Gracie Abrams may have been the headliner at her Los Angeles concert on Thursday night (Aug. 7), but one of the evening’s most magical moments came when she performed a song that wasn’t her own—yet still had the crowd singing every single word.
During the B-stage portion of her Secret of Us Tour stop at the Kia Forum, Abrams surprised fans with a heartfelt cover of Taylor Swift’s “All Too Well (10 Minute Version).” Before launching into the performance, she paused to share a touching message about her close friend and former tourmate. “I was talking to her earlier today,” Abrams said, referring to the pop icon.
“It’s not lost on me that so many of us know each other because I met many of you through doing the Eras Tour with Taylor,” she continued. “I feel like I’m forever missing what that experience was. I know we all feel that way. Tonight, I want to sing a song for you that I’ll always wish I wrote—if you’ve got 10 minutes.”
The California-born singer then poured her heart into the song, accompanying herself on a small red keyboard in the center of the arena. The audience scream-sang every emotional line—nostalgic verses, fiery bridge, and aching outro—turning the arena into a sea of shared emotion. “Maybe we got lost in translation, maybe I asked for too much / But maybe this thing was a masterpiece ’til you tore it all up,” Abrams sang, her voice blending with thousands of voices in the crowd.
This special moment came nearly eight months after Swift wrapped her record-breaking Eras Tour in December, where Abrams served as the opener for the final North American leg and also joined for select shows when the tour kicked off in 2023. Their time on the road forged a close friendship, which eventually led to their collaboration “Us” on Abrams’ breakout album The Secret of Us.
In her April Billboard cover story, Abrams reflected on how much she’s learned from Swift, particularly about staying grounded amid fame. “It’s like, I really don’t have it that bad in terms of invasion of privacy,” she said. “I feel lucky to have observed how extreme it can be for her—it really helps me put my own stuff into perspective.”
Now nearing the end of her headlining tour, Abrams has just five shows left before the Secret of Us trek concludes on Aug. 27 in Mexico City.
Watch Abrams cover “All Too Well (10 Minute Version)” below.