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Taylor Swift's Eras Tour is finally coming to Canada with 6 Toronto shows

Taylor Swift is finally booking an Eras Tour stop in Toronto and making amends with a six-show stint in the city.

The “Anti-Hero” singer-songwriter announced on Thursday that she will be spending almost two weeks in Toronto in the fall of 2024.

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Her first string of concerts is booked at the Rogers Centre — a venue with a capacity of more than 50,000 — on Nov. 14, 15, and 16, followed by another stint on Nov 21, 22, and 23.

“Turns out it’s NOT the end of an era,” Swift teased on Twitter while announcing the second leg of her tour coming to Miami, New Orleans, Indianapolis and Toronto.

The mega pop star said tickets aren’t on sale yet, but they will be on Wednesday . In the meantime, verified fan registration for Toronto shows is now open.

American musician Gracie Abrams, who Swift has called one of her favourite friends while performing together in Ohio, will be joining her on stage in Toronto.

In June, Canadian fans were left in the lurch when Swift announced 40 new dates for her Eras Tour, including Mexico, Europe, Asia and Australia – skipping Canada entirely.

It seems Swift is eager to smooth over the rough patch with Canadians – the only other cities that got six shows were Los Angeles and Singapore.

The original omission pushed Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to tweet at Swift with paraphrased lyrics from her own songs, posting, "It's me, hi. I know places in Canada would love to have you. So, don't make it another cruel summer. We hope to see you soon."

Following the news of Swift's tour making it north of the U.S. border, the prime minister tweeted, "We're ready for it."

We’re ready for it.

TAYLOR SWIFT WILL HAVE ‘ENORMOUS’ IMPACT ON TORONTO

Destinations Toronto Executive Vice President Andrew Weir said Swift’s shows will have an “enormous” impact on the city’s tourism and hospitality industries when they need it most.

“That's a critical time for our industry, just as the time when a lot of business travel starts to subside, leisure travel for the holidays hasn't really picked up yet,” Weir told CP24.

As the only city in the country with shows booked, Weir said he expects the geographic radius of Swifties inundating Toronto will be significant, and in turn, reflect a substantial monetary value.

On average, Era Tour fans are spending U.S. $1,300 – equivalent to more than $1,700 in Canada – on tickets, merchandise, alcohol, food, parking and hotels, Canadian music correspondent Eric Alper told CP24.

“You tabulate that, she could be raking in anywhere between $75 million and $100 million just based on these six dates alone,” Alper said.

He notes that several days linger between Swift’s Toronto shows, which could leave room for more dates to be announced, or even a quick visit to stages in another major city, like Montreal or Vancouver.

THE ERAS TOUR SO FAR

The first leg of the Eras Tour launched in March with the final date booked in Brazil at the end of November 2023.After a few months to rest her vocal cords, Swift will be back on stage in Tokyo in February 2024.

The three-hour concert takes fans through the eras of the Grammy-winner’s 17-year career, spanning from “Love Story” in her earliest era to her most recent “Anti-Hero.” 

With the first stretch of the tour nearly in the rear-view, Swift wrote, “really blows my mind that we have one last city on the US leg,” on Instagram this week before heading to Santa Clara.

While Canadian Swifties are rejoicing about the new tour dates, securing tickets could be a battle in itself. When tickets for the first leg of her Eras Tour were released, Swift broke Ticketmaster with insufficient supply to meet the extraordinary fan demand. 

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Justin Trudeau, on behalf of all Canadian Swifties, issues plea to Taylor to bring her tour to his country

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau awarded himself another prestigious title: leader of the Canadian Swifties. 

On July 5, Taylor Swift announced more international dates for her Eras Tour , which will now continue until August 2024 and include over 50 stops overseas. 

Her tweet included information about concert dates in cities across the pond, like Paris, London and Dublin. She also previously tweeted a list of performances scheduled in South America and Australia. 

But, so far, it appears the 33-year-old singer will not play any shows in Canada. 

After seeing that his fellow Canadians were left out, Trudeau issued a plea to the “Lavender Haze” singer on behalf of all the Swifties up north who are desperate to see Swift live. 

He decided to reference a few of her hits in his clever tweet . 

“It’s me, hi,” he began in his reply to Swift’s announcement, quoting lyrics from “Anti-Hero.” 

Trudeau continued to show off his knowledge of her music catalog by mentioning the “1989” track “I Know Places.” 

The 51-year-old politician wrote, “I know places in Canada would love to have you.”

“So, don’t make it another cruel summer,” he said, a nod to her recent single from her “Lover” album. “We hope to see you soon.”

Some Twitter users did not appreciate his public request. 

“This is SOOOO cringe,” one person said . 

Others supported his efforts. 

“FINALLY, MY PRIME MINISTER SPEAKS,” one Swiftie wrote . 

Another fan complimented the musician’s global star power and tweeted , “Taylor princess of the world collecting requests for her presence from world leaders left and right.” 

According to Billboard , Swift has not performed in Canada since she visited the country for her 2018 “Reputation” stadium tour. 

While Canadians will have to wait and see if Trudeau’s plea works, other Swifties celebrated seeing their countries on the list of tour dates. 

The Grammy winner was also enthusiastic about taking the Eras Tour worldwide. In her tweet on July 5, Swift said, “Really can’t contain my excitement because… we’re adding 14 new shows to The Eras Tour.”

She revealed that Paramore — whose lead singer Hayley Williams will be featured on the vault track “Castles Crumbling” on “Speak Now (Taylor’s Version)” — will open for her.

“Hayley and I have been friends since we were teens in Nashville and now we get to frolic around the UK/Europe next summer??? I’m screaming???” Swift wrote. 

Following the Ticketmaster debacle last year , international fans who are hoping to purchase tickets will have to pre-register first to be eligible for pre-sales and regular sales. 

Fans can find more information about the new dates and sale times on Swift’s website.

Ariana Brockington is a trending news reporter at TODAY digital. She is based in Los Angeles.

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Fans are following Taylor Swift to Europe after finding Eras Tour tickets less costly there

Thousands of Taylor Swift fans are following her across the pond after missing out on her U.S. concert tour last year or being put off by marked-up ticket prices.

Taylor Swift fans drinking at The Black Dog in Vauxhall, south London, said they were there thanks to the track “The Black Dog,” in which the singer describes monitoring an unnamed ex’s visit “into some bar called The Black Dog,” through location share on her phone.

In this image taken from video, fans pose with a life-size image of Taylor Swift at a club that plays only Swift’s music in Gothenburg, Sweden, on Tuesday, April 30th, 2024. Swift is scheduled to kick off the 18-city Europe leg of her record-setting Eras Tour on Thursday, May 9, 2024. There will be three shows in Stockholm. (AP Photo/Chisato Tanaka)

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Taylor Swift fan Brodie MacArthur from east London poses with a friend’s dog next to a sign featuring Taylor Swift lyrics outside The Black Dog pub in Vauxhall, London, Saturday, May 4, 2024. As Taylor Swift prepares to launch the Europe leg of her blockbuster Eras tour, thousands of her fans from the U.S. and Canada are following her across the pond. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

Drinks are prepared in the Black Dog pub, thought to be mentioned in a Taylor Swift song, in London, Saturday, May 4, 2024. As Taylor Swift prepares to launch the Europe leg of her blockbuster Eras tour, thousands of her fans from the U.S. and Canada are following her across the pond. Some Swifties decided to see Swift in one of the 18 cities on the pop star’s tour after noticing that tighter restrictions on ticket fees and scalping in Europe made seeing Miss Americana perform abroad less of a splurge. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

FILE - Taylor Swift performs at the Monumental stadium during her Eras Tour concert in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Nov. 9, 2023. Swift is scheduled to kick off the 18-city Europe leg of her record-setting Eras Tour on Thursday, May 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko, File)

In this image taken from video, Friends Arena in Stockholm, Sweden, is shown on Wednesday, April 24th, 2024. Taylor Swift is scheduled to kick off the 18-city Europe leg of her record-setting Eras Tour, with three shows in Stockholm, on Thursday, May 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Chisato Tanaka)

In this image taken from video, Taylor Swift fans sing and dance at a nightclub event called ‘Ready for It’ that only plays Swift’s music in Gothenburg, Sweden, on Tuesday, April 30th, 2024. Swift is scheduled to kick off the 18-city Europe leg of her record-setting Eras Tour on Thursday, May 9, 2024. There will be three shows in Stockholm. (AP Photo/Chisato Tanaka)

LONDON (AP) — Thousands of ride-or-die Taylor Swift fans who missed out on her U.S. concert tour last year or didn’t want to buy exorbitantly priced tickets to see her again found an out-of-the-way solution: Fly to Europe.

The pop star is scheduled to kick off the 18-city Europe leg of her record-setting Eras Tour in Paris on Thursday, and planeloads of Swifties plan to follow Miss Americana across the pond in the coming weeks. The arena where Swift is appearing said Americans bought 20% of the tickets for her four sold-out shows. Stockholm, the tour’s next stop, expects about 10,000 concertgoers from the U.S.

A concert might sound like an odd raison d’etre for visiting a foreign country, especially when fans can watch the Eras Tour from home via the documentary now streaming on Disney+. Yet online travel company Expedia says continent-hopping by Swift’s devotees is part of a larger trend it dubbed “tour tourism” while observing a pattern that emerged during Beyoncé's Renaissance world tour .

Some North American fans who plan to fly overseas for the Eras Tour said they justified the expense after noticing that tighter restrictions on ticket fees and resales in Europe made seeing Swift perform abroad no more costly — and potentially cheaper — than catching her closer to home .

“They said, ’Wait a minute, I can either spend $1,500 to go see my favorite artist in Miami, or I can take that $1,500 and buy a concert ticket, a round-trip plane ticket, and three nights in a hotel room,” Melanie Fish, an Expedia spokesperson and travel expert, said.

That was the experience of Jennifer Warren, 43, who lives in St. Catharines, a city in the Niagara region of Ontario. She and her 11-year-old son love Swift but had no luck scoring what she considered as decently priced tickets in the U.S. Undeterred, Warren and her husband decided to plan a European vacation around wherever she managed to get seats. It turned out to be Hamburg, Germany.

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“You get out, you get to see the world, and you get to see your favorite artist or performer at the same time, so there are a lot of wins to it,” said Warren, who works as the director of research and innovation for a mutual insurance company.

The three VIP tickets she secured close to the stage — “I would call it brute-force dumb luck” — cost 600 euros ($646) each. Swift subsequently announced six November tour dates in Toronto, within driving distance of Warren’s home. “Absolute nose-bleed seats” already are going for 3,000 Canadian dollars ($2,194) on secondary resale sites like Viagogo, Warren said.

TOUR TOURISM: IS IT REALLY A THING?

Hard-core fans trailing their favorite singer or band on tour is not a new phenomenon. “Groupie” emerged in the late 1960s as a somewhat derogatory word for the ardent followers of rock bands. Deadheads took to the road in the 1970s to pursue the Grateful Dead from city to city.

More recently, music festivals like California’s Coachella and England’s Glastonbury, and concert residencies in Las Vegas by the likes of Elton John, Lady Gaga and Adele, have attracted travelers to places they wouldn’t otherwise visit, Fish noted.

Travel and entertainment analysts have also spoken of a pent-up consumer demand for “experiences” over material objects since the coronavirus pandemic. Some think the willingness of music lovers to broaden their fandom horizons is part of the same mass cultural correction.

“It does seem like it’s more than a structural shift, maybe a personality transformation we all went through,” said Natalia Lechmanova, the chief Europe economist for the Mastercard Economics Institute.

As Swift hopscotches across Europe, Lechmanova expects restaurants and hotels to see the same boost that Mastercard observed within a 2.5-mile (4-kilometer) radius of concert venues in the U.S. cities she visited in 2023. The U.S. dollar’s strong value against the euro may also increase retail spending on apparel, memorabilia, beauty products and supplies for the friendship bracelets fans exchange as part of the Eras Tour experience, the economist said.

Former college roommates Lizzy Hale, 34, who lives in Los Angeles, and Mitch Goulding, 33, who lives in Austin, Texas, already had tickets to see the Eras Tour in L.A. last summer when they decided to try to get ones for Paris, London or Edinburgh, Scotland, too. They saw a Europe concert trip as a makeup for travel plans they had in May 2020 to celebrate Goulding’s birthday but had to cancel due to the pandemic.

Goulding managed to secure VIP tickets for one of Swift’s three Stockholm shows. He, Hale and two other friends scheduled a 10-day trip that also includes time in Amsterdam and Copenhagen.

“As people who enjoy traveling and enjoy music, if you can find an opportunity to combine the two, it’s really special,” said Hale, who is pregnant with her first child.

FOR STOCKHOLM, 120,000 SWIFTIES CAN’T BE WRONG

The local economic impact of what the zeitgeist has termed “Swiftonomics” and the “Swift lift” can be considerable . It’s no wonder the exclusive arrangement Singapore’s government made with Swift to make the city-state her only tour stop in Southeast Asia earlier this year aroused regional jealousy .

No European governments have complained of their countries not being among the dozen selected for the Europe leg of the Eras Tour, although some fans have expressed surprise that Gelsenkirchen, a city with a population of about 264,000 is one of the three cities in Germany that made the cut.

Airbnb reported Tuesday that searches on its platform for the U.K. cities where Swift is performing in June and August — Edinburgh, Liverpool, Cardiff and London — increased an average of 337% when tickets went on sale last summer.

Not to be outdone when it comes to trend-spotting, the property rentals company cited the demand as an example of “passion tourism,” or travel “driven by concerts, sports and other cultural events.”

In Stockholm , 120,000 out-of-towners from 130 countries -- among them 10,000 from the U.S. — are expected to swarm Sweden’s capital this month, Stockholm Chamber of Commerce Chief Economist Carl Bergqvist said. Stockholm is the only Scandinavian city on Swift’s tour, and airlines added extra flights from nearby Denmark, Finland and Norway to bring people to the May 17-19 shows, he said.

The city’s 40,000 hotel rooms are sold out even though prices skyrocketed for the tour dates, Bergqvist said. Concert visitors are expected to pump around 500 million Swedish kroner, or over $46 million, into the local economy over the course of their stays, an estimate that does not include what they paid for Swift tickets or to get to Sweden, he said.

“So this is going to be huge for the tourism sector in Sweden and Stockholm in particular,” Bergqvist said.

Nightclubs, restaurants and bars are seizing the opportunity to cater to fans with Taylor Swift-themed events, such as karaoke, quizzes and after-concert dance parties.

Houston resident Caroline Matlock, 29, saw Swift more than a year ago when the Eras Tour came to the Texas city. Now she’s making more friendship bracelets and trying to learn a few words of Swedish as she prepares to see the 3 1/2-hour show in Stockholm. The idea of seeing Swift in Europe was her friend’s, and Matlock needed some persuading at first.

“I was like, ‘I only want to go if it’s a country I haven’t been to. I’ve seen Taylor Swift,’” she said.

Visiting the Scandinavian cities of Oslo and Gothenburg is on their itinerary. The concert is the last night of the trip and Matlock looks forward to interacting with Swifties from other countries: “Americans tend to have a very obsessive culture, especially Taylor Swift-related, so I’m curious if the crowd will be more toned-down.”

WILL TOUR TOURISM ENDURE AFTER ERAS?

It remains to be seen if the music tourism trend has legs as long and strong as Swift’s and Beyoncé's, and if it will carry over to Billie Eilish, Usher and other artists with world tours scheduled next year. Expedia’s Fish thinks other big-name artists in Europe this summer will prove that booking a foreign trip around a concert is catching on.

Kat Morga, a travel consultant based in Nashville, isn’t so sure. Morga saw Swift perform in Nashville last year and helped two clients with school-aged children book European family vacations this summer that include seeing Swift in concert. But she thinks the difficulty of navigating ticket purchases through language barriers, currency conversions, international banking regulations and the risk of cancellations will limit the appeal of regular gig getaways.

“I think this is an anomaly,” Morga said. “People aren’t typically going to build their $20,000 huge family vacation only because Taylor Swift is there. She’s the one-off. She’s special.”

Booking Holdings CEO Glenn Fogel, whose company operates Booking.com, priceline.com, agoda.com, Kayak and OpenTable, is even less enthusiastic about concert tours as a tourism instigator. The Swift Effect causes a “little blip” when the superstar goes to smaller destinations, but for the worldwide travel industry, “one star touring around does not make a difference,” he said.

“It may just shift it a little bit. A person was going to go to the Caribbean for a week vacation. Instead that person (says), ‘Let’s travel to the Taylor Swift thing,’” Fogel said. “It doesn’t increase it. It just moves it from here to there.”

AP journalists Colleen Barry in Milan, Chisato Tanaka in Stockholm, Anne D’Innocenzio in New York, David Koenig in Dallas, Thomas Adamson in Paris and Brian Melley in London contributed reporting.

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Taylor Swift's reign continues as she ramps up for the next leg of The Eras Tour. The singer-songwriter will kick off the European portion of her world tour in Paris in May, which will continue throughout the summer. From there, she'll return to North America to tour Canada and a few remaining US cities in the fall. If you're hoping to attend, we've compiled all of the details of The Eras Tour, including how to get Taylor Swift tour tickets.

Swift's Eras Tour has taken the world by storm since March 2023. The three-plus-hour tour features hits from each of Swift's album eras, from "Lover" to her Grammy Award-winning "Midnights." Each show also features surprise songs and occasional guests, so fans never quite know what they're in for. Swift will release her latest album, "The Tortured Poets Department," in April, so the Swiftie hype will continue this spring. 

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Getting tickets has become its own battle and many fans have waited hours in the Ticketmaster queue to hopefully snag some seats, if they could get a presale ticket code in the first place. While Swift continues to extend the tour, including new US dates, tickets remain hard to come by.

Below, we've put together a guide on everything to know about The Eras Tour, including the tour schedule, ticket purchasing details, resale ticket prices, and the concert film streaming options . You can also peruse resale vendors like StubHub and Vivid Seats at your leisure.

Taylor Swift international tour dates

The Eras Tour international dates resumed on May 9 in Paris. The European tour will run until August 20 in London. UK prices are listed in pounds, and start times vary from city to city. Multiple shows have age restrictions for younger kids and specifics on seating and adult accompaniment. A few venues check that a ticketholder's ID matches the name on the tickets. US dates start in October and can be found under the following table. 

Taylor Swift North American tour dates

The Eras tour will return to the US on October 18 in Miami. In addition to the Miami shows, Swift will perform multiple dates in New Orleans and Indianapolis. On November 14, Swift will head to Canada for several shows in Toronto and Vancouver. All North American shows start at 7 p.m. local time.

How to buy tickets for Taylor Swift's 2024 tour

Original standard tickets for Taylor Swift's 2024 sold out long ago for both international and domestic dates. All US tickets and many international tickets were sold through Ticketmaster , although select international locations used different services. 

Tickets for most dates are available on resale websites like StubHub and Vivid Seats . These are generally higher-priced than the originals, which are no longer available. Keep in mind that some countries have rules regarding reselling tickets.

On StubHub, UK tour dates come with a note that ticket terms don't permit resale through unauthorized channels and might not be valid for entry. If this ends up being the case, StubHub notes that its FanProtect Guarantee will cover purchasers.

How much are Taylor Swift tickets?

Ticket prices vary by date and location. International resale tickets tend to be a bit cheaper than US resale tickets. It's worth noting that some of the cheapest tickets have restricted views.

StubHub's cheapest European tickets ranged from $190 (Madrid, Spain, on May 29) to £954 (London, England on August 19). The latter is around $1,200 in USD. The lowest prices for most shows are around $200 to $1,000. On Vivid Seats , the cheapest tickets for these dates go for $278 and $963, respectively. 

When it comes to North American shows, the cheapest StubHub tickets range from $1,447 (Vancouver, Canada, on December 7) to $2,520 (Indianapolis, Indiana on November 2). Most of the cheapest tickets are priced between $1,500 and $2,250. On Vivid Seats, the cheapest Taylor Swift tickets on these dates start at $1,368 and $2,227, respectively. The two resale vendors generally have similarly priced offerings, but this varies from show to show. 

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Who is opening for Taylor Swift's tour?

Taylor Swift has a variety of opening acts, from up-and-coming singers to established groups. Opening acts vary by date. For the European leg of the tour, Paramore will open for Swift. In the US and Canada, Gracie Abrams will be the opening act. 

Will Taylor Swift add more dates to the Eras Tour?

Taylor Swift has already added additional stops to her tour due to popular demand, including her US tour dates this fall. She also added additional dates to some of her European city stops, including bonus performances in France and the United Kingdom, among other locations. It's unknown whether Swift will end up adding even more tour dates, but by the end of the upcoming US leg she will have been touring for almost two years, so fans shouldn't be surprised if she takes a break. 

Will The Tortured Poets Department be a part of the Eras Tour?

It's good news for fans of "The Tortured Poets Department," Swift's new album that dropped on April 19, 2024. Swift is incorporating several of the new tracks into the Eras Tour, as evidenced by the first shows of her European leg. "The Tortured Poets Department" songs currently featured on tour include "But Daddy I Love Him," "So High School," "Down Bad," "Fortnight," "Who's Afraid of Little Old Me?," "The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived," and "I Can Do It With a Broken Heart."

Since the Eras Tour is already pretty long, this means that Swift is also cutting down a few songs from past Eras that previously made the tour setlist. The songs that were removed from the setlist include "The Archer," "Long Live," "The 1," "The Last Great American Dynasty," "'Tis the Damn Season," and "Tolerate It." 

Where can I stream The Eras Tour concert film?

If you'd rather watch The Eras Tour from home, you could always stream it on Disney+. Check out everything you need to know about streaming The Eras Tour concert film in our guide . 

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Where to stream Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour concert film in Canada

If you couldn't get tickets to one of her canadian shows, this is the next best thing.

Taylor Swift’s The Eras Tour dominated concert venues and movie theatres alike last year, and now, it’s about to do the same to streaming.

Starting March 14th at 9pm ET/6pm PT, The Eras Tour (Taylor’s Version) concert film will begin streaming on Disney+ Canada. The film hit premium video-on-demand services like Apple TV and Google Play in December .

As the name suggests, The Eras Tour (Taylor’s Version) is a feature-length version of one of her Eras Tour concert performances that played in cinemas last year. However, the Disney+ version will feature five songs that were cut from the theatrical release: “cardigan” and four additional acoustic songs. An exclusive one-minute clip from the film is also available on the App Store .

Stream  Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour on Disney+ here . Swift’s concert film coming to Disney+ follows the platform’s 2020 release of Folklore: The Long Pond Sessions , a documentary about the making of her best-selling album  folklore. 

The streaming version of  The Eras Tour  will no doubt help console fans who were unable to get tickets to Swift’s sold-out concert tour. As part of that world tour, the popstar will perform six shows in Toronto in November and three in Vancouver in December.

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TOUR INFORMATION It was announced on November 2, 2023 that Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour has added three Vancouver dates in 2024. The additional Vancouver dates of Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour, presented by Rogers, will take place at BC Place in Vancouver December 6-8, 2024.

Verified Fan Registration is now open for these additional shows in Vancouver. Fans can register HERE through Saturday, November 4th at 5 pm PT. Tickets will go on sale starting Thursday, November 9th. Fans who receive an email confirming their onsale access will be able to join the queue for this Verified Fan Onsale. Fans selected to get access to the sale will receive a unique access code and link via text message the day prior to their Verified Fan Onsale. Access to this sale, or to tickets, is not guaranteed for any registrants. Ticket availability is limited. Tickets will be sold on a first come, first served basis while currently available inventory lasts. Additional information can be found HERE .

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The 2024 Vancouver shows will be supported by Gracie Abrams, produced by Taylor Swift Touring and promoted by Messina Touring Group.

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About Gracie Abrams Since making her debut with “Mean It” in 2019, Gracie Abrams has emerged as one of the most compelling songwriters of her generation. A consummate songwriter who names Joni Mitchell as her most formative influence, she penned her first song at age 8, then went on to amass a devoted following on the strength of her emotionally intimate lyrics. Her debut project  minor  was released in summer 2020. The 7-song effort features her beloved singles “21,” “I miss you, I’m sorry,” and “Long Sleeves.” In 2021, Abrams returned with  This Is What It Feels Like , a 12-track project exploring such complex emotions as self-betrayal, insecurity, and failed attempts at connection. Soon after completing her sold-out North American headline tour for  This Is What It Feels Like , she set to work on her long-awaited debut album. Released in February, and produced by  Aaron Dessner  of  The National ,  Good Riddance  finds  Abrams  opening up about a recent period of intense transformation, bringing even more honesty and depth to her lyrical storytelling.  Praising  Good Riddance  as “one of 2023’s best debuts,”  Rolling Stone  hailed  Abrams  as “one of pop’s buzziest young artists.” Upon its release Abrams set out on a sold-out North American headline tour and is currently supporting on select dates of the blockbuster Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour.  Abrams just released a deluxe version of  Good Riddance  featuring four additional songs.

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No, the nfl didn’t weigh taylor swift’s eras tour when scheduling chiefs games.

That said, a top NFL executive said that it did schedule some away games during weeks when Swift's tour was due to play NFL stadiums.

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By now, everyone knows that Taylor Swift has “a guy on the Chiefs,” but no, the NFL did not plan the 2024-2024 schedule for the Kansas City Chiefs to make it easier for Swift to attend the team’s games.

NFL VP of broadcast planning Mike North was asked about the matter during a conference call with reporters Thursday and while he acknowledged that the league did consider Swift’s Eras Tour while building the schedule (more on that below), it was not a factor when it came to the Chiefs.

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“I saw a lot of conspiracy theorists talking about Kansas City at Buffalo in the middle of the season, right when Taylor’s playing Toronto,” North said. “That one definitely did not hit our radar screen.”

That being said, North did say that the league had to take the tour into account for some other team schedules. In particular the Miami Dolphins, New Orleans Saints, and Indianapolis Colts, who all play in stadiums where Swift is scheduled to bring her Eras Tour in the fall.

“We certainly considered the tour dates that hit NFL stadiums,” North said. “I think she’s in Miami, maybe New Orleans, Indy. We certainly considered those.”

Indeed, those teams are all scheduled to be on the road around the time Swift hits up their cities.

Swift, of course, made a handful of appearances at Chiefs games last season to cheer on her boyfriend, Kansas City tight end Travis Kelce. Her appearances in the crowd drove real viewership, with the league and commissioner Roger Goodell expressing enthusiasm for the younger, female audience she is bringing to the games.

“The Taylor Swift effect is also a positive,” Goodell said during a Super Bowl week press conference, adding that “it’s great to have her a part of it. Obviously it creates a buzz, it creates another group of young fans, particularly young women that are interested in seeing, ‘Why is she going to this game?’ ‘Why is she interested in this game besides Travis?’ She’s a football fan. And I think that’s great for us.”

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Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour Kicks Off European Leg in Paris: 8 Best Moments

Seven songs from 'The Tortured Poets Department' made their live debut at Défense Arena.

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Taylor Swift ’s Thursday (May 9) performance at the la Défense Arena in Paris marked the beginning of a new era – literally. At what she called “the kick-off of the European leg of the Eras Tour,” Swift added a new section of songs from The Tortured Poets Department, which debuted on the Billboard 200 with 2.61 million equivalent album units and is currently No. 1 for a second week, in between the Australasia shows and a string of European shows through the end of August. As if to underscore the special occasion, Swift pointed out that it was the first time she had played those songs on the Eras Tour — “or as I call it, Female Rage: The Musical .”

For a truly global superstar, Swift hasn’t toured much in Europe on a serious scale, but both French fans and a significant number of concert tourists from the U.S. knew what to expect. Even the normally minimalist French swapped their black dresses for pink frills and lyric-inspired outfits. (Respect to the Best Dressed Dads: One guy in a “Dad Reputation” T-shirt, another in one that said “Look What My Daughter Made Me Do”.)

As soon as Tortured Poets -style graphics came on the screens, the applause was deafening, and it stayed that way as Swift played “But Daddy I Love Him,” “So High School,” “Who’s Afraid of Little Old Me?” “Down Bad,” “Fortnight,” “The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived” and “I Can Do It With a Broken Heart.” The screaming only got louder for “Paris.”

Based on the first night, it seems that the European shows on the Eras Tour will not be a break with the rest of the tour so much as an evolution – as Swift releases more music, the show needs to grow as she does. Here are some new, and a few familiar, highlights.

Paramore’s Talking Heads Cover 

Swift isn’t only a hard act to follow, she’s hard to open for, and Paramore will play before her all summer in some of the biggest venues in Europe. So frontwoman Haley Williams laid out the band’s mission: Getting the crowd “ripe and ready for Miss Taylor Swift.” They did just that, kicking their set into high gear with the second song, a sharp-edged cover of the Talking Heads’ “Burning Down the House.” The song is half funk, half a herky-jerky deconstruction of it, and Paramore leaned into that contradiction, as Williams, an energetic performer, did her best high-octane, high-awkwardness dance. “There’s no such thing as bad dancing at a Paramore show,” she told the crowd after that.” But since Swift’s performance is polished to a high sheen, Paramore’s manic, messy energy made a nice contrast. 

Taylor Speaks French! 

The idea that American and British performers touring Europe will attempt a few sentences in the local language has lasted long past the time when local audiences didn’t speak great English. No one cares anymore. Except when it comes to Swift, who only had to speak one word, enchanté – literally “enchanted” but colloquially “good to meet you” – to get Parisians, who are normally too cool to go nuts, to go nuts. She continued in what sounded like a decent accent – something was très bien and something else was c’est magnifique – and the crowd just kept going crazy.

Some of the fans there were French and hadn’t had much of a chance to see Swift before this, but some came from other countries in Europe and others from the U.S. or Canada. It was a smart way to build energy, too. After Swift’s countdown clock hit zero, she opened with “Miss Americana & the Heartbreak Prince” and “Cruel Summer,” then gave herself a minute to stand still without letting the crowd’s energy fall. Then she went onward to “The Man” and “You Need to Calm Down,” which no one did.  

The Staging of “Look What You Made Me Do” 

The energy of the concert never flagged, but certain songs made the audience erupt with enthusiasm. The most artfully staged was “Look What You Made Me Do,” which had the backup dancers in what looked like plastic display cases that they broke out of. The constant movement was muted, restrained – then freed and unleashed as the song’s beat seemed the make the arena shake. Sure, as the song says, the old Taylor can’t come to the phone right now; why? Because she’s dead! But the staging was all about escape, rebirth, reinvention. It’s the Eras Tour, after all. 

Cabin Fever Up on the Roof 

Since Lover served as the show’s opening era, after the Reputation performances ended with “Look What You Made Me Do” – and rapturous applause – one of the newer Taylors (circa Folklore and Evermore ) came back onstage, atop a see-through wood cabin. Lounging on the roof, as the audience’s wristbands glowed an autumnal yellow, Swift performed “Cardigan.” It’s hard to make an arena mellow, but the cabin established a setting and the mood-lighting drove the point home: This was about atmosphere. It’s a gorgeous, ethereal song, quite a contrast from “Look What You Made Me Do,” but that’s the point of having eras in the first place. 

Swift Shook It Off 

The section of the show devoted to Folklore and Evermore had its own kind of energy – rapturous and almost roomy, rather than fast and furious. Swift explored it with eight songs – “Cardigan,” “Betty,” an especially affecting “Champagne Problems,” “August,” a shortened “Illicit Affairs,” “My Tears Ricochet,” “Marjorie,” and “Willow.” It was like a walk in the woods, followed by a crash back into the city when the 1989 segment started with “Style,” after which Swift went into “Blank Space,” and then a triumphant “Shake It Off,” a short “Wildest Dreams” and a “Bad Blood” that brought down the house. The last three songs came off like a victory lap, as though Swift was justifiably proud of her quieter music but wanted to show that she still owned the shake-the-stadium anthems of her first pure pop album. The stage was set for…something.  

Poets in Paris

Before the show, one could hear anticipation (in several languages) about whether Swift would add a new era for her new album. The consensus seemed to be… probablement , and it ended with a new video that had the visual vocabulary of The Tortured Poets Department – moody, with muted tones and images of paper and, at one point, a typewriter. The applause went from loud to explosive – most people there knew enough about the normal setlist to realize this was a departure from that, and that they would be the first ones to see it. In a white dress, Swift leaned into this, and a version of “But Daddy I Love Him” that went directly into “So High School” made everyone realize they were seeing something truly special. Swift, who always seems happy to be wherever she’s performing, seemed especially excited, too. It is, literally, a new era.  

 Who’s Afraid Indeed? 

Swift played a generous helping of new songs – “But Daddy” and “So High School,” and then “Who’s Afraid of Little Old Me?” “Down Bad,” “Fortnight,” “The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived” and “I Can Do It With a Broken Heart” – all with the kind of precision that the entire show is known for. But the live standout was “Who’s Afraid of Little Old Me?” which has the scorned fury of some of her earlier songs, and a backing video that lit up her eyes underscored the anger in it. If this tour is Female Rage: The Musical , as Swift says, “Who’s Afraid” emerged as one of the frighteningly good numbers.  

Paris, Part Deux: Unplugged 

After the Tortured Poets era, Swift took out an acoustic guitar and, even without doing anything, raised a certain amount of suspense about what songs she’d play on it. “There’s a song that I have been wanting to play in the acoustic set in the Eras Tour ever since I wrote it,” Swift said, “but I was only going to play it for the very first time” – suspense! – “in one specific city.” The crowd went wild: She meant “Paris,” in Paris! It was perfectly suited for the unplugged treatment, and it went over great – especially in a crowd with so many people who had traveled so far to be there. Then she played “loml” on the piano, which was less obvious but even more beautiful. 

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Taking a trip to Europe to see Taylor Swift perform may not seem like an intuitive financial decision — but tickets to a concert in Canada are so expensive some fans are finding that's a better deal.

Bryan Kingston couldn't believe it when he snagged floor seats to an upcoming show in London, U.K., for $500 each on a resale website, when he had paid twice as much in Detroit last year.

"I found it was much cheaper," said the 40-year-old, who works in advertising in Hamilton, Ont.

"The difference in price actually paid for my flight to Europe."

He's still spending a sizeable sum. But for Kingston and other Swifties who can afford it, even with the cost of a flight, hotel and ticket, travelling for the concert may end up being better bang for their buck than seeing it in Canada.

He has friends heading to Scotland, Portugal and France, and said he couldn't pass up the opportunity to combine the concert with a vacation.

"It is honestly the best show I've ever been to in my life; otherwise, I wouldn't be making the trip."

Pop star supply and demand

Retail tickets for shows on Swift's record-setting Eras Tour in North America and Europe sold out almost instantly. Many then popped up on resale sites just as quickly. On StubHub, the cheapest seat to a Toronto concert in November right now is listed at $2,822. Yet the cost to get in the door in Stockholm this weekend is just a fraction of that price — $83.

• No concert ticket? No problem. Swifties can still gather at 'Taylgate' in Toronto

Pascal Courty, an economics professor at the University of Victoria, suggests much of the disparity can be explained by basic economics. The European leg of Swift's tour boasts 51 shows across 18 cities, accommodating crowds of more than 40,000 each night.

"But the demand in some of these countries is not as strong," he said. "In Europe, compared to other artists, maybe she's not No. 1." 

Taylor Swift fans rush to snap up Toronto tickets

Courty says in Canada, the huge fan base compared to the limited number of shows  — at just nine — contributes to the steeper ticket prices on the secondary market.

"If Swift would give a concert every night in Toronto, at some point, the price of the tickets would be very low. It might take 12 concerts, it might take 18 concerts, but there's a point where the demand is going to be exhausted."

Resale restrictions

While fans in Europe may still face markups when buying resale tickets, governments there have been taking steps to address ticketing issues. In some countries , including Ireland, Portugal and Denmark, tickets cannot be resold for more than their original price. France has some of the strongest rules , where offenders can be fined thousands of euros.

Sam Shemtob, managing director of the Face-value European Alliance for Ticketing (FEAT), says this shift has made a difference.

"It's had a really positive effect. You see far fewer listings of tickets being resold for a profit, because the law is quite straightforward."

That's not the case in Canada, where there are no national regulations limiting how much profit a consumer can make when reselling a ticket. In this year's budget, the federal government pledged to crack down on ticket reseller practices that it said unfairly drive up prices, but offered few other details or timelines.

In Quebec, companies need permission to resell tickets above face value. Individuals, however, can still resell a ticket at any price they choose.

Fans like Julia Rawleigh from Calgary, who missed out on the initial sale, have been disappointed by what they call outrageous resale ticket prices.

Economic boost follows Taylor Swift's Eras Tour

"It was really frustrating when the concert tickets first dropped, and then immediately, you know, there were people selling them for thousands of dollars marked up," she said.

The 27-year-old restaurant manager decided to shake it off, instead making plans to see Taylor Swift's show in France.

"When we were able to get the Lyon tickets for $250 Canadian dollars, we were super excited. I don't even think we looked at where the seats were."

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A better way?

Laws that regulate the secondary market are difficult to enforce, according to Courty, who suggested people will always find a way to sell tickets at market value.

• Concert ticket system is 'broken,' say artists. But some experts say targeting resellers isn't the fix

U.S. singer-songwriter Billie Eilish is trying to combat the issue during her upcoming tour by making tickets non-transferable, an option offered by Ticketmaster that all artists can choose to implement during their tours.

If fans who purchase tickets in Canada or the U.S. can't attend the show, they are only permitted to resell them on Ticketmaster at the original price paid. Details for the concert state that "the tour wants to give fans, not scalpers, the best chance to buy tickets at face value."

Ticketmaster, the dominant player in the live event industry, has also come under scrutiny during Swift's tour, after fumbling online pre-sales in the U.S. The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating  its parent company, Live Nation, over claims it is abusing its market power — though Ticketmaster denies it is responsible for high ticket prices.

Courty says the most effective solution is to make tickets nominative, where purchasers have their name linked directly to a ticket and then must provide matching identification, similar to the system for airline tickets.

"Then you can completely prevent ticket reselling for profits."

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Taylor Swift enjoys romantic date night with Travis Kelce in a very surprising place

Taylor Swift's Eras Tour may be heading to Sweden next but the pop star made a detour to Lake Como, Italy this week, to enjoy a romantic getaway with Travis Kelce.

The Kansas City Chiefs player flew into Europe on Saturday May 11 for her final night at the Paris La Défense Arena in the city of love, and it appears the pair have jetted off to Italy for an intimate getaway before she hits the stage again. 

Pictures published  by various media outlets show the two enjoying an outdoor dinner, with candles scattered around the grounds, and glasses of white wine on the table. Taylor wore a navy blue dress with puff sleeves and a square neckline, while Travis kept it casual in a white sweater and black pants. 

As the sun set, Taylor added a heavy black overcoat as they wandered through the streets along the water.

Their trip comes as Taylor's former love Joe Alwyn arrived in France for the 2024 Cannes Film Festival, where his movie with Emma Stone and Margaret Qualley, two good friends of Taylor's, will premiere. 

Taylor launched the European leg of the Eras Tour in Paris, and it will next arrive in Stockholm, Sweden as well as making stops across the UK, Spain, Switzerland, Poland, Germany and Austria. 

The opening night in Paris saw Taylor unveil a brand new stage show, with  the previous nine eras all rearranged to allow for the 11th, new, era to take pride of place. Lover  and Fearless  continued to be the first two eras of the show, but Red  replaced Evermore  as the third era on the setlist. The sixth era became Folk-more,  a combination of Folklore  and Evermore .

"Folklore represents spring and summer, and Evermore represents fall and winter, and so on the Eras Tour we have reunited the sisters and combined them into one chapter," she told fans. 

1989  followed and then she segued into The Tortured Poets Department.

The set began with 'But Daddy I Love Him,' and she then sang part of 'So High School,' before a punishing performance of 'Who's Afraid of Little Old Me?' and into 'Down Bad,' complete with alien spaceships. A performance of 'The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived,' saw her dancers turn into a marching band, before 'I Can Do It With A Broken Heart' became a jazzy 1920s number that began with her being undressed from the TTPD dress into a black sequin top and shorts.

Inspired by the era's silent films, it was a theatrical over the top moment with the dancers putting Taylor's shoes on her feet for her, and pushing her forward despite her protestations, a metaphor that spoke to the heartache she was going through every night in 2023 while performing on tour. 

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"Her new rendition of the Eras Tour, I suggest everybody go see it. It has her new Tortured Poets Department, a handful of those songs in the new show, which means there’s a new segment, new lights, new dancing and everything,” Travis said on Wednesday’s edition of his New Heights podcast, which he co-hosts with older brother Jason Kelce.

 “I enjoyed every bit of it.”

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American fans of Taylor Swift have been taking advantage of cheaper ticket prices for the European leg of her record-breaking Eras tour.

The Times of London reports that, in the 40,000-capacity Defense Arena in Paris where Swift recently performed, up to 9,000 of the seats were filled by American fans, for whom the overseas trip was a bargain compared with ticket prices back home, even when the cost of transport and local accommodation was factored in.

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Swift’s Paris concerts saw her debut some brand new songs from her latest album The Tortured Poets Department . She performed My Boy Only Breaks His Favourite Toys , and also a mash-up of two songs from her  1989  album,  Is It Over Now?  and  Out of the Woods .

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Which Kansas City Chiefs games could Taylor Swift attend during the 2024 season?

The NFL  announcing its 2024 regular-season schedule  has many Swifties wondering if Taylor Swift is available to attend Kansas City Chiefs games to support  her boyfriend, Travis Kelce , again.

With the release of the  league schedule on Wednesday , there’s a possibility that Swift will be available to attend   several Chiefs games this fall even though she is on the road with her Eras Tour until December.

Swift  attended more than a dozen Chiefs games last season . Most famously, she  flew from her “Eras Tour” stop in Tokyo to Las Vegas for the 2024 Super Bowl , where she saw the Chiefs defeat the San Francisco 49ers 25-22 on Feb. 11.

The Chiefs’ 2024 season opener is Sept. 5, while Swift’s first fall concert is set for Oct. 18.

What is the Kansas City Chiefs’ schedule for the 2024 season?

Sept. 5: at home vs. Baltimore Ravens

Sept. 15: at home vs. Cincinnati Bengals

Sept. 22: on the road vs. Atlanta Falcons

Sept. 29: on the road vs. Los Angeles Chargers

Oct. 7: at home vs. New Orleans Saints

Oct. 20: on the road vs. San Francisco 49ers

Oct. 27: on the road vs. Las Vegas Raiders

Nov. 4: at home vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Nov. 10: at home vs. Denver Broncos

Nov. 17: on the road vs. Buffalo Bills

Nov. 24: on the road vs. Carolina Panthers

Nov. 29: at home vs. Las Vegas Raiders

Dec. 8: at home vs. Los Angeles Chargers

Dec. 15: on the road vs. Cleveland Browns

Dec. 21: at home vs. Houston Texans

Dec. 25: on the road vs. Pittsburgh Steelers

TBD: on the road vs. Denver Broncos

What are Taylor Swift’s ‘Eras Tour’ dates for fall 2024?

Swift has concerts scheduled on the dates of three Chiefs games: Oct. 20, Oct. 27 and Dec. 8.

Here’s her full fall 2024 schedule.

Oct. 18: Miami — Hard Rock Stadium

Oct. 19: Miami — Hard Rock Stadium

Oct. 20: Miami — Hard Rock Stadium

Oct. 25: New Orleans — Caesars Superdome

Oct. 26: New Orleans — Caesars Superdome

Oct. 27: New Orleans — Caesars Superdome

Nov. 1: Indianapolis, Indiana — Lucas Oil Stadium

Nov. 2: Indianapolis, Indiana — Lucas Oil Stadium

Nov. 3: Indianapolis, Indiana — Lucas Oil Stadium

Nov. 14: Toronto, Canada — Rogers Centre

Nov. 15: Toronto, Canada — Rogers Centre

Nov. 16: Toronto, Canada — Rogers Centre

Nov. 21: Toronto, Canada — Rogers Centre

Nov. 22: Toronto, Canada — Rogers Centre

Nov. 23: Toronto, Canada — Rogers Centre

Dec. 6: Vancouver, Canada — BC Place

Dec. 7: Vancouver, Canada — BC Place

Dec. 8: Vancouver, Canada — BC Place

Which Chiefs games are not on Taylor Swift tour dates?

Sept. 5: at home vs. Baltimore Ravens

Sept. 15: at home vs. Cincinnati Bengals

Sept. 22: on the road vs. Atlanta Falcons

Sept. 29: on the road vs. Los Angeles Chargers

Oct. 7: at home vs. New Orleans Saints

Nov. 4: at home vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Nov. 10: at home vs. Denver Broncos

Nov. 17: on the road vs. Buffalo Bills

Nov. 24: on the road vs. Carolina Panthers

Nov. 29: at home vs. Las Vegas Raiders

Dec. 15: on the road vs. Cleveland Browns

Dec. 21: at home vs. Houston Texans

Dec. 25: on the road vs. Pittsburgh Steelers

TBD: on the road vs. Denver Broncos

John Krasinski pays tribute to his mom in 'IF' with a 'perfect' Tina Turner dance number

Spoiler alert! We're discussing minor details about the plot of John Krasinski's PG-rated family film "IF" (in theaters now).

“IF” is indisputably the starriest movie of the year, with vocal cameos from Matt Damon , George Clooney , Jon Stewart and nearly two dozen other celebrities.

But the person who shines brightest is Tina Turner , whose music is featured prominently throughout the kid-friendly adventure. When we first meet Bea as a young girl (Audrey Hoffman), she’s dressed up as Turner and putting on a living room concert for her adoring mom (Catharine Daddario) and dad (John Krasinski).

Years later, after her mom’s death from cancer, 12-year-old Bea (Cailey Fleming) has lost all sense of joy and wonder. That changes when she meets a group of misfit imaginary friends (known as IFs), who are exiled to a “retirement home” under New York’s Coney Island when their kids grow up and forget about them. Bea offers to help and lift their spirits, culminating in a euphoric dance number set to Turner’s “Better Be Good to Me.”

John Krasinski wanted Tina Turner's 'Better Be Good to Me' to be an 'anthem' for the 'IF' movie

The soaring anthem, which peaked at No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, is taken from Turner's 1984 comeback album “Private Dancer.” Krasinski, who also wrote and directed “IF,” wanted to use the song as a tribute to his mom, Mary, who is a major Turner fan.

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“I remember vividly dancing in the kitchen with my mom to Tina Turner,” Krasinski recalls. “There’s something so emotional to me about sharing music intergenerationally. That’s something that was really special to me and that I really wanted to be in the movie. I love the idea that it's not a song you would think this girl would love, but she loves it because of the people she loves.”

Turner died last May at age 83 after a long illness . To get the rights to use her song, Krasinski wrote directly to the eight-time Grammy winner’s estate, sending them the scripted scene and offering to get on Zoom to pitch the number.

“The first thing I did was write an email saying that this is the heart and soul of the movie,” Krasinski says. “Tina’s song is basically the anthem for imaginary friends. (The IFs) are the ones saying, ‘Better be good to me and don’t forget me.’ Her song was the absolute perfect one for our movie, and they got it. They were so understanding and so supportive, I can’t thank them enough.”

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In the dance number, Bea and the imaginary friends re-create the “Better Be Good to Me” music video. The scene was shot over two days with Fleming, 17, and a bunch of dancers wearing motion capture suits. Ari Groover, who played Turner in Broadway's "Tina" musical, also makes a brief appearance as the rock legend.

“I had so much fun,” says Fleming, who knew of Turner before the movie but didn’t know her catalog.

The actress' enthusiasm for Taylor Swift also found its way into "IF." Toward the end of the film, Bea is walking up the street with her new friend Cal (Ryan Reynolds). Moviegoers can only hear the tail end of their conversation, in which they excitedly discuss wearing bracelets all over their arms.

That is, of course, a reference to the pop star’s blockbuster Eras Tour , where fans frequently trade Swift-themed friendship bracelets . Reynolds has attended the tour multiple times with his wife, Blake Lively , who is also Swift's close friend.

“John told us when we were shooting that scene that there was no dialogue and the audience couldn’t hear us, so it didn’t matter what we said,” recalls Fleming, who has tickets to attend the Eras Tour for a second time this fall. “So I started talking about Taylor Swift, because that’s my default topic, and it wound up making it into the movie. I love her.”