Taylor Swift’s record-shattering “Eras Tour” is about to finish on Sunday in Vancouver with the ultimate efficiency of a cultural phenomenon that has simply turn into the highest-grossing musical tour in historical past.

The globe-spanning occasion kicked off within the US state of Arizona on March 17, 2023.

149 reveals in complete

When it ends within the Canadian metropolis this weekend, the American singer/songwriter may have carried out 149 reveals with stops from Buenos Aires to Paris and Tokyo.

Swift’s camp has not publicly launched ticket income numbers for the tour, however the broadly cited commerce journal Pollstar has estimated the determine at properly over $2 billion.

That smashes the report beforehand held by Elton John’s pandemic-interrupted Farewell Yellow Brick Road Tour, which offered an estimated $939 million in tickets over 328 reveals unfold throughout 5 years.

Beyond the live shows, Swift’s presence in venue cities has supercharged native economies.

Her second-last tour cease was Toronto, the place she carried out six reveals over two weekends.

She generated a further Can$282 million ($199 million) in financial exercise in Canada’s largest metropolis, tourism promotion group Destination Toronto estimated.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau attended one of many Toronto reveals along with his household.

Last 12 months, earlier than the announcement that Eras would come with Canadian stops, Trudeau issued a public attraction urging Swift to come back.

“I know places in Canada would love to have you. So, don’t make it another Cruel Summer. We hope to see you soon,” Trudeau posted on X in July 2023, referring to a success track from Swift’s 2019 album, “Lover.”

Not all of the political consideration Swift attracted throughout Eras was optimistic.

Shortly after the US presidential debate between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris in September, Swift endorsed the Democrat for president.

That triggered an all-caps Trump publish on the previous president’s Truth Social platform that merely stated, “I HATE TAYLOR SWIFT.”

‘Super Bowl suspense’

Eras additionally earned sterling crucial acclaim, with reviewers praising Swift’s stamina and power by way of reveals which have averaged just below 4 hours.

The New York Times referred to as opening night time in Glendale, Arizona a “master class.” The Vancouver Sun referred to as Friday’s present, her third final, “spectacular.”

A setback got here this summer season in Vienna when three reveals have been canceled after authorities arrested a person in reference to an Islamist assault plot.

And tragedy struck when a fan died from warmth exhaustion throughout a present in Rio de Janeiro in November of final 12 months.

Unprecedented ticket demand led to frustration for a lot of followers and compelled Ticketmaster initially to scrap presale plans.

Eras additionally included a “will she, won’t she” second of suspense that transcended the world of pop music.

The query was whether or not Swift had sufficient time after ending a present in Tokyo on February 10 to make it to Las Vegas in time for kickoff at soccer’s Super Bowl to see her boyfriend, Travis Kelce, play for the Kansas City Chiefs.

It is uncommon for a non-football storyline to dominate dialogue forward of America’s premier sporting occasion.

But concern about Swift’s schedule was so acute that the Japanese embassy in Washington issued a press release affirming she would “comfortably” make the sport.

From a non-public field, together with Kelce’s mom, Donna, Swift chugged a beer and watched the Chiefs beat the San Francisco 49ers – as greater than 200 million TV viewers watched her.

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By Garrin Lambley © Agence France-Presse