It's a Taylor Swift Weekend on Capital
3 October 2025, 07:00 | Updated: 3 October 2025, 09:44
Taylor Swift herself kicked off 'Taylor Swift Weekend' on Capital with an exclusive interview with Capital Breakfast. And there's more 'Showgirl' celebrations to come!
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Swifties, it's time! Taylor Swift's brand new album is here and Capital is officially entering its Showgirl era after Taylor herself joined us in the studio to celebrate! (Yes, really!)
In honour of the release of Taylor's new album The Life of a Showgirl, Taylor joined Capital Breakfast on Friday 3rd October for her first UK interview just hours after the album dropped.
That's not all – we're also playing the entire album in full, live on air later at 6pm today, and we'll be delivering all the latest lyric deep dives, theories and Easter egg discoveries on the Capital website and Global Player all weekend.
Here's the full rundown of Taylor Swift Weekend on Capital, and where you can watch and listen.
Friday at 8am: Taylor Swift joined Capital Breakfast in her first UK interview for new album 'The Life of a Showgirl'
Taylor sat down with Jordan North and Siân Welby – on release day(!) – to chat all things The Life of a Showgirl.
Watch it back on Global Player to see Tay talk about the meanings behind her songs like 'Wi$h Li$t', 'The Fate of Ophelia' and 'Opalite'. We also gifted her some very special presents...
Taylor Swift talks about writing ‘The Life of a Showgirl’ while on tour in the UK
Friday at 6pm: Tune in to Capital for the full The Life of a Showgirl playback
That's right – at 6pm, Capital will be playing the ENTIRE The Life of a Showgirl album front-to-back.
Kicking things off with 'The Fate of Ophelia' and going all the way through to 'The Life of a Showgirl ft. Sabrina Carpenter', assemble your fellow Swifties and settle in for a Showgirl party.
Stay locked in to the Capital website and Global Player for all the latest Showgirl updates, lyric deep dives and Easter eggs.
As soon as The Life of a Showgirl was released, Capital has been diving deep into Taylor's brand new lyrics, exploring what the songs mean, and uncovering all the references and Easter eggs that emerge throughout the weekend.
Wanna know what Opalite means and how it's connected to Travis Kelce? We've got you covered. Dying to know the real meaning behind 'The Fate of Ophelia'? We'll give you the low down. Suspicious about the Reputation references that have been creeping up recently? We're ready to investigate!
Make sure you stop by capitalfm.com or catch up on all the latest news on Global Player, the official Capital app.
Read all the latest Taylor Swift news here:
- Taylor Swift's The Life of a Showgirl confirmed as one of her shortest albums ever
- Taylor Swift's 'Opalite' song meaning contains sweet nod to Travis Kelce
- Taylor Swift 'The Life of a Showgirl' tracklist song titles and meanings explained
- Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce dating timeline: Their relationship so far
- All of Taylor Swift's cardigans released so far including new Life of a Showgirl version
