Kicking off in March 2023, the Eras Tour just ended in early December with a total of 151 performances across 5 continents. The tour was described as a journey through all of Swift’s musical “eras” and a tribute to the singer’s albums.
The performance list includes 44 songs divided into 10 performances, a performance will last on average 3.5 – 4 hours.
According to Pollstar, Eras Tour is a concert industry trade publication. Taylor’s music tour was the first tour to exceed $1 billion in revenue.
With this achievement exceeding expectations, Taylor Swift not only surpassed the total revenue of this year’s two tours combined by singer Beyoncé and singer Bruce Springsteen, but also beat the world record previously set by the male singer. singer Elton John.
Previously, the last tour of his career called “Farewell Yellow Brick Road” by famous singer Elton John earned 939 million USD through 328 shows, one of the highest-grossing tours of all time. age.
According to Guinness World Records, an estimated 72,000 people attend each of Taylor Swift’s concerts. With an average ticket price of 238 USD, each of Swift’s performances has brought the singer more than 17 million USD.
At the time the show was taking place, the huge impact of the concert continuously appeared in the newspapers thanks to its direct impact on the economy of every location Taylor Swift visited. To better visualize the scope of the Eras Tour, at the end of July 2023, an article also mentioned that Swift’s concert caused a small earthquake in Seattle (USA) due to too many spectators. dance together at the same time.
This information was soon confirmed by seismologist Jackie Caplan-Auerbach. He said that the earthquake of about 2.3 magnitude occurred in a split second due to the combination of the majestic sound from the concert and the enthusiastic cheering and dancing of the entire audience at the same time. point.
In addition to the successful tour, this year, Taylor also had notable achievements such as being voted “Person of the Year” by Time magazine and making Forbes’ list of the 100 most powerful women of 2023.
In particular, thanks to the revenue from the tour combined with the profits of the movie recreating Eras Tour being shown in theaters at the end of 2023, Taylor Swift was also “named” on the list of world billionaires by the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. world with a net worth of up to 1.1 billion USD.