Taylor Swift leveled up with her paradigm-shifting“Eras” Tour. The three-hour spectacle, spanning nearly two decades of music, catapulted Swift, 35, into an elusive stratosphere of pop stardom. But if you weren’t among the 10 million Swifties lucky enough to score tickets before the tour wrapped in December 2024, all isn’t totally lost. A trip to Nashville can get you face-to-face with several important items in “Eras” lore.
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See Taylor Swift’s Iconic “Speak Now” Dress And More
There is no such thing as an ordinary, everyday object in the Swiftie universe. The 14-time GRAMMY Award winner is known for imbuing the mundane with a special kind of magic. Now, Taylor Swift fans can get closer to some of those magical objects at the Country Music Hall of Fame.
The exhibit’s main attraction is a glittery purple “cupcake” dress that Swift wore during the Speak Now set of the “Eras” Tour. The singer-songwriter released Speak Now, her third studio album, in 2010. Featuring fan favorites like “Mine” and “Back to December,” Swift wrote Speak Now entirely on her own. Unlike her first two records, it showcased more of the pop-rock elements that she would pivot to just four years later.
For Nashville Swifties, that sparkly purple dress holds an even deeper meaning. Swift was wearing it when she announced Speak Now (Taylor’s Version) during her May 2023 “Eras” stop in Nashville.
Taylor Swift’s iconic purple Speak Now dress from The Eras Tour is now on display at the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville! 💜 pic.twitter.com/hrypCwojQc
— Taylor Swift Web (@tayswiftdotcom) February 23, 2025
“I need to CALM DOWN, I will be there in April. AHHHHHH,” one Reddit user gushed.
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Additionally, Swift’s special koi fish guitar has rejoined the exhibit. The “Style” songstress previously removed it to use during performances of Speak Now’s “Long Live.”
Remember When She Invited This Pop Star Onstage?
A full decade before Taylor Swift became known for scathing breakup anthems, Alanis Morissette was conquering that territory with the ultimate angry-girl rally cry, “You Oughta Know.” And always one to honor her foremothers, Swift brought Morissette onstage 10 years ago for a fiery duet of the 1996 hit.
As Swift introduced the “Ironic” singer during her 1989 World Tour, she admitted that she and so many of her peers “would not write the way we do” without Morissette’s influence.
“All of a sudden, it felt like you could actually say these wrong feelings that you had,” Swift said. “You could actually sing about your real life… You could get really, really mad if you wanted to.”
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