Swifties flooded AMC Theater’s app on Friday while rushing to buy tickets to ”Taylor Swift: The official release party for a showgirl, “an 89-minute event celebrating the publication of the pop star’s new album,”Life on a showgirl. “
On the AMC app, a screen appeared that showed a constant 2-minute’s estimated waiting time since. 12:12 ET ticket release, along with the message: “Thank you for your patience when we experience high traffic volume. We have proactively created this queue for all visitors. When it is your turn, you will have 10 minutes to start you” Taylor Swift | the official publication of a show party for a show or another purchase. For movies that are now playing, visit an AMC theater near you or come back later. ”
In a statement, a spokesman for AMC said: “The power of the swipers remains unmatched! But be sure that our site and mobile app are both stable, and we continue to sell tickets online in big numbers.”
Earlier Friday, Amount exclusively reported The Taylor Swift will return to the large screen from October 3-5, with the publication of “The Life of a Showgirl” on October 3. The special “Party” program, represented as a large -scale version of her famous “Secret Sessions” album, will include the premiere of the first music video from Swift’s 12th studio album, for the song “The Fate” album.
All 540 AMC theaters will participate and continue Swift’s partnership with AMC Theater’s distribution to manage her theater release. The event will also expand to thousands of theaters that are not AMC in North America, including Cinemark and Regal sites. Views start over time zones at 15 et / Noon PT on October 3.
“While they are normally prohibited during traditional showtimes, AMC guests are welcome to sing and dance under ‘Taylor Swift | The official release party for a showgirl, “” A press release from AMC reads. ” To ensure that everyone’s joy of the show may not stand in places or block some corridors or stairs. “
When it comes to international roll -out, several territories will join the “release party” in Tandem with US launch on October 3-5. These include Canada, Mexico, UK, France, Ireland, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand. Tickets for Showtimes in these countries will be sold on the next Tuesday.
Other countries that are not included in that list will receive the film on a later weekend in October, which will be announced on October 3.
