Is Taylor Swift Touring in 2026? Latest Updates and Announcements
Taylor Swift’s last tour, the record-shattering “Eras Tour” in 2023-2024, cemented her status as one of the biggest live performers in the world. The pop queen sold out stadiums across North America, Europe, and Asia while breaking box office records and earning praise for the tour’s immersive storytelling and production. Fans are now eagerly wondering what’s next. And speculation is already swirling about whether Swift will hit the road again in 2026. So, is another global tour on the horizon? Here’s what we know.
Is Taylor Swift planning a 2026 tour? She says she’s ‘so good right now’
Taylor Swift’s “The Eras Tour” became one of the most commercially and culturally successful tours of all time. It spanned the musician’s entire discography, giving fans a journey through each of her musical “eras,” from Taylor Swift to Midnights. According to her production company, the tour sold more than 10 million tickets across 149 sold‑out shows and grossed over $2.07 billion in ticket sales alone, making it the highest‑grossing concert tour in history, according to The New York Times.
“For me, it feels like such an honor that the fans made it into what it was, because it was truly astonishing for all of us who were on that tour,” Swift explained to BBC Radio 1. “We were like, ‘What is going on?’ It turned into something very quickly that exceeded any of our expectations for what the tour could have been.”
So, is Swift ready to get back to touring following the release of her 2025 album, The Life of a Showgirl? Fans shouldn’t expect it. In October 2025, she told BBC Radio 1 that she’s “so good right now” without touring.
“No. I’m gonna be really honest with you,” Swift admitted. “Like, I am so tired when I think about doing it again because I would want to do it really, really well again.”
“I’m so good right now,” she continued. “My joints are good.”
“I could only do the ‘Eras Tour’ when I was on ‘The Eras Tour,’ and that’s two years of having no other hobbies,” Swift added. “So, now I have the hobbies again … and making it everyone’s problem.”
The Unbridled Eve Derby Gala in Kentucky made Swifties believe a tour was imminent
In April 2025, excitement rippled through the Swiftie community when the Unbridled Eve Derby Gala in Louisville, Kentucky, accidentally listed a prize that seemed to confirm a Taylor Swift 2026 tour. The charity’s silent auction described a “Taylor Swift package.” The prize included a signed guitar and two concert tickets “during her upcoming 2026 tour,” according to Billboard. This ignited immediate buzz online among fans eager for Swift’s next big live appearance.
Swifties quickly took to social media. Many interpreted the wording as a de facto tour announcement. Some fans shared emotional reactions, saying the error had them ready to purchase tickets.
However, the gala organizers soon stepped in to clarify the confusion. Unbridled Eve co‑founder Tammy York Day issued an apology and corrected the auction description, explaining that the prizes were meant to include tickets for a concert during Swift’s next tour without specifying a year and that the charity had no actual knowledge of when or if Swift would tour in 2026.
Fans suspect Taylor Swift’s next tour will return to a ‘traditional format’
Taylor Swift won’t be touring anytime soon. However, she will likely eventually return to the stage. Fans on Reddit suspect her next tour won’t be over three hours like “The Eras Tour.”
“The next tour will definitely return to a traditional format where the primary focus will be the new album with some older hits sprinkled in (most likely as mash-ups),” a fan on Reddit guessed. “I think the show itself will be between 2 and 2.5 hours, so not as long as ‘Eras,’ but still longer than past tours.”
“I would not be surprised to see the next tour be a much smaller, more intimate acoustic / piano style offering,” another fan guessed, adding that Swift may also want to have a residency somewhere.
