American singer Taylor Swift continues her world tour, breaking all economic records, becoming one of the biggest pop stars in history.
After 53 concerts in the United States since March 2023, American singer Taylor Swift continues her monster tour abroad, with upcoming dates scheduled in Mexico, Argentina and Brazil, breaking all records. The Nashville native is on her way to becoming one of the most influential pop stars in history. In New York, fans of the singer, who are nicknamed the “Swifities” are adorned with rhinestones on their faces and wear friendship bracelets on their wrists. These fans have invaded American stadiums and the counters continue to panic. Some 150 dates are planned for his tour The Eras Tour, which is expected to gross over $1 billion. Not a day goes by without the press talking about Taylor Swift. The Texan mayors of Tampa and Arlington offered him the keys to their cities.
Hotel room occupancy record
The Federal Reserve of United States itself salutes in a note the impact of Taylor Swift on the American economy. Thus, the arrival of the singer in Philadelphia last May reboosted tourism in the city, which had stagnated since the pandemic. In Chicago, Taylor Swift’s visit to the city in early June is believed to have helped set a hotel room occupancy record.
His concert causes an earthquake
But it was in Seattle that Taylor Swift made the most noise. The public caused an earthquake of 2.3 on the Richter scale by jumping into Lumen Field on July 22 and 23. Much more than that measured during a memorable Seattle Seahawks NFL game in 2011, notes a seismologist from Western Washington University.
The announcement of this Eras Tour had led to the unprecedented crash of the Ticketmaster ticket sales site, 900,000 people had connected to it at the same time, to obtain the precious sesame.
The singer collects records. Described as a workaholic, Taylor Swift has recorded 13 studio albums since 2006. She became the female artist with the most number 1 albums in the United States, with twelve albums at the top of the Billboard 200. Four of them simultaneously in the Top 10 of Billboard.
The singer has been able to retain her audience by offering songs between country, folk and pop. It targets a female and feminist audience. His tour is marked by the sign of the “girlpower”, powered by movie release Barbie by Greta Gerwig and the Renaissance tour by African-American singer Beyoncé.
Taylor Swift will resume her American tour in October 2024, in the United States and Canada, after having performed in Asia, Australia and Europe, including six dates in France, Paris (9, 10, 11 and 12 May) then in Lyon (June 2 and 3).