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The 1989 World Tour

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• 1 Xfinity Takes You to 1989
• 2.1 Promotional posters
• 5 Surprise songs
• 7 Tour dates

Xfinity Takes You to 1989 [ ]

Many videos surrounding The 1989 World Tour were released through Xfinity, and many sweepstakes for pit tickets during the tour. They released a behind the scenes video as well.

Behind the Scenes of The 1989 World Tour

Concert film [ ]

The 1989 World Tour Live is a concert film by Taylor Swift. It was released on December 20, 2015, exclusively via Apple Music. Directed by Jonas Åkerlund, the film follows the Sydney stop of Swift's fourth headlining concert tour, The 1989 World Tour. The show, which was attended by 75,980 fans, remains Swift's most attended concert to date.

Signs were displayed at the sold out Sydney concert on November 28, 2015, at ANZ Stadium which said "Today's events are being recorded and filmed for global streaming, and may also form part of a television program... for commercial and promotional purposes." Although there was no further information about what the filming was for at the time, there was speculation that it would form a DVD of the 1989 World Tour to be released once the tour concluded its run in Melbourne in late 2015. Later speculation involved an Apple Music Video launch, which was proved to be correct. Coincidentally, " All You Had to Do Was Stay " and " This Love " were added back into the show after having been left off the set list for several months. This makes the Sydney setlist identical to that of Tokyo when the tour premiered.

Taylor Swift - 1989 World Tour (Live 2015)

On December 13, 2015 — Swift's 26th birthday—she announced she had partnered with Apple Music to release a concert film entitled The 1989 World Tour Live in one weeks' time. It contains over two hours of concert, interview, and never-before seen backstage and rehearsal footage with some of the musical and surprise guests from previous shows. Celebrities making appearances in the film include Mick Jagger, Jason Derulo, Idina Menzel, Justin Timberlake, Wiz Khalifa, and Alanis Morissette. It was directed by Jonas Åkerlund. Clips from the film were later compiled for the music video for the seventh and final single from the album, " New Romantics ".

Promotional posters [ ]

The custom stage built for the 1989 Tour is one-of-a-kind. It was a classic catwalk shape that's 100 ft long but the center part could detach from the main catwalk. It a was semi-modular type design able to rise up and do a 360° turn, it permitted to get closer to fans, the technology was like a propeller system.

Set list [ ]

This set list is representative of the show on May 5, 2015, in Tokyo. It is not representative of all concerts for the duration of the tour.

• " Welcome to New York "
• " New Romantics "
• " Blank Space "
• " I Knew You Were Trouble "
• " I Wish You Would "
• " How You Get the Girl "
• " I Know Places "
• " All You Had to Do Was Stay "
• Surprise song
• " Love Story "
• " This Love "
• " Bad Blood "
• " We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together "
• " Enchanted " / " Wildest Dreams "
• " Out of the Woods "
• " Shake It Off "

Surprise songs [ ]

The following songs were performed by Swift after "All You Had To Do Was Stay". The song changed each night.

• " You Are In Love " - Tokyo, Sydney
• " Wonderland " - Las Vegas, Bossier City, Pittsburgh, Cologne
• " Holy Ground " - Dublin night two
• " You Belong With Me " - Second shows in East Rutherford, Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, Denver, Shanghai, Columbus and first shows in Singapore and Foxborough
• " Fifteen " - Chicago night one , Edmonton, Denver, St. Paul, Tampa, & Arlington, second shows in Toronto, Foxborough and Melbourne, third show in Los Angeles, and in Atlanta
• " Mean " - Chicago night two , Seattle, Los Angeles night five , Houston, St. Paul night two
• " Sparks Fly " - Vancouver
• " Fearless " - During the second show in Edmonton, the show in San Diego and the second show in Omaha
• " Should've Said No " - Santa Clara night one
• " Never Grow Up " - Santa Clara night two
• " Ronan " - Glendale night one
• " All Too Well " - Los Angeles night one
• " Red " - Columbus night one
• " Mine " - Brisbane
• " Long Live " - Melbourne night three

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Taylor swift announces the 1989 world tour.

7-Time GRAMMY Winner Taylor Swift Returns to Raleigh at PNC Arena on June 9  with Special Guest Vance Joy

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(RALEIGH, NC) – Seven-time GRAMMY winner Taylor Swift announced “The 1989 World Tour” on Good Morning America this morning just days after performing an epic concert in Times Square to over 20,000 fans, wrapping up promotion of her history making fifth studio album, “1989.” “The 1989 World Tour” will be produced and promoted by AEG Live & The Messina Group (TMG) and kicks off on May 20, 2015 in Louisiana.

Australian singer-songwriter Vance Joy will be main support along the North American tour while singer, songwriter and viral sensation Shawn Mendes will support the global superstar along her North American stadium dates. “The 1989 World Tour” will encompass eight countries and span four continents including North America, Europe, Australia and Asia**. The first tickets for the North American leg will go on-sale to the general public on November 14. American Express® Card Members and members of TaylorSwift.com will have access to purchase tickets in advance beginning November 7*. General ticketing and on-sale information will be available at TaylorSwift.com.

Last year, the North American portion of Taylor's sold out “The RED Tour” played to more than 1.36 million fans over 66 shows (including 13 stadium stops) in 47 cities in 29 states. Also in 2013, Taylor took “The RED Tour” Down Under -- performing sold out stadium shows in Australia (as well as arena dates in New Zealand), becoming the first solo female artist in twenty years to undertake a national stadium concert tour of Australia. In addition, “The RED Tour” visited Europe for six sold-out shows in 2014. Taylor Swift, who writes all of her own songs, is a global superstar, seven-time GRAMMY winner and the youngest winner in history of the music industry's highest honor, the GRAMMY “Award for Album of the Year.” Taylor is the only artist in music history to have an album (2010's “Speak Now,” 2012's “RED” and 2014's “1989”) hit the 1 million plus first-week sales figure three times. She is the first artist since the Beatles (and the only female artist in history) to log six or more weeks at #1 in the U.S. with three consecutive studio albums. Taylor has an album on Rolling Stone's prestigious “The 50 Greatest Albums of All Time” (by women) list, Time magazine has named her one the of the “100 Most Influential People” in the world, and she is Billboard's youngest-ever “Woman of the Year” and the only artist to have been awarded this honor twice. Taylor has career record sales in excess of 30 million albums and almost 80 million song downloads worldwide, and has had singles top both the pop and country radio charts around the globe. Taylor's album “RED” (Big Machine Records), released two years ago, sold more than 1.2 million copies in the U.S. in its first week, scoring the highest first-week sales debut of any album in over a decade. "Shake It Off,” the first single off her critically acclaimed fifth studio album “1989,” topped Billboard’s Pop, Hot AC and Hot 100 charts and has earned double Platinum-status by the RIAA for exceeding sales of two million downloads in the U.S., and has peaked at No. 1 in 64 countries on iTunes. “1989” topped iTunes’ sales charts in 95 countries on its release and was the highest selling first week release of 2014. 

 For more information on “The 1989 World Tour” or Taylor Swift please visit TaylorSwift.com

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"The 1989 World Tour" was the fourth concert tour by Taylor, in support of her fifth studio album, " 1989 " (2014). The tour began on May 5, 2015, in Tokyo, Japan, and concluded on December 12, 2015 in Melbourne, Australia, the day before her 26th birthday. It became Taylor's highest grossing and most attended tour at the time, mobilizing 2'278'647 fans and $250'733'097 in revenue. It was the highest grossing tour in the world in 2015.

Taylor’s fourth time around obliterated her previous box office revenue and delivered an electrifying show that reached many new heights for the superstar -- literally, as she danced on a massive rotating platform the entire duration of “Shake It Off.”

The "1989 World Tour" included a massive roster of nightly special guests, some of whom weren’t even musicians: Ellie Goulding, Alanis Morissette, Fifth Harmony, Fetty Wap, Justin Timberlake, Lisa Kudrow (performing as her Friendscharacter Phoebe), Selena Gomez and even Ellen DeGeneres were among Taylor’s celebrity friends to help her take the stage for the spectacle.

But for those who weren’t so lucky to be one of the 2 million-plus fans in attendance, Apple Music released a concert film shortly after the tour wrapped. On December 13, 2015, Swift announced that she had partnered with Apple Music to release a concert film entitled " The 1989 World Tour Live " on December 20, 2015. It was filmed at ANZ Stadium in Sydney on November 28, 2015, her largest show to date with 75,980 attendees.

BACKGROUND AND DEVELOPMENT

The tour was announced via Taylor's Twitter on November 3, 2014 in which she said: "#The1989WorldTour is happening!" before giving a link to her website where fans could find out the list of dates. It was also revealed that Vance Joy would be joining her on tour, and that tickets would go sale on for North American fans on November 14. The tour's European, as well as two shows in Japan, were also announced in November 2014, followed by the Oceania dates in December 2014. Additional dates for Singapore and Shanghai were announced in June 2015 with a third and final Melbourne show announced in July 2015. 

In an interview with Time Magazine, Taylor said that "the setlist will be predominantly songs from "1989":

"I have so many things I've been dreaming up for this. If you look at the makeup of my previous music, as far as production elements go, there are a lot of live drums, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and live bass. And if you look at the landscape of '1989', it's mostly synths and automated drums and these kind of big epic synth pad sounds, and key bass, and layered vocals. I have a very big band, there are, what, 14 of us, so what you’re going to end up with is more of a live feel in that it's going to be filled in and more dramatic with more layers to it, but never to the point where it's going to feel noisy or overcrowded." -- Taylor Swift

Taylor also acknowledged the challenge of playing to stadiums, stating that "the challenge with a stadium show is making those people in the very top row feel like they got an intimate, personal experience." The following month in an interview with KIIS-FM, she revealed that she knew what the stage would look like, as well as knowing that "all the fans seem to be saying that they really don't want any song [from "1989"] left off the setlist".

The tour took seven months to plan before three months of music rehearsals, four weeks of stage rehearsals and ten days of two-a-days dress rehearsals. It traveled with 26 semi-trailer trucks and 11 buses carrying 146 people from city to city. Additionally, about 125-150 people were hired in each city to help with the load in and stage setup. The entire load in and stage setup process took between 6 and 8 hours for arenas, with stadiums requiring an additional day. Many of the traveling crew members had worked on Taylor's tours since the " Fearless" era . Taylor chose two designs for the trucks' vinyl wrap; 13 carried one design and 13 had the other.

Signs were displayed at the sold out Sydney concert on November 28, 2015 at ANZ Stadium which said "Today's events are being recorded and filmed for global streaming, and may also form part of a television program...for commercial and promotional purposes." Although there was no further information about what the filming was for at the time, there was speculation that it would form a DVD of the "1989 World Tour" to be released once the tour concludes its run in Melbourne in late 2015. Later speculation involved an Apple Music video launch, which was proved to be correct. Coincidentally, "All You Had To Do Was Stay" and "This Love" were added back into the show after having been left off the set list for several months. This makes the Sydney setlist identical to that of Tokyo when the tour premiered.

On December 13, 2015 (Taylor's 26th birthday), she announced she had partnered with Apple Music to release a concert film entitled " The 1989 World Tour Live " on December 20. Filmed in front of 75'980 fans during her stop at ANZ Stadium in Sydney on November 28, it shows the entire performance and never-before seen footage from backstage and from rehearsals with some of the musical and surprise guests from previous shows.

1. Welcome to New York 2. New Romantics 3. Blank Space 4. I Knew You Were Trouble  ("1989" Rock Version) 5. I Wish You Would 6. How You Get the Girl 7. I Know Places 8. All You Had to Do Was Stay 9. You Are In Love  (could also be an acoustic surprise song) 10. Clean 11. Love Story  ("1989" Pop Version) 12. Style 13. This Love 14. Bad Blood 15. We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together  (Rock Version) 16. Enchanted / Wildest Dreams  (Mashup) 17. Out of the Woods 18. Shake It Off

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I Knew You Were Trouble (Live)

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We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together (Live)

Blank Space (Live)

Out of the Woods (Live)

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«I have so many things I've been dreaming up for this. If you look at the makeup of my previous music, as far as production elements go, there are a lot of live drums, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and live bass. And if you look at the landscape of 1989 , it's mostly synths and automated drums and these kind of big epic synth pad sounds, and key bass, and layered vocals. I have a very big band, there are 14 of us, so what you’re going to end up with is more of a live feel in that it's going to be filled in and more dramatic with more layers to it, but never to the point where it's going to feel noisy or overcrowded.» Taylor Swift

The Clean Speech

As is tradition for her tours, Taylor regularly hosted after-show meet and greets for some of her lucky fans. During the concert, her mom Andrea and some members of Taylor Nation carefully watched the crowd to see which fans were the most excited to be there. The bigger the poster, the shinier the costume, the better. If chosen, fans got to enter the backstage VIP experience Loft ’89 backstage hangout after the end of the show. The space was inspired by Taylor’s own New York City apartment that fans had become deeply familiar through her social media. The setup included brick walls, couches, and foods including pizza and homemade cookies.

During the fan meetup, fans would wait around on couches, chatting with others until Taylor would come out to greet them. To pass the time, Loft ’89 included artifacts that every super fan would recognize from previous tours or photoshoots, as well as additional photo opportunities. When Taylor eventually showed up, she would spend time with each group of people, getting to know them and cracking jokes. They would then take a photo together and Taylor would sign one of their belongings, or a laminated tour photo.

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• 1. Welcome to New York
• 2. New Romantics
• 3. Blank Space
• 4. I Knew You Were Trouble. (Rock Version)
• 5. I Wish You Would
• 6. How You Get The Girl
• 7. I Know Places
• 8. All You Had to Do Was Stay
• 9. You Are In Love (acoustic surprise song)
• 11. Love Story (Pop Vesion)
• 13. This Love
• 14. Bad Blood
• 15. We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together (Rock Version)
• 16. Enchanted/Wildest Dreams (Mashup)
• 17. Out of the Woods
• 18. Shake It Off

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I Decided To Listen To Every Taylor Swift Album After Finally Watching The Eras Tour - And I Think I Have A New Favorite Era

I feel like a born-again Swiftie.

I have a confession: I fell out of love with Taylor Swift for a while. 

I know, I know, it seemed that when everyone in the world was starting to fall even more in love with her, the music she made and her life didn’t hit as hard as my early-twenties self. While I heard plenty about Taylor Swift, from her mega Eras Tour to her friendships with Blake Lively or her years-long one with Selena Gomez, I hadn’t properly listened to her music in a long time. 

Then, of course, The Eras Tour (Taylor’s Version) began streaming on Disney+ , and while I hadn’t gotten the chance to see it in theaters, I decided to check it out on my big TV at home and see what I had been missing. 

Of course, there were plenty of songs I recognized, all from my earlier days of liking Taylor Swift, but when she got to many of her songs from Folklore, Evermore, and more, I didn’t know them that well. So after I watched the movie, I decided to listen to every Taylor Swift album again—and I’m surprised at which one has become my favorite -- evermore . But before we get to how that came to be, let's rewind a bit... 

Initially, My Favorite Album/Era Of Hers Was 1989

I grew up as a pop girl. My father works in the wedding industry, and at every wedding he performs, pop is the leading music he plays. I grew up constantly listening to the latest pop music. 

That usually meant that most Taylor Swift stuff—at least her earlier albums—wasn’t often played in my house. But you want to know what it was? 1989. 

Her album, which really cemented her transition to pop, is one that I have distinct memories of and have always loved listening to. Whether blasting “Blank Space” in the car or dancing to “Shake It Off” at school dances, it was my Swift album of choice for a long time. 

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While Red was more country than pop, that was undoubtedly my second favorite era of hers. I loved “I Knew You Were Trouble,” and I used to sing “All Too Well” at the top of my lungs for a very long time. I sang it even more than the 10-minute version (which is one of her best music videos ), but that’s beside the point. 

My third favorite era was Reputation. When it first came out, Swift got some backlash for suddenly switching up her vibe and releasing music like “Look What You Made Me Do” and “Ready For It,” but I was eating it up. I adored this new version of her, and I was looking forward to the potential of more albums like this. 

But, ashamedly, I fell off a bit afterward and continued to do so until now. 

Her Earlier Albums Were Fun To Me, But Not My Favorite Era

You’re probably wondering when I’m going to mention Fearless, Speak Now, or even the O.G. Swift album, Taylor Swift. That’s because I am not the biggest fan. 

Again, I grew up with pop blasting in my household, so country was never really a thing. Swift’s earlier albums are certainly a lot more country than anything else. 

While there were plenty of great songs from those albums that I did listen to, like “Love Story,” “Our Song,” “You Belong With Me,” and plenty more, they never hit quite as hard as some of her others, which is what leads me to this now. 

I Had Never Listened To Evermore – And I Regret Not Doing So

Evermore came out in 2020, a few months after Folklore and a year after Lover. I had listened to Lover and liked the vibe it brought, but it wasn’t an album I replayed repeatedly. 

Then, of course, 2020 happened. 

Life was turned upside down for a while, and I was more preoccupied with trying to graduate and find a job for a long time. Listening to the new T-Swift albums was not my number one priority. 

But I decided to listen to her new albums for a long time after watching The Eras Tour (Taylor’s Version). I liked the vibes both gave during the concert, so I thought maybe I would like the albums. 

And I genuinely mean this from the bottom of my heart – I wish I had listened to Evermore sooner. 

In the next section, I’ll go into detail about what I feel regarding Folklore and Midnights, but this section is for Evermore. I had never felt so seen during an album, so heard. I started listening to it and was instantly transported to another part of the world.

The songs on Evermore are so expertly written that I was shocked at how great they were. I mean, obviously, Taylor Swift is a talented writer when it comes to her lyrics, but I don’t think I was quite expecting the amount of lyrical genius in some of her songs on this album. 

There are plenty of songs I could point out, but the one I have to highlight is “Champagne Problems.” I saw the performance of it in the concert film, but listening to it is on another level; hearing about a woman saying no to a proposal because she doesn’t feel ready, she’s not emotionally there to take that next step – it hits so hard, especially as a mid-twenties adult. 

Folklore And Midnights Are A Great Representation Of Taylor Now, But Evermore Has Become My Absolute Favorite

I’ll openly say I liked Folklore and Midnights in my rewatching. Both have very different vibes but are written lyrically well and have some great hits. I was still dancing like crazy listening to “Karma” two years after her album came out – and thinking even more about how she changed the lyrics to represent her current relationship with Travis Kelce . 

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But there’s just something about Evermore that hits the hardest, and I think I know what it is— Evermore feels like an album that describes a young woman’s twenties. Swift wrote this album when she was barely in her thirties, and it feels like I’m opening someone’s journal and reading their most profound problems, insecurities about life, and so much more. 

At the end of the day, despite how magical and whimsical some of the songs felt, they all hit very close to home, as I’m sure they do for many others. It’s an album that was composed during a tough time in our lives that still hits nearly four years later. No matter what, we all have these insecurities, strange feelings, and so much more – and it’s nice to hear someone as big as Taylor Swift speak about them candidly. 

I have to say that I am excited for her next album, The Tortured Poet’s Department. While I know all the Swifties are waiting for RepTV , I’m excited for another Era of Swift and what she’s going to bring. And this time, I will not skip any of the albums because I’m a fan, and it’s nice to be back in it after all these years. 

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Ka-ching! Taylor Swift lands on Forbes' World's Billionaires list with $1.1B net worth

If Taylor Swift still has a "Blank Space," she can write in a dollar sign now.

The pop superstar, who reached billionaire status in October , landed on Forbes' World’s Billionaires list , the business magazine shared Tuesday. Among other celeb billionaires who made the cut – including Rihanna , Kim Kardashian , Oprah Winfrey and "Star Wars" creator George Lucas – Swift was ranked at No. 14 with a net worth of $1.1 billion.

Lucas topped the celebrity billionaires list with a whopping net worth of $5.5 billion.

However, Swift has made history with her economic achievement. The "Is It Over Now?" singer is the first person to reach billionaire status "based solely on songwriting and performing," according to Forbes.

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“I think what’s really interesting is the proliferation of self-made billionaires,” Grace Chung, senior editor at Forbes magazine, told the Nashville Tennessean (part of the USA TODAY network) of Swift's distinction. “To be a self-made woman, not just an heir that inherited her wealth, is really exciting to see and also see it grow.”

Swift had a lucrative 2023, thanks in large part to her record-breaking Eras Tour , which became the first tour in history to earn more than $1 billion. The global trek, which Chung said makes up approximately 45% of Swift's net worth, took in an estimated ticket gross of $1.04 billion in 2023 from 4.35 million tickets sold, according to  music industry trade publication Pollstar .

Swift's U.S. concerts added an estimated $4.3 billion to the country’s gross domestic product in 2023, Bloomberg reported in October .

A concert film of the tour, "Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour," opened at the box office in October with earnings of $92.8 million. Within days, it became the highest-grossing concert film ever in North America, not accounting for inflation.

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The singer's expanding music catalog has also added to her wealth. In 2019, Swift released "Lover," the  first album she owned  after the masters to her first six albums were purchased by Scooter Braun via his acquisition of Big Machine Label Group. She has re-released four "Taylor's Version" editions of those albums since then, including "1989," " Fearless ," " Red " and " Speak Now ."

“After her first six albums, she singed that lucrative distribution deal with Universal Music (Group), which gave her monetary control over her work,” Chung said. “That’s something very few artists have.”

Swift's billionaire ranking follows a big night at the 2024 iHeartRadio Music Awards on Monday. The singer, who was not in attendance, took home six awards, including artist of the year.

"I wanted to say thank you so much to anyone who voted for this award," said Swift in a recorded video. "To the fans, it's completely up to you to choose how you spend your time, what concerts you want to go to, what music do you want to make the soundtrack to your life, and to anyone who has included me in those choices, I'm so so so thankful for that."

Contributing: Taijuan Moorman and Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY; Bryan West, USA TODAY Network

Taylor Swift built an empire on relatable lyrics. Will her billionaire status change that?

For Swifties, it was never a matter of if Taylor Swift would become a billionaire, but when.

In its  latest rich list, Forbes estimates Swift has a $1.1 billion fortune and says the megastar is the first artist to achieve billionaire status solely from songwriting and performing.

Other artists who have hit the milestone – including Rihanna and Jay-Z – earned their massive wealth in part thanks to fashion and cosmetics brands, alcohol companies or entertainment holdings.

In mere weeks Swift will treat her fans to yet another album – The Tortured Poets Department – which will fuel another merchandising spectacle.

But by building an empire on her vulnerable lyrics and "big sister" persona, will Swift's new billionaire status impact how Swifties relate to their idol?

The (super rich) girl next door

"Taylor has an amazing relationship with her fans, or at least an amazing illusion of a relationship with her fans," says Georgia Carroll, who holds a PhD in Sociology from the University of Sydney where she specialised in fandom.

"It's something she's cultivated since the earliest days of her career, where she's really presented herself as not quite a girl next door, but kind of as the aspirational big sister or cool friend who is going through the same things as you are."

Swift's sprawling discography captures the plethora of emotions and experiences, from the giddiness of first love (Fearless, Speak Now) to the rollercoaster that is your 20s (Red, 1989) to darker, more adult themes (Reputation, Midnights).

"She's taken her fans on this lifelong journey where it does feel as though you're kind of getting this peek into her life and her diary, which really builds a connection with her fans," Dr Carroll says.

This all feeds back into the concept of parasocial relationships, which is, as Dr Carroll explains, "anytime a fan feels as though they know a celebrity because of messages through the media, from social media and, in Taylor's instance, through her music."

"So you feel as though you actually know her even though she's a stranger."

'You can see those dollar signs rolling in'

Since 2019, Swift has released eight albums – four being re-releases – and her next album is due out this month.

In 2023 her Eras Tour hit the $1 billion mark after selling a staggering 4.35 million tickets across 60 tour dates, according to the Associated Press.

To add to its success, the concert film grossed a further $261 million worldwide and secured the highest opening weekend for a concert film.

For Dr Carroll, "nobody is surprised" about Swift's new billionaire status.

"It's been something that has been on the cards for quite a while especially with the Eras Tour and the Eras Tour film making her so much money and all of the stories around the records that they've broken and her economic impact," she says.

"In the last five years she's released this crazy amount of content which obviously has multiple album versions, multiple vinyl versions, merchandise alongside it.

"It's been this trajectory in the last five years, but especially the last 12 to 18 months, where you can see those dollar signs rolling in for her."

Swift's strategy of releasing limited edition versions of vinyl albums – each with a different cover, colour or bonus track – has drawn criticism over the years.

The debate fired up again this week when Billie Eilish expressed her frustration at overconsumption in the music industry.

"It's some of the biggest artists in the world making f**king 40 different vinyl packages that have a different unique thing just to get you to keep buying more. It's so wasteful," she told Billboard .

Eilish later clarified her comments and said she wasn't singling anyone out.

'Do I need to give a billionaire more of my money?'

Dr Carroll says while Swifties have a strong connection to their idol, it's the current economic environment that may have them pausing for thought rather than Swift's billionaire status.

"We have The Tortured Poets Department coming out in three weeks so that's going to come with a new wave of merchandise and then the Eras Tour is starting up again in Europe," she said.

"I think we are reaching the point where fans are kind of like, 'The cost of living is going up, my rent is increasing, my mortgage is increasing, do I need to give a billionaire more of my money?'"

"But at the same time, her fans are so connected to her and so willing to support her that they see it as their choice."

"The argument I make is that the way her marketing is structured, they are in a way manipulating the fans, but it is the fans' choice at the end of the day and the fans can say, 'You know what, I can't afford this.'

"The argument the fans make is that it makes them happy and they like supporting her."

Dr Carroll adds the biggest impact Swift's billionaire status will have is by giving critics "more of a provable backbone."

"I think it's going to just give legs to any critiques and arguments that exist and the discussions that are had by people who aren't necessarily in the fandom."

But Dr Carroll says when it comes to fans spending money, "not so much [do] they see it as supporting A Billionaire with a capital A-B".

"They see it as supporting Taylor Swift, somebody who has been there for them over the years and who has brought them joy and brought their life meaning and they want to kind of continue that relationship."

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Taylor Swift Officially Joins Forbes’ Billionaire List As One Of 14 Celebrity Billionaires

T aylor Swift, who became a billionaire late last year, was included on the annual Forbes Billionaires List for the first time Tuesday, joining 13 other celebrities, who have a collective estimated net worth of $31 billion.

Swift became a billionaire in October in large part because of her record-breaking Eras Tour, which became the first tour in history to gross more than $1 billion .

The Eras Tour grossed an estimated $1.04 billion off of its first 60 shows alone, according to estimates by Pollstar, and Swift’s tour has dates scheduled in Europe and North America through 2024.

With her October accomplishment, Swift joined four other billionaire musicians—Jay-Z, Rihanna and Jimmy Buffet—but is the first musician to become a billionaire solely based on her songs and performances without relying on a side-hustle.

Forbes estimated in October that about $500 million of her fortune was cash from music royalties and touring, another $500 million was from the increasing value of her music catalog—much of which she has been re-recording and releasing—and $125 million of her net worth came from real estate.

Forbes Valuation

Forbes estimates Swift’s net worth about $1.1 billion as of Tuesday afternoon.

14. That’s how many celebrities —including Swift—were on this year's Billionaires List. George Lucas, known for directing “Star Wars,” is the wealthiest celebrity on the list, in large part because of his production company Lucasfilm, which he sold to Disney in 2012. Jay-Z and Rihanna are the only other musicians on the 2024 list.

What To Watch For

The debut of Swift’s new album on April 19. She announced her 11th studio album—“The Tortured Poets Departments”—after winning Best Pop Vocal Album for “Midnights” at the Grammys in February. The album has 16 songs and one bonus track, and Swift has announced there are four variations of the album, each of which will have a different bonus track.

Key Background

Swift had a record breaking and memorable 2023. In addition to becoming a billionaire and launching her Eras Tour—which began as a retrospective of her 17-year career and 10 albums, but morphed into a financial phenomenon—Swift was named Time Magazine’s Person of the Year, began a relationship with Kansas City Chiefs star Travis Kelce and released the “Eras Tour” film, which grossed more than $261 million worldwide, according to Box Office Mojo . Swift also released two re-records of previous albums—“Speak Now (Taylor’s Version)” and “1989 (Taylor’s Version)”—last year as part of her quest to regain control of her first six albums, the rights to which sold by Scooter Braun to Shamrock Capital for $300 million, something Swift said happened behind her back. Swift’s accolades led her to join 264 other new billionaires on Forbes’ list this year, up from just 150 new billionaires the year before.

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Top 15 biggest concerts ever with the largest crowd as of 2024

Attending music concerts is a way of expressing love for music and appreciation for artists. Over the years, music concerts have attracted many fans. So, what are the biggest concerts ever as of 2024?

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1. rod stewart’s new year’s eve concert (1994) – 4.2 million, 2. jean michael jarre’s 850th anniversary of the moscow concert (1997) – 3.5 million, 3. jorge ben jor’s new year’s eve concert (1993) – 3 million, 4. jean michael jarre’s bastille day concert (1990) – 2.5 million, 5. love parade festival (2008) – 1.6 million, 6. monsters of rock concert (1991) – 1.6 million, 7. the rolling stones’ bigger bang concert (2006) – 1.5 million, 8. jean michael jarre’s rende-vous houston concert (1986) – 1.3 million, 9. diana ross worldwide from new york: for one and for all (1983) – 1.2 million, 10. paz sin fronteras concert ii (2009) – 1.1 million, 11. jean michael jarre’s bastille day concert (1979) – 1 million, 12. antonello venditti’s scudetto victory concert for a.s. roma (2001) – 1 million, 13. the pol’and’rock festival (2019) – 1 million, 14. statue of liberty weekend concert (1986) – 800,000, 15. isle of wight festival (1970) – 700,000, summary list of the biggest concerts ever, what was the biggest concert ever, which is the largest paying audience for a concert, which is the largest attendance at a music festival, what is the most attended tour of all time, what is the most successful concert in the world, who has sold the most concert tickets ever, what is the world record for most concerts in a year, which are the biggest benefit concerts ever.

Rod Stewart held the biggest concert in the world. Rolling Stones are among the many music artists and bands that have secured sizeable crowds at their concerts. Some of their events have made it to The Guinness Book of Records’ list of the largest crowds at a concert.

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Besides bringing people together, music concerts are also a good way to enjoy spectacular performances. In music history, several record-breaking concert attendances have been recorded. Below is a list of the largest crowds at a music concert in history.

• Artist: Rod Stewart
• Event: New Year’s Eve Concert
• Venue: Copacabana Beach
• Location: Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
• Date: December 31, 1994
• Attendees: 4.2 million

Rod Stewart’s 1994 New Year’s Eve Concert at Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro is the biggest concert in history. It had 4.2 million people and was free. The legendary Rod Stewart brought the roof down through his performance. The concert holds the top spot in the Guinness Book of Records. It was the largest open-air concert in history.

• Artist: Jean Michel Jarre
• Event: 850th anniversary of the Moscow Concert
• Venue: State University of Moscow
• Location: Moscow, Russia
• Date: September 6, 1997
• Attendees: 3.5 million

Moscow city is not only ancient, but it is also very large. Every year they hold festivities to celebrate its anniversary. The 850th Moscow Concert anniversary in 1997 was recorded as one of the biggest concerts ever in history.

Jean Michael Jarre performed at the Moscow State University to about 3.5 million people. This was indeed a next-level birthday celebration for Moscow city.

• Artist: Jorge Ben Jor
• Date: December 31, 1993
• Attendees: 3 million

Copacabana Beach is excitingly famous worldwide for hosting the most attended concerts in history. The 4-kilometre-long beach can hold legendary concerts.

On December 31, 1993, this was proven when Jorge Ben Jor hosted a New Year’s Eve Concert. The beach accommodated about 3 million people. This was the first concert to cross the 3 million mark threshold.

• Artist: Jean Michael Jarr
• Event: Bastille Day Concert
• Venue: La Défense
• Location: Paris, France
• Date: July 14, 1990
• Attendees: 2.5 million

Jean Michael Jarre turned the La Defense district at the heart of Paris into an entertainment centre on July 14, 1990. This particular national holiday celebration remains one of the most iconic days.

The 1990 Bastille Day Concert by Jean Michael Jarre ranks fourth on the list of largest crowds in history. The concert attracted more than 2 million people.

• Artist: Various DJs and musicians
• Event: Love Parade Festival
• Venue: Westfalenhallen
• Location: Dortmund, Germany
• Date: July 19, 2008
• Attendees: 1.6 million

Although the event always attracts a large crowd, the 2008 Love Parade Festival hit a record-breaking of 1.6 million attendees.

They were entertained by Anja Schneider, Armin van Buuren, Audion, Carl Craig, DJ Hell, Dubfire, Felix Kröcher, Italoboyz, M.A.N.D.Y., The Märtini Brös & the Strings of Love orchestra, Paul Van Dyk, Richie Hawtin, and Underworld.

Dortmund City turned into an outdoor party area. Every year the crowds come out to participate in the parade.

• Artists: Metallica, AC/DC, Pantera, E.S.T., The Black Crowes
• Event: Monsters of Rock Concert
• Venue: Tushino Airfield
• Location: Moscow, Soviet Union
• Date: September 28, 1991

The 1.6 million heavy metal music fans attended the annual Monsters of Rock Concert in 1991, even though Moscow was in the middle of political turmoil and the Soviet Union was on the verge of collapsing.

The concert had the biggest crowd ever, and it featured several bands like AC/DC, Metallica and Pantera. It was AC/DC’s largest concert crowd ever.

• Artist: The Rolling Stones
• Event: Bigger Bang Concert
• Date: February 18, 2006
• Attendees: 1.5 million

The Copacabana Beach appears again on the list of the top 10 biggest concerts ever. The Rolling Stones had their Bigger Banger Concert on February 18, 2006, and put on a spectacular performance for 1.5 million people.

• Event: Rende-vous Houston Concert
• Venue: Downtown Houston
• Location: Houston, Texas, United States
• Date: April 5, 1986
• Attendees: 1.3 million

Jean Michael Jarre held the Guinness world record for some time. His Rende-vous Houston Concert pulled 1.3 million people in downtown Houston on April 5, 1986.

Jean Michael Jarre performed in skyscrapers giving one spectacular performance. In line with the release of the Rendezvous album, the concert was also in celebration of the Space Challenger shuttle.

• Artist: Diana Ross
• Event: Diana Ross Worldwide from New York
• Venue: Great Lawn, Central Park
• Location: New York City
• Date: July 21, 1983
• Attendees: 1.2 million

The Diana Ross: For One and For All Concert was a massive event, with an estimated attendance of 1.2 million people. It was intended to celebrate the culmination of Diana Ross’s successful world tour.

The live event was organized with a charitable purpose, allocating 7.5 per cent of its proceeds to the restoration of a Central Park Playground near West 81st Street. Diana Ross expressed that this initiative fulfilled a long-standing dream of hers to actively contribute to such a project.

• Artists: Juanes (headliner) and various artists
• Event: Paz sin Fronteras II
• Venue: Plaza de la Revolución
• Location: Havana, Cuba
• Date: September 20, 2009
• Attendees: 1.1 million

Paz Sin Fronteras Concert II means The peace without borders concerts. Colombia’s musician, Juanes, organized these free outdoor concerts to campaign for peace among the South American countries.

The concerts also featured several internationally recognized artists. The Paz Sin Fronteras Concert II was hosted at the La Plaza de la Revolución in Havana, and 1.1 million people were in attendance.

• Venue: Place de la Concorde
• Date: July 14, 1979
• Attendees: 1 million

Jean Michael Jarre’s first performance was during the Bastille Day celebrations on July 14, 1979. As he had immense popularity, the concert attracted about one million people.

The attendance put a new record in the Guinness Book of Records at that time. More than 40 years later, Jean Michael Jarre’s first-ever outdoor performance at Place De La Concorde is still cheered upon.

• Artist: Antonello Venditti
• Event: A.S. Roma’s scudetto victory concert
• Venue: Circus Maximus
• Location: Rome, Italy
• Date: June 24, 2001

Many in Rome were ecstatic when the Associazione Sportiva Roma soccer team (A.S. Roma) won its third scudetto (national football championships) in 2001.

A.S. Roma invited Italian singer/songwriter Antonello Venditti (one of the biggest singers in Italy at that time) to perform at the Circus Maximus. He performed for more than a million people, making it to the list of the largest crowd at a concert.

• Artist: The Black Eyed Peas and various musicians
• Event: Pol’And’Rock Festival or Woodstock Festival Poland
• Venue: Przystanek Woodstock
• Location: Kostrzyn nad Odrą, Poland
• Date: August 3, 2019

The Pol’And’Rock festival (otherwise called the Woodstock Festival Poland) started in 1995. The 2019 festival was the largest in the history of this event. It had around a million attendees, and the headliners included The Black Eyed Peas, Ziggy Marley, and the Prophets of Rage.

• Artist: Johnny Cash, John Denver, Yo Yo Ma, Placido Domingo and more
• Event: Statue of Liberty Weekend Concert
• Venue: Lincoln Center, Central Park Great Lawn, Governor’s Island
• Date: July 3,4, 5,6, 1986
• Attendees: 800k

The Statue of Liberty Weekend Concert marked a four-day festivity commemorating the 1984 restoration and the centennial of the Statue of Liberty (Liberty Enlightening the World) in New York City.

Commencing on July 3, 1986, and concluding on July 6, the weekend featured musical presentations that surpassed conventional concert expectations. The diverse events showcased a spectrum of genres, including Americana, classical, swing, and pop spanning generations.

• Artists: Jimi Hendrix, The Who, The Doors, Joni Mitchel, Miles Davis, Joan Baez, Caetano Veloso, Black Widow and more
• Event: Isle of Wight Festival
• Venue: Afton Down Terrain
• Location: Afton Down
• Date: From August 26 to August 31, 1970
• Attendees: 700k

The Isle of Wight Festival in 1970 was a historic music event that took place on the Isle of Wight in England. Held from August 26 to 31, the festival attracted a massive audience and featured an iconic lineup of musical acts. Notable performers included Jimi Hendrix, The Who, The Doors, Joni Mitchell, and many others.

The festival’s attendance was estimated to be over 700,000 people, making it one of the largest music gatherings of its time. It is particularly remembered for Jimi Hendrix’s electrifying performance.

Rod Stewart’s New Year’s Eve performance at Copacabana Beach in 1994 holds the current world record for the largest concert ever. It was a free event, and around 4.2 million people attended.

On May 28, 2016, Christina Aguilera’s concert attracted an estimated 250,000 people. It is so far the largest audience recorded for paying for a concern.

The Donauinselfest 2016 festival holds the record for the largest attendance at a music festival. The free and open-air festival attracted about 3.1 million fans. As a result, the annual festival in Vienna has gained popularity. It continuously attracts larger crowds and international artists.

Presently, Ed Sheeran’s ÷ Tour stands as the most-watched tour in history, having sold a remarkable 8.9 million tickets during 260 performances spanning three consecutive years (2017–2019). Additionally, it holds the distinction of being the most-attended tour in a single year, drawing in a crowd of 4.86 million individuals in 2018.

The Eras Tour † by Taylor Swift is the highest-grossing concert tour of all time. Its adjusted gross income was $1,039,263,762.

The Rolling Stones hold the title as the top-grossing live music act of all time, amassing a staggering sum of over $2.5 billion in revenue.

David Lande set the record for the highest number of concerts attended in a single year, with an impressive total of 116. He took this challenge with the goal of witnessing live performances by all the artists.

Some of the biggest benefit concerts ever include America: A Tribute to Heroes (2001), Tsunami Relief Cardiff (2005), Hand in Hand: A Benefit for Hurricane Relief (2017) and Concert for Ukraine (2022).

Although there are many great performances with big crowds and paying attendances, the above list outlines the biggest concerts ever in history. Most of them were outdoor functions, and music fans did not disappoint.

Tuko.co.ke recently published a list of the biggest fandoms in the world you should check out. The fandom culture is, by far, the most unique and fans genuinely love it.

Interestingly, most fandoms act as therapy platforms. They give their members a sense of belonging as they spread love amongst themselves.

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