At which major 2021 music ceremony did Taylor Swift first perform “august” live?

Taylor Swift first performed “august” live at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards in 2021.

The performance formed part of a Folklore and Evermore medley with “cardigan” and “willow.” Swift performed in a cottage-like setting, accompanied by Folklore collaborators Jack Antonoff and Aaron Dessner.

The Grammy staging emphasized the album’s woodland and cottagecore imagery. Swift began with “cardigan,” moved into “august” while playing guitar inside the cottage, and concluded with “willow” outside it.

The performance is sometimes remembered simply as the “Folklore Grammys performance,” but the formal event name is the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards. Swift later included “august” in the Folklore section of the Eras Tour.