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Mary McNamara: You don't have to be a Swiftie to love Taylor Swift. The Eras Tour movie premiere proves it

Taylor Swift, center, with dancers and crew attend " Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour" concert movie world premiere at AMC The Grove 14 on Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2023, in Los Angeles.

LOS ANGELES — Swarms of Swifties descended on the AMC Grove 14 for the premiere of "Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour" concert film on Wednesday, an event so insanely anticipated that those of us lucky enough to be on the invite list were informed of its location mere hours before showtime.

Security was tight, with the swanky outdoor mall transformed into a maze of portable hedges over which helicopters hovered — loud enough to drown out the Swift songs playing on the sound system.

But not the screams of the Swifties as they encountered each other, learned of their idol's arrival via TikTok or saw her posing on the red carpet that snaked past Coach and Barnes and Noble.

Seeing the girls with hand-to-elbow wristbands, sparkly cowboy boots and matching

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