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When will the official ‘Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour Book’ be available? Price and release date
The ‘Cruel Summer’ singer resumes her record-breaking, globe-trotting tour this week with the release of a new book with “personal reflections and previously unpublished “behind-the-scenes photos”.
Taylor Swift has spent the last couple of months getting her breath back from a whirlwind trek across the globe which has taken her across 16 countries from Asia to Europe, in which she played to millions of fans in 65 sellout shows.
The Eras Tour resumes in Miami
The singer is about to embark on the final leg of her Eras Tour, which resumes in Miami on Friday. The world tour, which began in March last year, reaches it climax with a string of shows leading up to Christmas, including dates in New Orleans, Indianapolis before ending in Canada with shows in Toronto and Canada.
Those who were unable to catch Taylor live got the chance to experience her performance on the big screen with the release of a self-produced concert film, Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour, directed by Sam Wrench. The two and a half-hour movie hit theaters in October 2023 and raked in $267.1 million at the box office, becoming the highest-grossing concert film of all time.
Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour in coffee table book format
Now there is another visual document of the tour. Today, Swift announced the publication of an official book to commemorate her record-breaking Eras Tour, and also the physical editions of her Anthology album.
She broke the news on social media: “Excited to announce that The Official Eras Tour Book, filled with my own personal reflections, never-before-seen behind the scenes photos, all the magical memories you guys brought every single night AND …. The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology on vinyl and CD will all be available for the first time ever only at Target starting Nov 29th”.
The hardcover, 256-page book will contain over 500 unpublished color photographs from the tour - capturing the shows and exclusive rehearsal photos and behind-the-scenes images of instruments, costumes, set pieces and designer sketches. In a statement, the singer added, “Here is the official retrospective of the most wondrous tour of my life, my beloved ‘Eras Tour’. Thank you to the fans who came to this show. You were what made the ‘Eras Tour’ what it became.”
The book also includes personal reflections and notes written by Taylor herself about her experiences on the Eras Tour.
Where can I buy Taylor Swift’s Official Eras Tour Book and how much does it cost?
Fans in the United States will be able to buy the Eras Tour book from any of the 1,575 Target establishments across the country from Friday 29 November while online purchases will be available from Saturday 30 November. Further details will be announced about how to order and buy the book outside of the US.
The singer also confirmed that the extended Anthology edition of her last album, The Tortured Poets Department will finally be released in physical formats (vinyl and CD) for the first time also on 29 November as part of Black Friday’s RSD event.
The vinyl edition is pressed on marbled, translucent vinyl and comes with a 12×12-inch poster. Both the vinyl and CD editions feature 35 tracks, including four bonus tracks - acoustic versions of I Can See You, You Are In Love, Death By a Thousand Cuts and Maroon. The 4xLP vinyl edition retails at $59.99 while the CD edition is priced at $17.99.