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Taylor Swift’s ‘Eras Tour’ Premiere: Superstar Says Concert Film Is “The Perfect Capture of What This Show Was Like For Me”

Taylor Swift made a movie star appearance at the world premiere of her The Eras Tour concert film on Wednesday at The Grove’s AMC Theatre.

The superstar — who just before the Los Angeles event announced her film would debut on Thursday in North America instead of its initial Friday night release date — arrived early and posed for photos with her team and with director Sam Wrench before quickly running inside. Hundreds of fans lined the theater entrance, trading friendship bracelets and singing Swift’s hits as she stopped for selfies with many of them. Stars including Rachel Zegler, Maren Morris, Simu Liu, Julia Garner, Mariska Hargitay and Adam Sandler were among the attendees, as well as Swift’s mother Andrea and father Scott. Beyoncé — who has her own concert film, Renaissance, being released through AMC in December — also made a surprise appearance at the event, posing alongside Swift on the carpet.

Ahead of the screening, Swift gave a brief speech in each of the 13 theaters showing the film, telling the crowd, “I wanted to come and say hi to you before you watched the film because honestly, the fact that this tour was such a grand adventure has everything to do with the ways in which you cared about this tour and about these shows. I think that you’ll see that you’re absolutely a main character in the film, because it was your magic and your attention to detail and your sense of humor and the ways that you lean into what I’m doing and the music I create.”

She shouted out those who worked on the post-production and editing of the film, saying, “In my mind, it is the perfect capture of what this show was like for me.” Swift also thanked fans “for being so incredibly extra, I appreciate it more than you know. This night is like an extremely core memory for me, so you’re apart of it and I’m so grateful for that.” In one theater, the star sat with her backup singers to watch the movie, as the audience sang and danced along.

Earlier in the day, L.A. prepared for Swift-induced madness to hit the city as famed shopping center The Grove posted on its social media channels that the entire complex would be shut down on Wednesday for the event.

Social media videos also showed The Grove’s usual cobblestone streets covered in a large red carpet surrounding the theater as well as step-and-repeat backdrops featuring the Eras Tour poster. Streets surrounding the venue were shut down as well, with an increased police presence in the area. The Original Farmers Market nestled alongside The Grove, however, posted on its social media that it is still open for business on Wednesday; THR stopped by and saw a number of barricades blocking Farmers Market patrons from entering The Grove, as Swift’s songs played through the speakers overhead.

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