all ages. The audience will also listen to African compositions of the early 1980s and modern African songs,” Shaba said.

The concert is slated for MPC Hall at Chichiri in Blantyre.