Taylor Swift’s second night in New Orleans for her world-famous Eras Tour had a surprise guest when Sabrina Carpenter joined Swift on stage for renditions of “Espresso” and “Please Please Please” on Saturday, Oct. 26. 
“I love my friend, and I’m so proud of Sabrina,” Swift said before Carpenter’s entrance.
Swift performed again on Sunday night, making three consecutive shows in the Crescent City.
Carpenter’s time on stage was short and sweet, but the crowd wasn’t shy about showing its love, with cheers and screams heard long after she had exited the scene.
The surprise song portion of the concert is usually reserved for acoustic guitar and piano performances of Swift’s songs that didn’t make the set list. With Carpenter on the guitar section, “Welcome to New York” from “1989” and “Hits Different” from “Midnights” were combined into a medley performance for the piano portion.
Swift and Carpenter have worked together before, even collaborating earlier in the Eras Tour. Carpenter opened for Swift on several dates when the tour was making its rounds in North America.
For most fans, Carpenter’s presence was a total surprise, and a welcome one at that. By the time she hit the stage, fans were already screaming, as Swift had staged a phone call with the performer before she took the stage.
“I almost died from surprise,” said Grace Gibbons, a senior English major at LSU. “But I didn’t because I love her, so I had to stay alive.”