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Other songs from the set fans might hope to see included in ABC’s special include similar solo acoustic performances of “Death by a Thousand Cuts” and “Cornelia Street,” or several songs that had Swift behind the piano, like the recent album’s “Daylight” and older songs “Red” and “All Too Well.” But much of the show featured a full band and four dancers  — if not the massive sets that fans saw on the “Reputation” tour two years ago — regaling contest winners with oldies like “I Knew You Were Trouble” and “Blank Space” coming up alongside new cuts like “ME!” and “The Archer.”, An NME review of the Paris concert quoted Swift as saying, “There are a lot of the songs on this album that’s just come out that I’ve never played live before, and I was thinking about how I’d really like to play some of these songs for the very first time. she accepts Entertainer of the Year award, Taylor Swift dresses up as 'The Man' in new music video, What to watch next: Sign up for UPI's Streaming newsletter. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI |, Swift arrives for the 58th annual Grammy Awards held at Staples Center in Los Angeles on February 15, 2016. “While we are all home, Taylor Swift and her family of fans will be able to have a moment together and experience a never-before-seen, intimate performance,” said Eric Avram, ABC Entertainment’s VP of talent and booking, vice president, “and we are so thrilled to be able to offer this to our own family of viewers on ABC.”. “Just a bare stage, six musicians, four backing vocalists, 76 minutes and 16 songs – which is less songs and just a shade longer than ‘Lover’ itself. ET. One song from the show, a version of “The Man” performed with just an acoustic guitar, was already released as a music video in February. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI |, Swift performs on "Good Morning America" at the Rumsey Playfield (SummerStage) in Central Park in New York City on August 22, 2019. File Photo by David Silpa/UPI |, Swift arrives on the red carpet at the Costume Institute Benefit at The Metropolitan Museum of Art celebrating the opening of "Manus x Machina: Fashion in an Age of Technology" in New York City on May 2, 2016. in front of excited fans. Go to main menu Heavy File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI |, Swift arrives for the sixth annual iHeartRadio Music Awards at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on March 14, 2019. The show was billed as a chance for contest winners from 37 countries to be flown in to see Swift offer live premieres of songs from the “Lover” album, which at that time was only two weeks old. File Photo by Rune Hellestad/UPI |, Swift poses with her first four Grammys she won at the 52nd annual Grammy Awards at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on January 31, 2010. File Photo by James Atoa/UPI |, Swift appears backstage with the awards for Top Billboard 200 Album for "1989," Top Female Artist, Chart Achievement, Top Artist, Top Billboard 200 Artist, Top Hot 100 Artist, Top Digital Song Artist and Top Streaming Song (video) for "Shake It Off" during the Billboard Music Awards held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on May 17, 2015. It was assumed that a release might wait until after Swift had fulfilled her concert dates this summer, which were to include everything from a first-time appearance at England’s Glastonbury Festival to a two-night stand at L.A.’s yet-to-be-completed SoFi Stadium. File Photo by Roger L. Wollenberg/UPI |, Swift performs at the V Festival in Hyland's Park in Chelmsford on August 22, 2009. The May 17 special offers the one performance of "Lover" songs fans are likely to see this year, now that all her tour dates have been pushed to 2021. Taylor Swift shot her "City of Lover" concert special in Paris. And I was thinking maybe the best way to do it would be just playing the songs acoustic the way that I wrote them.” NME’s critic concluded, “Both a thank you to her fanbase and a celebration of how far Swift has come since releasing her debut album over a decade ago, The City of Lover concert was a triumph.”, “No pyros, elevators, walkways. Taylor Swift only got one full headlining show in to promote her “Lover” album before the coronavirus pandemic came down, causing all the stadium shows she had planned for this year to be pushed at least into 2021. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI |, Swift attends the premiere of "Hannah Montana: The Movie" at the El Capitan Theatre in Los Angeles on April 2, 2009. 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Copyright © 2020 United Press International, Inc. All Rights Reserved. © 2020 Advance Local Media LLC. No guest vocalists, costume changes, or intense choreography,” wrote The Face’s critic in a 4/5 review. On a monochrome stage setting, all black and white and silvery, the only pop of colour was the slash of red of Swifty’s lipstick. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI |, Swift (L) and Lorde attend the 2016 Vanity Fair Oscar Party at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills on February 28, 2016. All rights reserved (About Us). File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI |, Fans wait for Swift to perform on "Good Morning America" in Times Square in New York City on October 30, 2014. The concert footage has never been released. You can also livestream it on Hulu Live TV where you can also catch up on back episodes of your favorite shows. Swift performed in Paris in September. May 8 (UPI) -- Taylor Swift announced on Friday that her City of Lover concert, which took place in Paris, will air on ABC on May 17 at 10 p.m. EDT. Need exclusive stories only we can tell? File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI |, Swift poses for photos with fans as she arrives for the Country Music Television (CMT) Music Awards in Nashville on June 16, 2009. With all her dates pushed out of 2020, the ABC special will be the one chance for fans to see any kind of real set from her this year. The special will also become available to stream the next day on Hulu and Disney+. May 8 (UPI) -- Taylor Swift announced on Friday that her City of Lover concert, which took place in Paris, will air on ABC on May 17 at 10 p.m. EDT. Tay Tay à la théâtre: everything, and everyone, needed to calm down, because this was Swift the writer, singer and performer going back to basics. The special will immediately follow the season finale of “American Idol” and be made available the following day on demand, on Disney+ and on Hulu. “While we are all home, Taylor Swift and her family of fans will be able to have a moment together and experience a never-before-seen, intimate performance, and we are so thrilled to be able to offer this to our own family of viewers on ABC,” added Eric Avram, vice president, Talent and Booking, ABC Entertainment. This will most likely be the only concert performance you’ll see from Swift in 2020 after her “Lover Fest” tour was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. The special airs right after the “American Idol” finale. “Taylor Swift City of Lover Concert,” which will air May 17 at 10 p.m. ET/PT, was shot September 9, 2019 at L’Olympia Theater in Paris, a historic hall with a capacity of about 2000. Fans had speculated for the last eight months about where and when the footage from the Paris show would be put to use. Singer-songwriter Taylor Swift performs at the 41st annual Country Music Association Awards in Nashville, Tenn., on November 7, 2007. Swift going with ABC for the special marks a different approach for Swift than her two most recent broadcast specials, the “Miss Americana” documentary in late January and the “Reputation” tour special at the end of 2018, both of which ended up being major event programming for Netflix. Variety‘s cover story on Swift in conjunction with the Sundance premiere of “Miss Americana” can be read here. The top 20 AMAZON PRIME ORIGINALS to binge-watch according to Rotten Tomatoes, Top 20 NETFLIX ORIGINALS of all-time based on the Rotten Tomatoes ‘Tomatometer’, 10 of the best NETFLIX DOCUMENTARIES not named ‘Tiger King’. File Photo by Frederick Breedon/UPI |, Swift arrives for the 50th annual Grammy Awards at Staples Center in Los Angeles on February 10, 2008. The … Taylor Swift is in concert and everyone is invited. Will Comedies Like ‘Borat 2,’ ‘On the Rocks’ and More Finally Get Some Academy Love? Swift, in April, canceled all of her scheduled 2020 live performances due to the COVID-19 pandemic. HOW TO WATCH: The concert special airs on ABC on Sunday, May 17 at 10 p.m. Note to readers: if you purchase something through one of our affiliate links we may earn a commission. Registration on or use of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement, Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement, and Your California Privacy Rights (each updated 1/1/20).