"When your childhood and bad decisions link up": Fans react to Sabrina Carpenter and Shania Twain's performance at ACL Festival 2025

At the 2025 Austin City Limits Music Festival, Sabrina Carpenter invited country legend Shania Twain to the stage for a surprise duet that has now lit up social media.

They performed Twain's 1997 hit That Don't Impress Me Much together. Fans reacted to their performance, saying:

"This feels like when your childhood and bad decisions link up to ruin your life but in a hot glittery way."

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this feels like when your childhood and bad decisions link up to ruin your life but in a hot glittery way

The Saturday night crowd at the American Express Stage had been noticeably buzzing during Sabrina Carpenter's set. The singer was dressed in a yellow knotted top, navy shorts, and knee-high boots. Twain came in a black bodysuit, a matching hat, and boots. Clips from the performance were quick to go viral across TikTok and X (formerly Twitter).

Fans' reactions to Sabrina Carpenter performing with Shania Twain at ACL Festival 2025

Pop Base took to its official X (formerly Twitter) page to share a clip of their performance, captioning:

"Sabrina Carpenter and Shania Twain performing together at ACL Festival."

Fans were notably quick to jump into the comment section of the x post as they reacted to Sabrina Carpenter and Shania Twain's performance. Below are some of their remarks:

"A legendary crossover in the making! Sabrina’s modern pop vibes meeting Shania’s country queen energy-ACL just raised the bar 🎤✨", lauded a fan.

"Generations don’t clash, they harmonize. Sabrina Carpenter and Shania sharing the ACL stage bridges pop sparkle with country legend. When icons meet, genres melt away. 🎤A💖🌟👍", penned another.

"They did not just duet. They detonated. Sabrina Carpenter brings out Shania Twain at ACL and “That Don’t Impress Me Much” becomes the anthem of the night.", hyped a third.

Others also chimed in:

"She honored her icon. She shared the stage. Sabrina Carpenter and Shania Twain unite at ACL and the moment echoes far beyond Zilker Park.", commented a netizen.

"Sabrina and Shania on one stage? Generations of confidence just collided.", declared another.

Sabrina Carpenter's ACL appearance came weeks before the launch of the fall 2025 leg of her Short n' Sweet Tour, which will kick off in October. The tour includes stops in North America and South America. A complete itinerary is as follows:

2025 tour dates (North America)

• Saturday, October 11, 2025, Austin, TX, at Austin City Limits Music Festival 2025
• Thursday, October 23, 2025, Pittsburgh, PA, at PPG Paints Arena
• Friday, October 24, 2025, Pittsburgh, PA, at PPG Paints Arena
• Sunday, October 26, 2025, New York, NY, at Madison Square Garden
• Tuesday, October 28, 2025, New York, NY, at Madison Square Garden
• Wednesday, October 29, 2025, New York, NY, at Madison Square Garden
• Friday, October 31, 2025, New York, NY, at Madison Square Garden
• Saturday, November 1, 2025, New York, NY, at Madison Square Garden
• Tuesday, November 4, 2025, Nashville, TN, at Bridgestone Arena
• Wednesday, November 5, 2025, Nashville, TN, at Bridgestone Arena
• Monday, November 10, 2025, Toronto, ON, at Scotiabank Arena
• Tuesday, November 11, 2025, Toronto, ON, at Scotiabank Arena
• Sunday, November 16, 2025, Los Angeles, CA, at Crypto.com Arena
• Monday, November 17, 2025, Los Angeles, CA, at Crypto.com Arena
• Wednesday, November 19, 2025, Los Angeles, CA, at Crypto.com Arena
• Thursday, November 20, 2025, Los Angeles, CA, at Crypto.com Arena
• Saturday, November 22, 2025, Los Angeles, CA, at Crypto.com Arena
• Sunday, November 23, 2025, Los Angeles, CA, at Crypto.com Arena

2026 festival dates (South America)

• Friday, March 13, 2026, Santiago, Chile, at Lollapalooza Chile 2026
• Sunday, March 15, 2026, San Isidro, Argentina, at Lollapalooza Argentina 2026
• Thursday, March 20, 2026, São Paulo, Brazil, at Lollapalooza Brasil 2026
• Saturday, March 22, 2026, Bogotá, Colombia, at Estéreo Picnic 2026
• Friday, April 10, 2026, Indio, CA, at Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival 2026

Carpenter will also appear on Saturday Night Live on October 18, 2025, as host and musical guest.

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