Gracie Abrams Used to Be 'Freaked Out' by the Idea of Playing Large Venues Before Opening for Taylor Swift on the Eras Tour

Gracie Abrams conquered her fear while hitting the road with Taylor Swift.

Although being the opening act on the Eras Tour was a dream come true for the "Block me out" singer, 25, she was nervous about playing for thousands of people in some of the biggest stadiums in the world.

"When I think about playing bigger rooms, I think of the Eras Tour as this endless well of information for me," she explained in a recent interview. "I felt like I was at school for this job. I used to be freaked out about the concept of not playing in a 100-cap room. It’s been a minute since I felt freaked out. If anything, you get to say hi to more people in bigger rooms."

The opportunity to tour with the biggest pop star in the world was a masterclass for Abrams. "Every time I’ve opened for Taylor, I watch and learn. I learned from her every time we have a conversation about the weather, even," she added.

When the historic series of concerts ended earlier this month, the "Risk" artist and all of the people involved were a wreck, to say the least. "Everyone had been crying all day," she recalled. "It felt like the last day of school backstage…Everyone was walking around with their [Eras Tour] books, signing each other's books. We were all walking around with Sharpies."

“I watched the live streams on shows that I wasn’t at…I’m feeling emotional and grateful and in a state of shock that we don’t, as a global community, get to experience that source of light anymore," Abrams emphasized.

Although the experience is over, the "Close to You" musician could not be more grateful for being around Swift, 35, whom she deeply admires. "I am inspired by Taylor in a million ways, but especially by the pace with which she puts things out into the world…There’s less pressure the more you release — that’s how I consider it for myself. I want to just keep it coming while I’m in this period of writing as frequently as I am," Abrams said.

Now, she is gaining success in her own right with the bop "That's So True," which she calls an "angsty, sarcastic song."

"The initial lyrics were way gnarlier…It’s funny to see what one song can do for engagement. In your head, you’re like, ‘Of course.’ But it’s crazy when you get to see that week-by-week in a stadium…There is something really psychotic about being able to hear voices in the stadium singing s--- back at you. It’s like, ‘What the f---?’” she noted.

NYLON conducted the interview with Abrams.