Taylor Swift’sThe Life Of A Showgirlis set to release on October 3, getting fans excited about a potential upcoming tour. Swift revealed all the details about the album on August 13, including the tracklist andher collaboration with Sabrina Carpenter, who was an Eras Tour opening act.
From March 2023 through December 2024, Swift was onher record-breaking Eras Tour. It was unlike anything any artist has done before, and it was certainly a demanding experience for Swift. Still, with a new album coming out,Swift might have some plans to start touringagain.
Taylor Swift Vegas Rumors Debunked
On August 13, the day after Taylor Swift announced the title of her upcoming twelfth studio album, theU.S. Sunreported thatSwift was allegedly planning performances at the Vegas sphere. However, it was not made clear if it would be a residency or only a few shows.
Since the publication has beenright about a lot of Swift rumorsin the past, including her twelfth album, the news spread across social media,sending Swifties into a frenzy. However, theU.S. Sunhas since updated its article, confirming sources have debunked the rumors.
It would have been theperfect place for Swift to performThe Life Of A Showgirl, as the album’s themeleans heavily on Vegas aesthetics and styles.The sphere opened in September 2023, and since then, iconic acts like U2, The Backstreet Boys, and Dead & Company have taken the stage with mesmerizing performances.
Swift would surely bethe biggest act to perform there, and her creativity would run rampant with everything the sphere has to offer for a live show. While the rumors may have been just that, a sphere performance is always an option for the future.
A Swift Superbowl Show
More performance rumors swirled after Swift’s August 13 appearance onNew Heightswith Travis and Jason Kelce. The superstar informed the oldest Kelce brother about her love for numerology, including her lucky number thirteen, and howshe uses it to drop Easter eggs for her fans.
Throughout the interview, she continued to mention various numbers, which felt a little too obvious to be a coincidence. Swift mentioned that she talks about making sourdough bread 60% of the time now that she’s done with the Eras Tour. However, fansaren’t so sure she’s actually talking about bread.
The 60% points to this year’s 60th annual Super Bowl, which will take place at the San Francisco 49ers’ Levi’s Stadium. To make her confession even more suspicious, theteam’s mascot is named Sourdough Sam.The “All Too Well” singeralso claimed Jason Kelce screamed for 47 seconds at the beginning of the podcast episode.
If you take a look at Swift’s Eras Tour schedule,her 47th show was at Levi’s Stadium. Aside from the numerology, the singer also mentioned that she’s seen every singleSuper Bowl halftime show, and that she repurchased her masters a few months after the 2025 Super Bowl. Most of all, she made her album announcement on a football podcast.
There have been some questions around whether she’d do the halftime show while her boyfriend is in the NFL, opening the possibility that he could be playing during the game. However, Travis Kelce has been more than supportive toward his girlfriend, and both have made it clear theylove celebrating each other’s success.
It’s unlikely Swift’s performance would upset him, especially when she’s known to take all her friends to the summit. Swift’s potential performancemight actually bring good luck to her boyfriend, allowing him to bring home his fourth Super Bowl trophy.
Is Taylor Swift Taking A Tour Break?
There had been rumors toward the end of 2024, as the Eras Tour was coming to a close, thatSwift was already planning another tourfor 2026. While it didn’t make sense at the time, with the announcement ofThe Life Of A Showgirl, the rumors seem more reasonable.
However, there are a few suggestions that Swift might not be touring at all. During her appearance onNew Heights,Swift was very clear about how draining the Eras Tour was, despite how much fun she was also having. Swift even admitted that her new album is based on the less glamorous behind-the-scenes of the tour.
After a three-and-a-half-hour show, Swift had a recovery routine that includedtaking a bath, physical therapy, and an acupressure mat.Similar to herThe Tortured Poets Departmenttrack, “I Can Do It With A Broken Heart,” she may have looked like she was having the time of her life, but it was certainly an intense experience.
Swift was likely letting fans in on whatThe Life Of A Showgirlwould focus on, but she may have also been telling fans thatshe needs a long break from touring.This doesn’t mean she will never do a tour for her twelfth album, but she may push it further into the future than she’s done for past albums.
Swift also still hasher debut feature filmto start working on. There haven’t been many updates about it since its announcement in 2022. However, Swift did say she would begin working on itafter the Eras Tour concluded.
It’s likely Swift mightswitch her focus from touring to writing and directingher film and then kick offThe Life Of A Showgirl Tourwhen she’s done. After all, the old touring model was broken after the pandemic, and whenSwift broke all the rulesby taking her Eras Tour show on the road.
Taylor Swiftalso might want to take some time to figure out the ticket-selling situation, since the Ticketmaster Eras Tour sale was such a disaster. Whatever Swift decides, Swifties still have a new album to look forward to on October 3.
