Last night, The National's Aaron Dessner and Gracie Abrams joined Taylor Swift during the "Surprise Song" segment of her show at Cincinnati, OH's Paycor Stadium. Dessner emerged first to help Swift debut "Ivy" from the 2020 album evermore, which The National member produced. Adams, who has been opening for Swift, then sat in on guitar and piano for her own "I miss you, I’m sorry."
Though Dessner has sat in with Swift a few times during her current Eras Tour, last night's appearance carried some extra weight since Dessner grew up in Cincinnati. The Eras Tour will pick up in Kansas City, MO on July 7.
