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How to watch 'Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour' movie at home in Canada

The concert movie is now available to watch through prime video and apple tv.

Drop everything now, starting today you can watch The Eras Tour concert film from the comfort of your couch! After the release of tickets for her tour literally broke Ticketmaster , Taylor Swift broke box office records this year with the release of The Eras Tour movie , now the highest-grossing concert film of all time — and a 2024 Golden Globe nominee for Cinematic and Box Office Achievement.

Today, Dec. 13, in honour of the pop icon’s 34th birthday, the Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour concert film has finally been released digitally to rent — available through Apple TV , Amazon's Prime Video , Google Play and YouTube in Canada.

By Danica Creahan, Streaming Editor

The digital release of The Eras Tour movie will feature three songs that had been cut from the theatrical release of the concert film : “The Archer,” “Wildest Dreams” and “Long Live.”

This release marks another step of Swift’s into her cinematic era. The pop star generated some Oscar buzz for her short film/music video All Too Well: The Short Film and has dabbled in acting, with appearances in such films as Valentine’s Day ( opposite Taylor Lautner ), Cats , The Giver and, most recently, David O. Russell’s Amsterdam . Last year, Swift signed a deal with Searchlight Pictures to direct a feature film based on her own original script — but little is known about the future project.

In the meantime, while we wait patiently for Taylor Swift’s first movie to come out, here’s everything you need to know about how to watch Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour from home — sparkly outfits optional!

When does 'The Eras Tour' movie come out in Canada?

Every Swiftie knows that 13 is a very special number, not only because it’s Taylor Swift’s lucky number, but also because the 13th of December marks the singer’s 34th birthday, and the release of Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour movie.

Where to stream 'Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour' movie in Canada

While the Eras Tour concert film won’t be available to watch on any streaming platforms just yet, you will be able to rent the movie across plenty of popular platforms including Apple TV and Amazon Dec. 13.

Watch Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour on Apple TV

All of Taylor Swift’s movies and TV appearances

While the Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour concert film isn’t currently available on Netflix, Hulu or HBO’s Max, there are more Taylor Swift documentaries, concert films and even movies featuring Taylor Swift — some of which you can stream in the meantime.

Taylor Swift concert films

Journey to Fearless (2010)

Speak Now World Tour Live (2011)

The 1989 World Tour Live (2015)

Taylor Swift: Reputation Stadium Tour (2018), stream on Netflix

Taylor Swift: City of Lover (2020)

Folklore: The Long Pond Studio Sessions (2020), stream on Disney+

Taylor Swift documentaries

Miss Americana (2020), stream on Netflix

IMPACT X Nightline: Taylor + Travis (2023)

Every Taylor Swift film and TV appearance

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation : Season 9, Episode 16 (2009),   stream on Paramount+

Valentine’s Day (2010), rent on Apple TV

The Lorax (2012), stream on Netflix

New Girl : Season 2, Episode 25 (2013),   stream on Disney+

The Giver (2014),   rent on Apple TV

Cats (2019), rent on Apple TV

Amsterdam (2022), stream on Disney+

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‘Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour’ Concert Film Coming to AMC Theaters in U.S., Canada & Mexico: Watch the Trailer

The movie of the record-breaking tour will hit thousands of screens beginning Oct. 13.

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The Eras Tour era might be over in the U.S., but that doesn’t mean you have to put your friendship bracelets up on the shelf. AMC Theatres announced on Thursday morning (Aug. 31) that it has teamed up with the singer to present Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour concert film, which will debut on thousands of screens beginning Oct. 13.

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Swift posted a trailer for the film as well, writing, “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. Starting Oct 13th you’ll be able to experience the concert film in theaters in North America! Tickets are on sale now at http://taylor.lnk.to/TSTheErasTourFilm… . Eras attire, friendship bracelets, singing and dancing encouraged. 1, 2, 3 LGB!!!! (iykyk).”

The movie will also screen in IMAX and Dolby Cinema at AMC, as well as in other premium large formats for the standard up-charge fees, which varies by format and theatre. In anticipation of an expected rush of interest — perhaps learning from the chaos unleashed by Ticketmaster’s botched presale roll-out for the U.S. Eras Tour dates — AMC said it has upgraded its website and ticketing engines to “handle more than five times the largest influx of ticket-buying traffic” the company has experienced before.

The 80-second trailer for the film directed by Sam Wrench ( Billie Eilish Live at the O2 , Rhythm & Flow , BTS: Permission to Dance ) features a quick-cut of Swift’s many sparkling on-stage costumes from the tour cued to “Cruel Summer,” providing glimpses of the most iconic sets from the three-hour-plus performances. According to CNBC , like the marathon concerts, the movie will have a final runtime of two hours and 45 minutes.

AMC said that because of the unique nature of the event, no free movie passes will be accepted for the screenings, and AMC Stubs A-List cannot use their memberships to reserve tickets; AMC will also temporarily scale back its website ticketing availability for most of their other movie titles in anticipation of the rush of interest. In addition, to discourage speculation on secondary-ticketing sites no refunds will be offered on ticket purchases.

See the trailer below.

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 😆 Starting Oct 13th you’ll be able to experience the concert film in theaters in North America! Tickets are on sale now at… pic.twitter.com/eKRqS8C7d1 — Taylor Swift (@taylorswift13) August 31, 2023

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• Trivia Taylor Swift had the idea for a concert movie in 2022, but no major film distributors showed any interest. Feedback on social media indicated a lot of interest from fans who had never seen her live. Swift decided to distribute the film through her own company at her own expense. The film was a massive box office success worldwide, and her gamble paid off relatively quickly.
• Goofs Taylor's hair position changes between shots throughout the whole film. Over shoulder in one shot, behind shoulder in the next jump-cut shot, for example. But like any concert film cut together from multiple performances, this is inevitable.
• Crazy credits Credits feature video clips of fans from before the shows & outtakes of things that went wrong on stage throughout the tour, all set to "Long Live (Taylor's Version)".
• Alternate versions The Extended Version includes three songs from the tour not shown in theaters: "Long Live", "The Archer", and "Wildest Dreams."
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Cineplex confirmed the concert movie will play in more than 150 cineplex theatres.

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If you weren't able to secure tickets to see Taylor Swift in concert in 2024 in Toronto, fear not — her Eras tour is coming to Canadian theatres.

On Thursday, Cineplex confirmed the concert film Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour will play in more than 150 Cineplex theatres around the country starting on Oct. 13. The film will play Thursdays to Sundays.

"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," Swift said on her social media Thursday morning. "Eras attire, friendship bracelets, singing and dancing encouraged… 1, 2, 3 LGB!!!! (iykyk)."

And with dozens of shows — spanning continents — still to go, the Eras World Tour is on pace to become the highest grossing tour of all time. 

One estimate from research company QuestionPro says her tour could generate $4.6 billion for the U.S. economy alone.

The Taylor Swift effect

Swift's two shows in Colorado this summer led to a $186.9-million boost to the state's GDP for the year, a report by the Common Sense Institute found.

A similar boost was reported in Philadelphia after Swift performed three shows there in May. 

"May was the strongest month for hotel revenue in Philadelphia since the onset of the pandemic, in large part due to an influx of guests for the Taylor Swift concerts in the city," the report read. 

It's a phenomenon some people have playfully coined "Swift-onomics."

And experts predict the trend will continue during her Toronto shows. Ticket sales alone for those shows are estimated to reach $120 million, according to Daniel Tsai, a business professor at TMU.

And it's not just the concerts that are generating money. 

"These are people who are coming from all across Canada, and so that means you're going to have people here who are ready to spend," said Tsai.

"You're bringing your family and you're going to go out, have meals and really spend big money to enjoy the moment."

So how much money is "big money"?

"Probably in the range of $600 to maybe even $800 million Canadian being generated," he said.

"Your spend in the stadium is one thing, but what you do outside of that will be even greater because you have to consider that hotels, for instance, have doubled ... what they're asking for in some cases," he added. 

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And while concert films — movies attached to an artist's tour — aren't exactly new, it's something that's having a bit of a moment right now, according to Sydney Urbanek, a culture critic who writes the pop star-centric newsletter Mononym Mythology.

Earlier this month, Metallica's M72 World Tour burst onto the big screen at Canadian cinemas as part of two live broadcasts from Arlington, Texas. 

Experiencing concerts through film

"Pop music has a huge history of being in theatres, whether you're talking about A Hard Day's Night and all The Beatles films in the '60s or, you know, Purple Rain in '84," said Urbanek. 

The resurgence of films centered around concerts can be traced back to Canadian pop star Justin Bieber's Never Say Never,  which premiered in 2011, she said. 

The movie followed Bieber during the 10 days leading up to his performance at Madison Square Garden. 

Since then, we've seen stars throughout the 2010s like Katy Perry, One Direction and even Celine Dion, try their hand at the concert movie. 

But as streaming sites became more popular, the trend of concert films being released in theatres slowed. 

Musicians embracing mini-residencies over mega tours

Urbanek points to examples like Beyoncé's Homecoming on Netflix, Kendrick Lamar's The Big Steppers Tour  on Amazon Prime and even Taylor Swift's earlier concert film from her Reputation tour, which appeared on Netflix. 

But now, concert films releasing in theatres appear to be making a comeback, said Urbanek. 

"It's like we're getting back in the direction of another one of those waves," she added.

The unique thing about the Eras tour movie, says Urbanek, is its timing. The movie is set to release on Oct. 13. Setting aside the fact the 13 is famously Swift's favourite number, Urbanek noted another interesting aspect at play. 

"That's more than a year before the tour will end. So Canadians will get to see this concert film a whole year before she brings the show to Canada," she said. 

"It might turn out to mean that the show is about to be tweaked." 

These mysteries are all part of what experts say has become a winning marketing strategy for Swift. 

Marketing 'genius' 

From hidden meanings behind lyrics, to anagrams, to cryptic social media posts, Swift has always kept her fans guessing about what's coming next. 

One 2021 post from Swift's Instagram, for example, teased song titles from "the vault" — new tracks on re-released Fearless (Taylor's Version)  album.

"She's always been very good at doing Easter eggs ... doing things that feel like they're really made for the fans," said Urbanek. 

"She's a genius at social media marketing," Tsai told CBC News. 

And this combination tour and film is no different. 

"She's talked about how she wants them [fans] to wear Eras tour attire, friendship bracelets," said Urbanek. "So there's definitely this feeling that she's ... trying to replicate the experience of the show with this film."

The pop megastar will be in Toronto for six concerts over a 10-day period at the Rogers Centre in 2024.

"It's like our Super Bowl, it's our Olympics all rolled in one, all centred around Taylor Swift," added Tsai. 

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Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour concert film coming to Disney+ Canada in March

The streaming version will feature all five songs that were excluded from the theatrical release.

The  Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour concert film will begin streaming on Disney+ worldwide, including in Canada, on March 15th.

Notably, it’s being dubbed Taylor’s Version  as it’s the first time the concert will be available in its entirety, given that the theatrical release cut “cardigan” and four additional acoustic songs .

It’s a major get for Disney+, as  The Eras Tour  film has only been available at home via rental on streaming video on demand platforms like iTunes and Google Play since December following its highly successful theatrical run. (These digital versions included three songs not featured in the theatrical release, versus all five that will be shown on Disney+.)

The Eras Tour  hit theatres in October and quickly grossed over $260 million USD (about $350 million CAD) worldwide, making it the top-selling concert film of all time.

This December, Swift will also bring The Eras Tour to Toronto and Vancouver , although naturally, tickets for these shows sold out immediately. Therefore, Disney+ will likely be the simplest and most affordable option for the majority of people.

Are you excited to watch (or rewatch)  The Eras Tour ? Were you lucky enough to get tickets to one of her Canadian shows? Let us know in the comments.

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Taylor Swift's The Eras Tour is coming to a Canadian theatre near you

Taylor Swift’s The Eras Tour concert is coming to Cineplex theatres across Canada.

The concert film will be featured in more than 150 Cineplex theatres starting Oct. 13.

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The film will show four times a week, Thursday through Sunday. Tickets start at $19.89 for adults, and $13.13 for children aged 13 and below, and seniors aged 65 and up.

"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," Swift said on X , formally known as Twitter.

In the U.S., theatre chain AMC also announced that all its theatres will play the film.

Tickets are available at Cineplex.com .

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Canadian Taylor Swift Fans Finally Get to Experience the 'Eras Tour'

Taylor isn't coming for another year, but her concert film is doing big numbers across canada — especially in quebec, where everyone feels like they're front row..

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She’s got good karma. For the second weekend in a row, Taylor Swift’s concert film The Eras Tour has dominated the domestic box office. The film broke records upon release, with the highest opening ever for a concert film, not adjusted for inflation, surpassing Justin Bieber’s Never Say Never . To date, Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour has grossed around $130 million in North America, and that’s without screening from Mondays through Wednesdays.

For Canadian fans, this is their first chance to get a glimpse of the three-hour behemoth tour, which spans 17 years and 10 albums of her career. While the live tour began in March this year, it won’t arrive in Canada until November of 2024, where Swift is closing out the phenomenon with six performances at Toronto’s Rogers Centre. But it's not coming to Quebec (or anywhere else in Canada as of yet) at all, which makes it a unique experience for fans there. In its first weekend, it brought in $92 million in North America, and $650,000 in Quebec alone .

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The film has become a major communal experience everywhere, with clips of fans dancing in the aisles and belting along with the film showing up all over social media. But there seems to be a special energy in Canada, where fans have been making the most of Swift’s silver screen outing.

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"It was a very surreal experience," says Saskia, a 29-year-old fan who attended a Montreal screening on Sunday. "I've never been to a screening where it was almost assumed that the audience would be singing, interjecting and standing up in the aisles to dance."

This celebratory atmosphere bridges the space between movie and live show. Talking to Billboard Canada , Saskia also noticed that everyone already seemed to know the order of the songs and the costumes accompanying each section. Eras Tour gives Swifties who have been following the tour from afar on TikTok the chance to experience it together, trading friendship bracelets and dressing up like their favourite Swift eras.

“Taylor never stops, and she does it all herself,” one fan told TVA in French. Another said that Swift has been her idol since she was 11 years old. Parents and kids have also been attending the screenings together, bonding over their shared love of the star.

Sandra, 38, took her daughter Lorelai to the Montreal screening instead of trying for hard-to-get Toronto tickets in 2024, TVA reports. “The tickets are very expensive,” Sandra explains.

Saskia agrees. "Knowing that going to the Eras Tour is out of reach financially and logistically for me and many other fans, this was a special chance to feel immersed in this spectacular performance."

Instead of working with a Hollywood distributor, Swift inked a deal directly with AMC theatres to screen the movie. The film is showing in nearly 4000 North American theatres, including Cineplex theatres in Canada as part of a sub-distribution partnership. It features footage from Swift’s Los Angeles shows at SoFi Stadium. Chock-full of chart toppers and outfit changes, the Eras Tour movie is a testament to Swift’s global superstardom and the many iterations of her artistry.

The movie begins with Swift in full popstar mode, belting “Cruel Summer” — which just went to No. 1 on the Hot 100, four years after its initial release. Over its two hour and forty five minute runtime, Swift takes the crowd back to high school with Fearless ’s “You Belong With Me”; dons a Disney princess dress for Speak Now ’ s “Enchanted”; enacts a domestic drama around Evermore ’s “Tolerate It”; strips things back for a rousing acoustic version of Midnights ’ “You’re On Your Own Kid”; and performs the full ten minute version of “All Too Well” in a dazzling floor-length red coat. Across each era, Swift’s core strength as a storyteller comes through.

In between planning and performing one of the best-selling tours of all time, Swift has also been re-recording her discography. The next installment, 1989 (Taylor’s Version), is set to arrive on Oct. 27.

Another major 2023 tour will also get the cinematic treatment this December: Beyoncé’s Renaissance World Tour will premiere as Renaissance: A Film by Beyon c é . If it's at all like Eras Tour , Montreal fans are probably already picking out their outfits.

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Anyone who loves indie music has likely spoken these four words over the last month: Cindy Lee, Diamond Jubilee.

The new album from Calgary guitarist and pop experimentalist Pat Flegel, who releases music as Cindy Lee, has been the subject of immense online buzz.

The hype train started as soon as the two-hour album was released on March 30, with listeners praising Flegel's haunting, almost-otherworldly dispatch of '60s girl-group pop songs rendered in the style of '90s DIY recordings. Things picked up speed with the April 12 publication of Pitchfork 's Diamond Jubilee review , which accorded the album a score of 9.1, the highest since 2020's perfect 10.0 for Fiona Apple.

The album has quickly become a major story in the music industry, not just because of the rave reviews, but also thanks to the mystery with which it arrived. Diamond Jubilee seems to disregard all conventional wisdom in the contemporary music industry: the album is two hours long, and is only available as a Geocities download or a single YouTube video with no track time-codes. There's no Instagram ads, TikTok challenges or sponsored content to be found here, but most of Cindy Lee's upcoming tour dates are sold out, with Toronto and Montreal both upgrading to bigger venues.

In Toronto, Cindy Lee's May 17 show has moved from the 400-capacity venue The Great Hall to the 1200-capacity The Concert Hall.

"It's the most hype I’ve seen without anybody sending a press release out,” says Denholm Whale, who works with Transmit Presents , the Toronto promoter putting on the concert. Whale has been booking Flegel for over a decade, when the Cindy Lee project was first emerging out of the ashes of Flegel's revered post-punk band Women.

He says everyone he knows in the industry is talking about Diamond Jubilee , and the album's success seems like an indie rock throwback: a runaway album whose creator wasn't trying to have a runaway album. "Pat doesn’t really give a f--k about the industry — it's interesting to see the nostalgia for that," Whale explains.

Normally, when Cindy Lee comes to Toronto, the room has about 150 people in it. When Diamond Jubilee came out, Whale noticed ticket sales went from a few per day to thirty-ish. "I was like oh, I think people just genuinely like this record and they’re gonna come to the show," he says. The Pitchfork review led to a huge bump, with 200 tickets gone in one day. (Whale says a Pitchfork Best New Music designation is one of the few reliable causes of spiking ticket sales in general.)

Ticketing platform Dice has a feature called The Waitlist that helps prevent resales and gives promoters an idea of how many fans still want tickets. After The Great Hall sold out, the Cindy Lee show still had 450 people on the waitlist. "It all pointed to: keep going," Whale says.

He moved the show to the Concert Hall, the last 1200-capacity venue available in the city, and sold 600 more tickets immediately.

Online hype can help, but it's no guarantee

For Whale, the Cindy Lee show has been an exciting surprise. When promoters commit to a show, there's no real way of knowing how well it will do, Whale explains.

"It’s funny to me," he says. "I work with bands who have millions of streams and really great press and they sell like two tickets." Sometimes the opposite happens, with bands that have low streaming numbers but strong touring experience.

"It’s this whole picture," Whale says, of predicting sales. "Not one thing means anything, but as a sum you can actually make a good prediction of what’s gonna happen."

Another recent success was the Belarusian band Molchat Doma . Whale had booked the post-punk act before the pandemic, and then they got big on TikTok, and tickets kept selling, even during lockdown. "They jumped from The Garrison [350 capacity] to a sold-out Opera House [950 cap] before they had even been here." But it's even rarer for a whole two-hour album to break out without any particular viral moment.

Flegel's breakthrough is moving for people who have worked with him and loved his art for years. Whale points to Flegel's influence as an artist, particularly in terms of Women's guitar tones, which have cropped up on countless post-punk recordings since 2010. "Credit is very much due."

The buzz around Diamond Jubilee indicates both the beauty of the album itself and a broader excitement at the possibility that branding and endless self-promotion aren't everything. In a period where artists and labels are struggling to figure out how to break through the online noise, it's refreshing to see an artist so whole-heartedly reject the imperatives of the streaming economy, and to see that artist lauded, instead of chided.

Whether Diamond Jubilee 's success indicates a sea-change in album release strategies is a different, and arguably less interesting, question. But it suggests that there is a desire — amongst fans, industry members and artists — for music to find its audience in ways that prioritize artistry and community.

"Good music and good art does prevail sometimes, if the right people hear it," says Whale.

Download or stream Diamond Jubilee here .

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How to watch TAYLOR SWIFT | THE ERAS TOUR (EXTENDED VERSION) on Prime Video, available to rent starting December 13

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The extended version of Taylor Swift’s record-breaking concert film will be available to rent on Prime Video in the U.S. and Canada for $19.89 and £15.99 in the UK on December 13—Taylor’s birthday.

The TAYLOR SWIFT | THE ERAS TOUR (EXTENDED VERSION) film includes three bonus songs not seen in theaters— Wildest Dreams , The Archer, and Long Live . All customers can rent the title directly on Prime Video, regardless of whether they have a Prime membership or not. Prime Video is a one-stop entertainment destination, offering customers a large collection of premium entertainment in a single application. On Prime Video, customers can find their favorite movies and series under one roof, be it entertainment produced by Amazon MGM Studios or by other studios, third-party channels made accessible as an add-on subscription through Prime Video Channels, and titles to rent or buy via the Prime Video Store.

How to rent TAYLOR SWIFT | THE ERAS TOUR (EXTENDED VERSION) on Prime Video

Starting December 13, viewers in the U.S. and Canada can open the Prime Video app or website and find the film available to rent for $19.89. It will also be available to rent in the UK for £15.99 on the same day. Once the film has been rented on Prime Video and while it is playing, customers can access X-Ray content by selecting the “All” tab in the top left corner of their mobile and web devices, or by pressing up on their remote control on Living Room devices. This will enhance the customer experience by showcasing each song as it plays. On select devices, customers can click on the icon to connect to Amazon Music, where they can continue listening to their favorite songs from the tour.

You can watch Prime Video on a wide array of compatible devices—including your smartphone, tablet, set-top box, game console, or selected smart TVs.

If you’re interested in exploring other titles on Prime Video, you may want to consider joining Prime . Prime Video is included with an Amazon Prime membership , priced at $14.99 per month or $139 annually. Amazon has also extended its services to cater to a broader demographic, offering discounted memberships through Prime Access , aimed at those benefiting from certain government assistance programs—and Prime Student , for those enrolled in higher education.

If you are still contemplating whether a Prime membership aligns with your needs, you can also make use of the free trial .

Once you become a Prime member, you'll have access to a vast library of movies, series, live sports, and other exclusive content included within the Prime membership.

New streaming data from Amazon Music shows that this has been the year of Taylor Swift. Not only was Swift the most streamed global artist on Amazon Music in 2023, but 1989 (Taylor’s Version) broke Amazon Music’s global records for most first-day streams and first-week streams. Fans can celebrate Swift’s catalogue and tour with playlists on Amazon Music, including “ Music From Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour ,” which will be made available for all Amazon Music subscribers and Prime members worldwide to stream on-demand December 13 through December 20, 2023.

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The entire collection is readily available for browsing within the Prime Video app or on the web, ensuring that there's a constant stream of fresh content for you to discover and relish.

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‘The Eras Tour’ film is available for streaming in US, Canada, UK, Ireland. Here's how you can watch it

By Yoniel Acebuche Published Dec 13, 2023 9:43 pm

Swifties can now throw their own Eras Tour parties at home!

As part of her 34th birthday celebration, Taylor Swift's latest concert movie will be accessible online precisely two months after it debuted in theaters worldwide.

The Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour concert film is available for rent through various streaming platforms in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Ireland.

The digital release will also feature The Archer , Wildest Dreams , and Long Live, songs that had been cut from the concert film's theatrical release.

The film is available on Prime Video, Apple TV+, Xfinity, Vudu, Google Play, YouTubeTV, and SkyTV Premiere for consumers to purchase or rent for the price of $19.89 or P1,116.53. Rentals are going to be accessible for 48 hours only.

It may be purchased or rented without a Prime subscription, but if you pick AppleTV+, you'll need either an Apple TV streaming device or an Apple TV+ membership.

According to The Hollywood Reporter , fans can access additional X-Ray content to showcase each song as it plays in the film if they stream it on Prime Video. Aside from that, streaming to this platform will give you access to connect to Amazon Music to listen to more tracks from the tour.

Although it is still unavailable in the Philippines, you may be able to access it using a VPN, or virtual private network, which typically comes at a cost.

Once you're subscribed to a VPN, change your location to a different country like the US, and log into your preferred streaming app.

Last Monday, Nov. 27, Taylor announced on her social media accounts the availability of her top-grossing concert movie of all time online.

Hi! Well, so, basically I have a birthday coming up and I was thinking a fun way to celebrate the year we’ve had together would be to make The Eras Tour Concert Film available for you to watch at home! Very happy to be able to tell you that the extended version of the film… pic.twitter.com/JTpl0tz1uG — Taylor Swift (@taylorswift13) November 27, 2023

"Hi! Well, so, basically I have a birthday coming up and I was thinking a fun way to celebrate the year we’ve had together would be to make The Eras Tour Concert Film available for you to watch at home!" she wrote in the caption.

"Very happy to be able to tell you that the extended version of the film, including Wildest Dreams, The Archer and Long Live will be available to rent on demand in the US, Canada & additional countries to be announced soon starting on … you guessed it, December 13," she added.

Taylor announced The Eras Tour in November last year, describing it as a journey through the musical eras of her career thus far. The first leg ran from March 18 to Aug. 5 at stadiums across the US.

Meanwhile, her The Eras Tour film was initially scheduled for premiere last Oct. 13 worldwide until the pop megastar announced the early-access screening of the movie.

"Due to unprecedented demand, we’re opening up early access showings of The Eras Tour Concert Film on THURSDAY in America and Canada!! As in… TOMORROW. We’re also adding additional showtimes Friday and throughout the weekend," she captioned her post.

The film, which Taylor described as one that vividly captures her "favorite adventure" that she has "ever been a part of," is currently showing in 90 countries all over the globe.

The singer-songwriter recently broke a Guinness World Record for the highest-grossing music tour ever for The Eras Tour and was named Time Person of the Year.

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Where to buy the now sold out ‘Eras Tour’ tickets for Toronto, Vancouver

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Taylor Swift performs during "The Eras Tour" in Melbourne, Australia. Despite leaks, the music artist's new album, "The Tortured Poets Department," is due Friday, April 19, 2024. Graham Denholm/TAS24/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management

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Taylor Swift is scheduled to hold nine consecutive shows in Canada this year as part of “The Eras Tour.” The tour, initially planned for Toronto and Vancouver from August 20 to December 8, has been extended to include additional cities such as Miami, New Orleans, Indianapolis, and Toronto. This expansion has resulted in the addition of a total of 15 extra concerts to the North American leg of the tour.

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As part of her 2024 North American tour, Taylor will also be performing in Miami, Florida (Hardrock Stadium), and New Orleans, Louisiana (Caesars Superdome), with the tour slated to commence on October 18.

Seats are sold out on Ticketmaster for most Canadian dates, so you’ll want to check out resale sites like StubHub or Vividseats for openings.

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Taylor Swift shares ‘Eras Tour’ rehearsals video – could ‘Tortured Poets’ be added to the setlist?

"A fortnight til Paris"

Taylor Swift has shared a video from rehearsals for the ‘Eras Tour’ , with fans speculating that her new album could be added to the setlist. Watch below.

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The pop star is due to begin the European and UK/Ireland leg of her huge career-spanning tour in Paris on May 9. Since wrapping up the previous run of shows in early March, Swift has released her 11th studio record ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ .

So far, the singer has largely stuck to the same 45-track set – separated into her many eras and albums, and including an acoustic ‘surprise songs’ segment .

Swift has now posted some behind-the-scenes footage of herself in rehearsals for her next ‘Eras Tour’ leg, captioning it: “A fortnight til Paris”. The clip is soundtracked by ‘Fortnight’ , her collaborative single with Post Malone .

This has fuelled ongoing rumours that a setlist change could be in the works to incorporate the current ‘Tortured Poets’ era.

“TTPD in the setlist??? I have never been more happy that the Canadian dates were added to the tour late,” wrote one fan on Reddit in response to the video. A second said: “I just KNEW there was no way she wouldn’t add TPD to the setlist!!”

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Another Swiftie said they were “so surprised” that the singer appeared to be adding her new songs: “I don’t know why, she loves to do exciting unexpected stuff like this. I just figured it would be too difficult to add it in this far into the tour.”

Others have expressed their concerns over which tracks could potentially be cut.

“I think the songs she cut from the ‘Eras Tour’ movie are what she’s going to cut to put TTPD in,” a Swiftie theorised. “So ‘Cardigan’, ‘The Archer’, ‘Wildest Dreams’…”

Someone else wrote: “Do we think she’ll remove anything to make room for it? It’s already suuuch a long show, surely a whole new set would add 10-15 extra minutes minimum.”

A user on X/Twitter spotted a silver stage railing in the YouTube footage that looks like the ‘TTPD’ logo. Another shot appears to show Swift wearing the same shoes from the ‘Fortnight’ music video.

Some fans have noted that the rehearsals clip seemingly contains new choreography and costumes too. Elsewhere, a Swiftie wrote: “Taylor teased this white microphone before the tour began but it hasn’t had a place in the show… until now!!!”

In response, someone posted: “This is what she means when she says she plans easter eggs far in advance. AHHHHH!!!!”

Check out the posts below.

GUYS THE RAILING LITERALLY SAYS TTPD!?!;);$!; ITS THE TTPD LOGO WE’RE GETTING TTPD AT THE ERAS TOUR pic.twitter.com/BdILZgGK64 — ⸆⸉ (@swifttvs) April 25, 2024

🚨| The same shoes from the "Fortnight" music video and a desk on the table teased during "The Eras Tour" rehearsals for the European leg! pic.twitter.com/DhqmV2S1FU — The Eras Tour (@tswifterastour) April 26, 2024

thinking about this message i sent to my swiftie groupchat… somehow i knew something! pic.twitter.com/5NYBeLIZFw — terry (tortured poet) (@terrybbenson) April 26, 2024

This summer will see Swift bring her massive ‘Eras Tour’ to Wembley Stadium in London, where she’ll play eight sold-out concerts  with  Paramore .

In a new interview, Florence Welch – who features on the ‘Tortured Poets’ song ‘Florida!!!’ – hinted that she could make a surprise appearance on stage in the capital.

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It is widely believed that The 1975 frontman Matty Healy is the subject of several songs on Swift’s new album, namely its title track and ‘The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived’ among others.

In a three-star review of ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ , NME wrote: “Swift seems to be in tireless pursuit for superstardom, yet the negative public opinion it can come with irks her, and it’s a tired theme now plaguing her discography and leaving little room for the poignant lyrical observations she excels at.

“It’s why the pitfalls that mire her 11th studio album are all the more disappointing — she’s proven time and time again she can do better.”

Shortly after the album’s release, Swift surprise-dropped an extended ‘Anthology’ edition of the record .

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Is Taylor Swift Adding Tortured Poets Songs to the Eras Tour Set List in 2024?

W ith the new album The Tortured Poets Department now out, Taylor Swift fans are wondering if the pop star will be adding a few of its songs to the Eras Tour setlist for the rest of the 2024 concerts. Here's everything you need to know.

Are Taylor Swift's Tortured Poets songs being added to The Eras Tour?

Based on a YouTube short with a few clips of Swift's rehearsals, fans have picked up clues suggesting that she will be adding new songs from The Tortured Poets Department to her 2024 Eras Tour setlist.

On May 9, Taylor Swift will take the stage once again to begin the European leg of her Eras Tour. Her usual concerts last just over three hours with her performing around 45 songs on average. But with The Tortured Poets Department, she has 31 more songs to choose from.

Swift recently added the above video showing moments from her rehearsals. But breaking down the video, fans believe that she teased the addition of a few tracks from The Tortured Poets Department into her upcoming concerts.

TikTok user ‘ Nikkiking23 ' posted the following video presenting a few pieces of evidence suggesting the addition of The Tortured Poets Department songs to Taylor Swift's Paris concert and beyond:

While this isn't confirmed yet, Swift could surprise fans across her European, American, and Canadian tours.

However, since the concerts are already big shows, she could choose to condense a few old songs or even remove them to incorporate the new songs. If this happens, it would be interesting to see how fans react to a change to her setlist.

Will Taylor Swift sing ‘Fortnight' during The Eras Tour 2024 shows?

Fans believe that Taylor Swift hinted at singing Fortnight from The Tortured Poets Department album during The Eras Tour 2024 shows.

Swift hasn’t confirmed whether she will sing The Tortured Poets Department songs during her upcoming shows. However, it's likely for "Fortnight" to be one of the songs she picks, if she chooses to sing new ones.

Fortnight is the lead song of The Tortured Poets Department. Considering that the European tour starts in a fortnight and Swift's above video heavily teases the song “Fortnight,” it's likely that Swift will at least perform this new song in Paris on May 9, and perhaps beyond.

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Multiple Oscar and Grammy winner Billie Eilish has announced an 81-date world tour which is due to kick off in Canada later this year. Billed “ Hit Me Hard and Soft : The Tour,” it will be in support of her upcoming album which drops on May 17. Tickets for the tour, which is currently set to run from September 29-July 27, 2025, go on sale Friday.

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The tour will head from Canada to the U.S. for cross-country dates from October through December. In February and March, Eilish hits Australia then travels to Europe from April through July. There are 12 UK dates including six in London.

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Eilish, who is a proponent of sustainability, has said the upcoming tour will be the most eco-friendly yet. For the forthcoming album, she will release a limit of eight variants of vinyl through her website as well as all major retailers and all produced with “the most sustainable practices available.” The standard black variant is made from 100% recycled black vinyl and the other seven colored vinyl issues will be made from ECO-MIX or BioVinyl. 

Per her website , Eilish “is using a range of solutions as she works with her team towards constant improvement. All merchandise clothing uses residual dead stock from prior productions, organic or recycled polyester or cotton, non-toxic dye inputs and intentional design processes for circularity, reduced climate impact and regeneration to reduce harm to people and planet. Posters are made from 100% recycled paper.”

Since 2019, Eilish has partnered with nonprofit Reverb to reduce her tours’ environmental footprint, engage fans in climate action, and support nonprofit organizations and climate projects.

She has also said she would not be releasing any singles in advance of the album, telling Rolling Stone , “Every single time an artist I love puts out a single without the context of the album, I’m just already prone to hating on it. I really don’t like when things are out of context. This album is like a family: I don’t want one little kid to be in the middle of the room alone.” She also previously wrote on Instagram, “not doing singles i wanna give it to you all at once… finneas and i truly could not be more proud of this album and we absolutely can’t wait for you to hear it.”

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