Julia Roberts surprised Taylor Swift fans when she appeared on stage with the star during Swift’s 1989 tour stop in Clara, California. As the guests of the night, Roberts and Joan Baez danced around the stage in Taylor Swift T-shirts, thereby becoming part of Swift’s elite (and ever-growing) list of tour guests.
Now, in a new interview with Extra, Roberts explained how she ended up on stage with Swift and Baez. When asked if it was planned, Roberts said, “No! Oh my God, I would have washed my hair if it had been planned. I was wearing a ponytail, leggings, and tennis shoes.”
She said she had taken her three children to see the show at Clara’s Levi’s Stadium and met Swift backstage beforehand. “They had never been to a concert before and they were big fans,” she said. Then, Swift asked Roberts to join her on stage. “She said, ‘Would you mind coming on stage during the song and dancing?’”
Roberts said she remembers asking her children what they thought of the proposition. “ ‘Oh, Mom you have to do it!,’” Roberts said, imitating her children. “My youngest son said, ‘Only do it if you want to, Mommy.’ It was so sweet!”
It has been a monumental year for pop royalty Taylor Swift, whose “1989” World Tour has captivated audiences across the globe since launching back in May. The 25-year-old won’t be keeping it light while winding down her North American run next month, however, as she sets to make three more NFL stadium stops through the end of October. Don’t expect ticket prices on the secondary market to let up, either – tickets to those select shows, which will be held between AT&T Stadium, Georgia Dome and Raymond James Stadium, are so expensive that they are rivaling each home team’s most expensive game this season. In fact, two are even exceeding those games in terms of average price.
Over the three stadium gigs, the average secondary market price for Taylor Swift tickets on TiqIQ is $373.73. That is actually 4.6% cheaper than her overall tour average of $392.09 across her 21 remaining U.S. and Canadian dates, though the lower average ticket price is due to lower demand in bigger-capacity venues (more seats typically equals less demand). Each of the three shows owns a ticket price average above $270 on the resale market, and her October 24 stop at Atlanta’s Georgia Dome is among her most expensive shows left on her North American stretch.
Taylor Swift tickets in Atlanta now have an average price of $746.83, 90.4% higher than her overall tour average and fourth most expensive behind two stops at Bridgestone Arena September 25 ($906.67 avg.) and 26 ($1,068.68 avg.) and American Airlines Arena on October 27 ($1,179.29 avg.). Perhaps most notably, that concert average is nearly four times higher than the top-priced Atlanta Falcons game this year. January 3 Falcons vs Saints tickets now average $188.18, marking a 296% jump for Swift’s visit to the Georgia Dome late next month. If looking to just get into the concert, the cheapest ticket is currently listed for $302.90.
While prices won’t be nearly as extreme in Dallas, they still trump that of the Cowboys’ top-priced games at home this season. Taylor Swift tickets in Dallas for her October 17 show now own a secondary market average of $654.80, which is 24.1% higher than the $527.63 average for Cowboys tickets at AT&T Stadium against the Patriots on October 11. The get-in price for Swift’s stop in Dallas is $259.
For the latest guest artist on her widely successful 1989 tour, Swift brought out the sibling rock band's lead singer Sydney Sierota to perform their breakthrough hit “Cool Kids.” This marked the second occasion Swift has performed “Cool Kids” with Echosmith in concert. In June, the band joined her on stage in Philadelphia.
Swift shared her personal gratitude, tweeting, “My buddy @sydneysierota was as magical and fantastic as always tonight in Columbus! Love her so much @echosmith.” On Sept. 16 in Indianapolis, Swift returned to her not-so-distant country past by bringing out The Band Perry for a sing-along to "If I Die Young.” Country acts Sam Hunt, Little Big Town and Kelsea Ballerini have also made previous appearances on Swift’s 1989 tour stop.
Taylor Swift turned to legendary rock star Steven Tyler of Aerosmith for assistance during her visit to Nashville on Friday, Sept. 25.
Tyler joined the pop superstar on stage at Bridgestone Arena to perform his band’s 1998 hit ballad “I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing.” The Diane Warren-penned song was featured in the film Armageddon, which features Tyler’s daughter Liv Tyler.
In addition to Tyler, Swift also brought out Alison Krauss and rising country singer Kelsea Ballerini during her 1989 tour stop in Music City. Ballerini performed her debut single “Love Me Like You Mean It” and Krauss sat down on the piano for her cover of “When You Say Nothing at All.”
We love Taylor Swift. We love Leona Lewis. But you know what we love more? Seeing them both performing on the same stage. That’s just what fans in Nashville were treated to last night when the former X Factor champ became the latest guest to join Taylor’s 1989 tour.
There was only one possible song big enough for the occasion: Leona’s 2007 hit Bleeding Love.