- Taylor Swift and Joe Alwyn reportedly broke up after six years of dating.
- Fans think Swift hinted at the split during a recent performance on The Eras Tour.
Fans of Taylor Swift believe she hinted at her breakup with her longtime boyfriend, Joe Alwyn, by changing The Eras Tour set list.
Swifties were shocked on Saturday when news of Swift and Alwyn's reported breakup hit social media – but some say it may have been evident that the split was coming.
According to People, Swift swapped the first song in the "Folklore" section, "Invisible String," with "The 1" at her March 31st concert in Arlington, Texas. The former song discusses two soulmates, while the latter focuses on lost love.
"And if my wishes came true/ It would've been you/ In my defense, I have none/ For never leaving well enough alone/ But it would've been fun/ If you would've been the one," the lyrics for "The 1" read.
On TikTok, fans posted videos of themselves looking distraught with "The 1" playing in the background.
"Realizing the breakup might be why Taylor switched the invisible string to the 1," one person wrote.
@alykima we love you Taylor @taylorswift #taylorswift #joealwyn #joealwynandtaylorswift #theerastour #theerastourtaylorswift ♬ the 1 - Taylor Swift
Representatives for Swift did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.
Entertainment Tonight first reported the split, with a source telling the outlet that the breakup "was not dramatic."
"The relationship had just run its course. It's why [Alwyn] hasn't been spotted at any shows," the source told ET.
Fans believe Alwyn and Swift first met at the 2016 Met Gala, but Swift confirmed she was dating someone in January 2017. Reports that Swift and Alwyn had secretly dated for months were published in May 2017.
Swift tried to keep the relationship out of the public eye, including in August 2019 when she refused to speak publicly about Alwyn.
"I've learned that if I do, people think it's up for discussion, and our relationship isn't up for discussion," Swift told The Guardian. "If you and I were having a glass of wine right now, we'd be talking about it — but it's just that it goes out into the world. That's where the boundary is, and that's where my life has become manageable. I really want to keep it feeling manageable."
She also thanked Alwyn while accepting a Grammy Award for "Folklore" in 2021. Alwyn has been known to help Swift write some of her songs under an alias.
"Joe, who is the first person that I play every single song that I write, and I had the best time writing songs with you in quarantine," she said.