Taylor Swift's Eras Tour brought in a record $2 billion-plus
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Taylor Swift performing in July. Photo: Carlos Alvarez/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management
Taylor Swift has done it again: Her epic Eras Tour is now officially the highest-grossing tour of all time, pulling in more than $2 billion.
Why it matters: The Nashville-based artist has become a wrecking ball, shattering records around the world. But this one hits different.
- The Eras Tour brought Swift's fame to even higher heights and set a new standard for touring that will reverberate through the music industry for years to come.
Driving the news: Pollstar confirmed the unprecedented success of The Eras Tour Monday morning, the day after Swift played the last show in Vancouver.
- "We are witnessing history," Pollstar editor-in-chief Andy Gensler said in a statement.
By the numbers: Swift's tour brought in an estimated $2.2 billion, according to Pollstar, which tracks global concert data. That is almost double the previous record-holder, Coldplay's Music of the Spheres tour.
- Swift sold more than 10 million tickets, and Pollstar's estimated average attendance of an Eras Tour show was 67,487, another record-setting figure.
The big picture: The Eras Tour was a retrospective designed to encapsulate the full sweep of Swift's 18-year career.
- She faithfully performed the early country hits that made her the toast of Music Row alongside the pop bops that brought her worldwide fame.
The intrigue: The nostalgic event ended up bringing Swift to a new peak of success, drawing in new fans and propelling her to billionaire status.
- Each stop became an economic phenomenon that boosted cities' fortunes, as generations of fans followed the tour across the world, spending big on travel, lodging and food along the way.
Flashback: Swift moved to Nashville to pursue her dreams of country stardom, and Music City has been home base ever since. Her journey to Nashville shows the humble roots of one of the most powerful artists in music history.
- Swift convinced her mom to visit Nashville during spring break when she was 11. She went door-to-door on Music Row, handing out copies of her demos to record labels.
- The family ultimately moved here when she was 13. Many of the music businesses spawned by her career are based in Nashville.
Zoom in: During the three "hometown" tour dates at Nissan Stadium in May 2023, Nashville set a new record for hotel demand. Those three days brought in an estimated $2.2 million in hotel taxes alone, according to the Nashville Convention & Visitors Corp.
- Lyft reported a 24% jump in rides around Nashville during Swift's tour dates. Restaurants and other places Swift has visited saw a particular boost.
- Rides to The Bluebird Cafe, where Swift got her big break while performing as a teenager, surged 355%.