The Taylor Swift Thread

[Maxim]

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This is THE song. 

[Toups]

THR: Taylor Swift Eras Tour Shows Canceled in Vienna After Arrests Made in Planned Terrorist Attack

Austrian concert promoter Barracuda Music shared the announcement in a social media post on Wednesday writing, “Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour Vienna Shows cancelled due to government officials confirmation of planned terrorist attack. With confirmation from government officials of a planned terrorist attack at Ernst Happel Stadium, we have no choice but to cancel the three scheduled shows for everyone’s safety.”

 

It was obviously the right decision to cancel the concerts, but I feel so bad for the fans who waited over a year for this, especially those who were about to see Taylor for the first time, or those young children who had their outfits planned and friendship bracelets made. 

I was lucky enough to attend the Eras Tour three times - I was just in Europe last month to see her twice - and one of the favourite moments from the concerts was seeing so many happy young children.  I remember this one girl who was probably 7-8 years old......my friends and I were making friendship bracelets in the hotel restaurant before our concert in Amsterdam......she and her mom walk in, and the girl is decked out in this black reputation style outfit and her hair was slicked back and her wrists were full of friendship bracelets.  She was so cute and the concert was going to be her first ever concert.  And now there are thousands of parents who will have to break their children's heart.  I know it's just a concert and it's good that nothing truly horrendous happened but this really sucks.  

And this coming after those senseless murders of three young girls in the UK who attended a Taylor Swift theme event at their dance studio.   Taylor brings so much joy to people and it's awful to see deranged people ruin that. 

[I Am A Swede]

There are so many sick people in the world. It's just awful.

But after what happened at the Ariana Grande concert in Manchester a few years ago I can understand that they won't take any risks.

[Maxim]

I am putting this 

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here!

What a moment to do what Taylor did! 

Stars are aligning in the sky. 

[Toups]

The Eras Tour is over. 

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It's been such a huge part of my life these last 21 months, from leaving my country to see her three times, to watching live streams, to scrolling through tons of clips on IG, and to making life-long friends.  I can't wait for the next tour. 

 

Billboard: Taylor Swift’s The Eras Tour Wraps as First Tour to Pass $2 Billion in Sales

Swift played to 10 million fans from 2023-24.

On Sunday night (Dec. 8), Taylor Swift played the last of 149 shows on The Eras Tour. As reported earlier Monday, the record-setting trek grossed more than $2 billion and sold over 10 million tickets: $2,077,618,725 and 10,168,008, respectively, to be exact.

The news was first reported by The New York Times. 

Without qualification, The Eras Tour is the highest-grossing tour of all time, by artists of any genre, and from any era in music history. If compared to data officially reported to Billboard Boxscore, it is the biggest tour ever by an unthinkable distance of more than $900 million, blasting past Coldplay’s Music of the Spheres World Tour (2022-ongoing) – the only other tour to gross more than $1 billion – by a margin of almost two-to-one. 

Even before The Eras Tour was announced, Swift was one of the most successful touring acts of her generation. Dating back to her first reported solo headline show at Sovereign Performing Arts Center in Reading, Pa. (April 6, 2007), she has grossed $3 billion across her career, when adding The Eras Tour’s sum to officially reported data for her prior tours to Billboard Boxscore. 

Previously, her biggest tour – according to Billboard Boxscore – came when Swift brought in $345.7 million and sold 2.9 million tickets on 2018’s Reputation Stadium Tour, marking a 38% leap from the earnings on 2015’s The 1989 World Tour. The Eras Tour multiplies her prior best more than six times over.

 

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The bolded part - what an insane stat! She could've played a hundred more shows and they woul'dve all sold out.  The demand was there. The scary thing is, she's brought in NEWER/MORE fans since this tour started.  So there's a possibility, the next tour could be even bigger if she decides she wants to break her own record. 

[Maxim]

You saw her 3 times this tour?!  I'm honestly jealous! I am planning on watching the tour movie with my husband soon... in pristine 4K. He's not that immersed in Taylor, so I plan to introduce him to her. 

[Toups]

Yes, I got very lucky.  Was able to get tickets at face value, so I never paid those ridiculous secondary market prices.  That's awesome you're going to watch the tour movie with him.  Taylor is for everyone. LOL  You could be 5 years old or 65 years old and you would see them at her concerts. She is someone who you can listen to with your family, no matter the age.  It's a reason why her fanbase is so huge - it's very inclusive and welcoming. 

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[Soapsuds]

I was wondering who the fans were booing. I just found it was Taylor Swift.

[Toups]

It was an anti-Chiefs/pro-Eagles crowd - you could tell from the introduction of the teams at the beginning. Non Chiefs fans don't like them winning a lot and some believe the refs are "rigging" the game for the Chiefs.  LOL   As a Tom Brady fan, Mahomes is still 4 Super Bowls behind Brady. 

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[BetterForgotten]

Conspiracy theories aside, the Chiefs played horribly (especially that entire first half). That wasn’t their finest hour and the right team won based on how the game was played. 

[janea4old]

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