Taylor Swift and Stevie Nicks reunited in Dublin on Sunday (June 30), with The Eras Tour headliner dedicating the night’s acoustic section to the iconic Fleetwood Mac singer. It was the perfect occasion for Swift to perform The Tortured Poets Department ‘s “Clara Bow” live for the first time ever; she names Nicks on the second verse of “Clara Bow,” singing: “You look like Stevie Nicks/ In ’75, the hair and lips/ Crowd goes wild at her fingertips/ Half moonshine, a full eclipse.” “I’ve never played this song live at all,” she noted before “Clara Bow,” which was one of her two surprise performances at her Aviva Stadium concert Sunday, her third date in Ireland.
“The reason I want to play this tonight is because a friend of mine is here who is watching the show,” Swift hinted. She praised this friend for paving the way for her in music, saying she’s “one of the reasons why I get to do what I get to do” — and that she’s been a guiding hand to many female artists. Added Swift, “She’s a hero of mine.
I could tell her any secret; she’d never tell anybody.” “I’m talking about Stevie Nicks,” Swift announced, leading the audience in a massive round of applause. Playing on guitar, Swift worked lyrics from “The Lucky One” — her 2012 Red song with a theme that parallels that of “Clara Bow” — into the live debut of “Clara Bow.
” Swift then played “You’re on Your Own, Kid,” from her 2022 Midnights album, on piano. .
