Taylor Swift, Gracie Abrams. Gotham/GC Photos
Gracie Abrams was a self-proclaimed Swiftie earlier than she really grew to become pals with Taylor Swift.
“Each formative reminiscence in my life is paired with a Taylor Swift track that helped me get by way of,” Abrams advised Self-importance Honest in a July 2023 profile. “My boyfriend the opposite day did the factor the place we shuffled her discography and performed a track for one second. … I obtained all of them.”
Shortly earlier than they met, Abrams obtained a name from an unknown quantity inviting her to Swift’s party. She instantly known as a mutual producer to verify the digits belonged to Swift earlier than replying in an effort to keep away from getting her hopes up if it wasn’t the pop star.
Swift then invited Abrams to be one of many opening acts on her Eras Tour, the three-hour live performance protecting all of her previous albums.
“[It was] the most effective expertise of my life,” Abrams gushed of the live shows throughout a December 2023 interview with Selection. “To have that change into part of my weekly routine for 4 months straight has bled into type of all methods of my life, not simply how joyful I really feel internally, however the songs that we’ve been making.”
Preserve scrolling to revisit Swift and Abrams’ full friendship timeline:
November 2022
Swift introduced that she was occurring tour for the primary time in 4 years, noting by way of Instagram that she was “enchanted” to share that Abrams was amongst her opening acts.
April 2023
Abrams made her Eras Tour debut in Houston, performing a choice of her greatest hits.
July 2023
Throughout Swift’s Cincinnati Eras residency, Abrams’ set was canceled attributable to inclement climate. Swift, who took the stage sooner than traditional, then invited Abrams and Aaron Dessner on stage for a particular efficiency of “Ivy.”
“She’s one in all my favourite pals and I really like her a lot. We haven’t sung collectively earlier than, so I wished to carry Gracie out on stage,” Swift gushed through the present, noting Abrams’ “I Miss You, I’m Sorry” is one in all her favourite songs.
“I’ve no phrases, really,” Abrams replied.
November 2023
Shortly after the primary U.S. leg of the Eras Tour concluded, Swift invited Abrams to dinner in NYC. They had been photographed strolling within the Decrease East Aspect on November 13.
Later that month, Abrams confirmed that she would be a part of Swift for her 2024 live shows in Canada.
December 2023
“Completely satisfied birthday I really like you a lot I’m all the time on the ground about it,” Abrams wrote by way of Instagram on Swift’s thirty fourth birthday, sharing a selfie snapped by the 12-time Grammy winner.
