Taylor Swift returning to late night for first time in 3 years

Taylor Swift is about to resume the life of a late night guest, as she gears up for her first American talk show appearance in three years.

The billionaire pop superstar, 35, will appear on “The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon” Oct. 6 to promote her 12th studio album, “The Life of a Showgirl,” dropping next Friday.

The 51-year-old host announced the news as Swift would, with some Easter eggs nodding to the date.

“Not a lot going on at the moment,” Fallon captioned the clip of him playing roulette, placing chips on 10, 6, and 25 before losing as the ball lands on Swift’s lucky number, 13. “Baby, that’s show business for you.”

Fallon then makes his way to his studio as a trio of showgirls, decked out in orange, red and pink, pass by, with one saying, “Excuse us, baby.”

The NBC show confirmed in the comments section: “@taylorswift joins us Monday 10/6/25 to talk ‘The Life of a Showgirl!’”

On album release day, she’ll once again appear on the UK’s hit “Graham Norton Show.”

The appearances are a return to form for Swift, who last entertained a traditional promotional rollout in late 2022, when she was promoting “Midnights.” That was the last time she appeared on Fallon’s show as well, just months before kicking off her historic Eras Tour.

During the tour in spring 2024, Swift also released her 11th studio album, “The Tortured Poets Department.”

Swift announced “Life of a Showgirl” during her record-breaking podcast debut on Travis Kelce’s “New Heights” in mid-August, about two weeks before the couple revealed they were engaged after more than two years of dating.

In recent days, news has broken that Swift will throw a theatrical “release party” for the album across U.S. and international cinemas. The limited event will occur in the U.S. and a few countries during the album release weekend, while the remaining dozens of nations will have access to the big screen celebration throughout October.

Spotify on Thursday also announced an album-themed “immersive” pop-up, which will launch in New York City and run from next Tuesday to Thursday, giving Swifties the chance “to discover hidden Easter eggs and capture exclusive photo moments” inspired by the new record.

“It’s a chance for listeners to experience the next era before it officially arrives” on Oct. 3, said the streamer.