When Taylor Swift first announced that her record-breaking Eras Tour would soon be making its way to the big screen, the world rejoiced. With tickets from the first portion of her North American leg re-selling for thousands of dollars earlier this year, the film promised an immersive concert experience for Swifties everywhere (regardless of whether it was their first or 40th time in the audience) at a reasonable price of just $19.89.
Well, the movie is finally here. And while the songstress managed to squeeze the large majority of her impressive three-hour setlist into just two hours and 45 minutes, seasoned Swifties hypothesized that not every moment from the concert would make the final cut — and they were right. According to X user @tswifterastour (and the accounts of fans who attended The Eras Tour Concert Film premiere on Wednesday night), several songs from the original setlist were left out of the film.
While certain cut moments were to be expected — like a spoken word rendition of her folklore track, “Seven,” and “no body, no crime (ft. HAIM),” which was only performed during certain stops — it seems even fan favorites like “Wildest Dreams,” “Long Live,” and “cardigan” (a personal offense in this household) weren’t immune to earning a spot on the chopping block.
“The following songs have officially been excluded from Taylor Swift’s ‘The Eras Tour’ Concert Film: The Archer, ‘tis the damn season, no body, no crime (feat HAIM), seven (interlude), Wildest Dreams, Long Live, cardigan,” the user wrote.
In addition to learning which songs were cut from the film, Swifties who attended the Los Angeles premiere were also the first to learn which two songs Taylor chose to feature in the setlist’s acoustic portion: “Our Song,” from her debut album, Taylor Swift, and “You’re on Your Own Kid,” from her most recent studio album, Midnights.
Not only did the inclusion of these specific songs give a subtle nod to the bookends of Swift’s career (thus far, at least), but “You’re on Your Own Kid” also shouted out the lyric that inspired the fandom’s affinity for friendship bracelets (“So make the friendship bracelets / Take the moment and taste it”).