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Taylor Swift to Broadcast ‘City of Lover Concert’ on TV After ‘Lover Fest’ Tour Cancelation

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Although all dates for Taylor Swift‘s ‘Lover Fest’ tour this year were canceled due to the global health crisis, fans can still see the American pop icon in concert. On Sunday, May 17, ABC is set to air an hour-long show of Swift’s ‘City of Lover’ concert which was filmed when the singer performed at the L’Olympia Theater in Paris on September 9, 2019.

The gig at the historic hall had been Swift’s first and last full headlining show promoting her then two-week-old album Lover. Thankfully for all Swifties, as her fanbase is named, the show was recorded and can now be aired by the network to keep fans going until they can see the singer live in concert which won’t be until 2021 at least.

The hitmaker announced the news through a video message on Good Morning America on Friday. “Hey, Good Morning America, it’s Taylor,” she said. “Just wanted to say, ‘Hi.’ Hope everybody’s doing well and everybody’s happy and healthy and staying safe.” Adding: “So, I played this concert in September called the City of Lover show and it was in Paris and it was so much fun. It was actually a show put together to celebrate the Lover album coming out, and we filmed it! So, that is going to be airing on ABC on May 17.” The singer also took to her social media to share the news with her legion of fans as she wrote “Excited to announce the City of Lover Concert! We filmed my show in Paris in September and thought it’d be fun to share it with you.”

Viewers can expect to see Swift perform chart-topping tracks from her album Lover as well as old hits like Red, and I Knew You Were Trouble. However, not all songs performed by the singer at Paris’ L’Olympia Theater will make it into the one-hour special as the setlist for the original show had been 76 minutes long.

“Taylor Swift City of Lover Concert,” will air May 17 at 10 pm ET/6am GST and will be available the next day on-demand, on Disney+ and on Hulu.

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