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Taylor Swift is making history with her groundbreaking Eras Tour. Kicking off in mid-March and ending later this month, the world tour has consisted of 52 tour dates. But the megastar knows all too well that it’s not her work alone that has made the tour such a global success.
To show her appreciation for all the people around her that help put on the sold-out shows, the Grammy winner has offered up generous bonuses to all the supporting crew behind the Eras Tour machine. As confirmed to People, Swift’s bonuses total over $83 million (AUD) to everyone from her dancers and riggers to sound technicians, caterers, and beyond.
TMZ reported that Swift, 33, also gifted truckers on her tour $100,000 each ahead of her concert stop in Santa Clara over the weekend.
Designed as a tribute to her extensive discography across her 17-year career, the Eras Tour covers all chapters of the singer’s music from her ten studio albums. Ranging from country and pop to folk and alternative rock genres, the classics from Fearless and Red can be heard with Reputation and Folklore. Though she still has her whole career ahead of her, the milestone tour reflects a lifetime of hits.
First performing in Glendale, Arizona, Swift has been dazzling fans with a mind-boggling 44-song setlist and a plethora of glitzy costumes. Since then, her concerts have drawn famous friends and faces, including Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban, Drew Barrymore, Reese Witherspoon, Gigi Hadid and plenty more. Ticket sales for fans have constantly made headlines, with many struggling to get in on the action and ticket distributor sites crashing from the overwhelming demand.
Naturally, the tour is already a huge commercial success, with ticket sales set to reach $1 billion (USD) by the end.
With an estimated net worth of $740 million USD ($1.12 billion AUD, approx.), the Nashville native is now the second richest self-made woman in music, even surpassing Madonna and Beyoncé. Rihanna, thanks to her incredible talents and Fenty Beauty empire, still sits pretty at the top spot with an estimated net worth of $1.4 billion USD ($2.1 billion AUD, approx.)
