Did Taylor Swift tease ‘1989 (Taylor’s Version)’ release at Kansas City’s Eras Tour?
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Taylor Swift performed to a sold-out, purple-clad Arrowhead Stadium the night of her “Speak Now (Taylor’s Version)” release, and just as she promised at the beginning of her show, she had a few “tricks up her sleeve.”
After introducing the night as a “Speak Now” release party, she premiered her “I Can See You (Taylor’s Version) (From The Vault)” music video live for the crowd in Kansas City.
“I’m gonna show you something that I’ve been planning for years,” Swift said before playing the video. “Ever since I started rerecording my albums, I always wanted to tell a story visually that symbolically portrayed the ways that you guys have helped me get my music back.
While watching the music video, fans noticed a potential Easter egg hinting that the re-release of “1989” may be next.
After Swift’s ex-boyfriend, Taylor Lautner, and actress Joey King are shown freeing Swift from being locked in a vault — a clear nod to her efforts to regain ownership of her music by rerecording her albums — a road sign can be seen hanging above the “Getaway Car” (a song from her “Reputation” album) as it drives off.
The sign appears to read: “1’-9” 8.9 tv”.
“THEY’RE ON THEIR WAY TO SAVE 1989 …” one person tweeted.
“1989 TAYLOR’S VERSION IS NEXT. Easter eggs in the ‘I Can See You’ music video confirms it,” another said, pointing out that Swift’s makeup resembles her look from “Blank Space.”
The beginning of the video shows a security footage timestamp from “July 9 1:38 a.m.,” a reference to Swift’s “Last Kiss.”
Swift invited Lautner onto the stage Friday after the video.
“I’m honored to know you,” Lautner said, after backflipping his way down to Swift. “So thank you for having me be a part of this and being a part of your life.”
King, also on stage, took the mic.
“Taylor’s original thing that he was gonna say was just, ‘Let’s go Chiefs,’” she joked as the audience erupted in cheers.
This story was originally published July 8, 2023 at 2:45 PM.