The launch of Taylor Swift’s highly-anticipated new album The Life of a Showgirl will be accompanied by an 89-minute “release party” movie.
Taylor Swift: The Official Release Party of a Showgirl will be shown in theaters on October 3 and through the rest of the launch weekend at all 540 AMC Theaters across the U.S., and internationally within Canada, Mexico, Australia, New Zealand, the UK and much of mainland Europe.
Such is the excitement expected, that AMC has already said it will relax the chain’s usual guest ettiquette rules for showings, with dancing, singing and shaking it all off “welcomed.” However, AMC said in a statement, per Variety, “to help ensure everyone’s enjoyment of the show, guests may not stand on seats or block any aisles or stairs.”
Taylor Swift: The Official Release Party of a Showgirl will include a first look at the album’s lead single “The Fate of Ophelia” and a behind-the-scenes peek at its filming. Swifties will also get to see lyric videos for other songs and Swift’s “never-before-seen personal reflections” on her latest material.
Swift is no stranger to the big screen, of course (just don’t mention Cats). Previous documentaries gave a glimpse at the singer recording a session version of her beloved Folklore album, for example, while millions of Swifties also packed theaters to see The Eras Tour’s filmed version.
Today’s announcement follows weeks of speculation that Swift was planning some form of movie component to launch alongside The Life of a Showgirl, though fans had hoped for more of a documentary on the star’s record-breaking Eras Tour. Here’s hoping there’s no Bad Blood.
The Life of a Showgirl, Swift’s 12th studio album, was largely written while on the road (and while in the air) on her years-long tour, with its lyrical contents expected to hint at what life was like performing its 149 concerts across two years. (Is It Over Now? Yes it is.)
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