Taylor Swift fans who didn’t manage to snag tickets to her legendary Eras Tour are in luck as the mega-star singer-songwriter has announced a concert film of the tour.
More than three million people have already gone to the first US leg of the 2023 Eras Tour, consisting of 10 of Swift’s studio albums across her so-called ‘Eras’ in one concert.
The Australian leg of the tour is happening in February, and with the seven Sydney and Melbourne shows selling out within hours, news of Swift’s film gives fans another chance to see it.
“The Eras Tour has been the most meaningful, electric experience of my life so far and I’m overjoyed to tell you that it’ll be coming to the big screen soon,” she shared on Instagram.
“Starting Oct 13th you’ll be able to experience the concert film in theatres in North America! Tickets are on sale now. Eras attire, friendship bracelets, singing and dancing encouraged. 1,2,3 LGB!!!! (iykyk).”
The ‘123LGB’ phrase is in reference to fans yelling “One, two, three… let’s go b*tch,” at the start of the song ‘Delicate’ from her Reputation album. Fans have also been making ‘friendship bracelets’ based on one lyric in her Midnights song ‘You’re On Your Own Kid’.
It’s been reported that her fans, or ‘Swifties’, have been experiencing post-concert ‘amnesia’ as well from attending the excitement filled show as there is so much to process within three hours.
For this reason, even the fans who’ve attended Swift’s tour are likely to be thankful for the ability to rewatch the film, which is coming to theatres worldwide.
“We’re about to go on a little adventure together and that adventure is going to span 17 years of music,” Swift tells fans in the film’s trailer.
Tickets are already on sale ahead of the film’s debut on October 13.
While the writer’s strike in Hollywood was occurring at the time of filming, Swift reportedly met all of SAG-AFTRA’s demands as it’s the union representing film writers.
Swift purposely worked around the major producers that are represented by the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTMP), instead funding the whole project herself.
According to Puck News, Swift spent between $10 million and $20 million to produce the film through her own company, Taylor Swift Productions.
She also met SAG-AFTRA’s demands by offering proper salaries for crew members and generous residuals (the money people make off the back of streaming).
“She came to us and said she wanted to do this, but only if she could do it the right way under a union contract,” SAG-AFTRA’s executive director and chief negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland said at the Toronto Independent Film Festival.