Singer Taylor Swift’s unexpected scream during a recent performance has sparked online discussion. Fans have shared TikTok videos expressing their surprise, claiming they were startled when they first heard it live at concerts in Warsaw and Munich.

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Taylor Swift’s mid-song ‘scream’ during ‘Who’s Afraid of Little Old Me’ performance scares fans. (Photo: India Today archives)

Pop star Taylor Swift is currently in the midst of her Eras Tour. A newly surfaced TikTok video captures Swift delivering a dramatic, high-pitched shriek at the end of her song ‘Who’s Afraid of Little Old Me?’ While intended to be a powerful climax to her performance, the unexpected sound startled some fans.

Fans have shared videos of Taylor Swift’s unexpected mid-song ‘scream’ on social media, sparking a flurry of reactions. The brief, high-pitched vocal outburst startled many audience members and led to speculation on TikTok about whether she might have slipped or lost her balance during her stage performance.

However, Taylor’s fans observed a pattern after similar videos from her previous Munich concert and other Warsaw shows emerged online. A fan shared a video on X and wrote, “Her screech scares me every single time (sic).”

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A fan shared another video from Taylor’s concert in Munich on Instagram and captioned it, “The screech omg okay haha (sic).”

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One of the users posted a funny comment, stating, “The 1989 seagull makes her first appearance at the Eras Tour (sic).”

Taylor Swift will perform in Vienna from August 8 to 10. Following that, she will head back to London for a five-night stint at Wembley Stadium from August 15 to 20. The ‘Lover’ singer will then kick off her Toronto concerts from November 14 to 23, concluding her record-breaking tour in Vancouver in December 2024.