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With the Oct. 3 release of Taylor Swift’s 12th studio album, “The Life of a Showgirl,”<\/a> the pop icon again finds herself a major talk of the internet \u2014 and homes, schools and workplaces around the world.<\/p>\n Wisconsin is no different.<\/p>\n Swift hasn’t performed in Wisconsin in a while, but less than two years ago, she came to the state to support her then-boyfriend \u2014 now fianc\u00e9<\/a> \u2014 Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce.<\/p>\n From Lambeau Field sightings to collabs with a prominent Wisconsin-raised artist, here are Swift’s ties to the state:<\/p>\n Let’s travel back to December 2023. That’s when Swift took her private jet to Green Bay<\/a> to support her Kelce in his game against the Packers.<\/p>\n But, would love be enough? Not this time, as Green Bay would go on to defeat KC, 27-19. We know, we know, the Chiefs would go on the win the Super Bowl \u2014 again \u2014 that season.<\/p>\n And, let’s not forget that commotion-causing cozy, yet chic red teddy coat<\/a> Swift sported at Lambeau. Badgers gameday inspo right there.<\/p>\n Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon, who has collabed with Swift several times, is Eau Claire-born-and-based.<\/p>\n He joined Swift on her “Folklore” album’s “Exile” track, which earned them a 2021 Grammy nomination in the best pop\/duo performance category<\/a>.<\/p>\n Vernon was also involved with five tracks<\/a> on Swift’s album “Evermore,” including a writing credit on the title track. His parts were recorded at his April Base studio in Fall Creek.<\/p>\n June 8, 2011.<\/p>\n That was the last time Swift performed in Milwaukee<\/a>.<\/p>\n During that sold-out show at the former Bradley Center \u2014 yes, that’s how long it’s been \u2014 she won the CMT Music Award for Video of the Year for “Mine.”<\/p>\n “I wish I could be there but I’m hanging out with 15,000 of my closest friends in Milwaukee,” she said, accepting the award live from the concert.<\/p>\n She played the state several times before, including at Summerfest, Country Thunder, County USA, Country Jam and Country Fest. She was country, remember.<\/p>\n Now, even American Family Field is “not big enough” for her, Swift’s longtime tour promoter Louis Messina told the Journal Sentinel<\/a> in 2023 \u2014 the year the record-breaking “Eras Tour” began.<\/p>\n That meant Wisconsin Swifties flocked to tour stops elsewhere, from nearby Chicago to around the globe. They’ve also packed Turner Hall Ballroom and the Rave multiple times for DJ-led events<\/a> featuring Swift hits.<\/p>\n Though Swift hasn’t made a Wisconsin stop in quite a few years, Swifties in the dairy state, like the rest of the world, were able to catch the Taylor Swift “Eras Tour” movie in theaters<\/a>.<\/p>\n And excitement was high, as fans showed the Journal Sentinel<\/a> when the movie released in October 2023. Moviegoers flocked to local theaters, many dressing as different eras from Swift’s nearly two-decade-long career.<\/p>\n Now, fans again have another opportunity to see the pop icon on the big screen, with the Oct. 3 premiere of “Taylor Swift: The Official Release Party of a Showgirl,”<\/a> timed with the release of her latest album.<\/p>\n The 89-minute film will include the premiere of the music video for the song “The Fate of Ophelia,” as well as behind-the-scenes footage and stories behind each of the album’s songs, Swift announced on social media Sept. 19<\/a>.<\/p>\n The film we only be in theaters for the weekend, Oct. 3-5.<\/p>\n This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Taylor Swift has these connections to Wisconsin, Milwaukee<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\nTaylor Swift came to Lambeau Field for a Kansas City Chiefs vs Green Bay Packers game<\/h2>\n
Taylor Swift’s collaborations with Wisconsin’s Justin Vernon of Bon Iver<\/h2>\n
Taylor Swift has performed in Milwaukee. But, it’s been years<\/h2>\n
Wisconsin Swifties have been able to catch her on the big screen<\/h2>\n