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Taylor Swift hails Beyoncé’s influence

Published:Friday | October 13, 2023 | 12:07 AM
Taylor Swift poses at the premiere of her conccert film ‘Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour’ in a blue Oscar de la Renta gown.
Taylor Swift poses at the premiere of her conccert film ‘Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour’ in a blue Oscar de la Renta gown.
Flavor Flav arrives at the world premiere of the concert film ‘Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour’ on Wednesday.
Flavor Flav arrives at the world premiere of the concert film ‘Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour’ on Wednesday.
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Taylor Swift admitted it was an “actual fairytale” to have Beyoncé at the premiere of her concert film.

The Cruel Summer singer’s Eras Tour had its Hollywood premiere at The Grove in Los Angeles on Wednesday and the 33-year-old pop star was overwhelmed that the Formation icon was among the stars to walk the red carpet because she has been such a huge influence on her.

Taylor wrote on Instagram after the event alongside a reel of her and Beyoncé inside the cinema with a themed popcorn bucket: “I’m so glad I’ll never know what my life would’ve been like without @beyonce‘s influence.

“The way she’s taught me and every artiste out here to break rules and defy industry norms. Her generosity of spirit. Her resilience and versatility. She’s been a guiding light throughout my career and the fact that she showed up tonight was like an actual fairytale.”

Other stars who turned out to support Swift – who donned a blue Oscar de la Renta gown for the event – at the premiere included Maren Morris, Adam Sandler, Flavor Flav, and Simu Liu and his wife Allison Hsu.

Taylor announced at the end of August that her concert film was coming.

She wrote on Instagram: “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.”

A few weeks later, it was confirmed the film would be released globally on the same day, screening in more than 100 countries.

The film was recorded over the first three nights that Taylor played at California’s SoFi stadium last month and is directed by Sam Wrench – who has previously made concert films for Billie Eilish and Lizzo.

The film is being produced independently by Taylor Swift Productions and has a run time of 165 minutes – although it is unlikely to feature the entirety of the Eras tour setlist, which runs to 44 songs and lasts over three hours.