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The <\/span>Eras Tour<\/a> countdown is on. Fans are eagerly anticipating\u00a0<\/span>Taylor Swift<\/a>‘s return to the stage next month when she brings her epic three-hour-plus live show to Paris, France, performing live for the first time since dropping <\/span>The Tortured Poets Department<\/em><\/a>\u00a0last week.<\/span><\/p>\n On Thursday, Swift released a collection of new behind-the-scenes videos from what appears to be recent tour rehearsals. The black-and-white clips are set to her current single, “<\/span>Fortnight<\/a>” featuring\u00a0<\/span>Post Malone<\/a>, as part of her ongoing\u00a0#ForAFortnightChallenge on YouTube Shorts.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n “A fortnight ’til Paris,” she captioned the post. The term “Fortnight” refers to a period of two weeks, and her first of four Eras shows at\u00a0Paris La D\u00e9fense Arena is set to begin on Thursday, May 9.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Swifties wasted no time dissecting the images, taking note of what appears to be new props that could indicate the addition of <\/span>TTPD <\/span><\/em>songs to her already extensive setlist.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n In one shot, Swift appears to stand before a sign that looks quite similar to her <\/span>TTPD <\/span><\/em>logo. In another, her background dancers all wear top hats that have not been included in previous performances.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n It’s not clear whether Swift would simply add new material to her existing setlist, or cut some of her older songs. It’s worth noting that when she released her concert film,\u00a0<\/span>Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour<\/em><\/a>, in October, she nixed multiple songs from the theatrical version, including “The Archer,” “Long Live,” “Cardigan” and “Wildest Dreams.”\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Swift’s upcoming Eras Tour international dates will bring her across Europe and the U.K. before she returns home to North America in the fall. For her summer dates overseas, <\/span>she’ll be joined by longtime friend<\/a> <\/span>Hayley Williams<\/a>‘ band <\/span>Paramore<\/a>. The musicians recently collaborated on Swift’s “From the Vault” track, “Castles Crumbling,” on\u00a0<\/span>Speak Now (Taylor’s Version)<\/em><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n Swift’s 11th studio album was\u00a0released on Friday, April 19, to much fanfare.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n In terms of traditional album sales,\u00a0<\/span>Billboard<\/a>\u00a0reports that Swift’s\u00a0<\/span>TTPD\u00a0<\/span><\/em>sold 1.4 million copies —\u00a0 including CD, vinyl, cassette and digital download versions — in its first day alone. This surpasses her own biggest sales week, when\u00a0<\/span>1989 (Taylor’s Version)<\/em><\/a>\u00a0sold 1.359 million copies.\u00a0All signs indicate that\u00a0<\/span>TTPD\u00a0<\/span><\/em>will be making a massive, record-shattering debut<\/a>\u00a0when tracking for its first week is reported.<\/span><\/p>\n The 31-track collection\u00a0—\u00a0<\/span>which turned out to be a surprise double album<\/a>\u00a0— features a hefty helping of\u00a0<\/span>heartbreak songs<\/a>\u00a0following her splits from\u00a0<\/span>Joe Alwyn<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span>Matty Healy<\/a>, as well as a few\u00a0<\/span>sweet love songs<\/a>\u00a0amid her current relationship with\u00a0<\/span>Travis Kelce<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n “She has put her heart and soul into the music, just like with everything she does,” a source told ET about the album, “and can’t wait for her fans to listen to it and to share it with them.”<\/span><\/p>\n As far as Kelce is concerned, the Kansas City Chiefs tight end\u00a0<\/span>recently confirmed to ET he’ll be there with bells on<\/a>\u00a0for Swift’s upcoming performances.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n “There won’t be a bad show, I promise you that,” he said. “You know I gotta go support.”\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Kelce is also set to host his second annual\u00a0<\/span>Kelce Jam<\/a>\u00a0on May 18 in Kansas City.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n