Taylor Swift caused a total fan frenzy as she shutdown The Grove shopping center in Los Angeles to host an epic premiere for her highly-anticipated Eras Tour concert film on Wednesday night.
The 12-time Grammy winner, 33, ‘handpicked’ 2,200 of her biggest ‘Swifties’ to get a first-look at the concert footage on the big screen.
Swift was the epitome of chic as she posed on the red carpet in a blue $12,000 Oscar de la Renta gown before taking her seat inside one of 14 sold-out screening rooms inside the outdoor mall’s AMC movie theater.
And if one superstar weren’t enough, Beyonce — who will also be releasing a concert film this year — showed out in support of Swift, who she posed for photos with after the screening.
Swift’s film documents one of the six sold-out shows Swift performed at the SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California over the summer as part of her ongoing Eras Tour, which kicked off in March and serves as a retrospective of her 17-year career.
It has already amassed a whopping $100million in presale tickets alone and will be available to watch exclusively at AMC Theatres starting Friday, October 13.
Missing from the fan-packed action was Swift’s rumored beau Travis Kelce, 34, as the Kansas City Chiefs tight end is scheduled to play the Denver Broncos on Thursday at his team’s home stadium. But a source told TMZ that Swift will be in the stands cheering on the NFL hunk during the big game in Missouri.
Superstars! Taylor Swift has the support of fellow superstar Beyonce at the premiere of her Eras Tour movie in Los Angeles on Wednesday night
The duo looked glam as they posed for photos together
An insider at the event tells DailyMail.com: ‘The fans went crazy the second [Taylor] arrived, screaming and chanting her name.
‘Taylor was in really high spirits and was so thrilled to see so many of her fans turn out for the night. She looked like she was having the best time ever.’
Another source dished that ‘the Swifies went all out’ as ‘lots were dressed up as her from iconic music videos and were having the time of their lives.’
They added that Taylor brought along members of her band and back-up dancers to the event.
The Cruel Summer singer teamed her powder blue dress with a pair of open-toed heels that gave her already statuesque frame a boost.
Swift rocked bold blue eyeshadow paired with her signature ruby red lip and cateye flick combo.
She accessorized with a dazzling diamond choker necklace and matching earrings for the monumental occasion.
The Lover singer’s dirty blonde curls were worn in a chic faux bob that hugged her chiseled jawline.
Meanwhile, Beyonce oozed 𝑠e𝑥 appeal in a silver chrome breast plate styled with a skintight black catsuit.
The Crazy In Love singer, 42, rocked futuristic shades and wore her golden brown hair in a fabulous high ponytail.
The mother-of-three completed her 𝑠e𝑥y look with chunky black Naked Wolfe boots.
Beyonce and Taylor have shown public support for one another in the years following Kanye West’s infamous stage takeover at the MTV Video Music Awards in 2009, where he interrupted Taylor’s Video Of The Year acceptance speech to declare Beyonce as the ‘true’ winner.
Swift has credited Beyonce for having ‘paved the road that every female artist is walking down now,’ while Beyonce praised Taylor in 2021 for ‘always being so supportive’ of her.
Ahead of Wednesday’s screening, Swift spoke to the sea of fans that filled the movie theater about how ‘special’ it was to ‘capture the memories of this tour.’
She also revealed that she’d personally selected each of the 2,200 fans in attendance.
You’ve all been handpicked to be at this premiere, did you know that?’ said the hitmaker as she stood at the front of the theater in front of the big screen. ‘Ok good I’m glad that’s not weird for you because i do like to watch what you guys are up to.
‘This tour and this amazing capturing of the moment and the memories that was this tour in the US… it’s still going it’s not past tense, we’re still doing it,’ she continued.
‘The capturing of the memories of this tour it was so special because of what you brought to it, you’re passion, your sense of humor, your attention to detail, the amount that you prepared for it the amount that you cared about it.
That is what i hope you get from this – how much you brought this tour to life.’
Swift gushed that she is ‘so proud of the band and dancers and everyone who went on stage and gave 100 per cent no matter what they were going through in their lives – in sickness and in health – we did our show.
‘But the reason we were able to is because of what we knew we were walking out and getting to dance with and look at and sing with, which was you.
She then thanked her devout fans for ‘wanting to be here on this really, really, really unbelievably special night’ and for ‘doing all the extra stuff that you did that made us notice you to invite you to this.
‘I see you, I love you, I hope you like it!’ the Cardigan singer concluded.
The 12-time Grammy winner, 33, ‘handpicked’ 2,200 of her biggest ‘Swifties’ to get a first-look at the concert footage on the big screen
Wow! Swift was the epitome of chic as she posed on the red carpet in a blue $12,000 Oscar de la Renta gown before taking her seat inside one of 14 sold-out screening rooms inside the outdoor mall’s AMC movie theater
Fanfare: A insider at the event tells DailyMail.com: ‘The fans went crazy the second she arrived, screaming and chanting her name’
The dress had a gorgeous floral design with cut-outs that created an ethereal look
Boost: She teamed her powder blue dress with a pair of open-toed heels that gave her already statuesque frame a boost
Bold in blue: Swift rocked bold blue eyeshadow
Signature: She paired her eyeshadow with her signature ruby red lip and cateye flick combo
Faux: Her typically flowing blonde curls were styled in a chic faux bob for the night
Did she or didn’t she? After seeing pics of Swift with her short style, fans debated on whether or not it was a real haircut or just hairstyling magic
Director: Along with her glamour shots, Swift also posed for photos with the film’s director Sam Wrench
She looked stunning as she strolled up the theater’s entrance
Dazzling: Swift rocked a dazzling diamond choker necklace with matching earrings for the monumental occasion
Flattering: The strapless design of Swift’s floor-length gown flattered her frame
Helping hand! Swift needed a little help carrying her train
‘Taylor was in really high spirits and was so thrilled to see so many of her fans turn out for the night,’ an insider told DailyMail.com
The insider added: ‘She looked like she was having the best time ever’
Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk