Beyoncé celebrated Taylor Swift’s cinema era at the world premiere of “The Eras Tour” concert film on Wednesday.
Queen Bey posed for pictures with Swift on the red carpet as she and other celebrities ― including Julia Garner, Adam Sandler, Simu Liu and Maren Morris ― attended the premiere at The Grove in Los Angeles. The film highlights the “Karma” singer’s ongoing Eras Tour, which explores hits from throughout her career.
Beyoncé, who is set to drop a film of her Renaissance tour in December, also reportedly grabbed dinner with Swift before the premiere.
In an Instagram post afterward, Swift gave a special shoutout to the “Break My Soul” singer and shared a cute video of the two sitting together in a theater.
“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 artist out here to break rules and defy industry norms. Her generosity of spirit. Her resilience and versatility,” Swift wrote.
“She’s been a guiding light throughout my career and the fact that she showed up tonight was like an actual fairytale. 😇🙏” she continued.
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Swift, who rocked a stunning blue Oscar de la Renta gown to the event, gave three-minute speeches to crowds at 13 AMC theaters before each screening on premiere night, according to Variety.
“I’ve always had fun doing this. I can’t believe I get to do music as a career — that’s crazy… I’ve never had this much fun in my life as I have had on The Eras Tour. It is far and away just the most electric experience of my life,” she said in one speech.
She proceeded to show love to her dancers, her band and her crew on the tour, which began in March.
“We did this show rain or shine, in sickness and in health, no matter what was going on in our lives. And we did it with a grin on our face because of what greeted us on the other side,” Swift said, per Variety.
“What you guys were doing in the audience — the amount of care and preparation and passion [and] intensity that you put into coming to these shows… you pulled us out of anything rough that might have been going on in our lives,” she continued. “You let us forget about it for three and a half hours every night on that stage. So thank you so much for doing that for us.”
Swift’s concert film, directed by Sam Wrench, was filmed at three of the singer’s shows at California’s SoFi Stadium in August.
“The Eras Tour” movie, which has taken in over $100 million from advance ticket sales, could have a record global opening for a concert film with an estimate of up to $200 million in sales, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Swift announced on social media ahead of the premiere that her film would open at a number of North American theaters on Thursday due to “unprecedented demand.”
She wrote that the film would also have more showtimes on Friday and throughout the weekend as well. The film is set to be screened at cinemas in 90 countries worldwide, Swift said.
“I can’t thank you enough for wanting to see this film that so vividly captures my favorite adventure I’ve ever been a part of: The Eras Tour. And the best part is, it’s an adventure we’re still on together. Getting in the car now…” Swift wrote.
Swift is in for a busy few weeks following Wednesday’s premiere.
TMZ reported that the singer is set to support her rumored love interest Travis Kelce and attend the Kansas City Chiefs game as the team plays the Denver Broncos at Arrowhead Stadium on Thursday.
Swift is also scheduled to drop “1989 (Taylor’s Version),” a rerecording of her 2014 album, on Oct. 27.
She’s later set to continue her tour, which is expected to gross $1 billion, in Argentina on Nov. 9.