Taylor Swift announces film of Eras tour will have theatrical release

With 146 stadium dates, it is expected the US singer will set the record for the first billion-dollar tour

Taylor Swift performs on stage at Lumen Field on July 22 in Seattle, Washington. Getty Images

Swift performs at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California, on July 28. Getty Images

Swift makes a heart gesture with her hands during night one of her six-night residency at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California. Getty Images

Swift performs with the band HAIM in Los Angeles. Getty Images

Swift performs on stage for the opening night of The Eras Tour at State Farm Stadium on March 17 in Glendale, Arizona. AFP

The city of Glendale was ceremonially renamed Swift City for March 17-18 in honour of The Eras Tour. AFP

Swift takes the stage at SoFi Stadium on August 3. Getty Images

Swift has put together sprawling set lists of more than 40 songs during her Eras Tour. AFP

Swift performs at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on March 31. AFP

Swift's tour is scheduled to run until November 2024. AFP

Didn't score tickets for Taylor Swift's Eras tour? Never fear – the culturally defining juggernaut will hit theatres with a concert film to be released on October 13.

“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 social media on Thursday.

“Eras attire, friendship bracelets, singing and dancing encouraged.”

The giant AMC theatre chain has vowed that each of its branches across the US will play the film at least four times a day on Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. Tickets are on sale now.

The company said it had upgraded its website and ticketing services to “handle more than five times the largest influx of ticket-buying traffic the company has ever experienced before”.

“But AMC is also aware that no ticketing system in history seems to have been able to accommodate the soaring demand from Taylor Swift fans,” the statement added, warning that customers may experience delays and service cuts.

Earlier this year, botched sales for Swift's wildly popular tour wreaked havoc, prompting a congressional hearing over Ticketmaster's purported anticompetitive practices.

And while Eras tickets reached thousands of dollars, fans will be able to nab movie viewings at $19.89 for adults, $13.13 for children and seniors, plus tax.

As of Thursday morning, the website for AMC showed that opening weekend tickets in the New York area were already close to selling out.

The 33-year-old Swift wrapped the North American leg of her global tour with four shows in Mexico, and will pick back up in Argentina in November, with plans to tour into the end of 2024.

With 146 total stadium dates, it's expected she will set the record for the first billion-dollar tour, with the trade publication Pollstar estimating she's selling about $14 million in tickets per show. Swift's team does not report box office numbers.

The current record-holder is Elton John, whose Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour, which began in 2018, ultimately made $939 million.