Taylor Swift - The "Eras Tour" in Numbers
Taylor Swift (34) is one of the most influential Artists of the present. For over a year, the Singer has been on her "Eras Tour," which marks her sixth concert series. The Tour began on March 17, 2023, in Glendale, Arizona, and comes to Germany on July 17. Here are the key numbers and facts.
The Show is over 3.5 hours long, and the Setlist consists of 44 to 46 Songs. It's Swift's longest Show since the beginning of her Career. The Singer performs Songs from all her Albums. In addition, there is an Acoustic-Set, in which she plays a Surprise Song on the Piano and another on the Guitar. During the European part of her Tour, Swift began performing several Songs together and creating Mash-ups. Already over 300 Surprise Songs have been played at the "Eras Tour."
There's more to it
Such a Show is associated with enormous Effort. The Equipment is transported in over 90 Trucks. The Setup consists of three separate Stages, which are connected by a wide Ramp. In total, 15 Backup Dancers participate. Musical Support comes from a Live Band of six Members and additional four Background Singers.
The "Eras Tour" is often referred to as a Fashion Show, as the Icon's Wardrobe plays a significant Role. Within the 3.5-hour Performance, Swift changes her Outfit approximately 16 Times. Over the entire "Eras Tour," Swift has already worn 84 different Costumes. The Clothing Items are also carefully planned and mostly custom-made for Swift. She wears, among other things, a Ball Gown covered in Paillettes, which was designed specifically for her and took over 350 hours of Handwork to create in a Workshop. For the Performance of her Album "Midnight," she wears a Frilled Bodysuit, which was hand-decorated with over 5,300 Pearls and Crystals.
What's happening on the side?
As if a Tour of this Scale wasn't enough, Swift has released 44 new Songs throughout the Shows. In July 2023, she released the re-recorded Version of her Album "Speak Now" with six previously unreleased Songs. Just four months later, she released the re-recorded Version of her Album "1989," which also contained six previously unknown Tracks. At the end of November 2023, she surprised Fans with the Song "You're Losing Me (From the Vault)". In April 2024, she released another 31 new Songs with the Double-Album "The Tortured Poets Department".
Records breaking records
The most Impressive Record broken by the "Eras Tour": It is the first Tour to exceed One Billion Dollars in Revenues. With this, it is the most profitable Tour of all Time, and Swift became the first Billionairess in History with Music as her Primary Source of Income. By the end of 2024, the Tour is expected to have generated a total of 2.165 Billion US-Dollars. Already on the first Day of Pre-Sales in the USA, over 2.4 Million Tickets for the Tour were ordered, more than any Artist has ever sold on a single Day.
In Melbourne, Swift set another Record in February of this Year. Over the three Nights she performed there, a total of 288,000 Fans attended her Shows, making an Average of 96,000 Fans per Night. Similar Numbers were reached by Swift's Tour at the end of June in London. There, they and their Fans spent three Nights at Wembley Stadium, and 90,000 Visitors appeared each Night.
Swift in Germany
Swift's Performance in Germany will take place on July 17, 2023, at the Allianz Arena in Munich. The Show is expected to be a Highlight of her European Tour, with a Setlist that includes many of her biggest Hits as well as Surprise Performances and Collaborations. Swift's German Fans are eagerly awaiting this long-anticipated Event, which promises to be an unforgettable Experience.
In Germany, the singer will play a total of seven Shows. Three of them are in Gelsenkirchen and two each in Hamburg and Munich.
The last concert of the "Eras Tour" will take place on 8. December 2024 in Vancouver. At that time, Swift will have played a total of 152 Shows in 54 different Cities and on five Continents.
The "Eras Tour" first came to life in Glendale, Arizona, marking Taylor Swift's sixth concert series in March 2023. Taylor Swift's Eras Tours also visited Germany, specifically on July 17, 2023. The concert in Munich is anticipated to be a significant highlight, showcasing well-known hits and surprise performances. Swift's previous Eras Tour stop in Germany consisted of seven shows, with two in Hamburg and Munich, and three in Gelsenkirchtn. The tour will conclude in Vancouver on December 8, 2024. This global tour has garnered significant recognition, becoming the first to surpass one billion dollars in revenues, making Taylor Swift the first billionaire in history with music as her primary source of income.
